{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-26.97","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 26.97","heading":"Law enforcement and police power.","body":"A state forest ranger, town chairperson, conservation warden or other duly appointed deputy may do any of the following:\n(1) Arrest a person, with or without a warrant, when the person is detected actually committing a violation of this chapter, subch. VI of ch. 77, or s. 167.10 (3), 941.10 (1), 941.11, 941.12, 941.13, 943.02 (1), 943.03, 943.04, 943.05 or 943.06 (2).\n(2) Arrest a person, with or without a warrant, whom the ranger, chairperson, warden or deputy has reason to believe is committing or has committed a violation of a statutory provision specified under sub. (1).\n(3) Take the arrested person before the circuit court for the county where the violation occurred and make a proper complaint.\n(4) Execute and serve any warrant or process in the same manner as any constable.","path":["Chs. 23-34, Public Domain and the Trust Funds","Chapter 26 Protection Of Forest Lands And Forest Productivity"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/26.97","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:13Z","sha256":"c49cae7a02c1afb56ba939a64935fdd4b960241bcf6fb0547eb19cc00a8daa1f","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-26.42","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-26.98"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}