Wisconsin law requires every landowner to destroy noxious weeds: "A person owning, occupying or controlling land shall destroy all noxious weeds on the land" (Wis. Stat. 66.0407(3)). Tall-grass height limits are set by your municipality, not the county.
Under Wis. Stat. 66.0407, owners must destroy noxious weeds such as Canada thistle, leafy spurge, and field bindweed, plus any weed a municipality or the county board declares noxious. "Destroy" means killing the plant, or the growth above ground, before it reaches the bloom stage. Enforcement runs through the town, village, or city weed commissioner (Wis. Stat. 66.0517), who may destroy neglected weeds and bill the owner. General tall-grass or lawn-height caps (often 8 inches) are municipal, not a Waukesha County standard.
If an owner neglects noxious weeds, the weed commissioner destroys them and the cost is assessed against the property as a tax.
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Waukesha regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. WI Stat. §947.01 applies.
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