Wisconsin Code § 2.04

Jurisdiction of counties on boundary lakes and state boundary waters
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The counties now or hereafter organized upon the westerly shore of Lake Michigan shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on the lake. The
counties now or hereafter organized on the shores of Green Bay
shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on
Green Bay. The counties now or hereafter organized on the
southerly shore of Lake Superior shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on the lake. The counties now or
hereafter organized on the easterly shore of the Mississippi River
shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on
the river. The counties now or hereafter organized on the shores
of Lake Winnebago shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on any part of the lake. The counties now or
hereafter organized on the easterly shore of the St. Croix River or
lake shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed
on any part of the river or lake; when 2 or more counties are now
or hereafter organized on the shores of any inland water of this
state, as defined in s. 29.001 (45), the counties shall have jurisdiction in common of all offenses committed on any part of the inland water; and all offenses committed against this state on any
part of the waters may be heard and tried in any of the counties
having common jurisdiction over the waters where the offense
may be committed in which legal process against the offender is
first served and may be alleged and shall be conclusively deemed
to have been committed within the county; and all civil process
from any of the counties may be executed within and upon the
waters that are within the jurisdiction of the county. In the construction of this section all wharves and piers are part of the land
with which they are connected.

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