{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-8-3","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Const. art. 8, § 3","heading":"Priority of appropriation.","body":"Priority of appropriation for beneficial uses shall give the better right. No appropriation shall be denied except when such denial is demanded by the public interests.","path":["TITLE 97 - WYOMING CONSTITUTION","ARTICLE 8 - IRRIGATION AND WATER RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title97.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:31Z","sha256":"1da13749feaabca835a0558fc2127446c06c181f468fb49baf9e15ff3ccfdf93","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-8-2","next":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-8-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}