Public Conduct in Sauk County, WI (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Loud Party Ordinance
Unincorporated Sauk County has no separate party ordinance: a loud gathering falls under Sauk County Code Sec. 11.03, disorderly conduct, which bans unreasonably loud or boisterous behavior in a public or private place whenever it tends to provoke a disturbance.
Sauk County Disorderly Conduct: Loud Gatherings
Some RestrictionsSauk County Code §§ 11.03, 11.18
Whoever, in a public or private place, engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance may be penalized as provided in this chapter. ... The penalty for violating any section of this chapter shall be a forfeiture of not less than $10.00 nor more than $1,...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Sauk County bars smoking inside every building it owns or leases, with the Health Care Center's own Board of Trustees setting rules for residents there. Outdoors, County Code § 43.20 discourages, but does not ban, smoking within 15 feet of a public building entrance, and the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee must post a marked outdoor smoking area at the Courthouse and West Square Building.
Sauk County Smoking Near County Buildings
Light RestrictionsSauk County Code § 43.20
(2)There shall be no smoking allowed in any building owned or leased by Sauk County except that smoking policies for residents of the Sauk County Health Care Center shall be established by the Sauk County Health Care Center Board of Trustees.(3)Exposure by nonsmokers to secondhand smoke should be minimized, and therefore, smoking shall be discouraged adjacent to or within 15 feet to a public bu...
Public Alcohol Use
Sauk County has no general open-container law for parks or streets; the closest rule is Sauk County Code Sec. 15.008(3)(i), which bars an ATV or UTV operator or passenger from having an opened alcohol container aboard the vehicle on any county trunk highway.
Sauk County ATV Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsSauk County Code §§ 15.008, 15.010
(i)No operator or passenger of an ATV or UTV may possess, in or on an ATV or UTV on any County trunk highway, any bottle or receptacle containing alcohol beverages if the bottle or receptacle has been opened, the seal has been broken or the contents of the bottle or receptacle have been partially removed or released. ... (1)Any person who violates any section of this chapter or statutes adopted...
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