Green Bay, WI

Green Bay bars parking in any street or area the Chief of Police designates a snow emergency or snow removal zone, enforced under Municipal Code § 40-30(d) with towing and fines for…

Green Bay caps residential recreational-vehicle parking at two per parcel, bars using RVs for living space, and requires them on a paved surface, not in a required setback.

Green Bay bars off-street parking between a house and the street, limiting vehicles to driveways and a narrow strip beside an undersized garage rather than open front lawns.

Green Bay bans junked, wrecked or non-operating vehicles from streets and public property outright, and limits how long one can sit on private property to 72 hours under Municipal Code…

Green Bay requires off-street loading space for any nonresidential building of 5,000 sq. ft. or more that gets truck deliveries, with semi-trailer bays at least 55 feet long, kept out…

Green Bay requires vehicles to park parallel and facing traffic within 12 inches of the curb, and bars parking within four feet of any driveway entrance, under Municipal Code § 40-29.

Green Bay bans parking on any city street between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless the Parking Division grants prior approval, under Municipal Code § 40-29(l).

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…

Green Bay allows up to five licensed hens per parcel but bans roosters outright; owners need an annual City Clerk license and must house hens in a coop set back from neighboring homes.

Green Bay bans possessing a dog once it's been declared dangerous under Chapter 6, with forfeitures of $500 to $1,000 and removal from the City within five days of the written order.

Green Bay bans possessing lions, bears, venomous snakes, monkeys, alligators, scorpions and dozens of other wild species inside city limits unless the owner first obtains an exotic…

Green Bay requires an excess animal permit from the Humane Officer before a household may keep more pets than the residential caps allow, with denial possible over nuisance risk or the…

Green Bay bans letting any animal, including dogs, run at large off its owner's property, and requires a leash or equivalent control whenever it's off the premises, plus a five-foot…

Green Bay requires an animal establishment license before anyone runs a pet shop, grooming service, breeding service, or animal shelter, per Municipal Code § 6-1. Pet shop operators…

Green Bay adopts Wisconsin's wild-animal feeding rule, Wis. Admin. Code NR 19.60, as full City law under Section 6-14, making it a local ordinance violation to feed wildlife in…

Beekeeping in Green Bay requires a permit from the Humane Officer, and any apiary within 25 feet of a property line must be screened by a six-foot flyway wall, fence, or vegetation.

Green Bay bans burning solid waste, trash, and yard waste outdoors citywide under Municipal Code § 32-4(c); only small contained recreational fires meeting strict placement rules are…

Green Bay allows recreational fires and fire pits only on residential single- or two-family lots, kept 25 feet from buildings and property lines and no higher than 3 feet.

Green Bay's Fire Code lets the Fire Chief order battery smoke detectors replaced with hardwired units after they're found dead on three consecutive fire inspections.

Wis. Stat. §167.10 requires a user's permit for nearly all consumer fireworks (firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars, aerial repeaters). Permits issued by the mayor…

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…

Green Bay allows home-based occupations like offices and crafts by right if they stay under 25% of the home's floor area; exceeding the standards requires a conditional use permit.

Family daycare homes caring for up to eight children are a permitted, by-right use in every Green Bay residential district, R-1, R-2, R-3, and RR, no conditional use permit needed.

Green Bay caps a home-based service occupation at two client parties at a time, with a party defined as one client, a group of up to four people representing one client, or one family…

A Green Bay home-based occupation may post a nameplate identifying the business, but only as an exempt sign capped at one square foot per building under § 30-6(1), the same size limit…

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…

Construction noise in Green Bay is presumed reasonable only during daytime hours, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, under Municipal Code § 24-146(d)(2). Work outside…

Green Bay treats persistent barking as a public nuisance under Municipal Code § 6-8(f): no dog owner may let a dog bark or bay so as to disturb a neighbor's peaceful repose. If the dog…

Green Bay bars "unreasonably loud noise" citywide, and Municipal Code § 24-146(b)(1) lets a court find noise unreasonable on the strength of one number alone: exceeding 80 dB(A)…

Green Bay requires every motor vehicle to run a working muffler and bans loud, out-of-repair, or modified exhausts on city streets, with fines up to $500 under Municipal Code § 40-72.

Green Bay treats outdoor amplified or live music as regulated noise: a court can call it unreasonably loud once it tops 80 dB(A) at a neighboring property, and event organizers can…

Green Bay defines nighttime hours as 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. and weighs that timing as a factor in noise complaints, rather than imposing a flat after-hours quiet curfew.

Land within Brown County's District A aircraft noise contour, 65 LDN or greater near Austin Straubel International Airport, is off-limits to new residential, schools, hospitals and…

Green Bay caps how many people can stay in a short-term rental by tying occupancy to the number of bedrooms under the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code and county and city housing rules…

Green Bay requires a City short-term rental permit before advertising or renting a dwelling for under 28 days, plus proof of Brown County room-tax and health department registration.

Green Bay requires a short-term rental permit with an application fee, plus registration with the City Treasurer for Brown County room tax before advertising or renting a dwelling…

Green Bay caps unmanaged grass, turf, hay, weeds and brush at eight inches on any owned, occupied or controlled land under Municipal Code § 24-84(c)-(e). Miss that height and the Weed…

Property owners must prune any tree or shrub overhanging a Green Bay street or right-of-way before it blocks streetlights, sightlines, or sidewalk and street passage.

Planting, pruning, or removing any tree on Green Bay public property requires a written permit from the City Forester, and unpermitted removal carries a steep forfeiture.

When Brown County landowners restore a shoreland vegetative buffer, every plant species must come from the county's approved Native Plant List, with substitutions requiring sign-off…

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"…

Green Bay requires a zoning permit before installing any permanent aboveground or in-ground pool, pond, or spa, plus a 25-foot front and 10-foot side/rear setback and a compliant…

Any Green Bay pool, pond, or spa that needs a permit must be fenced 48 to 96 inches high, able to resist 200 pounds of force, with a compliant locking gate.

Green Bay requires every retaining wall to be kept weather-tight, structurally sound, and free of significant wear as part of the City's non-dwelling structure maintenance code.

Green Bay caps residential fences at 6 feet in side and rear yards, but only 3 feet facing the street unless you use open, decorative material that lets in light.

Green Bay bans barbed wire and other dangerous fencing materials on residential lots and within four feet of streets, sidewalks, or alleys under the zoning code.

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…

Green Bay allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot behind the main house, capped at 1,000 square feet, but only with a conditional use permit and owner-occupancy of one unit.

A detached shed on a Green Bay one- or two-family lot can be up to 1,000 square feet and 16 feet tall, and must sit at least 25 feet from the front lot line and 3 feet from other…

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…

Green Bay requires a permit before any work meeting the state definition of "plumbing" begins, filed with the Director, under the adopted Wisconsin State Plumbing Code.

Anyone who installs, repairs, alters, services, or maintains electrical wiring in Green Bay needs a permit from the Building Inspection Division first. Municipal Code § 8-451 spells…

Green Bay requires a building permit from the Director before anyone erects, alters, moves, or demolishes any building or structure, though minor repairs without structural changes can…

In unincorporated Brown County, no private on-site wastewater treatment system (POWTS) may be backfilled until the county inspects it. The installing plumber must give at least 24…

Green Bay caps impervious surface, buildings, driveways, and paved areas, between 40% and 70% of a lot, with the limit set by zoning district: 40% in RR, 50% in R1, 60% in R2, and 70%…

Front-yard setbacks in Green Bay's residential districts run 10 feet in RR, R-1, and R-2, and 20 feet in R-3, with 5-foot side yards and rear yards from 5 to 25 feet depending on the…

Green Bay's residential zoning table, Table 44-2 under Municipal Code § 44-554, caps building height at 35 feet (2.5 stories) in the RR and R-3 districts, 35 feet (3 stories) in R-1…

Any street fair or festival in Green Bay needs a special event permit filed at least 60 days ahead for a large, medium or small event, and the application must map out exactly where…

Green Bay treats a block party as a 'simple event' capped at 250 attendees, requiring a special event permit filed at least 15 days ahead.

Green Bay bars sidewalk cafes in the public right-of-way without a two-part permit: a revocable occupancy permit from the Department of Public Works and an amendment of the…

Organizing a gathering on Green Bay public property, including a City park, with over 100 attendees, vendors, alcohol, or fireworks requires an approved special event permit before it…

Green Bay requires an approved special event permit before any parade, race, or march, with specific rules against blocking or driving through the procession.

Green Bay allows two temporary sale signs per property, up to eight square feet each, set back five feet from property lines, but they must come down within three days of the sale…

In Green Bay's Commercial districts (C1, C2, C3), window signs are capped at one per window, not exceeding 50 percent of the window's area, under Municipal Code § 30-36 and Table 30-2…

Green Bay only allows digital billboards as a conditional use, with message transitions under a second, an eight-second minimum display time, automatic dimming, and a mitigation…

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)…

Green Bay requires a City-adopted license under Wis. Stat. § 134.65 to sell cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products, per Municipal Code § 10-89, which incorporates the state…

Green Bay requires a City license before anyone runs a pawnbroker or secondhand-dealer business, issued by the City Clerk with the Chief of Police's approval under Municipal Code §§…

Green Bay bars a home-based occupation from operating as an auto service or repair business unless every vehicle worked on is registered to a resident of the property. The work has to…

Green Bay requires an annual City Clerk license to operate a massage establishment: Sec. 10-95 mandates background checks, a floor plan, $1 million malpractice coverage, and limits…

Green Bay requires a City-issued license to operate any sexually-oriented adult entertainment business under Sec. 10-200, on top of Conditional Use zoning approval and Sec. 10-209's…

Green Bay requires anyone dealing in secondhand articles, jewelry, or pawnbroking to hold a City license before opening, and folds Wisconsin's pawnbroker and secondhand dealer statute…

Green Bay lets police order a vehicle towed without the owner's consent for blocking traffic, sitting in a reserved space, or violating a posted sign on private property, under…

Brown County adopts the state tattoo and body-piercing code (Wis. Admin. Code ch. HFS 173) by reference, regulating tattooists, body piercers, and their establishments countywide to…

Dumping solid waste on property you don't own, control, lease, or have the owner's permission to use is banned citywide under § 32-9, with a forfeiture of $500 to $1,000, five times…

The Department of Public Works collects Green Bay residential waste once a week at no charge, up to one 96-gallon cart per property or unit purchased from the City. Carts must go to…

Green Bay makes curbside recycling mandatory for houses and buildings up to six units: co-mingled containers and paper go out in a City-purchased cart every two weeks, separate from…

Green Bay requires brush cut into three- to eight-foot lengths at least half an inch thick for pickup, and won't collect brush from vacant lots, new construction, or contractor jobs.

Green Bay requires dumpsters and trash receptacles to sit at least 20 feet from any public street or sidewalk and be fully enclosed behind a six-foot, 90-percent-opaque screen.

Green Bay collects bulky waste, furniture, appliances, and similar large items, free twice a year up to two cubic yards per residence; at other times it's a paid special pickup or a…

Between collection days, Green Bay requires trash and recycling carts to stay 15 feet clear of the right-of-way and be fully screened from street view unless kept in a backyard or…

Occupants, or owners if there's no occupant, of Green Bay property abutting a public sidewalk have 24 hours after snow or ice stops to clear it to the sidewalk's full paved width, or…

The City can order the owner of a dangerous, dilapidated Green Bay building to repair it or tear it down, and do the work itself if the owner refuses.

Green Bay Municipal Code § 40-132 bans skateboarding on every City street, in two mapped downtown and near-north-side zones, and in all City-owned parking ramps and lots. Outside those…

Green Bay flatly bars urinating, defecating or depositing human waste anywhere on public or private property that isn't a toilet or a fixture built to send waste into a septic or…

Green Bay's loitering law, Municipal Code § 26-5, hits three distinct situations: loafing where "No Loitering" is posted, blocking a street or sidewalk's ordinary use, and staying put…

Green Bay Municipal Code § 40-130 defines six pedestrian violations that add up to jaywalking: crossing outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk, crossing within a half block of a…

Green Bay bans consuming or possessing an open alcohol container on any public way, public parking lot, or public place under Municipal Code § 24-114, unless you're on a licensed bar…

Smoking is banned inside and within 10 feet of every City park shelter and facility, plus specific spots at Bay Beach Amusement Park and the entire Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

Brown County Code § 31.02 bans boisterous, unreasonably loud conduct in public or private places that provokes a disturbance, punishable by up to a $500 forfeiture plus 90 days in jail…

Green Bay Municipal Code § 40-139 defines an electric scooter as under 100 pounds, handlebar-equipped, and capped at 20 mph on a paved level surface, then bans riding on any sidewalk…

Green Bay requires cyclists to ride within five feet of the curb, single-file in groups except on unmarked residential streets, and to obey all traffic signals under Municipal Code §…

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…

Green Bay requires a permit before anyone can go door-to-door soliciting sales or donations, issued by the City Clerk only after the Police Department screens the applicant's…

Green Bay bars any mobile food vendor from selling anywhere in the City without a license approved by the City Clerk, issued separately for each truck or cart and renewed every…

Green Bay bars mobile food vendors from operating on public parks, playgrounds, schools, or libraries, from congested areas that impede public use, and within 500 feet of Bay Beach…

Green Bay lets licensed mobile food vendors sell in the public right-of-way, but only from the curbside of the vehicle, and only between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. (3 a.m. downtown).

Green Bay bars building the first habitable floor of any structure below the City's current flood elevation and requires floodproofing for uses that need it. Municipal Code § 8-166…

Green Bay requires a Director of Public Works permit before any land-disturbing project meeting Chapter 16's size thresholds breaks ground: an acre or more of residential development…

Green Bay requires permitted construction sites to cut sediment-laden runoff by 80 percent under an approved erosion and sediment control plan before the site reaches final…

New construction in Green Bay's floodfringe must sit on fill with the lowest floor at or above the flood protection elevation, under the city's floodplain zoning overlay.

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…

Green Bay's rat-prevention ordinance lets inspectors order property owners to store food and garbage in rat-proof containers, seal building openings, and hire pest control, backed by…

Brown County's Health Officer inspects every restaurant and requires the inspection report to be posted inside the restaurant, not hidden from customers or altered.

Green Bay owners can't occupy or rent out a dwelling that fails weather-tightness, structural repair, and sanitation standards set in the City's maintenance code.

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…

Green Bay bars anyone under 17 from loitering, idling or remaining on public streets, parks or lands between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a parent, guardian or other adult with…

City parks close nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Green Bay's park-conduct ordinance, with longer closures at Ken Euers Natural Area, unless attending an approved Parks Department…

Green Bay's exterior lighting rules exist specifically to curb glare and light trespass onto neighboring properties, per Municipal Code § 44-492(a). Residential fixtures over 1,100…

Green Bay requires every cutoff light fixture to carry a hood that shields the bulb and points it downward, and separately bars flickering, flashing, and traffic-distracting colored…

Digging up the curb strip, running a utility line, or connecting a service pipe under a Green Bay street or sidewalk requires an excavation permit from the Director of Public Works…

State law puts the job of fixing broken or defective public sidewalks on the abutting property owner, and Green Bay's own code lets the City repair small breaks under $100 without…

No one may block a Green Bay street, alley, or sidewalk with equipment, dumpsters, or materials without an obstruction permit from the Director of Public Works, and permits are barred…

Green Bay caps rummage and garage sales at four events totaling no more than 16 days per calendar year at any residential address, per Municipal Code § 44-469(1). A temporary use…

Installing a ground-mounted or roof-mounted solar energy system in Green Bay requires a building permit and a site plan showing the system's location, mounting details, and any nearby…

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…

Green Bay's Conservancy District permits farming, plant nurseries and crop production by right, but excludes livestock and animal husbandry and bars fertilizer use on that land.

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

Green Bay levies a 10% room tax on gross receipts from hotel and motel lodging, collected from guests and remitted monthly to the City Treasurer under Municipal Code § 38-20.

Green Bay allows recreational fire pits, portable fire pits and propane fire tables on single- and two-family lots only, with strict setbacks: in-ground pits need 25 feet of clearance…

Brown County exempts noise from residential air conditioners in good working order from its Chapter 39 decibel limits, so a normally functioning home AC unit can't trigger a noise…

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 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…