Town of Grand Chute, WI Article II Offenses Involving Alcoholic Beverages

§ 335-17 Possession and consumption of intoxicants.

A. No person shall consume any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage while in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, thoroughfare, parking lot, or other public way. No person shall consume any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage while in or upon any private property without the property owner's consent.

B. All purchases of intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages by glass or in open containers shall be consumed upon the licensed premises where purchased and where served and shall not be removed to the public areas or private areas set forth in Subsection A above.

C. No person shall possess any glass or open container containing intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages in or upon any public areas set forth in Subsection A above or in or upon any private property without the owner's consent as set forth in Subsection A above.

D. The Town Board of Supervisors may, in special circumstances, where it is satisfied that adequate supervision and police protection exist and upon application therefor by any person, permit the consumption or possession of intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage contrary to this section, provided that said permission is limited to a specific date, a specific time, and a specific location. Request for such permission shall be in the form of an application for a special event permit, as outlined in Chapter 456, Town of Grand Chute Municipal Code.

E. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section, or any part thereof, shall be punished by a forfeiture as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules for each offense, together with the costs thereof, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.

§ 335-18 Underage and intoxicated persons; general restrictions.

A. Pursuant to § 125.10, Wis. Stats., the Town does hereby adopt by reference §§ 125.07 and 125.09, Wis. Stats. A violation thereof may be prosecuted as a Town ordinance violation pursuant to this section and the adoption of the above-referenced state statutes.

B. The penalty for violation of this section shall be as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules.

§ 335-19 Violations and penalties.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

A. For a violation of any provision of this article, any person shall, upon proof and conviction thereof, forfeit an amount as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedules, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of the forfeiture and costs of prosecution, or either of them, such convicted person shall be committed to and confined within the county jail of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, until such fine and costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed 60 days.