STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR WISCONSIN TOWNS

The statutory references direct the code user to those portions of the Wisconsin Statutes that are applicable to the laws of the town. This reference list is up-to-date through July 2016, and will be periodically updated by Code Publishing Company as statutes are revised.

General Provisions

Code of Ordinances

Wis. Stat. § 66.0103

Elections Generally

Wis. Stat. Chs. 512

Home Rule

Wisc. Const. Art. XI § 3

Municipal Administrative Procedure

Wis. Stat. Ch. 68

Municipal Powers

Wis. Stat. § 66.0101 et seq.

Ordinance Violation Procedures and Penalties

Wis. Stat. § 66.0109 et seq.

Towns

Wis. Stat. Ch. 60

Administration and Personnel

Municipal Courts

Wis. Stat. Ch. 755

Municipal Officers and Employees Generally

Wis. Stat. § 66.0501 et seq.

Police and Fire Departments

Wis. Stat. § 62.13

Public Records

Wis. Stat. § 19.21 et seq.

Town Board

Wis. Stat. § 60.20 et seq.

Town Meetings

Wis. Stat. § 60.10 et seq.

Town Officers

Wis. Stat. § 60.30

Revenue and Finance

Municipal Finance and Revenue

Wis. Stat. § 66.0601 et seq.

Town Finance

Wis. Stat. § 60.40 et seq.

Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations

Alcoholic Beverages

Wis. Stat. Ch. 125

Amusement Places

Wis. Stat. § 175.20

Franchises

Wis. Stat. § 66.0815

Malt Beverages

Wis. Stat. § 125.19 et seq.

Mining

Wis. Stat. Ch. 295

Mobile Home Parks

Wis. Stat. § 66.0435

Nonintoxicating and Soda Water Beverages

Wis. Stat. § 66.0433

Room Tax

Wis. Stat. § 66.0615

Transient Merchants

Wis. Stat. § 66.0423

Animals

Animal Health

Wis. Stat. Ch. 95

Animals At Large

Wis. Stat. § 172.01

Crimes Against Animals

Wis. Stat. Ch. 951

Dog Regulations

Wis. Stat. Ch. 174

Health and Safety

Ambulance Service

Wis. Stat. § 62.133

Cemeteries

Wis. Stat. § 157.129

Fireworks Regulation

Wis. Stat. § 167.10

Food Regulations

Wis. Stat. Ch. 97 and § 66.0119

Industrial Nuisance Regulation

Wis. Stat. § 66.0415

Junkyards

Wis. Stat. § 84.31

Local Health Departments

Wis. Stat. Ch. 251

Noxious Weeds

Wis. Stat. § 66.0407

Nuisances Generally

Wis. Stat. § 66.0415

Removal of Rubbish

Wis. Stat. § 66.0405

Public Peace, Morals and Welfare

Crimes Against Government

Wis. Stat. Ch. 946

Crimes Against Life and Bodily Security

Wis. Stat. Ch. 940

Crimes Against Public Health and Safety

Wis. Stat. Ch. 941

Crimes Against Reputation and Civil Liberties

Wis. Stat. Ch. 942

Crimes Against Property

Wis. Stat. Ch. 943

Crimes Against Public Peace and Order

Wis. Stat. Ch. 947

Crimes Against Sexual Morality

Wis. Stat. Ch. 944

Gambling

Wis. Stat. Ch. 945

Local Regulation of Firearms

Wis. Stat. § 66.0409

Local Regulation of Tobacco Possession by Minors

Wis. Stat. § 134.66(5)

Marijuana

Wis. Stat. § 66.0107(1)(bm)

Municipal Regulation Generally

Wis. Stat. § 66.0107

Public Services

Public Utilities

Wis. Stat. § 66.0801 et seq.

Housing and Transportation

Wis. Stat. § 66.1001 et seq.

Sewers

Wis. Stat. § 62.18

Vehicles and Traffic

Abandoned Vehicles

Wis. Stat. § 342.40

Local Regulations

Wis. Stat. Ch. 349.03 and § 349.06 et seq.

Locked Motor Vehicles

Wis. Stat. § 66.0431

Motor Vehicles Generally

Wis. Stat. Ch. 340

Rules of the Road

Wis. Stat. Ch. 346

Snowmobiles

Wis. Stat. Ch. 350

Traffic Accident Record System

Wis. Stat. § 66.0141

Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places

Municipal Public Works and Projects

Wis. Stat. § 66.0901

Town Public Works and Safety

Wis. Stat. § 60.50 et seq.

Buildings and Construction

Building Codes

Wis. Stat. § 62.17

Dangerous Buildings

Wis. Stat. § 66.0413 and 254.59

Fire Hazards

Wis. Stat. § 101.14

Historic Properties

Wis. Stat. § 66.1111

Inspection Warrants

Wis. Stat. § 66.0119

Plumbing Regulations

Wis. Stat. § 145.04

Subdivisions

Local Subdivision Regulations

Wis. Stat. § 236.45

Zoning

Town Land Use and Planning

Wis. Stat. § 60.61 et seq.