Chapter 167 — SAFEGUARDS OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY

167.07 Manufacture, storage and distribution of matches. (1) No person may manufacture, store, offer for sale, sell, or otherwise dispose of or distribute, any of the following: (a) White phosphorus, single-dipped, strike-anywhere matches of the type popularly known as “parlor ma…

167.10 Regulation of fireworks. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “fireworks” means anything manufactured, processed or packaged for exploding, emitting sparks or combustion which does not have another common use, but does not include any of the following: (a) Fuel or a lubricant.…

167.12 Safety appliances. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or use any machine to be operated by steam, or other power, for the purpose of husking or shredding corn or corn stalks shall provide such machine with safety or automatic feeding…

167.13 Operation. No person, firm or corporation shall use, operate or permit to be used or operated any such machine purchased prior to June 12, 1909, unless during all the time such machine shall be used and operated it shall be in charge of a competent person whose sole duty s…

167.14 Sale regulated. No such machine shall be sold or offered or exposed for sale unless the said machine shall have plainly marked upon it the name and location of the person, firm or corporation manufacturing the same.

167.151 Unlawful operation of corn shredders. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of ss. 167.12 to 167.14 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100 for each offense.

167.18 Threshing machine joints to be covered. Any person owning or running any threshing machine in this state so constructed that any joint, knuckle or jack thereof is dangerously exposed, who shall neglect to cover or secure the same in some suitable manner so as to prevent in…

167.19 Farm machinery storage. (1) Retail dealer’s buildings for the storage of farm tractors, trucks and motorized farm machinery may be metal covered, pole type or frame and if other than metal or concrete covered shall not be closer than 30 feet to any other building. If the b…

167.20 Stairway guards. (1) The owner of any building or other structure which has an open stairway or area way leading to or abutting upon any sidewalk, and the owner of any real estate adjacent to or abutting upon any sidewalk and which is lower than such sidewalk, shall suffic…

167.21 Movable soccer goals. (1) In this section: (a) “Commission” means the federal consumer product safety commission. (b) “Department” means the department of safety and professional services. (c) “Movable soccer goal” means a freestanding structure that consists of at least 2…

167.22 Cigars not to be manufactured in basements. No shop or place wherein cigars are manufactured shall be located below the ground floor.

167.25 Refrigerators and iceboxes. (1) Any person who discards or abandons any refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker, having a capacity of 1 1/2 cubic feet or more, which is no longer in use, and which has not had the door removed, or such portion of the latch mechanism remo…

167.26 Leaving unguarded ice holes. (1b) In this section: (a) “Nonprofit membership corporation” means a corporation as described in s. 779.70 (1). (b) “Qualified lake association” means an association that meets the qualifications under s. 281.68 (3m) (a). (c) “Water quality pro…

167.27 Capping and filling wells or similar structures. (1) This section applies only to counties of a population of 750,000 or more. (2) The owner of any real estate shall securely protect any well, seepage pit, cistern, cesspool, septic tank, or other similar structures in acti…

167.30 Use of firearms, etc., near park, etc. (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 withi…

167.31 Safe use and transportation of firearms and bows. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Aircraft” has the meaning given under s. 114.002 (3). (am) “Airgun” has the meaning given in s. 29.001 (7). (b) “Encased” means enclosed in a case that is completely zipped, snapped, b…

167.32 Safety at sporting events. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Alcohol beverages” means fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquor. (b) “Facility” means building or stadium. (c) “Fermented malt beverages” has the meaning designated in s. 125.02 (6). (d) “Intoxicat…

167.33 Alpine sports. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26) 9 Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. SAFEGUARDS OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY (ac) “Affiliate” means: 1. With respect to a partnership, each partner thereof. 2. With respect to a l…

167.35 Fire safety performance standards for cigarettes. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Cigarette” means any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance other than tobacco. (b) “Department” means the department of safety and professional services unless the conte…