(1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) “Aircraft” has the meaning given under s. 114.002 (3).
(b) “Encased” means enclosed in a case that is expressly made
for the purpose of containing a firearm and that is completely
zipped, snapped, buckled, tied or otherwise fastened with no part
of the firearm exposed.
(bg) “Family member of the landowner” means a person who
is related to the landowner as a parent, child, spouse, or sibling.
(bn) “Farm tractor” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (16).
(c) “Firearm” means a weapon that acts by force of gunpowder.
(d) “Highway” has the meaning given under s. 340.01 (22).
(dm) “Implement of husbandry” has the meaning given in s.
340.01 (24).
(e) “Motorboat” has the meaning given under s. 30.50 (6).
(em) “Peace officer” has the meaning given in s. 939.22 (22).
(et) “Private security person” has the meaning given in s.
440.26 (1m) (h).
(f) “Roadway” has the meaning given under s. 340.01 (54).
(fm) “Street” means a highway that is within the corporate lim-
its of a city or village.
(fr) “Transmission facility” means any pipe, pipeline, duct,
wire, cable, line, conduit, pole, tower, equipment, or other struc-
ture used to transmit or distribute electricity to or for the public or
to transmit or distribute communications or data to or from the
public.
(g) “Unloaded” means any of the following:
1. Having no shell or cartridge in the chamber of a firearm or
in the magazine attached to a firearm.
2. In the case of a cap lock muzzle−loading firearm, having
the cap removed.
3. In the case of a flint lock muzzle−loading firearm, having
the flashpan cleaned of powder.
(h) “Vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (74), and
includes a snowmobile, as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), and an elec-
tric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in s. 340.01
(15pm), except that for purposes of subs. (4) (c) and (cg) and (4m)
“vehicle” has the meaning given for “motor vehicle” in s. 29.001
(57).
(2) PROHIBITIONS; MOTORBOATS AND VEHICLES; HIGHWAYS AND
ROADWAYS. (a) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may
place, possess or transport a firearm, bow or crossbow in or on a
motorboat with the motor running, unless the firearm is unloaded
or unless the bow or crossbow is unstrung or is enclosed in a carry-
ing case.
(b) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may place, pos-
sess or transport a firearm, bow or crossbow in or on a vehicle,
unless the firearm is unloaded and encased or unless the bow or
crossbow is unstrung or is enclosed in a carrying case.
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2. The vehicle is not certified by the manufacturer for on−road
use.
3. The vehicle is not an all−terrain vehicle, as defined in s.
340.01 (2g).