(1) 
Discharge of weapons regulated. No person shall discharge, attempt to discharge or cause to be discharged any weapon within the corporate limits of the Village of Belleville except as provided herein.
(2) 
Exceptions. The following are exceptions to Section 19.021(1) above:
(a) 
When such weapon is being carried or used by a law enforcement officer in the lawful performance of his/her duty.
(b) 
When such weapon is necessary to protect the person or property of the one (1) carrying such weapon, or the person or property of another, except that such weapon shall not constitute a concealed weapon within the definition of Section 941.23, Wis. Stats.
(c) 
When such weapon is carried or used for recreational hunting upon land zoned A-1 Exclusive Agricultural District, A-2 General Agricultural District and C-1 Conservancy District, subject to property owner consent and State regulation. It is further provided that a weapon shall not be discharged within three hundred (300) feet of a dwelling.
(d) 
On all lands acquired using State of Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program funds, use of archery equipment for hunting and trapping is allowed according to applicable state regulations.
(e) 
On lands acquired after January 1, 2013, using State of Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program funds and once a Village permit is obtained from the Village Clerk after review by the Chief of Police, use of archery equipment and guns for hunting and trapping is allowed according to applicable state regulations. Rifles larger than .22 caliber are prohibited. The form of the permit and fee charged to obtain the permit shall be established by the Village Board.
(f) 
When such weapon is used by military personnel at a funeral to honor the deceased. Prior to the funeral, both the Village of Belleville Police Department and the 911 Dispatch Center shall be notified of the intent to honor the deceased. No live ammunition shall be used in any weapon.
(3) 
Shooting ranges. This section shall not prevent the maintenance and use of duly supervised rifle or pistol ranges or shooting galleries approved by the Village Board, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police, where proper safety precautions are taken.
(4) 
Explosive devices. No person shall discharge or detonate any dynamite, nitroglycerin or other explosive within the Village without first obtaining a permit to do so as provided in Section 9.27, Blasting and Rock Crushing, of this Code.
(5) 
Throwing or shooting of arrows, stones, or other missiles prohibited.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause the discharge of any dangerous missile from any slingshot, bow and arrow or other means within three hundred (300) feet of any inhabited dwelling or building or any public park, square or enclosure.
(b) 
This subsection shall not apply:
1. 
To the shooting or discharging of toy arrows or arrows which have a tip made of rubber or similar material.
2. 
To a supervised archery range approved by the Village Board.
3. 
Within the interior of a single-family dwelling.
4. 
Bow or spear fishing so long as such activities are carried out in conformance with Chapter 29, Wis. Stats., and Chapters NR 20 and NR 21, Wis. Admin. Code.
(1) 
Pursuant to Section 943.13(1m)(c)4, Wis. Stats., no person shall enter or remain in any part of a building owned, occupied or controlled by the state or local governmental unit if the state or local governmental unit has notified the person not to enter or remain in the building while carrying a firearm or specific type of firearm or weapon as defined in state statutes.
(2) 
The Village Clerk/Treasurer shall cause signage to be erected at all entrances to all buildings owned, occupied or under the control of the Village of Belleville providing notice that no person is to enter or remain in any such building while carrying a firearm. Such signs shall be five (5) inches by seven (7) inches or larger.
(3) 
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 Chief of Police to possess a firearm in any public building. Notwithstanding Section 939.22(22), Wis. Stats., for purpose of this subsection "peace officer" does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.
(4) 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the carrying of any firearm or dangerous weapon contrary to Section 941.23 or 941.235, Wis. Stats.
(5) 
Penalties for violating this section shall not be less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one thousand ($1,000.00).
(6) 
Possession, sale, and manufacture of certain weapons prohibited.
(a) 
No person shall sell, manufacture, purchase, possess or carry metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance which could be put to the same use with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles, a num-chuk (also called a "nunchaku") or any similar weapon, a cestus or similar material weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand, a Churkin (also called a "shuriken") or any similar object intended to injure a person when thrown, a sucbai or similar weapon, a manrikigusari or a similar length of chain having weighted ends, or any other martial arts device or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce injury or death to another person within the Village of Belleville.
(b) 
Any such device shall be seized by a law enforcement officer and destroyed or turned over to the State of Wisconsin Crime Laboratory for destruction.
(7) 
Reckless use of weapons.
(a) 
Acts prohibited.
1. 
No person shall endanger another's safety by reckless conduct in the operation or handling of a firearm, air gun, knife or bow and arrow.
2. 
No person shall operate or go armed with a firearm, air gun, knife or bow and arrow while he or she is under the influence of an intoxicant.
3. 
No person shall intentionally point a firearm, air gun, knife or bow and arrow at or toward another person.
No person shall sell, expose or offer for sale, use, keep, possess, discharge or explode any fireworks, except toy pistol paper caps, sparklers and toy snakes, within the limits of the Village unless he or she shall be authorized by a fireworks permit as provided in Section 7.20 of this Code. The term "fireworks" as used in this section shall be defined as provided in Section 167.10(1), Wis. Stats., and shall be deemed to include all fireworks, rockets or similar missiles containing explosive fuel.
(1) 
Obstructing streets. No person shall obstruct, loiter, cause a nuisance or engage in any sport or exercise on any public street, sidewalk, bridge or public ground within the Village of Belleville in such a manner as to:
(a) 
Prevent or obstruct the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic thereon.
(b) 
Prevent or hinder free ingress or egress to or from any place of business or amusement, church, public hall or meeting place.
(c) 
Cause a nuisance by congregating and hindering the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(2) 
Obstructing sidewalk prohibited. No person shall block any sidewalk or bridge by obstructing the same so that it is impossible for a pedestrian to travel along the sidewalk without leaving the sidewalk and walking on adjacent property or on the street.
(3) 
Free speech. This section shall not be interpreted as prohibiting any person from stopping on any sidewalk to talk or to make a speech, provided that such person shall not stand in such a location that it is impossible for any pedestrian to travel along the sidewalk without leaving the sidewalk and walking on adjacent property or on the street. If two (2) or more persons are engaged in talking while stopped on a sidewalk, they shall not stand in such locations as to completely prevent any pedestrian from passing them on the sidewalk.
(1) 
Public property loitering prohibited.
(a) 
No person shall loiter in or about any public street, public sidewalk, street crossing, alley, bridge, public parking lot or other place of assembly or public use after being requested to move by any law enforcement officer.
(b) 
Upon being requested to move, a person shall immediately comply with such request by leaving the premises or area thereof at the time of the request.
(c) 
No person shall loiter in or about any toilet open to the public for the purpose of engaging in or soliciting any lewd or lascivious conduct or any unlawful act.
(d) 
No person shall loiter in or about any school or public place at or near which children or students attend or normally congregate. As used in this subsection, "loiter" means to delay, to linger or to idle in or about any said school or public place without a lawful purpose for being present.
(2) 
Private property loitering prohibited.
(a) 
No person shall loiter in or about any private premises or adjacent doorways or entrances or upon private property held out for public use, including but not limited to business or industry parking lots or shopping malls, without invitation from the owner or occupant or from any person in authority at such places. No person shall loiter in or about the doorway, stairway, steps or entrance of any business place or private residence without the expressed consent of the owner thereof or at any time other than usual business hours. Under this subsection, "business place" shall include a public building at such times that the same shall be closed for the usual and normal business conducted thereat.
(b) 
Upon being requested to move by any such person in authority or by any police officer, a person shall immediately comply with such request by leaving the premises or area thereof at the time of the request.
(c) 
No person shall sit, lie, or otherwise recline upon or against any parked motor vehicle without the expressed consent of the owner thereof, whether such is parked upon a public street, alley, parking lot, driveway or private premises.
(d) 
No person shall stand or loiter on any roadway other than in a safety zone if such act interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.
(3) 
Loitering or prowling prohibited.
(a) 
No person shall loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted is the fact that the person takes flight upon appearance of a police or peace officer, refuses to identify himself or herself or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or herself or any object. Unless flight by the person or other circumstances make it impracticable, a police or peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for an offense under this section, afford the person an opportunity to dispel any alarm which would otherwise be warranted by requesting him or her to identify himself or herself and explain his or her presence and conduct. No person shall be convicted of an offense under this subsection if the police officer did not comply with the preceding sentence, or if it appears at trial that the explanation given by the person was true and, if believed by the police or peace officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm.
(b) 
No person shall hide, wait or otherwise loiter in the vicinity of any private dwelling house, apartment building, or any other place of residence with the unlawful intent to watch, gaze or look upon the occupants therein in a clandestine manner.
(c) 
No person shall lodge in any building, structure or place, whether public or private, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to possession or in control thereof.
(d) 
No person shall loiter in or about a restaurant, tavern or other public building. As used in this section, "loiter" means to, without just cause, remain in a restaurant, tavern or public building or to remain upon the property immediately adjacent thereto after being asked to leave by the owner or person entitled to possession or in control thereof.
(4) 
Loitering by underage persons where alcoholic beverages are dispensed.
(a) 
Underage persons and intoxicants. No underage person shall enter, remain or loiter in any public or private place where any fermented malt beverage or other alcohol beverage is sold, dispensed, given away or made available, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.
(b) 
Permitting loitering prohibited. No person of legal drinking age shall permit any underage person to enter, remain or loiter in any premises, public or private, where fermented malt beverages or other alcohol beverages are served, sold, dispensed, given away or made available, unless such underage person is accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.
(5) 
Soliciting. No person shall loiter in or near any thoroughfare or place open to the public in a manner and under circumstances manifesting the purpose of inducing, enticing, soliciting or procuring another to commit an act of prostitution. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such purpose is manifested are that such person is a known prostitute or panderer, that such person repeatedly beckons to stop or attempts to stop or engages male or female passersby in conversation, or repeatedly stops or attempts to stop motor vehicle operators by hailing, waving of arms or any other bodily gesture. The violator's conduct must be such as to demonstrate a specific intent to induce, entice, solicit or procure another to commit an act of prostitution. No arrest shall be made for a violation of this subsection unless the sworn police officer first affords such persons an opportunity to explain such conduct, and no one shall be convicted of violating this subsection if it appears at trial that the explanation given was true and disclosed a lawful purpose.
(1) 
Loud and unnecessary noise prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued any loud and unnecessary noise. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or wantonly to use or operate, or to cause to be used or operated, any mechanical device, machine, apparatus or instrument for intensification or amplification of the human voice or any sound or noise in any public or private place in such manner that the peace and good order of the neighborhood are disturbed or that persons owning, using or occupying property in the neighborhood are disturbed or annoyed.
(2) 
Types of loud and unnecessary noises. The following acts are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this section, but this enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(a) 
Horns and signaling devices. The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle on any street or public place in the Village for longer than three (3) seconds in any period of one (1) minute or less, except as a danger warning; the creation of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of any signaling device and the sounding of any plainly audible device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; the use of any signaling device except one operated by hand or electricity; the use of any horn, whistle or other device operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any signaling device when traffic is for any reason held up.
(b) 
Radios, phonographs and similar devices. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in a loud and unnecessary manner. The operation of any set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays in a manner as to be plainly audible at the property line of the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(c) 
Loudspeakers and amplifiers for advertising. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound which is cast upon the public streets for the purpose of commercial advertising or attracting attention of the public to any building or structure. Announcements over loudspeakers can only be made by the announcer in person and without the aid of any mechanical device.
(d) 
Animals and birds. The keeping of any animal or bird which causes frequent or long continued unnecessary noise.
(e) 
Exhausts. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine or motorboat except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises therefrom.
(f) 
Construction or repair of buildings. The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration or repair of any building by the operation of any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or any other similar equipment attended by loud or unusual noise, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and including Saturdays; provided, however, that the Chief of Police shall have the authority, upon determining that the loss or inconvenience which would result to any party in interest would be extraordinary and of such nature as to warrant special consideration, to grant a permit for a period necessary within which time such work and operation may take place within the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
(g) 
Schools, courts, churches and hospitals. The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, church or court while in use, or adjacent to any hospital, which unreasonably interferes with the normal operation of that institution, or which disturbs or unduly annoys patients in the hospital, provided that conspicuous signs are displayed in those streets indicating a school, hospital or court street. No person, while on public or private grounds adjacent to any building, or while within any building in which a school or any class thereof is in session, shall willfully make or assist in the making of any noise or diversion which disturbs or tends to disturb the peace or good order and operation of such school session or class thereof.
(3) 
Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(a) 
Any vehicle of the Village while engaged in necessary public business.
(b) 
Excavations or repairs of streets or other public construction by or on behalf of the Village, county, or state at night when public welfare and convenience render it impossible to perform such work during the day.
(c) 
The reasonable use of amplifiers or loudspeakers in the course of public addresses which are noncommercial in nature.
(1) 
Disorderly conduct prohibited. No person within the Village of Belleville shall:
(a) 
In any public or private place engage in violent, noisy, riotous, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct which tends to cause or provoke an immediate disturbance of public order or tends to annoy or disturb any other person.
(b) 
Intentionally cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl, riot or noisy altercation.
(c) 
Indecently expose his or her person.
(d) 
Be in any business or private structure, private vehicle or upon any private grounds without the consent of the owner.
(2) 
Defecating or urinating in public places. It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate outside of designed sanitary facilities, upon any sidewalk, street, alley, public parking lot, park, playground, cemetery or other public area within the Village, or upon any private property in open view of the public, or in the halls, rooms without rest room facilities, stairways or elevators of public or commercial buildings.
(1) 
Unauthorized presence.
(a) 
No student who is under suspension, expulsion, or other disciplinary procedures excluding him from attending any school located within the Village or any person not a student presently enrolled or not an employee of such schools or not a parent or guardian of a student, or not an otherwise authorized person, shall be present within any school building or upon any school grounds (including the school swimming pool) without having first secured authorization to be there from the principal or other person in charge of the school building or school grounds, except while in direct route to secure such authorization.
(b) 
Any unauthorized person who shall come upon school property and refuse to leave upon request by the school principal or any person acting under the direction of the school principal, in addition to violating Section 19.028(1)(a) shall be guilty of trespass.
(c) 
All entrances to the school buildings referred to in this subsection shall be posted with a notice stating, "Entry into School Building by Unauthorized Person Prohibited."
(2) 
Disorderly conduct on public school property.
(a) 
No person shall, on any school property or building, engage in violent, abusive, loud or otherwise disorderly conduct which causes or provokes an immediate disturbance of public order or disturbs or annoys any other person, nor shall a person intentionally engage in any fight, brawl, riot or noisy altercation other than a bona fide athletic contest.
(b) 
Nonstudents, students from schools other than the school on the property or students from a school who are not in compliance with the school system's published rules and regulations shall be considered in violation of this section. The published rules and regulations of the school system are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
(3) 
Loitering near school prohibited. No person not in official attendance or on official school business shall enter into, congregate, loiter or cause a nuisance in any school building in the Village of Belleville or upon any school district grounds or within adjacent posted school zones on any day when such schools are in session.
(4) 
Possession of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages. No person shall possess intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages while on any school property.
During posted closed hours, no person shall be upon or within any swimming pool premises which is enclosed by a fence, and which is on school district property, and during posted closed hours, no person shall be upon or within any building or structure which is used in connection with a swimming pool, and which is on school district property.
(1) 
Lawful orders. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to obey the direction or order of a police officer while such police officer is acting in an official capacity in carrying out his or her duties.
(2) 
Resisting or interfering with officer prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or in any way interfere with any police officer or member of the Police Department or any person called to assist such officer, or to threaten, resist or interfere with such officer or person or to advise or encourage any other person to resist or interfere with such officer or person in the discharge of his or her duty, or to in any way interfere with or hinder or prevent him or her from discharging his or her duty as such officer or assistant, or to offer or endeavor to do so, or to in any manner assist any person in the custody of any law enforcement officer to escape or to attempt to escape from such custody, or to try to persuade any person to escape from the custody of such officer, or to rescue or attempt to rescue any person so in custody.
(1) 
Possession of controlled substances. It is unlawful for any person to possess a controlled substance, other than a controlled substance classified in Schedules I and II, which is a narcotic drug, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of, a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this Code.
(2) 
Possession of marijuana.
(a) 
No person shall possess twenty-five (25) grams or less of marijuana, as defined in Section 961.01(14), Wis. Stats., unless it was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by Chapter 961, Wis. Stats.
(b) 
For purposes of this section, "practitioner" shall be defined as provided in Section 961.01(19), Wis. Stats.
(c) 
This section does not apply to any person who is charged with possession of more than twenty-five (25) grams of marijuana, or who is charged with possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction for possession of any amount of marijuana, in the State of Wisconsin.
(1) 
Harassment. No person, with intent to harass or intimidate another person, shall do any of the following: each instance shall be considered a separate violation:
(a) 
Strike, shove, kick or otherwise subject the person to physical contact or attempt or threaten to do the same.
(b) 
Engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts which harass or intimidate the person, and which serve no legitimate purpose.
(2) 
Harassing or obscene telephone calls or electronic communications. A person who commits any of the following acts shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in Section 1.08 of this Code:
(a) 
Makes any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious or indecent.
(b) 
Makes a telephone call or electronic communications, whether conversation ensues, with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(c) 
Makes or causes the telephone of another repeatedly or continuously to ring, with intent to harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(d) 
Makes repeated telephone calls or electronic communications, during which conversation ensues, solely to harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(e) 
Knowingly permits any telephone under his or her control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section.
(f) 
In conspiracy or concerted action with other persons, makes repeated calls or simultaneous calls solely to harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(g) 
Sending unsolicited and unwelcomed nude, lewd, or otherwise obscene media.
No person shall have or permit on any premises owned or occupied by him or her any open cisterns, cesspools, wells, unused basements, excavations or other dangerous openings. All such places shall be filled, securely covered or fenced in such manner as to prevent injury to any person, and any cover shall be of a design, size and weight that the same cannot be removed by small children.
All forms of gambling, lotteries and fraudulent devices and practices are prohibited within the Village, except as provided by state law. Any police officer of the Village may seize anything devised solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling within the Village and dispose thereof after a judicial determination that such device was used solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling.