[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Cottage Grove 7-2-1984 as Secs. 10.07 and 10.25 of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 5-2-2005 by Ord. No. 06-2005; 10-2-2023 by Ord. No. 07-2023]
A. Except
upon permit granted by the Village Board, no person, except a sheriff,
constable, police officer or their deputies, shall fire or discharge
any firearm, rifle, spring or air gun, sling shot, or other dangerous
weapon as defined by the Wisconsin Statutes within the Village.
B. Notwithstanding §
1-19, any person who violates Subsection
A, and damages property of another person as a result, shall be subject to a minimum forfeiture of $500 and shall pay for the reasonable costs to repair the property damage.
[Added 10-3-2011 by Ord. No. 01-2011]
A. Pursuant to s. 943.13(lm)(c)4, Wis. Stats., no person shall enter
or remain in any part of a building owned, occupied or controlled
by the state or local governmental unit if the state or local governmental
unit has notified the person not to enter or remain in the building
while carrying a firearm or a specific type of firearm.
B. The Village Administrator or designee shall cause signs to be erected
at all entrances to all buildings owned, occupied or under the control
of the Village of Cottage Grove providing notice that no person is
to enter or remain in any such building while carrying a firearm.
Such signs shall be five inches by seven inches or larger.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to prohibit a peace officer or armed forces or military personnel armed in the line of duty or any person duly authorized by the Chief of Police to possess a firearm in any public building. Notwithstanding s. 939.22(22), Wis. Stats., for purposes of this Subsection
C, "peace officer" does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the carrying
of any firearm or dangerous weapon contrary to s. 941.23 or 941.235,
Wis. Stats.
Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-19, of this Code.