You are required to go in and declare your load..... Wyoming has a long memory for drivers who do not do this. Expect a citation next time.

 

Wrong again....
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1. W.S. 11-24-108(c), 18-6-306,
31-3-102(b)(iii), 31-18-301(c) and (d) and 31-18-805(c) are
amended to read:

11-24-108. Stock at large or picketed on public
highways; penalties for violations; impoundment and
disposition; fees; proceeds from sale thereof; removal of
dead or injured animals.

(c) Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, livestock brand
inspector, or officer or patrolmantrooper of the Wyoming
highway patrol, after notification to the owner of livestock
described in subsection (a) of this section, if known, shall
within four (4) hours remove the livestock from the public
highway, impound the same in the nearest convenient place
where feed and water are available and immediately notify
the owner, if known, of the action. If ownership is not
known, the impounding officer shall report his action to an
inspector. The inspector shall make a diligent effort to
ascertain ownership of the impounded livestock, and for this
purpose may hold the livestock not more than ten (10) days.
If unable to determine ownership, the inspector shall ship
the impounded livestock to the nearest available market to
be sold as estrays. Reasonable transportation and sales
expenses shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale.

18-6-306. Care of prisoners arrested by state trooper
and other special officers.

(a) Every sheriff or keeper of any jail shall provide
space if available for holding any persons arrested by a
state highway patrolman trooper or
other special officer of
the state lawfully entitled to make arrests, prior to their
trial and final commitment or release subject to the order
of the court having jurisdiction.

(b) Every sheriff or keeper of a jail to which any
persons may be committed by any state highway patrolman
trooper or other special officer of the state shall be
responsible for the safekeeping of such persons according to
the terms of such commitment.

31-3-102. Miscellaneous fees.

(b) A five dollar ($5.00) fee shall be collected for
each vehicle identification number inspected pursuant to
W.S. 31-2-103(a)(vi). The fee shall be deposited as
follows:

(iii) If the inspection is performed by a state
highway patrolman trooper then in the state's general fund; or

31-18-301. Permanent cards and decals; operation
without authority; inspections.

(c) A copy of the current authority shall upon demand,
be presented by the driver of the vehicle to any of the
field investigators of the department, members of the state
highway patrol or authorized personnel of the department at
its ports of entry. Investigators, patrolmentroopers and
authorized personnel may compel the driver to stop and
submit the vehicle to an inspection by signs directing
commercial vehicles or the motor carrier to stop at ports of
entry or other locations designated by the department or by
warning devices on vehicles of investigators, patrolmen
troopers or authorized personnel. All ports of entry shall
post signs or signals indicating when the facility is open
and directing commercial vehicles or motor carriers to stop
for inspection. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
section, a vehicle that is properly registered, has a proper
fuel license, valid authority and is legal in size and
weight, upon approval by the department, may be authorized
to bypass a port of entry unless specifically directed to
stop by an investigator, patrolmantrooper or authorized
personnel or by a sign or signal specifically requiring
those vehicles to stop. These vehicles may, however, be
required to slow to the designated speed and use the
directed traffic lane for size and weight screening
purposes.
(d) Vehicles checking through a port of entry shall
not be required to stop at any other port of entry within
the state on that trip unless there is an increase in the
size or weight of the vehicle or its load, or unless
specifically directed to stop by an investigator, patrolman
trooper or authorized personnel or by a sign or signal
specifically requiring those vehicles to stop.

31-18-805. Penalties for violations; permit where
vehicle or load cannot be dismantled; enforcement; fines.

(c) A driver of any vehicle, or combination of
vehicles upon demand of any state highway patrolmantrooper
having reason to believe that the weight of any vehicle or
combination, including load, if any, is unlawful, shall stop
and submit the vehicle or combination of vehicles and any
load thereon to a weighing at any state owned or leased
scales not to exceed five (5) miles from the declared route
of travel, unless the vehicle has been weighed at a port of
entry with the same load. The driver shall comply with the
directions of the patrolman trooper to obtain the total
weight or measurement of the load and vehicle.

Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 1999.