Chapter 174 — DOGS
19 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 174.001 Definitions
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174.001 Definitions.
Wis. Stat. § 174.01 Restraining action against dogs
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174.01 Restraining action against dogs.
Wis. Stat. § 174.02 Owner’s liability for damage caused by dog; penalties; court order to kill a dog
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174.02 Owner’s liability for damage caused by dog; penalties; court order to kill a dog.
Wis. Stat. § 174.042 Dogs running at large and untagged dogs subject to impoundment; penalties
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174.042 Dogs running at large and untagged dogs subject to impoundment; penalties.
Wis. Stat. § 174.05 Dog license tax
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174.05 Dog license tax.
Wis. Stat. § 174.052 Publication of the dog license requirement and rabies vaccination requirement
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174.052 Publication of the dog license requirement and rabies vaccination requirement.
Wis. Stat. § 174.053 Multiple dog licenses
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174.053 Multiple dog licenses.
Wis. Stat. § 174.054 Exemption for owners of dogs kept for educational or scientific purposes
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174.054 Exemption for owners of dogs kept for educational or scientific purposes. 174.055 174.06 174.065 174.07 174.08 174.09 174.10 174.11 174.12 174.13 174.15 174.001 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) “Collar” means a band, strip …
Wis. Stat. § 174.055 Exemption of certain dogs
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174.055 Exemption of certain dogs. Every dog that is a service animal, as defined in s. 106.52 (1) (fm), is exempt from the dog license tax and every person owning such a dog shall re- DOGS 174.065 ceive annually a free dog license from the local collecting officer upon applicati…
Wis. Stat. § 174.06 Listing
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174.06 Listing. (1) RESPONSIBILITY TO LIST. Every town, village and city shall annually, by September 1, ascertain by diligent inquiry the dogs owned or kept within the assessment district. (2) LISTING OFFICIAL; GENERALLY. In a city or village the listing official is the municipa…
Wis. Stat. § 174.065 Collection
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174.065 Collection. (1) COLLECTING OFFICIAL. The collecting official is any city, village, or town treasurer or other tax collecting officer or any person deputized by the treasurer or tax collecting official, unless the common council or village or town board provides by ordinan…
Wis. Stat. § 174.07 Dog licenses and collar tags
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174.07 Dog licenses and collar tags. (1) (a) License required. Except as provided in s. 174.054, a dog license is necessary for the keeping of any dog over 5 months of age. (b) Licenses. Upon payment of the required dog license tax and, except as provided in s. 95.21 (9) (d), upo…
Wis. Stat. § 174.08 License fees paid to county treasurer
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174.08 License fees paid to county treasurer. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), every collecting official shall pay all dog license taxes to the town, village, or city treasurer or other tax collecting officer who shall deduct any additional tax that may have been levied by the…
Wis. Stat. § 174.09 Dog license fund; how disposed of and accounted for
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174.09 Dog license fund; how disposed of and accounted for. (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), the dog license taxes so paid to the county treasurer shall be kept in a separate account and shall be known as the “dog license fund” and shall be appropriated and disbursed for the p…
Wis. Stat. § 174.10 Dog licensing in populous counties
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174.10 Dog licensing in populous counties. (1) In this section, “municipality” means a city, village, or town. (2) If all of the municipalities in a county with a population of 750,000 or more form an intergovernmental commission by contract under s. 66.0301 (2) for the purpose o…
Wis. Stat. § 174.11 Claims for damage by dogs to domestic animals including ranch mink
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174.11 Claims for damage by dogs to domestic animals including ranch mink. (1) The owner of any domestic animal, including a ranch mink, when it is proven that a dog forcibly entered an enclosure in which the mink was kept, which is attacked, chased, injured, or killed by a dog m…
Wis. Stat. § 174.12 Actions against owners
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174.12 Actions against owners. (1) The allowance by a county of any claim for damages done by dogs constitutes an assignment to the county of the cause of the action of the claimant for which the claim is filed, and the county may sue and recover from the owner of the dog or dogs…
Wis. Stat. § 174.13 Humane use of dogs for scientific or educational purposes
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174.13 Humane use of dogs for scientific or educational purposes. (2) Any officer or pound which has custody of an unclaimed dog may release the dog to the University of Wisconsin System, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other educational institution of higher le…
Wis. Stat. § 174.15 Penalty
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174.15 Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned up to 60 days or both. History: 1979 c. 289 ss. 34, 36; Stats. 1979 s. 174.15. May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)