Commonsense Consumption Act

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 11, ch. 47
in effect

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 11-47-102 Definitions.

(a) As used in this act: (i) "Livestock" means as defined in W.S. 11-39-101(a)(vi); (ii) "Agricultural producer" means any producer of livestock, crops for food or fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation; (iii) "Long term consumption" means the cumulative effect of the consumption of any qualified product and not the effect of a single instance of consumption; (iv) "Qualified product" means any food or drink as defined in section 201(f) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 321(f)), and specifically includes meat and meat products from livestock, food, fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation; (v) "Seller" means any person or entity lawfully engaged in the business of marketing, distributing, advertising or selling a qualified product; (vi) "Trade association" means any association or business organization that is not operated for profit, if two (2) or more members are manufacturers, marketers, distributors, agricultural producers, advertisers or sellers of a qualified product; (vii) "This act" means W.S. 11-47-101 through 11-47-103.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 11-47-103 Limitation on liability for long term consumption.

(a) No manufacturer, seller, trade association, agricultural producer, wholesaler, broker or retailer of a qualified product is subject to civil liability for injury or death in any case in which liability is based on the individual's weight gain, obesity or a health condition related to weight gain or obesity, and the weight gain, obesity or health condition results from the individual's long term consumption of a qualified product. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not preclude civil liability if: (i) The claim of injury or death is based on a material violation of a composition, branding or labeling standard prescribed by state or federal law; and (A) The claimed injury or death was actually and proximately caused by that violation; and (B) The violation was committed with intent to deceive or injure consumers or with actual knowledge that the violation was injurious to consumers.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title11.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026

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