CHAPTER 1

REGULATION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS

1.01 Prohibition Against Discharge. No person shall discharge any dangerous weapons within one hundred (100) yards of any building devoted to human occupancy within any residential district in the Town of Wilson. “Dangerous weapon” as used in this paragraph includes, but is not limited to, firearms, such as pistols, revolvers, shotguns, rifles, and spring-loaded BB or pellet guns; any devices designed as weapons and capable of producing death or great bodily harm, such as a bow-and-arrow or sling shot; or any other devices or instrumentalities which, in the manner used or intended to be used, may produce death or great bodily harm. “Building” as used in this paragraph does not include any tent, bus, truck, vehicle, mobile home, or similar portable unit.

1.015 Exceptions. Temporary exceptions to Section 1.01 may be granted by the Town Board with such restrictions, conditions and limitations as the Town Board may determine

This ordinance shall not restrict or prohibit a licensed hunter from hunting deer with bow and arrow in a residential district on land owned by or lawfully occupied by such hunter, provided that all applicable State regulations are followed.

1.02 Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense, together with the costs of the prosecution, or in default of payment thereof be imprisoned not more than twenty (20) days.”

Effective Date. The herein Ordinance shall take effect upon enactment and publication.

Enacted this 2 nd day of August, 2004. Town of Wilson by Kenneth F. Sonntag, Chairman

This is to certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Wilson on the 2nd day of August 2004. Catherine Conrad, Clerk
Published in the Sheboygan Press September 4, 2004.

Published in the Sheboygan Press October 14, 2003.

5935 S. Business Dr.
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone: 208-2390
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