Public Safety / Public Order Ordinance
7.01 Purpose and Authority
PUBLIC SAFETY/PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE
- This ordinance is entitled the Town of Grand Chute
Public Safety/Public Order Ordinance. The Town Board has the specific statutory authority, pursuant to Section 60.23(21), Wisconsin-Statutes, to regulate, control, prevent and enforce against in the Town of Grand Chute certain uses, activities, businesses and operations by persons that may affect public safety and public order in the Town of Grand Chute. - The Town Board has, by adoption of this ordinance, confirmed the specific statutory authority, powers and duties noted in the specific sections of this ordinance and has established by these sections and this ordinance the regulations, controls and enforcement against certain uses, activities, businesses and operations by persons that may affect the' public safety and public order in the Town of Grand Chute.
7.02 Offenses Against State Laws Subject to Forfeiture
- No person shall commit the following offenses in the Town of Grand Chute (herein noted at Town of Grand Chute Ordinance Violations) that are hereby adopted by reference in this chapter. These statutes defining offenses against the peace and good order of the State are adopted by reference to define offenses against the peace and good order of the town. Prosecutions of such offenses under this ordinance shall be as provided in Section 60.23 and 66.051, Wisconsin Statutes, and the below noted sections, but the penalties for violations of these sections shall be limited as noted in the forfeiture ordinance set forth hereafter in this section.
- 941.10 Negligent Handling of Burning Materials
- 941.12 Interfering with Fire Fighting
- 941.13 False Alarms
- 941.20 Endangering Safety by Use of Dangerous Weapons
- 941.23 Carrying Concealed Weapon
- 941.235 Carrying Firearm in Public Building
- 941.24 Possession of Switchblade Knife
- 941.35 Emergency Telephone Calls
- 941.36 Fraudulent Tapping of Electrical Wires, Gas or Water Meters
- 941.37 Obstructing Emergency Personnel
- 943.01 Criminal Damage to Property
- 943.06 Molotov Cocktails
- 943.11 Entry into Locked Vehicles
- 943.12 Possession of Burglaries Tools
- 943.125 Entry into Locked Coin Box
- 943.13 Criminal Trespass to Land
- 943.14 Criminal Trespass to Dwellings
- 943.15 Entry onto Construction Site, Locked Building/ Dwelling
- 943.20 Theft
- 943.21 Fraud on Hotel or Restaurant Keeper
- 943.22 Use of Cheating Tokens
- 943.22 Operating a Vehicle Without Owner's Consent
- 943.34 Receive or Possess Stolen Property
- 943.37 Alteration of Property Identification Marks
- 943.46 Theft of Cable Television Service
- 943.50 Shoplifting
- 944.20 Lewd and Lascivious Behavior
- 944.23 Making Lewd, Obscene or Indecent Drawings
- 944.30 Prostitution
- 944.31 Patronizing Prostitutes
- 944.33 Pandering
- 944.34 Keeping Place of Prostitution
- 944.36 Solicitation of Drinks
- 946.40 Refusing to Aid an Officer
- 946.41 Resisting or Obstructing an Officer
- 946.42 Escaping
- 946.65 Obstructing Justice
- 946.69 Falsely Assuming to Act as Public Officer or Employee
- 946.70 Impersonating Peace Officers
- 946.72 Tampering with Public Records and Notices
- 947.01 Disorderly Conduct
- 947.12 Unlawful Use of Telephone
- 947.013 Harassment
- 947.15 Bomb Scares
- 947.02 Vagrancy
- 947.06 Unlawful Assemblies and Their Suppression
- 948.10 Exposing a Sex Organ
- 948.11 Exposing a Child to Harmful Materials
- 948.40 Contributing to Delinquency of a Child
- 948.51 Hazing
- 961.573 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 961.574 Manufacture or Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia
- 961.575 Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia to a Minor
- Forfeitures: Consistent with the provisions of the above-referenced statutes and Section 939.52 Wisconsin Statutes, forfeitures are classified into the following categories: Class A Forfeiture, Class B Forfeiture, Class C Forfeiture, Class D Forfeiture, and Class E Forfeiture.
Penalties for these forfeitures are as follows:- Class A Forfeiture: Not to exceed $10,000.00.
- Class B Forfeiture: Not to exceed $1,000.00.
- Class C Forfeiture: Not to exceed $500.00.
- Class D Forfeiture: Not to exceed $200.00.
- Class E Forfeiture: Not to exceed $25.00.
7.03 Regulating loading, Carrying & Discharge of Firearms & Other Weapons
- This Ordinance is adopted to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Grand Chute; and to protect the safety of residential, commercial and industrial buildings located within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Grand Chute.
- Total Prohibited Area: No person, except a peace officer (See State Statute 939.22 for the definition of a "peace officer") shall load, fire or discharge any firearm (defined without limitation as a rifle, muzzle loader, pistol and/or shotgun), bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, pellet or BB gun (air rifle) within the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described at Exhibit "A" attached, nor within said areas have in his/her possession or under his/her control any of the above defined weapons unless the same be unloaded and knocked down (disassembled) or enclosed within a carrying case or other suitable container. This section shall not prevent the maintenance and operation of duly supervised rifle, pistol and bow/arrow ranges as authorized by the Town Board by written permit. Any such duly authorized rifle, pistol and bow/arrow range, as authorized by the Town Board, by written permit, shall encompass only the area of the range proper and shall not include adjacent, vacant and/or open lands that may be owned by the rifle, pistol or bow/arrow range. Any such authorized rifle, pistol, and bow/arrow range shall be limited in hours of operation from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. as to the discharge of "machine-gun" type weapons.
Further provided that the Town of Grand Chute Police Department may issue written permits to owners or occupants of private premises, to load and discharge shotguns (excluding muzzle loaders) on such premises if-he/she finds such privilege necessary for pest control or for the lawful protection of life or property and subject to such safeguards as the Town of Grand Chute Police Department may impose for the safety of lives and property within the Town of Grand Chute; provided that the loading and discharge of shotguns shall not include the use of shotgun slugs or shotgun buckshot. - Partially Restricted Area: No person, except a peace officer (see definition above), shall load, fire or discharge any firearm, defined without limitation as a rifle or pistol, (regardless of caliber, but allowing muzzle loaders) within the area of the Town of Grand Chute defined and described at Exhibit "B" attached, nor within said areas have in his/her possession or under his/her control any of the above defined weapons (rifles and pistols) unless the same be unloaded and knocked down (disassembled) or enclosed within a carrying case or other suitable container. This section shall not prevent the maintenance and operation of duly supervised rifle, pistol and bow/arrow ranges as authorized by the Town Board by written permit. (See subparagraph B. above for limitation on hours of operation as to machine-gun type weapons). Any such duly authorized rifle, pistol, and bow/arrow range, as authorized by the Town Board, by written permit, shall encompass only the area of the range proper and shall not include adjacent, vacant and/or open lands that may be owned by the rifle, pistol or bow/arrow range.
Further provided that no person shall load, fire or discharge any shotgun (including muzzle loaders), bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, pellet or BB gun (air rifle) within 500 feet of any residential, commercial or industrial building located within the Exhibit "B" area.
Further provided that no person shall load, fire or discharge any shotgun, (including muzzle loaders), bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, pellet or BB gun (air rifle) within 100 yards of any Town street, County road or state highway located within the Exhibit "B" area.
Further provided that any landowner within the Exhibit "B" area, may pursuant to the provisions of Wisconsin state law prohibit trespassing or hunting upon his or her private property.
Further provided that the Town of Grand Chute shall provide to any and all land owners, within the Town of Grand Chute, signs displaying these restrictions on the carrying, loading or discharge of weapons for posting by said property owners.
No person shall carry or transport a shotgun (including muzzle loaders), bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, pellet or BB gun (air rifle) within the 500 feet area of any building, or within 100 yards of any Town road, unless the same shall be not loaded, and properly broken down and/or encased. - Penalties: Any person violating any provision of Section 7.03 (A) through (C) above shall upon conviction thereof be punished as follows:
- Any person that shall violate the provision of this Ordinance shall forfeit not less than $145.00, and the costs of prosecution, and in the event of default of payment of the forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until said fine and the cost of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed thirty (30) days. For a second and subsequent conviction of this Ordinance by the same person, within a two (2) year fiscal period of time, the fine/forfeiture shall be the amount of $300.00. Each violation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
- Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years who shall violate this Ordinance shall be dealt with according-to the provisions of this Ordinance, and/or according to the provisions of Chapter 48 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Impoundment of Weapon: Any person cited for a violation of the above Ordinance shall cause the offending weapon to be delivered to the Town of Grand Chute Police Department; said weapon shall be impounded by the Town of Grand Chute Police Department, until such time as conviction and/or stipulation of guilt, and the above forfeiture being then paid in full, or until said citation be dismissed or there is a 'finding of "not guilty" thereon. If following a Stipulation of No Contest or determination of guilt, and if the above forfeiture is not paid in full within thirty (30) days from the date of Stipulation of No Contest or date of determination of guilt (unless the same be appealed to a higher court), the Town of Grand Chute may sell the person's weapon by public or private sale, and apply the sale proceeds in payment of the above forfeiture, plus costs of prosecution. Excess funds (if any) shall be returned to the person convicted of violating the above Ordinance.
EXHIBIT "A": Area of the Town of Grand Chute lying within the boundaries of U.S. Highway "41" & an area lying outside the boundaries of U.S. Highway "41" described as West Capitol Drive, extended westerly to Mayflower Drive, then follow Mayflower Drive extended southerly (beyond its terminus) to County Highway "CB" to the Southerly boundary of the Town of Grand Chute.
EXHIBIT "B": Area of the Town of Grand Chute lying outside the boundaries of U.S. Highway "41" except an area described as West Capitol Drive extended westerly to Mayflower Drive, then follow Mayflower Drive southerly (beyond its terminus ) to County Highway "CB" to the most Southerly boundary of the Town of Grand Chute.
7.04 Throwing or Shooting of Arrows, Stones & Other Missiles Prohibited
No person shall throw or shoot any object, arrow, stone, snowball or other missile or projectile, by hand or by any other means at any other person or at, in or into any building, street, sidewalk, alley, highway, park, playground or other public places within the Town unless authorized by the Town Constable or unless conducted entirely upon private property with the permission of the owner thereof. The discharge of bows and arrows upon private property shall be done only when properly and securely guarded and properly supervised against injury or damage to other persons or their property. This section shall not apply to police officers in the discharge of their duties.
7.05 Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks Prohibited
- 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 Town in such a manner as to:
- Prevent or obstruct the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic thereon,
- Prevent or hinder free ingress and egress to or from any place of business or amusement, church, public hall or meeting place; or
- Cause a nuisance by congregating and hindering the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
- 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.
- Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
- Loiter. To sit, stand, loaf, lounge, wander or stroll in an aimless manner or to stop, pause or remain in an area for no obvious reason.
- Nuisance. Conduct which prevents or obstructs the exercise of rights of passage or travel by another in or about any Public Street, sidewalk, bridge, or public ground located in the Town of Grand Chute.
- Obstruct. No person shall interfere with unobstructed travel by any means, including, but not limited to, standing on the part of the street, sidewalk, bridge or public ground that is fit and intended for travel or passage, or placing any vehicle or any other object whatsoever on such area so as to prevent travel or passage.
- Sidewalk. Any sidewalk owned or maintained by the Town. The term shall not include sidewalks or walkways on private property in shopping centers, apartment complexes, and office building sites or any other private property.
- Street. Any Public Street, road, highway, alley, or easement located in the Town on which public vehicular traffic is permitted.
7.06 Loud and Unnecessary Noise Prohibited
- No person shall make or cause to be made any loud, disturbing or unnecessary sounds or noises such as may tend to annoy or disturb another in or about any public street, alley or park or any private residence.
- Operation of Motor Vehicles. It shall be a violation of this section for a person to operate a motor vehicle so-as to cause the tire thereof to squeal, the horn to blow excessively or the motor to race excessively.
7.07 False Fire Alarms Prohibited
- No person shall give or send or cause to be given or sent in any manner any alarm of fire which he knows to be false.
- The user of any private alarm system shall pay the Town of Grand Chute a fee according to the following schedule of fees for any false alarm occurring in a moving, 12-month period; (a) First two false alarms - no charge; (b) Third and Fourth false alarms - $25.00; (c) Fifth through Eighth false alarms - $50.00; Ninth and subsequent false alarms - $100.00. A false alarm is any signal, message, or other communication transmitted by an alarm system, person, or other device, which causes police or fire department response, which is determined by the Town not to be of an existing emergency or unlawful situation. Any fees payable to the Town which are delinquent may be assessed against the property involved as a special charge for current service, without notice, pursuant to Wis. Statues, Sec. 66.60(16).
- Penalty. Any persons who violate any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to forfeiture in an amount not exceeding two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars for each offense. Each day during which a violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
7.08 Gambling, Lotrteries,Fraudeulent Devises & Practices Prohibited
All forms of gambling, lotteries and fraudulent devices, and practices are prohibited within the limits of the Town. Any peace officer or policemen of the Town is hereby authorized to seize anything devised solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling within the Town and to dispose thereof after a judicial determination is made that the device was used solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling.
7.09 Indecent Conduct and Language Prohibited
No person shall use any indecent, vile, profane or obscene language or conduct himself/herself in any indecent, lewd, lascivious or obscene manner within the Town.
7.10 Destruction of Property Prohibited
No person shall cause, permit or allow any person in the Town of Grand Chute to intentionally damage any physical property owned or leased by the Town of Grand Chute. This damage may include, but is not limited to, the erection, poster, painting or maintaining of signs, posters, pictures or drawings on any curbs, bridges, equipment, fixtures, trees, window, sidewalks, public highways, road, streets, alleys, culverts, fences, walls, posts, lamps, polls or any buildings or materials of any type in the Town of Grand Chute owned or leased by the Town of Grand Chute.
7.11 Littering Prohibited
No person shall throw any glass, rubbish, waste or filth, upon the streets, alleys, highways, public parks or other property of the Town or upon any private property not owned by him or upon the surface of any body of water within the Town.
7.12 Licenses Premises (Intoxicating Liquors) - Regulation of Attire, Conduct & Entertainment
- Attire and Conduct. The following acts or conduct on licensed premises are deemed contrary to public welfare and morals and therefore no on-sale license shall be held at any premises where such conduct or acts are permitted:
- To employ or use any person in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages in or upon the licensed premises while such person is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing as to expose to view any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola or of any portion of the pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva or genitals.
- To employ or use the services of any hostess or other person to mingle with the patrons while such hostess or other person is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing as described in paragraph (a) above.
- To encourage or permit any person on the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals of any other person.
- To permit any employee or person to wear or use any device or covering exposed to view, which simulates the breast, genitals, anus, pubic hair or any portion thereof.
- Entertainers and Conduct. Acts or conduct on licensed premises in violation of this rule is deemed contrary to public welfare and morals, and therefore no on- sale license shall be held at any premises where such conduct or acts are permitted.
Live entertainment is permitted on any licensed premises, except that:
- Sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any sexual acts, which are prohibited by, law.
- The touching, caressing or fondling on the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals.
- The displaying of pubic hair, anus, vulva or genitals.
- Subject to the provisions of subdivision (1) hereof, entertainers whose breasts and/or buttocks are exposed to view shall perform only upon a stage at least 18 inches above the immediate floor level and removed at least six feet from the nearest patron.
No licensee shall permit any person to use artificial devices or inanimate objects to depict any of the prohibited activities described above.
No licensee shall permit any person to remain in or upon the licensed premises who exposes to public view any portion of his or her genitals or anus. - Visual Displays. The following acts or conduct on licensed premises are deemed contrary to public welfare and morals, and therefore no on-sale license shall be held at any premises where such conduct or acts are permitted.
The showing of film, still pictures, electronic reproduction, or other visual reproductions depicting:- Acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any sexual acts which are prohibited by law.
- Any person being touched caressed or fondled on the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals.
- Scenes wherein a person displays the vulva or the anus or the genitals.
- Scenes wherein artificial devices or inanimate objects are employed to depict, or drawings are employed to portray, any of the prohibited activities described above.
No licensee shall permit any person to perform acts of or acts which simulate:
7.13 Climbing on Motor Vehicles Prohibited
No person shall climb, lay or sit upon the motor vehicle of another person without permission from the owner I or person in charge of such vehicle while such vehicle is parked or standing upon the public streets, public parking lots or other public area of the Town.
7.14 Interference with Officer's Duties
No person shall cause, allow or permit any person to resist or interfere with any Town of Grand Chute police officer in the execution of his or her official duties.
7.15 Swimming Pool Fencing Regulations
- Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to prevent access to outside swimming pools located in the Town of Grand Chute by persons, especially children, who may be injured or killed as a result of their inability to perceive the dangers existing in the use of swimming pools.
- Definition: A swimming pool for the purpose of this ordinance shall be defined as any outside structure, basin, chamber or tank containing or designed to contain or capable of containing any artificial body of water for wading, swimming, diving, recreation, therapy or bathing having a depth of two (2) feet or more at any point when filled to capacity.
- Protective Requirements: All swimming pools as defined above, whether in ground or aboveboard types, shall be enclosed with an adequate and secure fence at least 44 inches high above adjoining grate to prevent straying into pool area.' Required fences shall be constructed to prevent passage of a four-inch (4") sphere between or under fence members. Any gates installed shall be provided with self- closing and self-latching devices which shall be on the inside of the gate at least thirty (30) inches above ground level. A pool dome or pool top fencing attached to the pool must extend at least 44 inches above the ground, or a pool cover capable of supporting 100 pounds per square foot of area is acceptable substitutes for fencing. This pool cover shall be fixed securely in place at all times when the pool is not supervised by a responsible adult.
- The stairways, ladders or other means used for access to pools, whether above ground or otherwise, shall be so secured or removed or blocked off so as to prevent access to the swimming pool when the said swimming pool is not in use.
- Above ground pools with walls that are at least 44 inches high at all points around said pool, or have platforms and railings that are 44 inches or more in height above ground are not required to be enclosed as provided in section 3 of this ordinance.
- A building permit is required for the installation of any type of swimming pool.
- Existing pools not in compliance with the above enclosure requirement shall be made to conform within four (4) months of the adoption of this ordinance.
- Double fees shall be charges if work is commences prior to the issuance of a permit.
7.16 Penalties
- For a violation of Section 7.05 of this ordinance he shall forfeit not more than $25.00 and the costs of prosecution and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until forfeiture and costs of prosecution are paid, but not exceeding 5 days, provided that for a first offense any person under 18 years of age who shall be found violating the provisions of said section shall be warned of the penalty for such violation by any police officer of the Town and shall be taken and delivered to the custody of the person having legal custody over him and for a second or subsequent offense he shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Chapter 48 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
- For a violation of any other provisions of this Chapter, except Sections 7.12 and 7.13 of this ordinance, any person shall upon proof and conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00 together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of the forfeiture and costs of prosecution, or either of them, such convicted person shall be committed to and confined within the County Jail or Outagamie County, Wisconsin, until such fine and costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed 60 days.
- Any person, firm, or corporation that shall violate either Sections 7.12 or 7.13 of the provisions of this ordinance shall forfeit not less than $50.00 nor more than $300.00 and the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of the fine and costs of prosecution, shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until said fine and the costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed thirty (30) days. Each day's violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
7.17 Regulation of Instruments Used for Inhaling or Ingesting Controlled Substances
- Intent. It is determined by the Town Board of Grand Chute that the open display and availability for sale of simulated controlled substances and instruments used for inhaling or ingesting controlled substances in places of business within the Town suggest and encourages the illegal use of drugs and other controlled substances by the youth of this community; that to protect the health and safety and general welfare of the youth of this community it is necessary that the regulations herein provided be enacted.
- Definitions as used in this section:
- "Cocaine Spoon" is a spoon with a bowl so small that the primary use for which it is reasonably adapted or designed is to hold or administer cocaine, and which is so small as to be unsuited for the typical, lawful uses of a spoon. A cocaine spoon may or may not be merchandised on a chain and 'may or may not be labeled as a "cocaine" spoon or "coke" spoon.
- "Controlled Substance" means any drugs, substance or immediate precursor enumerated in Schedules I through V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act found in Chapter 161 of the Wisconsin Statutes, and as such Schedules may from time to time, be amended.
- "Drug" means:
- Substances recognized as drugs in the Official Unites States Pharmacopoeia, Official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the Unites States or Official National Formulary or any supplementary to any of them.
- Substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, medication, treatment or prevention of disease in man or animals.
- Substances (other than food) intended to affect the structure of any function of the body of man or animals.
- Substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in subsection (1), (2) and (3), above.
- "Drug Paraphernalia" means:
- All equipment, products and materials of any kind which are 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, as defined in subsection (2) (b), above. It includes, but is not limited to:
- Kits intended for use, or designed for use, in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of plant which is a controlled substance, or from which a controlled substance can be derived.
- Kits intended for use, or designed for use, in manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing or preparing controlled substances.
- Isomerization devices intended for use, or designed for use, in increasing the potency of any species of plant, which is a controlled substance.
- Testing equipment intended for use, or designed for use, in identifying or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity of controlled substances.
- Scales and balances intended for use, or designed for use, in weighing or measuring controlled substances.
- Diluents and adulterants, such as quinine hydrochloride, manitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, intended for use, or designed for use, in cutting controlled substances.
- Separation gins and sifters intended for use, or designed for use, in removing twigs and seeds from, or in otherwise cleaning or refining marijuana.
- Blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices intended for use or designed for use, in compounding controlled substances.
- Capsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers intended for use, or designed for use, in packaging small quantities of controlled substances.
- Containers and other objects intended for use, or designed for use, in storing or concealing controlled substances.
- Objects intended for use, or designed for use, in ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or hashish oil into the human body, such as:
- Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic pipes, with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads, or punctured metal bowls;
- Water pipes;
- carburetor tubes and devices;
- Smoking and carburetor masks;
- Roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning material, such as a marijuana cigarette, that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand;
- Chamber pipes;
- Carburetor pipes;
- Electric pipes;
- Air-driven pipes;
- Chillums
- Bongs;
- Ice pipes or chillers:
- In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority should consider, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, the following:
- Statements by an owner, or by anyone in control of the object, concerning its use;
- Prior convictions, if any, of an owner or of anyone in control of the object, under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance;
- The proximity of the object, in time and space to a direct violation of this act, or any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance;
- The proximity of the object to controlled substances;
- The existence of any residue of controlled substances on the object;
- Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to persons whom he knows intend to use the object to facilitate a violation of this act, or any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance; the innocence of any owner, or of anyone in control of the object, as to a direct violation of such act or law, shall not prevent a finding that the object is intended for use, or designed for use, as drug paraphernalia;
- Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning its use;
- Descriptive materials accompanying the object which explain or depict its use;
- National and local advertising concerning its use;
- The manner in which the object is displayed for sale;
- Direct or circumstantial evidence of the ratio of sales of the objects to the total sales of the business enterprise;
- The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object in the community;
- Expert testimony concerning its use;
- "Marijuana or Hashish Pipe" means a pipe characterized by a bowl which is so small that the primary use for which it is reasonably adapted or designed is the smoking of marijuana or hashish, rather than lawful smoking tobacco, and which may or may not be equipped with a screen.
- "Manufacturer" shall have the same meaning as given to it by Section 161.01(13) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
- "Patient" means the individual for whom a drug is prescribed or for whom a drug is administered; or the owner or the agent of the owner of the animal for which a drug is prescribed or to which a drug is administered; provided that the prescribing or administering referred to in this subsection is in good faith and in the course of professional practice only.
- "Person" means any individual, corporation, business, -trust, estate, partnership or association or any other legal entity.
- "Practitioner" shall have the same meaning as given to it by Section 161.01(19) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
- "Pharmacist" shall have the same meaning as given to it by Section 450.07(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
- "Prescription" means a written order (or an oral order' later reduced to writing) by a practitioner for a prescription drug for a particular patient which specifies the date of its issue, the name and address of such practitioner, the name and address of the patient and the name and quantity of the prescription drug prescribed, directions for use of the drug, and in case of a written order, the signature of the practitioner.
- "Simulated Drugs" and "Simulated Controlled Substances" are any products which identify themselves by using a common name and slang term associated with the controlled substance or indicate by label or accompanying promotion material that the product simulates the effect of a controlled substance or drug.
- "Wholesaler" shall have the same meaning as given to it by Section 450.07(3)(h) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
- Sale and Display of Instrument and Simulated Controlled Substances Prohibited.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, display, furnish, supply or give away, any cocaine spoon, marijuana pipe, hashish pipe, simulated drugs or simulated controlled substances, or any drug paraphernalia.
- Prohibition in this section shall not apply to.
- The display of any such item as a place of display for education or scientific purposes;
- Manufacturer, wholesalers, pharmacists, practitioners engaged in the normal, lawful course of their respective business or professions, nor to patients possessing such materials pursuant to a valid prescription or suffering from diabetes or any other medical condition requiring self-injection, nor to warehouse men or their employees engaged in the lawful transportation of simulated controlled substances or instruments, nor to public officers or employees while engaged in the performance of their official duties.
- Penalty. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Section shall upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as provided in Section 25.05 of this Code.
- Construction; Severability. It is the legislative intent that all provisions and sections, clauses and sentences of this section be liberally construed, and should any provision, section, clause or sentence be held unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of any of the remaining provisions, sections, clauses, or sentences, it being the intent that this ordinance shall stand notwithstanding of the validity of any provision, section, clause or sentence.
- No person shall use, possess, manufacture or deliver to an adult or minor in the Town of Grand Chute any drug paraphernalia in violation of Sections 161.573(2), 161.574(2) and 161.575(2), Wisconsin Statutes, herein incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
7.18 Unnecessary Acceleration or Accelerating of Vehicles Prohibited
- No person shall cause, by excessive and unnecessary acceleration, the tires of any vehicle to spin and emit loud noises or to unnecessarily throw stones or gravel; nor cause to be made by excessive and unnecessary acceleration any loud noise as would disturb the public peace.
- No person shall operate a motor vehicle in a manner so as to cause "spinning donuts" wherein a vehicle is driven rapidly in a tight radius, or in a manner known as "fishtailing" wherein the vehicle is driven in such a manner as to cause the rear end of the vehicle to unnecessarily sway from side to side.
- Penalties: Any person who shall violate the provision of this Ordinance, being Section 7.18, or any part thereof, shall be punished by forfeiture of not less than $10.00 no more than $100.00 for each offense, together with the cost thereof and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned in the County Jail for not exceeding thirty (30) days. Furthermore, there is hereby adopted a schedule of cash deposit/bond schedule, in the amount of $50.00 for the first offense, with a further schedule of cash deposits/bond schedule for a second offense within one year of $100.00.
7.19 Possession and Consumption of Intoxicants on Public Streets, Public Ways & Private Property
- 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.
- 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 (1) above.
- 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 (1) above, or in/upon any private property without the owner's consent as set forth in subsection (1) above.
- The Town Board of Supervisors may, in special circumstances, where it is satisfied that adequate supervision and police protection exists and upon application thereof by any person, permit the consumption or possession of intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage contrary to this Ordinance, provided said permission is limited to a specific date, a specific time, and a specific location.
- Penalties: Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Ordinance or any part thereof, shall be punished by forfeiture of not less than $25.00 nor more than $250.00 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. Furthermore, the Town of Grand Chute hereby adopts a schedule of cash deposit/bond schedule of $50.00 for the first offense, with a further schedule of cash deposit/bond schedule for a second offense within one year of $75.00.
7.20 Underage and Intoxicated Person; Presence on Licensed Premises; Possession; Proof of Age: Other General Restrictions; and Penalties
Pursuant to Section 125.10, Wisconsin Statutes, The Town does hereby adopt by reference Sections 125.07, 125.08 and 125.09, Wisconsin Statutes. That a violation thereof may be prosecuted as a Town Ordinance violation pursuant to this Ordinance and the adoption of the above referenced, state statutes.
That the penalty and deposit schedule as attached (See Below) hereto shall be in full force and effect as the penalty for each violation of said sections; that for any above adopted section that does not have a penalty assessment or deposit schedule pursuant to the attachment the penalty for a first violation shall be $50.00 and a second violation within twelve months of $100.00; that the penalty assessment shall be $20.00 and the deposit required shall be the amount of the fine/penalty, plus penalty assessment and $10.00 court costs.
7.21 Controlling The Procession of Cigarettes or Tobacco Products by Persons Under The Age of 18
- Pursuant to Section 48.983, Wisconsin Statutes, the Town hereby adopts by reference Section 48.983(z)(c), Wisconsin Statutes. That a violation thereof may be prosecuted as a Town Ordinance violation pursuant to this Ordinance and the adoption of the above referenced state statute.
- That the penalty shall be as follows and shall be in full force and effect as of adoption of this ordinance:
- A minor in violation of this law may face one or more of the following penalties:
- Counseling of the child or the parent/guardian.
- A forfeiture not to exceed $25.00. (If a child fails to pay the fine, the court may suspend the child's motor vehicle operating privileges for not less than 30 days or more than 90 days).
- Participation in a supervised work program.
- A minor in violation of this law may face one or more of the following penalties:
7.22 Loitering By Minors
- Definitions.
- "Loitering" means remaining idle in essentially one location and includes the concept of spending time idly; to be dilatory; to linger aimlessly; to stay; to delay; to stand around, and shall also include the colloquial expression, "hanging around."
- "Minor" means any person less than 18 years of age.
- Loitering of Minors Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any minor to loiter in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, public buildings, premises licensed for the sale of alcohol beverages, vacant lots, vacant buildings, playgrounds or school grounds in the Town of Grand Chute, either on foot or in or upon any conveyance being driven or parked thereon, between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M. of the following days, Sunday through Thursday, and between 11:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M. Friday and Saturday, unless said minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or adult person having legal custody or control.
- Responsibility of Parents. It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian, or other adult person having legal custody or control of any minor to suffer to permit or by inefficient control allow such minor to violate this section unless said minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having legal custody or control.
- Penalty, Minor. Any minor who violates this section shall be penalized pursuant to Section 8.12 of the code of ordinances for the Town of Grand Chute.
7.23 Possession of Marijuana
No person shall possess any amount of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinois or any derivative thereof, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a licenses physician or pharmacist for a valid medical purpose. Their marijuana in possession should be consistent with the amount needed for personal use only, and not in an amount that is intended for distribution.
7.24 Substance Release
- Declaration of Intent.
- Cleanup. -Means an operation where any solid, liquid, vaporous, or gaseous substance that creates a known, potential or suspected material, safety or health hazard, public nuisance, or a deleterious effect upon the environment is removed, contained, incinerated, neutralized, stabilized,, cleared-up, or in any manner processed, handled or disposed of with the primary goal of restoring the site to its pre-incident condition or, secondarily, to make the site harmless to people and the environment. This language is consistent with the definition of clean-up operation in 29 CFR 1910.120.
- Emergency Response. Means a response effort by trained employees from outside the immediate incident area or by other designated responders to a known, potential or suspected substance release that results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a known, potential or suspected material, safety, health or environmental hazard. The intent of defining emergency response in this section is to allow trained personnel to implement and coordinate assessment, containment, clean-up and restoration operations of substance releases within an incident command system in accordance with 29 CRF 1910.120.
- Entity. Means each and every individual, agent, firm, company, partnership, corporation, business establishment, or other enterprise.
- Strict Liability. Means liability without fault. Specifically, each and every entity responsible for containment of a solid, liquid, vaporous or gaseous substance at the point of release into the ecosystem of the Town of Grand Chute, including owners, controllers, and possessors of those substances, shall assume joint and several responsibility for pecuniary liabilities of those releases for containment, clean-up, restoration expenses and associated administrative fees, legal fees, and court costs. The intent of incorporating strict liability in this section is to reject matters of care, negligence, knowledge, ignorance, good faith, bad faith, or any other justification as a cause or reason for being a responsible entity in a substance release incident.
- Emergency Response. The release into the ecosystem of the Town of Grand Chute of any solid, liquid, vaporous, or gaseous substance that creates a known, potential or suspected material, safety, health or environmental hazard, or public nuisance within the Town of Grand Chute, except those occurring during sanctioned waste disposal, hazardous material collection or landfill activities, shall be considered such a hazard, unless determined otherwise by the on-scene incident commander, and be a condition that warrants an emergency response.
- Containment, Clean up and Restoration. The entity responsible for containment of a solid, liquid, vaporous or gaseous substance at the point of release into the ecosystem of the Town of Grand Chute, including owners, controllers, and possessors of those substances, except those specifically sanctioned to perform waste disposal, hazardous materials collection or landfill activities, which presents a known, potential or suspected material, safety, health, or environmental hazard or public nuisance, shall begin immediate actions to clean and clean-up the offending substance and restore the site to its original condition upon direction of any emergency management, law enforcement or fire department representative having jurisdictional authority. Should an entity fail to comply for any reason or is not capable of completing the requirements of this subsection in a time-frame that is acceptable to the incident commander, emergency management, law enforcement or fire department representative having jurisdictional authority, such public officials may order containment, clean-up, and site restoration actions to be taken by public or private agencies.
- Strict Liability. No person or entity shall release into the ecosystem of the Town of Grand Chute any solid, liquid, vaporous or gaseous substance that creates a known, potential or suspected material, safety, health or environmental hazard, or public nuisance within the Town of Grand Chute, except those occurring during sanctioned waste disposal, hazardous material collection or landfill activities. The entity responsible for containment of a solid, liquid, vaporous or gaseous substance at the point of release into the ecosystem of the Town of Grand Chute, including owners, controllers, and possessors of those substances, shall be strictly liable, jointly and severally, for all reasonable and necessary expenses, as determined by the Town of Grand Chute Fire Department, or the Outagamie County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), for those releases, per sub. (3), plus legal fees and court costs associated with enforcement and collection activities under this section.
- Reimbursement. Agencies involved in the containment, clean-up and restoration of substance releases shall be allowed to recoup reasonable and necessary expenses for those activities, including, but not limited to, personnel-hours, equipment-hours, supplies, equipment losses, administrative costs, legal fees and court costs, per sub.
- Agencies seeking reimbursement under this section shall develop charge-back criteria for substance release response operations and submit that criteria to the Outagamie County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for claims review determinations. Agencies seeking reimbursement under this subsection shall submit claims stating their expenses to the responsible entity with a copy to the Outagamie County LEPC within 30 days of the incident date. Claims for reimbursement received after 30 days of the incident date may not be reviewed or approved by the Outagamie County LEPC, except in cases of protracted site restorations or extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Outagamie County LEPC. The Outagamie LEPC shall review claims submitted in accordance with this subsection and determine those expenses that were reasonable and necessary under sub. (3). The agency seeking-reimbursement shall provide those entities that are strictly liable with written notice of final determinations under this subsection. If an individual or entity receiving notice objects to the amount of claimed expenses, that individual or entity may petition the Outagamie County LEPC in writing within 10 days of receiving such notice that the Outagamie County LEPC review its determinations. Such request must state specific objections to claimed expenses and offer concise rationale for those objections. The Outagamie County LEPC may modify its determination and shall notify the entity of the results of its review. The Outagamie County LEPC shall be allowed to recoup expenses for processing claims under this section. The entity that is strictly liable under sub. (3) shall make direct reimbursement to each agency that submitted a claim in accordance with this subsection.
- Site Access. Access to any site, public or private, where there is a known, potential or suspected substance release will be provided to the incident commander, emergency management, law enforcement or fire department representative having jurisdictional authority for purposes of implementing and coordinating assessment, containment, clean-up, and restoration operations.
- Public Protection. Should any substance release occur that indicates a material, safety, health or environmental hazard to the public or any person or persons at, near, or around the incident site and the situation appears to be so critical that immediate action must be taken to protect safety, health, or the environment, the incident commander or emergency management, law enforcement or fire department representative having jurisdictional authority on the scene may order an evacuation of the area or take other appropriate measures, as determined necessary. Personnel involved in the containment, clean up, and site restoration of substance releases per sub. (3) shall be trained to the standards required for their functional responsibilities, except that such personnel shall be allowed to perform necessary defensive actions upon the release of substances per sub. (3) to a point where such releases are controlled, contained or otherwise not presenting an unreasonable safety, health or environmental risk and to a point where personnel health and safety of the responders is not placed at unnecessary risk.
- Enforcement. The chief law enforcement official or their designated representative of jurisdiction shall have authority to issue citations for violations of this section. Citations shall be in a form that is in accordance with s66.119, Wis. Statues.
- Forfeitures. Entities that fail to comply with this section shall be subject to citations, per sub. (8) of this section, and to forfeitures, in accordance with Chapter 28 of the Town Municipal Code, in addition to reimbursements, per sub.(5) of this section.
- Civil Liability. Any entity in violation of this Chapter shall be liable to the Town of Grand Chute for any expenses incurred by the Town of Grand Chute for loss or damage sustained by the Town of Grand Chute or its agents by reason of such violation, including legal fees and court costs for enforcement and collection under this section.
- Enforceability. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption and publication as provided by law. In any portion of this Ordinance is determined by law to be unenforceable, the remainder of the Ordinance shall continue in full force and effect to the maximum extent allowed by law.
- Penalty. No person shall obstruct, hinder or delay the Town of Grand Chute or any of its agents in the enforcement of an order, rule, regulation or plan issued pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter.

