Section 41-3-206 – Rights of Owner; Recording of Claim.
41-3-206. Rights of owner; recording of claim. The owner of any foreign water conveyed or allowed to flow into the state of Wyoming from without the boundaries of this state shall file in the office of the secretary of the Wyoming state board of control, within the period of one (1) month before the first […]
Section 41-3-201 – Definition.
41-3-201. Definition. All that part and amount of the waters of an interstate stream which, unless prevented by artificial barrier, will enter the state of Wyoming from another state while flowing in a natural stream channel, and which have been, or may hereafter be, determined by final decree of the supreme court of the United […]
Section 41-3-202 – Right to Acquire.
41-3-202. Right to acquire. Anyone may lawfully acquire by purchase or through other negotiations entered into with the owner of a water right in another state or with such other state or with both such owner and state, the right to bring into Wyoming for beneficial use all or any portion of the stream flow […]
Section 41-3-203 – Transportation in Interstate Channels.
41-3-203. Transportation in interstate channels. The owner of the right of beneficial use of any foreign water acquired for beneficial use within the state of Wyoming may transport the same in the natural channel of any interstate stream from the state boundary line to the point in the state of Wyoming where the owner of […]
Section 41-3-111 – Right to Acquire Temporary Water Rights for Highway or Railroad Roadbed Construction or Repair; Right of Owner Who Cannot Satisfy in Full His Right During Time of Diversion.
41-3-111. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; right of owner who cannot satisfy in full his right during time of diversion. The owner of any permanent water right, whether prior or subsequent in priority to that temporary right acquired by any person under this act who cannot […]
Section 41-3-112 – Right to Acquire Temporary Water Rights for Highway or Railroad Roadbed Construction or Repair; Wrongfully Causing Diversion to Be Shut Down.
41-3-112. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; wrongfully causing diversion to be shut down. It shall be unlawful for any person to wrongfully cause a diversion made under a temporary water right required under and by virtue of this act to be shut down. Any violation of […]
Section 41-3-113 – Supplemental Supply Water Rights.
41-3-113. Supplemental supply water rights. A supplemental supply water right is defined as a permit or certificate of appropriation for the diversion, from a stream, of water from a new source of supply for application to lands for which an appropriation of water from a primary source already exists. Such supplemental supply permits or certificates […]
Section 41-3-114 – Petition to Change Point of Diversion or Means of Conveyance.
41-3-114. Petition to change point of diversion or means of conveyance. (a) Any person entitled to the beneficial use of water, whether under a permit issued by the state engineer or a certificate of appropriation issued by the board of control pursuant to W.S. 41-4-511, who desires to change the point of diversion or means […]
Section 41-3-115 – Applications for Use of Water Outside the State.
41-3-115. Applications for use of water outside the state. (a) The legislature finds, recognizes and declares that the transfer of water outside the boundaries of the state may have a significant impact on the water and other resources of the state. Further, this impact may differ substantially from that caused by uses of the water […]
Section 41-3-116 – Permit for Watering Livestock on Federal Land.
41-3-116. Permit for watering livestock on federal land. (a) As used in this section: (i) “Allotment” means a designated area of federal land available for livestock grazing; (ii) “Animal unit month” or “AUM” means the amount of forage needed to sustain one (1) cow and her calf, one (1) horse or five (5) sheep or […]