Wisconsin Code § 349.17

Authority of cities, villages and towns to regulate heavy traffic
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(1) Any city, village or town may by ordinance or resolution designate any street or highway under its jurisdiction as a heavy traffic route and designate the type and character of vehicles which may be operated thereon. A city, village
or town may restrict or prohibit heavy traffic from using other
streets or highways under its jurisdiction except that it may not
place such restrictions on streets or highways over which are
routed state trunk highways and may not prohibit heavy traffic
from using a street or highway for the purpose of obtaining orders
for supplies or moving or delivering supplies or commodities to
or from any place of business or residence which has an entrance
on such street or highway. Whenever a city, village or town designates any street or highway under its jurisdiction as a heavy traffic route, it shall cause appropriate signs to be erected giving notice thereof.
(2) In this section, “heavy traffic” means all vehicles not operating completely on pneumatic tires and all vehicles or combination of vehicles, other than motor buses, designed or used for
transporting property of any nature and having a gross weight of
more than 6,000 pounds.

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