What is the legal age to tan in Wyoming?

Wyoming has no age below which tanning is banned outright. Anyone under 18 needs a parent's written consent, and a child under 15 also needs the parent at the facility for the entire session (W.S. 14-3-108).

Does the parent have to come to the salon in Wyoming?

Yes. The parent or legal guardian must appear at the minor's first use and sign the consent form in front of the owner or an employee. For a client under 15, the parent must also be at the facility for every session, though not necessarily in the tanning room.

How long does parental consent last in Wyoming?

Twelve months from the date the form is signed, unless the parent withdraws it sooner. The parent must repeat the written consent every year until the client turns 18.

Do I need a state license to open a tanning salon in Wyoming?

We found none. The only tanning statute, W.S. 14-3-108, creates no license, and the Board of Cosmetology's rules list tanning as a service it does not regulate. Check your city and county for business licenses.

Can minors get a spray tan in Wyoming?

The consent rules do not cover it. W.S. 14-3-108 applies to ultraviolet tanning devices, defined by the 200 to 400 nanometer radiation they emit, so spray and sunless tanning fall outside it.

Tanning laws · WY

Wyoming tanning laws for salon owners

Last verified September 29, 2026

Researched and written by the TanVision team

General information, not legal advice. Check your state’s current rules.

The short answer

Wyoming lets minors use UV tanning devices only with a parent's written consent, signed in person at the first visit and renewed every 12 months. Under 15, the parent must also stay at the facility for the whole session. Staff must demand proof of age from minors. There is no state tanning license, inspection or equipment rule.

Wyoming at a glance

Minimum age for UV tanning: No outright ban. Under 15, a minor may tan only with a parent's or legal guardian's written consent and with that parent present the entire time; ages 15 to 17 need the parent's written consent (W.S. 14-3-108(a)). The age of majority is 18 (W.S. 14-1-101(a)). Source 1
Parental consent: Required for every client under 18. The parent or legal guardian appears at the minor's first use and signs a written consent form in front of the owner or an employee. It lasts 12 months unless withdrawn and must be repeated each year until 18 (W.S. 14-3-108(c)(i)). Under 15, the parent must also be at the facility, though not necessarily in the tanning room, for the whole session (§ 14-3-108(a), (c)(ii)). Source 1
Spray tan age rule: None. W.S. 14-3-108 covers only ultraviolet tanning devices, defined as equipment emitting radiation between 200 and 400 nanometers to tan the skin (§ 14-3-108(c)(iii)), so it does not reach spray or sunless tanning. Source 1
License or permit: No state tanning license. A full-text search of every title of the Wyoming Statutes finds tanning only in W.S. 14-3-108, which creates no license. The Board of Cosmetology's rules list tanning among the services a salon may offer that the board does not regulate (Board of Cosmetology rules, ch. 7, § 4(d)). Source 5
Inspections: No state tanning inspection. In a board-licensed salon, the areas the Board of Cosmetology licenses are open to its inspection, and areas it does not regulate, tanning included, must be posted as "not regulated or licensed by the Board of Cosmetology" (Board of Cosmetology rules, ch. 7, §§ 4(d) and 5). Source 5
Operator training: No statewide statute found as of 2026-09-29.
Time between sessions: No statewide statute found as of 2026-09-29.
Consent statement: Wyoming requires no signed warning statement from adult clients. The only written form in W.S. 14-3-108 is the parent's consent for a client under 18, signed at the facility at the first use, valid for 12 months and repeated each year (§ 14-3-108(c)(i)). Source 1
Client records: No record rule. W.S. 14-3-108 requires a parent's signed consent form for each client under 18, valid for 12 months, but sets no record fields and no retention period. Source 1
Injury reporting: No statewide statute found as of 2026-09-29.
Protective eyewear: No statewide statute found as of 2026-09-29.
Replacement lamps: No statewide statute found as of 2026-09-29.
Timer checks: No statewide statute found as of 2026-09-29.

What Wyoming's tanning law covers

Wyoming's tanning rule is one section in the children's title of the statutes, W.S. 14-3-108, next to the rule on body art for minors. House Bill 63 created it in 2010 (Session Laws 2010, chapter 114), effective July 1, 2010. It covers ultraviolet tanning devices: sunlamps, booths and beds emitting radiation between 200 and 400 nanometers. Equipment a health care professional uses to treat disease, or that is used under a prescription, is excluded (§ 14-3-108(c)(iii)).

On September 29, 2026 we downloaded all 45 title files of the Wyoming Statutes from the Legislature, current to July 1, 2026, and searched their full text. "Tanning" appears only in § 14-3-108. "Ultraviolet" appears only there and in a radiologic-technologist definition that leaves ultraviolet light out of "radiation" (W.S. 33-37-101). A search of the current Wyoming Administrative Rules for "tanning" returns one chapter: Board of Cosmetology chapter 7, which lists tanning among services a salon may offer that the board does not regulate. So Wyoming has no tanning license, inspection program or equipment rule. City and county rules are outside this page.

At the front desk

Ask any client who may be under 18 for proof of age before a UV session; the law says you must demand it (§ 14-3-108(a)). A driver's license, a Selective Service registration card, a military ID, a valid U.S. passport, a tribal ID from the Eastern Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe, or a Wyoming Department of Transportation ID card counts. Showing that you asked, saw one and relied on it reasonably is a defense.
For a client aged 15 to 17, the parent or legal guardian comes in at the first visit and signs the written consent form in front of you or an employee (§ 14-3-108(c)(i)). A form signed at home and sent in with the teenager does not meet that wording.
For a client under 15, get the same signed consent, and make sure the parent is at the salon for the entire session, every session. The parent does not have to be in the tanning room (§ 14-3-108(a), (c)(ii)).
Track the date each consent was signed. It expires after 12 months, the parent can withdraw it at any time, and it has to be signed again each year until the client turns 18.
Spray and sunless tanning are outside the section, so these steps apply to UV equipment only.
If your tanning rooms sit inside a cosmetology salon, post the tanning area as "not regulated or licensed by the Board of Cosmetology" (Board of Cosmetology rules, ch. 7, § 5(b)).

A violation is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $250 (§ 14-3-108(b)). Wyoming sets no rule on adult warning statements, session gaps, eyewear, lamps, timers or injury reports; our FDA tanning bed rules guide covers the federal equipment rules that still apply.

What changed recently

Nothing on tanning since 2022. House Bill 10 of 2022 (chapter 82, effective July 1, 2022) rewrote tribal references across the statutes and, in § 14-3-108(a), updated the names of the two tribes whose ID cards count as proof of age. The Legislature's full-text bill search for "tanning" lists no bill from 2023 to 2026. The same search finds 2026's House Bill 8 by a phrase in its body, "felony stalking", so it covers the 2026 session. The cosmetology rule's current version took effect May 15, 2025; its tanning line was already in the 2021 and 2023 versions.

How TanVision helps

TanVision's minimum age is 18 by default, and a session cannot start without a date of birth on file. With Minors and UV rooms at Yes, the default at Settings > Tanning rules, guardian consent on file lets a client under 18 start any room, UV included, with only a warning. That fits Wyoming's consent rule, but TanVision cannot enforce the rest of it: it has no consent expiry and no re-sign interval, and it does not know whether a parent is in the building. Scan ID reads the date of birth from the barcode on a driver's license or state ID card with a USB 2D scanner and records the day the ID was checked, but staff still compare the photo, and check by eye the other IDs Wyoming accepts, such as a passport or a tribal ID. Re-signing each year and keeping an under-15 client's parent on site are the desk's job.

With consent forms, the parent signs on your counter tablet at the first visit, and the signed record keeps the signature and the exact wording. A note on the client record can pop up at check-in, which is one way to flag the date the consent runs out. The record also shows recent visits, newest first. Compare other states on the state list.

Common questions

What is the legal age to tan in Wyoming?: Wyoming has no age below which tanning is banned outright. Anyone under 18 needs a parent's written consent, and a child under 15 also needs the parent at the facility for the entire session (W.S. 14-3-108).
Does the parent have to come to the salon in Wyoming?: Yes. The parent or legal guardian must appear at the minor's first use and sign the consent form in front of the owner or an employee. For a client under 15, the parent must also be at the facility for every session, though not necessarily in the tanning room.
How long does parental consent last in Wyoming?: Twelve months from the date the form is signed, unless the parent withdraws it sooner. The parent must repeat the written consent every year until the client turns 18.
Do I need a state license to open a tanning salon in Wyoming?: We found none. The only tanning statute, W.S. 14-3-108, creates no license, and the Board of Cosmetology's rules list tanning as a service it does not regulate. Check your city and county for business licenses.
Can minors get a spray tan in Wyoming?: The consent rules do not cover it. W.S. 14-3-108 applies to ultraviolet tanning devices, defined by the 200 to 400 nanometer radiation they emit, so spray and sunless tanning fall outside it.

Sources

Wyoming Statutes Title 14, Children (current to July 1, 2026): W.S. 14-3-108, Use of ultraviolet tanning devices by persons who have not reached the age of majority, and 14-1-101, Age of majorityWyoming Legislature. Accessed September 29, 2026.
Wyoming Statutes in download format (45 title files, reflecting the 2026 Budget Session; full text searched for "tanning")Wyoming Legislature. Accessed September 29, 2026.
House Bill 63 (2010), Tanning salons-minors, Enrolled Act No. 36 (Session Laws 2010, chapter 114)Wyoming Legislature. Accessed September 29, 2026.
House Bill 10 (2022), Tribal reference amendments, Enrolled Act No. 46 (chapter 82)Wyoming Legislature. Accessed September 29, 2026.
Board of Cosmetology rules, chapter 7, Salon and Independent Contractors (effective May 15, 2025)Wyoming Secretary of State, Administrative Rules. Accessed September 29, 2026.
Administrative rules search, current rules, keyword "tanning" (1 result: Board of Cosmetology chapter 7)Wyoming Secretary of State, Administrative Rules. Accessed September 29, 2026.
Full-text bill search for "tanning" (2009 HB 178, 2010 HB 63, 2022 HB 10 and three misdemeanor-penalty bills; nothing from 2023 to 2026)Wyoming Legislature. Accessed September 29, 2026.
Full-text bill search for "felony stalking" (positive control: finds 2026 House Bill 8 by its body text)Wyoming Legislature. Accessed September 29, 2026.

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