A. 
Destruction of property.
1. 
Damage to property. No person, including persons operating a motor vehicle or the like, shall injure or deface, destroy, damage or unlawfully remove, take or interfere with any property of any kind or nature, including but not limited to real or personal property, signs, City utilities and hydrants, trees, landscaping, turf and all other property belonging to the City of Onalaska, Onalaska School District or to any private person or business without the consent of the owner or property authority.
B. 
Parental liability. Pursuant to § 895.035, Wis. Stats., the parents of an emancipated minor shall be liable for the damage of property caused by the willful, malicious or wanton action of such minor; such liability shall not exceed the statutory amount for any one act.
C. 
Graffiti prohibited. No person may write, paint, or draw any inscription, figure, or mark of any type of any public building, structure or property or other real or personal property owned by another person, business or entity unless the express permission of the owner or proper authority has been obtained. The existence of graffiti on any real property within the City is expressly declared a public nuisance affecting the public health, safety and welfare.
1. 
Graffiti definition. Marks, symbols, signs, letters, names, phrases, writings, drawings or sentences which are inscribed or placed on real property without the consent of the owner or occupant that are not otherwise permitted by law.
2. 
Abatement. Every owner of a structure or real property defaced by graffiti shall report the defacing to the City of Onalaska Police Department upon discovery. The owner shall also comply with the terms of a written notice to abate served on the property owner by the Police Department or Planning/Inspection Department ordering the removal or covering of such graffiti. The notice to abate shall be served personally or by certified mail. If a property owner fails to comply with the notice to abate within 72 hours, the City shall have the graffiti covered or removed and all costs, fees, and expenses shall be entered into the tax roll as a special charge, pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats., against the parcel of land on which the property is defaced by the graffiti is located. Extensions to the seventy-two-hour correction period may be granted by the Chief of Police or their designee.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this division, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PROPERTY
Any land, dwelling, building, conveyance, vehicle or other temporary or permanent structure whether or not a person is living in such home.
TRESPASS
Any of the following:
1. 
Entering property without permission. Entering upon or in property without the express permission of the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession with the intent to commit a public offense or to use, remove therefrom, alter, damage, harass or place thereon or therein anything animate or inanimate.
2. 
Entering or remaining on property. Entering or remaining upon or in property without justification after being notified or requested to abstain from entering or to remove or vacate therefrom by the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession or by any law enforcement officer or public employee whose duty it is to supervise the use of or maintenance of the property.
3. 
Interfering with lawful use of property. Entering upon or in private property for the purpose or with the effect of unduly interfering with the lawful use of the property by others.
4. 
Using property without permission. Being upon or in property and wrongfully using, removing therefrom, altering, damaging, harassing or placing thereon or therein anything animate or inanimate without the implied or actual permission of the owner, lessee or person in lawful possession.
B. 
Trespass prohibited. It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly trespass.
C. 
Exception. None of the above shall be construed to prohibit entering upon the land of another for the sole purpose of retrieving personal property which as accidentally or inadvertently been thrown, fallen, strayed, or blown onto the property of others, provided the person(s) retrieving the property takes the most direct and accessible route to and from the property to be retrieved, quits the property as quickly as possible and does not unduly interfere with the lawful use of the property.
A. 
In addition to the general penalty of this Code in Section 1.01.17 or any other fine or penalty imposed for violation of any section of this chapter, any person who shall cause physical damage to or destroy any public property shall be liable for the cost of replacing or repairing such damaged or destroyed property. The parent or parents of any unemancipated minor child who violates destruction of property or damage to public property may also be held liable for the cost of replacing or repairing such damaged or destroyed property in accordance with the Wisconsin Statutes. Nothing in this Code of Ordinances shall prevent the Police Department from referring violations of the provisions of this Title to the District Attorney's office in the interest of justice.