Village of Cottage Grove, WI Chapter 173 Firearms and Weapons

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Cottage Grove 7-2-1984 as Secs. 10.07 and 10.25 of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 173-1 Use of firearms and weapons.

[Amended 5-2-2005 by Ord. No. 06-2005; 10-2-2023 by Ord. No. 07-2023]

A. Except upon permit granted by the Village Board, no person, except a sheriff, constable, police officer or their deputies, shall fire or discharge any firearm, rifle, spring or air gun, sling shot, or other dangerous weapon as defined by the Wisconsin Statutes within the Village.

B. Notwithstanding § 1-19, any person who violates Subsection A, and damages property of another person as a result, shall be subject to a minimum forfeiture of $500 and shall pay for the reasonable costs to repair the property damage.

§ 173-2 Firearms in public buildings.

[Added 10-3-2011 by Ord. No. 01-2011[1]]

A. Pursuant to s. 943.13(lm)(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 a specific type of firearm.

B. The Village Administrator or designee shall cause signs to be erected at all entrances to all buildings owned, occupied or under the control of the Village of Cottage Grove providing notice that no person is to enter or remain in any such building while carrying a firearm. Such signs shall be five inches by seven inches or larger.

C. 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 s. 939.22(22), Wis. Stats., for purposes of this Subsection C, "peace officer" does not include a commission warden who is not a state-certified commission warden.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the carrying of any firearm or dangerous weapon contrary to s. 941.23 or 941.235, Wis. Stats.

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former § 173-2 as § 173-3.

§ 173-3 Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19, of this Code.