Pre-trip check · UT → WY
Driving from Utah to Wyoming?
The law changes the moment you cross the line — what's legal to carry, light, or do in Utah can be a violation in Wyoming. Every status below is live from LawLert's database, dated, and linked to its official source.
What changes for you (10)
Illegal. Up to 3 oz (usable) is a misdemeanor (up to 12 months jail, up to $1,000 fine); over 3 oz is a felony. VERIFY exact statute thresholds.
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Aug 2, 2026
No Title 31 statute authorizes photo enforcement; existing intersection cameras record data only and are not admissible to issue citations.
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Jun 18, 2026
Retail sale of consumer fireworks is lawful where the county has not prohibited it. A board of county commissioners may prohibit sale to Wyoming residents or use of fireworks by resolution, or adopt reasonable rules…
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Jul 28, 2026
Open burning is governed by county commissioners under State Board of Land Commissioners rules; many counties require a permit from the county fire warden and impose seasonal/drought fire bans prohibiting open/debris…
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Jun 18, 2026
No proactive duty — a permittee must carry the permit with valid identification whenever carrying concealed and display both UPON REQUEST of any peace officer (Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-104(b)). Wyoming is a constitutional-carry…
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Jul 18, 2026
Two tribes operate four tribal casinos (Wind River) with Class III gaming; statewide historic horse racing (HHR) machines and pari-mutuel/simulcast wagering at licensed locations. State lottery (WyoLotto). No commercial…
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Aug 2, 2026
Beer, wine and spirits all sold in groceries and convenience stores.
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Jun 5, 2026
No state individual income tax — 0% on wages and all personal income. No statute imposes one; Wyo. Const. art. 15, § 18 requires full credit for sales, use, and ad valorem taxes against any income tax, which has…
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Aug 4, 2026
Wyoming has no mandatory boater-education card to operate a motorboat; operators must be at least 16, and safety courses are offered voluntarily.
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Jul 7, 2026
Wyoming has no drone image-capture/surveillance statute (bills failed); W.S. 10-4-303 only bars unlawful low flight or landing on another's land without consent (a misdemeanor).
Full Wyoming rule · Official source · verified Jul 7, 2026
Same status
Matching status ≠ identical law — details, limits and penalties can still differ.
Carrying with a permit? Whether Utah permits are honored in Wyoming is its own map — check Wyoming concealed-carry reciprocity. And federal land (national parks, forests) plays by federal rules in both states — see the federal-land guide.
Also from Utah: UT → AZ · UT → CO · UT → ID · UT → NM · UT → NV · reverse (WY → UT)
Utah to Wyoming: common questions
- Do the laws change when you drive from Utah to Wyoming?
- Yes — 10 of the 13 categories LawLert tracks have a different status in Wyoming than in Utah: cannabis, driving, fireworks, burn bans, firearms, gambling, alcohol, taxes, boating, drones. Each is listed on this page with its current status, the official source it came from, and the date it was last verified.
- What are the cannabis laws in Wyoming if I'm coming from Utah?
- Wyoming: Restricted — Illegal. Up to 3 oz (usable) is a misdemeanor (up to 12 months jail, up to $1,000 fine); over 3 oz is a felony. VERIFY exact statute thresholds. In Utah the same category is Conditional.
- What are the driving laws in Wyoming if I'm coming from Utah?
- Wyoming: Restricted — No Title 31 statute authorizes photo enforcement; existing intersection cameras record data only and are not admissible to issue citations. In Utah the same category is Conditional.
- What are the fireworks laws in Wyoming if I'm coming from Utah?
- Wyoming: Conditional — Retail sale of consumer fireworks is lawful where the county has not prohibited it. A board of county commissioners may prohibit sale to Wyoming residents or use of fireworks by resolution, or adopt reasonable rules… In Utah the same category is Permitted.
- Is my Utah concealed carry permit honored in Wyoming?
- Permit reciprocity is decided separately from the firearms status shown on this page, so it is not answered here. LawLert publishes Wyoming's recognition list, with the statute or agency page behind it, at lawlertapp.com/firearms/WY/reciprocity. Permitless carry, where a state allows it, is a different question again — it does not make an out-of-state permit valid.
- How current is this Utah to Wyoming comparison?
- Every rule on this page stores the date it was last checked against its source; the oldest on this comparison is 2026-06-05. LawLert carries 6,693 rules, each with a source URL, and publishes a log of every correction it has made at lawlertapp.com/how-we-verify. Laws change — confirm anything consequential against the linked source.