Wisconsin keeps kei trucks to private ground and collector plates
Read from Wisconsin's own statutes and motor vehicle office.
Wisconsin's statutes name Kei class vehicles, refuse them regular plates and count them as off-road utility vehicles that never use a highway posted over 35 mph. A truck 25 years or older imported for road use is titled with a NON USA STANDARD brand, and the only plate the law leaves open is the collector plate for an eligible special interest vehicle, which WisDOT decides. A newer truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph works farms and private land with no registration.
Your lane
Which truck are you buying?
Wisconsin treats the two kinds of kei truck differently. Pick yours and this answers for it.
a truck 25 years or older imported for road use under the federal age exemptions
Road use with limitsTitle. Wisconsin title branded NON USA STANDARD.
Registration. Collector plates only, where WisDOT accepts the truck as an eligible special interest vehicle. Regular plates are refused for Kei class vehicles. Wis. Stat. 341.10(6)
- The truck must be 20 years or older with its body unaltered and kept by a collector who also has a regularly plated vehicle for transportation. Wis. Stat. 341.266(2)(a)
- No hire and no more than 500 pounds of material. Wis. Stat. 341.266(2)(e)
- As an off-road utility vehicle, never on a highway posted over 35 mph. Wis. Stat. 346.94(19)(b)
- The Legislative Council's 2014 memo on the act that added the Kei clause reads it as an outright bar, so WisDOT's reading decides
Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.
I am buying a truck 25 years or older. What does Wisconsin allow?
A branded title and, if WisDOT accepts it as a special interest vehicle, collector plates. It stays off any highway posted over 35 mph.
a newer truck imported as off road equipment, governed to a top speed and carrying an EPA certified nonroad engine
Private land onlyWhere it can run
Private land and farms. The road allowance for off-road utility vehicles covers government and contractor work only.
Title. A Kei class vehicle may be titled. A newer truck is too young for collector plates, so no registration is open.
Registration. None. Not a utility terrain vehicle, which excludes mini-trucks. Exempt from registration as an off-road utility vehicle operated under 346.94(19).
- An off-road utility vehicle may use a road posted 35 mph or less only when operated for a state or local government purpose of solid waste collection, landscaping or street maintenance, for no more than half a mile. Wis. Stat. 346.94(19)(a)
- No off-road utility vehicle on any highway posted over 35 mph. Wis. Stat. 346.94(19)(b)
- Utility terrain vehicle does not include a mini-truck. Wis. Stat. 23.33(1)(ng)
A newer truck comes in only as nonroad equipment, permanently governed to a top speed and with a nonroad engine certified by EPA before import. It pays the same 25 percent truck duty. What that engine needs.
I am buying a newer truck governed to 25 mph. What does Wisconsin allow?
It works farms and private land and needs no registration there. Wisconsin's utility terrain vehicle class excludes mini-trucks by name.
Private land and the farm
On your own ground in Wisconsin.
On private land
On a farm or private land closed to public traffic a kei truck needs no registration in Wisconsin, with the owner's consent.
The code, section by section
- 341.04(1): registration is required to operate a motor vehicle on any highway of this state.
- 341.05(27): an off-road utility vehicle operated in accordance with 346.94(19) is exempt from registration.
- 23.33(2)(a): the DNR's public or private use registration binds ATVs and UTVs, which a kei truck is not.
On the farm
To confirmNo Wisconsin farm rule names a kei truck. An implement of husbandry under 340.01(24) must be manufactured, designed or reconstructed for farm work and used only for it. Whether a kei truck can qualify by reconstruction is not settled.
The code, section by section
- 340.01(24)(a)1.: an implement of husbandry is a self-propelled or towed vehicle manufactured, designed or reconstructed to be used and exclusively used in agricultural operations.
- 23.33(4)(d)5.: an ATV or UTV that is an implement of husbandry, used only for agriculture and registered for private use, may use roadways. It does not reach a kei truck.
- 346.94(21): the lightweight utility vehicle farm exception borrows its definition from 23.33(11m), which the statute's own note says 2009 Act 175 repealed. It is not relied on.
Who decides here
The office and the rule.
This is the office that titles and registers a kei truck in Wisconsin, and the text it works from.
The deciding office
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Services 608 264 7447
Wis. Stat. 341.10(6), certified 1 October 2026: "The vehicle was manufactured after 1969 and does not meet manufacturer or importer certification label requirements as specified in 49 CFR 567 or the vehicle is a Kei class vehicle. This subsection does not apply to former military vehicles, historic military vehicles ... or special interest vehicles, as defined in s. 341.266 (1) (c), for which the department receives an application, and which are eligible, for registration under s. 341.266." Wis. Stat. 346.94(19)(b): "No person may operate an off-road utility vehicle upon any highway that has a speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour."The office pagewisconsindot.gov, read 28 October 2026
County by county
The rules in detail.
Where a newer off road truck or a UTV can run in Wisconsin, county by county, as each county's and town's own acts read. Every county on the map above opens its own page.
Statewide
A governed kei truck cannot use any ATV or UTV route in Wisconsin, and Wisconsin has no mini truck road law that a town or county could use instead. Every route on these pages rests on Wis. Stat. 23.33(8)(b) and (11)(am), which open a road to all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles and to nothing else. A kei truck is not an ATV, which 340.01(2g) caps at 900 pounds and 50 inches with a seat the operator straddles. It is not a UTV either. 23.33(1)(ng) would pass it on width and weight, up to 65 inches between the wheel rims and 3,500 pounds without fluids, but a UTV must be designed to be used primarily off a highway and may not be a mini-truck. 23.33(1)(ip) defines a mini-truck as a motor truck with a top speed of 60 mph or less, an engine of at least 660 cc, no more than 60 inches wide, no more than 1,600 pounds dry and a locking enclosed heated cab, which is a modern kei truck to the letter. That definition exists only to keep mini-trucks out of the UTV class. The one bill that would have put minitrucks on Wisconsin highways was Senate Bill 438 of 2009. It failed in April 2010. No statute lets a county, town, village or city open its roads to one. Instead 340.01(38m)(a)2. makes every Kei class vehicle an off-road utility vehicle, which 346.94(19) keeps off any highway posted over 35 mph and allows on slower roads only for state or local government waste collection, landscaping or street maintenance within half a mile. 341.10(6) refuses it registration. Off the public road the answer is plain. 341.04 asks for registration only on highways, 341.05(27) exempts an off-road utility vehicle used within 346.94(19) and the ATV and UTV registration of 23.33(2) does not reach a vehicle outside those classes, so an unregistered kei truck may work a farm or private land with the owner's consent. A 25 year truck is still a Kei class vehicle. Its only road door is the collector plate the words of 341.10(6) leave open to an eligible special interest vehicle under 341.266, which WisDOT decides. Even then it stays off highways posted over 35 mph. These pages map where ATVs and UTVs, the trucks' competition, run today.
Adams County Some routes
Adams County opens a limited list of county highway segments to registered ATVs and UTVs with a licensed and insured driver and no riding between midnight and 6 a.m., and its towns open their own roads by ordinance.
In town To confirm
- Some Monroe. The Town of Monroe opens town roads by its Ordinance 7-99 and three addenda and asked the county in August 2023 for County Z from Blackhawk Avenue to Big Horn Drive and County C from County Z to 18th and 17th Avenues. The town ordinance itself was not read. Town of Monroe Resolution 4-2023, 28 August 2023, filed with Adams County Ordinance 1-2023, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
A limited number of county highway segments named by the Highway Committee. The ordinance itself names County Z between Bighorn Drive and Bighorn Avenue at Petenwell Park. The full list is a scanned table attached to Ordinance 1-2023 and could not be read. Ordinance 18-2021, All-Terrain and Utility-Terrain Vehicles and Routes, with the route list of Ordinance 1-2023 recommended 14 September 2023, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 18-2021: a seat belt for every operator and passenger where the vehicle has oneOrdinance 18-2021: no operation on county routes from midnight to 6 a.m.Ordinance 18-2021: a valid driver's licence in hand, and an ATV safety certificate for operators born on or after 1 January 1988Ordinance 18-2021: liability or other insuranceOrdinance 18-2021: no cruising back and forth, no excessive noise or smoke and no open intoxicants
Ashland County To confirm
Ashland County's own route act was not found, and the City of Ashland keeps ATVs and UTVs off the federal, state and county highways inside its limits.
In town To confirm
- Some Ashland. City streets under Chapter 507 of the city code, with no ATV or UTV on federal, state or county highways inside the city, as the city's page states. The chapter was not read. City of Ashland Code Chapter 507, as summarised by the city, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
A tourism page names county trunk highways such as County F as open where signed. No county act was found. not found, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Barron County To confirm
Barron County opens chosen county highways to registered ATVs and UTVs by board vote and keeps every state and US highway closed, and the ordinance and its list still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
The county board opens chosen county trunk highways, shown in green on the county's map revised 7 January 2025. The map carries no list in text and the ordinance was not read. Barron County ATV/UTV route map, revised 7 January 2025, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- No part of US 53, US 63, US 8, WIS 25 or WIS 48 in Barron County is open to ATVs or UTVs, the county's map says Barron County ATV/UTV route map, revised 7 January 2025, read 28 October 2026
Bayfield County To confirm
Bayfield County opens county highway sections to registered ATVs and UTVs one at a time and had opened nearly half by 2023, and whether it later opened them all still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Open Lincoln. All town roads in the Town of Lincoln, as the town's posted ordinance reads in a search summary. Not read in full. Town of Lincoln ATV and UTV ordinance, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Under Title 10, Chapter 3, county highway sections open case by case. In August 2023 that was 42 sections, 77.75 miles, about 45 percent of county trunk highways. The Highway Committee then heard whether to open them all. No later act was found. Bayfield County Code Title 10, Chapter 3, as described in the Highway Committee's hearing notice of 2 August 2023, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Brown County To confirm
No Brown County act opening county highways was found, and its towns such as New Denmark open their own roads by ordinance.
In town To confirm
- To confirm New Denmark. The Town of New Denmark designates named town roads by Chapter 36, as a search summary describes it. The town's file did not load, so the roads were not read. Town of New Denmark Code Chapter 36, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Buffalo County Roads open
Buffalo County opens every county trunk highway to registered ATVs and UTVs from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 35 mph or less with a licensed and insured driver, plus five short stretches of WIS 88 and WIS 121.
In town To confirm
- Open Buffalo City. Every city street is open to ATVs and UTVs, as the county ordinance's own posted copy of the city act reads. City of Buffalo City ATV ordinance adopted 12 July 2021, read 28 October 2026
- Open Montana. All town roads that connect to a town road or a county highway, as the town's 2024 ordinance is summarised. The text was not read in full. Town of Montana ATV ordinance, 2024 revision, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
All county trunk highways, once the Highway Committee approves a route as open and it is signed. The Board or the Highway Committee may suspend or open any route at any time. Ordinance 24-03-01, revised March 2024, read 28 October 2026
State highways Segments open
- WIS 88 from County NN north 1,200 feet to Sand Road, WIS 88 from County EE to County XX, WIS 88 from Schlawin Road to WIS 35 where riders enter a marked trail, WIS 121 from County BB to County Q and WIS 88 from County T to Heller Valley Road, each where WisDOT has approved it Buffalo County Ordinance 24-03-01, Section III. The WisDOT route orders were not read., read 28 October 2026
Ordinance 24-03-01: no more than 35 mph or the posted limit, whichever is lowerOrdinance 24-03-01: single file on the far right of the paved lane, never on shoulders or ditchesOrdinance 24-03-01: liability insurance at the amount the state sets for motor vehiclesOrdinance 24-03-01: a working headlamp and tail lamp, lit on a county highwayOrdinance 24-03-01: county highways only from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., open all yearOrdinance 24-03-01: a valid driver's licence at 16 and over, no one under 12 on any roadway, helmets under 18 and seat belts in a UTVOrdinance 24-03-01: an ATV safety certificate for operators born after 1 January 1988
Burnett County To confirm
No Burnett County act opening county highways was found, county forest roads open to ATVs and UTVs each fall and many towns open their own roads by ordinance.
In town To confirm
- Some Blaine. Named town roads including State Line Road and parts of St. Croix Trail, with Big Hill Road closed in summer and winter riding only on frozen ground, as the town's posted 2020 ordinance is summarised. Not read in full. Town of Blaine ATV and UTV ordinance, 2020, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Calumet County To confirm
No Calumet County act opening county highways was found, and the Town of Chilton opens all its town roads to registered ATVs and UTVs.
In town To confirm
- Open Chilton. Every town road to the fullest extent the law allows, in the Town of Chilton, a civil town apart from the City of Chilton, as the signed ordinance is summarised. The town's file did not load in full. Town of Chilton Ordinance 2019-4, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Chippewa County To confirm
Chippewa County opens chosen county highway segments to registered ATVs and UTVs in daytime and adds routes once a year, and its code section and list still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
County highway segments approved once a year by the county board on application from the ATV council or a municipality, daytime only, on the pavement at or below the posted ATV speed limit. A town notice says sixteen more routes were opened in March 2024. Section 58-39 of the county code was not read. Chippewa County Code 58-39, as described in the Highway Department's notice, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Highway Department notice: daytime hours onlyHighway Department notice: on the pavement at or below the posted ATV speed limit
Clark County Roads open
Clark County opens every county highway to registered ATVs and UTVs at the posted limit with liability insurance, and its towns and villages open their own roads by ordinance.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
All county highways under the county's jurisdiction. The Highway Commissioner may close a route for a time, subject to the Highway Committee. Clark County Code Chapter 32, Article I, Sections 32-1 to 32-5, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Chapter 32: the paved portion only, never shoulders, slopes or ditchesChapter 32: at or under the posted speed limitChapter 32: single file on the right sideChapter 32: liability insurance on the ATV or UTVChapter 32: no open intoxicants
Columbia County To confirm
Columbia County is reported to open select county highways to ATVs and UTVs at 35 mph outside 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the Merrimac Ferry is closed to them and the ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Select county trunk highways shown on a county map, no riding from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and 35 mph at most, as local news reported the 2022 ordinance. Later requests for County V, Q and CS were sent to a subcommittee. The ordinance was not read. Columbia County ATV and UTV ordinance of 2022, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- WisDOT does not let ATVs or UTVs ride the Merrimac Ferry on WIS 113 or 188 WisDOT page on ATVs and UTVs on state highways, read 28 October 2026
Crawford County To confirm
Crawford County is reported to open its county roads to ATVs and UTVs, and its own ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
A regional ATV council is reported to say all county roads in Crawford, Monroe, Vernon, Buffalo and Richland counties are open. No Crawford County act was read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Dane County Some routes
Dane County opens a county highway to ATVs and UTVs only by a permit for that highway in a town that has opened its own roads, never between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., and keeps thirty six busy stretches near Madison closed.
In town To confirm
- Some Mazomanie. County Y from the village limits to WIS 78 is a standing county route that grew from the village's 2022 pilot. Village streets were not read. Dane County Code 79.023(11)(i), read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Only county trunk highways the Highway Commissioner approves by permit, with one permit for each highway and only where the town, village or city has its own ordinance opening its roads. County Y from Mazomanie to WIS 78 is grandfathered. Thirty six named stretches are closed for good, most of them in and around Madison, Middleton, Sun Prairie, Verona, Oregon and Cottage Grove. The county's map of approved routes was not read. Dane County Code 79.023, created by 2021 OA-31 and amended by 2023 OA-31, published 27 July 2023, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
79.023: no riding from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.79.023: the paved surface only, single file on the extreme right79.023: 35 mph or the posted limit, whichever is lower79.023: head and tail lights on79.023: a valid driver's licence for every operator
Dodge County To confirm
Dodge County is reported to open every county highway to ATVs and UTVs while keeping state highways closed, the Town of Lomira opens its roads and the county code still has to be read.
In town Some
- Open Lomira. Every town road unless posted except dead end roads, plus county and state roads posted 35 mph or less inside the Town of Lomira, a civil town apart from the Village of Lomira. Town of Lomira Ordinance 2021-01, Chapter 21, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
All Dodge County highways, with state highways closed and no riding from 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m., under Section 7.10 repealed and recreated in 2022, as the county's news release and local papers describe it. The code text on Municode was not read. Dodge County Code 7.10, recreated 2022, as summarised, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
7.10 as summarised: a valid driver's licence on county highways7.10 as summarised: no one under 16 on a route and helmets under 187.10 as summarised: no riding from 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Door County To confirm
Door County's ATV and UTV roads are in its four southern towns and on Washington Island, and the town acts still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
The county's tourism office lists about 60 miles of paved routes through Nasewaupee, Gardner, Union and Brussels in southern Door and every public road on Washington Island. No county or town act was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Douglas County To confirm
Douglas County is reported to open nearly every county highway to registered ATVs and UTVs at 25 mph with insurance, and the ordinance text still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
All county highways from 22 May 2020 except two posted stretches, County Y from WIS 27 south 2.12 miles under Bayfield County's jurisdiction and County B from Degerman Road to Fitch Avenue. That is how the sheriff's office describes Highway Ordinance 5.04, whose text was not read. Douglas County Highway Ordinance 5.04, effective 22 May 2020, as summarised by the sheriff's office, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- No legal crossing of the US 53 J-turns at County B in Hawthorne or County L in Bennett, as the sheriff's office states Sheriff's office notice, 2020, read 28 October 2026
Ordinance 5.04 as summarised: liability insurance with proof carriedOrdinance 5.04 as summarised: a valid driver's licence at 16 and over, and a licensed adult with riders 12 to 15Ordinance 5.04 as summarised: no one under 16 between sunset and sunriseOrdinance 5.04 as summarised: 25 mph on county highways
Dunn County Roads open
Dunn County opens every county highway but one stretch of County B to registered ATVs and UTVs in daylight hours at 35 mph or less with insurance, head lamps and turn signals.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
All county highways except County B from WIS 12/29 to WIS 40. A county segment inside a city or village opens only once that municipality approves it by resolution. Dunn County Code 18.04, as amended in 2023, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
18.04: 35 mph or the posted limit, whichever is lower18.04: the extreme right of the paved roadway, single file18.04: from 60 minutes before sunrise to 60 minutes after sunset only, all year unless posted18.04: head lamps, tail lamps and turn signals, lamps on at all times18.04: a safety certificate and a parent for operators under 18 without a driver's licence, no one under 12, helmets under 1818.04: no trailers or campers18.04: liability insurance with proof carried
Eau Claire County To confirm
Eau Claire County is reported to have opened about three quarters of its county roads to ATVs and UTVs in 2024 at 35 mph or less, and the ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Some Pleasant Valley. Routes open only after the town board approves them by ordinance and signs go up, at 35 mph, from an hour before sunrise to an hour after sunset, with insurance, as the ordinance is summarised. Town of Pleasant Valley Ordinance 22-15-01, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
About 300 miles, roughly 75 percent of county roads, opened in July 2024 unless posted otherwise, on the pavement at the far right at 35 mph or the posted limit if lower, as the sheriff and local news reported. The county ordinance was not read. Eau Claire County ATV ordinance of 2024, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Florence County Some routes
Florence County opens a handful of short county highway links to registered ATVs and UTVs at 35 mph or less, and the Town of Florence opens its own roads except US 2.
In town To confirm
- Open Florence. The Town of Florence opens all its municipal roads except US 2, as the town's highway page states. The ordinance text was not read. Town of Florence ATV and UTV ordinance, updated July 2024, as summarised by the town, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Short named stretches only. The 2019 text lists County B from Fischer Lake Parkway to County N, 2,500 feet of County C from Halls Creek Dam Road to Sleeter Road, County N from County B for 1.6 miles plus 538 feet south of the Pine River bridge, County NN from County N to the railroad grade and 3.51 miles of County D. A June 2024 revision was noticed to drop that County D stretch and add all of County D from County N to WIS 101 and 1,500 feet from the railroad grade north to US 2. The 2024 text was not read. Florence County Code Chapter 21, Subchapter 1, as updated June 2019, with the revision heard 18 June 2024, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Chapter 21: 35 mph or the posted limit, whichever is lowerChapter 21: the paved portion only, single file on the rightChapter 21: headlight and taillight onChapter 21: an ATV safety certificate for operators born on or after 1 January 1988, no one under 12, an adult with riders 12 to 15 and helmets under 18
Fond du Lac County To confirm
Fond du Lac County is reported to open county highway routes to ATVs and UTVs in daylight, and its own ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- To confirm Waupun. The Town of Waupun declares county roads in the town routes if the county authorises them and opens state and county highways posted 35 mph or less, as a search summary describes it. The town's file did not load. Town of Waupun ATV and UTV ordinance, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Another county's highway committee minutes of April 2021 describe Fond du Lac County's ordinance as daylight only with routes that may reach services. The county code was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Forest County To confirm
Forest County's road routes are mostly town roads that are signed open, and the county's own ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Closed Wabeno. Town roads in the Town of Wabeno are closed to winter ATV use, as the county's page cites the town ordinance. Not read. Town of Wabeno Ordinance 615-2010, as cited by the county, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
The county points riders to its ordinance for snowmobiles and ATVs and says routes are mostly town roads, legal only where a green and white route sign stands. The ordinance was not read. Forest County ordinance for snowmobiles and ATVs, not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Grant County To confirm
Grant County is reported to open its lettered county roads to registered ATVs and UTVs where signed and one short stretch of WIS 133 in Potosi is open, but the county ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Some Potosi. WIS 133 from Brewery Hollow Road to East River Lane, 0.7 miles, is signed and open, as the county highway department's April 2026 letter states. The village ordinance was not read. Grant County Highway Department letter of 6 April 2026, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
The county board voted on 20 March 2018 to open all lettered county roads, and only those signed as routes are legal, as county and tourism pages report. Chapter 268 of the county code was not read. Grant County Code Chapter 268, not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Segments open
- WIS 133 in Potosi from Brewery Hollow Road to East River Lane is open. Eleven short links on US 18, US 61 and WIS 133 approved by the county board await WisDOT signing permits and are not open. Grant County Highway Department letter of 6 April 2026. The WisDOT route orders were not read., read 28 October 2026
County map: paved roadway surfaces only
Green County To confirm
Green County lets certain county highways become ATV and UTV routes once signed, and its code chapter still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Supervisors approved an ordinance in 2021 that lets certain county trunk highways become routes once established and signed, as the sheriff's office was reported to say. Chapter 8-2 of the county code was not read. Green County Code Chapter 8-2, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Green Lake County To confirm
Green Lake County is quoted as opening all its county highways to ATVs and UTVs except listed segments, and the amended chapter still has to be read in full.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
All county highway roads except listed segments, by an amended Chapter 257 posted in April 2023, as search excerpts of the county's own file quote it. The file refused this session, so the closed segments were not read. Green Lake County Code Chapter 257, amended 2023, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Iowa County Roads open
Iowa County opens its county trunk highways to registered ATVs and UTVs at 30 mph or less outside 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. except stretches near the main highways, while Dodgeville opens every city street.
In town Some
- Open Dodgeville. Every city maintained street unless signed closed, plus WIS 23 from County YZ to Military Ridge Road, WIS 191 from Union Street to the east limits and stretches of County B, CH and YZ inside the city under 23.33(11)(am)4. UTVs may use every street ATVs may use. City of Dodgeville Ordinance 2022-02, adopted 24 May 2022, recreating Municipal Code 7.145, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
All Iowa County trunk highways except some thirty nine named closed stretches, most of them the approaches to US 18/151, US 14, WIS 23, 39, 80, 130 and 133 and the busy run of County K. Ordinance 600.18B, Iowa County All-Terrain and Utility-Terrain Vehicle Route Ordinance, dated 16 January 2024, read 28 October 2026
State highways Segments open
- WIS 23 from County YZ to Military Ridge Road and WIS 191 from Union Street to the east city limits, inside Dodgeville City of Dodgeville Ordinance 2022-02 under 23.33(11)(am)4., read 28 October 2026
600.18B: the paved portion only, single file on the extreme right600.18B: 30 mph or the posted limit, whichever is lower600.18B: no riding from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.600.18B: headlight and taillight on600.18B: operators 16 or older, a safety certificate for those born on or after 1 January 1988 and helmets under 18600.18B: seat belts for everyone in a UTV and no open intoxicants
Iron County To confirm
Iron County's road routes follow its ATV and UTV map, and the county act and any WisDOT approval for WIS 169 and 122 still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
A 2025 trail report says all county routes are open on the county map. In 2021 the highway committee backed WIS 169 from US 2 to Vogues Road and WIS 122 from County B to the Michigan line, subject to the board and WisDOT. No act was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Jackson County To confirm
No Jackson County act opening county highways was found, and its towns open their own roads by ordinance.
In town To confirm
- To confirm Springfield. The Town of Springfield bars ATVs and UTVs from every town road except those its ordinance designates, as the town page is summarised. The list was not read. Town of Springfield ATV and UTV ordinance, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Jefferson County To confirm
Jefferson County is reported to open county highways to ATVs and UTVs by committee and the City of Jefferson opens most of its streets, but the county's current act still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Open Jefferson. All city streets except Business WIS 26 North on Main Street from Puerner Street to North Watertown Avenue and Junction Road. The ordinance it amends carried a six month sunset unless extended, and no extension was read. City of Jefferson Ordinance 6-22, passed 4 October 2022, amending Ordinance 265-19, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
A news report says the county board opened county highways to ATVs and UTVs for a trial period, with the Highway Committee naming the usable routes and no riding from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The county ordinance and any renewal were not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Juneau County To confirm
Juneau County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Kenosha County To confirm
Kenosha County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Kewaunee County To confirm
In Kewaunee County each town, village and city decides whether its roads open to ATVs and UTVs, and those acts still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
A county paper's column says use on Kewaunee County roads is up to the community governing each road, with a county ordinance written for enforcement. No act was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
La Crosse County To confirm
La Crosse County opens named county highway stretches in its outer towns to registered ATVs and UTVs by board vote, and the code section still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
The county's 2024 route map in a committee packet lists stretches of Counties A, AE, B, C, D, DD, DE, E, EE, FO, J, JJ, M, MH, NN, O, OA, Q, T, TA, TT, U, V, VV, XX, Y and YY, mostly in the eastern and northern towns. The county board must approve every new route. General Code 7.08 was not read. La Crosse County General Code 7.08 with the route map in the Public Works and Infrastructure packet of May 2024, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Lafayette County To confirm
Lafayette County opens named county road segments to ATVs and UTVs at 30 mph outside 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. with insurance, Darlington opens its slower streets and the current county text still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Some Darlington. City streets all year where the limit is 35 mph or less, with insurance, a driver's licence and a safety certificate, as the city's page states. A three lane stretch of WIS 23 near WIS 81 stays closed. City of Darlington ATV and UTV page, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Named county road segments added by resolution to Chapter 8, among them parts of County F, M and Z, under a route ordinance last revised 18 August 2020 with 30 mph, paved surfaces only and no riding from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., as search excerpts of the county's files quote them. The files are no longer posted. Lafayette County Code Chapter 8, revised 18 August 2020, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Chapter 8 as quoted: liability insurance with proof on demandChapter 8 as quoted: 30 mph or less, paved surfaces only, no riding from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Langlade County To confirm
Langlade County is quoted as opening its county highways in unincorporated areas to ATVs and UTVs except stretches found unsafe, most towns open their roads and the county act still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Open Neva. All paved town roads in the Town of Neva, in a May 2021 draft posted for review. Whether it was adopted was not read. Town of Neva ordinance draft of May 2021, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
All county trunk highways in unincorporated Langlade County except those the Highway Commissioner and Highway Committee find unsafe, listed on the county's website, as the Town of Neva's draft quotes Ordinance 4-2020. The county act itself was not read. Langlade County Ordinance 4-2020, as quoted by the Town of Neva, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Lincoln County To confirm
Lincoln County is reported to keep designated county blacktop routes open all year and its numbered highways closed, and the county act still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
The Tomahawk chamber says the county's designated blacktop roads are open all year and every state and federal numbered highway is closed. No county act was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Manitowoc County To confirm
No Manitowoc County act opening county highways was found, and the Town of Two Rivers opens its town roads but not county highways posted over 35 mph.
In town Some
- Open Two Rivers. Every town road in the Town of Two Rivers, a civil town apart from the City of Two Rivers, except Woodland Drive south of WIS 310. County highways in the town are not routes where posted over 35 mph. Town of Two Rivers Ordinance 2023-04, passed 11 December, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Marathon County To confirm
Marathon County opens county highway segments to ATVs and UTVs only where the local town has opened its own roads, and its code section still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
County highway segments approved since a November 2021 amendment, only where the town, village or city has its own ordinance opening local roads. The county says no route yet crosses the whole county and keeps the map in its GIS. Section 7.125 was not read. Marathon County Code 7.125, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Marinette County To confirm
Marinette County is reported to open most of its county highways to ATVs and UTVs since May 2023, and the code section still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
About 87 percent of county highways from 1 May 2023, with County BB, C, I, N, T and U among those kept closed, as a regional paper reported the amended Section 7.09. The code was not read. Marinette County Code 7.09, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Marquette County To confirm
Marquette County has a wide web of marked ATV and UTV road routes, and the county and town acts behind it still have to be read.
In town To confirm
- Some Neshkoro. Named village streets including a route on 20th Avenue and South Street to WIS 73, as a search excerpt of the village code quotes it.
County roads To confirm
The state tourism office lists over 300 miles of marked road routes in the county. No county act was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Menominee County To confirm
Menominee County is reservation land governed by the Menominee tribe, and no ATV or UTV road act was found.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
Menominee County shares its ground with the Menominee Indian Reservation and the Town of Menominee. No county or tribal act on ATV or UTV roads was found, and tribal land is governed by the tribe.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Milwaukee County To confirm
Milwaukee County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Monroe County To confirm
Monroe County is reported to open its county roads to ATVs and UTVs, the Town of Sparta opens its posted roads and the county act still has to be read.
In town Some
- Open Sparta. Every town road in the Town of Sparta, a civil town apart from the City of Sparta, when and if posted. Town of Sparta Code 7.11, Amendment 4, 10 March 2020, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
A regional ATV council is reported to say all county roads in Monroe County are open. No county act was read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Oconto County Some routes
Oconto County opens every county highway in its northern half and named stretches in the south to registered ATVs and UTVs with a licensed and insured driver, as links in its trail system.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
All county highways north of WIS 22 and north of County Y from US 41 to Harbor Road. All of Counties C, D, E, N, NN and SS. Set stretches of County J, Y, EE, S, BB, CC and K. Routes exist only to connect the county's off road trail system. Oconto County Code Chapter 27, revised 26 October 2023, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Chapter 27: liability insurance like an automobile's with proof in handChapter 27: a valid driver's licence at 16 and over, no one under 12, an adult with anyone under 16 and no one under 16 after sunsetChapter 27: an ATV safety certificate for operators born after 1 January 1988 and helmets under 18Chapter 27: a Wisconsin registration or a nonresident trail pass displayedChapter 27: single file on the right of the paved portion, lit head and tail lamps, posted speed limitsChapter 27: no open intoxicants, no loud exhaust and no golf carts
Oneida County To confirm
Oneida County opens many of its county highways and forest roads to ATVs and UTVs, Rhinelander opens most city streets and the county's list still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Open Rhinelander. Every city street except Lincoln Street and Stevens Street north of Dwight Street, at 25 mph on paved surfaces with no riding from 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m., as the council's June 2019 vote was reported. City of Rhinelander ordinance of June 2019, as reported, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
The county says many county highways are open all year, its Enterprise map marks County G and Q open and its code designates named county forest roads such as Camp Six Road. No list of county highways was read. Oneida County trail maps and code excerpt, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Outagamie County To confirm
Outagamie County opens county highway stretches to ATVs and UTVs by permit once a town has held a hearing, and the code section and route map still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
County trunk highway stretches by permit, applied for by a town, village or city after a public hearing and mailed notice to abutting owners, under Section 50-353. The section on Municode and the 2026 route map both refused this session. Outagamie County Code 50-353, as described by the Highway Department, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ozaukee County To confirm
Ozaukee County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Pepin County To confirm
Pepin County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Pierce County To confirm
Pierce County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Polk County To confirm
No Polk County act opening county highways was found, and towns such as Alden open all their roads unless posted.
In town Some
- Open Alden. All Town of Alden roads unless otherwise posted, by the heading of Section IV. Town of Alden Ordinance 24-2013, amended 18 May 2017, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Portage County To confirm
Portage County is reported to open all its county roads to ATVs and UTVs at 35 mph with insurance, and the ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Closed Stevens Point. A local list says the City of Stevens Point does not allow ATVs or UTVs. The city code was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
All county roads at 35 mph with liability insurance and on the pavement, as local news reported the county board's ordinance. It was not read. Portage County ATV route ordinance, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Price County Some routes
Price County opens the county highway stretches on its official map to registered ATVs and UTVs all year, and the WIS 13 bridge in Phillips opens once the city agrees.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Only county highway portions on the Official Price County Highway ATV Routes map, kept by the County Clerk and the Highway Department in Phillips, open all year unless the Highway and Transportation Committee or the board changes it. The map was not read. Price County Code Chapter 473, Article IV, as amended 19 June 2018 and by Ordinance 2024-04 of 20 August 2024, amended 12 November 2024, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- The WIS 13 bridge in Phillips from County F south to Fayette Street may be crossed once the City of Phillips passes a matching ordinance Price County Ordinance 2024-04, adding 473-15, read 28 October 2026
Chapter 473: the extreme right of the roadway, never the shouldersChapter 473: yield to other traffic and pedestrians by pulling onto the shoulder and stopping
Racine County To confirm
No Racine County act opening county highways was found, and the Town of Waterford opens only roads its board signs.
In town To confirm
- Some Waterford. Only roadways the Town of Waterford board designates and signs, with a non probationary licence, insurance and DNR registration, as the amended ordinance is summarised. Town of Waterford ATV and UTV ordinance, amended 8 December 2025, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Richland County To confirm
Richland County opens its county trunk highways to ATVs and UTVs and most towns open theirs, and the newest county ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Open Richland Center. The city adopted the county ordinance in full, as its page states. City of Richland Center, as summarised, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
All county trunk highways, and town, village and city roads where each municipality authorises them, in the board copy of Ordinance 21 amending Ordinance 14-27, dated 17 August 2021 with its passage lines blank. A later Ordinance 22-16 was not read. Richland County ordinance amending Ordinance 14-27, board copy of 17 August 2021, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
As reported in 2026: operators 16 or older with a driver's licence and proof of insurance, riding from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Rock County To confirm
Rock County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Rusk County To confirm
Rusk County links its towns by ATV road routes and opens its county forest, and the acts behind the routes still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
The county says road routes link its communities and trailheads and its 80,000 acres of county forest are open from Memorial Day weekend to 31 December. No county act was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Sauk County To confirm
Sauk County says it has opened all its county highways to ATVs and UTVs, and Chapter 15 and its state highway list still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
The county's 2026 amendment recites that Sauk County designated all county highways as ATV and UTV routes and approves listed state highway routes subject to WisDOT. Chapter 15 itself was not read and the 2026 list is an image. Sauk County Code Chapter 15, as recited in the amendment presented 19 May 2026, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Sawyer County Some routes
Sawyer County opens a yearly renewed list of county highway stretches to registered ATVs and UTVs, and Hayward opens every city street and its slower state highway stretches.
In town Some
- Open Hayward. Every street, alley, parking lot and public land in the city, plus WIS 27 from US 63 to South Florida Avenue, WIS 27/77 from US 63 to Hospital Road, WIS 77 from US 63 to Ranch Road and County B from WIS 27 to Chippewa Trail where posted 35 mph or less. US 63 waits on WisDOT. City of Hayward Ordinance 552 amending Code Chapter 428, read 28 October 2026
- Open Hayward. Every town road in the Town of Hayward, a civil town apart from the City of Hayward, unless otherwise stated. Town of Hayward ATV ordinance, adopted 9 August 2005 and amended through 11 April 2023, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Only the county highway stretches listed in Section 3.01, renewed and extended in May 2024, among them County GG, H, K, KK, M, OO, S, T and W in Draper, Radisson, Bass Lake, Winter, Lenroot, Round Lake and Spider Lake. Requests come through the county's snowmobile and ATV alliance and routes inside the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation go to the tribal council. Sawyer County ATV/UTV Ordinance Section 3.01 as amended by Resolutions 2024-12 and 2024-19, the second recommended 8 May 2024, read 28 October 2026
State highways Segments open
- WIS 27, WIS 27/77 and WIS 77 inside Hayward where posted 35 mph or less City of Hayward Ordinance 552 under 23.33(11)(am)4., read 28 October 2026
Shawano County To confirm
Shawano County's own route ordinance is under revision and still has to be read, and towns such as Birnamwood open all their town highways.
In town Some
- Open Birnamwood. All town highways in the Town of Birnamwood, a civil town apart from the Village of Birnamwood. Town of Birnamwood Ordinance 1-2019, adopted 14 May 2019, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
The county's ATV and UTV ordinance was being revised when the Town of Birnamwood last pointed to it, and in June 2025 the sheriff proposed a new one. Neither was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Sheboygan County To confirm
Sheboygan County opens a county highway stretch to ATVs and UTVs only to join two local routes, and the code section still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Only county highway portions that join two town, city or village routes already open, on written request with the municipality's resolution, under Section 26.07 created by Ordinance 04, as search excerpts quote it. The file refused this session. Sheboygan County Code 26.07, Ordinance 04, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
St. Croix County To confirm
St. Croix County opens a county highway to ATVs and UTVs only by board amendment, and its list still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Only county highways the county board approves by amending Chapter 79, created by Ordinance 880 of 2019, as search excerpts quote it. The file refused this session and the list was not read. St. Croix County Code Chapter 79, Ordinance 880 of 2019, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Taylor County To confirm
Taylor County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Trempealeau County To confirm
No Trempealeau County act opening county highways was found, and towns such as Gale open all their town roads.
In town Some
- Open Gale. Every town maintained road in the Town of Gale, with headlights, taillights and brake lights working and lit. Town of Gale ATV and UTV ordinance, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Vernon County To confirm
Vernon County is reported to open its county roads to ATVs and UTVs, and the county ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- To confirm Kickapoo. Every highway in the Town of Kickapoo unless signed closed, but the ordinance ran only through 15 November 2023 and no renewal was read. Town of Kickapoo Ordinance 2022-1, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
The county highway department posts an ordinance and route document that could not be reached, and a regional ATV council is reported to say all county roads are open.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Vilas County To confirm
Vilas County is reported to open every lettered county highway to ATVs and UTVs all year outside Lac du Flambeau, and the amendment still has to be read.
In town To confirm
- Closed Lac du Flambeau. The county's 2025 opening leaves out the Town of Lac du Flambeau, reservation land. Vilas County amendment of 28 January 2025, as reported, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
County A, B, C, E, G, J, K, M, N, O, P, S and W plus County H in Boulder Junction only, all year and outside the Town of Lac du Flambeau, from an amendment passed 10 to 9 on 28 January 2025 and signed by spring, as local news reported. The amendment was not read. Vilas County ordinance amendment of 28 January 2025, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Segments open
- WIS 17 from County E to Deerskin Road in Phelps and WIS 155 from County N to Plum Lake Drive, with other numbered highways closed Vilas County release, as reported. The WisDOT orders were not read., read 28 October 2026
Walworth County To confirm
Walworth County is reported to let each town open the county highways inside it to ATVs and UTVs from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., and the ordinance still has to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
County highways inside a town, village or city that opens them, signed with the Highway Commissioner, from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., from 1 July 2023, as local news reported the December 2022 ordinance. It was not read. Walworth County ordinance of December 2022, as reported, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Washburn County To confirm
No Washburn County act opening county highways was found, and its towns open their own roads by ordinance.
In town To confirm
- Some Minong. Town roads in the Town of Minong, a civil town apart from the Village of Minong, at 40 mph or the posted limit, with one stretch of Nancy Lake Road closed, as the 2024 ordinance is summarised. The town's file did not load. Town of Minong Ordinance 2024-01, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Washington County To confirm
Washington County keeps a map of approved ATV and UTV routes, and the acts behind it still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
The county publishes a 2024 data layer of approved ATV and UTV routes. Neither it nor any county act was read. not read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Waukesha County To confirm
Waukesha County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Waupaca County To confirm
No Waupaca County act opening county highways was found, and Waupaca and Manawa open their own streets.
In town To confirm
- Some Waupaca. Many city streets with certain downtown streets and every city trail closed, as the city's page states. City of Waupaca, as summarised, read 28 October 2026
- Some Manawa. County roads in the city if the county authorises them, and state and county highways posted 35 mph or less, as the city's page quotes its ordinance. City of Manawa ordinance, as quoted, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Waushara County To confirm
Waushara County's ATV and UTV route acts were not found in this pass, so its county and town roads still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No county act was found in this pass and the county code was not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Winnebago County To confirm
Winnebago County opens named county highway stretches to ATVs and UTVs on a town's application from May to October, and the ordinance and newest list still have to be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Named county highway stretches approved by the Highway Committee on a town's application, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., 1 May to 31 October, under Ordinance 179-072019 of 17 September 2019, General Code 7.16, as search excerpts of the county's files quote it. The newest list found is dated 24 February 2022. The files refused this session. Winnebago County Ordinance 179-072019, amended, General Code 7.16, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Wood County Roads open
Wood County opens its county highways to registered ATVs and UTVs at posted limits with insurance, except stretches the highway commissioner closes.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
All Wood County highways except where otherwise indicated. The Highway Commissioner may close a route subject to review by the Highway Infrastructure and Recreation Committee and keeps the list of closed routes. Wood County Ordinance 404, Designating All-Terrain Vehicle Routes, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 404: posted roadway speed limitsOrdinance 404: single file on the right of the paved portion, the paved portion and gravel shoulder onlyOrdinance 404: routes signed before useOrdinance 404: a Wisconsin registration or a nonresident ATV or UTV trail passOrdinance 404: liability or other insurance
Engines and EPA
Why the engine decides which truck comes in.
The same three facts hold in Wisconsin and every other state.
The 25 year truck
It comes in on age
A 25 year old kei truck in original configuration clears both agencies on age. No Registered Importer and no Independent Commercial Importer is needed.
EPA's provision asks only that the truck is in its original configuration with the same model of engine it left the factory with.
40 CFR 85.1511(f)(2)eCFR, read 28 October 2026The newer truck
EPA asks for a certified engine
A newer kei truck comes in as nonroad equipment, permanently modified so its top speed is 25 mph or less, with its engine covered by an EPA certificate of conformity before it reaches US Customs. The governor stays for the life of the truck, and removing it is tampering, a federal offense.
Mini-trucks, importing used motor vehicles as nonroad vehiclesEPA, read 28 October 2026Engine size
Why 30 kilowatts decides a newer truck's engine
EPA sorts nonroad gasoline engines by maximum power, not size. Every kei engine is under 1,000 cc, so an engine of 30 kW or less may certify to the small engine standards, and 30 kW is the line that decides. Today's stock kei engines are rated above it, and a speed governor does not lower an engine's maximum power.
Every kei engine family EPA has certified for mini trucks is a lower power certified configuration, between 14.46 and 29.9 kW, under part 90 or part 1054. A certified mini truck engine is that configuration, not the stock engine.
40 CFR 1054.1, the small engine ruleseCFR, read 28 October 2026Small nonroad spark ignition engine certificatesEPA, read 28 October 2026Wisconsin, the five answers
Road, title, land, inspection and what is next.
Some of Wisconsin's answers rest on a general rule or a page that would not open, so they are marked to confirm. We confirm them with the office before a truck goes there.
The roadCan I drive it on the road?
Wisconsin law names Kei class vehicles, refuses them regular plates and counts them as off-road utility vehicles that may never use a highway posted over 35 mph. The statute's words leave collector plates open to an eligible special interest vehicle, and WisDOT decides whether a kei truck qualifies.
- The department shall refuse registration if the vehicle was manufactured after 1969 and does not meet manufacturer or importer certification label requirements as specified in 49 CFR 567 or the vehicle is a Kei class vehicle. This subsection does not apply to special interest vehicles for which the department receives an application and which are eligible for registration under s. 341.266. Wis. Stat. 341.10(6)
- Vehicles without a federal or Registered Importer label can be titled but display NON USA STANDARD on the title, and titles with this brand may only be registered as a special interest vehicle with collector plates. WisDOT, foreign (gray market) vehicles
- Off-road utility vehicle includes a Kei class vehicle. Wis. Stat. 340.01(38m)(a)2.
- No person may operate an off-road utility vehicle upon any highway that has a speed limit of more than 35 mph. Wis. Stat. 346.94(19)(b)
- Special interest (collector) registration: a motor vehicle 20 or more years old whose body has not been altered from the original, preserved by a collector for its historic interest, whose owner also registers and uses a regularly plated vehicle for transportation. Wis. Stat. 341.266(1)(c) and (2)(a)
- Collector plated trucks may not carry for hire and may not carry more than 500 pounds of material. Wis. Stat. 341.266(2)(e)
Wis. Stat. 340.01(38m); 341.10(6); 341.266; 346.94(19) (statutes certified 1 October 2026)
Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.
TitleHow do I title and register it?
Wisconsin titles a vehicle that lacks a federal certification or Registered Importer label and brands the title NON USA STANDARD. WisDOT says a title with that brand may only be registered as a special interest vehicle on collector plates.
The steps
- Present the truck's ownership documents to the Wisconsin DMV.
- Expect the NON USA STANDARD brand on a truck without a federal certification label or Registered Importer label.
- For road registration, apply for special interest vehicle (collector) plates if the truck is 20 years or older, unaltered and kept as a collector's vehicle.
The documents
- Ownership documents for the truck
- Evidence of any federal certification or Registered Importer label
- For collector plates, the registration of the owner's regularly plated vehicle
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Services 608 264 7447, special plates 608 266 3041
LandCan I use it on a farm or private land?
As an off-road utility vehicle a Kei class vehicle is exempt from registration when operated as the off-road utility vehicle rules allow. It is not a utility terrain vehicle, which excludes mini-trucks by name, so DNR trail registration does not reach it.
Class. Off-road utility vehicle. Utility terrain vehicle excludes golf carts, low-speed vehicles, dune buggies, mini-trucks and tracked vehicles. Wis. Stat. 23.33(1)(ng)
Registration. None. An off-road utility vehicle operated under section 346.94(19) is exempt from registration. Wis. Stat. 341.05(27)
On the farm
No farm rule written for Kei class vehicles was found.
Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.
InspectionWhat inspection or insurance applies?
Safety. No periodic safety inspection for a Kei class vehicle was found.
Emissions. Not read for this file.
Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.
Insurance. Wisconsin's insurance law was not read for this file.
Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.
NextWhat is coming?
No bill or rule change for kei trucks was found in Wisconsin on 28 October 2026. We read it again before a truck goes there.
Questions
Asked about Wisconsin.
Can I register a kei truck in Wisconsin?
Not on regular plates. Wisconsin refuses regular registration for Kei class vehicles. The statute leaves collector plates open to an eligible special interest vehicle, and WisDOT decides whether a kei truck qualifies, so we ask before you buy.
What do collector plates allow?
No hire and no more than 500 pounds of cargo. The owner must also have a regularly plated vehicle for transportation. A kei truck is still an off-road utility vehicle under Wisconsin law, so it never uses a highway posted over 35 mph.
Can I title it?
Yes. Wisconsin titles a vehicle without a federal certification label and brands the title NON USA STANDARD.
Upgrades
Upgrades in Wisconsin.
Height and lift. A lift may not exceed 4 inches over the maker's height, with 5 inches allowed on a motor truck of 8,000 lb or less for strengthening or handling (Wis. Stat. 347.455). The body may be raised 4 inches at most (Trans 305.21).
Tires and fenders. A tire may not protrude more than 2 inches beyond the fender line and fenders may extend up to 4 inches beyond the original line to cover it (Trans 305.30 and 305.22). Tread under 2/32 inch fails (305.30). None found on wheel spacers.
Lights. Up to 2 spotlamps and 2 fog lamps below headlamp center height are allowed with 4 front lamps lit at most (Wis. Stat. 347.26 and 347.07). Only white or amber may show to the front (347.07). Off-road lamps stay off on highways (Trans 305.075).
Modification and inspection. No separate inspection, certification or title notice was found for a lift or larger tires beyond the 347.455 limits (Wis. Stat. chapters 341 and 347 read). A street modified vehicle may be registered under that heading if 20 or more years old (341.268).
From the upgrades chapter of Mini Truck Roadbook, the 2026 to 2027 edition, with the statute after each rule.
Getting it there
Where Wisconsin's truck comes ashore.
From the nearest port where a sailing from Japan is on record. Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2, not a routed drive.
Sources
Every source read, 28 October 2026
- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/340
- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/340.pdf
- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/341.pdf
- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/346.pdf
- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/23.33.pdf
- wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/vehicles/title-plates/foreign-veh.aspx
- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/acts/64
- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/related/lcactmemo/act103
- wisconsindot.gov/Pages/about-wisdot/contact-us/dmv-contact.aspx
The public record of Wisconsin as read on 28 October 2026, not legal advice. Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty, the chicken tax, whatever its age.
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