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TITLE 6 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 7 PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
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5-3-2: ANIMALS AT LARGE ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS:
No person or owner of livestock shall allow livestock to run at large. All owners of livestock shall provide the necessary restraints to prevent such livestock from so running at large. It shall be a defense to this section that reasonable care was used in restraining such animals from running at large. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-3: OFFENSES AFFECTING OR INVOLVING CHILDREN:
   A.   Endangering Life Or Health Of Children: It shall be unlawful for any person having the care or custody of any child, wilfully to cause or permit the life of such child to be endangered, or the health of such child to be injured, or wilfully cause or permit such child to be placed in a situation that its life or health may be endangered.
   B.   Abandonment Of Refrigerators In Places Accessible To Children: Whoever abandons or discards in any place accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox or ice chest, of a capacity of one and one-half (11/2) cubic feet or more, which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened shut by means of an attached latch, or who, being the owner, lessee, manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandonment of any discarded refrigerator, icebox or ice chest to remain there in such condition shall be guilty under this subsection.
   C.   Sale Of Certain Publications To Minors Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, lend, give away or show, or have in his possession with intent to sell or give away, or to show or advertise, or otherwise offer for loan, gift or distribution to any minor child, any book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, story paper or other printed paper devoted to the publication, or principally made up of criminal news, police reports, or accounts of criminal deeds, or pictures and stories of deeds of bloodshed, lust or crime.
   D.   Curfew:
      1.   Age And Hour Restrictions: It is unlawful for a person under the age of seventeen (17) years to be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street or highway at the following times unless accompanied and supervised by a parent, legal guardian or other responsible companion at least eighteen (18) years of age approved by a parent or legal guardian or unless engaged in a business or occupation in which the laws of this state authorize a person less than seventeen (17) years of age to perform:
         Between 12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Saturday;
         Between 12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Sunday; and
         Between 11:00 P.M. on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, and 6:00 A.M. on the following day.
      2.   Parental Responsibility: It is unlawful for a parent or legal guardian to knowingly permit a person in his custody or control to violate subsection D1 of this section.
      3.   Minors at Village Events.
         a.   No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall be present or attend any Village event including but not limited to Monee Fall Fest, parades, and any event hosted by the Village and taking place on Village property unless accompanied by that minor’s parent or legal guardian.
         b.   The Village reserves the right to waive these limitations for an event and/or set allotted times that these restrictions may be in place. This determination shall be made by the Mayor, in conjunction with the Police Department. Public Safety shall be the paramount basis for implementation of any restrictions on event participants. If this ordinance is to be enforced as written , with no limitation for a given event and/or set allotted times, the Mayor shall post a notice indicating the same. This notice shall be posted no later than 48 hours prior to such event on the Village web site and such notice shall be displayed at the event. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995; amd. Ord. 2064, 7-24-2024)
5-3-4: INDECENCY, OBSCENITY AND HARMFUL MATERIALS:
   A.   Public Indecency:
      1.   Any person of the age of seventeen (17) years and upwards, who performs any of the following acts in a public place commits a public indecency:
         a.   An act of "sexual penetration" or "sexual conduct" as defined in section 5-3-1 of this chapter; or
         b.   A lewd exposure of the body done with intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desire of the person.
      2.   "Public place", for purposes of this subsection, means any place where the conduct may reasonably be expected to be viewed by others.
   B.   Prostitution:
      1.   Defined: Any person who performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of "sexual penetration" as defined in section 5-3-1 of this chapter, for money, or any touching or fondling of the sex organs of one person by another person, for money or anything of value, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification commits an act of prostitution.
      2.   Soliciting For A Prostitute: Any person who performs any of the following acts commits soliciting for a prostitute:
         a.   Solicits another for the purpose of prostitution; or
         b.   Arranges or offers to arrange a meeting of persons for the purpose of prostitution; or
         c.   Directs another to a place knowing such direction is for the purpose of prostitution.
      3.   Keeping A Place Of Prostitution: Any person who has or exercises control over the use of any place which could offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution who performs any of the following acts keeps a place of prostitution:
         a.   Knowingly grants or permits the use of such place for the purpose of prostitution; or
         b.   Grants or permits the use of such place under circumstances from which he could reasonably know that the place is used or is to be used for purposes of prostitution; or
         c.   Permits the continued use of a place after becoming aware of facts or circumstances from which he should reasonably know that the place is being used for purposes of prostitution.
      4.   Pimping: Any person who receives money or other property from a prostitute, not for a lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution, commits pimping.
      5.   Juvenile Pimping:
         a.   Any person who receives money or other property from a prostitute under sixteen (16) years of age or from a prostitute who is an institutionalized severely or profoundly mentally retarded person, not for a lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution, commits juvenile pimping.
         b.   It is an affirmative defense to a charge of juvenile pimping that the accused reasonably believed the person was of the age of sixteen (16) years or over or was not an institutionalized severely or profoundly mentally retarded person at the time of the act giving rise to the charge.
   C.   Obscenity; Elements Of The Offense: A person commits obscenity when, with knowledge of the nature or content thereof, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection which would have disclosed the nature or content thereof, he:
      1.   Sells, delivers or provides, or offers or agrees to sell, deliver or provide any obscene writing, picture, record or other representation or embodiment of the obscene; or
      2.   Presents or directs an obscene play, dance or other performance or participates directly in that portion thereof which makes it obscene; or
      3.   Publishes, exhibits or otherwise makes available anything obscene; or
      4.   Performs an obscene act or otherwise presents an obscene exhibition of his body for gain; or
      5.   Creates, buys, procures or possesses obscene matter or material with intent to disseminate it in violation of this subsection C, or of the penal laws or regulations of any other jurisdiction; or
      6.   Advertises or otherwise promotes the sale of material represented or held out by him to be obscene, whether or not it is obscene.
   D.   Harmful Materials:
      1.   Elements Of The Offense: A person who, with the knowledge that a person is a child, that is, a person under eighteen (18) years of age, who fails to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the true age of a child, knowingly distributes to or sends or causes to be sent to, or exhibits to, or offers to distribute or exhibit any harmful material to a child, is guilty of this offense.
      2.   Definitions:
    DISTRIBUTE: To transfer possession of, whether with or without consideration.
   KNOWINGLY: As used in this subsection D, means having knowledge of the contents of the subject matter, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection which would have disclosed the contents thereof.
   MATERIAL: A. Material is harmful if, to the average person, applying contemporary standards, its predominant appeal, taken as a whole, is to prurient interest, that is a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sex, or excretion, which goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor in description or representation or such matters, and is material the redeeming social importance of which is substantially less than its prurient appeal.
   B.   "Material", as used in this subsection, means any writing, picture, record or other representation or embodiment.
      3.   Interpretation Of Evidence:
         a.   The predominant appeal to prurient interest of the material shall be judged with reference to average children of the same general age of the child to whom such material was offered, distributed, sent or exhibited, unless it appears from the nature of the matter or the circumstances of its dissemination, distribution or exhibition that it is designed for specially susceptible groups, in which case the predominant appeal of the material shall be judged with reference to its intended or probable recipient group.
         b.   In prosecutions under this subsection D, where circumstances of production, presentation, sale, dissemination, distribution, or publicity indicate the material is being commercially exploited for the sake of its prurient appeal, such evidence is probative with respect to the nature of the material and can justify the conclusion that the redeeming social importance of the material is in fact substantially less than its prurient appeal.
      4.   Affirmative Defenses:
         a.   Nothing in this subsection D shall prohibit any public library or any library operated by an accredited institution of higher education from circulating harmful material to any person under eighteen (18) years of age, providing such circulation is in aid of a legitimate scientific or educational purpose, and it shall be an affirmative defense in any prosecution of a violation of this subsection D that the act charged was committed in aid or legitimate scientific or educational purposes.
         b.   Nothing in this subsection D shall prohibit any parent from distributing to his child any harmful material.
         c.   Proof that the defendant demanded, was shown and acted in reliance upon any of the following documents as proof of the age of a child, shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution under this subsection D: a document issued by the federal government or any state, county or municipal government or subdivision or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator's license, a registration certificate issued under the federal selective service act or an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces.
      5.   Child Falsifying Age: Any person under eighteen (18) years of age who falsely states, either orally or in writing, that he is not under the age of eighteen (18) years, or who presents or offers to any person any evidence of age or identity which is false or not actually his own for the purpose of ordering, obtaining, viewing, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure or view any harmful material shall likewise be guilty under this subsection D. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-5: ASSAULT AND BATTERY:
   A.   Assault: A person commits an assault when, without lawful authority, he engages in conduct which places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery.
   B.   Battery: A person commits battery if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means:
      1.   Causes bodily harm to an individual; or
      2.   Makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with an individual.
   C.   Battery Of An Unborn Child:
      1.   A person commits battery of an unborn child if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means causes bodily harm to an unborn child.
      2.   For purposes of this subsection C, "unborn child" shall mean any individual of the human species from fertilization until birth, and "person" shall not include the pregnant woman whose unborn child is harmed.
      3.   This subsection C shall not apply to acts which cause bodily harm to an unborn child if those acts were committed during any abortion, as defined in section 2 of the Illinois abortion law, as amended, to which the pregnant woman has consented. This subsection C shall not apply to acts which were committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment.
   D.   Domestic Battery: A person commits domestic battery if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification by any means:
      1.   Causes bodily harm to any family or household member as defined in subsection (3) of section 112(a)-3 of the code of criminal procedure, as amended;
      2.   Makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with any family or household member as defined in subsection (3) of section 112(a)-3 of the code of criminal procedure, as amended. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-6: LOITERING:
No person shall loiter in a public place in such a manner as to:
   A.   Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of the peace, or in any way contribute to such danger as it already exists.
   B.   Create or cause to be created any disturbance or annoyance to the comfort and repose of any person.
   C.   Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
   D.   Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public place. This shall include the making of unsolicited remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature or which are calculated to annoy or disturb the person to or in whose presence, they are made.
   E.   Whenever any police officer shall, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, decide that the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated above, that officer may, if he deems it necessary for the preservation of the peace and safety, order that person to leave that place. Any person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this subsection. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-7: DISORDERLY CONDUCT:
A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
   A.   Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another or to provoke a breach of the peace; or
   B.   Transmits in any manner to the fire department of the village or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such fire exists; or
   C.   Transmits in any manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any nature is concealed in such place that its explosion would endanger human life, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such bomb or explosive is concealed in such place; or
   D.   Transmits in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense has been committed, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such an offense has been committed; or
   E.   Enters upon the property of another and for a lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on the property through any window or other opening in it; or
   F.   While acting as a collection agency as defined in the collection agency act 1 or as an employee of such collection agency, and while attempting to collect an alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the alleged debtor; or
   G.   Transmits a false report to the department of children and family services under section 4 of the abused and neglected child reporting act 2 ; or
   H.   Knowingly transmits a false report to the department of public health under the nursing home care reform act of 1979 3 ; or
   I.   Transmits in any manner to the police department or fire department or any privately owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for an ambulance, emergency medical technical ambulance or emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time there is no reasonable ground for believing that such assistance is required; or
   J.   Transmits a false report under article II of an act in relation to victims of violence and abuse, being 320 Illinois Compiled Statutes 15/1 et seq. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)

 

Notes

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1. 225 ILCS 425/1 et seq.
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2. 325 ILCS 5/4 et seq.
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1. 210 ILCS 45/1-101 et seq.
5-3-8: RECKLESS CONDUCT:
A person who causes bodily harm to or endangers the bodily safety of an individual by any means, commits reckless conduct if he performs recklessly the acts which cause the harm or endanger safety, whether they otherwise are lawful or unlawful. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-9: FIREARMS DISCHARGE PROHIBITED:
It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearms or air gun in the village; provided, that this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law to discharge a firearm in the performance of his duty, nor to any citizen to discharge a firearm when lawfully defending his person or property. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-10: FIREWORKS SALE, USE OR EXPLOSION PROHIBITED:
   A.   It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks. This section shall not apply to the board of trustees in the village who shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public display of fireworks, nor to those individuals granted a permit for that limited purpose. Applications for permits shall be consistent with 425 Illinois Compiled Statutes 35/2.
   B.   The police in lieu of filing of a long form complaint may issue a P-ticket or short form citation to a person violating this section.
   C.   Any person found to be in violation of this section is subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). (Ord. 1450, 7-25-2007)
5-3-11: THEFT RELATED OFFENSES:
   A.   Theft Defined:
      1.   A person commits theft when he knowingly:
         a.   Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner; or
         b.   Obtains by deception control over property of the owner; or
         c.   Obtains by threat control over property of the owner; or
         d.   Obtains control over stolen property knowing the property to have been stolen or under such circumstances as to reasonably induce him to believe that the property was stolen, and
            (1)   Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property; or
            (2)   Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the property in such manner as to deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit; or
            (3)   Uses, conceals, or abandons the property knowing such use, concealment or abandonment probably will deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit; or
            (4)   Obtains or exerts control over property in the custody of any law enforcement agency which is explicitly represented to him by any law enforcement officer or any individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency as being stolen.
      2.   Theft of property, under this section, shall be limited to property not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) in value.
   B.   Theft Of Lost Or Mislaid Property: A person who obtains control over lost or mislaid property commits theft when he:
      1.   Knows or learns the identity of the owner or knows or is aware of, or learns of a reasonable method of identifying the owner, and
      2.   Fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner, and
      3.   Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property.
   C.   Theft Of Labor Or Services Or Use Of Property: A person commits theft when he obtains the temporary use of property, labor or services of another which are available only for hire, by means of threat or deception or knowing that such use is without the consent of the person providing the property, labor or services. Theft under this subsection shall be limited to property, labor or services not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) in value.
   D.   False Report Of Theft And Other Losses: A person who knowingly makes a false report of a theft, destruction, damage or conversion of any property to a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency with the intent to defraud an insurer is guilty under this subsection.
   E.   Theft From Coin Operated Machines:
      1.   A person commits theft from a coin operated machine when he knowingly and without authority and with intent to commit a theft from such machine, opens, breaks into, tampers with, or damages a coin operated machine.
      2.   As used in this section, the term "coin operated machine" shall include any automatic vending machine or any part thereof, parking meter, coin telephone, coin laundry machine, coin dry cleaning machine, amusement machine, music machine, vending machine dispensing goods or services, or money changer.
   F.   Coin Operated Machines; Possession Of Key Or Device: Whoever possesses a key, tool, instrument, explosive or device or a drawing, print or mold of a key, tool, instrument, explosive or device to open, break into, tamper with or damage a "coin operated machine" as defined in subsection E2 of this section, with intent to commit a theft from such machine, is guilty under this subsection.
   G.   Retail Theft: A person commits the offense of retail theft when he or she knowingly:
      1.   Takes possession of, carries away, transfers or causes to be carried away or transferred, any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment with the intention of retaining such merchandise or with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of such merchandise without paying the full retail value of such merchandise; or
      2.   Alters, transfers, or removes any label, price tag, marking, indicia of value or any other markings with aid in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale, in a retail mercantile establishment and attempts to purchase such merchandise personally or in consort with another at less than the full retail value with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such merchandise; or
      3.   Transfers any merchandise displayed, held or offered for sale, in a retail mercantile establishment from the container in or on which such merchandise is displayed to any other container with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such merchandise; or
      4.   Under rings with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of the merchandise; or
      5.   Removes a shopping cart from the premises of a retail mercantile establishment without the consent of the merchant given at the time of such removal with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of such cart; or
      6.   Represents to a merchant that he or another is the lawful owner of property, knowing that such representation is false, and conveys or attempts to convey that property to a merchant who is the owner of the property in exchange for money, merchandise credit or other property of the merchant; or
      7.   Uses or possesses any theft detection shielding device or theft detection device remover with the intention of using such device to deprive the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment without paying the full retail value of such merchandise. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-12: DECEPTIVE PRACTICES:
   A.   Definitions: As used in this section:
    ACCOUNT HOLDER: Any person, having a checking account or savings account in a financial institution.
   FINANCIAL INSTITUTION: Any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or other depository of money or medium of savings and collection investments.
   INTENT TO DEFRAUD: To act with "intent to defraud" means to act wilfully, and with the specific intent to deceive or cheat, for the purpose of causing financial loss to another, or to bring some financial gain to oneself. It is not necessary to establish that any person was actually defrauded or deceived.
   B.   General Deception: A person commits a deceptive practice when, with the intent to defraud:
      1.   He causes another, by deception or threat to execute a document disposing of property or a document by which a pecuniary obligation is incurred; or
      2.   Being an officer, manager or other person participating in the direction of a financial institution, he knowingly receives or permits the receipt of a deposit or other investment, knowing that the institution is insolvent; or
      3.   He knowingly makes or directs another to make a false or deceptive statement addressed to the public for the purpose of promoting the sale of property or services; or
      4.   With intent to obtain control over property or to pay for property, labor or services of another, or in satisfaction of an obligation for payment of tax under the Retail Obligation Tax Act or any other tax due to the State of Illinois, he issues or delivers a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be paid by the depository. Failure to have sufficient funds or credit with the depository when the check or other order is issued or delivered, or when such check or other order is presented for payment and dishonored on each of two (2) occasions at least seven (7) days apart, is prima facie evidence that the offender knows that it will not be paid by the depository, and that he has the intent to defraud.
      5.   He issues or delivers a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository in an amount exceeding one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) in payment of an amount owed on any credit transaction for property, labor or services, or in payment of the entire amount owed on any credit transaction for property, labor or services, knowing that it will not be paid by the depository, and thereafter fails to provide funds or credit with the depository in the face amount of the check or order within seven (7) days of receiving actual notice from the depository or payee of the dishonor of the check or order. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-13: ODOMETER FRAUD:
Any person who shall, with intent to defraud another, disconnect, reset, or alter, or cause to be disconnected, reset or altered, the odometer of any used motor vehicle with the intent to conceal or change the actual miles driven shall be guilty under this section. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
5-3-14: PROPERTY RELATED OFFENSES:
   A.   Littering Prohibited: No person shall throw, drop, cast or deposit upon any Village street, alley, sidewalk or any yard or premises, public or private, any filth of any kind, or cans, papers, trash, paper containers, rubbish, bottles, wood shavings, brush, tree trimmings, or any other form of litter or waste matter.
Further, no person shall affix any handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind on any curbstone, flagstone or other sidewalk or upon any tree, lamppost, telephone, telegraph pole or hydrant upon the streets or alleys without the written consent of the Village. The placing of any sign, poster, or similar material on private property must comply with the applicable provisions of this Code. (Ord. 1726, 7-22-2015)
   B.   Injuring Sidewalk Or Bridge: Any person who purposely destroys or injures any sidewalk, public bridge, culvert, or causeway, or removes any of the timbers or planks thereof, or obstructs the same, shall be guilty under this subsection and shall be liable for all damages occasioned thereby and all necessary costs for rebuilding or repairing same. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
   C.   Deposit Of Snow Or Ice Upon Highway: No person, firm, corporation, or institution, public or private, shall plow or remove or cause to be plowed or removed ice or snow from any shopping center, parking lot, commercial or institutional service area or driveway or any other public or private service area or driveway and deposit such ice or snow on a public highway or dedicated right-of-way, or along the shoulder or edge of a public highway or dedicated right-of-way. This said prohibition shall be applicable to a residential driveway or sidewalk. (Ord. 1160, 11-14-2001)
   D.   Vandalism:
      1.   It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any act of vandalism upon public or private property within the Village.
      2.   It shall be unlawful for any parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor who resides with such parent or legal guardian to suffer such minor to commit an act of vandalism upon public or private property within the Village.
      3.   For purposes of this section, "vandalism" shall mean to maliciously, recklessly or knowingly:
         a.   Damage, deface or destroy any property of another person without his consent; or
         b.   Damage, deface or destroy any property of another by means of fire or explosive device; or
         c.   Start a fire on the land of another without his consent; or
         d.   Deposit on the land or in a building of another person, without his consent, any stink bomb, or any offensive smelling compound and thereby interfere with the use and occupancy by another of the land or building.
   E.   Criminal Damage To Property: A person commits an illegal act when he:
      1.   Knowingly damages any property of another without his consent; or
      2.   Recklessly by means of fire or explosive damages property of another; or
      3.   Knowingly starts a fire on the land of another without his consent; or
      4.   Knowingly injures a domestic animal of another without his consent; or
      5.   Knowingly deposits on the land or in the building of another, without his consent, any stink bomb or any offensive smelling compound and thereby intends to interfere with the use by another of the land or building; or
      6.   Knowingly damages the property of another without his consent by defacing, deforming or otherwise damaging such property by the use of paint or any other similar substance.
   F.   Criminal Damage Of Firefighting Apparatus, Hydrants Or Equipment: Whoever wilfully and maliciously cuts, injures, damages, tampers with or destroys or defaces any fire hydrant or any fire hose or any fire engine, or other public or private firefighting equipment, or any apparatus appertaining to such equipment, or intentionally opens any fire hydrant without proper authorization is guilty under this subsection. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
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