Wisconsin Statutes
§ 172.57 — Damaging, or taking animal from, pound.
Wisconsin § 172.57
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 172Animals distrained or doing damage
Subch.subch. II of ch. 172 SUBCHAPTER II
ANIMALS DOING DAMAGE
This text of Wisconsin § 172.57 (Damaging, or taking animal from, pound.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wisconsin primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 172.57 (2026).
Text
172.57 Any person who willfully damages any pound maintained or supported by any town, city, village or county or wrongfully and forcibly takes, drives or releases from the pound any animal lawfully confined in the pound shall forfeit not more than $50.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
172.57 History History: 1981 c. 285 ; 1997 a. 192 s. 12 ; Stats. 1997 s. 172.57.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 172.01
Animals not to run at large.§ 172.012
Exemption.§ 172.015
Livestock on highways; penalty.§ 172.02
Taking up animal; notice.§ 172.03
Notice, if owner unknown.§ 172.04
Appraisal of animals.§ 172.06
Ownership by finder; sale.§ 172.07
Penalties.§ 172.08
Rams may be taken up; liability.§ 172.51
Animals distrained; proceedings.§ 172.52
Appraisal.§ 172.53
Impounding; care; expense.§ 172.54
Time and notice of sale.§ 172.55
Sale of animal not impounded.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Wisconsin § 172.57, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/172.57.