Wyoming Code — 41
Browse 558 sections in division 41 of the Wyoming code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 41-1-105. Use of underground water in adjoining state; adjudication by board of control.
- § 41-1-106. Water and related land resources planning; commission's responsibility.
- § 41-1-109. Interference with natural flow of thermal springs; authority to correct.
- § 41-1-110. Interference with natural flow of thermal springs; nonthermal water or mineral development.
- § 41-1-111. Interference with natural flow of thermal springs; injunctive relief.
- § 41-1-112. Conducting business electronically.
- § 41-2-107. Water resources plans; review; submission to commission.
- § 41-2-120. Approval of loans, construction or water contracts and agreements.
- § 41-2-203. Renumbered as 99-99-203 by Laws 2009, Ch. 168, § 401.
- § 41-2-211. Renumbered as 99-99-211 by Laws 2009, Ch. 168, § 401.
- § 41-2-215. Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 60, § 16; Renumbered as 99-99-215 by Laws 2009, Ch. 168, § 401.
- § 41-2-218. Renumbered as 99-99-218 by Laws 2009, Ch. 168, § 401.
- § 41-3-101. Nature of water rights and beneficial use.
- § 41-3-103. Preferred uses; procedure for change of use.
- § 41-3-109. Construction of W.S. 41-3-107.
- § 41-3-111. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; right of owner who cannot satisfy in full his right during time of diversion.
- § 41-3-112. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; wrongfully causing diversion to be shut down.
- § 41-3-113. Supplemental supply water rights.
- § 41-3-201. Definition.
- § 41-3-202. Right to acquire.
- § 41-3-203. Transportation in interstate channels.
- § 41-3-204. Duty to supervise delivery; expense.
- § 41-3-205. Rights of owner; priority of claims; subject to appropriation and diversion.
- § 41-3-206. Rights of owner; recording of claim.
- § 41-3-207. Rights of owner; right to divert and use.
- § 41-3-208. Diverting from owner prohibited.
- § 41-3-209. Change of point of diversion; power to petition generally.
- § 41-3-210. Change of point of diversion; contents of petition.
- § 41-3-211. Change of point of diversion; endorsement and recording of petition.
- § 41-3-212. Change of point of diversion; hearing.
- § 41-3-213. Change of point of diversion; rights of applicant upon approval; certificate of appropriation.
- § 41-3-214. Change of point of diversion; fees and costs.
- § 41-3-215. Change of point of diversion; appeal from adverse decision.
- § 41-3-302. Application for construction permit; conditions; secondary permit; certificate of appropriation.
- § 41-3-303. Use of stored water.
- § 41-3-304. Use of bed of stream.
- § 41-3-305. Direct flow storage.
- § 41-3-306. Instream stock use.
- § 41-3-315. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; enforcement of provisions.
- § 41-3-317. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; liability of owners.
- § 41-3-318. Penalties, cancellation of permit, for failure to comply with W.S. 41-3-308 through 41-3-314.
- § 41-3-319. Owners of ditches and reservoirs; general rights.
- § 41-3-320. Owners of ditches and reservoirs; sale or lease of impounded water.
- § 41-3-321. Owners of ditches and reservoirs; priority of right to store or impound.
- § 41-3-322. Owner's report of persons entitled to use water; superintendent's report of use of water.
- § 41-3-323. Deeds for water rights; attaching of rights to land; sale, lease, transfer or use.
- § 41-3-324. Deeds and leases for water rights; execution and recording.
- § 41-3-325. Excess stored water to be furnished applicants; preferences; rates.
- § 41-3-326. Applicability of ownership provisions.
- § 41-3-327. Carey Act lands.
- § 41-3-328. Witnesses' fees and mileage.
- § 41-3-502. Superintendents; appointment; removal; number; qualifications; examination.
- § 41-3-503. Superintendents; duties generally.
- § 41-3-504. Superintendents; powers generally.
- § 41-3-505. Superintendents; compensation and traveling expenses; full time devoted to duties.
- § 41-3-506. Superintendents; appeal from order or regulations.
- § 41-3-601. Division of state into districts.
- § 41-3-604. Commissioners; additional powers and duties; defense by county attorney.
- § 41-3-605. Commissioners; power to arrest; procedure following arrests.
- § 41-3-606. Commissioners; performance of duties; requests for regulation.
- § 41-3-607. Commissioners; salaries and expenses.
- § 41-3-609. Commissioners; disqualification for personal interest or prejudice.
- § 41-3-610. Commissioners; authority and duties of substitute.
- § 41-3-611. Commissioners; assistants.
- § 41-3-613. Headgates, flumes or measuring devices; owners to construct and maintain; failure to comply.
- § 41-3-614. Well, headgate or waterbox; prohibited acts; penalty for violation.
- § 41-3-615. Approval of diversion dam plans.
- § 41-3-703. Effect of improper notice of judicial proceeding.
- § 41-3-704. Hearings on validity of districts.
- § 41-3-705. Liberal construction.
- § 41-3-720. Power of district court.
- § 41-3-722. Bond for expenses of proceedings.
- § 41-3-725. Filing of decree and copies of findings.
- § 41-3-726. Procedure for organizing subdistricts.
- § 41-3-743. Duties of secretary and chief engineer; other employees.
- § 41-3-744. Quorum.
- § 41-3-745. Acquisition of rights-of-way.
- § 41-3-746. Contracts for use of water; power of board to sell or lease water; securing of payments generally.
- § 41-3-748. Surplus funds.
- § 41-3-750. Allotment of water to landowner under disability.
- § 41-3-751. District boundary changes.
- § 41-3-752. Petition for exclusion of lands.
- § 41-3-753. Bonds; authority of board to issue; purpose; terms; execution; tax exemptions.
- § 41-3-754. Bonds; election prior to issuance generally.
- § 41-3-755. Bonds; election prior to issuance; publication of resolution.
- § 41-3-756. Bonds; election prior to issuance; conduct of election; canvassing of returns; declaration of results.
- § 41-3-757. Bonds; election prior to issuance; approval.
- § 41-3-758. Judicial examination and determination of board's powers.
- § 41-3-771. Methods of levying and collecting; class A.
- § 41-3-775. Considerations affecting annual levies and assessments; deficiencies; additional assessments.
- § 41-3-777. Duties of city and county taxing officials.
- § 41-3-778. Exemptions.
- § 41-3-779. Nonpayment.
- § 41-3-801. Petition for establishment; notice of election; qualifications of voters; conduct of election.
- § 41-3-902. Spring waters; perfection of right to use; limitation.
- § 41-3-903. By-product water; definition.
- § 41-3-905. Application; generally; registration of vested rights; permit to construct well; registration of formerly exempted wells.
- § 41-3-906. Application; rights subject to preferences; rights of municipal corporations.
- § 41-3-907. Application; preferred right of appropriations for stock or domestic use.
- § 41-3-910. State engineer; power to determine area and boundaries of districts.
- § 41-3-916. Priority of rights when 1 source of supply.
- § 41-3-918. Appeals.
- § 41-3-919. Prohibited acts; penalty for violation.
- § 41-3-931. Application; when granted generally; denial subject to review; defects and corrections generally; cancellation.
- § 41-3-933. Express conditions limiting rights of appropriator; additional conditions.
- § 41-3-934. Time limits to complete construction; extensions; cancellation generally.
- § 41-3-936. Priority of appropriation.
- § 41-3-937. Cancellation or suspension of permits or certificates.
- § 41-3-938. Penalty.
- § 41-3-939. Groundwater study to assess corrective controls within groundwater control areas.
- § 41-3-1005. Approval of storage project.
- § 41-3-1009. Statement regarding condemnation and impairment of existing water rights.
- § 41-3-1010. Litigation costs.
- § 41-3-1011. Abandonment.
- § 41-3-1012. Ingress and egress.
- § 41-3-1013. Condemnation for municipal water purposes.
- § 41-3-1014. Interstate compact and United States supreme court decree.
- § 41-4-101. Legal standard of measurement.
- § 41-4-102. Copies of records as evidence.
- § 41-4-103. Cooperation and agreements with Utah; appropriations to Montana.
- § 41-4-104. Adjudication of rights to water for use in adjoining state.
- § 41-4-105. Adjudication of rights to water for use in adjoining state; permits issued before February 25, 1939.
- § 41-4-201. Created; members; location of office; meetings generally; state engineer ex officio president; quorum.
- § 41-4-202. Ex officio secretary of the board; duties generally.
- § 41-4-204. Collection of fees; disposition generally.
- § 41-4-206. Duty at first meeting.
- § 41-4-207. Copies of judgments involving water rights to be sent to board.
- § 41-4-208. Tabulations and supplements of adjudicated water rights; publication generally; contents; appropriations.
- § 41-4-209. Tabulations and supplements of adjudicated water rights; adequate copies to be printed; president to direct.
- § 41-4-210. Tabulations of adjudicated water rights; distribution and sale of copies; disposition of proceeds.
- § 41-4-301. Streams to be first adjudicated.
- § 41-4-302. Notice; by publication; contents; taking of testimony; adjournment of hearings generally.
- § 41-4-303. Notice; by mail to claimants.
- § 41-4-304. Notice; all claimants to be notified.
- § 41-4-306. Notice; statements to be under oath; administering.
- § 41-4-307. Notice; payment of printing costs.
- § 41-4-308. Taking of testimony generally; taking of proof.
- § 41-4-309. Notice on completion of testimony; inspection of evidence.
- § 41-4-310. Duty of claimants to appear; failure to comply; time limits for appearance; rights of claimant not notified of adjudication.
- § 41-4-311. Others contesting rights of original claimants; when permitted; procedures generally.
- § 41-4-312. Others contesting rights of original claimants; notice to superintendent; time limits; affidavit; notice of hearing generally.
- § 41-4-313. Others contesting rights of original claimants; when hearing to be held; notice; powers of superintendents; proceedings generally.
- § 41-4-314. Others contesting rights of original claimants; daily deposit required during hearings; cost of preparation of transcript; disposition of moneys deposited upon close of hearing.
- § 41-4-316. Examination and measurement of capacity of streams and works diverting water; maps or plats.
- § 41-4-317. Determination of priorities to streams; limitations on amount of water to be allotted; disposition of excess water generally.
- § 41-4-318. Surplus water; defined.
- § 41-4-319. Surplus water; regulation and control.
- § 41-4-321. Surplus water; who may divert.
- § 41-4-322. Surplus water; limitations on use.
- § 41-4-323. Surplus water; senior priority.
- § 41-4-324. Surplus water; construction of W.S. 41-4-317 through 41-4-324.
- § 41-4-325. Contents of certificate of priority; recording; fees; transmittal of appropriation; fees for proofs submitted at hearings; disposition.
- § 41-4-326. Conclusiveness of final decrees of board.
- § 41-4-327. Rehearing after final order of board.
- § 41-4-328. Authority to modify order and correct testimony.
- § 41-4-329. Excess water; defined.
- § 41-4-331. Excess water; senior priority.
- § 41-4-401. Rights of appeal to district court.
- § 41-4-406. Pleadings and practice.
- § 41-4-407. Procedure after judgment.
- § 41-4-408. Costs; division of water pending appeal.
- § 41-4-502. Application for permit to acquire right to beneficial use of public water; duty of state engineer upon receipt; use for irrigation purposes; defective applications; corrections; cancellation; extensions.
- § 41-4-503. Recordation; approval or rejection generally.
- § 41-4-504. Endorsement by state engineer; return to applicant; effect of approval or rejection.
- § 41-4-506. Time limits for completing construction work; extensions; forfeiture of rights; cancellation of permit; notice of date of expiration to appropriator.
- § 41-4-508. Maps and plats; examination; approval; filing; return of copy.
- § 41-4-509. Maps and plats; additional information; longitudinal profiles of ditches.
- § 41-4-510. Maps and plats; additional information; cross section plans; plans of obstructions; reservoir specifications; field notes.
- § 41-4-511. Final proof of appropriation; procedures generally.
- § 41-4-512. Final proof of appropriation; date of priority.
- § 41-4-513. Adjudication of underground water rights.
- § 41-4-515. Endorsement of correction on records.
- § 41-4-516. Rules and regulations authorized for W.S. 41-4-514 through 41-4-516.
- § 41-4-517. Appeal from action of state engineer or order of board of control.
- § 41-5-101. Ditches; generally.
- § 41-5-102. Ditches; jointly owned; action to recover proportionate share of work.
- § 41-5-103. Ditches; jointly owned; lien for work.
- § 41-5-104. Ditches; bridge to be built when ditch crosses public roads; costs of construction; failure to comply.
- § 41-5-105. When capital stock of irrigation companies assessable for maintenance.
- § 41-5-106. Keeping fish out of irrigation systems.
- § 41-5-107. Removal or destruction of bridges or flumes.
- § 41-5-110. Prohibited acts; penalty for violation.
- § 41-5-201. Contractor's bond.
- § 41-5-202. Statement of mechanic's lien; delivery to owner of ditch; retention of unpaid amount from subsequent payments to contractor.
- § 41-5-203. Statement of mechanic's lien; delivery of copy to contractor; time limits for disputing claims; recovery by civil action; application of W.S. 41-5-201 through 41-5-203.
- § 41-6-101. Authority to cooperate.
- § 41-6-102. Election upon request of landowners; procedure generally.
- § 41-6-103. Certificate of election proceedings to be filed; effect of filing; effect of informal certificates on validity of election.
- § 41-6-104. Appeals.
- § 41-6-105. Withdrawal from joint operations.
- § 41-6-120. Number of members; qualifications; succession; quorum; voting procedures.
- § 41-6-121. President.
- § 41-6-122. Secretary.
- § 41-6-123. Treasurer.
- § 41-6-124. Adoption of name.
- § 41-6-125. Powers generally.
- § 41-6-126. Duties.
- § 41-6-127. Purchase of machinery, tools or equipment.
- § 41-6-301. Disagreements may be referred to water commissioner; action by commissioner; fees.
- § 41-6-302. Actions for injunctions; notice; hearings; issuance of injunctions or restraining orders; bond.
- § 41-6-303. Relative interests of joint owners.
- § 41-6-304. Affidavits of interest; parties joining in; filing; contents.
- § 41-6-305. Affidavits of interest; as evidence; statute of limitations for civil actions upon.
- § 41-6-306. Affidavits of interest; transfer of interests after filing.
- § 41-6-307. Affidavits of interest; perjured statements.
- § 41-6-308. Action in equity to determine rights of claimants; construction of act.
- § 41-6-401. Organization.
- § 41-6-402. Assessments.
- § 41-6-501. "Land" defined.
- § 41-6-502. "Person" defined.
- § 41-6-503. Foreclosure of tax deeds; tax certificates as liens; actions to enforce generally; sale of lands generally.
- § 41-6-504. Foreclosure of tax deeds; joinder of defendants; pleading; decree; rights of assignee of tax deed.
- § 41-6-505. Foreclosure of tax deeds; sale procedures generally; redemption.
- § 41-6-507. Remedy cumulative.
- § 41-7-101. Waiver of defect of service.
- § 41-7-102. Construction; generally.
- § 41-7-103. Construction; formerly organized districts; pending liens, actions.
- § 41-7-104. Construction; existing water rights.
- § 41-7-202. Petitioner's affidavit.
- § 41-7-203. Land that may be included in proposed district.
- § 41-7-205. Hearings; notification of nonresidents; personal service in lieu of posting for all persons.
- § 41-7-206. Hearings; adjournment to serve persons not served.
- § 41-7-208. Hearings; dismissal of petition improperly signed; inclusion or exclusion of land from district.
- § 41-7-209. Fraudulent deeds for establishment or defeat of petition.
- § 41-7-301. To be public officers; presumption in favor of validity of official acts.
- § 41-7-302. Oath and bond; quorum; term; removal; vacancies.
- § 41-7-303. Organization as board; officers; powers and duties generally; contracts and cooperation with United States generally.
- § 41-7-304. Financial records and reports; compensation and expenses; suit on bonds.
- § 41-7-306. Power to alter location of irrigation works; power of court to alter plans proposed by commissioners.
- § 41-7-307. Exclusion or inclusion of lands in district; review of report by court generally.
- § 41-7-308. Hearings on commissioners' report; filing of objections; notice generally.
- § 41-7-309. Hearings on commissioners' report; notice when land situated in more than 1 county.
- § 41-7-310. Hearings on commissioners' report; procedure when report requires modification.
- § 41-7-311. Hearings on commissioners' report; confirmation of report.
- § 41-7-312. Hearings on commissioners' report; revision of confirmation.
- § 41-7-313. Hearings on commissioners' report; payment of costs when objections dismissed.
- § 41-7-315. Sale of water rights.
- § 41-7-317. Election; where held; notice to voters; qualifications of voters; recording vote; proxies.
- § 41-7-318. Election; validity; qualifications of candidates; vacancies in office; duties of elected commissioners.
- § 41-7-401. Payment in installments; construction contracts with United States generally; default in payments as lien; exception; power of commissioners to enforce payment.
- § 41-7-403. Preparation of assessment roll; contents; how apportioned; certification by county commissioners; delivery to county assessors.
- § 41-7-405. Additional assessments generally.
- § 41-7-406. Omissions; effect on other lands; duty of commissioner.
- § 41-7-407. Omissions; procedures generally.
- § 41-7-408. Borrowing money; bonds as security; indebtedness as lien on assessments.
- § 41-7-409. Bonds; refunding procedures.
- § 41-7-410. Bonds; effect of change in assessments.
- § 41-7-411. Damages to landowners to be paid before entry for construction; exceptions; when entry prior to assessment authorized.
- § 41-7-412. Advertisement for bids.
- § 41-7-413. Application of provisions; districts organized under federal reclamation projects.
- § 41-7-414. When assessments to be judgments against land; manner of collection.
- § 41-7-415. Order approving contract deemed conclusive; appeals.
- § 41-7-501. Warrants for expense of survey authorized.
- § 41-7-502. Petition for authority to issue warrants; notice of hearing; objections.
- § 41-7-503. Petition for authority to issue warrants; hearing generally; decree generally; appeal.
- § 41-7-504. Effect of decree; reference to be made on warrants.
- § 41-7-505. Assessment roll when assessments not yet approved or confirmed; equalization of assessments; levy.
- § 41-7-601. Inclusion of provisions for maintenance and reclamation of injured lands; costs.
- § 41-7-602. Petition for contract and assessments; hearings generally.
- § 41-7-603. Order approving contract deemed conclusive; appeal.
- § 41-7-701. Irrigation districts may undertake power projects.
- § 41-7-702. Resolution of commissioners.
- § 41-7-703. Report made to district court.
- § 41-7-704. Hearing on objections to report.
- § 41-7-705. Notices; how given and served.
- § 41-7-706. Notices; contents.
- § 41-7-707. Order of court authorizing project; procedure commissioners to follow.
- § 41-7-708. Approved project may proceed as incident to existing system; disposition of excess energy.
- § 41-7-709. Determination and apportionment of cost of power portion of project.
- § 41-7-710. Costs of irrigation works and power project separately apportioned.
- § 41-7-711. Assessments for power project to be determined; reported to court.
- § 41-7-712. Determination of rate of assessment.
- § 41-7-713. Provisions governing levying, approving and collecting assessments.
- § 41-7-714. Plan may be divided; procedure.
- § 41-7-715. Additions to projects; amended or supplemental petitions.
- § 41-7-716. Revenue from sale of power to be determined.
- § 41-7-717. Power revenue to be deducted from assessments.
- § 41-7-801. Declaration of policy.
- § 41-7-803. Creation; as corporate entity; district within district.
- § 41-7-804. Creation; procedures generally.
- § 41-7-806. Board of directors; qualifications; officers; treasurer's bond; adoption of rules and regulations; audit department report; compensation.
- § 41-7-808. Powers; eminent domain; application of provisions.
- § 41-7-810. Powers; obtaining federal grants or loans; acceptance of gifts.
- § 41-7-811. Powers; purchase or conveyance of water rights.
- § 41-7-812. Powers; taxation generally; liability of district for indebtedness.
- § 41-7-813. Construction of irrigation works; cost estimates; advertisement for bids; contracts.
- § 41-7-814. Expenditures.
- § 41-7-815. Sale or mortgage of irrigation works.
- § 41-7-817. Dissolution.
- § 41-7-818. Construction; generally.
- § 41-7-819. Construction; cities and towns.
- § 41-7-830. Authority.
- § 41-7-831. Resolution of board of directors.
- § 41-7-833. Election; procedure.
- § 41-7-834. Filing of certificate of change.
- § 41-7-835. Construction.
- § 41-7-850. Irrigation district may assume status of public power district.
- § 41-7-851. Resolution of commissioners.
- § 41-7-853. Hearing on proposal.
- § 41-7-854. Notice of hearing; publication.