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Wis. Stat. § 33.59 — WI Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.59
Implementation plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of commissioners shall develop an implementation plan by April 1, 1998, and shall submit the plan to the department of natural resources, the county planning agency, the chairperson of the county board and the county executive of the river county by April 1, 1998.

(2) With regard to the Illinois Fox River basin that is located in a river municipality, the implementation plan shall include all of the following:

(a) A plan for, including the method of payment for, an engineering study to determine areas for selective dredging, including the dredging of selective shallow areas of the impoundment area in Waterford.

(b) A plan for clearing channels of fallen trees and other debris.

(c) A water use plan.

(d) A plan for operating the Waterford Dam with a winter drawdown level.

(e) A plan for streambank erosion protection.

(f) A plan for automating the Waterford Dam with upstream sensors.

(g) A plan for maintenance, protection and improvement of shorelines, banks and beds of navigable waters.

(h) A plan for access to shoreline recreational areas and facilities.

(i) Water safety, navigational and boating regulations.

(3) Within 3 months after the implementation plan is developed and submitted under sub. (1) , the department and the designated planning agencies under s. 281.51 that cover each river county shall evaluate the implementation plan to determine whether it is consistent with the criteria for water quality planning under s. 281.51 and whether the plan is adequate to:

(a) Protect and rehabilitate the water quality of the surface waters and the groundwaters of the Illinois Fox River basin that are located in a river municipality.

(b) Protect and enhance the recreational use of the navigable waters of the Illinois Fox River basin that are located in a river municipality.

(c) Increase water and boating safety on the navigable waters of the Illinois Fox River basin that are located in a river municipality.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 226 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.81 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.81
Advertising; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2m) , during the term that the public schools are in session, a person shall not advertise or cause or permit any advertisement to be published in any newspaper for the labor or services of any minor during school hours in any employment.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (2m) , a person shall not solicit in the schools or homes of this state, minors to leave school and enter their employment.

(2m) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply with respect to any of the following:

(a) Employment as an election inspector as provided in s. 7.30 (2) (am) .

(b) Employment during school hours when permitted under s. 103.67 .

(c) Employment described under s. 103.70 (2) .

(d) Employment described under s. 103.78 .

(3) Any person who violates this section shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each such offense. Every day during which any person violates this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

History: 1971 c. 271 ; 2017 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.43 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.43
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person violating s. 218.41 or a lawful rule or order issued thereunder may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for a 2nd or subsequent conviction within 3 years.

(1) The department may cancel the license of the convicted licensee.

(2) The license issued to any convicted licensee shall be surrendered to any police officer upon direction of the department without any refund of the fees paid.

(3) Any license canceled under this section may not be renewed for 12 months.

History: 1977 c. 288 ; 2013 a. 370 .
Wis. Stat. § 857.09 — WI Code / Chapter 857 / Section 857.09
Procedure which may be followed when personal representative fails to perform.
Status: in_force

If a personal representative fails to perform an act or file a document within the time required by statute or order of the court the court upon its own motion or upon the petition of any person interested may order the personal representative for the estate and his or her attorney to show cause why the act has not been performed or the document has not been filed and shall mail a copy of the order to the sureties on the bond of the personal representative. If cause is not shown the court shall determine who is at fault. If both are at fault, the court may dismiss both and then appoint a personal representative and appoint an attorney acceptable to the personal representative to complete the administration of the estate. If only the personal representative is at fault, he or she may be summarily dismissed and in that event the court shall then appoint another personal representative to complete the administration and close the estate. If only the attorney is at fault, the court may dismiss the attorney and instruct the personal representative to employ another attorney; if the personal representative fails to employ another attorney within 30 days, the court shall appoint an attorney. No other procedure for substitution of attorney is required in such cases. The procedure set forth in this section is not exclusive.

History: 1977 c. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 204.303 — WI Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.303
Standard of conduct for officers.
Status: in_force

(1) General rule. Each officer of a benefit corporation shall consider the interests and factors described in s. 204.301 (1) in the manner provided in that subsection when the officer has discretion to act with respect to a matter and it reasonably appears to the officer that the matter may have a material effect on the creation of general or specific public benefit by the benefit corporation or on any of the interests or factors referred to in s. 204.301 (1) .

(2) Coordination with other provisions of law. The consideration of interests and factors in the manner described in sub. (1) shall not constitute a violation of s. 180.0841 or any other provision of ch. 180 .

(3) Exoneration from personal liability. An officer of a benefit corporation is not personally liable, as such, for monetary damages for any action taken as an officer if the officer performed the duties of the position in compliance with this section and the provisions of ch. 180 .

History: 2017 a. 77 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.851 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.851
Plans for state buildings, structures or facilities.
Status: in_force

Except as the department otherwise provides by rule, records of the department containing plans or specifications for any state-owned or state-leased building, structure or facility, or any proposed state-owned or state-leased building, structure or facility, are not subject to the right of public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1) . If the department transfers any records containing any such plans or specifications to any other authority as defined in s. 19.32 (1) , the department shall require the authority to agree in writing not to make the record available for public inspection or copying except as the department otherwise permits by rule.

History: 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.364 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.364
Transportation of game birds.
Status: in_force

(1) Transportation. No common carrier may receive for transportation or transport or attempt to transport any game bird or carcass of a game bird except as provided in this section.

(2) Residents. Any resident who has all of the required hunting approvals may transport in the resident’s personal possession the legal daily bag limit or possession limit of any game birds for which an open season has been provided to any point within the state.

(3) Nonresidents. Any nonresident who has all of the required hunting approvals may transport in the nonresident’s personal possession the legal daily bag limit or possession limit of game birds for which an open season has been provided from any point within the state to any point within or without the state.

(4) Migratory birds.

(a) In this subsection “migratory game bird” means any bird defined as such by the secretary of the interior in the code of federal regulations.

(b) No person may transport any migratory game bird for which open seasons are prescribed, unless the head or one fully feathered wing remains attached to each bird while being transported from the place where taken to the personal residence of the possessor or to a commercial preservation facility.

(5) Exemption; taxidermists. Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a person who has a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting the carcass of a game bird in connection with his or her business.

History: 1975 c. 360 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 523 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.364.
Wis. Stat. § 404.214 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.214
Right of charge-back or refund; liability of collecting bank; return of item.
Status: in_force

(1) If a collecting bank has made provisional settlement with its customer for an item and fails by reason of dishonor, suspension of payments by a bank or otherwise to receive settlement for the item which is or becomes final, the bank may revoke the settlement given by it, charge back the amount of any credit given for the item to its customer’s account, or obtain refund from its customer, whether or not it is able to return the item, if by its midnight deadline or within a longer reasonable time after it learns the facts it returns the item or sends notification of the facts. If the return or notice is delayed beyond the bank’s midnight deadline or a longer reasonable time after it learns the facts, the bank may revoke the settlement, charge back the credit or obtain a refund from its customer, but it is liable for any loss resulting from the delay. These rights to revoke, charge-back and obtain refund terminate if and when a settlement for the item received by the bank is or becomes final.

(2) A collecting bank returns an item when it is sent or delivered to the bank’s customer or transferor or pursuant to its instructions.

(3) A depositary bank that is also the payer may charge back the amount of an item to its customer’s account or obtain refund in accordance with s. 404.301 governing return of an item received by a payer bank for credit on its books.

(4) The right to charge-back is not affected by any of the following:

(a) Previous use of a credit given for the item.

(b) Failure by any bank to exercise ordinary care with respect to the item, but a bank so failing remains liable.

(5) A failure to charge-back or claim refund does not affect other rights of the bank against the customer or any other party.

(6) If credit is given in dollars as the equivalent of the value of an item payable in a foreign money, the dollar amount of any charge-back or refund must be calculated on the basis of the bank-offered spot rate for the foreign money prevailing on the day when the person entitled to the charge-back or refund learns that it will not receive payment in ordinary course.

History: 1987 a. 165 ; 1995 a. 449 ss. 53 , 61 ; Stats. 1995 s. 404.214.
Wis. Stat. § 51.4223 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.4223
Reporting by methadone treatment programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Annually, a treatment program that treats addiction using methadone shall report to the department all of the following:

(a) The ratio of treatment program staff to the number of individuals receiving methadone treatment.

(b) The number of individuals receiving methadone treatment who are receiving behavioral health services.

(c) The relapse rate or the average time an individual is receiving methadone treatment.

(d) The treatment program’s plan for tapering individuals off of methadone.

(e) The average mileage that individuals receiving treatment in the methadone treatment program are traveling to receive treatment at the facility.

(f) The number of doses of methadone that individuals carry out of the facility to take outside of treatment program staff supervision.

(g) The number of individuals in the treatment program on each of the 3 forms of medication-assisted treatment, specifically methadone, buprenorphine-containing products, and oral or extended-release injectable naltrexone, that are approved by the federal food and drug administration.

(h) The number of individuals who engage in a program of aftercare and the number of individuals who are treated with antagonist medication, such as oral or extended-release injectable naltrexone, as part of relapse prevention.

(i) Any other information specified by the department.

(2) The treatment program shall ensure that the information under sub. (1) is provided in a manner that does not permit the identification of an individual who is receiving methadone treatment from the program.

History: 2015 a. 262 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.204 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.204
Methods of sending and presenting; sending directly to payer bank.
Status: in_force

(1) A collecting bank shall send items by a reasonably prompt method, taking into consideration relevant instructions, the nature of the item, the number of those items on hand, the cost of collection involved and the method generally used by it or others to present those items.

(2) A collecting bank may send any of the following:

(a) An item directly to the payer bank.

(b) An item to a nonbank payer if authorized by its transferor.

(c) An item other than documentary drafts to a nonbank payer, if authorized by federal reserve regulation or operating circular, clearinghouse rule or the like.

(3) Presentment may be made by a presenting bank at a place where the payer bank or other payer has requested that presentment be made.

History: 1991 a. 304 s. 51 ; 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.13 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.13
No exoneration of encumbered property.
Status: in_force

Specifically devised property that is subject to a mortgage or other encumbrance is subject to the rules under s. 854.05 .

History: 1993 a. 486 ; 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 38.29 — WI Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38.29
Chauffeur training grants.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may award grants to district boards under this section for the development of advanced chauffeur training facilities, the acquisition of instructional equipment for such facilities, operational costs associated with the maintenance of such facilities and equipment and costs incurred in the coordination of the training programs.

(2)

(a) Any district board receiving aid under s. 38.28 (2) (g) may apply to the board for a grant for the purposes described under sub. (1) .

(b) The board shall review the application according to criteria and procedures established by the board. If an application submitted under par. (a) is approved, the board shall notify the district board of the amount and conditions of the grant to be awarded.

(c) Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f) .

(3) Each district board receiving a grant under this section shall, by September 1 of the fiscal year following receipt of the grant, file a report with the board. The report shall evaluate the district board’s performance in attaining the goals specified in the application submitted under sub. (2) (a) .

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 292.72 — WI Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.72
Brownfields revolving loan program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may enter into an agreement with the federal environmental protection agency under which the department receives funds under 42 USC 9604 (k) (3) (A) (i) to establish and administer a brownfields revolving loan program. If the department receives funds under this subsection, it may make loans or grants for the remediation of brownfield sites, as defined in 42 USC 9601 (39), in accordance with the agreement.

(2) At the request of another governmental entity, the department may administer funds received under 42 USC 9604 (k) (3) (A) (i) by the other governmental entity for the establishment of a brownfields revolving loan program.

History: 2003 a. 314 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.02 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.02
Sabotage.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class F felony:

(a) Intentionally damages, interferes with, or tampers with any property with reasonable grounds to believe that his or her act will hinder, delay, or interfere with the prosecution of war or other military action or the preparation for defense, war, or other military action by the United States or its allies; or

(b) Intentionally makes a defective article or on inspection omits to note any defect in an article with reasonable grounds to believe that such article is intended to be used in the prosecution of war or other military action or the preparation for defense, war, or other military action by the United States or its allies.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair, curtail, or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organization, to strike, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, or to engage in lawful concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection under any state or federal statutes regulating labor relations.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 765.22 — WI Code / Chapter 765 / Section 765.22
Immaterial irregularities as to authority of person officiating.
Status: in_force

No marriage hereafter contracted shall be void by reason of want of authority or jurisdiction in the officiating person solemnizing such marriage, if the marriage is in other respects lawful, and is consummated with the full belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in marriage.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 48 ; Stats. 1979 s. 765.22.
Wis. Stat. § 116.01 — WI Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.01
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The organization of school districts in Wisconsin is such that the legislature recognizes the benefit of a service unit between the school district and the state superintendent. The cooperative educational service agencies are designed to serve educational needs in all areas of Wisconsin by serving as a link both between school districts and between school districts and the state. Cooperative educational service agencies may provide leadership, coordination, and education services to school districts, University of Wisconsin System institutions, and technical colleges. Cooperative educational service agencies may facilitate communication and cooperation among all public, private, and tribal schools, and all public and private agencies and organizations, that provide services to pupils.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3914e , 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 , 237 ; 2009 a. 302 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.37 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.37
Department of public instruction; creation.
Status: in_force

There is created a department of public instruction under the direction and supervision of the state superintendent of public instruction.

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.52 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.52
Lyme disease; treatment, information and research.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall perform research relating to Lyme disease in humans.

(2) The department, in consultation with the department of public instruction, the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall do all of the following:

(a) Monitor the spread and incidence of Lyme disease.

(b) Investigate suspected and confirmed cases of Lyme disease.

(c) Review materials, activities and epidemiologic investigations prepared or conducted in other states in which Lyme disease is endemic and recommend a statewide strategy for dealing with Lyme disease.

(d) Develop, update and disseminate information for use by clinicians, laboratory technicians and local health departments that diagnose or treat Lyme disease or investigate cases or suspected cases of Lyme disease.

(e) Develop and distribute information through offices of physicians and local health departments and by newsletters, public presentations or other releases of information. That information shall include all of the following:

1. A description of Lyme disease.

2. Means of identifying whether or not individuals may be at risk of contracting Lyme disease.

3. Measures that individuals may take to protect themselves from contracting Lyme disease.

4. Locations for procuring additional information or obtaining testing services.

(f) Conduct research on the serological prevalence of Lyme disease.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 27 s. 49 ; Stats. 1993 s. 254.52; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 104.015 — WI Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.015
Franchisors excluded.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (k) , is not considered to be an employer of a franchisee, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (i) , or of an employee of a franchisee, unless any of the following applies:

(1) The franchisor has agreed in writing to assume that role.

(2) The franchisor has been found by the department to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand.

History: 2015 a. 203 .
Wis. Stat. § 752.03 — WI Code / Chapter 752 / Section 752.03
Number of judges.
Status: in_force

There shall be 16 court of appeals judges. Three judges shall be elected from the district specified in s. 752.17 , 4 judges shall be elected from each of the 2 districts specified in ss. 752.13 and 752.15 and 5 judges shall be elected from the district specified in s. 752.19 .

History: 1977 c. 187 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 63 ; 1991 a. 32 , 71 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 458.24 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.24
Code of professional conduct.
Status: in_force

The department may promulgate rules establishing standards for appraisal practice. In promulgating rules under this section, the department shall consider including as part or all of the standards part or all of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” established by the appraisal standards board of the appraisal foundation. The department shall periodically review the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” and, if appropriate, revise the rules promulgated under this section to reflect revisions to the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.”

History: 1989 a. 340 ; 1991 a. 39 , 78 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 45 .