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Wisconsin State overlays

All 18 tracked preemption laws for Wisconsin.

Overview

All tracked preemption laws for Wisconsin. Click any law for its trigger predicate, preempted fields, and source citation.

Laws tracked
18
Preempted fields
40
Required city attrs
23
Last reviewed
2026-05-18
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Tracked laws

Wisconsin Livestock Facility Siting — Wis. Stat. § 93.90 + ATCP 51 (CAFO preemption)2 fields
Effective
2006-05-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_LIVESTOCK_FACILITY_SITING_93_90_ATCP_51
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Wisconsin Nonmetallic Mining (Frac Sand) Reclamation — Wis. Stat. Ch. 295 + NR 1352 fields
Effective
2001-12-12
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_NONMETALLIC_MINING_RECLAMATION_295_NR_135
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Lower Wisconsin State Riverway — Wis. Stat. § 30.40 et seq.3 fields
Effective
1989-08-09
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_LOWER_WISCONSIN_RIVERWAY_30_40
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Wisconsin Local Historic Preservation — Wis. Stat. § 44.44 (Certified Ordinance)2 fields
Effective
1987-04-25
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_HISTORIC_PRESERVATION_44_44
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Fort McCoy / Volk Field AICUZ + Military Influence Area — federal/local coordination2 fields
Effective
1985-01-01
Authority
federal · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_AIR_INSTALLATIONS_FORT_MCCOY_VOLK_FIELD_AICUZ
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Wisconsin Brownfield Response / Spill Law — Wis. Stat. § 292.11 + DNR RR Program2 fields
Effective
1978-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_BROWNFIELD_292_11_RR_PROGRAM
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Wisconsin Farmland Preservation — Wis. Stat. Ch. 912 fields
Effective
1977-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_FARMLAND_PRESERVATION_CHAPTER_91
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Wisconsin Tax Increment Law (TIF) — Wis. Stat. § 66.11052 fields
Effective
1975-12-04
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_TAX_INCREMENTAL_FINANCING_66_1105
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Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway — Wis. Stat. § 30.271 field
Effective
1973-10-25
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_LOWER_ST_CROIX_RIVERWAY_30_27
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore — Federal (NPS) overlay in Bayfield County2 fields
Effective
1970-09-26
Authority
federal · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_APOSTLE_ISLANDS_NATIONAL_LAKESHORE
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Wisconsin Shoreland Zoning — Wis. Stat. § 59.692 + NR 1153 fields
Effective
1966-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_SHORELAND_ZONING_59_692_NR_115
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Wisconsin Shoreland-Wetland Zoning — Wis. Stat. § 281.31 + NR 1172 fields
Effective
1966-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_SHORELAND_WETLAND_281_31_NR_117
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Wisconsin Floodplain Zoning — Wis. Stat. § 87.30 + NR 1163 fields
Effective
1965-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_FLOODPLAIN_87_30_NR_116
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Wisconsin Wild Rivers System — Wis. Stat. § 30.262 fields
Effective
1965-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_WILD_RIVERS_30_26
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Wisconsin Airport Approach Protection / Height-Hazard Zoning — Wis. Stat. §§ 114.135, 114.1362 fields
Effective
1947-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_AIRPORT_HEIGHT_HAZARD_114_135_114_136
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Wisconsin Town Zoning — Wis. Stat. §§ 60.61, 60.622 fields
Effective
1933-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_TOWN_ZONING_60_61_60_62
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Wisconsin County Zoning — Wis. Stat. § 59.692 fields
Effective
1929-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_COUNTY_ZONING_59_69
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Wisconsin City Planning & Zoning Enabling Act — Wis. Stat. § 62.234 fields
Effective
1923-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:WI
ID
WI_CITY_ZONING_ENABLING_62_23
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Required city attributes

Required city attributes

The evaluator needs these city-level facts present to resolve whether a given law's predicate fires.

  • population
  • county_population
  • government_form
  • is_great_lakes_shoreline_city
  • intersects_navigable_water_shoreland_jurisdiction
  • has_regulated_shoreland_wetland
  • in_designated_floodplain
  • intersects_wild_river_corridor
  • in_lower_wisconsin_state_riverway
  • intersects_apostle_islands_national_lakeshore
  • has_airport_height_hazard_zoning
  • has_active_tax_incremental_district
  • has_dnr_brrts_or_grs_listed_site
  • has_local_historic_preservation_commission
  • in_farmland_preservation_zoning_district
  • in_agricultural_enterprise_area
  • has_cafo_within_jurisdiction
  • in_designated_nonmetallic_mining_area
  • in_fort_mccoy_aicuz_or_mia
  • in_driftless_area
  • is_door_county_peninsula
  • is_milwaukee
  • is_madison