Adm 2.13 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1998, No. 507, eff. 4-1-98.
Adm 2.14Adm 2.14Rules of conduct.
Adm 2.14(1)(1)The following definitions shall apply under this section:
Adm 2.14(1)(a)(a) “Alcoholic beverage” has the meaning given in s. 125.02 (1), Stats.
Adm 2.14(1)(b)(b) “Cannabis” means the resin extracted from any part of the plant Cannabis sativa L., or any other nonfibrous extract from any part of the plant containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
Adm 2.14(1)(c)(c) “Casually possess” means the possession of not more than 28 grams of cannabis or 112 grams of marijuana.
Adm 2.14(1)(d)(d) “Drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products and materials of any kind as defined in s. 961.571, Stats.
Adm 2.14(1)(e)(e) “Handout” means food, clothing, money or other item of value donated to a person.
Adm 2.14(1)(f)(f) “Marijuana” means all parts of the plant cannabis Sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds. It does not include cannabis or any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil, or coke, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.
Adm 2.14(1)(g)(g) “Panhandle” means to beg for money.
Adm 2.14(1)(h)(h) “Practitioner” means all of the following:
Adm 2.14(1)(h)1.1. A physician, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, scientific investigator, or other person licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state.
Adm 2.14(1)(h)2.2. A pharmacy, hospital, or other institution licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state.
Adm 2.14(1)(i)(i) “Prostitution” means the solicitation for or acceptance of payment for sexual services.
Adm 2.14(1)(j)(j) “Public place” means a place which is in public ownership or a place to which the public has access, as distinguished from a private place.
Adm 2.14(2)(2)In order to preserve the order that is necessary for the enjoyment of freedom by occupants of and visitors to the buildings and facilities, and in order to prevent activities that physically obstruct access to department lands and buildings or prevent the state from carrying on its instructional, research, public service, or administrative functions, and pursuant to s. 16.846, Stats., whoever does any of the following shall be subject to a forfeiture of not more than $500:
Adm 2.14(2)(a)(a) Without a permit, possesses an open container which contains an alcoholic beverage on the grounds or in public places of those buildings and facilities managed or leased by the department.
Adm 2.14(2)(b)(b) Without a permit, consumes alcoholic beverages on the grounds or in those buildings and facilities managed or leased by the department.
Adm 2.14(2)(c)(c) Smokes a cigarette, a pipe or a cigar in any area which is not designated by sign as a smoking area in those buildings and facilities managed or leased by the department.
Adm 2.14(2)(d)(d) Without authorization, enters private offices or nonpublic areas in those buildings and facilities managed or leased by the department.
Adm 2.14(2)(e)(e) Without the express written approval of the department, uses a public address system or sound amplification system, or any device capable of amplifying sound, including but not limited to musical instruments, in those buildings and facilities managed or leased by the department.
Adm 2.14(2)(f)(f) Fails to comply with any existing noise ordinances of the communities in which those buildings and facilities managed or leased by the department are located unless specified by the department. The department shall first notify the party responsible for the sound amplification equipment or public address system to reduce the level to the prescribed decibel level.
Adm 2.14(2)(fm)(fm) Participates in an event at the Wisconsin State Capitol that engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances where the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance that produces sound in excess of 90 decibels as measured on an “A” weighted decibel scale within 25 feet of the event, and the event hinders or impedes a prime use of the building, including hearings of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, hearings of any legislative body or committee thereof, meetings between constituents and their constitutional officers, the work of constitutional officers and their respective staffs, educational tours of the building and the like. An officer in determining if the noise exceeds 90 decibels shall use reasonably appropriate testing methods. The department shall first notify the group that their event is not compliant with this subsection and no citation shall be given for a violation of this subsection unless the issuing officer first affords the person an opportunity to stop and disperse. This subsection does not preclude the application of s. Adm 2.14 (2) (k) in any circumstances.
Adm 2.14(2)(g)(g) Fails or refuses to return access devices pursuant to s. Adm 2.15.
Adm 2.14(2)(h)(h) With the intent to annoy another, makes a telephone call from or to a telephone located in those buildings and facilities managed or leased by the department or on state properties surrounding those buildings, whether or not conversation ensues.
Adm 2.14(2)(i)(i) Procures or attempts to procure a handout from another person in a manner or under circumstances manifesting an express or implied threat of coercion. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such purpose is manifested are any of the following:
Adm 2.14(2)(i)1.1. The person is a known panhandler.
Adm 2.14(2)(i)2.2. The person repeatedly and in a threatening fashion beckons to, stops or attempts to stop passersby.
Adm 2.14(2)(i)3.3. The person engages passersby in threatening conversation.