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.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 349 - Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.
349.01 - Words and phrases defined.
349.02 - Police and traffic officers to enforce law.
349.025 - Quotas relating to the enforcement of traffic regulations prohibited.
349.03 - Regulation by local authorities forbidden; exceptions.
349.04 - Truck driver education surcharges.
349.06 - Authority to adopt traffic regulations in strict conformity with state law.
349.065 - Uniform traffic control devices.
349.07 - Authority to designate through highways.
349.08 - Cost of signs and traffic control signals.
349.085 - Authority to install stop signs at railroad grade crossings.
349.09 - Authority to remove prohibited signs or signals.
349.10 - Authority to designate one-way highways, safety zones, turns and lanes.
349.105 - Authority to prohibit certain traffic on expressways and freeways.
349.11 - Authority to modify speed restrictions.
349.12 - Authority to designate no-passing zones.
349.13 - Authority to regulate the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles.
349.132 - Authority to require vehicle registration.
349.135 - Authority to regulate radios or other electric sound amplification devices.
349.137 - Authority to regulate use of motor vehicle immobilization devices.
349.14 - Authority to use parking meters.
349.145 - Authority to establish disabled parking enforcement assistance councils.
349.15 - Authority to modify weight limitations and classify highways.
349.16 - Authority to impose special or seasonal weight limitations.
349.17 - Authority of cities, villages and towns to regulate heavy traffic.
349.18 - Additional traffic-control authority of counties and municipalities.
349.185 - Authority to regulate certain events and pedestrians.
349.19 - Authority to require accident reports.
349.20 - Authority to prohibit use of bridges for fishing or swimming.
349.21 - Authority to regulate school bus warning lights.
349.215 - Authority to appoint school crossing guards.
349.217 - Authority to appoint traffic control attendants.
349.22 - Authority to establish mass transit way.
349.23 - Authority to designate bicycle lanes and bicycle ways.
349.235 - Authority to restrict use of in-line skates on roadway.
349.237 - Authority to regulate electric scooters.
349.24 - Authority to license taxicab operators and taxicabs.
349.25 - Authority to license hayrack and sleigh rides.
349.26 - Authority to allow or prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles.