Burlington, WI

Burlington bars operating construction machinery, equipment or tools between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. as a per se noise violation, unless the City or its City Administrator authorizes…

Burlington bans running a lawn mower or other residential power tool, which covers leaf blowers, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., though the limit does not reach snow removal…

Burlington caps stationary noise sources at 75 dBA in manufacturing and quarrying districts, 70 dBA in business districts, and 55-60 dBA in every other zoning district depending on the…

Burlington's noise chapter declares tire squealing, defective mufflers, high-rev engine noise, unnecessary horn use and jake brakes to be per se violations, on top of the chapter's…

Burlington requires prior City or City Administrator approval before using a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying device on streets or in parks, and even an approved device cannot run…

Burlington bars knowingly keeping or harboring any animal that habitually barks, cries, howls or yelps in a way that materially disturbs or annoys another person, under § 104-9…

Burlington lets residents keep bees, but a hive within 50 feet of any property line needs a five-foot flight barrier, plant or artificial, and every colony must have a fresh water…

City Code § 104-16(B) flatly forbids keeping any wild animal as a pet anywhere in Burlington. A separate clause in the same section bars keeping wild or vicious animals for display or…

Burlington zones veterinary clinics differently by district. City Code § 315-15.C(7) requires a 100-foot setback from any property boundary for clinics and animal enclosures in the A-1…

Every cat in Burlington over five months old must be licensed annually at City Hall under § 104-4, with proof of rabies vaccination required first. Cats may not run at large under §…

Burlington's only citywide rule on coyotes, deer and other wildlife culls sits in the Airport chapter: § 93-1C(9) lets the Airport Manager authorize hunting and firearm discharge on…

Burlington caps ownership at five dogs and five cats per household under § 104-10, a limit the Common Council adopted after finding that keeping unlimited numbers of dogs and cats is a…

Burlington has no breed-specific ban. Instead, § 104-16(C) lets officers seize any animal found off its owner's premises and, once a court finds it vicious, authorizes a police or…

Burlington bans letting a dog run at large under § 104-8A, defined as anywhere off the owner's own premises unless the dog is leashed and controlled by someone able to handle it, or is…

Burlington bars keeping cattle, cows, horses, sheep, swine, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese or other livestock anywhere in the City under § 104-2, with no backyard-chicken…

Burlington bans pet grooming as a home occupation under City Code § 315-10.C(15)(c), but allows a standalone pet grooming shop as a conditional use in the B-1 Neighborhood Business…

Burlington's animal code flatly bans injuring, destroying, shooting at, or throwing stones at any bird inside city limits. The Police Department enforces the ban alongside a separate…

Racine County Code Sec. 16-5 prohibits feeding any wild animal or fowl on county-owned property, defining feed broadly to include offering, throwing, spreading or leaving food.

Burlington requires a fence or solid enclosure at least four feet tall around any permitted pool, with gaps no larger than six inches, self-closing and self-latching gates, and latches…

Burlington requires a permit before installing any aboveground or in-ground swimming pool, with the only exemption being a movable wading pool under two feet deep. City Code § 115-18…

Burlington requires yard waste to be composted, either at home or through the City's compost program, rather than thrown in the trash, and lets property owners without regular garbage…

Burlington City Code § 234-4 requires a Department of Public Works permit before anyone plants, removes or transplants a tree or shrub in a City parkway, public way, park or other…

Burlington's Water Utility can ask the Mayor to impose a citywide ban on lawn sprinkling under City Code § 304-10.I, in place since 1988. The ban never bars residents from watering…

Burlington City Code § 227-5E declares any tree limb hanging less than nine feet above a public sidewalk, street or other public place a public nuisance affecting peace and safety…

Burlington City Code caps grass at an average height of 12 inches in residential and business districts. The Mayor or an appointed Weed Commissioner gives five days' written notice by…

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"…

Recreational fires are allowed in Burlington only in a substantial metal, concrete, brick or earth container, between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., at least 25 feet from any structure or…

Burlington bans selling fireworks or possessing them for sale, and bars using, displaying or discharging any fireworks without a permit. The Mayor issues user's permits for festivals…

Burlington's Fire Prevention Code bans storing bottled gases and propane inside any multifamily dwelling in the city unless the Authority Having Jurisdiction has approved the storage…

Burlington bans open-air burning of any combustible waste material unless the Fire Department issues a permit at least three business days ahead. Even then, burning trash, wet rubbish…

Burlington requires every smoke detector, battery-powered or electrically interconnected, to be tested at least once every six months, with written test records kept on site for seven…

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…

Burlington City Code § 315-48D(4) keeps the heaviest trucks away from neighborhoods: in every zoning district where off-street parking is required, no Class 7 truck of 26,001 to 33,000…

Boats, trailers, snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles parked on residential property in Burlington must sit at least five feet from rear and side lot lines, and if parked in the…

Burlington caps driveway openings at 30 feet at the street line and 35 feet at the roadway in most zoning districts, with manufacturing-district roadway widths set by the City…

Burlington's Common Council controls on-street parking through City Code § 293-3: angle parking only where approved, a 24-hour cap on leaving a vehicle in one spot, and alley stops…

Burlington treats any vehicle left unattended on a street or on public or private property for more than 48 hours as abandoned under City Code § 293-18. On private property, a vehicle…

Any lot with a business, trade or industrial use in Burlington must provide off-street loading space sized to the use: one 10-by-25-foot space per 3,000 square feet of retail floor…

Burlington's fire code requires every designated fire lane to carry freestanding signs, painted curbs and traffic-surface markings reading "Fire Lane No Parking," sized and spaced as…

No vehicle may sit in one spot on a Burlington street for more than 24 hours, and outside downtown, overnight parking from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. is limited to alternate sides of the street…

Once three inches of snow falls in 24 hours, or blowing snow snarls traffic, Burlington's winter restricted parking takes effect under City Code § 293-4: no vehicle may sit on any…

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…

Burlington caps front-yard fences at four feet if they are at least 80% open, or three feet if more solid, while side and rear yard fences can rise to six feet under Zoning Code §…

Burlington bans fences that conduct electricity, are designed to shock, use barbed wire, or contain any part meant to harm a person, under Zoning Code § 315-51C(2)(b). Barbed wire is…

Anyone building a fence in Burlington must first get a fence permit from the Building Inspector, with a fee set by the City Council, under Zoning Code § 315-51A. The application must…

Burlington's Property Maintenance Code requires every retaining wall in the City to be structurally sound and bars any wall from repeatedly spilling mud, gravel or debris onto a…

Wisconsin Chapter 90 governs partition (line) fences between adjoining owners of farming or grazing land. Adjoining owners generally share the cost equally, and town fence viewers…

City Code § 315-10.C lets Burlington homeowners run a home occupation only inside the principal building, capped at 20% of the dwelling's floor area, with no nonresident employees and…

Burlington's home occupation rules cap traffic and set fixed customer hours. City Code § 315-10.C(8) bars congestion-level vehicle or foot traffic and limits deliveries to one…

Burlington lists a family day-care home as a permitted use, not a conditional use, in its Rs-1, Rs-2, Rs-3 and TN-R single-family residential districts. City Code § 315-140 defines the…

Racine County's home occupation rule allows exactly one nonilluminated nameplate for a home business: capped at two square feet and set back at least five feet from the road if it's…

Wisconsin has only one cottage food exemption written into its statutes, and it is narrow. Wis. Stat. § 97.29(2)(b)2. lets you sell home-canned pickles and other processed fruits or…

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…

Burlington's room tax reaches more than traditional hotels. City Code § 286-2 defines a taxable 'hotel or motel' to include bed-and-breakfasts, tourist homes and tourist houses or…

Wisconsin Statute 66.1014 preempts local bans on residential rentals of 7 consecutive days or longer. Anyone offering a short-term rental in Racine County for more than 10 nights per…

Burlington caps accessory building size on a sliding scale tied to lot area, from 720 square feet on lots up to 10,000 square feet to 900 square feet on lots of 40,000 square feet or…

Racine County allows one in-law suite as an accessory use in single-family homes across eleven zoning districts, capped at 800 square feet and connected to the main house: never a…

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…

Burlington requires every foundation and exterior wall to be reasonably rodent-proof under the Property Maintenance Code, and separately declares accumulations that let rats and other…

Household sharps like hypodermic needles and scalpels cannot go in the regular trash, recycling or curbside cans in Burlington; City Code § 265-5 requires dropping them off at the Fire…

Burlington requires a Building Inspector permit before any structure is built, enlarged, altered, demolished, or moved, covering nine specific categories from building work to…

Burlington requires entry key override switches on any exit door secured by a card reader entry system or a magnetic door lock, so first responders can open the door without the…

Burlington's Electrical Inspector must issue a permit before any electrical installation for light, heat, or power begins, and the work needs both a permit and a licensed electrician…

Burlington enforces carbon monoxide warning equipment standards in dwelling units by adopting NFPA 720 by reference into its Fire Prevention chapter. City Code § 155-14 folds the…

Burlington sets the design, installation, testing, and maintenance rules for any automatic fire sprinkler or suppression system in the city under City Code § 155-21, and every plan…

Burlington City Code § 243-4 bars any plumbing work in the City until a permit is obtained from the Plumbing Inspector. Minor faucet repairs and clearing a soil or waste pipe stoppage…

Placing a dumpster, roll-off container, or construction vehicle in a Burlington street or right-of-way requires a Department of Public Works permit under City Code § 274-15. Seasonal…

City Code Chapter 265, Article III requires every occupant of a single-family home, two- to four-unit residence, multi-family building, or business in Burlington to pull fifteen…

When one of six recognized holidays falls in a collection week, Burlington delays that week's trash and recycling pickup by one day under City Code § 265-3A(2), so a Monday holiday…

Beyond simply separating recyclables, Burlington's ordinance tells residents exactly how to prep each material for pickup, rinsed and sorted under City Code § 265-15, and bans putting…

Burlington limits refuse to plastic bags or standard garbage cans of 30 gallons or less, capped at 60 pounds full, kept in an accessible spot clear of snow and obstacles. Carts cannot…

City Code § 265-4 bars mixing leaves, grass or brush into regular curbside garbage and instead routes yard waste to the City's compost sites, a fall leaf collection, or curbside brush…

Burlington collects major appliances, tires and bulky furniture or building materials at the curb under City Code § 265-3A(4), but each category has its own rule: appliances need…

Burlington bans dumping litter, trash, debris or garbage on any public or private property outside a lawful container under City Code § 200-2. The Department of Public Works enforces…

Burlington's refuse ordinance sets the container, timing and placement rules for weekly trash pickup: garbage must go in 30-gallon cans or plastic bags weighing no more than 60 pounds…

Burlington City Code requires weekly curbside refuse collection for every residential dwelling of four units or fewer. Containers must be set out by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and…

Any food truck or pushcart operating on Burlington streets, sidewalks or public property needs a vendor vehicle permit from the City Clerk under City Code § 254-2.1. Applicants submit…

Burlington's mobile food vendor ordinance bars food trucks from public sidewalks outright and sets tight clearances for pushcarts that do use them. City Code § 254-2.1D(4) requires a…

Burlington limits where a permitted mobile food vehicle can set up: nowhere within 100 feet of a licensed food establishment's building unless that business consents in writing, and on…

Restaurants and shops in Burlington's B-2 and B-2A downtown districts can put tables and chairs on the public sidewalk under City Code § 274-11D, but only with a right-of-way permit…

To hold a gathering in a Burlington municipal park beyond the 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. closing hours, § 234-2A requires a permit for a special occasion or use from the Park Board or the…

Burlington requires a special event permit under § 100-5 for any parade, race, procession or festival on public right-of-way, with the Police Department and Department of Public Works…

Outside one- and two-family homes, Burlington bans kindling any hibachi, gas grill, charcoal grill or similar cooking device on a balcony or under an overhang. Ground-level grilling is…

Beyond the grill and fire-pit placement rules, Burlington's Fire Prevention chapter caps every outdoor cooking device, including a smoker, to a one-foot flame height over the fuel and…

Burlington City Code § 254-1B bars any direct seller from selling door-to-door in the City without first registering under § 254-1E. Registration requires a Clerk-furnished form, a…

Burlington City Code § 254-1H(1) limits door-to-door selling and soliciting to 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., bars calling on any property posted "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors," and bars…

Burlington requires a Clerk-issued license before anyone sells cigarettes or tobacco products in the city, and the same chapter defines and separately restricts sale of vapor products…

Burlington requires anyone operating a tattoo or body-piercing establishment, permanent or temporary, to hold a license under Wis. Admin. Code Ch. HFS 173 before opening. City Code §…

Burlington requires a separate City license for every junk collector, junk dealer and junkyard, backed by fingerprinting, a police and fire inspection, and a $1,000 bond. Licensed…

Burlington City Code Chapter 90 requires a City business license before any adult-oriented establishment opens, and the property must already conform to the adult-use zoning standards…

Racine County's zoning code flatly bans on-site repair work for other people's vehicles as a home occupation: servicing, salvage, wrecking, or painting non-owner cars, trucks, boats…

Burlington bans possessing marijuana or THC anywhere in the city, including public places, through its own municipal ordinance rather than relying only on the county district attorney…

Burlington bans skateboards, roller skates, scooters and other play vehicles on City streets, Central Business District sidewalks, the Riverwalk's pedestrian-only sections, and CBD…

Burlington bans possessing an open container of beer or liquor on any public street, sidewalk, alley or municipal parking lot, or in a vehicle on one, and separately bars consuming…

Burlington bars loitering or prowling in a place, time or manner not usual for law-abiding people when the circumstances would alarm someone for the safety of persons or property…

Racine County Code Sec. 16-95(a)(3) bans smoking within 25 feet of any entrance to a county building where smoking is prohibited indoors, with shelters at five county parks exempted.

Racine County Code Sec. 16-3 bars soliciting, canvassing or begging from county employees on county property without written permission from the county executive or the county board…

Racine County's disorderly conduct ordinance bars unreasonably loud, boisterous, or otherwise disorderly behavior in public or private places that provokes a disturbance: the provision…

Burlington City Code § 315-26L(3) caps truck engine and refrigeration-unit noise at loading docks in the B-1 Neighborhood Business District at 50 dBA measured at the property line…

In shoreland areas along Burlington's waterways, City Code § 315-12.1.B(2) exempts piers, boat hoists and boathouses from the standard 75-foot shore setback, while § 315-12.1.C caps…

Burlington requires a City Engineer-issued permit and an approved erosion and sediment control plan before any land-disturbing construction activity begins. Chapter 148 sets design…

Burlington requires new construction in the floodfringe to sit at or above the flood-protection elevation, defined as two feet of freeboard above the regional flood level. New homes…

Burlington requires a stormwater management permit from the City Engineer before any land development or redevelopment disturbing one acre or more can begin. Applicants must submit a…

Burlington's Floodplain Zoning Ordinance divides regional floodplain land along the Fox River into Floodway, Floodfringe Overlay and General Floodplain Districts. Development must meet…

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…

Burlington's A-1 Agricultural/Holding District under City Code § 315-15 protects general farming, including grazing and livestock, until land transitions to urban use. Farm buildings…

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

Burlington imposes an 8% room tax on hotel and motel rooms rented to transients under City Code §§ 286-1 and 286-3. The City Treasurer collects the tax quarterly from anyone furnishing…

Burlington requires subdividers to plant at least one street tree for every 50 feet of dedicated street frontage in every new subdivision or minor land division. Trees must stand at…

Burlington can designate a historic structure, site, or HPO Historic Preservation Overlay District under City Code Section 315-114 when the property reflects the community's cultural…

A tenant complaint under Burlington's Property Maintenance Code triggers an inspection by the Building Inspector or the City's contracted code enforcement agency. If a violation is…

Burlington City Code § 234-2A closes municipal parks from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily. Anyone in a City park during those hours violates the ordinance unless the Park Board or the…

Burlington bars anyone under 18 from City streets, parks and public grounds between 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between midnight and 5:00 a.m. on Friday…

Burlington's litter ordinance requires every owner, agent, occupant or lessee to keep private property free of litter, and a nonresident owner of a vacant lot must appoint a resident…

Burlington property owners and occupants have 18 hours after snow stops falling to clear their abutting sidewalk under City Code § 274-9, and must salt or sand any ice that can't be…

A Property Maintenance Code violation that an owner fails to correct becomes a declared public nuisance under Burlington's Chapter 181. The City can clean, repair or abate the blighted…

Burlington caps single-family homes in the Rs-1 Residence District at 35 feet under City Code Section 315-16E, the same ceiling that applies in the Rs-2 and Rs-3 districts. Article VI…

Burlington's Rs-1 Single-Family Residence District requires a 25-foot street yard from any public right-of-way, side yards of at least eight feet each (20 feet total for both sides)…

Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 115 sets uniform impervious surface coverage limits for shoreland properties statewide. Counties must adopt these standards, typically capping coverage…

Burlington bans lounging or loitering that blocks a street, bridge, sidewalk or crossing once a police officer tells the person to move on. Loafing or loitering in groups that…

Burlington's Water Utility maintains the service pipe up to the curb stop, but City Code § 304-7I puts the property owner on the hook for the pipe from the curb stop to the point of…

Anyone who wants to dig, build, or place equipment, a dumpster, or a construction vehicle in a Burlington street right-of-way needs a Department of Public Works permit first under City…

Burlington's Department of Public Works inspects sidewalks in Common Council-designated areas every year and orders repairs when a slab fails City standards. When the Council causes a…

Burlington's Code bars anyone from piling rubbish, wood, dirt, or any other impediment on a sidewalk, street, or alley, or from building a structure over one, under City Code §…

Burlington caps rummage, garage and yard sales at three per calendar year per address under City Code § 254-4. Each sale runs no more than three consecutive days, only between 7 a.m…

Burlington limits window signage to 30% of the glass area used for building exits and entrances under City Code Section 315-64J. A window sign is any sign area inside an enclosed…

Burlington lets sellers post one rummage-sale sign per lot, two on a corner lot, under City Code § 254-4D. Signs cannot exceed 12 square feet, must sit at least eight feet from the lot…

Burlington restricts electronic signs to the B-1, B-2, and B-2A Business Districts, plus the I-1 Industrial District as a conditional use, under City Code Section 315-71F. Message…

Temporary holiday decorations or displays carrying no commercial message need no zoning permit anywhere in Racine County's zoning districts, and the county code sets no fixed removal…

Wisconsin protects the display of political signs on private property. Wis. Stat. 12.04 limits how municipalities may restrict residential political signs, and Wis. Stat. 12.13(3)(h)…

Burlington's Zoning Code bars any activity from emitting glare or heat that's visible or measurable beyond its own premises under City Code Section 315-93. Operations that produce…

Burlington's Property Maintenance Code adopts minimum habitation standards for rental housing to protect tenant health, safety and welfare. Rental structures must stay weathertight…

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 Statute 66.0104 bars municipalities from requiring rental registration or licensing and limits inspection programs to designated districts with blight or code problems…

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…

Buildings inside Burlington's HPO Historic Preservation Overlay District must follow the published "Burlington Historic Downtown Main Street District: Design Quality - Standards…

Racine County can require developers to build paved, marked bike lanes or on-road bicycle routes along arterial and collector streets in new subdivisions, tied to the county's adopted…

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…

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 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 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 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…