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Wyo. Stat. § 15-1-401 (2026)

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(a)   As used in this article:

          (i) "Business day" means any day other than Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday as established by the annexing
municipality;

          (ii) "Landowner" means the owner of real property in
the territory proposed to be annexed who in the last calendar
year was liable for a property tax thereon or was exempt by law
from the payment of taxes on the property. Anyone having a right
to purchase land under a written contract is the owner of that
land for annexation purposes. For purposes of W.S. 15-1-402,
15-1-404 and 15-1-405 "landowner" shall include persons owning
property which, as a result of the proposed annexation would
then be brought within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate
limits of a city which has exercised the authority granted under
W.S. 15-3-202(b)(ii);

           (iii)    "Petition" means a legibly written document.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2001–2004 · leading case: Ahearn v. Town of Wheatland, 2002 WY 12 (Wyo. 2002).
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Ahearn v. Town of Wheatland, 2002 WY 12 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 15-1-401 through 422 (Lexis-Nexis 2001) (annexation); Wyo.”
Kroenlein v. Eddington, 2001 WY 115 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-401 (a)(ii) (LexisNexis 2001) states: "Landowner" means the owner of real property in the territory proposed to be annexed who in the last calendar year was liable for a property tax thereon or was exempt by law from the payment of taxes on the property.”
Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Laramie v. Cheyenne, 2004 WY 16 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 2× “[¶ 19] Wyoming's annexation statutes are found at Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-401 , et seq. (LexisNexis 2003).”
Cox v. City of Cheyenne, 2003 WY 146 (2003). · cites it 3× “[122] We begin our interpretation by noting that the definition of landowner provided in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-401 (a)@) (LexisNexis 2008) includes in some instances those whose land after the annexation would be within % mile of the city limits.”
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