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St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, St. Croix County has been experiencing an increase in illegal drug related
activities, including the manufacture, possession, use and sale of drug related paraphernalia; and
WHEREAS, a state statute now exists prohibiting such activities; and
WHEREAS, St. Croix County law enforcement officers do aggressively enforce this statute;
and
WHEREAS, counties are authorized by statute to create an ordinance that mirrors the state
statute; and
WHEREAS, the time and expense of a county officer in making an arrest, transporting the
subject to jail, performing the booking, evidence collection and preparing the state report is counter-
productive to the amount of the forfeiture retained by the county.
THEREFORE, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows by
enacting this ordinance entitled:
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
SECTION 1.
"Drug paraphernalia" has the definition contained in Wis. Stats. §961.571 or any subsequent
amendment thereto.
SECTION 2.
No person may use, or possess with the primary intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant,
propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare,
test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into
the human body a controlled substance or controlled substance analog as defined in Wis. Stats.
§961.01(1).
SECTION 3.
Any person who violates this ordinance may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not
more than 30 days or both.
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SECTION 4.
Any person who violates this ordinance who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition
under Wis. Stats. §938.344(2e).
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication pursuant
to Wisconsin Law (effective the day after publication).
Offered by the Public Protection Committee on / - (5 - 'a 6t
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF ST. CROIX
1. Sue E. Nelson, St. Croix
County Clerk. DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the f oing I: a true and correct _copy of
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adopted by the County Board of Supervisors
at their meeting held 9 n.•-. n 16 o o s
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Sue E. Nelson, St. Croix County Clerk
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AMENDMENT TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCE NO. 608(2002)
Ordinance No. !0 6 $' A
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, Section 3 of St. Croix County Ordinance No. 608(2002) - Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia - contains language allowing imprisonment of a person who violates the
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, a person cannot be imprisoned for violating a county ordinance; and
WHEREAS, a person can be imprisoned for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed for
violating a county ordinance.
THEREFORE, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
Section 3 of Ordinance No. 608(2002) - Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - is repealed
and recreated as follows:
SECTION 3.
Any person who violates this ordinance may be fined not more than $500 and, in default
of the payment of the fine, imprisoned in the St. Croix County Jail for not more than 30 days.
Offered by the Public Protection Committee on March 19, 2002.
NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE
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AMENDMENT TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCE NO. 608(2002)
Ordinance No. 6 6 $ A o
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, Section 3 of St. Croix County Ordinance No. 608(2002) — Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia — contains language allowing imprisonment of a person who violates the
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, a person cannot be imprisoned for violating a county ordinance; and
WHEREAS, a person can be imprisoned for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed for
violating a county ordinance.
THEREFORE, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows:
Section 3 of Ordinance No. 608(2002) — Possession of Drug Paraphernalia — is repealed
and recreated as follows:
SECTION 3.
Any person who violates this ordinance may be fined not more than $500 and, in default
of the payment of the fine, imprisoned in the St. Croix County Jail for not more than 30 days.
Offered by the Public Protection Committee on March 19, 2002.
NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE
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