# Wis. Stat. § 66.0107: Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal conduct

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0107

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 66.0107
- **Heading:** Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal conduct
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0107

## Text

(1) The board or council of any town, village or city may:

(a) Prohibit all forms of gambling and fraudulent devices and practices.

(b) Seize anything devised solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling and destroy the device after a judicial determination that it was used solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling.

(bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14) , subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.) , and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance; except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the case.

(bn) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance, except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) following a conviction in this state for possession of a controlled substance, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the case.

(bp) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct that is the same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2) , 961.574 (1) or (2) , or 961.575 (1) or (2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , nothing in this section may be construed to preclude cities, villages and towns from prohibiting conduct which is the same as or similar to that prohibited by chs. 941 to 948 .

(3) The board or council of a city, village or town may not, by ordinance, prohibit conduct which is the same as or similar to conduct prohibited by s. 944.21 .

History: 1973 c. 198 ; 1979 c. 131 s. 4 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 64 ; 1987 a. 416 ; 1989 a. 121 , 276 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 1995 a. 353 , 448 ; 1999 a. 150 ss. 151 , 153 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0107; 2005 a. 116 , ss. 2 to 4 ; 2011 a. 31 ; 2013 a. 293 , 351 ; 2015 a. 195 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0101 Home rule; manner of exercise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0101.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0103 Code of ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0103.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0104 Prohibiting ordinances that place certain limits or requirements on a landlord.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0104.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0105 Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorial powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0105.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0107 Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0107.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0109 Penalties under county and municipal ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0109.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0111 Bond or cash deposit under municipal ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0111.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0113 Citations for certain ordinance violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0113.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0114 Actions for violation of ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0114.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0115 Outstanding unpaid forfeitures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0115.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0117 Judgment against local governmental units.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0117.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0119 Special inspection warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0119.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0121 Orders; action; proof of demand.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0121.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 66.0123 Recreation authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C66_S66.0123.md)

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