Is it legal to own a pet armadillo?
Permit required
Wyoming requires a Game and Fish permit to import or keep an armadillo.
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Wyoming
Every QuirkMaps topic for Wyoming, grouped by category. Each answer links to the official source it comes from.
Exotic pets
Vehicles
Can car dealerships open on Sundays?
Sunday sales allowed
Wyoming has no state law found that stops licensed dealers from selling cars on Sunday.
Do adults have to wear motorcycle helmets?
Only some riders
Wyoming requires helmets only for motorcycle operators and passengers under 18.
Do you need a front license plate?
Front and rear plates
Wyoming requires plates on the front and rear, though several vehicle types are exempt from the front plate.
Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Self-serve allowed
Wyoming allows self-service gas; the state adopts the International Fire Code, which permits self-service stations.
Is it legal to put a train horn on a car?
Allowed with limits
Wyoming says no horn may make an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle, and bans sirens, whistles and bells on ordinary vehicles.
Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
No safety inspection
Wyoming does not require safety inspections of passenger cars; cars from other states get only a VIN check when titled.
Home & property
Are fireworks legal?
Aerial fireworks allowed
Wyoming allows federally approved consumer fireworks, including aerial ones, unless a county or city bans them.
Food & drink
Are happy hour drink specials legal?
Allowed
Wyoming state law has no rule limiting happy hours or drink specials; retailers set their own prices.
Is there a bottle deposit?
No bottle deposit
Wyoming has no state bottle deposit law, so cans and bottles carry no refundable deposit.
Where can you buy liquor?
State wholesale, private stores
Wyoming's Liquor Division is the only liquor wholesaler, but private businesses with local retail licenses sell liquor to the public.
Time & calendar
Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST, law to go year-round
Wyoming observes daylight saving time and has a 2020 law to stay on it all year if Congress and three other western states act.
Money & taxes
Are groceries taxed?
Groceries exempt
Wyoming exempts food for home consumption from its 4% state sales tax. Prepared food and alcohol are taxed.
Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Yes. Wyoming has a state lottery, WyoLotto, run by the Wyoming Lottery Corporation that state law created in 2013.
Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
No tax-free period
Wyoming has a statewide sales tax but no sales tax holiday.
Voting & elections
Do you need an ID to vote?
ID required, non-photo accepted
Wyoming requires ID to vote in person; the list includes non-photo Medicare and Medicaid cards through 2029.