§ 16-3. Public nuisances offending morals and decency.

The following acts, omissions, places, conditions and things are prohibited and specifically declared to be public nuisances offending public morals and decency, but such enumeration shall not be construed to exclude other nuisances offending public morals and decency:

(1)

Disorderly houses. Disorderly houses, bawdy houses, houses of ill fame, gambling houses and buildings or structures kept or resorted to for the purpose of prostitution, promiscuous sexual intercourse or gambling.

(2)

Gambling devices. Gambling devices and slot machines.

(3)

Unlicensed acts involving alcoholic beverages. All places where intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages are sold, possessed, stored, brewed, bottled, manufactured or rectified without a permit or license as provided for by the ordinances of the village.

(4)

Continuous violation of village ordinances. Any place or premises within the village where village ordinances or state laws or rules relating to public health, safety, peace, morals or welfare are openly, continuously, repeatedly and intentionally violated.

(5)

Illegal drinking. Any place or premises resorted to for the purpose of drinking intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages in violation of this Code or county or state law or rule.

(Prior Code, § 14.02(3))

State law reference

Gambling place as public nuisance, Wis. Stats. § 823.20; drug or criminal gang house as public nuisance, Wis. Stats. § 823.113; disorderly house as nuisance, Wis. Stats. § 823.10; bawdy house as nuisance, Wis. Stats. § 823.09; repeated violations of municipal ordinance as public nuisance, Wis. Stats. § 823.065.