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Wisconsin noise rules

The Milwaukee page below is taken from that city's own code. It lists its sources and the date we checked them.

What does Wisconsin law say about noise?

Unreasonably loud conduct
Wisconsin Statutes § 947.01(1) makes unreasonably loud conduct disorderly conduct when it tends to cause or provoke a disturbance. It applies in a public or private place. It is a Class B misdemeanor.

Source: Wisconsin Statutes § 947.01. City rules are usually more specific, so check your city's page too.

Cities in Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WINight is 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the residential limit drops from noise rating 55 to 45 at the lot line. Lawn mowers and garden tools: not from 9 p.m. through 8 a.m.

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