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Wis. Stat. § 167.30 (2026)

Use of firearms, etc., near park, etc

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167.30167.30 Use of firearms, etc., near park, etc.
167.30(1)(1) Any person who shall discharge or cause the discharge of any missile from any firearm, slung shot, bow and arrow or other weapon, within 40 rods of any public park, square or enclosure owned or controlled by any municipality within this state and resorted to for recreation or pleasure, when such park, square or enclosure is wholly situated without the limits of such municipality, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 60 days or by fine of not more than $25 nor less than one dollar.
167.30(2)(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge of a firearm if the actor’s conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a criminal penalty, would have been subject to a defense described in s. 939.45.
167.30 HistoryHistory: 2011 a. 35.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2002–2017 · leading case: Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19 (Wis. 2017).
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Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19 (Wis. 2017). · cites it 4× “Finally, we hold that neither the City nor any of its sub-units or employees may enforce the Rule to the extent it purports to prohibit carrying any knife or firearm (as defined by the Local Regulation Statute) or weapon (as defined by the Concealed-Carry Statute), so long as…”
Town of Avon v. Oliver, 2002 WI App 97 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “(5)Any sport shooting range that exists on June 18, 1998, may continue to operate as a sport shooting range at that location notwithstanding all of the following: (a) Section 167.30, 941.20(l)(d) or 948.605 or any rule promulgated under those sections regulating or prohibiting…”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison (Wis. 2017). · cites it 2× “Finally, we hold that neither the City nor any of its sub-units or employees may enforce the Rule to the extent it purports to prohibit carrying any knife or firearm (as defined by the Local Regulation Statute) or weapon (as defined by the Concealed-Carry Statute), so long as…”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison (Wis. 2017). · cites it 2× “Finally, we hold that neither the City nor any of its sub-units or employees may enforce the Rule to the extent it purports to prohibit carrying any knife or firearm (as defined by the Local Regulation Statute) or weapon (as defined by the Concealed-Carry Statute), so long as…”
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