35-13-201(a) through (c) or otherwise interfering with the

35-13-201(a) through (c) or otherwise interfering with the rights of the blind, partially blind, deaf, hearing impaired person or other person with a disability is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

(b) Any person who knowingly and intentionally misrepresents that an animal is a service animal or an assistance animal for the purpose of obtaining any of the rights or privileges set forth in this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

35-13-204. Additional provisions on use of service dogs; penalty.

(a) Any blind, partially blind, deaf, hearing impaired person or other person with a disability who is a passenger on any common carrier, airplane, motor vehicle, railroad train, motor bus, boat or any other public conveyance operating within the state may have with him a service dog.

(b) Any person violating this section is subject to a fine not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

35-13-205. Definitions.

(a) As used in this article:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 133, § 2.

(ii) "Person with a disability" means an individual who has a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one (1) or more major life activities;

(iii) "Major life activities" means functions associated with the normal activities of independent daily living such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing or speaking;

(iv) "Assistance animal" means an animal that works, provides assistance or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or provides emotional support that alleviates one (1) or more identified symptoms or effects of a person's disability;

(v) "Place of public accommodation" means as defined in 28 C.F.R. 36.104;

(vi) "Public accommodation" means as defined in 28 C.F.R. 36.104;

(vii) "Public entity" means as defined in 28 C.F.R. 35.104;

(viii) "Service animal" means as defined in 28 C.F.R. 35.104 and 28 C.F.R. 36.104 and includes service miniature horses pursuant to 28 C.F.R. 35.136 and 28 C.F.R. 36.302(c). "Service animal" shall include a dog that is being trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability.

35-13-206. Injuring or killing a service or assistance animal prohibited; penalties.

(a) Any person who knowingly, willfully and without lawful cause or justification inflicts, or permits or directs any animal under his control or ownership to inflict, serious bodily harm, permanent disability or death upon any service animal or assistance animal is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for less than one (1) year, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(b) A court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under subsection (a) of this section to make restitution to the owner of the service animal or assistance animal for:

(i) Related veterinary or medical bills;

(ii) The cost of replacing the service animal or assistance animal or retraining an injured service animal or assistance animal; and

(iii) Any other expense reasonably incurred as a result of the offense.

CHAPTER 14 - FAMILY PLANNING AND BIRTH CONTROL  35-14-101. Repealed and Recreated as 42-5-101 and 42-5-102 by Laws 1988, ch. 34, § 2.

35-14-102. Repealed and Recreated as 42-5-101 and 42-5-102 by Laws 1988, ch. 34, § 2.

35-14-103. Repealed and Recreated as 42-5-101 and 42-5-102 by Laws 1988, ch. 34, § 2.

35-14-104. Repealed and Recreated as 42-5-101 and 42-5-102 by Laws 1988, ch. 34, § 2.

35-14-105. Repealed and Recreated as 42-5-101 and 42-5-102 by Laws 1988, ch. 34, § 2.

35-14-106. Repealed and Recreated as 42-5-101 and 42-5-102 by Laws 1988, ch. 34, § 2.

CHAPTER 15 - ASSEMBLAGE OF PEOPLE

35-15-101. Purpose of chapter.

It is the purpose of this act to regulate the assemblage of large numbers of people, in excess of those normally meeting the health, sanitary, fire, police, transportation and utility services regularly provided in the state of Wyoming in order that the health, safety and welfare of all persons in this state, residents and visitors alike, may be protected.

35-15-102. Chapter not applicable to certain political subdivisions.

The provisions of this act shall not apply to municipalities or any cities or towns in the state of Wyoming, or other political subdivisions which, at the effective date of this act, have enacted ordinances or adopted rules and regulations regulating the assemblage of large numbers of people, in excess of those normally meeting the health, sanitary, fire, police, transportation and utility services regularly provided in any such municipality, city or town or other political subdivision, in order that the health, safety and welfare of all persons therein, residents and visitors alike, may be protected.

35-15-103. Definitions.  (a) As used in this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates another meaning is indicated:

(i) "Department" means the department of health or its designee;

(ii) "Person" means any individual natural human being, partnership, corporation, firm, company, association, society or group;

(iii) "Assembly" means a company of persons gathered together at any location at any single time for any purpose.

35-15-104. License required to permit, advertise, organize or sell tickets to assemblage of 5,000 or more people.

No person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage, or sell or give tickets to any actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of five thousand (5,000) or more people which continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for twenty (20) or more consecutive hours, whether on public or private property, unless a license to hold the assembly has first been issued by the department, application for which must be made at least thirty (30) days in advance of the assembly. A license to hold an assembly issued to one (1) person shall permit any person to engage in any lawful activity in connection with the holding of the licensed assembly.

35-15-105. Separate license required for each day and location of assemblage of 5,000 or more people.

A separate license shall be required for each day and each location in which five thousand (5,000) or more people assemble or can reasonably be anticipated to assemble and the fee for each license shall be two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00). A licensee shall permit the assembly of only the maximum number of people stated in the license. The licensee shall not sell tickets to nor permit to assemble within the boundaries of the licensed premises more than the maximum permissible number of people. The licensee shall not permit the sound of the assembly to carry unreasonably beyond the enclosed boundaries of the location of the assembly.

35-15-106. Exception to license requirements. This act shall not apply to any regularly established, permanent place of worship, stadium, athletic field, arena, auditorium, coliseum or other similar permanently established place of assembly for assemblies which do not exceed by more than two hundred and fifty (250) people the maximum seating capacity of the structure where the assembly is held, nor shall this act apply to government-sponsored fairs or rodeos held on regularly established fairgrounds or rodeo grounds nor to assemblies required to be licensed by other laws, ordinances, and rules and regulations promulgated by the state of Wyoming, any municipality, city and town, or other political subdivision of the state of Wyoming.

35-15-107. Requirements for license.

(a) Before any person may be issued a license, the applicant shall first:

(i) Determine the maximum number of people which will be assembled or admitted to the location of the assembly, provided that the maximum number shall not exceed the maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly in consideration of the nature of the assembly and provided that, where the assembly is to continue overnight, the maximum number shall not be more than is allowed to sleep within the boundaries of the location of the assembly in keeping with the health, safety and welfare of all persons so assembled;

(ii) Provide proof that the applicant will furnish, at his own expense, before the assembly commences:

(A) Potable water, meeting all federal and state requirements for purity, sufficient to provide drinking water for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one (1) gallon per person per day and water for bathing at the rate of at least ten (10) gallons per person per day;

(B) Separate enclosed toilets for males and females, meeting all state specifications and requirements, conveniently located throughout the grounds, sufficient to provide facilities for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one (1) toilet for every two hundred (200) females and at least one (1) toilet for every three hundred (300) males together with an efficient, sanitary means of disposing of waste matter deposited, which is in compliance with all state rules and regulations; a lavatory with running water under pressure and a continuous supply of soap and paper towels shall be provided with each toilet;

(C) A sanitary method of disposing of solid waste, in compliance with state laws, rules and regulations, sufficient to dispose of the solid waste production of the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least two and five tenths (2.5) pounds of solid waste per person per day, together with a plan for holding and a plan for collecting all such waste at least once each day of the assembly and sufficient trash cans with tight fitting lids and personnel to perform the task;

(D) Physicians and nurses licensed to practice in the state of Wyoming sufficient to provide the average medical care enjoyed by residents of Wyoming for the maximum number of people to be assembled together with an enclosed, covered structure where treatment may be rendered, containing separately enclosed treatment rooms for each physician, and at least one (1) emergency ambulance available for use at all times;

(E) If the assembly is to continue during hours of darkness, illumination sufficient to light the entire area of the assembly at the rate of at least five (5) foot candles, but not to shine unreasonably beyond the boundaries of the enclosed location of the assembly;

(F) A parking area inside of the assembly grounds sufficient to provide parking space for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one (1) parking space for every four (4) persons;

(G) Telephones connected to outside lines sufficient to provide service for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one (1) separate line and receiver for each one thousand (1,000) persons;

(H) If the assembly is to continue overnight, camping facilities in compliance with state rules, regulations and requirements of the department shall be supplied sufficient to provide camping accommodations for the maximum number of people to be assembled;

(J) Security guards, either regularly employed or off-duty Wyoming peace officers, sufficient to provide adequate security for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one (1) security guard for every seven hundred and fifty (750) people;

(K) Fire protection, including alarms, extinguishing devices and fire lanes and escapes, sufficient to meet all state and local standards for the location of the assembly as determined under the rules and regulations of the department, and sufficient emergency personnel to efficiently operate the required equipment;

(L) All reasonably necessary precautions to insure that the sound of the assembly will not carry unreasonably beyond the enclosed boundaries of the location of the assembly;

(M) A bond, filed with the department, either in cash or underwritten by a surety company licensed to do and transact business in the state of Wyoming at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per person for the maximum number of people permitted to assemble, which shall indemnify and hold harmless the state of Wyoming or any of its officers, agents, servants and employees from any liability or causes of action which might arise by reason of granting of the license, and from any costs incurred in the enforcement or cleaning up of any waste material produced or damage done by reason of the assembly.

35-15-108. Application for license; how made; contents.

(a) Application for a license to hold an actual or anticipated assembly of five thousand (5,000) or more persons shall be made in writing to the department at least thirty (30) days in advance of such assembly.

(b) The application shall contain a statement made upon oath or affirmation that the statements contained therein are true and correct to the best knowledge of the applicant and shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed by the individual making application in the case of an individual, natural human being, by all officers in the case of a corporation, by all partners in the case of a partnership or by all officers of an unincorporated association, society or group or, if there be no officers, by all members of such association, society or group.

(c) The application shall contain and disclose:

(i) The name, age, residence and mailing address of all persons required to sign the application as above provided and, in the case of a corporation, a certified copy of the articles of incorporation together with the name, age, residence and mailing address of each person holding ten percent (10%) or more of the stock of said corporation;

(ii) The address and legal description of all property upon which the assembly is to be held together with the name, residence and mailing address of the record owner(s) of all such property;

(iii) Proof of ownership of all property upon which the assembly is to be held or a statement made upon oath or affirmation by the record owner(s) of all such property that the applicant has permission to use such property for an assembly of five thousand (5,000) or more persons;

(iv) The nature or purpose of the assembly;

(v) The total number of days and/or hours during which the assembly is to last;

(vi) The maximum number of persons which the applicant shall permit to assemble at any time, not to exceed the maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly, in consideration of the nature of the assembly, or the maximum number of persons allowed to sleep within the boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning ordinances of the municipality if the assembly is to continue overnight;

(vii) The maximum number of tickets to be sold, if any;

(viii) The plans of the applicant to limit the maximum number of people permitted to assemble;

(ix) The plans for supplying potable water including the source, amount available and location of outlets;

(x) The plans for providing toilet and lavatory facilities including the source, number and location, type, and the means of disposing of waste deposited;

(xi) The plans for holding, collecting and disposing of solid waste material;  (xii) The plans to provide for medical facilities including the location and construction of a medical structure, the names and addresses and hours of availability of physicians and nurses, and provisions for emergency ambulance service;

(xiii) The plans, if any, to illuminate the location of the assembly including the source and amount of power and the location of lamps;

(xiv) The plans for parking vehicles including size and location of lots, points of highway access and parking lots;

(xv) The plans for telephone service including the source, number and location of telephones;

(xvi) The plans for camping facilities, if any, including facilities available and their location;

(xvii) The plans for security including the number of guards, their deployment and their names, addresses, credentials and hours of availability;

(xviii) The plans for fire protection including the number, type and location of all protective devices including alarms and extinguishers and the number of emergency fire personnel available to operate the equipment;

(xix) The plans for sound control and sound amplification, if any, including number, location and power of amplifiers and speakers;

(xx) The plans for food concessions and concessioners who will be allowed to operate on the grounds including the names and addresses of all concessioners and their license or permit numbers.

(d) The application shall include the bond required herein, and the license fee.

35-15-109. Application for license; processing; state agencies to make investigations, reports and recommendations on request.

The application for a license shall be processed within twenty (20) days following receipt by the department and shall be issued if all conditions are complied with. All state departments, boards, officers and agencies, including but not exclusive of the state fire marshal, the department of agriculture, the state department of transportation, the state labor department, the public service commission, the workmen's compensation department and the office of the attorney general shall do all things necessary and requisite, at the request of the department, to make and undertake investigations and to render reports and recommendations unto the department in relation to the conditions necessary for the issuance of the license.

35-15-110. Revocation of license.

The license may be revoked by the department at any time if any of the conditions necessary for the issuing of or contained in the license are not complied with, or if any condition previously met ceases to be complied with. Any such revocation may be made by the department without notice or hearing, if the department determines that an emergency exists and that it is not practical, in relationship to its obligation to protect the public health, morals and welfare, to permit the licensee to proceed to hold the assembly. In any such case, however, the licensee may, within a period of three (3) days from and after revocation, apply or petition the department for an administrative hearing to show cause why the revocation should not be set aside and the licensee permitted to proceed to hold the assembly. In any such case, the department shall set any such application or petition down for hearing, and said matter shall be heard in the nature of a contested case proceeding under the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

35-15-111. Assembly held in violation of chapter deemed public nuisance; injunctive relief.

The holding of an assembly in violation of any provision or condition contained in this act shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated as such. The attorney general shall represent the department and shall bring a civil action in the name of the state of Wyoming in the district court of the county where the violation occurred or the threat with respect to holding the assembly exists or in the United States district court for the district of Wyoming if it otherwise has jurisdiction to obtain a court restraining order or injunction against the holding of the assembly. Any suit filed by the department shall be advanced for trial and heard and determined as expeditiously as feasible by the court. If the court should grant injunctive relief and thereafter find the person in contempt of the court's order, the court may invoke the bond filed by the person with the department in payment of any fine or forfeiture imposed in a contempt proceeding.

35-15-112. Penalty.

Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provision or condition of this act or any condition upon which he is granted a license shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than one (1) year or both. Each day that a violation shall continue following demand from the department to cease and desist shall constitute a separate offense.

CHAPTER 16 - PURCHASE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS

35-16-101. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) "Explosive materials" means explosives, blasting agents, and detonators as defined by section 181.11 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations;

(ii) "Nonlicensee or nonpermittee" means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company who is not required to be licensed or obtain a permit under title XI, Regulation of Explosives, of the federal Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-452).

35-16-102. Purchase of explosive materials from contiguous state permitted; transportation, shipment or receipt.

Any nonlicensee or nonpermittee who is a resident of the state of Wyoming and who uses explosive materials in the conduct of business may lawfully purchase explosive materials from a licensee of a state contiguous to the state of Wyoming and may transport, ship, or receive any such explosive materials if all requirements of section 181.26 of title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations are met.

CHAPTER 17 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARD REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS

35-17-101. Definition.  (a) As used in this act:

(i) "Professional standard review organizations" means:

(A) Any medical, dental, optometric, nursing, osteopathic, emergency medical or pharmacy organization or a local, county, or state medical, dental, optometric, nursing, osteopathic and pharmacy society and any such society itself when such organization or society is performing any medical, dental, nursing, optometric, osteopathic, emergency medical and pharmacy review function or involving any controversy or dispute between a physician, dentist, optometrist, nurse, osteopath, emergency medical technician and pharmacist and a patient concerning the diagnosis, treatment, or care of such patient or the fees or charges therefor, or a physician, dentist, optometrist, nurse, osteopath, emergency medical technician or pharmacist and a provider of medical, dental, optometric, nursing, osteopathic, emergency medical and pharmacy benefits concerning any medical, dental, nursing, optometric, osteopathic, emergency medical, pharmacy or other health charges or fees of such physician, dentist, optometrist, nurse, osteopath, emergency medical technician or pharmacist;

(B) A committee of a medical staff in a hospital having the responsibility of evaluation and improvement of the quality of care rendered in the hospital;

(C) A committee functioning to review, pursuant to federal or state laws, the operation of hospital or extensive care facilities; or

(D) A committee having the responsibility of evaluation and improvement of the quality of care rendered in a long-term care facility.

35-17-102. Authority to establish professional standard review organizations.

Any local, county or state medical, dental, nursing, optometric, osteopathic, emergency medical or pharmacy society in Wyoming is hereby authorized to establish a professional standard review organization as defined in W.S. 35-17-101.

35-17-103. Exemption from liability; exception. Any professional standard review organization or a society or person rendering services as a member of a professional standard review organization functioning pursuant to this act is not liable either independently or jointly for any civil damages as a result of acts or omissions in his capacity as a member of any such organization or society. Such persons or organizations or societies are not immune from liability for intentional or malicious acts or omissions resulting in harm or any grossly negligent acts or omissions resulting in harm.

35-17-104. Exemption from liability for witnesses.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person providing information to any professional standard review organization shall be held, by reason of having provided such information, to have violated any criminal law, or to be civilly liable under any law unless:

(i) The information is unrelated to the performance of the duties and functions of the professional standard review organization; or

(ii) The information is false and the person providing the information knew or had reason to know that the information was false.

35-17-105. Information of review organizations to be confidential and privileged.

All reports, findings, proceedings and data of the professional standard review organizations is confidential and privileged, and is not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action, and no person who is in attendance at a meeting of the organization shall be permitted or required to testify in any civil action as to any evidence or other matters produced or presented during the proceedings of the organization or as to any findings, recommendations, evaluations, opinions or other actions of the organization or any members thereof. However, information, documents or other records otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any civil action merely because they were presented during proceedings of the organization, nor should any person who testifies before the organization or who is a member of the organization be prevented from testifying as to matters within his knowledge, but that witness cannot be asked about his testimony before the organization or opinions formed by him as a result of proceedings of the organization.  35-17-106. Election to be covered by federal immunity.

(a) The state of Wyoming elects to be immediately covered by the immunity granted by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, P.L. 99-660, Title IV adopted by Congress in 1986, to the extent authorized, as of the effective date of this section for all health care professional review bodies as defined in the act, for the applicable division of the department of health in its duties under W.S. 33-36-101 through