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It is illegal to purchase scrap copper wire from a visibly intoxicated person.

Status: Still Enforced / On the Books

The Law Explained

In an effort to curb the rampant theft of industrial metals, lawmakers targeted the shadowy economy of scrapping. The law specifically assumes that anyone stumbling into a junkyard drunk with a spool of valuable copper wire probably didn't acquire it through legitimate means.

๐Ÿ“š Source / Legal Code

Official Code Citation: Wyo. Stat. Ann. ยง 33-18-106
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