30-1-122. Defrauding, cheating or swindling by 'salting'. Any person or persons who shall defraud, cheat, swindle or deceive any party or parties in relation to any mine or mining property by 'salting,' or by placing or causing to be placed in any lode, placer or other mine, any genuine metals or material representing genuine minerals, which are designed to cheat and deceive others, for the purpose of gain, whereby others shall be deceived and injured by such, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a penal sum of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), or imprisoned in the penitentiary for not more than three (3) years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Wyoming Legal Code