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Public utility companies (gas, electricity, telephone, water, sewer, cable, etc.) often have easements to place utility transmission, distribution, or power lines on private property and access them for installation, repair, and maintenance—including removing or trimming trees that might interfere with transmission or distribution power lines, for example. These easements are known as utility easements or public utility easements.

In Wyoming, public utility companies are typically granted utility easements, which are rights to use a portion of a property owner's land for certain utility infrastructure such as gas, electricity, telephone, water, sewer, and cable lines. These easements allow the utility companies to install, repair, and maintain their infrastructure. Utility easements are often included in the property deed or as separate legal agreements and can be created by express grant, necessity, implication, or prescription. Wyoming law allows for the removal or trimming of trees by utility companies if they interfere with the operation of utility lines. The specific rights and obligations of the utility company and the property owner will be detailed in the easement agreement, which may include provisions for access and restrictions on the property owner's use of the easement area to prevent interference with the utility infrastructure.

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