DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
961.571
961.571
Definitions. In this subchapter:
961.571(1)(a)(a) “Drug paraphernalia" means all equipment, products and materials of any kind that are used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of this chapter. “Drug paraphernalia" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
961.571(1)(a)1.
1. Kits used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of plant that is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance or controlled substance analog can be derived.
961.571(1)(a)2.
2. Kits used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing or preparing controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.571(1)(a)3.
3. Isomerization devices used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in increasing the potency of any species of plant that is a controlled substance.
961.571(1)(a)4.
4. Testing equipment used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in identifying, or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity of, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.571(1)(a)5.
5. Scales and balances used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in weighing or measuring controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.571(1)(a)6.
6. Diluents and adulterants, such as quinine hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in cutting controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.571(1)(a)7.
7. Separation gins and sifters used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in removing twigs and seeds from, or in otherwise cleaning or refining, marijuana.
961.571(1)(a)8.
8. Blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in compounding controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.571(1)(a)9.
9. Capsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in packaging small quantities of controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.571(1)(a)10.
10. Containers and other objects used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in storing or concealing controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.571(1)(a)11.
11. Objects used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or hashish oil into the human body, such as:
961.571(1)(a)11.a.
a. Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads or punctured metal bowls.
961.571(1)(a)11.e.
e. Roach clips: meaning objects used to hold burning material, such as a marijuana cigarette, that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand.
961.571(1)(b)1.
1. Hypodermic syringes, needles and other objects used or intended for use in parenterally injecting substances into the human body.
961.571(1)(b)2.
2. Any items, including pipes, papers and accessories, that are designed for use or primarily intended for use with tobacco products.
961.571(2)
(2) “Primarily" means chiefly or mainly.
961.571 History
History: 1989 a. 121;
1991 a. 140;
1995 a. 448 s.
310; Stats. 1995 s. 961.571.
961.571 Annotation
A tobacco pipe is excluded from the definition of drug paraphernalia under sub. (1) (b) 2. The presence of residue of a controlled substance in the pipe does not change that result. State v. Martinez,
210 Wis. 2d 396,
563 N.W.2d 922 (Ct. App. 1997),
96-1899.
961.572(1)(1)
In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority shall consider, in addition to all other legally relevant factors, the following:
961.572(1)(a)
(a) Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use.
961.572(1)(b)
(b) The proximity of the object, in time and space, to a direct violation of this chapter.
961.572(1)(c)
(c) The proximity of the object to controlled substances or controlled substance analogs.
961.572(1)(d)
(d) The existence of any residue of controlled substances or controlled substance analogs on the object.
961.572(1)(e)
(e) Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to persons whom he or she knows intend to use the object to facilitate a violation of this chapter; the innocence of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, as to a direct violation of this chapter shall not prevent a finding that the object is designed for use or primarily intended for use as drug paraphernalia.
961.572(1)(f)
(f) Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning its use.
961.572(1)(g)
(g) Descriptive materials accompanying the object that explain or depict its use.
961.572(1)(i)
(i) The manner in which the object is displayed for sale.
961.572(1)(j)
(j) Whether the owner, or anyone in control of the object, is a legitimate supplier of like or related items to the community, such as a licensed distributor or dealer of tobacco products.
961.572(1)(k)
(k) The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object in the community.
961.572(2)
(2) In determining under this subchapter whether an item is designed for a particular use, a court or other authority shall consider the objective physical characteristics and design features of the item.
961.572(3)
(3) In determining under this subchapter whether an item is primarily intended for a particular use, a court or other authority shall consider the subjective intent of the defendant.
961.572 History
History: 1989 a. 121;
1991 a. 140;
1995 a. 448 s.
311; Stats. 1995 s. 961.572.
961.573
961.573
Possession of drug paraphernalia. 961.573(1)(1)
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 in violation of this chapter. Any person who violates this subsection may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
961.573(2)
(2) Any person who violates sub.
(1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s.
938.344 (2e).
961.573(3)(a)(a) No person may use, or possess with the primary intent to use, drug paraphernalia to manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, or store methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine in violation of this chapter.
961.573(3)(b)1.1. Except as provided in subd.
2., any person who violates par.
(a) is guilty of a Class H felony.
961.573(3)(b)2.
2. Any person who is 18 years of age or older and who violates par.
(a) while in the presence of a child who is 14 years of age or younger is guilty of a Class G felony.
961.574
961.574
Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia. 961.574(1)(1)
No person may deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver, drug paraphernalia, knowing that it will be primarily used 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 in violation of this chapter. Any person who violates this subsection may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.
961.574(2)
(2) Any person who violates sub.
(1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s.
938.344 (2e).
961.574(3)
(3) No person may deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver, drug paraphernalia, knowing that it will be primarily used to manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack or store methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine in violation of this chapter. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class H felony.
961.575
961.575
Delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor. 961.575(1)(1)
Any person 17 years of age or over who violates s.
961.574 (1) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under who is at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
961.575(2)
(2) Any person who violates this section who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s.
938.344 (2e).
961.575(3)
(3) Any person 17 years of age or over who violates s.
961.574 (3) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under is guilty of a Class G felony.
961.576
961.576
Advertisement of drug paraphernalia. No person may place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill or other publication any advertisement, knowing that the purpose of the advertisement, in whole or in part, is to promote the sale of objects designed for use or primarily intended for use as drug paraphernalia in violation of this chapter. Any person who violates this section may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
961.576 History
History: 1989 a. 121;
1991 a. 140;
1995 a. 448 s.
319; Stats. 1995 s. 961.576.
961.577 History
History: 1989 a. 121;
1995 a. 448 s.
320; Stats. 1995 s. 961.577;
2003 a. 193;
2005 a. 90,
116;
2007 a. 97.
MISCELLANEOUS
961.65
961.65
Possessing materials for manufacturing methamphetamine. Except as authorized by this chapter, any person who possesses an ephedrine or pseudoephedrine product, red phosphorus, lithium metal, sodium metal, iodine, anhydrous ammonia, or pressurized ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine is guilty of a Class H felony. Possession of more than 9 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, other than pseudoephedrine contained in a product to which s.
961.01 (20c) (a) or
(b) applies, creates a rebuttable presumption of intent to manufacture methamphetamine. In this section, “ephedrine" and “pseudoephedrine" include any of their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.
961.65 History
History: 2005 a. 14.
961.67
961.67
Possession and disposal of waste from manufacture of methamphetamine. 961.67(1)(a)
(a) “Dispose of" means discharge, deposit, inject, dump, spill, leak or place methamphetamine manufacturing waste into or on any land or water in a manner that may permit the waste to be emitted into the air, to be discharged into any waters of the state or otherwise to enter the environment.
961.67(1)(c)
(c) “Methamphetamine manufacturing waste" means any solid, semisolid, liquid or contained gaseous material or article that results from or is produced by the manufacture of methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine in violation of this chapter.
961.67(2)
(2) No person may do any of the following:
961.67(2)(a)
(a) Knowingly possess methamphetamine manufacturing waste.
961.67(2)(b)
(b) Intentionally dispose of methamphetamine manufacturing waste.
961.67(3)
(3) Subsection
(2) does not apply to a person who possesses or disposes of methamphetamine manufacturing waste under all of the following circumstances:
961.67(3)(a)
(a) The person is storing, treating or disposing of the methamphetamine manufacturing waste in compliance with chs.
287,
289,
291 and
292 or the person has notified a law enforcement agency of the existence of the methamphetamine manufacturing waste.
