Wyoming § 36-8-309 - Rules and regulations; adoption, penalty for violation and cancellation of leases.

§ 36-8-309. Rules and regulations; adoption, penalty for violation and cancellation of leases.

The department of state parks and cultural resources has full power, control and supervision over the Big Horn Hot Springs State Park, located in Hot Springs county, and all property thereon. The department may adopt rules and regulations for the government of the state park for the conservation of peace and good order within the park, and for the preservation of the property of the state therein, and of the property and people situated and residing or being therein, and to promote the well being of the people, and to declare what constitutes a nuisance within the state park. Any person who violates any rule or regulation adopted and published by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months or both. Any offender convicted under this act may be permitted, in lieu of cash payment of a fine thus imposed, to work out the fine within the state park, at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) an hour until the amount of the fine is satisfied. Any circuit judge in the fifth judicial district has jurisdiction of all offenses under this article. A defendant convicted under this article has a right to appeal to the district court as provided for appeals from convictions in circuit courts and municipal courts. If any lessee of the state or of the department shall refuse to comply with the order, direction, rule or regulation of the department, or to obey any law of the state defining and punishing nuisances the department may immediately cancel the lease.