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Wis. Stat. § 77.9941 — WI Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.9941
Administration.
Status: in_force

(1) The ordinance under s. 77.994 is effective on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1. The municipality or county shall deliver a certified copy of that ordinance, or an amended ordinance under s. 77.994 (3) , to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date.

(3) A municipality or county that imposes a tax under s. 77.994 may repeal that ordinance. A repeal is effective on December 31. The municipality or county shall deliver a certified copy of the repeal ordinance to the secretary of revenue at least 60 days before its effective date.

(3m)

(a) The department of revenue may promulgate rules interpreting the classifications under s. 77.994 (1) and specifying means of determining the classifications of business. If there is a dispute whether a business is in one of the classifications under s. 77.994 (1) , the department of revenue’s decision is final.

(b) The department of revenue shall provide appropriate guidance regarding the application of the tax imposed under this subchapter to all persons who hold a sales tax permit issued by the department. Any retail outlet that would have been classified as a tourism related retailer under s. 77.994 (1) , but for the fact that it is a retail outlet for a manufacturer or wholesaler, shall be considered a tourism related retailer for purposes of s. 77.994 (1) .

(4) Sections 77.72 , 77.73 , 77.74 , 77.75 , 77.76 (1) , (2) , and (4) , 77.77 (1) , 77.785 (1) , and 77.79 , as they apply to the taxes under subch. V , apply to the tax under this subchapter.

(5) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gd) the department shall distribute 97 percent of the taxes under this subchapter reported, for each municipality or county that has imposed the tax, minus the municipality’s or county’s portion of the retailers’ discounts, to the municipality or county and shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer, no later than the end of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. In this subsection, the “municipality’s or county’s portion of the retailers’ discount” is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers’ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross sales and use taxes payable under this subchapter and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state sales and use taxes and the sales taxes and use taxes payable under this subchapter. The taxes under this subchapter distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments and all other adjustments of the taxes under this subchapter previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of sales and use taxes under this subchapter shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gd) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a) . Any municipality or county receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5) and (6) .

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2009 a. 2 , 28 ; 2011 a. 68 .
Wis. Stat. § 146.31 — WI Code / Chapter 146 / Section 146.31
Blood or tissue transfer services.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful to operate a blood bank for commercial profit.

(2) The procurement, processing, distribution or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and other human tissues such as corneas, bones or organs for the purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting any of them into the human body is declared to be, for all purposes except as provided under s. 146.345 , the rendition of a service by every person participating therein and, whether or not any remuneration is paid therefor, not to be a sale of the whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives or other tissues. No person involved in the procurement, processing, distribution or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products or blood derivatives for the purpose of injecting or transfusing any of them into the human body shall be liable for damages resulting from these activities except for his or her own negligence or willful misconduct.

(3) No hospital, nonprofit tissue bank, physician, nurse or other medical personnel acting under the supervision and direction of a physician involved in the procurement, processing, distribution or use of human tissues such as corneas, bones or organs for the purpose of transplanting any of them into the human body shall be liable for damages resulting from those activities except for negligence or willful misconduct by that hospital, nonprofit tissue bank, physician, nurse or other medical personnel.

History: 1975 c. 75 , 76 ; 1987 a. 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.04 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.04
Procedure in condemnation.
Status: in_force

All acquisition of property in this state by condemnation, except as hereinafter provided, commenced after April 6, 1960 shall be accomplished in the following manner:
Wis. Stat. § 859.15 — WI Code / Chapter 859 / Section 859.15
Effect of statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ss. 46.10 (11) , 49.08 , 49.195 (1) , 49.345 (11) , and 301.12 (11) , a claim shall not be allowed that was barred by any statute of limitations at the time of the decedent’s death. A claim shall not be barred by statutes of limitation that was not barred at the time of the decedent’s death if the claim is filed against the decedent’s estate in the court on or before the deadline for filing a claim under s. 859.01 .

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 96 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.27 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.27
Misbranding of coin silver articles.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 134.29 , any person who sells any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver marked with the words “coin” or “coin silver”, or any colorable imitation of “coin” or “coin silver”, unless nine hundred one-thousandths of the component parts of the metal appearing or purporting to be silver are pure silver is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(2) In the case of all articles that are subject to sub. (1) , there shall be allowed a divergence in fineness of four one-thousandths parts from the standards under sub. (1) .

History: 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.0152 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.0152
Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) The licensor shall promote the interests of retail buyers and lessees of motor vehicles relating to default, delinquency, repossession or collection charges and the refund of the finance charge and insurance premium on prepayment of the installment contract or consumer lease. It may define unfair practices in the motor vehicle industry and trade between licensees or between any licensees and retail buyers, lessees or prospective lessees of motor vehicles, but may not limit the price at which licensees may sell, assign or transfer receivables, contracts or other evidence of any obligation arising out of an installment sale or consumer lease made under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 .

(2)

(a) The division of banking, department of transportation and division of hearings and appeals shall have the power in hearings arising under this chapter to do all of the following:

1. Determine the place, in this state, where the hearings shall be held.

2. Subpoena witnesses and documents.

3. Take and permit the taking of depositions of witnesses residing in or outside of this state and to otherwise permit the discovery and preservation of evidence before hearing, in the manner provided for in civil actions in courts of record.

4. Pay the witnesses described in subd. 2 the fees and mileage for their attendance that are provided for witnesses in civil actions in courts of record.

5. Administer oaths.

(b) If the licensor has reason to believe that a violation of ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 has occurred, the licensor may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of persons to be examined or the production of materials regarding the violation. Subpoenas shall be issued and served in accordance with ch. 885 .

(c) A person providing information under this subsection may request that the information be designated as a trade secret, as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c) , or as confidential business information. The division of hearings and appeals or licensor shall approve the designation if the person providing the information demonstrates that the release of the information would adversely affect the person’s competitive position. At least 15 days before any information designated as a trade secret or as confidential business information is disclosed to any other person, the division of hearings and appeals or licensor shall notify the person providing the information. The person providing the information may seek a court order limiting or prohibiting the disclosure, in which case the court shall weigh the need for confidentiality of the information against the public interest in disclosure. Confidentiality is waived if the person providing the information consents in writing to disclosure.

(3) The licensor may promulgate such rules as it considers necessary or proper for the effective administration and enforcement of ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 , but no licensee shall be subject to examination or audit by the licensor except as provided in s. 218.0116 (5) .

History: 1999 a. 31 ss. 248 to 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 109.01 — WI Code / Chapter 109 / Section 109.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Department” means the department of workforce development.

(1r) “Employee” means any person employed by an employer, except that “employee” does not include an officer or director of a corporation, a member or manager of a limited liability company, a partner of a partnership or a joint venture, the owner of a sole proprietorship, an independent contractor or person otherwise excluded under s. 452.38 , or a person employed in a managerial, executive, or commissioned sales capacity or in a capacity in which the person is privy to confidential matters involving the employer-employee relationship.

(2) Except as provided in ss. 109.07 (1) (d) and 109.075 (1) (c) , “employer” means any person engaged in any activity, enterprise or business employing one or more persons within the state, including the state and its political subdivisions and charitable, nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations and institutions.

(3) “Wage” or “wages” mean remuneration payable to an employee for personal services, including salaries, commissions, holiday and vacation pay, overtime pay, severance pay or dismissal pay, supplemental unemployment benefit plan payments when required under a binding collective bargaining agreement, bonuses and any other similar advantages agreed upon between the employer and the employee or provided by the employer to the employees as an established policy.

(4) “Wage deficiency” means the difference between the amount required by law to be paid and the amount actually paid to an employee.

History: 1975 c. 380 , 421 ; 1989 a. 44 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 , 39 , 237 ; 2003 a. 63 ; 2015 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 968.50 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.50
Report progress and return indictments.
Status: in_force

A grand jury may report progress and return indictments to the court from time to time during its session and until discharged.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 95 ; Stats. 1977 s. 756.17; Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); Stats. 1997 s. 968.50.
Wis. Stat. § 86.255 — WI Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.255
Limitation on moneys used to purchase land remote from highway project.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ss. 84.09 and 86.25 , beginning with purchase contracts executed on October 29, 1999, and with relocation orders initially filed under ch. 32 on October 29, 1999, the department may not encumber or expend any moneys from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) for purposes related to the purchase of land, easements, or development rights in land, unless the land or interest in land is purchased in association with a highway project and the land or interest in land is located within one-quarter mile of the highway.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:

(a) The purchase of any land that is acquired as compensatory mitigation for another wetland, as defined in s. 23.32 (1) , that will suffer an adverse impact by degradation or destruction as part of a highway project.

(b) The purchase of any land, easements, or development rights in land, under an agreement executed in the name of the department before October 29, 1999, or under a relocation order filed under ch. 32 before October 29, 1999.

(c) The purchase of any land, easements, or development rights in land executed in the name of the department for the completion of the I 39/90/94 project under s. 84.013 (3) (be) .

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2025 a. 15 .
Wis. Stat. § 428.208 — WI Code / Chapter 428 / Section 428.208
Disclosure to customers.
Status: in_force

At least 3 business days before making a covered loan to a customer, a lender shall ensure that the customer has been given the following notice, in writing and in a clear and conspicuous format:

History: 2003 a. 257 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.66 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.66
Speed restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) Speed to be reasonable and prudent. No person shall operate a motorboat at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing. The speed of a motorboat shall be so controlled as to avoid colliding with any object lawfully in or on the water or with any person, boat or other conveyance in or on the water in compliance with legal requirements and exercising due care.

(2) Fixed limits. In addition to complying with sub. (1) , no person may operate a motorboat at a speed in excess of the posted notice as established by regulatory markers.

(3) Prohibited operation.

(a) No person may operate a motorboat within 100 feet of any dock, raft, pier, or buoyed restricted area on any lake at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake.

(ag)

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , no person may operate a motorboat, other than a personal watercraft, at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake within 100 feet of the shoreline of any lake.

2. In its ordinances enacted under s. 30.77 , a city, village, town, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or a town sanitary district may provide an exemption from the prohibition in subd. 1. or may substitute a lesser number of feet.

3. This paragraph does not affect any of the following:

a. The authority of a local governmental unit specified in subd. 2. to enact more restrictive ordinances under s. 30.77 .

b. The authority of the Dane County board to enact more restrictive ordinances under s. 33.455 (3) .

(ar) No person may operate a personal watercraft at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake within 200 feet of the shoreline of any lake.

(b) No person may operate a personal watercraft at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake within 100 feet of any other boat.

(c) Paragraphs (a) to (b) do not apply to pickup or drop areas that are marked with regulatory markers and that are open to operators of personal watercraft and to persons and motorboats engaged in water skiing or similar activity.

History: 1973 c. 302 ; 1981 c. 303 ; 1991 a. 257 ; 1997 a. 198 ; 2009 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.463 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.463
Agricultural producer security fund.
Status: in_force

There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the agricultural producer security fund, to consist of all fees, surcharges, assessments, reimbursements, and proceeds of contingent financial backing received by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under ch. 126 .

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 38 .
Wis. Stat. § 407.502 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.502
Rights acquired by due negotiation.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to ss. 407.205 and 407.503 , a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated acquires thereby all of the following:

(a) Title to the document.

(b) Title to the goods.

(c) All rights accruing under the law of agency or estoppel, including rights to goods delivered to the bailee after the document was issued.

(d) The direct obligation of the issuer to hold or deliver the goods according to the terms of the document free of any defense or claim by the issuer except those arising under the terms of the document or under this chapter. In the case of a delivery order, the bailee’s obligation accrues only upon the bailee’s acceptance of the delivery order and the obligation acquired by the holder is that the issuer and any endorser will procure the acceptance of the bailee.

(2) Subject to s. 407.503 , title and rights acquired by due negotiation are not defeated by any stoppage of the goods represented by the document of title or by surrender of the goods by the bailee and are not impaired even if any of the following apply:

(a) The due negotiation or any prior due negotiation constituted a breach of duty.

(b) Any person has been deprived of possession of a negotiable tangible document or control of a negotiable electronic document by misrepresentation, fraud, accident, mistake, duress, loss, theft, or conversion.

(c) A previous sale or other transfer of the goods or document has been made to a 3rd person.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 87.13 — WI Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.13
Disbursements by board.
Status: in_force

All sums which shall be deposited with the secretary of administration under s. 87.07 (4) for the construction of the improvement shall be paid by the secretary of administration to the flood control board upon requisitions from said board. If any moneys, other than those for operation and maintenance during the first 18 months, remain unexpended in the hands of the flood control board or subject to their requisition after the completion of the construction of the improvement, and if the funds for construction of the improvement shall have been in part raised through voluntary contributions under s. 87.07 (4) or 87.11 (2) , the amounts thus contributed, or such proportion thereof as the funds remaining in the hands of the board or subject to its requisition will pay, shall be returned to the persons or corporations who made such voluntary contributions, in proportion to the amounts contributed by them.

History: 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.515 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.515
Special members’ meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) Calling a meeting. A special members’ meeting may be called by any of the following means:

(a) By the board.

(b) By petition of the members under this paragraph. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the chairperson of the board shall call a special members’ meeting if a written petition requesting the meeting is signed by at least 20 percent of the patron members and is submitted to the chairperson. Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise and except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the chairperson of the board shall call a special members’ meeting if a written petition requesting the meeting is signed by at least 20 percent of the nonpatron members, 20 percent of all members, or members representing 20 percent of all membership interests and is submitted to the chairperson. A special members’ meeting held under this paragraph shall be held within 30 days after submission of the petition to the chairperson. This paragraph does not authorize any meeting that is unrelated to a proper cooperative purpose.

(2) Notice. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, sub. (3) , and s. 193.553 , the cooperative shall mail a notice of any special members’ meeting to each member at the member’s last known address. In lieu of mailing, the cooperative may provide notice of the meeting by any means approved by the board and agreed to by the members. Any notice provided to an entity under this subsection shall be addressed or directed to an officer of the entity. Any notice provided under this subsection shall state the time, place, and purpose of the meeting. Any notice provided under this subsection shall be given at least 10 days before the date of the meeting.

(3) Waiver and objection. A member may waive notice of a special members’ meeting. A waiver is effective whether given before, at, or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally, or by attendance. Attendance by a member at a special members’ meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, except where the member objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and does not participate in the meeting after the objection, or objects before a vote on an item of business at the meeting because the item may not lawfully be considered at the meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at the meeting.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.156 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.156
Powers and duties of members of the board.
Status: in_force

(1) The members of the board shall be the governing body of the board and shall promulgate rules and formulate policies considered necessary and appropriate to carry out its functions.

(2) The board shall employ an executive director, who shall serve outside the classified service. The executive director shall be qualified by training and prior experience to manage, administer and direct the investment of funds. The board shall fix the compensation of the executive director and may award bonus compensation.

(2m) The board shall employ an internal auditor, who shall serve outside the classified service. The board shall fix the compensation of the internal auditor.

(3) The members of the board shall appoint an investment director or deputy executive director, internal auditor, chief investment officer, chief financial officer, chief legal counsel, or chief risk officer to act as assistant director, except that until the appointment is made by the members of the board, the executive director may temporarily designate the assistant director.

(4) The members of the board shall promulgate rules restricting the executive director, deputy executive director, internal auditor, chief investment officer, chief financial officer, chief legal counsel, chief risk officer, investment directors, and employees from having financial interest, directly or indirectly, in firms or corporations providing services to the department and governing the receipt of gifts or favors therefrom, and also governing personal investments of all employees including the executive director, deputy executive director, internal auditor, chief investment officer, chief financial officer, chief legal counsel, chief risk officer, and investment directors to prevent conflicts of interest.

(5) The members of the board shall be the trustees of the state investment fund.

(8) The board shall keep full minutes of its proceedings.

(9) The chairperson of the board shall appear at least annually before any committee established in the senate, whose jurisdiction includes financial institutions, if that committee so requests.

History: 1979 c. 110 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1) , (6); 1987 a. 399 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 274 ; 1997 a. 27 , 35 ; 1999 a. 9 , 83 , 186 ; 2021 a. 177 .