2 rules for unincorporated Rock County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
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 political sign on your residential property, except narrow traffic-safety limits.
Wis. Stat. 12.04(3)
Except as provided in sub. (4), no county or municipality may regulate the size, shape, placement or content of any sign containing a political message placed upon residential property during an election campaign period.
In Rock County, garage-sale signs can't legally go in the street or highway right-of-way. Wis. Stat. 86.19 bars any sign within street limits except traffic signs, and road authorities may remove and dispose of the rest.
Wis. Stat. 86.19(1)
no sign shall be placed within the limits of any street or highway except such as are necessary for the guidance or warning of traffic ... The authorities charged with the maintenance of streets or highways shall cause the removal therefrom and the disposal of all other signs.
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