Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 41-13-101 (2026)

Definitions; classification of motorboats.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a)   As used in this act:

          (i)    "Commission" means the Wyoming game and fish
commission;

          (ii)   "Department" means the Wyoming game and fish
department;

          (iii) "Motorboat" means any watercraft propelled in
any respect by propulsion machinery powered by an energy source
other than human effort;

          (iv)   "Operate" means to navigate or otherwise use a
watercraft;
          (v) "Owner" means a person having the property in or
title to a motorboat excluding a lienholder or a lessee under a
lease not intended as security;

          (vi) "Safety equipment" includes personal flotation
devices, towing and bailing devices, paddles, fire extinguishers
and navigation lights, backfire flame arresters, whistles or
other sound producing devices and ventilation systems;

          (vii) "Watercraft" means any contrivance used or
designed primarily for navigation on water;

          (viii) "Waters of this state" means any waters within
the jurisdiction of Wyoming;

          (ix)   "This act" means W.S. 41-13-101 through
41-13-220.

     (b) Motorboats subject to the provisions of this act shall
be divided into four (4) classes as follows:

         (i)     Class A. Less than sixteen (16) feet in length;

          (ii) Class B. Sixteen (16) feet or over and less than
twenty-six (26) feet in length;

          (iii) Class C. Twenty-six (26) feet or over and less
than forty (40) feet in length;

         (iv)    Class D. Forty (40) feet or over.