Wyoming § 36-1-116 Protection of prehistoric ruins; penalty

Wyoming Statutes

§ 36-1-116 — Protection of prehistoric ruins; penalty

Wyoming § 36-1-116

Title 36Public Land

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 1IN GENERAL

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 36-1-116 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided by subsections (d) and (e) of this section, any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment, and shall forfeit to the state all articles and materials discovered by or through his efforts.

(b)Persons holding permits or leases on state lands may not sublease or subcontract archeological or paleontological removal without prior written approval of the board.

(c)All state leases are subject to inspection by state or county law enforcement agencies or their designees for violation of W.S. 36-1-114 and 36-1-115.

(d)Any person who,

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(a) Except as provided by subsections (d) and (e) of this
section, any person violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not more
than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment, and shall
forfeit to the state all articles and materials discovered by or
through his efforts.
(b) Persons holding permits or leases on state lands may
not sublease or subcontract archeological or paleontological
removal without prior written approval of the board.
(c) All state leases are subject to inspection by state or
county law enforcement agencies or their designees for violation
of W.S. 36-1-114 and 36-1-115.
(d) Any person who, for monetary gain or for commercial or
any other purpose, removes any archeological or paleontological
artifacts in violation of W.S. 36-1-114 or 36-1-115 with a
cumulative value in excess of five hundred ($500.00), shall be
guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined up to ten
thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisoned for up to ten (10)
years, or both.
(e) Any person who breaks, breaks off, cracks, carves
upon, writes, or otherwise marks upon or in any manner destroys,
mutilates, injures, defaces, removes, displaces, mars or harms
petroglyphs, pictographs or historic inscriptions without
consent of the state board of land commissioners is guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00), imprisoned for not more than six (6) months,
or both.