UWS 18.08(10)(a)(a) No person may swim, fish, boat, snowmobile, ride horseback or use any type of all-terrain or off-road vehicle on university lands except in those areas and at times expressly designated by the chief administrative officer and denoted by official signs.
UWS 18.08(10)(b)
(b) No person may dock, moor, park, or store any boats, boating gear, snowmobiles, or similar equipment on university lands except under conditions specified by the chief administrative officer.
UWS 18.08(11)(a)(a) No person may smoke in any residence hall or other university-owned or university-leased student housing or in any location that is 25 feet or less from such residence hall or housing.
UWS 18.08(11)(b)
(b) No person may smoke in any nonresidential university building except in those areas designated for that purpose.
UWS 18.08(12)(a)(a) Every ticket or other evidence of the right of entry to any amusement, game, contest, exhibition, event, or performance given by or under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin System, or an institution or college of the University of Wisconsin System, shall be considered a revocable license to the person to whom the ticket has been issued and shall be transferable only on the terms and conditions prescribed on the ticket or other evidence of the right of entry.
UWS 18.08(12)(b)
(b) No person may buy or sell a ticket or other evidence of the right of entry for more than the price printed upon the face of the ticket.
UWS 18.08 History
History: CR 08-099: (1) to (5), (7), (8), (9) (a), (10) and (11) (b) renum. from UWS 18.06 (5), (49), (8), (47), (32), (48), (44), (17), (19), (18) and am. (1), (3), (5) (b), (7) (b), (9) (title), (a) and (11) (b), cr. (title), (6), (9) (b) and (11) (a)
Register August 2009 No. 644, eff. 9-1-09;
2015 Wis. Act 330: am. (12) (a) Register April 2016 No. 724, eff. 5-1-16. UWS 18.09
UWS 18.09
Alcohol and drug prohibitions. UWS 18.09(1)(a)(a) The use or possession of alcohol beverages is prohibited on all university premises, except in faculty and staff housing and as permitted by the chief administrative officer, subject to statutory age restrictions. The chief administrative officer may generally permit the use or possession of alcohol beverages by promulgating institutional regulations in consultation with appropriate staff and students, or in specific instances by written permission.
UWS 18.09(1)(b)
(b) No person may procure, sell, dispense or give away alcohol beverages to any person contrary to the provisions of
ch. 125, Stats.
UWS 18.09(1)(c)
(c) In this subsection, “alcohol beverages" means fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors containing 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume.
UWS 18.09(1)(d)
(d) Notwithstanding
s. UWS 18.14, institutional regulations developed pursuant to this subsection shall be reported to the president of the system for review and approval.
UWS 18.09(2)(a)(a) 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
ch. 961, Stats.
UWS 18.09(2)(b)
(b) In this subsection, the term “drug paraphernalia" has the meaning specified in s.
961.571 (1), Stats.; the term “controlled substance" has the meaning specified in s.
961.01 (4), Stats.; and the term “controlled substance analog" has the meaning specified in s.
961.01 (4m), Stats.
UWS 18.09(2)(c)
(c) In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia under this subsection, the factors listed in s.
961.572, Stats., and all other legally relevant factors, shall be considered.
UWS 18.09(3)(a)(a) No person may intentionally use or possess marijuana on university lands, except when such use or possession is authorized under
ch. 961, Stats., or is permitted under s.
961.34, Stats.
UWS 18.09 History
History: CR 08-099: (1), (2) and (3) renum. from UWS 18.06 (13), (35) and (36) and am. (1) (d), cr. (title)
Register August 2009 No. 644, eff. 9-1-09.
UWS 18.10
UWS 18.10
Offenses against public safety. UWS 18.10(1)(a)(a) No person may intentionally strike, shove, hit, punch, kick or otherwise subject another person to physical contact or cause bodily harm without the consent of the person.
UWS 18.10(1)(b)
(b) This subsection shall not be applicable if the individuals involved have a relationship, as defined in s.
968.075 (1) (a), Stats., which requires a law enforcement officer to investigate the matter as a domestic abuse incident.
UWS 18.10(2)
(2) Containers in spectator facilities. No person may carry or possess any disposable container within the confines of public areas in spectator facilities. As used in this subsection “disposable container" means any bottle, can, or other container designed or used for carrying liquids or solids, but does not include a personally owned container designed for reuse and originally sold or purchased exclusively as a refillable container. The provisions of this section shall not apply to containers used or supplied by authorized concessionaires who are required to dispense beverages to consumers in either paper or plastic containers.
UWS 18.10(3)(a)(a) No person may carry, possess or use any dangerous weapon on university lands or in university buildings or facilities, except with the written approval of the chief administrative officer or for law enforcement purposes.
UWS 18.10(3)(b)
(b) No person may display or portray as real any object that resembles a dangerous weapon on university lands or in university buildings or facilities, except with the written approval of the chief administrative officer.
UWS 18.10(3)(c)
(c) Dangerous weapons in violation of this subsection may be confiscated and removed from university lands by police.
UWS 18.10(4)(a)(a) No person may light, build or use, or cause another to light, build or use, any fires, including but not limited to burning candles, burning incense or gas or charcoal cooking appliances, on university lands or in university facilities except in such places as are established for these purposes and designated by the chief administrative officer.
UWS 18.10(4)(b)
(b) No person may handle burning material in a highly negligent manner. In this subsection, burning material is handled in a highly negligent manner if it is handled under circumstances in which the person should realize that a substantial and unreasonable risk of serious damage to another's property is created.
UWS 18.10(4)(c)
(c) No person may throw away any cigarette, cigar, pipe ash or other burning material without first extinguishing it.
UWS 18.10(4)(d)
(d) No person may interfere with, tamper with or remove, without authorization, any smoke detector, fire extinguisher, fire hose, fire hydrant or other fire fighting equipment.
UWS 18.10(4)(e)
(e) No person may intentionally give a false fire alarm, whether by means of a fire alarm system or otherwise.
UWS 18.10(4)(f)
(f) No person may deface, remove, tamper with or obstruct from view any sign which has been posted to provide directions for fire or emergency exits from university facilities.
UWS 18.10(4)(g)
(g) No person may remain in any university facility or on university lands when an audible or visual fire alarm has been activated or upon being notified by fire fighting, law enforcement or security personnel to evacuate.
UWS 18.10(5)
(5) Operation of a motor vehicle off roadways. No person shall operate an unauthorized motor vehicle or motorized device, including motorcycles, mopeds, motor scooters and self-balancing transportation devices, off designated roadways, paved or unpaved, or on service roads or pedestrian paths, regardless of the surface, on university lands. This subsection does not apply to motorized wheelchairs or other mobility devices which have the primary design function of assisting the physically challenged.
UWS 18.10(6)(a)(a) No person may possess or use fireworks on university lands without authorization from the chief administrative officer.
UWS 18.10(7)(a)(a) No person may knowingly resist or obstruct a university police officer while that officer is doing any act in an official capacity and with lawful authority.
UWS 18.10(7)(b)
(b) In this subsection, “
obstruct" includes without limitation knowingly giving false information or knowingly placing physical evidence with the intent to mislead a university police officer in the performance of his or her duty.
UWS 18.10(8)
(8) Play vehicles. No person may use a skateboard, roller skates, roller blades, in-line skates, or any similar wheeled devices, a toboggan, or a sled anywhere on university lands, except as designated by the chief administrative officer.
UWS 18.10(9)
(9) Throwing hard objects. No person may, in a manner likely to cause physical harm or property damage, throw, drop, kick, hit or otherwise project any hard object, bottle, can, container, snowball or other item of a similar nature on university lands or within or from within university buildings or facilities.
UWS 18.10 History
History: CR 08-099: (1) to (9) renum. from UWS 18.06 (42), (26), (10), (11), (43), (40), (34), (29), (27) and am. (4) (d), (5), (7), (8), cr. (title)
Register August 2009 No. 644, eff. 9-1-09.
UWS 18.11
UWS 18.11
Offenses against public peace and order. UWS 18.11(1)(a)(a) No person may, with intent to harass, annoy or offend another person, send a message to the person on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system and in that message use any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest any lewd or lascivious act.
UWS 18.11(1)(b)
(b) No person may, with intent to harass, annoy or offend another person, send a message on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system with the reasonable expectation that the person will receive the message and in that message use any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest any lewd or lascivious act.
UWS 18.11(1)(c)
(c) No person may, with intent solely to harass another person, send repeated messages to the person on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system.
UWS 18.11(1)(d)
(d) No person may, with intent solely to harass another person, send repeated messages on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system with the reasonable expectation that the person will receive the messages.
UWS 18.11(1)(e)
(e) No person may, with intent to harass or annoy another person, send a message to the person on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system while intentionally preventing or attempting to prevent the disclosure of his or her own identity.
UWS 18.11(1)(f)
(f) No person may, while intentionally preventing or attempting to prevent the disclosure of his or her identity and with intent to harass or annoy another person, send a message on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system with the reasonable expectation that the person will receive the message.
UWS 18.11(1)(g)
(g) No person may knowingly permit or direct another person to send a message prohibited by this subsection from any computer terminal or other device that is used to send messages on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system and that is under his or her control.
UWS 18.11(2)
(2) Disorderly conduct. No person may engage in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance, in university buildings or on university lands.
UWS 18.11(3)(a)(a) No person may make or cause the telephone of another repeatedly to ring with intent to harass any person at the called number.
UWS 18.11(3)(b)
(b) No person may make repeated telephone calls, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to harass any person at the called number.
UWS 18.11(3)(c)
(c) No person may intentionally use an emergency telephone in a university building or on university lands when the person knows or reasonably should know that no emergency exists.
UWS 18.11(3)(d)
(d) No person, with the intent to harass or offend, may telephone another and use any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest any lewd or lascivious act.
UWS 18.11(3)(e)
(e) No person, with the intent to harass any person at the called number, may make a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, without disclosing his or her identity.
UWS 18.11(3)(f)
(f) No person may knowingly permit any telephone under his or her control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this subsection.
UWS 18.11(4)
(4) Picketing, rallies, parades, demonstrations and other assemblies. UWS 18.11(4)(a)(a) In order to preserve the order which is necessary for the enjoyment of freedom by members of the university community, and in order to prevent activities which physically obstruct access to university lands or buildings and prevent the university from carrying on its instructional, research, public service, or administrative functions, any picketing, rally, parade, demonstration, other assembly, or congregation of spectators to such activity may be declared unlawful if its participants:
UWS 18.11(4)(a)1.
1. Intentionally gather or intentionally remain assembled outside any university building in such numbers, in such proximity to each other or in such fashion as to physically hinder entrance to, exit from, or normal use of the building.
UWS 18.11(4)(a)2.
2. Intentionally congregate or assemble within any university building in such fashion as to obstruct or seriously impair university-sponsored or university-authorized activities, or in such fashion as to violate any of the following conditions:
UWS 18.11(4)(a)2.a.
a. No group may be admitted into the private office of any faculty member or other university employee unless invited by the authorized occupant of that office, and then not in excess of the number designated or invited by that person.
UWS 18.11(4)(a)2.b.
b. No group may obstruct or seriously impair passage through corridors, stairways, doorways, building entrances, fire exits, and reception areas leading to offices.
UWS 18.11(4)(a)2.c.
c. No group, not authorized to do so by the person in immediate charge of the room, or by a person designated by the chief administrative officer to approve requests for the use of rooms for meetings, may enter or occupy any university building or part thereof.
UWS 18.11(4)(a)2.d.
d. No group may assemble immediately outside rooms at times when they are normally in use for classes, study, or research.
UWS 18.11(4)(a)2.e.
e. No signs supported by standards or sticks shall be permitted in any assembly in a university building.
UWS 18.11(4)(a)3.
3. Intentionally create a volume of noise that unreasonably interferes with university-sponsored or university-authorized activities.
UWS 18.11(4)(a)4.
4. Intentionally employ force or violence, or intentionally constitute an immediate threat of force or violence, against members of the university community or university property.
UWS 18.11(4)(b)
(b) For the purpose of
par. (a), “intentionally" means that the participant or spectator knew or reasonably should have known that his/her conduct by itself or in conjunction with the conduct of others would have the prohibited effect.
UWS 18.11(4)(c)
(c) The chief administrative officer may designate a university official or officials who shall have primary authority to implement
par. (a). He/she may prescribe limitations for any picketing, rally, parade, demonstration or other assembly in order that it will meet the requirements of
par. (a). When informed of any picketing, rally, parade, demonstration, or other assembly which may not comply with
par. (a), the chief administrative officer or the designee may proceed immediately to the site and determine if there is compliance with
par. (a). If he/she finds a violation of
par. (a), he/she may declare the assembly unlawful or he/she may prescribe those limitations on numbers, location or spacing of participants in the demonstration which are reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with
par. (a). If he/she prescribes limitations, and if his/her limitations are not observed by the assembly, he/she may then declare the assembly unlawful. Any declaration of illegality or prescription of limitations shall be effective and binding upon the participants in the assembly unless and until modified or reversed.
UWS 18.11(4)(d)
(d) Any participant or spectator within the group constituting an unlawful assembly who intentionally fails or refuses to withdraw from the assembly after it has been declared unlawful under this section shall be subject to immediate arrest and liable to the penalties of
s. UWS 18.13.
UWS 18.11(5)(a)(a) In order to permit the use of sound-amplifying equipment on university lands, if needed for the dissemination of ideas to large audiences, but to prevent its use from interfering with university functions which inherently require quiet, the following provisions shall apply:
UWS 18.11(5)(a)1.
1. No person may use sound-amplifying equipment on any lands without the permission of the chief administrative officer, except as provided in
par. (b).
UWS 18.11(5)(a)2.
2. In granting or denying permission, the following principles shall govern:
UWS 18.11(5)(a)2.a.
a. Except in extraordinary circumstances, permission may be granted to use the equipment only during the following hours, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day, and only when the equipment is more than 50 feet from and directed away from any classroom building, residence hall, library or building being used as a study hall.
UWS 18.11(5)(a)2.b.
b. An applicant for permission shall have the burden of establishing the need for amplification to communicate with the anticipated audience. In particular, the applicant must show that the audience can reasonably be anticipated to include at least 250 people.
