WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ) – It’s no longer against the law to swear in public in Wausau.
The City Council voted 9-1 Tuesday night to repeal an anti-swearing ordinance adopted in 1972.
WAOW-TV said it came to the council’s attention after somebody got a $50 ticket for using obscene language — and assistant city attorney Tara Alfonso caught wind of that.
She said the ordinance was not enforced very often.
Even with the repeal, it still wouldn’t be a good idea to yell profanities at the top of your lungs in Wausau. That could still net you a citation for disorderly conduct.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
