2005 Wisconsin Act 345

Date of enactment: April 14, 2006
2005 Assembly Bill 864 Date of publication*: April 28, 2006

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2003-04 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2005 WISCONSIN ACT 345

An Act to create 167.31 (4) (bt) of the statutes; relating to: authorizing a person to transport an unencased firearm in a motor vehicle under certain circumstances.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

345,1 Section 1. 167.31 (4) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:

167.31 (4) (bt) Subsection (2) (b) does not apply to the placement, possession, or transportation of an unloaded firearm in or on a vehicle if all of the following apply:

1. The vehicle is a self-propelled motor vehicle with 4 rubber-tired wheels.

2. The vehicle is not certified by the manufacturer for on-road use.

3. The vehicle is not an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (2) (g).

4. The vehicle is being used to transport individuals involved in sport shooting activities at sport shooting ranges, as defined in s. 895.527 (1), and is not being used to transport individuals involved in hunting.

5. The vehicle is being operated entirely on private property and is not being operated in the right-of-way of any highway.