Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 21-80, (1980)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided April 2, 1980PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. THOMAS, District Attorney Waushara County
You have asked my opinion on a specific inquiry, which you state as follows: "Does a County have the authority to enact a valid ordinance prohibiting trespass to land similar to and not in conflict with sec. 943.13, Wisconsin Statutes under the authority vested in the Counties under sec. 59.07(64), Wisconsin Statutes?" My opinion is that a county does possess such authority.
Your opinion request letter has set forth in detail your county's reasons for desiring to enact such an ordinance. I need not restate those reasons; it is enough to note…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maier v. Racine CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
- Spaulding v. Wood CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
- Dodge County v. KaiserWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943