Wisconsin § 145.02 - Powers of department.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 145.02 — Powers of department., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 145.02. Powers of department.
145.02(1) (1) The construction, installation and maintenance of plumbing in connection with all buildings in this state, including buildings owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall be safe, sanitary and such as to safeguard the public health and the waters of the state. 145.02(2) (2) 145.02(2)(a) (a) The department shall have general supervision of all plumbing described under sub. (1) . The department shall promulgate rules that shall uniformly apply to all types of buildings, private or public, rural or urban, including buildings owned by the state or any political subdivision. The rules promulgated by the department shall constitute the state plumbing code. The state plumbing code shall comply with ch. 160 . To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of these standards, the standards do not apply to a qualified historic building if the owner elects to be subject to s.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 145.02 ("Powers of department.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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