AB271: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly BILL 271

April 11, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Owens, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Goetsch and M. Lehman. Referred to Committee on Rural Affairs.

AB271,1,2 An Act to amend 341.266 (4) and 341.268 (4) of the statutes; relating to: the storage of vehicles and parts cars by collectors and hobbyists.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, an owner of a special interest vehicle (collector) or of a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle (hobbyist) may store unlicensed vehicles and "parts" cars on his or her property if the vehicles and parts cars do not constitute a health hazard and are out of ordinary view. A special interest vehicle is a motor vehicle that has not been changed from its original manufacturer's specifications and which is being preserved for purposes of its historic interest.

This bill prohibits the storing of an unreasonable number of vehicles and parts cars on property owned by a collector or hobbyist, and provides that a total of more than 4 vehicles and parts cars stored outside of any building on any specific parcel of property is considered an unreasonable number.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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

AB271, s. 1 Section 1. 341.266 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB271,2,6 341.266 (4) A collector may store a reasonable number of unlicensed, operable or inoperable, vehicles and parts cars on the collector's property provided the vehicles and parts cars and the outdoor storage area are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health hazard and are screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees, shrubbery or other appropriate means. For purposes of this subsection, a total of more than 4 vehicles and parts cars stored outside of a building on any parcel of property owned by a collector shall be considered an unreasonable number.

AB271, s. 2 Section 2. 341.268 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB271,2,15 341.268 (4) A hobbyist may store a reasonable number of unlicensed, operable or inoperable, vehicles and parts cars on the hobbyist's property provided the vehicles and parts cars and outdoor storage area are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health hazard and are screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees, shrubbery or other appropriate means. For purposes of this subsection, a total of more than 4 vehicles and parts cars stored outside of a building on any parcel of property owned by a hobbyist shall be considered an unreasonable number.

AB271, s. 3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

AB271,2,18 (1) This act first applies to the storage of vehicles and parts cars on the effective date of this subsection.

AB271,2,19 (End)