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Wyo. Stat. § 35-10-201 (2026)

Definitions.

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(a) "Fireworks" means any article, device or substance
prepared for the primary purpose of producing a visual or
auditory sensation by combustion, explosion, deflagration or
detonation, including any item which may be sold or offered for
sale under 15 U.S.C. § 1261, 21 U.S.C. § 371 and 16 C.F.R.,
Commercial Practices, part 1507.

     (b) "Governing body" means the board of county
commissioners as to the area within a county but outside the
corporate limits of any city or town; or means the city council
or other governing body of a city or town as to the area within
the corporate limits of such city or town.

     (c) "Person" shall include an individual, partnership,
co-partnership, firm, company, association or corporation.

     (d) "Commercial motor vehicle" means any self-propelled or
towed vehicle used on public highways in interstate commerce to
transport passengers or property and the vehicle meets one (1)
of the following:

          (i) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or
gross combination weight rating of ten thousand one (10,001)
pounds;

          (ii) The vehicle is designed to transport more than
fifteen (15) passengers including the driver; or

          (iii) The vehicle is used in the transportation of
hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under
regulations issued by the secretary of transportation under the
federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101
et seq.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1982–2016 · leading case: Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. v. Bldg. Code Bd. of Appeals, 2010 WY 2 (Wyo. 2010).
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Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. v. Bldg. Code Bd. of Appeals, 2010 WY 2 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 8× “" The Board also directs the Court to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-10-201 (b) (LexisNexis 2009), where "governing body" is defined as the city council or the board of county commissioners.”
Dunnegan v. Laramie Cnty. Commissioners, 852 P.2d 1138 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 15× “The language used in the Laramie County Resolution when read in conjunction with the provisions of the Wyoming fireworks act (W.S. §§ 35-10-201 through 207), (the "Fireworks Act") specifically W.”
Haddenham v. City of Laramie, 648 P.2d 551 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 7× “DEFINITION OF FIREWORKS The statutes relative to fireworks, §§ 35-10-201 through 35-10-207, W.S.1977, provide in pertinent part: Section 35-10-201: “(a) ‘Fireworks’ means and includes any article, device or substance prepared for the primary purpose of producing a visual or…”
Gueke v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 728 P.2d 167 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 6× “The sale and use of fireworks in Wyoming is covered by §§ 35-10-201 through XX-XX-XXX, W.S. 1977.”
Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Laramie Cty. v. Dunnegan, 884 P.2d 35 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 14× “” The statutory definition of “fireworks” in W.S. 35-10-201, specifically excludes those “items” which may be sold under the FHSA.”
Haddenham v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Carbon Cy., 679 P.2d 429 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 5× “We said at page 554: “ * * * The Ordinance is not subject to, subordinate to or subservient to §§ 35-10-201 through 35-10-207. It concerns that deliberately excluded from such sections.”
Taylor Wofford v. City of Laramie, 2016 WY 59 (Wyo. 2016). “and use of fireworks within city limits: "This act [§§ 35-10-201 to 3510-207] shall not be construed to prohibit the imposition by municipal ordinance of further regulations or prohibitions upon the sale, use and possession of fireworks within the corporate limits of any city or…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 35-10-201(a) — 3 cases
Dunnegan v. Laramie Cnty. Commissioners, 852 P.2d 1138 (Wyo. 1993). “The language used in the Laramie County Resolution when read in conjunction with the provisions of the Wyoming fireworks act (W.S. §§ 35-10-201 through 207), (the "Fireworks Act") specifically W.”
Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Laramie Cty. v. Dunnegan, 884 P.2d 35 (Wyo. 1994). “” The statutory definition of “fireworks” in W.S. 35-10-201, specifically excludes those “items” which may be sold under the FHSA.”
Haddenham v. City of Laramie, 648 P.2d 551 (Wyo. 1982). “DEFINITION OF FIREWORKS The statutes relative to fireworks, §§ 35-10-201 through 35-10-207, W.S.1977, provide in pertinent part: Section 35-10-201: “(a) ‘Fireworks’ means and includes any article, device or substance prepared for the primary purpose of producing a visual or…”
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