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
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.