Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses
CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
ARTICLE 1 - DISCRIMINATION
6-9-101. Equal enjoyment of public accommodations and facilities;penalties.
(a) All persons of good deportment are entitled to the full andequal enjoyment of all accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges ofall places or agencies which are public in nature, or which invite thepatronage of the public, without any distinction, discrimination or restrictionon account of race, religion, color, sex or national origin.
(b) A person who intentionally violates this section commits amisdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fineof not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
6-9-102. Discrimination prohibited; penalties.
(a) No person shall be denied the right to life, liberty,pursuit of happiness or the necessities of life because of race, color, sex,creed or national origin.
(b) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanorpunishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not morethan seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
6-9-103. Charging for public toilet facilities; penalty.
Aperson commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundreddollars ($100.00) if he charges for use of toilet facilities which are generallyavailable to the public.
ARTICLE 2 - OTHER
6-9-201. Trespass on closed or unsafe areas within ski areas;penalty; exceptions.
(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine ofnot more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) if he:
(i) Skis on a slope or trail that has been posted as"closed";
(ii) Knowingly enters upon public or private lands from anadjoining ski area when the lands have been closed by the owner and posted asclosed by the owner or by the ski area operator; or
(iii) Intentionally enters state or federal land leased and inuse as a ski area, knowing:
(A) The lessee of the premises has designated the land as anunsafe area; or
(B) The land has been posted with warning signs, prohibitingentry, which are reasonably likely to come to the attention of the public.
(b) This section does not apply to peace officers, nationalpark or forest service officers, or persons authorized by the lessee of thepremises.
6-9-202. Neglect to close fences; penalty.
Aperson is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than sevenhundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he opens and neglects to close a gate orreplace bars in a fence which crosses a private road or a river, stream orditch.
6-9-203. Unlawful use of toxic substances; penalty.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a toxicsubstance if he inhales or ingests or possesses with the purpose to inhale oringest, for the purpose of altering his mental or physical state, any toxicsubstance that is not manufactured for human consumption or inhalation.
(b) As used in this section "toxic substance" means:
(i) Volatile solvents including, but not limited to, paintthinner, gasoline, correction fluid, felt-tip markers, nail polish remover andglue;
(ii) Aerosols containing propellants and solvents such astoluene including, but not limited to, spray paint, deodorant, hair products,cooking products and fabric protectors;
(iii) Gases including, but not limited to, butane, refrigerantsand organic hydrocarbons not created for human ingestion, inhalation orinjection; and
(iv) Nitrates including, but not limited to cyclohexyl nitrate,amyl nitrate and butyl nitrate.
(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do notapply to a bona fide institution of higher education conducting research withhuman volunteers pursuant to guidelines adopted by the institution or anyfederal or state agency.
(d) A violation of this section is punishable by imprisonmentfor not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fiftydollars ($750.00), or both.
ARTICLE 3 - SKIER SAFETY
6-9-301. Skier safety; skiing while impaired; unsafe skiing;collisions; penalties.
(a) No person shall move uphill on any passenger tramway or useany ski slope or trail while such person's ability to do so is impaired by theconsumption of alcohol or by the use of any illicit controlled substance orother drug as defined by W.S. 35-7-1002.
(b) No person shall ski in reckless disregard of his safety orthe safety of others.
(c) No skier involved in a collision with another person inwhich an injury results shall leave the vicinity of the collision before givinghis name and current address to an employee of the ski area operator or amember of the ski patrol except for the purpose of securing aid for a personinjured in the collision, in which event the person leaving the scene of thecollision shall give his name and current address as required by thissubsection within twenty-four (24) hours after securing aid.
(d) Any person violating this section is guilty of amisdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days, afine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or both.