It's state _property_, true, but don't Madison General _Ordinances_ still apply there? For example, the state leash law applies only to dogs, but the city's leash law applies to all owned animals. Would it be legal to let your cat off- leash on the Capitol lawn? Does one, in effect, cross city limits when one steps on the Capitol grounds?
BTW, does this apply to all state office buildings? I'm asking these questions in earnest. I'm a pathetic geek for this kind of legal minutiae. > A reminder that the "inner" Square is state property, not City of Madison. > > I was recently told by a Capitol Police officer that riding on the Square is > illegal. I have been asking that question for years and have never gotten a > straight answer. The officer that told me this (during Bike To Work Week) seemed > a bit unclear on regulations in general. > > We asked him how one was supposed to know that riding on the Capitol grounds is > illegal, and he told me is just WAS. We are also supposed to just know that you > can't park a bike to a sign pole at the Capitol - despite the fact that no sign > is posted. He told us, "There is bike parking under the Capitol steps." When we > asked how Joe Average, WI Citizen was supposed to know where to park while > visiting, he didn't have an answer for that. > > Chuck suggested that maybe posting a sign with bike parking directions would be > a good idea. The reply was, "We can't just stick up signs everywhere!" > > We politely pointed out to him that they indeed DO have signs everywhere - to > tell people where to park and not park THEIR CARS! > > [SIGH]_______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies --------------------- Paul T. O'Leary Desktop Insurgent Madison WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
