134.40 Injury to wires by removal of building, etc. - Wisconsin Statutes

134.40

134.40 Injury to wires by removal of building, etc.

134.40(1)

(1) Except as provided under sub. (2), any person having the right so to do who shall willfully remove or change any building or other structure or any timber, standing or fallen, to which any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light or electric power lines or wires are in any manner attached, or cause the same to be done, which shall destroy, disturb or injure the wires, poles or other property of any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light or electric power company transacting business in this state, without first giving to such company, at its office nearest to such place of injury, at least 24 hours' previous notice thereof, shall be imprisoned not more than 30 days or fined not more than $50. And any person who shall unlawfully break down, interrupt or remove any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light or electric power line or wire or destroy, disturb, interfere with or injure the wires, poles or other property of any telegraph, telecommunications, electric light or electric power company in this state shall be imprisoned not more than 3 months or fined not more than $100.

134.40(2)

(2) This section does not apply to any person who is lawfully using a land survey marker for land surveying purposes no more than 30 inches below ground level.

134.40 - ANNOT.

History: 1985 a. 187, 297, 332.