Village of Hollandale, WI Chapter 174 Firearms and Weapons

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Hollandale as Ch. 9, Secs. 9.02, 9.03 and 9.25, of the 1999 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 174-1 Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

FIREARM

Any weapon which acts by force of gunpowder.

OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON

Includes bow and arrow, crossbow, sling shot, blow gun, air guns and BB guns, and other similar weapons.

PUBLIC BUILDING

Any building owned by the Village, the county or the school district.

§ 174-2 Possession of firearms in public place prohibited.

In addition to the provisions of § 174-3 below, no person except duly authorized city, Village, county, state or federal law enforcement officers specifically authorized by law to carry firearms, shall possess a firearm while in any public building, as defined in § 174-1 above, within the Village, as provided in § 941.235, Wis. Stats., within any school zone as provided in § 948.605, Wis. Stats., or goes armed with a handgun in any tavern within the Village as provided in § 941.237, Wis. Stats.

§ 174-3 Use of firearms regulated.

No person except an authorized peace officer shall discharge any firearm within the Village.

§ 174-4 Use of other dangerous weapons regulated.

No person shall shoot or discharge any other dangerous weapon anywhere in the Village.

§ 174-5 Throwing or shooting of arrows, stones and 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 person or at, in or into any building, street, sidewalk, alley, highway, park, playground or other public place within the Village.

§ 174-6 Violations and penalties.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of the Code of the Village of Hollandale.