The purpose of this article is to achieve greater
efficiency and economy in the enforcement of certain Price County
ordinances and to guarantee the fairness and consistency of enforcement
procedures.
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority
granted by § 66.0113(1)(a), Wis. Stats. Price County elects
to continue to use the citation method of enforcement.
Citations may be issued in the enforcement of
the following ordinances:
A. Chapter
55, Emergency Management (Ordinance No. 1-07).
B.
(1) Article
I, Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic. (Ordinance No. 5-82).
(2) Article
II, Aeronautical Services (Ordinance No. 5-89).
C. Chapter 218, Alarms (Ordinance No. 1-85).
D.
(1) Article
I, Rabies Control. (Ordinance No. 4-07).
(2) Article
II, Animal Welfare and Control (Ordinance No. 1-08).
(3) Article
IV, Captive Cervids (Ordinance No. 1-22).
[Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2-22]
(4) Article
V, Breeding Facilities (Ordinance No. 1-23).
[Added 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 3-23]
E. Chapter
230, Assemblies, Mass Public (Ordinance No. 3-10).
F. Chapter
312, Health Hazards (Ordinance No. 2-08).
G. Chapter
335, Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverages:
(1) Article
I, Possession by Minors. (Ordinance No. 1-82).
(2) Article
II, Fairgrounds (Ordinance No. 4-84).
H. Chapter
398, Parks and Forests:
(1) Article
II, General Regulations (Ordinance No. 5-86).
(2) Article IV, Tree Stands, Elevated Devices and Ground
Blinds (Ordinance No. 1-13).
I. Chapter
403, Peace and Good Order:
(1) Article
II, Disorderly Conduct (Ordinance No. 1-79).
(2) Article
III, Shoplifting (Ordinance No. 2-79).
(3) Article IV, Worthless Checks (Ordinance No. 3-79).
(4) Article V, Noise (Ordinance No. 5-79).
(5) Article VI, Drug Paraphernalia (Ordinance No. 2-87).
(6) Article VII, Contributing to Truancy (Ordinance No.
2-89).
(7) Article VIII, Curfew (Ordinance No. 4-89).
(8) Article IX, Display of Lights at Night (Ordinance
No. 6-89).
(9) Article X, Purchase or Possession of Tobacco Products
by Minors (Ordinance No. 3-92).
(10)
Article XI, Habitual Truancy (Ordinance No.
1-99).
(11)
Article XII, Trespassing (Ordinance No. 2-99).
J. Chapter 469, Vehicles, Abandoned (Ordinance No. 1-05).
K. Chapter
473, Vehicles and Traffic, Article
III, Adoption of State Traffic Laws (Ordinance No. 1-87).
L. Chapter
479, Waterways, Article
I, Aquatic Plants and Invasive Animals (Ordinance No. 1-09).
M. Chapter
485, Airport Zones (Ordinance No. 4-97).
N. Chapter
494, Building Numbers and Road Names (Ordinance No. 1-91).
O. Chapter
505, Floodplain Zoning (Ordinance No. 3-08).
P. Chapter
514, Mining, Nonmetallic (Ordinance No. 5-07).
Q. Chapter
518, Sewage Systems, Private (Ordinance No. 2-01).
R. Chapter
520, Shoreland Zoning (Ordinance No. 1-98).
S. Chapter
525, Subdivision of Land (Ordinance No. 1-75).
T. Chapter
530, Zoning (Ordinance No. 4-79).
The citations issued pursuant to this article
shall provide for the following:
A. The name and address of the alleged violator.
B. The factual allegations describing the alleged violation.
C. The time and place of the offense.
D. The number of the ordinance violated.
E. A designation of the offense in a manner that can
be readily understood by a person making a reasonable effort to do
so.
F. The date and time at which the alleged violator may
appear in court.
G. A statement which in essence informs the alleged violator
that:
(1) The alleged violator may make a cash deposit based
on the schedule established by Board of Supervisors to be mailed or
delivered to the Clerk of Court prior to the time of the scheduled
court appearance.
(2) If the alleged violator makes such a deposit, he or
she need not appear in court unless subsequently summoned.
(3) If the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and does
not appear in court, he or she either will be deemed to have tendered
a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, plus costs, fees,
and surcharges imposed under Ch. 814, Wis. Stats., not to exceed the
amount of the deposit or will be summoned into court to answer the
complaint if the court does not accept the plea of no contest.
(4) If the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit
and does not appear in court at the time specified, the court may
issue a summons or a warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider
the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgment under § 66.0113(3)(d),
Wis. Stats., or the County may commence an action against the alleged
violator to collect the forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges
imposed under Ch. 814, Wis. Stats.
(5) If the court finds that the violation involves an
ordinance that prohibits conduct that is the same as or similar to
conduct prohibited by state statute punishable by fine or imprisonment
or both and that the violation resulted in damage to the property
of or physical injury to a person other than the alleged violator,
the court may summon the alleged violator into court to determine
if restitution shall be ordered under § 800.093, Wis. Stats.
H. A direction that if the alleged violator elects to make a cash deposit, the alleged violator shall sign an appropriate statement which accompanies the citation to indicate that he or she read the statement required under Subsection
G of this section and shall send the signed statement with the cash deposit.
The form of the citation used under this article
shall be approved by the Price County District Attorney. The form
of the citation to be used for the following ordinances shall also
be approved by the Price County Land Use and UW Extension Committee.
Such approval shall be recorded in said Committee's minutes.
A. Chapter
518, Sewage Systems, Private (Ordinance No. 2-01).
B. Chapter
520, Shoreland Zoning (Ordinance No. 1-98).
C. Chapter
525, Subdivision of Land (Ordinance No. 1-75).
D. Chapter
530, Zoning (Ordinance No. 4-79).
The procedure provisions of § 66.0113,
Wis. Stats., and all subsequent amendments to said section are hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference.