# Wyo. Stat. § 35-10-201: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 35-10-201
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 35 / Chapter 10 / Section 35-10-201

## Text

(a) "Fireworks" means any article, device or substance prepared for the primary purpose of producing a visual or auditory sensation by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, including any item which may be sold or offered for sale under 15 U.S.C. § 1261, 21 U.S.C. § 371 and 16 C.F.R., Commercial Practices, part 1507.

(b) "Governing body" means the board of county commissioners as to the area within a county but outside the corporate limits of any city or town; or means the city council or other governing body of a city or town as to the area within the corporate limits of such city or town.

(c) "Person" shall include an individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, association or corporation.

(d) "Commercial motor vehicle" means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on public highways in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property and the vehicle meets one (1) of the following:

(i) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of ten thousand one (10,001) pounds;

(ii) The vehicle is designed to transport more than fifteen (15) passengers including the driver; or

(iii) The vehicle is used in the transportation of hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations issued by the secretary of transportation under the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq.

## Nearby sections

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