STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR WISCONSIN CITIES
The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Wisconsin cities. They are up to date through June 2023.
General Provisions
Cities.
WSA Ch. 62
Code of ordinances.
WSA 66.0103
Elections generally.
Home rule.
Wis. Const. Art. XI § 3
Municipal administrative procedure.
WSA Ch. 68
Municipal powers.
WSA 66.0101 et seq.
Ordinance violation procedures and penalties.
WSA 66.0109 et seq.
Administration and Personnel
City council.
WSA 62.11
City officers.
WSA 62.09
Municipal courts.
WSA Ch. 755
Municipal officers and employees generally.
WSA 66.0501 et seq.
Police and fire departments.
WSA 62.13
Public records.
WSA 19.21 et seq.
Revenue and Finance
City finance.
WSA 62.12
Municipal finance and revenue.
WSA 66.0601 et seq.
Room tax.
WSA 66.0615
Special assessments.
WSA 66.0701 et seq.
Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations
Alcoholic beverages.
WSA Ch. 125
Amusement places.
WSA 175.20
Franchises.
WSA 66.0815
Malt beverages.
WSA 125.25 et seq.
Mobile home parks.
WSA 66.0435
Nonintoxicating and soda water beverages.
WSA 66.0433
Taxicabs.
WSA 349.24
Transient merchants.
WSA 66.0423
Animals
Animal health.
WSA Ch. 95
Animals at large.
WSA 172.01
Crimes against animals.
WSA Ch. 951
Dog regulations.
WSA Ch. 174
Health and Safety
Ambulance service.
WSA 62.133
Cemeteries.
WSA 157.129
Fireworks regulation.
WSA 167.10
Food regulations.
Industrial nuisance regulation.
WSA 66.0415
Junkyards.
WSA 84.31
Local health departments.
WSA Ch. 251
Noxious weeds.
WSA 66.0407
Nuisances generally.
WSA 66.0415
Removal of rubbish.
WSA 66.0405
Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Crimes against government. WSA Ch. 946
Crimes against life and bodily security. WSA Ch. 940
Crimes against property. WSA Ch. 943
Crimes against public health and safety.
WSA Ch. 941
Crimes against public peace and order.
WSA Ch. 947
Crimes against reputation and civil liberties.
WSA Ch. 942
Crimes against sexual morality.
WSA Ch. 944
Gambling.
WSA Ch. 945
Local regulation of firearms.
WSA 66.0409
Local regulation of tobacco possession by minors.
WSA 134.66(5)
Marijuana.
WSA 66.0107(1)(bm)
Municipal regulation generally.
WSA 66.0107
Vehicles and Traffic
Abandoned vehicles.
WSA 342.40
Impoundment of vehicle.
WSA 349.115
Local regulation.
Locked motor vehicles.
WSA 66.0431
Motor vehicles generally.
WSA Ch. 340
Rules of the road.
WSA Ch. 346
Snowmobiles.
WSA Ch. 350
Traffic accident record system.
WSA 66.0141
Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property
City public works.
Municipal public works and projects.
WSA 66.0901 et seq.
Public Services
Housing and transportation.
WSA 66.1001 et seq.
Public utilities.
WSA 66.0801 et seq.
Sewers.
WSA 62.18
Buildings and Construction
Building codes.
WSA 62.17
Dangerous buildings.
Fire hazards.
WSA 101.14
Historic properties.
WSA 66.1111
Inspection warrants.
WSA 66.0119
Plumbing regulations.
WSA 145.04
Subdivisions
Local subdivision regulations.
WSA 236.45
Zoning
City planning.
WSA 62.23