Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 10-5-101 (2026)

Powers of municipalities and counties generally;

✓ current as of May 2026
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rules and regulations.

     (a) Municipal corporations and counties within the state
are authorized at the discretion of their governing boards,
acting either singly or jointly to:

          (i) Acquire, by lease, purchase, or otherwise, lands
and other property for airport purposes, and to construct,
maintain and operate these facilities for the landing, housing,
care and departure of air-borne craft;

          (ii) Construct, maintain and operate terminal office,
traffic control and nonaviation buildings; warehouses; barracks;
meteorology facilities; maintenance, repair and assembly shops;
runways and taxiing strips; accommodations for mail, freight and
express services; and all other attendant facilities;
          (iii) Install, maintain and operate markers, lights
and other aids to air navigation;

          (iv) Lease or let any portion of the area, buildings
or facilities to any private person or corporation, upon terms
deemed satisfactory. Notice shall be given by publication at
least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper
published in a town or county in which the airport is located
when it is proposed that all the area and total facilities are
to be leased;

          (v) Direct, manage, conduct or contract for air
shows, exhibitions and other public entertainment and, if
desired, set a fee for admission;

          (vi) Appoint a board of trustees to act under any
authority granted to the governing body of the municipality or
county acting separately or jointly;

          (vii)   Enter into cooperative agreements with federal
agencies; and

          (viii) Do all things necessary in the discretion of
the city, town or county governing authority for the purpose of
making effective the powers conferred by W.S. 10-5-101 through
10-5-204.

     (b) Any city, town or county governing authority in the
state, either singly or jointly, may prescribe and enforce rules
and regulations not in conflict with W.S. 10-5-101 through
10-5-204 by ordinance or resolution, governing these airports.
The municipal court of the city or town has jurisdiction to
punish any violator of the ordinances of the city or town
governing an airport whether the airport is within or without
the city limits.
Notes of Decisions
Greg Herrick Richard Sugden, M.D. Christian Andersen Brent Blue, M.D. Teton Avjet, LLC & Wyoming Jet Ctr., LLC v. Jackson Hole Airport Bd. & Jackson Hole Aviation, 2019 WY 118 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 28× “Do airport boards have the statutory authority to issue revenue bonds to fund the purchase of intangible property including goodwill? FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY [¶3] In 1968, the Town of Jackson (Town) and Teton County (County) jointly formed the Board to own and operate the…”
Coffinberry v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 2008 WY 110 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 8× “" In his "traverse," the appellant cites Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 10-5-101 (a)(iv) (LexisNexis 2007), which reads as follows: (a) Municipal corporations and counties within the state are authorized at the discretion of their governing boards, acting either singly or jointly, to:…”
Wyo. Jet Ctr., LLC v. Jackson Hole Airport Bd., 432 P.3d 910 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 2× “The joint powers agreement under which the Board operates gives it "the authority and powers with respect to the Jackson Hole Airport as are granted in W.S. § 10-5-101 through 10-5-204," which is the statutory authority of municipalities and counties to operate a local airport.”
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