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4.005 ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT BY CITATION THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. AUTHORITY A. Pursuant to the authority of Section 66.119, Wisconsin Statutes, Douglas County hereby elects to use the citation method of enforcement of ordinances identified in subsection B. The adoption herein of the citation method of enforcement shall not preclude the county or officers authorized to issue citations under this section from proceedings under any other enforcement ordinance, regulation, statute, law, rule or order that pertains to the subject matter addressed by the citation or to any other matter. Proceedings under any other ordinance, statute, law, rule or regulation pertaining to that or any other matter shall not preclude the issuance of a citation. C. Unless otherwise specified in the adopting ordinance, all ordinances without a statutory counterpart adopted subsequent to this section shall be enforced by the citation method, provided that the County Board shall, in conjunction with enacting any such ordinance, establish a cash deposit for the violation unless the Board shall decide to enforce the ordinance other than by the citation method. The deposit set for each new ordinance shall be incorporated by reference to the schedule, contained herein. The provision of paragraph above shall apply to all new ordinances. SECTION II. EFFECT OF CITATION The citation shall have the legal effect specified in Section 66.119 Wisconsin Statutes, and a duly issued citation shall confer subject matter jurisdiction upon the Circuit Court for the County of Douglas. SECTION III. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE CITATIONS A. Any law enforcement officer employed within Douglas County may issue citations for enforcement of ordinances authorized under this section or other section of this Code. Dated this 16th day of June, 1983