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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0406 - Radio broadcast service facility regulations.

66.0406
Radio broadcast service facility regulations.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county.
(b)
“Radio broadcast services" means the regular provision of a commercial or noncommercial service involving the transmission, emission, or reception of radio waves for the transmission of sound or images in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public.
(c)
“Radio broadcast service facilities" means commercial or noncommercial facilities, including antennas and antenna support structures, intended for the provision of radio broadcast services.
(2)
Limitations on local regulation. Beginning on May 1, 2013, if a political subdivision enacts an ordinance, adopts a resolution, or takes any other action that affects the placement, construction, or modification of radio broadcast service facilities, the ordinance, resolution, or other action may not take effect unless all of the following apply:
(a)
The ordinance, resolution, or other action has a reasonable and clearly defined public health or safety objective, and reflects the minimum practical regulation that is necessary to accomplish that objective.
(b)
The ordinance, resolution, or other action reasonably accommodates radio broadcast services and does not prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, the provision of such services in the political subdivision.
(3)
Continued application of existing regulations. If a political subdivision has in effect on May 1, 2013, an ordinance or resolution that is inconsistent with the requirements that are specified in sub. (2) for an ordinance, resolution, or other action to take effect, the existing ordinance or resolution does not apply, and may not be enforced, to the extent that it is inconsistent with the requirements that are specified in sub. (2).
(4)
Denial of placement, construction, or modification of facilities. If a political subdivision denies a request by any person to place, construct, or modify radio broadcast service facilities in the political subdivision, the denial may be based only on the political subdivision's public health or safety concerns. The political subdivision must provide the requester with a written denial of the requester's request, and the political subdivision must provide the requester with substantial written evidence which supports the reasons for the political subdivision's action.
History:  2013 a. 20; 2013 a. 173 s. 33.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0407 - Noxious weeds.

66.0407
Noxious weeds.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Destroy" means the complete killing of weeds or the killing of weed plants above the surface of the ground by the use of chemicals, cutting, tillage, cropping system, pasturing livestock, or any or all of these in effective combination, at a time and in a manner as will effectually prevent the weed plants from maturing to the bloom or flower stage.
(b)
“Noxious weed" means Canada thistle, leafy spurge, field bindweed, any weed designated as a noxious weed by the department of natural resources by rule, and any other weed the governing body of any municipality or the county board of any county by ordinance or resolution declares to be noxious within its respective boundaries.
(3)
A person owning, occupying or controlling land shall destroy all noxious weeds on the land. The person having immediate charge of any public lands shall destroy all noxious weeds on the lands. The highway patrolman on all federal, state or county trunk highways shall destroy all noxious weeds on that portion of the highway which that highway patrolman patrols. The town board is responsible for the destruction of all noxious weeds on the town highways.
(4)
The chairperson of each town, the president of each village and the mayor or manager of each city may annually on or before May 15 publish a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, that every person is required by law to destroy all noxious weeds, as defined in this section, on lands in the municipality which the person owns, occupies or controls. A town, village or city which has designated as its official newspaper or which uses for its official notices the same newspaper as any other town, village or city may publish the notice under this subsection in combination with the other town, village or city.
(5)
This section does not apply to Canada thistle or annual noxious weeds that are located on land that the department of natural resources owns, occupies or controls and that is maintained in whole or in part as habitat for wild birds by the department of natural resources.
History:  1975 c. 394 s. 12; 1975 c. 421; Stats. 1975 s. 66.96; 1983 a. 112, 189; 1989 a. 56 s. 258; 1991 a. 39, 316; 1997 a. 287; 1999 a. 150 ss. 617 to 619; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0407; 2009 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0408 - Regulation of occupations.

66.0408
Regulation of occupations.
(1)
Definitions. In this section, “political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
(2)
Limitations on new regulations.
(a)
Except as provided in sub. (3), beginning on November 13, 2015, a political subdivision may not impose any occupational fees or licensing requirements on any profession if that profession is not subject to occupational fees or licensing requirements of the political subdivision on that date, but the political subdivision may continue to so regulate any profession that is subject to its occupational fees or licensing requirements on that date.
(b)
With regard to the areas in which the department of safety and professional services may impose requirements on a contractor under s. 101.654, a political subdivision may not impose any requirements on a contractor that are more stringent than the requirements imposed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 101.654.
(c)
Beginning on November 13, 2015, if the department of safety and professional services or an examining board, affiliated credentialing board, or other board in the department of safety and professional services imposes any new occupational fees or licensing requirements on any profession that was previously unregulated by the state, and if a political subdivision regulates that occupation when the state regulations take effect, the political subdivision may not continue to regulate that profession on or after the day on which the state regulations take effect and the political subdivision's regulations do not apply and may not be enforced.
(d)
With regard to the areas in which any department of state government may impose occupational licensing requirements on any profession, a political subdivision may not impose any occupational licensing requirements on an individual who works in that profession that are more stringent than the requirements imposed by the department that regulates that profession.
(3)
Exception. If a political subdivision has in effect an occupational fee or licensing requirement on the profession of photographer on November 13, 2015, that regulation does not apply and may not be enforced.
History:  2015 a. 65; 2017 a. 327.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0410 - Local regulation of ticket reselling.

66.0410
Local regulation of ticket reselling.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
(b)
“Ticket" means a ticket that is sold to an entertainment or sporting event.
(2)
Reselling of tickets.
(a)
A political subdivision may not enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not promulgate a rule or adopt a resolution prohibiting the resale of any ticket for an amount that is equal to or less than the ticket's face value.
(b)
If a political subdivision or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has in effect on April 22, 2004 an ordinance, rule, or resolution that is inconsistent with par. (a), the ordinance, rule, or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.
History:  2003 a. 191.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0412 - Local regulation of real estate brokers, brokerage services.

66.0412
Local regulation of real estate brokers, brokerage services.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Broker" means a real estate broker licensed under ch. 452.
(b)
“Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0131 (1) (a).
(c)
“Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county.
(2)
Regulation of brokers, brokerage services.
(a)
A local governmental unit may not enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that does any of the following:
1.
In relation to the provision of real estate services, imposes any fees on brokers or on real estate brokerage services.
2.
Imposes any regulations on the professional services provided by a broker or by a person who provides real estate brokerage services.
(b)
If a local governmental unit has in effect on July 2, 2013, an ordinance or resolution that is inconsistent with par. (a), the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.
History:  2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0415 - Offensive industry.

66.0415
Offensive industry.
(1)
Except as provided under s. 62.23 (7a) (am), the common council of a city or village board may direct the location, management and construction of, and license, regulate or prohibit, any industry, thing or place where any nauseous, offensive or unwholesome business is carried on, that is within the city or village or within 4 miles of the boundaries of the city or village, except that the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers with their branches to the outer limits of the county of Milwaukee, and all canals connecting with these rivers, together with the lands adjacent to these rivers and canals or within 100 yards of them, are within the jurisdiction of the city of Milwaukee. A town board has the same powers as are provided in this section for cities and villages as to the area within the town that is not licensed, regulated or prohibited by a city or village under this section. A business that is conducted in violation of a city, village or town ordinance that is authorized under this section is a public nuisance. An action for the abatement or removal of the business or an injunction to prevent operation of the business may be brought and maintained by the common council or village or town board in the name of this state on the relation of the city, village or town as provided in ss. 823.01, 823.02 and 823.07, or as provided in s. 254.58. Section 97.42 does not limit the powers granted by this section. Section 95.72 does not limit the powers granted by this section to cities or villages but powers granted to towns by this section are limited by s. 95.72 and by any orders and rules promulgated under s. 95.72.
(2)
To prevent nuisance, a city or village may, subject to the approval of the appropriate town board, by ordinance enact reasonable regulations governing areas where refuse, rubbish, ashes or garbage are dumped or accumulated in a town within one mile of the corporate limits of the city or village.
History:  1973 c. 206; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 774 (1975); 1993 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 155; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0415; 2021 a. 198.
The Social and Economic Roots of Judge-Made Air Pollution Policy in Wisconsin. Laitos. 58 MLR 465 (1975).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0416 - Stands operated by minors.

66.0416
Stands operated by minors.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
(b)
“Stand operated by a minor” means a stand or other location at which goods other than potentially hazardous food, as defined in s. 97.30 (1) (bm), are sold in occasional sales, as defined in s. 77.51 (9), directly to consumers; that operates on a temporary, occasional basis; and that is operated solely by a person or persons under the age of 18 on private property with the permission of the property owner.
(2)
No political subdivision may do any of the following:
(a)
Enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that prohibits a stand operated by a minor.
(b)
Require a license or permit for, or impose a fee, charge, or surcharge on, any stand operated by a minor.
(3)
If a political subdivision has enacted an ordinance or adopted a resolution before November 27, 2019, that is inconsistent with sub. (2), the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.
History:  2019 a. 60.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0418 - Prohibition of local regulation of certain foods, beverages.

66.0418
Prohibition of local regulation of certain foods, beverages.
(1)
In this section “political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
(2)
(a)
No political subdivision may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that prohibits or restricts the sale of food or nonalcoholic beverages based on the number of calories, portion size, or other nutritional criteria of the food or nonalcoholic beverage.
(b)
If a political subdivision has enacted an ordinance or adopted a resolution before July 2, 2013, that is inconsistent with par. (a), the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.
History:  2013 a. 20; 2021 a. 238 s. 45.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0419 - Local regulation of auxiliary containers.

66.0419
Local regulation of auxiliary containers.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Auxiliary container" means a bag, cup, bottle, can, or other packaging that is designed to be reusable or single-use; that is made of cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multi-layer substrates; and that is designed for transporting or protecting merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility.
(b)
“Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
(2)
No political subdivision may do any of the following:
(a)
Enact or enforce an ordinance or adopt or enforce a resolution regulating the use, disposition, or sale of auxiliary containers.
(b)
Prohibit or restrict auxiliary containers.
(c)
Impose a fee, charge, or surcharge on auxiliary containers.
(3)
(a)
This section does not limit the authority of a political subdivision in operating a curbside recycling or commercial recycling program or an effective recycling program under s. 287.11 or in designating a recycling location.
(b)
Subsection (2) (b) and (c) does not apply to the use of auxiliary containers on a property owned by the political subdivision.
History:  2015 a. 302.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0421 - Access to video service.

66.0421
Access to video service.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(c)
“Video service" has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (y).
(d)
“Video service provider" has the meaning given in s. 66.0420 (2) (zg), and also includes an interim cable operator, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (n).
(2)
Interference prohibited. The owner or manager of a multiunit dwelling under common ownership, control or management or of a mobile home park or the association or board of directors of a condominium may not prevent a video service provider from providing video service to a subscriber who is a resident of the multiunit dwelling, mobile home park or of the condominium or interfere with a video service provider providing video service to a subscriber who is a resident of the multiunit dwelling, mobile home park or of the condominium.
(3)
Installation in multiunit building. Before installation, a video service provider shall consult with the owner or manager of a multiunit dwelling or with the association or board of directors of a condominium to establish the points of attachment to the building and the methods of wiring. A video service provider shall install facilities to provide video service in a safe and orderly manner and in a manner designed to minimize adverse effects to the aesthetics of the multiunit dwelling or condominium. Facilities installed to provide video service may not impair public safety, damage fire protection systems or impair fire-resistive construction or components of a multiunit dwelling or condominium.
(4)
Repair responsibility. A video service provider is responsible for any repairs to a building required because of the construction, installation, disconnection or servicing of facilities to provide video service.
History:  1989 a. 143; 1999 a. 9; 1999 a. 150 ss. 252 to 254; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0421; 2007 a. 42; 2017 a. 364.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0423 - Transient merchants.

66.0423
Transient merchants.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Sale of merchandise" includes a sale in which the personal services rendered upon or in connection with the merchandise constitutes the greatest part of value for the price received, but does not include a farm auction sale conducted by or for a resident farmer of personal property used on the farm or the sale of produce or other perishable products at retail or wholesale by a resident of this state.
(b)
“Transient merchant" means a person who engages in the sale of merchandise at any place in this state temporarily and who does not intend to become and does not become a permanent merchant of that place.
(2)
Cities and villages, and towns not subject to an ordinance enacted under s. 59.55 (4), may, by ordinance, regulate the retail sales, other than auction sales, made by transient merchants and provide penalties for violations of those ordinances.
History:  1989 a. 301, 359; 1999 a. 150 ss. 110, 250, 251; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0423.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0427 - Open excavations in populous counties.

66.0427
Open excavations in populous counties.
In a town, city or village in a county with a population of 750,000 or more no excavation for building purposes, whether or not completed, may be left open for more than 6 months without proceeding with the erection of a building on the excavation. If an excavation remains open for more than 6 months, the building inspector or other designated officer of the town, village or city shall order that the erection of a building on the excavation begin forthwith or that the excavation be filled to grade. The order shall be served upon the owner of the land or the owner's agent and upon the holder of any encumbrance of record as provided in s. 66.0413 (1) (d). If the owner of the land fails to comply with the order within 15 days after service of the order upon the owner, the building inspector or other designated officer shall fill the excavation to grade and the cost shall be charged against the real estate as provided in s. 66.0413 (1) (f). Section 66.0413 (1) (h) applies to orders issued under this section. This section does not impair the authority of a city or village to enact ordinances in this field.
History:  1999 a. 150 s. 145; 2017 a. 207 s. 5.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0429 - Street barriers; neighborhood watch signs.

66.0429
Street barriers; neighborhood watch signs.
(1)
The governing body of a city, village or town may set aside streets or roads that are not a part of any federal, state or county trunk highway system for the safety of children in coasting or other play activities, and may obstruct or barricade the streets or roads to safeguard the children from accidents. The governing body of the city, village or town may erect and maintain on the streets or roads barriers or barricades, lights, or warning signs and is not liable for any damage caused by the erection or maintenance.
(2)
A city or village which has a neighborhood watch program authorized by the law enforcement agency of the city or village and in which the residents of the city or village participate may, in a manner approved by the city council or village board, place within the right-of-way of a street or highway within its limits a neighborhood watch sign of a uniform design approved by the department of transportation. No sign under this subsection may be placed within the right-of-way of a highway designated as part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
(3)
(a)
The governing body of a city may monitor or limit access to streets that are not part of any federal, state or county trunk highway system or connecting highway, as described in s. 84.02 (11), for the purposes of security or public safety. The governing body of a city may authorize gates or security stations, or both, to be erected and maintained to monitor traffic or limit access on these streets. The restriction of access to streets that is authorized under this subsection does not affect a city's eligibility for state transportation aids.
(b)
This subsection applies only to the city of Arcadia.
History:  1985 a. 194; 1987 a. 205; 1993 a. 113, 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 115; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0429.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0431 - Prohibiting operators from leaving keys in parked motor vehicles.

66.0431
Prohibiting operators from leaving keys in parked motor vehicles.
The governing body of a city, village or town may by ordinance require every passenger motor vehicle to be equipped with a lock suitable to lock either the starting lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gear shift lever or ignition system; prohibit any person from permitting a motor vehicle in the person's custody from standing or remaining unattended on any street, road, or alley or in any other public place, except an attended parking area, unless either the starting lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gear shift or ignition of the vehicle is locked and the key for that lock is removed from the vehicle; and provide forfeitures for violations of the ordinance. This section does not apply to motor vehicles operated by common carriers of passengers under ch. 194.
History:  1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 615; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0431.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0433 - Licenses for nonintoxicating beverages.

66.0433
Licenses for nonintoxicating beverages.
(1)
A town board, village board or common council may grant licenses to persons it considers proper for the sale of beverages containing less than 0.5 percent of alcohol by volume to be consumed on the premises where sold and to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors of these beverages. The fee for a license shall be not less than $5 nor more than $50, to be fixed by the board or council, except that where these beverages are sold for consumption off the premises the license fee shall be $5. The license shall be issued by the town, village or city clerk, shall designate the specific premises for which granted and shall expire the next June 30 after issuance. The full license fee shall be charged for the whole or a fraction of the year. No beverages described in this paragraph may be manufactured, sold at wholesale or retail or sold for consumption on the premises, or kept for sale at wholesale or retail or for consumption on the premises where sold, without a license issued under this paragraph.
(1m)
If a place of business moves from the premises designated in the license to another location in the town, village or city within the license period, the licensee shall give notice of the change of location, and the license shall be amended accordingly without payment of an additional fee. A license is not transferable from one person to another.
(2)
No license or permit may be granted to any person, unless to a domestic corporation or domestic limited liability company, not a resident of this state and of the town, village or city in which the license is applied for, nor, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, to any person who has been convicted of a felony, unless the person has been restored to civil rights.
(3)
A town board, village board or common council may by resolution or ordinance adopt reasonable and necessary regulations regarding the location of licensed premises, the conduct of the licensed premises, the sale of beverages containing less than 0.5 percent of alcohol by volume and the revocation of any license.
History:  1977 c. 125; 1981 c. 334 s. 25 (1); 1981 c. 380, 391; 1993 a. 112; 1999 a. 150 s. 156; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0433; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0436 - Certificates of food protection practices for restaurants.

66.0436
Certificates of food protection practices for restaurants.
(1)
In this section, “restaurant" has the meaning given in s. 97.01 (14g).
(2)
No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinance requiring a restaurant, a person who holds a license for a restaurant, or a person who conducts, maintains, manages, or operates a restaurant to satisfy a requirement related to the issuance or possession of a certificate of food protection practices that is not found under s. 97.33.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), if a city, village, town, or county has in effect on January 1, 2015, an ordinance that the city, village, town, or county is prohibited from enacting under sub. (2), the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
(b)
Paragraph (a) does not apply to an ordinance of a 1st class city that was in effect on March 20, 2014.
History:  2013 a. 292; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0437 - Drug disposal programs.

66.0437
Drug disposal programs.
(1)
In this section, “political subdivision" has the meaning given in s. 165.65 (1) (e).
(2)
A political subdivision may operate or authorize a person to operate a drug disposal program as provided under s. 165.65 (3).
History:  2013 a. 198.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0438 - Limitations on locally issued identification cards.

66.0438
Limitations on locally issued identification cards.
(1)
Definition. In this section, “public assistance benefits" means services, benefits, payments, or other assistance provided under a program administered by the department of health services or the department of children and families under s. 253.06 or ch. 49.
(2)
Towns and counties.
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), no town or county may issue, or expend any funds for the issuance of, a photo identification card for any resident of the town or county.
(b)
Notwithstanding par. (a), a town or county may issue, or expend funds for the issuance of, a photo identification card to any of the following individuals or for any of the following purposes:
1.
An employee or elected official of the town or county, if the photo identification card relates to the employee's or official's job duties.
2.
An employee of a vendor or contractor that contracts with the town or county, or an employee of a subcontractor that contracts with such a vendor or contractor, if the photo identification card relates to the employee's job duties for the town or county.
3.
To use a transit system owned or operated by the town or county.
4.
To use or access services or facilities owned by the town or county.
5.
An employee of, or a student who is attending, an institution of higher education that contracts with the town or county, if the photo identification card relates to the employee's or student's job duties for the town or county.
(c)
If a town or county has issued an identification card, other than a card described in par. (b), that has been used before April 27, 2016, as an identification document to establish proof of residence under s. 6.34 (3) (a) 3., that card is not valid for such purposes on or after April 27, 2016.
(3)
Cities and villages.
(a)
If a city or village issues, or expends funds for the issuance of, a photo identification card for any resident of the city or village, the card must state clearly on its face, in 12 point type, “Not authorized for voting purposes."
(b)
A photo identification card issued by, or at the direction of, a city or village, as described under par. (a), may not be used for any of the following purposes:
1.
As an identification document to establish proof of residence under s. 6.34 (3) (a) 3.
2.
As proof of identification under s. 6.79 (2), 6.82 (1) (a), 6.86, 6.87, or 6.875.
3.
To obtain public assistance benefits.
(c)
If a city or village has issued an identification card that has been used before April 27, 2016, as an identification document to establish proof of residence under s. 6.34 (3) (a) 3., that card is not valid for such purposes on or after April 27, 2016.
History:  2015 a. 374.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0439 - Environmental, occupational health, and safety credentials.

66.0439
Environmental, occupational health, and safety credentials.
(1)
No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that restricts the use of a title or a representation described in s. 100.70 (1) (a) to (h).
(2)
If a city, village, town, or county has in effect on November 29, 2017, an ordinance that the city, village, town, or county is prohibited from enacting under sub. (1), the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
History:  2017 a. 73.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0440 - Battery-powered, alarmed electric security fences.

66.0440
Battery-powered, alarmed electric security fences.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Battery-powered, alarmed electric security fence” means an electric fence that satisfies all of the following:
1.
Is equipped with an energizer that produces direct current and is powered by a commercial storage battery with a voltage of not greater than 12 volts.
2.
Produces an electric charge on contact that satisfies standards provided by the International Electrotechnical Commission, as published in the latest version of the commission's standards for electric fence energizers.
3.
Is connected to a system that is capable of signaling law enforcement.
4.
Includes warning signage that a battery-powered, alarmed electric security fence is in operation.
5.
Is surrounded by a perimeter fence or wall that is at least 5 feet in height.
6.
Is no more than 10 feet in height, or 2 feet higher than the perimeter fence or wall, whichever is higher.
(b)
“Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
(2)
No political subdivision may do any of the following:
(a)
Prohibit the installation or use of a battery-powered, alarmed electric security fence, except on property designated exclusively for residential use.
(b)
Require a permit, other than an alarm system permit, for the installation or use of a battery-powered, alarmed electric security fence.
(c)
Impose installation or operation requirements that are inconsistent with the standards set by the International Electrotechnical Commission for installation or operation of an electrified fence that is a component of a battery-powered, alarmed electric security fence.
(3)
No person may locate a battery-powered, alarmed electric security fence on property designated exclusively for residential use.
History: 2021 a. 197.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.05015 - Background investigation.

66.05015
Background investigation.
(1)
In this section, “political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
(2)
(a)
1.
Notwithstanding ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335 and with the assistance of the department of justice, a political subdivision shall conduct a background investigation of any person, including a person appointed under a civil service system competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63, selected to fill a position with the political subdivision and who, in fulfilling the duties of the position, will have access to federal tax information received directly from the federal Internal Revenue Service or from a source that is authorized by the federal Internal Revenue Service.
2.
Notwithstanding ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, at any interval determined appropriate by the political subdivision, a political subdivision may conduct additional background investigations of any person, including a person appointed under a civil service system competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63, for whom an initial background investigation has been conducted under subd. 1. and background investigations of any other person, including a person appointed under a civil service system competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63, employed by the political subdivision who, in fulfilling the duties of his or her position, has access to federal tax information received directly from the federal Internal Revenue Service or from a source that is authorized by the federal Internal Revenue Service.
(b)
A background investigation under this section may include requiring the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law enforcement agencies. The department of justice shall submit any such fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
History:  2017 a. 154; 2021 a. 238 s. 45.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0502 - Employee residency requirements prohibited.

66.0502
Employee residency requirements prohibited.
(1)
The legislature finds that public employee residency requirements are a matter of statewide concern.
(2)
In this section, “local governmental unit" means any city, village, town, county, or school district.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in sub. (4), no local governmental unit may require, as a condition of employment, that any employee or prospective employee reside within any jurisdictional limit.
(b)
If a local governmental unit has a residency requirement that is in effect on July 2, 2013, the residency requirement does not apply and may not be enforced.
(4)
(a)
This section does not affect any statute that requires residency within the jurisdictional limits of any local governmental unit or any provision of state or local law that requires residency in this state.
(b)
Subject to par. (c), a local governmental unit may impose a residency requirement on law enforcement, fire, or emergency personnel that requires such personnel to reside within 15 miles of the jurisdictional boundaries of the local governmental unit.
(c)
If the local governmental unit is a county, the county may impose a residency requirement on law enforcement, fire, or emergency personnel that requires such personnel to reside within 15 miles of the jurisdictional boundaries of the city, village, or town to which the personnel are assigned.
(d)
A residency requirement imposed by a local governmental unit under par. (b) or (c) does not apply to any volunteer law enforcement, fire, or emergency personnel who are employees of a local governmental unit.
History:  2013 a. 20.
Because, by its plain language, this section uniformly affects every city or village, it trumps the city of Milwaukee's charter, and the city may not enforce its residency requirement. Black v. City of Milwaukee, 2016 WI 47, 369 Wis. 2d 272, 882 N.W.2d 333, 14-0400.
Although this section abolishes residency requirements generally, it does not create a vested right for law enforcement, fire, and emergency personnel to live wherever they want. Quite the opposite, it grants local governments the authority to adopt a 15-mile radius requirement for those employees. Milwaukee Police Ass'n v. City of Milwaukee, 856 F.3d 480 (2017).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0503 - Combination of municipal offices.

66.0503
Combination of municipal offices.
(1)
The office of county supervisor may be consolidated by charter ordinance under s. 66.0101:
(a)
With the office of village president in any village which has boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of any supervisory district established under s. 59.10 (3).
(b)
With the office of alderperson or council member in any city in which the district from which the alderperson or council member is elected is coterminous with the boundaries of any supervisory district established under s. 59.10 (3).
(2)
After the effective date of adoption or repeal of a charter ordinance under this section, the clerk of the municipality shall file a copy of the ordinance with the clerk of the county within which the supervisory district lies. When so consolidated, nomination papers shall contain that number of signatures required under s. 8.10 for county supervisors and shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.
(3)
Removal from office of any incumbent of an office consolidated under this section vacates the office in its entirety whether effected under ss. 17.09, 17.12 and 17.13 or other pertinent statute.
(4)
Compensation for an office consolidated under this section shall be separately established by the several governing bodies affected by the consolidation as though no consolidation of offices had occurred.
(5)
Tenure for an officer of an office consolidated under this section shall coincide with the term for county supervisors.
History:  1971 c. 94; 1973 c. 118 s. 7; 1985 a. 135 s. 83 (1); 1993 a. 184; 1995 a. 201; 1999 a. 150 s. 311; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0503; 2001 a. 30.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0504 - Address confidentiality program.

66.0504
Address confidentiality program.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Actual address" has the meaning given in s. 165.68 (1) (b).
(b)
“Local clerk" means an individual, and an individual's deputy or assistant, who serves as one of the following:
1.
A county clerk under s. 59.23.
2.
A clerk of court under s. 59.40.
3.
A municipal clerk as defined in s. 5.02 (10).
4.
A register of deeds under s. 59.43.
(c)
“Program participant" has the meaning given in s. 165.68 (1) (g).
(2)
Identity protection.
(a)
If a program participant submits a written request to a local clerk that he or she keep the program participant's actual address private, the local clerk may not disclose any record in his or her possession that would reveal the program participant's actual address, except pursuant to a court order.
(b)
The provisions of s. 165.68 (3) (b) 4. a., to the extent that they apply under s. 165.68, apply to a program participant's written request under par. (a).
History:  2015 a. 356; 2017 a. 365.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0505 - Compensation of governing bodies.

66.0505
Compensation of governing bodies.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Elective officer" means a member or member-elect of the governing body of a political subdivision.
(b)
“Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county.
(2)
Establishment of salary. An elected official of any political subdivision, who by virtue of the office held by that official is entitled to participate in the establishment of the salary attending that office, shall not during the term of the office collect salary in excess of the salary provided at the time of that official's taking office. This provision is of statewide concern and applies only to officials elected after October 22, 1961.
(3)
Refusal of salary.
(a)
1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 59.10 (1) (c), (2) (c), (3) (f) to (j), 60.32, 61.193, 61.32, or 62.09 (6), an elective officer may send written notification to the clerk and treasurer of the political subdivision on whose governing body he or she serves that he or she wishes to refuse to accept the salary that he or she is otherwise entitled to receive.
2.
Except as provided in subd. 3., to be valid the notification must be sent no later than the day on which the elective officer takes the oath of office and before he or she performs any services in his or her official capacity, and the notification applies only to the taxable year in which the officer's election is certified or in which the officer is appointed, if the elective officer's current taxable year ends within 3 months of his or her certification or appointment, the notification applies until the end of his or her next taxable year.
3.
Except as provided in subd. 2., to be valid the notification must be sent at least 30 days before the start of the elective officer's next taxable year, and the notification applies only to that taxable year although the notification may be renewed annually as provided in this subdivision.
4.
If a clerk and treasurer receive notification as described in subd. 2. or 3., the treasurer may not pay the elective officer his or her salary during the time period to which the notification applies. Upon receipt of such notification, the political subdivision's treasurer shall not pay the elective officer the salary that he or she is otherwise entitled to receive, beginning with the first pay period that commences after notification applies.
(b)
An elective officer, or officer-elect, who sends the written notification described under par. (a) may not rescind the notification. If an elective officer's notification no longer applies, the political subdivision's treasurer shall pay the elective officer any salary that he or she is entitled to receive, beginning with the first pay period that commences after the expiration of the notification.
History:  1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 213; 1999 a. 150 s. 312; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0505; 2007 a. 49; 2009 a. 173; 2017 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0506 - Referendum; increase in employee wages.

66.0506
Referendum; increase in employee wages.
(1)
In this section, “local governmental unit" means any city, village, town, county, metropolitan sewerage district, long-term care district, local cultural arts district under subch. V of ch. 229, or any other political subdivision of the state, or instrumentality of one or more political subdivisions of the state.
(2)
If any local governmental unit wishes to increase the total base wages of its general municipal employees, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (fm), who are part of a collective bargaining unit under subch. IV of ch. 111, in an amount that exceeds the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2., the governing body of the local governmental unit shall adopt a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify the amount by which the proposed total base wages increase will exceed the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. The resolution may not take effect unless it is approved in a referendum called for that purpose. The referendum shall occur in November for collective bargaining agreements that begin the following January 1. The results of a referendum apply to the total base wages only in the next collective bargaining agreement.
(3)
The referendum question shall be substantially as follows: “Shall the .... [general municipal employees] in the .... [local governmental unit] receive a total increase in wages from $....[current total base wages] to $....[proposed total base wages], which is a percentage wage increase that is .... [x] percent higher than the percent of the consumer price index increase, for a total percentage increase in wages of .... [x]?"
History:  2011 a. 10, 32; 2013 a. 166.
This section does not violate the plaintiffs' associational rights. No matter the limitations or burdens a legislative enactment places on the collective bargaining process, collective bargaining remains a creation of legislative grace and not constitutional obligation. The restrictions attached to the statutory scheme of collective bargaining are irrelevant in regards to freedom of association because no condition is being placed on the decision to participate. If a general employee participates in collective bargaining under 2011 Wis. Act 10's statutory framework, that general employee has not relinquished a constitutional right. They have only acquired a benefit to which they were never constitutionally entitled. Madison Teachers, Inc. v. Walker, 2014 WI 99, 358 Wis. 2d 1, 851 N.W.2d 337, 12-2067.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0507 - Automatic salary schedules.

66.0507
Automatic salary schedules.
Whenever the governing body of any city, village, or town enacts by ordinance a salary schedule for some or all employees and officers of the city, village or town, other than members of the city council or village or town board, the salary schedule may include an automatic adjustment for some or all of the personnel in conformity with fluctuations upwards and downwards in the cost of living, notwithstanding ss. 60.32, 61.193, 61.32, 62.09 (6) and 62.13 (7).
History:  1971 c. 125 s. 522 (1); 1971 c. 154; 1985 a. 225; 1993 a. 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 314; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0507; 2009 a. 173.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0508 - Collective bargaining.

66.0508
Collective bargaining.
(1)
In this section, “local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0506 (1).
(1m)
Except as provided under subch. IV of ch. 111, no local governmental unit may collectively bargain with its employees.
(2)
If a local governmental unit has in effect on June 29, 2011, an ordinance or resolution that is inconsistent with sub. (1m), the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.
(3)
Each local governmental unit that is collectively bargaining with its employees shall determine the maximum total base wages expenditure that is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2., calculating the consumer price index change using the same method the department of revenue uses under s. 73.03 (68).
History:  2011 a. 10.
Sub. (1m)'s plain language prohibits municipal employers from reaching binding agreements with their general employees on a collective basis, if the agreement concerns anything other than the employees' base wages. Sub. (1m) does not violate union members' rights to petition the government for redress of grievances, nor do 2011 Wis. Act 10's various restrictions, in their cumulative effect, violate their associational rights. Laborers Local 236 v. Walker, 749 F.3d 628 (2014).
2011 Wis. Act 10's various restrictions, in their cumulative effect, do not violate union members' associational rights. The 1st amendment does not require the state to maintain policies that allow certain associations to thrive. For the most part, the Bill of Rights enshrines negative liberties. It directs what government may not do to its citizens, rather than what it must do for them. Laborers Local 236 v. Walker, 749 F.3d 628 (2014).
2011 Wis. Act 10's treatment of union employees and individual employees did not infringe fundamental 1st amendment rights and did not violate equal protection. Wisconsin is not treating employees differently based on the employees' exercise of their associational rights. Act 10 does not mandate any form of unfavorable treatment for union members. These employees still possess every right, and are given every opportunity, that the state grants to their colleagues who elect not to join a union, but Wisconsin has refused to participate in an activity that the represented employees want the state to engage in. Laborers Local 236 v. Walker, 749 F.3d 628 (2014).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0510 - Benefits to officers, employees, agents.

66.0510
Benefits to officers, employees, agents.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Employee benefit plan” means a plan as defined in 29 USC 1002 (3).
(b)
“Local governmental unit” has the definition given in s. 66.0131 (1) (a).
(2)
Benefits. If a local governmental unit provides an employee benefit plan to its officers, agents, and employees, the plan may cover only such officers, agents, and employees and their spouses and dependent children.
History:  2017 a. 59.