Wisconsin § 86.07 - Digging in highways or using bridges for advertising.

§ 86.07. Digging in highways or using bridges for advertising.

86.07(1) (1) Any person who draws, paints, prints or pastes upon any culvert, bridge or guard rail on any highway shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both. 86.07(2) (2) 86.07(2)(a) (a) Subject to par. (b) and s. 86.16 (1m) (a) 2. and (c) and (6) , no person shall make any excavation or fill or install any culvert or make any other alteration in any highway or in any manner disturb any highway or bridge without a permit therefor from the highway authority maintaining the highway. Such permit shall contain the statement and be subject to the condition that the work shall be constructed subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said authority and be performed and completed to its satisfaction, and in the case of temporary alterations that the highway or bridge shall be restored to its former condition, and that the permittee shall be liable to the town or county or state, as the case may be, for all damages which occur during the progress of said work or as a result thereof. Nothing herein shall abridge the right of the department, the county board or its highway committee, or any other local authority to make such additional rules, regulations and conditions not inconsistent herewith as may be deemed necessary and proper for the preservation of highways, or for the safety of the public, and to make the granting of any such permit conditional thereon. If any culvert is installed or any excavation or fill or any other alteration is made in violation of the provisions of this paragraph, the highway or bridge may be restored to its former condition by the highway authority in charge of the maintenance thereof at the expense of the violator; and any person who violates this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both. 86.07(2)(b) (b) 86.07(2)(b)1. 1. In this paragraph: 86.07(2)(b)1.a. a. “Manure hose” means any hose, pipeline, or other conduit, whether temporary or permanent in nature, for the transmission of liquid manure within or across the right-of-way of a highway to a destination for spreading in a farm field or for storage. 86.07(2)(b)1.b. b. “State trunk highway” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (60) . 86.07(2)(b)1.c. c. “Support structure” means a bridge, a box culvert, or any other structure that is less than 20 feet in length and capable of supporting a manure hose. 86.07(2)(b)2. 2. A permit may not be issued by a local highway authority under par. (a) for a manure hose that is subterranean. Section