Location, regulation and restrictions as to place of sale; inspections.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 12-5-201
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the principal place in which alcoholic liquor and malt beverages are sold under a license shall be located in the licensed building for which the license is issued and as approved by the licensing authority. Alcoholic beverages may be served only in the licensed building and in an immediately adjacent fenced or enclosed area as approved by the local licensing authority. This adjacent area shall not be in another building. The licensing authority shall, as often as necessary, inspect the licensed building and adjacent areas where alcoholic beverages are served to insure that the licensee is in compliance with sanitation and fire hazard requirements and other applicable laws. (b) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 63, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 63, § 2. (d) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 63, § 2. (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a licensee who holds a license other than a club license issued under W.S. 12-4-301 or restaurant license issued under W.S. 12-4-407, and who is engaged in a business operation with motel or hotel sleeping room accommodations at the same premises may sell alcoholic liquor and malt beverages in sealed containers from a minibar located in any sleeping room of the licensee's motel or hotel operation occupied by a registered guest twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Sales under this subsection shall be only to registered guests age twenty-one (21) years or more, are not subject to hours of operation set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101 and shall be only for consumption within the motel or hotel sleeping room premises occupied by the guest. Restrictions imposed upon minors under W.S. 12-6-101 apply to sales authorized under this subsection. The price imposed upon alcoholic liquor, malt beverages and all other items available for sale from the minibar shall be clearly posted. A minibar used for purposes of this subsection shall be a closed container, refrigerated or nonrefrigerated, access to the interior of which is restricted by means of a locking device requiring the use of a key, magnetic card or similar device. The appropriate licensing authority may impose additional reasonable restrictions on the operation of a minibar licensed under this subsection. (f) A holder of a resort hotel liquor license, a resort retail liquor license, a golf club that holds a retail liquor license, a restaurant liquor license or a club limited retail liquor license or a holder of a retail liquor license or restaurant liquor license operating on a guest ranch may dispense alcoholic beverages from any location within the boundaries of the licensee's premises. Any holder of a resort hotel liquor license may sell an unopened bottle of liquor or wine to a registered guest not less than twenty-one (21) years of age for consumption on the holder's premises. The premises shall be a single property within a contiguous boundary upon which the licensee is located and which shall be identified in the license. Any location on the premises where alcoholic beverages are dispensed as approved by the licensing authority shall comply with applicable sanitation and fire hazard requirements and other applicable laws. The licensing authority shall, as often as necessary, inspect the licensed location where alcoholic beverages are dispensed to ensure that the licensee is in compliance with sanitation and fire hazard requirements. (g) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, § 3. (h) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, § 3. (j) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, § 3. (k) A licensing authority may authorize a licensee holding a retail liquor license issued under W.S. 12-4-201 to hold an event in the licensed building at which persons under the age of twenty-one (21) are permitted if: (i) No alcoholic liquor or malt beverages are sold, served, consumed or possessed by any person attending the event; (ii) No alcoholic liquor or malt beverages are accessible to persons attending the event; (iii) The licensee otherwise complies with any additional conditions which may be imposed by rule and regulation of the appropriate licensing authority, including revocation of the authorization to hold the youth event. (m) Nothing under this act shall prohibit more than one (1) liquor license holder to operate within the same building provided that each licensee maintains distinct areas within the building.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title12.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026