No person in a public or private place shall
engage in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably
loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which
the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance.
No person shall do any of the following:
A. With intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse
or harass, make a telephone call and threaten to inflict injury or
physical harm to any person or the property of any person.
B. With intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse,
harass or offend, telephone another and use any obscene, lewd or profane
language or suggest any lewd and lascivious act.
C. Make or cause the telephone of another repeatedly
to ring, with intent to harass any person at the called number.
D. Make repeated telephone calls, whether or not conversation
ensues, with intent solely to harass any person at the called number.
E. Make a telephone call, whether or not conversation
ensues, without disclosing his or her identity and with intent to
abuse, threaten, or harass any person at the called number.
F. Knowingly permit any telephone under his or her control
to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section.
[Added 10-2-2018 by Ord.
No. 22]
A. Statutory authority. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to § 59.54(24),
Wis. Stats.
B. Worthless payment charge. Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation, joint venture or association who tenders a worthless
check or worthless payment to any Grant County official, employee,
department, office or agency shall be liable to Grant County for payment
of the amount for which the check or payment was tendered and an additional
charge of $20.
C. Overpayments and underpayments. All of the Grant County departments,
divisions, offices and agencies, etc., may retain overpayments made
to such departments, divisions, etc., when such overpayment does not
exceed $10, unless a written request to said departments, divisions,
etc., for a refund of such overpayment is made within 90 days, and
may waive underpayments of $10 or less.
No person shall cause bodily harm to another
by an act done with intent to cause bodily harm to that person or
another without the consent of the person so harmed.
No person shall intentionally cause damage to
any physical property of another without the person's consent, where
the property is reduced in value by less than $2,500.
Except as provided in § 347.38(1),
Wis. Stats., no person may operate or park, stop or leave standing
a motor vehicle while using a radio or other electric sound amplification
device emitting sound from the vehicle that is clearly audible under
normal conditions from a distance of 50 or more feet, unless the electric
sound amplification device is being used to request assistance or
warn against an unsafe condition. This section does not apply to the
operator of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to an
emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator
of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire
alarm; the operator of a vehicle of a public utility as defined in
§ 11.40, Wis. Stats.; the operator of a vehicle that is
being used for advertising purposes; the activation of a theft alarm
signal device; the operator of a motorcycle being operated outside
of a business or residence district; and the operator of a vehicle
being used in a community event or celebration, procession or assemblage.
No person shall consume alcoholic beverages
or possess any open containers containing alcoholic beverages while
present on the Grant County Courthouse grounds, Social Services' grounds,
Orchard Manor grounds, Sheriff's Department grounds, United Community
Services' grounds, Land Conservation grounds, Highway Department grounds,
or the Grant County Administrative Building grounds.
[Added 3-20-2007 by Ord. No. 50]
A. Sales.
(1)
No premises for which a Class B license or permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages is issued may remain open in Grant County between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday and between 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday and/or Sunday. The prohibitions contained in Subsection
A(1) of this section shall not apply on New Year's Day, being January 1 of each year. In this section, the term "alcoholic beverages" means fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquor as defined in Wisconsin Statutes § 125.02.
(2)
Between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., no person may sell fermented
malt beverages on Class B licensed premises in Grant County in an
original unopened package, container or bottle or for consumption
away from the premises. In this section, the term "fermented malt
beverages" is as defined in Wisconsin Statutes § 125.02.
(3)
Class A premises may remain open for the conduct of their regular
business but may not sell fermented malt beverages between 12:00 midnight
and 8:00 a.m. in Grant County.
(4)
Hotels and restaurants, the principal business of which is the
furnishing of food and lodging to patrons, bowling centers, indoor
horseshoe pitching facilities, curling clubs, golf courses and golf
clubhouses in Grant County may remain open for the conduct of their
regular business but may not sell fermented malt beverages during
the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and/or Friday and between 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 am. on a Saturday
and/or Sunday.
(5)
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other form of business who violates Subsection
A(1),
(2),
(3) or
(4) of this section is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $1,000.
B. Identification cards.
(1)
No person under the age of 21 years shall commit any of the
following acts in Grant County:
(a)
Intentionally carry an official identification card not legally
issued to him or her, an official identification card obtained under
false pretenses or an official identification card, which has been
altered or duplicated to convey false information. The term "official
identification card" as used in this section means a valid operator's
license issued under Chapter 343 of the Wisconsin Statutes that contains
the photograph of the holder, an identification card issued under
§ 343.50 of the Wisconsin Statutes, or an identification
card issued under § 125.08 of the Wisconsin Statutes;
(b)
Make, alter, or duplicate an official identification card purporting
to show that he or she has attained the legal drinking age of 21 years;
(c)
Present false information to an issuing officer in applying
for an official identification card; or
(d)
Intentionally carry an official identification card or other
documentation showing that the person has attained the legal drinking
age, with knowledge that the official identification card or documentation
is false.
(2)
Any person who violates any of the provisions contained in Subsection
B of this section is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $300 nor more than $1,250, suspension of the person's operating privileges under Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30(6)(bm), participation in a supervised work program or other community service work or any combination of these penalties.
(3)
If the violator is under 17 years of age on the date of disposition,
then the forfeiture for a first violation shall be not less than $100
nor more than $500, suspension of the violator's operating privileges
under § 343.30 or participation in a supervised work program
or other community service work. For a violation committed within
12 months of a previous violation where the violator is under 17 years
of age on the date of disposition, then the forfeiture shall be not
less than $300 nor more than $500, suspension of the violator's operating
privileges under § 343.30 or participation in a supervised
work program or other community service work. For a violation committed
within 12 months of two or more previous violations where the violator
is under 17 years of age on the date of disposition, then the forfeiture
shall be $500, suspension of the violator's operating privileges under
§ 343.30 or participation in a supervised work program or
other community service work.
(4)
A law enforcement officer investigating an alleged violation of Subsection
B of this section shall confiscate any official identification card or other documentation that constitutes evidence of the violation.
C. School premises.
(1)
As used in this Subsection
C, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
A motor vehicle owned, rented, or consigned to a school.
SCHOOL
A public, parochial or private school which provides an educational
program for one or more grades between Grades 1 and 12 and which is
commonly known as an elementary school, middle school, junior high
school, senior high school or high school.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
The person designated by the governing body of a school as
ultimately responsible for the ordinary operations of a school.
(2)
Except as provided by Subsection
C(3) below, no person may possess or consume alcoholic beverages on school premises; in a motor vehicle, if a pupil attending the school is in the motor vehicle; or while participating in a school-sponsored activity in Grant County.
(3)
Alcoholic beverages may be possessed or consumed on school premises,
in motor vehicles or by participants in school-sponsored activities
if specifically permitted in writing by the school administrator consistent
with applicable laws and School Board policies.
(4)
Any person who violates Subsection
C of this section is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200.
(a)
If the violator is under the age of 21 years but over 17 years
of age, for a first violation, he or she shall be subject to a forfeiture
of not less than $100 nor more than $200, suspension of the person's
operating privilege as provided in Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30(6)(b),
participation in a supervised work program or other community service
work or any combination of penalties.
(b)
For a violation committed within 12 months of one previous violation
for a violator who is under the age of 21 years but over 17 years
of age, the violator shall be subject to either a forfeiture of not
less than $200 nor more than $300, participation in a supervised work
program or other community service work or any combination of these
penalties. In addition, the person's operating privilege may be suspended
as provided under Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30(6)(b) except
that if the violation involved a motor vehicle, the person's operating
privilege shall be suspended as provided under Wisconsin Statutes
§ 343.30.
(c)
For a violation committed within 12 months of two previous violations
for a violator who is under the age of 21 years but over 17 years
of age, the violator shall be subject to either a forfeiture of not
less than $300 nor more than $500, participation in a supervised work
program or other community service work or any combination of these
penalties. In addition, the person's operating privilege may be suspended
as provided under Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30(6)(b) except
that if the violation involved a motor vehicle, the person's operating
privilege shall be suspended as provided under Wisconsin Statutes
§ 343.30.
(d)
For a violation committed within 12 months of three or more
previous violations for a violator who is under the age of 21 years
but over 17 years of age, the violator shall be subject to either
a forfeiture of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, participation
in a supervised work program or other community service work or any
combination of these penalties. In addition, the person's operating
privilege may be suspended as provided under Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30(6)(b)
except that if the violation involved a motor vehicle, the person's
operating privilege shall be suspended as provided under Wisconsin
Statutes § 343.30.
(e)
For a first violation by a person who is under 17 years of age
on the date of disposition, the violator shall be subject to a forfeiture
of not more than $50, suspension of the violator's operating privilege
under Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30 or participation in a
supervised work program or other community service work.
(f)
For a violation committed within 12 months of one previous violation
by a person who is under 17 years of age on the date of disposition,
the violator shall be subject to a forfeiture of not more than $100
or participation in a supervised work program or other community service
work. In addition, the violator's operating privilege may be suspended
under Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30. If the violation involved
a motor vehicle, the violator's operating privilege shall be suspended
under § 343.30 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
(g)
For a violation committed within 12 months of two or more previous
violations by a person who is under 17 years of age on the date of
disposition, the violator shall be subject to a forfeiture of not
more than $500 or participation in a supervised work program or other
community service work. In addition, the violator's operating privilege
may be suspended under Wisconsin Statutes § 343.30. If the
violation involved a motor vehicle, the violator's operating privilege
shall be suspended under § 343.30 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
D. If a person violates any provision contained in this section, any
law enforcement officer in Grant County can issue a citation to the
violator. The citation shall contain the name and address of the violator,
the factual allegations describing the alleged violation, the time
and place of the offense, the subsection of the section violated,
a designation of the offense in a manner that can be readily understood
by a person making a reasonable effort to do so, and the time at which
the alleged violator may appear in Court. The citation shall also
contain a statement of informing the violator that the violator may
make a cash deposit of a specified amount to be mailed to the Grant
County Clerk of Circuit Court within a specified time; that if the
violator makes such a deposit, he or she need not appear in Court
unless subsequently summoned; that if the violator makes a cash deposit
and does not appear in Court, he or she will either be deemed to have
tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture plus costs,
fees, and surcharges imposed under Chapter 814 Wisconsin Statutes,
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; that 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 warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider
the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgment or
the county may commence an action against the violator to collect
the forfeiture, costs, fees, and surcharges, and that if the Court
finds that the violation involves an ordinance that prohibits conduct
that is the same 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 should be ordered.
The citation shall also contain a direction that if the violator elects
to make a cash deposit, the violator shall sign an appropriate statement
which accompanies the citation to indicate that he or she read the
statements on the citation and shall send the signed statement with
the cash deposit. The term "person" as used in this section includes
but is not limited to an individual, individuals, a partnership, a
corporation or any other business.
E. The following schedule of cash deposits is established for use with
citations Issued under this section:
(1)
Violation of Subsection
A(1),
(2),
(3) or
(4) of this section: The cash deposit is $1,000 plus statutory fees and costs.
(2)
Violation of Subsection
B of this section:
(a)
By violator over 17 years of age: The cash deposit is $300 plus
statutory fees and costs.
(b)
By violator under 17 years of age:
[1] First violation: The cash deposit is $100 plus
statutory fees and costs.
[2] Second violation: The cash deposit is $300 plus
statutory fees and costs.
[3] Third or more violation: The cash deposit is $500
plus statutory fees and costs.
(3)
Violation of Subsection
C of this section:
(a)
By adult over 21 years of age: The cash deposit is $200 plus
statutory fees and costs.
(b)
By person under 21 years of age but over 17 years of age:
[1] First offense: The cash deposit is $100 plus statutory
fees and costs.
[2] Second offense: The cash deposit is $200 plus statutory
fees and costs.
[3] Third offense: The cash deposit is $300 plus statutory
fees and costs.
[4] Fourth offense or more: The cash deposit is $500
plus statutory fees and costs.
(c)
By person under 17 years of age:
[1] First offense: The cash deposit is $50 plus statutory
fees and costs.
[2] Second offense: The cash deposit is $100 plus statutory
fees and costs.
[3] Third offense or more: The cash deposit is $500
plus statutory fees and costs.
F. Cash deposits, costs, and assessments shall be paid to the Grant
County Clerk of Circuit Court in Lancaster, Wisconsin. The Clerk of
Circuit Court shall issue receipts for cash deposits, costs, and assessments
paid under this section. Statutory fees and costs shall not be assessed
against a juvenile violator under the age of 14 years.
G. The District Attorney's Office is authorized to handle the prosecution
of any citation action filed for violation of this section.
H. This section does not apply in townships, villages, and cities in
Grant County which have enacted their own ordinance regulating the
sale of alcohol at licensed premises, regulating the possession of
alcohol on school premises or regulating the possession of a false
identification card.
No person shall treat any animal, whether belonging
to him or another, in a cruel manner. This section does not prohibit
bona fide experiments carried on for scientific research or normal
accepted veterinary practices.
[Added 10-4-2011 by Ord. No. 62]
A. Pursuant to § 943.13(1m)(c)4, Wis. Stats., no person shall
enter or remain in any part of a building owned, occupied or controlled
by Grant County if Grant County has notified the person not to enter
or remain in the building while carrying a firearm or a specific type
of firearm.
B. The County Chairperson shall cause signs to be created at all entrances
to all buildings owned, occupied or under the control of Grant County
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 Grant County Sheriff
to possess a firearm in any public building. Notwithstanding § 939.22(22),
Wis. Stats., for purposes of this subsection, 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 § 941.23
or 941.235, Wis. Stats.
[Added 4-16-2013]
No person shall reside at, maintain, lease, own, rent or otherwise
occupy any residence, business, dwelling or other building where any
of the following nuisances are allowed to occur:
A. Such property has generated three or more calls for law enforcement
service for nuisance activities on separate days in one month, or
six or more calls in a twelve-month period. Nuisance activities are
defined as any of the following activities, behaviors or conduct whenever
engaged in by property owners, operators, tenants, occupants or persons
associated with a property, whether or not a citation or arrest was
made for the violation:
(1)
An act of harassment, as defined in § 947.013, Wis.
Stats.
(2)
Disorderly conduct, as defined in § 947.01, Wis. Stats.
(3)
Battery, substantial battery or aggravated battery, as defined
in § 940.19, Wis. Stats.
(4)
Indecent conduct, as defined in § 944.20(1), Wis.
Stats.
(5)
Prostitution or keeping a place of prostitution, as defined
in § 944.30 and § 944.34, Wis. Stats.
(6)
Possession, manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance
or related offenses, as defined in Ch. 961, Wis. Stats.
(7)
Gambling or other offenses, as defined in § 945.02,
Wis. Stats.
(8)
Illegal discharge of a firearm, as defined in § 941.20,
Wis. Stats.
(9)
Any other offense against public peace and order as defined
in this Code of Ordinances.
B. Notwithstanding Chapter 125 of the Wisconsin Statutes, allowing a
property or place to be used for the purpose of facilitating the consumption
of alcohol beverages by underage persons.
[Amended 10-1-1991; 10-4-2011 by Ord. No. 62; 12-18-2012 by Ord. No.
64]
A. The District Attorney's office shall be authorized
to prosecute any violations of this chapter.
B. Any law enforcement officer of Grant County can issue
a citation to any person or persons who violate the provisions of
this chapter. Any citation issued shall contain the information in
§ 66.0113, Wis. Stats., except that citations for underage
drinking shall contain the information required by § 778.25,
Wis. Stats., citations for trespass violations shall contain the information
required by § 778.26, Wis. Stats., and citations for littering
shall contain the information required by § 345.11, Wis.
Stats.
C. Each violation of a provision of this chapter shall
be subject to a forfeiture not to exceed $500 plus statutory costs.
[Amended 4-16-2013; 12-17-2013 by Ord.
No. 66]
D. Cash deposits, costs, and assessments shall be paid
to the Grant County Clerk of Circuit Court. The Clerk shall issue
receipts for said payments.
E. The term "statutory costs" in this chapter includes
but is not limited to the penalty assessment, jail assessment, and
the crime laboratories and drug enforcement assessment.
F. If the violator is under 14 years of age, the cash
deposit to be paid by the child shall not include the penalty assessment,
jail assessment or crime laboratories and drug enforcement assessments.
G. For violations of §
206-14B(2), if the violator is under 17 years of age on the date of disposition, the violator shall pay a forfeiture of $50 plus statutory costs for a first violation; a forfeiture of not more than $100 for a violation committed within 12 months of one previous violation plus statutory costs; and a forfeiture of not more than $500 plus statutory costs for a violation committed within 12 months of two or more previous violations. The violator can post a cash deposit of $50 plus statutory costs for a first violation; a cash deposit of $100 plus statutory costs for a second violation; and a cash deposit of $500 plus statutory costs for a third or more violation within 12 months.
H. For violations of §
206-14B(1), if the violator is under 17 years of age on the date of disposition, the violator shall pay a forfeiture of not less than $250 nor more than $500 for a first violation plus statutory costs; a forfeiture of not less than $300 nor more than $500 for a violation committed within 12 months of one previous violation plus statutory costs; and a forfeiture of $500 for a violation committed within 12 months of two or more previous violations plus statutory costs. The violator can post a cash deposit of $250 for a first violation plus statutory costs; a cash deposit of $300 plus statutory costs for a second violation; and a cash deposit of $500 plus statutory costs for a third or more violations.