2010 Wyoming Statutes
Title 6 - Crimes And Offenses
Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses

CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

 

ARTICLE 1 - DISCRIMINATION

 

6-9-101. Equal enjoyment of public accommodations and facilities; penalties.

 

(a) All persons of good deportment are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of all places or agencies which are public in nature, or which invite the patronage of the public, without any distinction, discrimination or restriction on account of race, religion, color, sex or national origin.

 

(b) A person who intentionally violates this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

 

6-9-102. Discrimination prohibited; penalties.

 

(a) No person shall be denied the right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness or the necessities of life because of race, color, sex, creed or national origin.

 

(b) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

 

6-9-103. Charging for public toilet facilities; penalty.

 

A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) if he charges for use of toilet facilities which are generally available to the public.

 

ARTICLE 2 - OTHER

 

6-9-201. Trespass on closed or unsafe areas within ski areas; penalty; exceptions.

 

(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) if he:

 

(i) Skis on a slope or trail that has been posted as "closed";

 

(ii) Knowingly enters upon public or private lands from an adjoining ski area when the lands have been closed by the owner and posted as closed by the owner or by the ski area operator; or

 

(iii) Intentionally enters state or federal land leased and in use as a ski area, knowing:

 

(A) The lessee of the premises has designated the land as an unsafe area; or

 

(B) The land has been posted with warning signs, prohibiting entry, which are reasonably likely to come to the attention of the public.

 

(b) This section does not apply to peace officers, national park or forest service officers, or persons authorized by the lessee of the premises.

 

6-9-202. Neglect to close fences; penalty.

 

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he opens and neglects to close a gate or replace bars in a fence which crosses a private road or a river, stream or ditch.

 

6-9-203. Unlawful use of toxic substances; penalty.

 

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a toxic substance if he inhales or ingests or possesses with the purpose to inhale or ingest, for the purpose of altering his mental or physical state, any toxic substance that is not manufactured for human consumption or inhalation.

 

(b) As used in this section "toxic substance" means:

 

(i) Volatile solvents including, but not limited to, paint thinner, gasoline, correction fluid, felt-tip markers, nail polish remover and glue;

 

(ii) Aerosols containing propellants and solvents such as toluene including, but not limited to, spray paint, deodorant, hair products, cooking products and fabric protectors;

 

(iii) Gases including, but not limited to, butane, refrigerants and organic hydrocarbons not created for human ingestion, inhalation or injection; and

 

(iv) Nitrates including, but not limited to cyclohexyl nitrate, amyl nitrate and butyl nitrate.

 

(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a bona fide institution of higher education conducting research with human volunteers pursuant to guidelines adopted by the institution or any federal or state agency.

 

(d) A violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

 

ARTICLE 3 - SKIER SAFETY

 

6-9-301. Skier safety; skiing while impaired; unsafe skiing; collisions; penalties.

 

(a) No person shall move uphill on any passenger tramway or use any ski slope or trail while such person's ability to do so is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or by the use of any illicit controlled substance or other drug as defined by W.S. 35-7-1002.

 

(b) No person shall ski in reckless disregard of his safety or the safety of others.

 

(c) No skier involved in a collision with another person in which an injury results shall leave the vicinity of the collision before giving his name and current address to an employee of the ski area operator or a member of the ski patrol except for the purpose of securing aid for a person injured in the collision, in which event the person leaving the scene of the collision shall give his name and current address as required by this subsection within twenty-four (24) hours after securing aid.

 

(d) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days, a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or both.