Oneida County, WI Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

13(5), part of the Rules and Regulations article for the Forestry, Land and Recreation Committee's holdings, states flatly that no person shall operate sound trucks, loudspeakers, motors, motorboats, motor vehicles or any other mechanical device that produces unduly loud or unnecessary noise. 11, that prohibition reaches 'all lands, structures and property owned, leased or administered by the County, and under the management, supervision and control of the Committee,' meaning designated recreation areas, boat landings, special use areas, playgrounds and beaches, not private residential property. Because this is a property-management rule rather than a zoning ordinance, it is not confined to the unincorporated towns the way Chapter 9 zoning would be under Wis.

69; it applies wherever the County itself owns and manages a recreation site, whether that site sits in a town, in the City of Rhinelander, or in a village. 04(4)(a)2, which authorizes the County Forest Administrator, the Assistant Forest Administrator and the County Forester to issue citations for Chapter 14 violations. 04(1), which sets a $5 to $500 forfeiture range for a first offense and $10 to $500 for a second offense within a year, with County Jail time of up to 90 days (first) or six months (second) if the forfeiture and costs go unpaid.