[1975 Code § 42.01; amended by 2003 Code; Ord. 09-01-01-70, 1-19-2009]
No person shall engage in disorderly conduct in the City. Any of the following acts constitute disorderly conduct:
A. 
Making, aiding or assisting in making any improper noise, riot, disturbance, breach of the peace or diversion tending to a breach of the peace.
B. 
Engaging in or aiding or abetting any fight, quarrel or other disturbance.
C. 
Disturbing any religious service, funeral, public or private meeting, place of amusement, or assembly of persons.
D. 
Using any obscene, profane, threatening or inciting language in any public place.
E. 
Abusing, beating or cruelly injuring any animal.
F. 
It shall be a violation for a person to commit the crime of public intoxication if he/she appears in a public place under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or other drug to the degree that he/she endangers himself/herself or another person or property, or by boisterous and offensive conduct annoys another person in his/her vicinity. "Public intoxication" is defined as a person who appears in a public place under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or other drug to the degree that he/she endangers himself/herself or another person or property, or by boisterous and offensive conduct annoys another person in his/her vicinity.
G. 
It shall be a violation for a person who urinates or defecates in public, other than when using a toilet, urinal or commode located in a restroom, bathroom or other structure enclosed from public view. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the following individuals who may not be able to adequately control the bodily functions that control urination or defecation:
1. 
Children of five years of age or younger;
2. 
Persons of any age who violate this subsection due to a verified medical condition.
"Public urination" is defined as a person who urinates or defecates in public, other than when using a toilet, urinal or commode located in a restroom, bathroom or other structure enclosed from public view.
[Ord. 14-03-01-70, 3-3-2014]
A. 
Discharging Firearms: No person shall discharge any firearms, including BB guns and air guns, or do any hunting in the City. Nothing in this subsection shall:
1. 
Limit the right to discharge a firearm in the lawful defense of persons or property in the course of making a lawful arrest, when such use of force is justified under Article 7 of the criminal code of 2012, as amended;
2. 
Apply to the discharge of a gun, pistol or other firearm at any legally operated shooting gallery, pistol range, or gun club approved by the chief of police in writing; and
3. 
Apply to the discharge of a gun, pistol or other firearm by an honor guard, composed of members of the armed forces, law enforcement officers or members of veterans service organizations listed in part I of the most recent edition of the "Directory Of Veterans Service Organizations" issued by the department of veterans affairs, to discharge firearms with blank ammunition only in a "salute" or "honor" to an individual, in conjunction with a funeral or other "honor" ceremony, provided that the chief of police must approve the discharge of firearms by the honor guard, to include the type of firearm, ammunition to be used, and the location and time of the discharge. This information must be provided to the chief of police at least 24 hours prior to the proposed date of the firearms discharge provided the chief of police may approve the discharge on an emergency basis, as he or she deems appropriate.
B. 
Unlawful Use Of Weapons: No person shall engage in the unlawful use of weapons, as set forth in Section 24-1 of the criminal code of 2012, as amended.
[1975 Code § 42.04; amended by 2003 Code; as amended 7-15-2024 by Ord. No. 24-07-02-70]
No person shall sell, offer for sale, use or explode any fireworks in the City, except the Council may grant a permit for a public display of fireworks under such conditions as it may impose under the provisions of 425 Illinois Compiled Statutes 35/2.
The minimum fine for violation of this section is $750.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Subsection 4-1-5K of this Code.
[1975 Code § 42.05; amended by 2003 Code]
No person shall start or maintain any fire in any street (except the right of way), sidewalk, park (with the exception of Howard virgin timber park[2]) or public place, or any place within 30 feet of any building or structure.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Title 4, Chapter 4-4, of this Code.
[2]
Editor's Note: See also Subsection 7-4-1B of this Code.
[Ord. 551, 7-5-1994]
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain anywhere in the City a fence equipped with or having barbed wire, spikes or any similar device, or a fence equipped with or having any electric charge sufficient to cause a shock. An exception to the foregoing prohibited fences shall be security fences topped by barbed wire, so long as the lowest strand of barbed wire is not less than six feet above ground level at any point along the fence, and the City, acting through the Mayor and the City Council, or an agent designated to act on behalf of the Mayor and City Council, has given written consent to the construction and placement of the aforesaid security fence topped by barbed wire.
[1975 Code § 42.07; amended by 2003 Code]
No person shall disturb the peace and quiet of any other person by creating excessive noise on his or any property. Excessive noise shall include, but not by way of limitation, any of the following:
A. 
Loud playing of radios, television sets, music machines, or musical instruments.
B. 
Barking or howling dogs or cats.
C. 
Vehicles, defective or without mufflers, or the unnecessary use of horns on vehicles.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See also Section 6-2-9 of this Code restricting use of sound amplification systems in vehicles.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Subsection 4-1-5L of this Code.
[1975 Code § 42.09; amended by 2003 Code]
No person shall litter any public place or private property of another with paper or other debris or foreign matter. Any stored or transported materials susceptible to blowing or scattering shall be adequately covered or protected to prevent littering.
[1975 Code § 42.11; amended by 2003 Code]
No person shall, within the City or within 1 1/2 miles of the outer limits of the City, keep, maintain, frequent, or be an inmate of or connected therewith, or contribute to the support of any disorderly house or house of ill fame or assignation, or any place used for the practice of fornication or adultery; or knowingly suffer or permit any house or other premises owned or occupied by him or under his control to be used for any such purposes.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Subsection 4-1-4A of this Code.
[1975 Code § 42.12]
No person shall exhibit, sell or offer to sell any obscene or immoral publication, print, pictures or illustrations.
[Ord. 385, 2-4-1991]
A. 
Teasing, Striking Or Tampering With: It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully or maliciously taunt, torment, tease, beat, strike, or administer or subject any desensitizing drugs, chemicals or substance to any dog used by a law enforcement officer in the performance of his functions or duties, or when placed in a kennel off duty; or to interfere or meddle with any such dog used by a law enforcement department or agency or any handler thereof in the performance of the functions or duties of said department or agency.
B. 
Injuring Or Killing: It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison or kill any dog used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of such department or when placed in a kennel off duty. However, a police officer or veterinarian may perform euthanasia in emergency situations when delay would cause the dog undue suffering and pain.
[Ord. 09-01-02-70, 1-19-2009]
A. 
"Public place" means an enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, banks, bars, educational facilities, health care facilities, hotel and motel lobbies, laundromats, public transportation facilities, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, theaters, and waiting rooms. A private club is a "public place" when being used for a function to which the general public is invited. A private residence is not a "public place" unless it is used as a childcare, adult day care, or health care facility.
B. 
Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas of public places within the City of Le Roy, including, but not limited to, the following places:
1. 
Libraries and museums.
2. 
Areas available to and customarily used by the general public in businesses and nonprofit entities patronized by the public, including, but not limited to, professional offices, banks, laundromats, hotels, and motels.
3. 
Bars.
4. 
Meeting and convention facilities.
5. 
Educational facilities, both public and private.
6. 
Elevators.
7. 
Facilities primarily used for exhibiting a motion picture, state, drama, lecture, musical recital, or other similar performance.
8. 
Health care facilities.
9. 
Hotel and motel lobbies.
10. 
Licensed childcare and adult care facilities.
11. 
Lobbies, hallways, and other common areas in apartment buildings, condominiums, trailer parks, retirement facilities, nursing homes, and other multiple-unit residential facilities.
12. 
Polling places.
13. 
Private clubs when being used for a function to which the general public is invited.
14. 
Restaurants, including attached bars.
15. 
Restrooms, lobbies, reception areas, hallways, and other common use areas.
16. 
Retail stores.
17. 
Rooms, chambers, places of meeting or public assembly, including school buildings, under control of an agency, board, commission, committee or Council of the City of Le Roy or a political subdivision of the state when a public meeting is in progress, to the extent the place is subject to the jurisdiction of the City.
18. 
Service lines.
19. 
Sports arenas, including enclosed places in outdoor arenas.
C. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner, operator, manager, or other person in control of an establishment, facility, or outdoor area to ensure compliance with all sections of this chapter pertaining to his/her place of business. A violator of this chapter upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Title 1, Chapter 1-4, of this Code.
D. 
If the owner, operator, manager, or other person in control of an establishment, facility, or outdoor area attempts to enforce this chapter and a patron violates provisions of this chapter, then the owner, operator, manager, or other person in control shall not be deemed to be in violation of this chapter and the patron shall be subject upon conviction to be punished as provided in Title 1, Chapter 1-4, of this Code.
E. 
In addition to the fines established by Title 1, Chapter 1-4, of this Code, violation of this chapter by a person who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls a public place or place of employment may result in the suspension or revocation of any permit or license issued to the person for the premises on which the violation occurred.
[Ord. 09-01-02-70, 1-19-2009]
A. 
A person commits an offense if with criminal negligence he/she sells an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
B. 
A person who sells a minor an alcoholic beverage does not commit an offense if the minor falsely represents himself/herself to be 21 years old or older by displaying an apparently valid driver's license or an identification card, containing a physical description consistent with his/her appearance for the purpose of inducing the person to sell him/her an alcoholic beverage.
C. 
A person commits an offense if he/she purchases an alcoholic beverage for, or gives (makes available) an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
[Ord. 09-01-02-70, 1-19-2009]
A. 
"Drug paraphernalia" means all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use, in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the controlled substances laws of this state.
B. 
It shall be a violation to possess any drug paraphernalia in violation of the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1-1 et seq.), the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/100 et seq.), or the Illinois Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/1 et seq.).
[Amended 1-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01-01-70]
[Ord. 09-01-02-70, 1-19-2009; amended by Ord. 16-09-01-70, 9-6-2016; 1-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01-01-70]
A. 
"Cannabis" means any marijuana, hashish or other substances which are identified as including any parts of the plant Cannabis sativa, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other cannabinol derivatives, including its naturally occurring or synthetically produced ingredients, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plants, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seed of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. "Cannabis" also means cannabis flower, concentrate, and cannabis-infused products. "Cannabis" does not include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act (505 ILCS 89/1 et seq.).
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than 10 grams of any substance containing cannabis in violation of the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1-1 et seq.) or the Illinois Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/1 et seq.).
C. 
The minimum fine for possession of more than 10 grams of a substance containing cannabis is $250, and the minimum fine for the possession of more than 30 grams of a substance containing cannabis is $500.