Trading Stamps

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 40, ch. 16

in effect

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-16-101 Prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to use, issue, or distribute, or for any person, firm, association or corporation to furnish to any other person, firm, association or corporation to use, issue or distribute, in, with, or for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or service, any stamps, coupons, tickets, certificates, cards, or other similar devices, which shall entitle the purchaser receiving the same with the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or service to procure from any person, firm, association or corporation, any goods, wares, merchandise or service upon the production of any number of such stamps, coupons, tickets, certificates, cards or other similar devices.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-16-102 Exceptions.

(a) W.S. 40-16-101 through 40-16-103 shall not apply to the use, issuance, distribution, furnishing or redemption of any coupon, ticket, certificate, card or other similar device which is: (i) Issued, distributed, furnished or redeemed by a manufacturer or packer in connection with the sale of its manufactured or packed products, when the coupon, ticket, certificate, card or other similar device is redeemable without, or accompanying, cash for any product of the manufacturer or packer or for any products not manufactured or packed by the manufacturer or packer if those products are offered by the manufacturer or packer solely for promotional purposes; (ii) Issued, distributed, furnished or redeemed by a merchant when such coupon, ticket, certificate, card, or other similar device is redeemable at face value, in cash or merchandise from the general stock of said merchant at regular retail prices at the option of the holder thereof. (b) W.S. 40-16-101 through 40-16-103 shall not be interpreted to prohibit promotional activities conducted by a manufacturer in connection with the sale of the manufacturer's service or product which offers consumers the opportunity to submit to the manufacturer or its agents, stated proof of purchases of the manufacturer's service, product or cash in exchange for one (1) or more services or products not manufactured by the manufacturer.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-16-103 Penalty for violation; continuing offense; liability of officers and agents; enjoining or ousting violators.

Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day said person, firm, association or corporation is in violation of this act shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Whenever a firm, association or corporation shall violate any provision of this act, such violation shall be deemed to be also that of the individual directors, officers, or agents of such firm, association or corporation who shall have authorized, ordered, or done any of the acts constituting in whole or in part such violation. A firm, association or corporation and its different officers, agents, and servants may each be prosecuted separately for violation of any provision of this act, and the acquittal or conviction of one such officer, agent or servant shall not abate the prosecution of the others. Violators of any provision of this act may also be enjoined or ousted from the continuing of such violation by proceedings brought by the district attorney of the proper district, or by the attorney general, regardless of whether criminal proceedings have been instituted.

Source: Public.Resource.Org WY StatutesURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-wy/transforms/wy/ocwy/r78/gov.wy.code.title.40.htmlFetched: 6/28/2026