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Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-309 (2026)

Regulation of mail order and internet purchases

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and sales; proof of age; penalties.

     (a) No person shall sell at retail or wholesale any
nicotine product through the internet or any other remote sales
method to any person in this state, other than a vendor licensed
under W.S. 39-15-106, unless the seller performs an age
verification on the purchaser through an independent third party
age verification service. The age verification service utilized
shall compare information available from public records to the
personal information entered by the purchaser during the
ordering process to establish that the purchaser is twenty-one
(21) years of age or older.

     (b) No person shall sell at retail or wholesale any
nicotine product through the internet or any other remote sales
method to any person in this state, other than a vendor licensed
under W.S. 39-15-106, unless the seller uses a method of mailing
or shipping that, upon delivery, requires the signature of a
person at least twenty-one (21) years of age before the nicotine
product will be released for delivery.

     (c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this
section shall not apply if the seller employs one (1) of the
following protections to ensure age verification:

          (i) The purchaser is required to create an online
profile or account with personal information verifying that the
purchaser is at least twenty-one (21) years of age including,
but not limited to, the purchaser's name, address and a valid
phone number, if that personal information is verified by the
seller through publicly available records and delivery is made
to the same name and address; or

          (ii) The purchaser is required to upload a copy of
the purchaser's government issued identification and a current
photograph of the purchaser verifying that the purchaser is at
least twenty-one (21) years of age and delivery is made to the
same name on the identification provided.

     (d) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) of this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in
W.S. 14-3-302(b).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2007 · leading case: In Re Ad, 2007 WY 23 (Wyo. 2007).
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In Re Ad, 2007 WY 23 (Wyo. 2007). “[¶ 32] Sections 14-3-309(a)(v) and 14-3-431(m) incorporate federal mandates which provide, in order to receive federal welfare funds, state laws must require the responsible state agency to initiate termination proceedings if a child has been in foster care for fifteen of the…”
C.L. v. Wyoming Dep't of Fam. Servs., 151 P.3d 1102 (Wyo. 2007). “[¶32] Sections 14-3-309(a)(v) and 14-3-431(m) incorporate federal mandates which provide, in order to receive federal welfare funds, state laws must require the responsible state agency to initiate termination proceedings if a child has been in foster care for fifteen of the…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-309(a)(v) — 2 cases
In Re Ad, 2007 WY 23 (Wyo. 2007). “[¶ 32] Sections 14-3-309(a)(v) and 14-3-431(m) incorporate federal mandates which provide, in order to receive federal welfare funds, state laws must require the responsible state agency to initiate termination proceedings if a child has been in foster care for fifteen of the…”
C.L. v. Wyoming Dep't of Fam. Servs., 151 P.3d 1102 (Wyo. 2007). “[¶32] Sections 14-3-309(a)(v) and 14-3-431(m) incorporate federal mandates which provide, in order to receive federal welfare funds, state laws must require the responsible state agency to initiate termination proceedings if a child has been in foster care for fifteen of the…”
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