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Middleton, WI Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing rule
Section 7.13(1)(g)4 "good order"
Scope
Licensed adult-entertainment premises only
Citywide offense
None found for general public urination
Forfeiture range
$150 to $2,000 per offense
License risk
Suspension or revocation for repeat breaches

Summary

Middleton's public-urination rule lives inside its adult entertainment ordinance rather than a general nuisance chapter: Section 7.13(1)(g)4 lists patrons urinating in public as a breach of the "good order" every licensed entertainment venue must keep. Outside of licensed adult-entertainment premises, the City Code does not separately criminalize public urination.

4.Good order shall be maintained at all times. Without limitation due to enumeration, a lack of "good order" for purposes of this Section shall be deemed to include persistent loud noises to the annoyance or detriment of surrounding property owners, patrons urinating in public, profane language and/or fighting.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

13(1)(g) sets the operating standards every establishment licensed for live adult entertainment must follow in Middleton, covering everything from dancer distance from patrons to closing hours. Item 4 of that subsection requires the license holder to maintain "good order" at all times and defines a lack of good order, without limiting the term to only what is listed, to include persistent loud noise that annoys neighboring property owners, patrons urinating in public, profane language, and fighting. That means the specific ban on public urination is written into the good-order standard for licensed venues such as adult cabarets, adult motion picture theaters, or premises hosting live nude or semi-nude performances, not as a freestanding citywide offense that applies on a public sidewalk, park or street corner outside those licensed premises.

08, addresses animal defecation on public sidewalks and terraces, but the Municipal Code contains no comparable general provision addressing human public urination or defecation outside the adult-entertainment good-order rule. 13, exposing the establishment to the Section's penalty and license-discipline provisions.

Violations & Fines

A licensed adult entertainment establishment that allows patrons to urinate in public as part of a good-order failure under Section 7.13(1)(g)4 is subject to the Section's forfeiture, not less than $150.00 nor more than $2,000.00 per offense, and repeat violations can trigger suspension, non-renewal or revocation of the license by the Common Council after a hearing under Section 7.13(1)(j).

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Middleton have a law against public urination?
Only inside licensed adult entertainment venues. Section 7.13(1)(g)4 lists patrons urinating in public as a "good order" violation that a licensed establishment must prevent; the Municipal Code does not contain a separate general public-urination offense for streets, sidewalks or parks citywide.
What happens if a bar patron urinates in public in Middleton?
If the bar holds an adult entertainment license under Section 7.13, the incident counts as a breach of the "good order" standard in Section 7.13(1)(g)4, exposing the licensee to a forfeiture between $150.00 and $2,000.00 and possible license discipline; without that license type, no matching City ordinance section applies.
Is there a City rule for animal waste but not human public urination?
Largely, yes. Section 6.08 requires owners to immediately remove a dog's or cat's waste from public sidewalks, terraces, streets or parks, while human public urination is addressed only narrowly, inside the "good order" standard for licensed adult entertainment premises under Section 7.13(1)(g)4.

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