The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all vehicles which
are stored on either public or private property that are inoperative,
abandoned, junked or otherwise in such condition as to be deemed to
be nuisance vehicles as defined herein.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
NUISANCE VEHICLE
An inoperable, unlicensed, unroadworthy, disassembled, wrecked,
stripped-of-parts, or junked vehicle, or any other vehicle not in
compliance with Chs. 341 and 347, Wis. Stats., and Ch. Trans 305,
Wis. Adm. Code, as may be amended from time to time. The definition
shall also include inoperable, unseaworthy boats of all types. A vehicle
for which a license application has been made is deemed a licensed
vehicle if proof of application is prominently displayed on the front
windshield. Indication of a nuisance vehicle may include, but shall
not be limited to, the following:
A.
A vehicle without a window or windows.
B.
A vehicle with broken windows.
C.
A vehicle with flat tires.
D.
A vehicle without a motor, if it is a vehicle as defined in
Ch. 340, Wis. Stats., or as that chapter may, from time to time, be
amended.
E.
A vehicle with one or more wheels not installed.
F.
A vehicle lacking one or more structural parts such as fenders,
hood, or bumpers.
G.
A boat in such an obvious state of disrepair and condition as
to make it unseaworthy, and/or if equipped with an inboard or outboard
motor, such motor and control apparatus are inoperable.
H.
A boat of such type and size as would require registration, not displaying evidence of current registration and being otherwise in the condition stated in Subsection
G above.
OWNER
The individual owner of the vehicle in question or the owner,
tenant or occupant of the premises upon which a vehicle is located.
SEASONAL OR LONG-TERM STORAGE
The keeping of a vehicle as defined herein on private property
outside of a garage or other permanent enclosure when not in frequent
use for the purpose intended.
VEHICLE
Any mobile home, moped, motor bicycle, motor bus, motorcycle,
motor-driven cycle, motor home, motor truck, automobile, trailer,
boat, boat trailer, camping trailer, recreational vehicle or any other
vehicle as defined in Ch. 340, Wis. Stats., as may be amended from
time to time.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty provided in §
1-4 of this Code.