{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-191.01","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 191.01","heading":"General provisions.","body":"(1) Scope of this chapter. This chapter applies to all railroads.\n(2) Construction, certificate from office prerequisite. No railroad corporation shall begin the construction of any proposed line of railroad in this state until it shall have obtained from the office a certificate that public convenience and a necessity require the construction of the railroad, and the certificate shall constitute the license from this state to the company to build its proposed railroad.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 191 Railroads; Construction"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/191.01","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:04Z","sha256":"0cae3ef9564b31b52e9fa517af1784d0f9beaed86d61eb5ac5f0491551493747","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-191.001","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-191.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}