Beloit, WI

No residential dwelling unit in the City of Beloit may keep more than 5 dogs, cats and rabbits combined, with a hard cap of 3 dogs (up to 5 cats and up to 5 rabbits within that total)…

Beloit's dangerous-dog law is conduct-based rather than breed-specific: no breed is named anywhere in the ordinance. Once a dog is declared potentially dangerous, its owner must…

Beloit outlaws owning, keeping, possessing or harboring a wild animal within city limits, sweeping in wolf hybrids and any other non-domestic species whose ferocity could be awakened…

Beloit does not require every dog or cat to be spayed or neutered. The mandate is narrow: proof of spay or neuter is one of four documents an owner must hand the City Treasurer before…

The City of Beloit lets a residential lot with one single-family home keep up to 4 female chickens, but bans roosters outright and requires an annual residential chicken permit before…

Beloit bars every pet store in the city from selling, bartering or giving away cats, dogs or rabbits, a full retail sale ban rather than a licensing rule. Stores may only host adoption…

Beloit requires every animal off its owner's premises to be under restraint by a leash, cord or chain no longer than 6', or confined inside a vehicle. Anything held on a longer leash…

Rock County has no cat-licensing scheme, but it does adopt Wisconsin's rabies-control law for cats: an officer who has reason to believe a cat bit someone or was exposed to rabies must…

Wisconsin requires beekeepers to register colonies with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). State apiary inspection law applies uniformly statewide…

Wisconsin prohibits baiting and feeding deer in counties with chronic wasting disease (CWD) or bovine TB under Wis. Stat. 29.336 and NR 10.07. The Department of Natural Resources…

The City of Beloit's fence code prohibits aboveground electric fences and razor wire on any property, and bars barbed wire outright on residential, commercial and PLI-zoned lots…

Beloit caps fences at 4 feet in front and street-side setbacks in residential, commercial and PLI districts, and at 8 feet in rear and interior side setbacks, with a fence permit…

Before installing, building, replacing or moving any fence in the City of Beloit, the property owner must obtain a fence permit from the Division of Planning and Building Services. The…

Wisconsin's line-fence law governs shared fences between neighbors. Where adjoining land is farmed or grazed, both owners must maintain the partition fence in equal shares under Wis…

Beloit's home occupation rules cap client visits to a home business at 12 people per day and limit those visits to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Deliveries and pick-ups tied to…

A home occupation in Beloit may display only one nameplate sign, capped at 2 square feet, and that sign must be attached to the building and cannot be illuminated. No other advertising…

Beloit allows home occupations as an accessory use in any residential dwelling, but caps the business at 25% of the dwelling's floor area, limits it to a full-time resident operator…

Wisconsin lets home producers sell non-hazardous baked goods directly to consumers without a license (the 2017 Kivirist ruling), and sell home-canned high-acid pickles and preserves…

Wisconsin requires state licensing or certification for any home caring for four or more unrelated children. The Department of Children and Families administers uniform standards that…

Wisconsin has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, and it has no exemption that lets you cook meals in your own kitchen and sell them. Wis. Stat. § 97.30(2)(a) requires…

Beloit treats any vehicle left unattended for more than 36 continuous hours, on public property or, if it looks abandoned, on private property, as an abandoned vehicle under Section…

Beloit bars any truck over 12,000 pounds gross weight, or plated for more than 12,000 pounds anywhere, from parking on a City street or alley other than a state or federal highway…

Beloit requires any business served by an alley to load and unload there, not at the curb. Section 13.12 of the Code of Ordinances flatly bars loading or unloading merchandise on the…

Beloit residents cannot park a camping trailer, motor home, mobile home, motor bus or any other trailer on a City street in a residential district, period, under Section 13.20 of the…

When the Public Works Director declares a winter weather emergency under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 13.04, parking or standing any vehicle on a city street is banned until the…

Beloit residential lots may store only one recreational vehicle, boat or trailer outside an enclosed building under Code of Ordinances § 7.23(7)(d), and none may sit in a required…

Beloit requires every driveway and parking area to be paved with asphalt, concrete, paving brick or another durable impervious material under Section 7.23(8) of the Code of Ordinances…

Every night between 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., Beloit Code of Ordinances § 13.03 requires vehicles parked on city streets to match the calendar date: even house numbers on even dates…

Wisconsin caps what a towing service may charge you after a nonconsensual tow from private property. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans 319.03(1) limits removal to $150 regardless of the…

Beloit allows portable outdoor fireplaces such as chimineas and fire bowls under strict conditions set by Code of Ordinances § 6.03(1)(a)3. The unit needs a spark screen, must sit at…

Beloit bans outdoor burning of any material under Code of Ordinances § 6.03(1)(a), amending Wis. Admin. Code SPS 314.03(9). Narrow exceptions cover Fire Department training burns…

Beloit's Property Maintenance Code spells out exactly where smoke detectors go in every dwelling under § 7.25(8): one in the basement and on each floor level except the attic, with…

Rock County adopts Wisconsin's fireworks statute, Wis. Stat. § 167.10, in full by ordinance and raises the maximum penalty to a $1,000 forfeiture. Possessing or using anything that…

Wisconsin has no defensible-space wildfire law, but Wis. Stat. 66.0407 requires every landowner to destroy noxious weeds (Canada thistle, leafy spurge, field bindweed and locally…

Wisconsin uniformly regulates propane storage, installation, and handling under Wis. Admin. Code SPS 340, adopting NFPA 58 statewide and preempting inconsistent local rules through…

Wisconsin DNR designates statewide Fire Protection Areas under Wis. Stat. § 26.11 where the agency holds primary wildfire suppression authority and enforces stricter ignition rules…

Backyard sheds in the City of Beloit split into two categories under § 9.24(5) of the Code of Ordinances: a freestanding shed of 70 square feet or less skips the foundation requirement…

Wisconsin's Uniform Dwelling Code (Wis. Stat. ch. 101 and SPS 320-325) sets statewide construction standards for one- and two-family dwellings, including tiny homes built as permanent…

Beloit bars hammers, power tools, and power-driven lawn or garden equipment between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Code § 15.12(3)(b), part of the City's broader ban on noise that…

Beloit treats a dog or other animal that habitually howls, yelps, barks or crows as a noise violation under Code § 15.12(3)(d) if it disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood…

Beloit bans operating a motor vehicle so as to create an unreasonably loud noise through acceleration or deceleration, one of the specific violations listed under the city's general…

Beloit caps industrial noise crossing into a Residential or Commercial district from any Manufacturing district using an eight-band decibel table, from 72 dB at the lowest frequency…

Beloit's noise ordinance, Code § 15.12, bans amplified music or sound equipment that can be heard across the street on residential property, inside another person's home, or more than…

In the City of Beloit, owners must keep tree branches at least 9 feet above any sidewalk and prevent bushes from extending over it. Trimming trees for hire anywhere in the city, public…

Beloit's landscaping ordinance protects mature trees credited on an approved site plan: under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 34.21(2)(a)5, no one may damage or remove a preserved tree…

Wisconsin law makes destroying noxious weeds mandatory statewide: every landowner must destroy Canada thistle, leafy spurge, field bindweed and other designated weeds. Towns, villages…

Rock County sets no countywide lawn-watering schedule. The state does not require a permit to water a lawn or private garden. Odd/even or drought watering limits, when they exist, come…

Wisconsin has no statute banning rainwater harvesting. Under Wis. Stat. 145.01(10)(br)1, a rainwater gutter or downspout is expressly excluded from the legal definition of "plumbing"…

Anyone installing, altering or enlarging a residential swimming pool in the City of Beloit needs a permit from the Planning and Building Services Division before work starts. Pools…

Every outdoor swimming pool in the City of Beloit needs a fence at least 4 feet 6 inches high under § 9.26(5) of the Code of Ordinances, with any gate built to the same height and…

Wisconsin room tax is municipal, not county. Rock County levies no countywide room tax; a city, village, or town room tax (up to 8%) may apply, plus Wisconsin sales tax on lodging…

Registration is handled by the state, not Rock County. Operators get a DATCP tourist rooming house license, and if a town caps rental days they must notify the local clerk in writing…

Rock County sets no night cap. Wisconsin lets a city, village, or town cap rentals of more than 6 but fewer than 30 consecutive days at no fewer than 180 days per year, and those days…

Rock County imposes no primary-residence requirement for short-term rentals. Wisconsin's Right to Rent law limits how far any subdivision can restrict rentals, though local day caps…

Selling food or merchandise from a stationary spot or a vehicle on Beloit sidewalks and streets takes an outdoor vendor's permit from the City Clerk. Vending is off-limits on City…

The City of Beloit confines outdoor vending, including mobile food vending, to the C-1, C-2, C-3, CBD, M-1 and M-2 zoning districts and to City parks. Vendors also need an outdoor…

Wisconsin requires all food trucks to be licensed as Mobile Retail Food Establishments under Wis. Stat. ch. 97 and ATCP 75. State licensing is uniform statewide, though local zoning…

No one may lease a dwelling unit in the City of Beloit without a valid rental registration certificate from the Community and Housing Services Division. Certificates run March 1…

Secondhand article and jewelry dealers in the City of Beloit must operate inside a fully enclosed building, cannot buy goods or lend money between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or on…

Pawnbrokers in the City of Beloit must run their business from a fully enclosed building and file a Property Transaction Record with the Chief of Police by noon the day after every…

Beloit does not issue its own tattoo or body-piercing license: the City repealed its local tattooist chapter and instead requires, under Section 14.01(2) of the Code of Ordinances…

Beloit limits major vehicle overhauls at a residence to work the vehicle's owner-occupant performs inside a garage, under Code of Ordinances § 7.23(7)(c). Commercial and manufacturing…

Selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products in the City of Beloit requires a City license on top of Wisconsin's own retailer rules. The City Clerk issues the license…

Beloit bars anyone under 18 from being on public streets, in parks, or at businesses between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. without a parent or guardian, under Code § 15.05. A minor faces a $50…

Beloit closes its parks each night: the general rule under Code § 18.02(10)(a) is sunrise to 10:00 p.m., with earlier closing at Big Hill Park and later closing allowed for permitted…

Closing a Beloit street for a block party or other special event requires a Class A, B, C or D Special Event Permit under Code § 18.01(4)(c), with the size and length of the event…

Beloit requires a Special Event Permit under Code § 18.01(4)(c) to close a street for a parade or civic, social or entertainment event. The permit comes in four classes, A through D…

Beloit park facilities are first-come, first-served, but Code § 18.02(16) lets anyone reserve a specific area in advance with a picnic permit from the Parks Director, granting…

A restaurant that wants to seat diners on a Beloit public sidewalk needs a sidewalk cafe license from the City Clerk, but it is limited to sidewalk space in the Business Improvement…

Any construction site disturbing one acre or more of land in the City of Beloit needs a City Engineer-approved erosion and sediment control plan and permit before work starts. The…

The City of Beloit regulates development in flood-prone areas through its own Floodplain Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Code § 5-400 et seq., adopted under state authority in Wis. Stat. §§…

The City of Beloit's Floodplain Zoning Ordinance requires new construction in mapped floodway, floodfringe and general floodplain districts to build to a flood protection elevation…

Chapter 24 of the Beloit Code bars anyone from discharging anything but stormwater into the City's municipal separate storm sewer system, and bans illicit connections outright. The…

Wisconsin's NR 115 sets minimum shoreland zoning standards along navigable waters, and the Public Trust Doctrine protects Great Lakes shores. Counties must adopt rules at least as…

Beloit's zoning code lets a residential occupant hold no more than 2 garage or yard sales per calendar year, each capped at 3 consecutive days, on the same residential lot. Sales of…

Beloit's residential district table sets a 30-foot front and rear setback in the R-1A, R-2, R-3 and R-4 districts and 20 feet in R-1B, with interior side setbacks tied to a percentage…

Beloit caps residential buildings at 2½ stories or 35 feet in the R-1A, R-1B and R-2 districts, while the higher-density R-3 and R-4 multifamily districts carry no maximum height…

Maximum lot coverage and impervious-surface limits for general zoning are set by your city, village, or unincorporated town. Rock County directly limits impervious surface only within…

Beloit's bicycle code, Section 13.08 of the Code of Ordinances, sets riding rules for children under 10, bans bikes from sidewalks outside designated 'bicycle ways,' and closes…

Beloit caps shared electric scooter operators at two licensees under Section 13.085 of the City Code, bans scooter riding on any sidewalk and on streets posted above 25 mph, and…

Rock County caps e-bicycles, e-scooters and other vehicles at 15 mph on County Bike Paths that allow their use, under County Ordinance Sec. 5.02(1)(G). Riders must also comply with…

Wisconsin splits these two machines apart in the definitions and then treats them completely differently. A low-speed vehicle has a statewide right of the road: under Wis. Stat. s…

No one may start electrical work in the City of Beloit without a permit under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 10.03. The city adopts Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305 and 316, including the…

Beloit's Property Maintenance Code requires carbon monoxide detectors under § 7.25(9), which adopts Wisconsin's CO-detector statutes and administrative rules wholesale rather than…

Beloit requires a building permit before any construction, alteration, repair, demolition or moving of a building or structure under § 9.12 of the Code of Ordinances, filed through the…

Anyone doing plumbing work inside the City of Beloit needs a permit from the Planning and Building Services Division before starting, under § 8.07 of the Code of Ordinances. Only a…

Property owners are responsible for keeping the public sidewalk in front of their lot safe, and Beloit Code of Ordinances § 11.18(6) lets the Board of Public Works order an unsafe…

Placing anything in a Beloit street, sidewalk or terrace that blocks or encumbers it is prohibited under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 11.05, with narrow carve-outs for small signs…

Building a canopy, railing or other structure that projects into a Beloit street beyond what the Building Code allows requires a temporary encroachment permit under Beloit Code of…

Beloit property owners and occupants have 48 hours after snow, sleet or freezing rain stops falling to clear the abutting public sidewalk under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 11.22(1)…

Beloit's building official can declare a structure unfit for human habitation and order it vacated under § 7.22 when it lacks maintenance, is in disrepair, or is vermin or rodent…

Beloit's Property Maintenance Code makes property owners responsible for exterminating rodents, insects and vermin on both the exterior and interior of buildings under Code of…

The City of Beloit bans dumping garbage, dead animals, refuse or recyclable material in streets, waterways, or public grounds, and bans dumping in private or City trash receptacles…

The City of Beloit requires every residential property to use City curbside collection for garbage and recyclables under Code § 17.23(1). The Public Works Director publishes the pickup…

Beloit's Municipal Code makes recycling mandatory: Section 17.22 requires every person generating solid waste within city limits to separate recyclable material from garbage, and…

Beloit requires multifamily and nonresidential properties to fully screen dumpsters from public view under Code of Ordinances § 7.236, using a solid fence or wall at least 6 feet high…

The City of Beloit collects oversized solid waste that will not fit in a standard cart only if a resident prepays and pre-arranges pickup with the Public Works Department under Code §…

Beloit requires a prepaid sticker on yard waste set out for collection, limits brush bundles to under 4 feet long and 4 inches in diameter under Section 17.32, and reserves its yard…

Beloit residents must set collection carts out no earlier than noon the day before pickup and bring them back in by 7:00 a.m. the next morning under Code § 17.25(4). Once outside, §…

Beloit's Code of Ordinances caps window signs at 25 percent of the window's area under §30.44(2)(c). No permit or fee is required, but the sign must be inside a commercial zoning…

Beloit's Outdoor Sign Ordinance regulates digital billboards as "electronically variable-message (EVM) signs" under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 30.17. A sign permit is required, and…

The City of Beloit limits garage sale and rummage sale signs under Code of Ordinances § 30.20: no permit is required, but the sign must sit on residentially-zoned property, stay under…

Wisconsin law strongly protects yard signs. During an election campaign period, no county or municipality in Rock County may regulate the size, shape, placement or content of a…

Beloit's Property Maintenance Code requires every rental dwelling to have working hot and cold water, a private bathroom and heat capable of holding 70 degrees Fahrenheit at 10 below…

The City of Beloit requires every owner of a rental dwelling unit to hold a valid annual rental registration certificate before leasing it to a tenant. The certificate is issued by the…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.17 sets the pre-eviction notice. For nonpayment of rent on a month-to-month tenancy or a lease of one year or less, the landlord gives a 5-day notice to pay or…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0104 and Act 317 prevent municipalities from limiting landlord-tenant relationships beyond state law, including any local just-cause eviction requirement. Eviction…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.05(2) lets a landlord enter only on advance notice and at reasonable times to inspect, repair, or show the unit. Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(2) makes that…

Under Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.19, either the landlord or tenant may end a month-to-month or other periodic tenancy with at least 28 days' written notice. If rent is payable on a basis less…

Wisconsin prohibits rent control statewide. Wis. Stat. § 66.1015 bars every city, village, town, and county from regulating the amount of rent charged for a residential rental unit…

Wisconsin sets no statutory cap on the amount of a residential security deposit. After a tenancy ends, the landlord must mail or deliver the deposit, less lawful deductions, within 21…

Wisconsin recognizes three adverse-possession tracks. The default under Wis. Stat. Sec. 893.25 is 20 years of uninterrupted possession with no written instrument. Sec. 893.26 shortens…

Beloit bars drinking alcohol or carrying an open container on any public street, alley, or other government-owned property under Code § 15.06(4)(a). The ban lifts only for specific…

Beloit's smoking law reaches past the indoor floor set by state law: it bars smoking outright at sports arenas and transit facilities, and within 30' of any entrance to a city-owned…

Beloit adopts the state's small-amount THC possession offense into its own municipal code, letting officers write a city forfeiture ticket instead of a state charge. The city sets its…

Beloit's municipal code bars loitering or prowling in a manner not usual for law-abiding people when the circumstances create a justifiable, reasonable alarm for the safety of persons…

Whoever is in possession or control of a Beloit property is on the hook for a loud party under Code § 15.12(4): letting anyone use the premises to make noise that unreasonably disturbs…

Anyone going door-to-door in the City of Beloit to sell goods, take orders, or solicit donations needs a permit from the City Clerk first. The Chief of Police runs a background check…

Beloit's Architectural Review chapter requires full cut-off outdoor light fixtures on off-street parking and site lighting, directed away from adjoining property and streets, under…

Under the Zoning Code's industrial performance standards, any Manufacturing-district operation producing intense glare cannot let direct or indirect light exceed one footcandle of…

The City of Beloit imposes an 8 percent room tax on hotels, motels and other short-term lodging under Code of Ordinances § 3.15. The City Treasurer collects the tax quarterly, and 80…

Rock County bans overnight sleeping, camping or lodging on any park, recreational trail or other county property under Sec. 5.02(25). Camping gear such as campers, tents or generators…

Rock County bans operating an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, in any county park without the Parks Manager's written consent, under Sec. 5.02(17)(I). The same rule also requires…

Wisconsin commercial drone operators follow FAA Part 107. Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities, and local governments cannot regulate flight…

Wisconsin has a partial drone framework: local governments generally cannot regulate drone flight, but Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities…

Wisconsin has no legal recreational or medical marijuana dispensary program. State law prohibits cannabis sales, so no municipality can authorize dispensary operations through zoning…

Wisconsin prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including for personal use. Growing any cannabis plant is a felony under state controlled substances law. No municipality may authorize…

Wisconsin Statute 104.001 expressly preempts cities, villages, towns, and counties from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum, ensuring uniform wage rules across…

Wisconsin Statute 103.10 and 104.001 preempt local paid sick leave ordinances, blocking cities and counties from requiring private employers to provide paid time off beyond state and…

Wisconsin preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under Wis. Stat. 103.007, ensuring statewide uniformity for employer scheduling practices and forbidding…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0409 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities, villages, towns, and counties from enacting ordinances stricter than state law on possession…

Wisconsin permits adults at least 18 who are not prohibited persons to openly carry firearms in public without a permit, with statewide preemption blocking local restrictions on lawful…

Wisconsin Statute 941.23 makes carrying a concealed handgun in a vehicle without a CCW license a misdemeanor, while open carry and licensed concealed carry inside vehicles are lawful…

Wisconsin requires footings and foundations to sit below the frost penetration level or at least 48 inches below adjacent grade, whichever is deeper, so 48 inches is a floor, not a…

Wisconsin's dwelling code sets minimum roof snow loads from a state zone map and does not state a ground snow load at all, which is the opposite of how most states publish the figure.

Wisconsin bans gambling as a crime, but Wis. Stat. § 563.11(1) lets bona fide religious, charitable, service, fraternal, or veterans organizations apply to the Department of…

Wisconsin's gambling code has no carve-out for private social games. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1) defines 'bet' and lists eight exceptions, business deals, contest prizes, bingo, pari-mutuel…

Wisconsin has no commercial sportsbook law. Wis. Stat. § 945.02 makes placing any bet a Class B misdemeanor unless it fits a listed exception, and § 945.01(1)(h), added by 2025…

Wisconsin has no comprehensive non-condo HOA act. Condominium associations get a statutory assessment lien under Wis. Stat. § 703.165 that is foreclosed like a mortgage. Non-condo HOAs…

Wisconsin condominiums run through an association of unit owners under Wis. Stat. § 703.15, which sets meeting-notice, proxy, and voting rules. Non-condo HOAs are governed as nonstock…

Wisconsin overrides anti-solar and anti-wind HOA restrictions by statute. Wis. Stat. § 236.292 voids restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly restrict solar or wind energy…

Wisconsin protects flag display through two separate statutes, and which one applies depends on whether you own a condominium unit or a lot in a covenanted subdivision. Wis. Stat. §…

Wisconsin sets no dollar cap on association fines and requires no hearing before one is imposed. For condominiums, Wis. Stat. § 703.24(2) makes a unit owner liable for any charges…

Only Wisconsin condominium associations hold a statutory collection lien. Wis. Stat. § 703.165(3) gives the association a lien for unpaid assessments if it files a statement of…

Wisconsin runs the opposite way from states that shield owners who lease. Wis. Stat. § 703.10(3) expressly authorizes condominium bylaws to carry any restriction on the use of the…

You will not meet an OWI checkpoint in Wisconsin. Wis. Stat. § 349.02(2)(a) forbids a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, traffic officer or motor vehicle inspector from stopping…

Wisconsin is a one-party consent state. Wis. Stat. § 968.31(2)(c) makes it lawful for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when…

Wisconsin has no general stop-and-identify offense. Wis. Stat. § 968.24 lets an officer who has first identified himself or herself as law enforcement stop you in a public place, for a…

Wisconsin is unusual in codifying the grounds for a search at all. Wis. Stat. § 968.10 says a search may be made and things seized only when it is incident to a lawful arrest, with…

Wisconsin's Working Lands Initiative under Statute 91 establishes farmland preservation zoning districts, certifies county and local plans, and offers income tax credits to farmers in…

Wisconsin Statute 823.08 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits by neighbors, requiring courts to dismiss claims unless the farm substantially threatens…

Wisconsin does not merely limit what a homeowners' association may say about solar. Wis. Stat. § 236.292(2) declares that all restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0401 broadly preempts municipalities and counties from restricting solar and wind energy systems unless restrictions serve specific public health, safety, or…

Wisconsin Statute 134.66 bars selling cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under 18 and vapor products to anyone under 21. The federal Tobacco 21 law independently requires all tobacco and…

Wisconsin has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products; sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarettes remain lawful under Wis. Stat. 134.66 subject to…

Wisconsin's rule on extra lighting is a colour rule with a count attached. Wis. Stat. § 347.07(2) bars operating any vehicle on a highway displaying a colour other than white or amber…

Wisconsin never legislated dash cams, so the governing rule is the windshield rule, and Wisconsin's version is a closed list. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans 305.34(6) bars any posters…

Wisconsin has never legislated lane splitting in either direction. The phrases "lane splitting" and "between lanes" appear nowhere in chs. 340 to 351, the whole Wisconsin Vehicle Code…

Wisconsin attacks plate covers from two directions. Wis. Stat. s. 341.61 (3) makes it an offence carrying a forfeiture of up to $500 to place any substance on a plate that hinders its…

A radar detector is lawful in a private car in Wisconsin. The phrase "radar detector" appears nowhere in the Wisconsin Statutes or the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and the equipment…

Wisconsin gives ordinary drivers no studded-tire season at all. Wis. Stat. s. 347.45 (2) bans any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or other non-rubber protuberance that projects…

Wisconsin puts its tint numbers in the Department of Transportation's equipment rules, not in the statute book. Aftermarket film on the vent and front side windows must still pass at…