[Amended 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-640; 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]
No person, except in self-defense or in connection with his or her official duties as a police officer or an officer of the peace, or an individual approved by the Chief of Police as part of the Sharpshooting Program approved by the Fox Point Village Board, permitted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and under the supervision of the Chief of Police, shall discharge within the Village of Fox Point any firearm or air gun of any type propelling a metal pellet or any other dangerous instrumentality involving projection of any type of projectile. This section does not apply and shall not be enforced if the actor's conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a criminal penalty, would have been subject to a defense described in § 939.45, Wis. Stats., to the extent that Village authority is preempted by § 66.0409(3)(b), Wis. Stats.
[Added by Ord. No. 513]
A. 
Concealed weapons. No person, except a peace officer, may go armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon, except as specifically allowed by § 175.60, Wis. Stats., and other applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, and in strict compliance therewith.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]
B. 
No person, except a peace officer or an individual approved by the Chief of Police as part of the Sharpshooting Program approved by the Fox Point Village Board, permitted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and under the supervision of the Chief of Police, shall be found at or upon any public place carrying or having within reach any dangerous weapon, whether concealed or in plain view, except as follows. Nothing in this section shall prohibit acts specifically allowed by § 175.60, Wis. Stats., and other applicable state laws, provided that such activities are conducted in strict compliance with such state laws.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]
C. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DANGEROUS WEAPON
Any device or instrument which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is liable to cause death or great bodily harm as defined in § 939.22(14), Wis. Stats. Dangerous weapons include but are not limited to: blackjack; billy club; bludgeon; sling shot; firearm; any instrument which impels a missile by compressed air, spring, or other means; metal knuckles; arrows with any barbed, blade, or pointed tip, straight edge razor; any knife with a blade three inches or longer; switchblade knife as defined in § 941.24(1), Wis. Stats.; or any martial arts weapons including throwing stars and kung fu or nunchuk sticks.
PEACE OFFICER
Any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crime or is limited to specific crimes.
[Amended 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-641; 3-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-03]
No person shall hunt any animals or birds in the Village of Fox Point with any bow and arrow, crossbow, spring gun, or similar device which is calculated or intended to propel or project an arrow or other projectile, except an individual approved by the Chief of Police as part of the Sharpshooting Program approved by the Fox Point Village Board, permitted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and under the supervision of the Chief of Police, subject to the following exception. Hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow is only prohibited by this section in the following respects and in the following circumstances:
A. 
No person shall hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow within 100 yards from a building located on another person's land; provided that this prohibition does not apply if the person who owns the land on which the building is located allows the hunter to hunt within 100 yards of the building.
B. 
Any person who hunts with a bow and arrow or crossbow must discharge the arrow or bolt from the respective weapon toward the ground, such as from a tree stand.
C. 
No person may hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow on any land owned or leased by the Village.
[Added 2-9-1999 by Ord. No. 99-03]
A. 
In the interest of public health and safety, it shall be unlawful for any person in or on land within the Village to set, place or tend any trap for the purpose of trapping, killing, catching, wounding, or molesting any animal, except by use of live box-type traps only. Live box-type traps shall be defined as those traps which capture and hold an animal in an alive and unharmed condition.
B. 
This section shall prohibit the use of all traps other than live traps as described in Subsection A of this section, including but not limited to traps commonly known as leg traps, pan-type traps, or other traps designed to kill, wound or close upon a portion of the body of the animal, unless the use of such traps is approved by the Chief of Police.
C. 
All such traps set, placed or tended shall comply with Ch. 29, Wis. Stats., as it relates to trapping.
D. 
This section shall not apply to trapping within the confines of buildings or homes.
E. 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit or hinder the Village or its employees or agents from performing their official duties.