§ 12-10-101 — Possessing, purchasing or selling an alcohol without liquid device prohibited; exception; definition; penalties

Wyoming § 12-10-101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 12: Alcoholic Beverages
• Ch. 10: MISCELLANEOUS

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
no person shall possess, purchase, sell or offer to sell an
alcohol without liquid device.
(b) This section shall not apply to a hospital that
operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific
research, a state institution conducting bona fide research, a
private college or university conducting bona fide research or
to a pharmaceutical company or biotechnology company conducting
bona fide research.
(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section
is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to two
hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the first offense and not
more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment
for not more than six (6) months, or both, for second and
subsequent offenses.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
any alcohol without liquid device found in Wyoming shall be
confiscated and, after an opportunity for a hearing in a court
of competent jurisdiction on the issue of whether the device is
an alcohol without liquid device, shall be destroyed. The
destruction of the device may be delayed if the device is needed
for evidence in a criminal case.
(e) As used in this section "alcohol without liquid
device" means a device, machine, apparatus or appliance that
mixes alcoholic liquor with pure or diluted oxygen to produce an
alcohol vapor that an individual can inhale. An alcohol without
liquid device does not include an inhaler, nebulizer, atomizer
or other device that is designed and intended by the
manufacturer to dispense a prescribed or over-the-counter
medication.