§ 67.301

Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT Chapter 67 Effective - 28 Aug 2021 67.301. Battery-charged fence — no permit required in addition to alarm system permit — limitation on installation or operational requirements — definitions — notice of installation to political subdivision. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no city, county, town, village, or political subdivision shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, order, or regulation that: (1) Requires a permit for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence in addition to an alarm system permit issued by such city, county, town, village, or political subdivision; (2) Imposes installation or operational requirements for the battery-charged fence that do not comply with either: (a) The standards set by the International Electrotechnical Commission, as published June 29, 2018; or (b) The requirements of the definition of a 'battery-charged fence' under subsection 2 of this section; or (3) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence. 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) 'Alarm system', an alarm system for which a permit may be issued by a political

Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence. 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) 'Alarm system', an alarm system for which a permit may be issued by a political subdivision; (2) 'Battery-charged fence', a fence that: (a) Interfaces with an alarm system in a manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon law enforcement in response to a burglary; (b) Is located on property that is not designated by a city, county, town, village, or political subdivision for residential use; (c) Has an energizer that is powered by a commercial storage battery that is no more than twelve volts of direct current and that periodically delivers voltage impulses to the fence; (d) Produces an electric charge that does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric fence energizers by the International Electrotechnical Commission, as published in the Commission's standard on June 29, 2018; (e) Is completely surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is no less than five feet in height; (f) Is no more than ten feet in height or, if part of a nonelectric fence or wall, no more than two feet

surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is no less than five feet in height; (f) Is no more than ten feet in height or, if part of a nonelectric fence or wall, no more than two feet higher than the nonelectric fence or wall, whichever is higher; and (g) Is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged fence at intervals no more than sixty feet apart and that read 'WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE'. 3. Upon installation of a battery-charged fence, an installer shall deliver written notice to the chief administrator of the city, county, town, village, or political subdivision that: (1) States that the battery-charged fence was installed; (2) States the street address of the battery-charged fence; and (3) Includes a certification that the battery-charged fence satisfies the definition of a battery-charged fence under subsection 2 of this section and the standards for electric fence energizers set by the International Electrotechnical Commission, as published in the Commission's standard on June 29, 2018. ­­-------- (L. 2021 S.B. 26)