GNC.4.8.030 Prohibited Behaviors

(a) Regulation of Minors Seventeen (17) and Younger.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person seventeen (17) years of age or younger to be on foot, bicycle or in any type of vehicle on any public street, avenue, highway, road, alleyway, park, school grounds, swimming beach, cemetery, playground, public building, private residences left open to the public without the presence of adult supervision, or any other public place on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation between the hours of 11:00 pm and 6:00 am; unless accompanied by his or her parent, legal guardian, or another person having lawful custody and control of his or her person, or unless there exists a reasonable necessity therefore.

(2) A minor, unaccompanied by parent, legal guardian or another person having lawful custody who is found upon any such public place during the aforementioned hours shall be rebuttably presumed to be there unlawfully and without reasonable excuse.

(b) Regulation of Minors Aged Sixteen (16) or Seventeen (17).

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person sixteen (16) years of age or seventeen (17) years of age to be on foot, bicycle, or in any type of vehicle on any public street, avenue, highway, road, alley, park, school grounds, swimming beach, cemetery, playground, public building, private residences left open to the public without adult supervision, or any other public place on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation between the hours of 11:00pm and 6:00am Sunday through Thursday and between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00am Friday and Saturday; unless accompanied by his or her parent, legal guardian, or another person having lawful custody and control of his or her person, or unless there exists a reasonable necessity therefore.

(2) A minor, unaccompanied by parent, guardian or another person having lawful custody who is found upon any such public place during the aforementioned hours shall be rebuttably presumed to be there unlawfully and without reasonable excuse.

(1) This section shall not apply to a minor:

(A) Who is on his or her own premises or in the area immediately adjacent thereto.

(B) Whose employment, paid or otherwise, makes it necessary to be on the streets, alleys or public places or in any other motor vehicle during such hours.

(C) Who is attending an official school activity, an activity sponsored by a religious or community organization or any other supervised cultural, educational or social event or is going to or returning from, without any detour or stop, such activity.

(D) Who is otherwise lawfully exercising treaty-protected hunting, fishing, or gathering rights.

(2) This section shall not apply to emergency situations defined as an unforeseen combination of circumstances that calls for immediate action. An emergency situation includes, but is not limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life or serious damage to significant property.

(3) These exceptions shall not, however, permit a minor to unnecessarily loiter about the streets, alleys or public places or be in a parked motor vehicle on the public streets.

(d) Regulation of Parents and Guardians.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person having the lawful care, custody and control of any person under eighteen (18) years of age to allow or permit such person to violate the provisions of (a), (b) or (c)(3), above.

(2) If a parent, guardian, or custodian was informed by any law enforcement officer of a separate violation of this section occurring within thirty (30) days of the present offense, it shall be rebuttably presumed that the parent, guardian or custodian allowed or permitted the present violation.

(3) Exception. Any parent, guardian or custodian herein who shall have made a missing person notification to the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department shall not be considered to have allowed or permitted any person under eighteen (18) years of age to violate this section.

(e) Regulation of Other Adults. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or organization operating or in charge of any place of amusement, entertainment, refreshment or other place of business to permit any minor to loiter, loaf or idle in such place during the hours prohibited by this section. Whenever the owner or person in charge or in control of any place of amusement, entertainment, refreshment or other place of business during the hours prohibited by this section shall find a minor loitering, loafing or idling in such place of business, the operator shall immediately notify the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department and inform them of the violation.