§ 33-6-101 — Carnivals and circuses; license required; safety inspection

Wyoming § 33-6-101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 6: CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES, PAWNBROKERS, POOLROOMS AND

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(a) No person shall open any circus or carnival
entertainment if any entrance fee or fee for carnival or circus
rides is charged or collected, without first obtaining a license
as required by this act provided that nothing in this act shall
prohibit a licensing authority from refusing to issue any
license authorized by this act in the sole discretion of the
governing body.
(b) Before issuing any license under this act to any
circus or carnival specified under subsection (a) of this
section, the board of county commissioners for any county and
the governing body of any city or town may require and provide
for the inspection of the safety of the applicant's facilities,
equipment, rides or other structures which are for public use.
Public use of any facility, equipment, ride or other structure
determined unsafe following inspection is prohibited until the
unsafe condition is corrected, repaired or otherwise modified.
Failure of the applicant to make necessary corrections, repairs
or modifications pursuant to this subsection shall be grounds
for disapproval of the license application under this act.
(c) As used in this act:
(i) "Carnival" means any traveling enterprise
offering a variety of rides and amusements to the public for a
fee;
(ii) "Circus" means a tent-covered or open air arena
used for providing public entertainment at a charge and
generally featuring feats of physical skill and daring, wild
animal acts and performances by clowns;
(iii) "This act" means W.S. 33-6-101 through