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Town of Fulton, WI
Rock County
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As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
BOUNTY
A consideration of money provided to a person for compliance by that person with conditions of a law or ordinance.
BREACH OF PEACE
Acts that are in violation of order, decency or decorum intentionally committed by a person of such a nature that these acts cause serious disquietude on the part of other persons in the area.
CUSTODIAN
A person who has charge or custody of persons or things, including public records and other public property.
CUSTODY
The care and control of a person or thing, including public records and other public property.
DELINQUENT (TAXES)
Taxes overdue and unpaid to the proper municipality
DISTRAINED
A detention of personal property, including animals.
FELONY
A crime punishable by imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prison system.
FIREWORKS
As defined in § 167.10(1), Wis. Stats.
[Amended 11-13-2007]
LEGAL CUSTODIAN
A person, other than a parent or guardian, or agency to whom or to which legal custody of the child has been transferred by a court, but does not include a person who has only physical custody of the child.
NOXIOUS WEEDS
The following weeds: canada thistle, leafy spurge, field bindweed (creeping jenny) and such other weeds as determined by the Town Board of the Town of Fulton.
OPEN SESSION
A meeting which is held in a place reasonably accessible to members of the public and open to all persons at all times. In the case of a state governmental body, it means a meeting which is held in a building and room thereof which enables access by persons with functional limitations, as defined in § 101.13(1), Wis. Stats.
PEACE OFFICER
Any person vested by law or ordinance with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.
PUBLIC DEPOSITORY
A federal or state credit union, federal or state savings and loan association, state bank, savings and trust company, mutual savings bank, or national bank in this state which receives or holds any public deposits or the local government pooled investment fund.
RABIES
An acute virus disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals usually transmitted by the bite of an animal.
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
All tangible personal property of every kind and description and includes electricity, natural gas, steam and water and also leased property affixed to realty if the lessor has the right to remove the property upon breach or termination of the lease agreement, unless the lessor of the property is also the lessor of the realty to which the property is affixed. The term also includes coins and stamps of the United States sold or traded as collectors' items above their face value.