Animal Ordinances in Oneida County, WI (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Oneida County, Wisconsin.
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Dog Leash Laws
Oneida County bars every owned animal from running at large. Section 23.10(1) states the rule outright, § 23.04(2) defines 'at large' as off the owner's property and uncontrolled, and § 23.12(1) sends any loose animal to impoundment in a humane shelter until the owner pays fees and reclaims it or it becomes county property after seven days.
Oneida County, WI Dog Leash and At-Large Law
Some RestrictionsOneida County General Code §§ 23.04(2), 23.04(17), 23.10(1) and 23.12(1), Wisconsin
ANIMAL AT LARGE — Any animal shall be deemed to be at large when off the property of the owner and not under the control of the owner or some other person. ... RESTRAINT — Any animal secured by a leash, lead or within the fenced (underground/above ground) property limits of the animal's owner or leashed by a chain or other significant restraining device that limits the animal to the property li...
Breed Restrictions
Oneida County has no breed-specific ban; instead § 23.04(20) defines a 'vicious animal' by conduct, two bites or one serious injury, unprovoked, within twelve months. Once an officer declares an animal vicious under § 23.10(3), § 23.10(4) and (5) require secure confinement at home and a muzzle plus a leash of four feet or less off the property.
Oneida County, WI Vicious Animal Declaration Rule
Significant RestrictionsOneida County General Code §§ 23.04(20) and 23.10(3)-(5), Wisconsin
VICIOUS ANIMAL — An animal will be considered vicious if within any twelve-month period, it bites two or more persons or inflicts serious injury to one person in unprovoked circumstances off the owner's premises. ... Declaration of a Vicious Animal. The Animal Control Officer of the County or Town or any Law Enforcement Officer, after conducting an investigation into the circumstances surroundi...
Exotic Pets
Oneida County does not ban exotic pets, but § 23.16(1) requires every exotic animal, defined by § 23.04(10) as not normally domesticated or wild by nature, to be kept in an escape-proof pen or enclosure. Section 23.16(2) then leaves licensing or bans on specific species to each city, town or village, and bills the owner if the County must recapture an escapee.
Oneida County, WI Exotic Animal Containment Rule
Light RestrictionsOneida County General Code §§ 23.04(10) and 23.16, Wisconsin
EXOTIC ANIMAL — Any animal that is not normally domesticated in the United States or is wild by nature. ... Any exotic animal kept in the County of Oneida shall be contained in a pen or enclosure of proper size and strength as to prohibit the animals escape. ... It shall be the duty of each individual city, town, or local municipality to regulate or implement any ordinance concerning the sale o...
Wildlife Feeding
Feeding or baiting any wild animal inside the boundary of an Oneida County-owned campground is unlawful under General Code § 14.18(4)(e)2, a flat prohibition with no permit exception. The same subsection also bars hunting, trapping or killing wildlife within a campground, and a citation carries a $100.00 forfeiture, $249.00 with costs.
Oneida County Ban on Feeding Wildlife in Campgrounds
Significant RestrictionsOneida County General Code § 14.18(4)(e)2, Wisconsin
It is unlawful to feed or bait any wild animals within the boundary of a campground.
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