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Chapter 9 - Peace and Order

State Law Reference: Sec. 941.235, Wis. Stats.
(b) Discharge of Dangerous Weapons.

(1) No person, except a bona fide Law Enforcement Officer, shall discharge
any Dangerous Weapon or Firearm within the Village regardless of whether
that person is on privately owned or public property, except as permitted in
par. (2) below.
(2) The Discharge of BB guns may be permitted for safety programs

recognized and approved by the Village Board.
(3) No person shall throw, toss or propel a Dangerous Weapon at or near

another person whether either person is on privately owned or public
property.
(3) PENALTY.
(a) Any person violating this section of the Municipal Code of Ordinances
shall be subject to the penalty provisions in Section 25.04 of this Code.
(b) Any weapon involved in a violation of any subsection of this ordinance may
be seized and held by the Village's Police Department until disposition of
any citation or charge issued takes place. Upon conviction of a violation of
any subsection, the weapon may be ordered destroyed by the court.
(4) EXCEPTIONS.
(a) The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the discharge of
Firearms in the following cases:
(1) By a bona fide Law Enforcement Officer while in the lawful
discharge of official duties.

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