Chapter UWSP 18 Codes
18.06(11)-18.06(20)
(11) FIRE SAFETY
(a) No person may 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.
(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.
(c) No person may throw away any cigarette, cigar, pipe ash or other burning material without first extinguishing it.
(d) No person may interfere with, tamper with or remove, without authorization, any smoke detector, fire extinguisher, fire hose or other fire fighting equipment.
(e) No person may intentionally give a false fire alarm, whether by means of a fire alarm system or otherwise.
(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.
(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.
(12) KEYS.
(a) No person may duplicate a university key or request the unauthorized duplication of a university key.
(b) No person may transfer any university key from an individual entrusted with its possession to an unauthorized person, or be in unauthorized possession of a university key.
(c) Keys in the possession of unauthorized persons may be confiscated.
(d) No person shall replace without permission, damage, tamper with or vandalize any university lock or security device.
(13) ALCOHOL BEVERAGES.
(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.
(b) No person may procure, sell, dispense or give away alcohol beverages to any person contrary to the provisions of ch.125, Stats.
(c) In this subsection, "alcohol beverages" means fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors containing 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume.
(d) Notwithstanding s. UWS 18.09, institutional regulations developed pursuant to this subsection shall be reported to the president of the system for review and approval.
(14) PICNICKING AND CAMPING. No person may picnic or camp on university lands, except in those areas specifically designated as picnic or camping grounds, or as authorized by the chief administrative officer. No person may violate any rules and regulations for picnicking or camping established and posted by the chief administrative officer. For purposes of this subsection. camping shall include the pitching of tents or the overnight use of sleeping bags, blankets, makeshift shelters, motor homes, campers or camp trailers.
(15) STRUCTURES. No person may place or erect any facility or structure upon university lands unless authorized by the chief administrative officer.
(16) SELLING, PEDDLING AND SOLICITING.
(a) No person may sell, peddle or solicit for the sale of goods, services, or contributions on any university lands except:
1. When the occupant of a specific university office, or university house, apartment, or dormitory room has given specific permission in advance for a person engaged in that activity to come to that particular office, house, apartment, or dormitory room for that purpose.
2. Sales by an individual of personal property owned or acquired by the seller primarily for his/her own use pursuant to an allocation of space for that purpose by an authorized university official.
3. Hawking newspapers and similar printed matter outside university buildings.
4. Subscription, membership, ticket sales solicitation, fund-raising, selling, and soliciting activities by or under the sponsorship of a university or registered student organization pursuant to a contract with the university for the allocation or rental of space for that purpose.
5. Admission events in a university building pursuant to contract with the university, and food, beverage or other concessions conducted pursuant to a contract with the university.
6. Solicitation of political contributions under ch.11 Stats., and institutional regulations governing time, place and manner.
(16m) CAMPAIGNING IN STATE-OWNED RESIDENCE HALLS.
(a) The residence halls students of each institution, subject to the approval of the chief administrative officer, shall establish policies and procedures assuring that political literature may be distributed and political campaigning may be conducted in state-owned residence halls consistent with the rights of residence halls students, and prescribing the time, place and manner in which these activities may be conducted.
(b) Where appropriate and consistent with the rights of residence halls students, the policies and procedures developed under this subsection shall apply to all residence halls at an institution. Matters to be addressed in institutional policies and procedures shall include at least the following:
1. The hours of the day and the time of year, if any, to which particular activities shall be limited.
2. The locations in residence halls, if any, to which particular activities shall be limited.
3. Any requirement for registering or obtaining permission to enter a residence hall before engaging in a particular activity.
(c) Notwithstanding s. UWS 18.09, institutional policies and procedures developed pursuant to this subsection shall be reported to the board of regents for approval.
(d) Institutional policies and procedures developed pursuant to this subsection shall be available at each residence hall, at the office of each chief administrative officer of an institution, and at the office of the secretary to the board of regents.
(17) SIGNS. No person may erect, post or attach any signs, posters, pictures or any item of a similar nature in or on any building or upon other university lands except on regularly established bulletin boards, or as authorized by the provisions of this code or by the chief administrative officer.
(18) SMOKING. No person may smoke in any university building except in those areas designated for that purpose.
(19) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
(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.
(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.
(20) RESTRICTED USE OF UNIONS. No person, except members of the union, university faculty and staff, invited guests, and university-sponsored conference groups, may use union buildings and union grounds except on occasions when, and in those areas where, the buildings or grounds are open to the general public.