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Local Policy
Walworth County, Wisconsin

Exempting certain types of edible crop areas, such as community gardens, from a native plant-only landscaping requirement for county parks

Walworth County, Wisc., Code § 42-11

Last Visited 5/12/26
Policy Summary

This law generally requires that only native plants may be planted in county parks, but exempts a few types of areas where that requirement does not apply, including community gardens, demonstration plots and similar areas used to grow edible crops.

State Wisconsin
Jurisdiction Name Walworth County
Jurisdiction Type county
Population Size 50k-200k
Legal Strategies
  • Creates an exemption
  • Expressly allows something
Food System Topics
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Land Access & Tenure
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