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WI Stat § 349.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.20 - Authority to prohibit use of bridges for fishing or swimming.

349.20  Authority to prohibit use of bridges for fishing or swimming. The authority in charge of maintenance of a highway on which is located a bridge or approach thereto which constitute an undue traffic hazard, if used by pedestrians for the purpose of fishing or swimming, may erect signs prohibiting the fishing or swimming off of such bridge or approach.
WI Stat § 349.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.21 - Authority to regulate school bus warning lights.

349.21  Authority to regulate school bus warning lights. (1) The governing body of any town, city, village or county may by ordinance provide for the use of flashing red or amber warning lights by school bus operators in a residence or business district when pupils or other authorized passengers are to be loaded or unloaded at a location at which there are no traffic signals and such persons must cross the street or highway before being loaded or after being unloaded. (2) The governing body of any town, city, village or county may, by ordinance, prohibit the use of flashing red or amber warning lights by school bus operators when pupils or other authorized passengers are loaded or unloaded directly from or onto the school grounds or that portion of the right-of-way between the roadway and the school grounds in a zone designated by “school" warning signs as provided in s. 118.08 (1) in which a street or highway borders the grounds of a school. History:  1973 c. 93; 1987 a. 125; 2013 a. 96.
WI Stat § 349.215 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.215 - Authority to appoint school crossing guards.

349.215  Authority to appoint school crossing guards. The governing body of any city, village, town or county may by ordinance provide for the appointment of adult school crossing guards for the protection of persons who are crossing a highway in the vicinity of a school. The school crossing guards shall wear insignia or uniforms which designate them as school crossing guards and shall be equipped with signals or signs to direct traffic to stop at school crossings.History:  1979 c. 344.
WI Stat § 349.217 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.217 - Authority to appoint traffic control attendants.

349.217  Authority to appoint traffic control attendants. (1) The governing body of any municipality or county may by ordinance provide for the appointment of traffic control attendants for the protection of persons who are crossing a highway in the municipality or county. (2) If a person is appointed as a traffic control attendant under sub. (1), the appointment shall specify all dates and times, and locations, for which the appointment is valid. (3) No municipality or county may appoint a person as a traffic control attendant under sub. (1) unless the person has received prior training in traffic control and traffic safety. (4) During the dates and times, and at the locations, specified in the appointment as provided in sub. (2), a person appointed as a traffic control attendant shall wear an insignia or uniform that designates the person as a traffic control attendant and be equipped with signals or signs to direct traffic.History:  2011 a. 141.
WI Stat § 349.22 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.22 - Authority to establish mass transit way.

349.22  Authority to establish mass transit way. (1) The department with respect to the state trunk highway system may by order, and any local authority with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may by ordinance, designate a portion of any highway under its jurisdiction as a mass transit way, designate the type and character of vehicles which may be operated thereon and specify those conditions under which any of said vehicles may be operated thereon. If car pool vehicles are permitted to use the mass transit way, the authority designating the mass transit way may specify the minimum number of occupants, including the operator, in the vehicles. In this section, the department's authority to designate a mass transit way is limited to freeway entrance ramps and state trunk highways connecting with or extending a mass transit way designated by a local authority. (2) Whenever the department or local authority designates any highway or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as a mass transit way it may establish priority of right-of-way thereon and make such other regulation of the use of the mass transit way as it deems necessary. The department or local authority shall cause appropriate signs to be erected giving notice of priorities or regulations established under this subsection. (3) The department or local authority designating the mass transit way may construct curbs, paint lines, erect signs or establish other physical separations to exclude the use of the mass transit way by vehicles other than those specifically permitted to operate thereon.History:  1973 c. 86; 1983 a. 130.
WI Stat § 349.23 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.23 - Authority to designate bicycle lanes and bicycle ways.

349.23  Authority to designate bicycle lanes and bicycle ways. (1) The governing body of any city, town, village or county may by ordinance:(a) Designate any roadway or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as a bicycle lane.(b) Designate any sidewalk or portion thereof in its jurisdiction as a bicycle way. (2) A governing body designating a sidewalk or portion thereof as a bicycle way or a highway or portion thereof as a bicycle lane under this section may:(a) Designate the type and character of vehicles or other modes of travel which may be operated on a bicycle lane or bicycle way, provided that the operation of such vehicle or other mode of travel is not inconsistent with the safe use and enjoyment of the bicycle lane or bicycle way by bicycle traffic.(b) Establish priority of right-of-way on the bicycle lane or bicycle way and otherwise regulate the use of the bicycle lane or bicycle way as it deems necessary. The designating governing body may, after public hearing, prohibit through traffic on any highway or portion thereof designated as a bicycle lane, except that through traffic may not be prohibited on any state highway. The designating governing body shall erect and maintain official signs giving notice of the regulations and priorities established under this paragraph, and shall mark all bicycle lanes and bicycle ways with appropriate signs.(c) Paint lines or construct curbs or establish other physical separations to exclude the use of the bicycle lane or bicycle way by vehicles other than those specifically permitted to operate thereon. (3) The governing body of any city, town, village or county may by ordinance prohibit the use of bicycles and motor bicycles on a roadway over which they have jurisdiction, after holding a public hearing on the proposal.History:  1973 c. 87, 182; 1977 c. 208; 1983 a. 243.
WI Stat § 349.235 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.235 - Authority to restrict use of in-line skates on roadway.

349.235  Authority to restrict use of in-line skates on roadway. (1) The governing body of any city, town, village or county may by ordinance restrict the use of in-line skates on any roadway under its jurisdiction. No ordinance may restrict any person from riding upon in-line skates while crossing a roadway at a crosswalk. (2) The department of natural resources may promulgate rules designating roadways under its jurisdiction upon which in-line skates may be used, except that no rule may permit a person using in-line skates to attach the skates or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.History:  1993 a. 260.
WI Stat § 349.236 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.236 - Authority to regulate operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices.

349.236  Authority to regulate operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices. (1) The governing body of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, do any of the following:(a) Prohibit the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on all roadways under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour or only on certain roadways, or portions of such roadways, under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour that are designated in the ordinance.(b) Prohibit the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices or personal delivery devices on all sidewalks under its jurisdiction or only on certain sidewalks, or portions of such sidewalks, under its jurisdiction that are designated in the ordinance. This paragraph does not apply to the operation of such devices on any sidewalk at a permanent or temporarily established driveway.(bm) Prohibit the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on all bicycle paths under its jurisdiction or only on certain bicycle paths, or portions of such bicycle paths, under its jurisdiction that are designated in the ordinance. This paragraph does not apply to the operation of such devices on any bicycle paths at a permanent or temporarily established driveway.(c) Designate and mark locations for electric personal assistive mobility devices or personal delivery devices to cross a state trunk highway or connecting highway that is not a controlled-access highway and on which the department has prohibited the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices under s. 346.94 (18) (a) 2. A municipality or county may erect official signs or otherwise mark a crossing designated under this paragraph only as directed by the department. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, ch. 346, and s. 59.84 (2) (j), the governing body of any municipality or county may not restrict the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices or personal delivery devices on any roadway or sidewalk under its jurisdiction.History:  2001 a. 90; 2017 a. 13.
WI Stat § 349.237 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.237 - Authority to regulate electric scooters.

349.237  Authority to regulate electric scooters. The governing body of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, regulate the rental and operation of electric scooters in a manner consistent with the regulation of bicycles in the municipality or county, except that the governing body of any municipality or county may do any of following: (1) Restrict or prohibit the operation of electric scooters on any roadway under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour. (2) Restrict or prohibit the operation of electric scooters on any sidewalk or bicycle way under its jurisdiction. (3) Establish requirements for and limitations on the parking of electric scooters on roadways, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, or bicycle ways under its jurisdiction. (4) Restrict or prohibit the short-term commercial rental of electric scooters to the general public.History:  2019 a. 11.
WI Stat § 349.24 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.24 - Authority to license taxicab operators and taxicabs.

349.24  Authority to license taxicab operators and taxicabs. (1) The council of any city and every village or town board may:(a) Regulate and license chauffeurs and operators of taxicabs used for hire;(b) Regulate and license the taxicab business by licensing each taxicab used for hire;(c) Prohibit any person from operating any motor vehicle for taxicab purposes upon the highways of the city, village or town unless the person is licensed as a chauffeur and operator and unless the taxicab business is licensed by the licensing of each taxicab;(d) Revoke any license mentioned in this section when in its judgment the public safety so requires. (2) Any person licensed by any city, village or town as a chauffeur and operator shall not be required to procure either a chauffeur's and operator's license or a taxicab license in any other municipality for the purpose of carrying taxicab passengers for hire from one municipality to another, but this exception does not permit the chauffeur or operator to operate a taxicab wholly within the limits of any municipality in which the chauffeur or operator is not licensed. (3) Any person licensed under this section is required to comply with the licensing requirements of ch. 343.History:  1989 a. 105; 1993 a. 246.The restrictions in sub.(2) that prevent municipalities from requiring licenses from taxis and drivers with licenses from other municipalities do not pertain to the permits required under a Milwaukee County ordinance governing airport taxis as neither the county nor the airport is a municipality in the relevant sense. County of Milwaukee v. Williams, 2007 WI 69, 301 Wis. 2d 134, 732 N.W.2d 770, 05-2686.
WI Stat § 349.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.25 - Authority to license hayrack and sleigh rides.

349.25  Authority to license hayrack and sleigh rides. (1) In counties containing a city of the first or second class, the owner of a vehicle to be operated upon a highway for the purpose of transporting persons for hire in what is commonly known as a hayrack ride, a sleigh, boxsled or bobsled ride or a ride of similar nature and every person who is to operate such a vehicle shall obtain a license from the county board before so operating such a vehicle. Any person operating any such vehicle under the circumstances described without first obtaining a license from the county board may be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both. (2) No county board may issue a license for any of the vehicles mentioned in sub. (1) unless the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, and until the applicant exhibits proof that liability insurance will be in force for the protection of passengers in the minimum amount of $10,000 for any one passenger and $50,000 for any single accident. Section 632.24 is applicable to the insurance required under this section, whether the vehicle is a motor vehicle or is propelled in some other manner. The county board shall set the amount for each license issued, not to exceed an amount reasonably related to the actual and necessary cost of providing the license. (3) The county board may, after notice and hearing accorded the licensee, revoke any license issued by it pursuant to this section whenever in its judgment the public safety so requires. (4) No vehicle licensed pursuant to this section shall be operated upon a highway for the purpose of transporting persons for hire unless it is equipped with at least one red reflector at each of the 2 rear corners of the vehicle and with at least one blue reflector at each of the 2 front corners of the vehicle and at the front end of the pole or tongue. All such reflectors shall be of a type approved by the department. (5) The county board in any county not containing a city of the first or second class may by ordinance require owners and operators of vehicles to be used for the purposes specified in sub. (1) to be licensed. The actual issuance of the license may be delegated to the county clerk.History:  1975 c. 375 s. 44; 1975 c. 421; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1983 a. 146.
WI Stat § 349.26 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.|349.26 - Authority to allow or prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles.

349.26  Authority to allow or prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles. (1m) The governing body of any municipality or county may by ordinance prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles on any highway that is under the jurisdiction, for maintenance purposes, of the municipality or county. A county ordinance enacted under this subsection does not apply within any municipality that has enacted or enacts an ordinance under sub. (2). (2) The governing body of any municipality may by ordinance allow the use of a low-speed vehicle on a roadway that has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less and that is located within the territorial boundaries of the municipality, regardless of whether the municipality has jurisdiction over the roadway.History:  2005 a. 329; 2007 a. 33; 2009 a. 311.
WI Stat § 350.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 350 - Snowmobiles.|350.03 - Right-of-way.

350.03  Right-of-way. (1) The operator of a snowmobile shall slow the vehicle to a speed not to exceed 10 miles per hour and yield the right-of-way when traveling within 100 feet of a person who is not in or on a snowmobile except as provided in ch. 346 where applicable. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:(a) The operator of a snowmobile on a privately owned raceway facility.(b) The operator of a snowmobile in a sanctioned race or derby on public land, a highway or a snowmobile trail if the sponsor of the sanctioned race or derby marks the race or derby route or track to warn spectators from entering the route or track. In this paragraph, “public land" does not include the frozen surface of public waters.History:  1971 c. 277; 1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 267.
WI Stat § 350.035 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 350 - Snowmobiles.|350.035 - Meeting of snowmobiles.

350.035  Meeting of snowmobiles. Operators of snowmobiles proceeding in opposite directions shall proceed with caution and pass each other to the right.History:  2003 a. 166.
WI Stat § 350.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 350 - Snowmobiles.|350.04 - Snowmobile races, derbies and routes.

350.04  Snowmobile races, derbies and routes. (1) Any county, town, city or village may block off the highways under its jurisdiction for the purpose of allowing special snowmobile events. No state trunk highway or connecting highway or part thereof, shall be blocked off by any county, town, city or village for any snowmobile race or derby. Every county, town, city or village shall notify the local police department and the county sheriff's office at least one week in advance of the time and place of any snowmobile race or derby which may result in any street or part thereof, of the county, town, city or village being blocked off. Upon such notice, the local police department shall take such measures as it deems appropriate to protect persons and property and to regulate traffic in the designated area and its vicinity on the day of such race or derby. (2) On state trunk bridges a sidewalk or, if no sidewalk exists, one lane of the bridge may be designated by the town, city or village as a snowmobile route. Towns, cities or villages may adopt ordinances designating highways as snowmobile routes for snowmobile operation, subject to the following limitations:(a) Snowmobiles shall be operated on the extreme right side of the roadway.(b) Left turns shall be made as safely as possible from any position depending on snow cover and other prevailing conditions.(c) Snowmobile operators shall yield right-of-way to other vehicular traffic and pedestrians.(d) Highways designated for snowmobile operation shall be marked in accordance with s. 350.13.(e) Snowmobile operation is not permitted on state trunk highways or connecting highways except as provided under s. 350.02. (3) (a) No county, town, city or village shall be liable for any injury suffered in connection with a race or derby under this section, unless the injury is caused by the negligence of the county, town, city or village.(b) The county, town, city or village shall post the provisions of par. (a) in a conspicuous place, readily accessible to all contestants and spectators, and shall assist in locating and identifying persons responsible for injuries that may occur.History:  1971 c. 277; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (3); 1981 c. 295.
WI Stat § 350.045 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 350 - Snowmobiles.|350.045 - Public utility exemption.

350.045  Public utility exemption. So that public utilities may effectively carry out their obligations to the public, the restrictions imposed by this chapter relating to use on, near or adjacent to highways shall not apply to snowmobiles operated to fulfill the corporate function of the public utility in those cases where safety does not require strict adherence to the regulations related to snowmobiles in general. However, snowmobiles operated by public utilities must be operated in a safe manner at all times.History:  1971 c. 277.
WI Stat § 350.047 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 350 - Snowmobiles.|350.047 - Local ordinance to be filed.

350.047  Local ordinance to be filed. Whenever a town, city or village adopts an ordinance designating a highway as a snowmobile route, and whenever a county, town, city or village adopts an ordinance regulating snowmobiles, its clerk shall immediately send a copy of the ordinance to the department and to the office of the law enforcement agency of the municipality and county having jurisdiction over such street or highway.History:  1971 c. 277.
WI Stat § 350.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 350 - Snowmobiles.|350.05 - Operation by youthful operators restricted.

350.05  Operation by youthful operators restricted. (1) Persons under 12. No person under the age of 12 years may operate a snowmobile unless the person is accompanied either by a parent or guardian or by a person over 18 years of age. (2)  Persons aged 12 and older; snowmobile safety certificates and program.  (a) No person who is at least 12 years of age and who is born on or after January 1, 1985, may operate a snowmobile unless he or she holds a valid snowmobile safety certificate.(b) Any person who is required to hold a snowmobile safety certificate while operating a snowmobile shall carry proof that the person holds a valid safety certificate and shall display such proof to a law enforcement officer on request. (c) Persons enrolled in a safety certification program approved by the department may operate a snowmobile in an area designated by the instructor.  (3)  Exceptions. This section does not apply to the operation of snowmobiles upon lands owned or leased by the operator's parent or guardian. As used in this section, “leased lands" does not include lands leased by an organization of which said operator or the operator's parent or guardian is a member. (4)  Definition. For purposes of this section, “accompany" means to be on the same snowmobile as the operator.History:  1971 c. 277; 1973 c. 298; 1977 c. 402; 1991 a. 316; 1999 a. 9; 2015 a. 89.