[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Blanchardville as Secs. 9.02, 9.03 and 9.30 of the 2003 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 72.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 320.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
FIREARM
Any weapon which acts by force of gunpowder.
OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
Includes bow and arrow, crossbow, sling shot, blow gun, air guns and BB guns, and other similar weapons.
PUBLIC BUILDING
Any building owned by the Village, the county, or the school district.
In addition to the provisions of § 198-3 below, no person except duly authorized city, Village, county, state, or federal law enforcement officers specifically authorized by law to carry firearms shall possess a firearm while in any public building, as defined in § 198-1 above, within the Village, as provided in § 941.235, Wis. Stats., within any school zone as provided in § 948.605, Wis. Stats., or go armed with a handgun in any tavern within the Village as provided in § 941.237, Wis. Stats.
A. 
Exceptions.
(1) 
Pest control permits issued by the Police Officer in Charge not to exceed one year.
[Amended 8-31-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
(2) 
Indoor rifle ranges upon issuance of a permit by the Village Board.
(3) 
Indoor archery ranges upon issuance of a permit by the Village Board.
B. 
Permits shall be issued per premises for the license year of July 1 through June 30 and shall be subject to a fee as set by the Village Board.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 8-2-2021]
A. 
The possession, concealing, and use of fist-load weapons is prohibited in the corporate limits of the Village of Blanchardville. "Fist-load weapons" include, but are not limited to, brass knuckles (or other material of a similar design), weighted-knuckle (SAP) gloves, Apache revolver, cestus, tekko, bagh nakh, vajra-mushti, yawara, nunchucks, chainsticks, Mark I trench knife, suntetsu, or any other instrument which may cause harm.
B. 
Exceptions.
(1) 
Any sworn law enforcement official in the State of Wisconsin acting in their capacity as a law enforcement official.