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Wis. Stat. § 614.53 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.53
Removal of directors and officers and filling of vacancies.
Status: in_force

A director may be removed from office for cause by an affirmative vote of a majority of the full board at a meeting of the board called for that purpose or may be removed under ss. 181.0843 (2) and 181.0844 . Any vacancy occurring in the board, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors, may be filled until the next succeeding regular election by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum. If the laws of the fraternal provide that at least two-thirds of the directors are elected by the members, elected director vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the terms for which there is a vacancy. If the vacancy is one to be filled in some manner other than by a regular election, the election by the board is effective only until a reasonable time has elapsed for choosing the director in that other manner. In the event that the board of directors ceases to exist and there are no members having voting rights, the members without voting rights shall thereupon have power to elect a new board. A director elected under this section to fill the unexpired term of an elected director is an elected director within the meaning of s. 614.42 (1) (a) .

History: 1975 c. 373 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.421 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.421
Removal of rough fish.
Status: in_force

The department may take rough fish by means of seines, nets or other devices, or cause rough fish to be taken, from any of the waters of this state, other than waters in a self-contained fish rearing facility or in a preexisting fish rearing facility that is an artificial body of water. Whenever the department takes rough fish under this section it shall dispose of the fish in any manner that it determines to be appropriate.

History: 1971 c. 266 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1997 a. 27 , 237 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 676 , 677 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.421; 1999 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 613.11 — WI Code / Chapter 613 / Section 613.11
Incorporators.
Status: in_force

Any number of corporate or adult natural persons may organize a service insurance corporation under s. 613.13 .

History: 1975 c. 223 .
Wis. Stat. § 107.12 — WI Code / Chapter 107 / Section 107.12
Penalty.
Status: in_force

If any person operating a metal recovery system or purchaser of nonferrous metallic minerals or the agent of any such person or purchaser doing business fails to keep such a book or to make such entries as required under s. 107.11 or unreasonably refuses to show the book for inspection or taking extracts or makes false entries in the book he or she shall forfeit $10 for each offense, one-half to the use of the prosecutor; and each day such failure or refusal continues shall be deemed a distinct and separate offense.

History: 1977 c. 420 ; 2013 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 407.106 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.106
Control of electronic document of title.
Status: in_force

(1) A person has control of an electronic document of title if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the electronic document reliably establishes that person as the person to which the electronic document was issued or transferred.

(2) A system satisfies sub. (1) , and a person is deemed to have control of an electronic document of title, if the document is created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that satisfies all of the following:

(a) A single authoritative copy of the document exists which is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in pars. (d) , (e) , and (f) , unalterable.

(b) The authoritative copy identifies the person asserting control as one of the following:

1. The person to which the document was issued.

2. If the authoritative copy indicates that the document has been transferred, the person to which the document was most recently transferred.

(c) The authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the person asserting control or its designated custodian.

(d) Copies or amendments that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the person asserting control.

(e) Each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy.

(f) Any amendment of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.095 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.095
Council on offender reentry.
Status: in_force

The council on offender reentry shall do all of the following:

(1) Inform the public as to the time and place of council meetings and, for at least one meeting per year, encourage public participation and receive public input in a means determined by the chairperson.

(2) Coordinate reentry initiatives across the state and research federal grant opportunities to ensure initiatives comply with eligibility requirements for federal grants.

(3) Identify methods to improve collaboration and coordination of offender transition services, including training across agencies and sharing information that will improve the lives of the offenders and the families of offenders.

(4) Establish a means to share data, research, and measurement resources that relate to reentry initiatives.

(5) Identify funding opportunities that should be coordinated across agencies to maximize the use of state and community-based services as the services relate to reentry.

(6) Identify areas in which improved collaboration and coordination of activities and programs would increase effectiveness or efficiency of services.

(7) Promote research and program evaluation that can be coordinated across agencies with an emphasis on research and evaluation practices that are based on evidence of success in treatment and intervention programs.

(8) Identify and review existing reentry policies, programs, and procedures to ensure that each policy, program, and procedure is based on evidence of success in allowing an offender to reenter the community, improves the chances of successful offender reentry into the community, promotes public safety, and reduces recidivism.

(9) Promote collaboration and communication between the department and community organizations that work in offender reentry.

(10) Work to include victims in the reentry process and promote services for victims, including payments of any restitution and fines by the offenders, safety training, and support and counseling, while the offenders are incarcerated and after the offenders are released.

(11) Annually submit a report to the governor, any relevant state agencies, as identified by the council, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that provides information on all of the following:

(a) The progress of the council’s work.

(b) Any impact the council’s work has had on recidivism.

(c) The effectiveness of agency coordination and communication.

(d) The implementation of a reentry strategic plan.

(e) Recommendations on legislative initiatives and policy initiatives that are consistent with the duties of the council.

History: 2009 a. 28 , 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0609 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0609
Disposition of property having no substantial value; immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) If the administrator takes custody of property delivered under this chapter and later determines that the property has no substantial commercial value or that the cost of disposing of the property exceeds the value of the property, the administrator may return the property to the holder or destroy or otherwise dispose of the property.

(2) An action or proceeding may not be commenced against the state, an agency of the state, the administrator, another officer, employee, or agent of the state, or a holder for or because of an act of the administrator under this section.

History: 2021 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.61 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.61
VendorNet fund.
Status: in_force

There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the VendorNet fund consisting of all revenues accruing to the state from fees assessed under s. 16.701 (1) and (2) and from gifts, grants, and bequests made for the purposes of s. 16.701 (1) and (2) and moneys transferred to the fund from other funds.

History: 1995 a. 27 , 351 ; 1997 a. 36 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 321 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 702.312 — WI Code / Chapter 702 / Section 702.312
Disposition of unappointed property if partial appointment to taker in default.
Status: in_force

Unless the terms of an instrument creating or exercising a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, if the powerholder makes a valid partial appointment to a taker in default of appointment, the taker in default of appointment may share fully in unappointed property.

History: 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.347 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.347
Possession of deer and elk; heads and skins.
Status: in_force

(2) Elk carcass tags; deer and elk registration. Any person who kills an elk shall immediately validate an elk carcass tag. Except as provided under sub. (2m) , no person may possess, control, store, transport, transfer, or dispose of an elk carcass unless an elk carcass tag has been validated in the manner required by the department. A person who kills a deer or an elk shall register the deer or elk in the manner required by the department. No person may possess, control, store, transport, transfer, or dispose of a deer or elk carcass unless in compliance with rules promulgated by the department under s. 29.063 (3) .

(2m) Removal and retention of tags.

(a) The person who killed or obtained an animal shall ensure that the validated carcass tag under sub. (2) and a registration tag or confirmation number issued by the department accompany the carcass until the time of butchering. After butchering, the person who killed or obtained the animal shall retain all tags and the confirmation number until the meat is consumed.

(b) Subject to sub. (6) , any person who retains a tag under par. (a) or who complies with s. 29.349 (2) (bm) , if applicable, may give deer or elk meat to another person. The person who receives a gift of elk meat is not required to possess a tag.

(3) Heads and skins. Except as provided in sub. (6) , the control or possession of the head or skin of any deer or elk lawfully killed, when severed from the rest of the carcass, are not subject to this chapter.

(4) Antlers removed or broken. Any deer from which the antlers have been removed, broken, shed, or altered so as to make determination of the legality of the deer impossible is an illegal deer if the deer is taken during an open season for hunting only antlered deer or during an open season for hunting only antlerless deer. Any elk from which the antlers have been removed, broken, shed, or altered so as to make determination of the legality of the elk impossible is an illegal elk if the elk is taken during an open season for hunting only antlered elk or during an open season for hunting antlerless elk.

(6) Control of carcasses. No person may transport, possess, store, butcher, or control the carcass of a cervid in violation of rules promulgated by the department under s. 29.063 (3) or (4) .

History: 1975 c. 97 , 199 ; 1983 a. 546 ; 1991 a. 269 , 316 ; 1995 a. 79 , 126 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 504 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.347; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 , 56 , 109 ; 2003 a. 247 , 321 ; 2005 a. 286 ; 2011 a. 251 ; 2015 a. 55 , 89 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 110 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.11 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.11
Livestock branding.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. As used in this section:

(a) “Brand” means an identification mark which is burned, tattooed or otherwise permanently marked onto livestock in accordance with department rules. A brand shall consist of a symbol, letter, or combinations of symbols, letters or numbers in a specific location but does not include ear notches or similar disfigurement, a mark which is solely a numeral or a mark required by law for official identification in disease control programs.

(b) “Livestock” means cattle and horses.

(2) Adoption and use. Any person may adopt an exclusive brand by recording such brand under sub. (3) .

(3) Recording; fees.

(a) Any person desiring to adopt any brand, not the recorded brand of another person, shall forward to the department a facsimile of the desired brand, together with a written application and a recording fee. Upon receipt the department shall record the brand, unless the brand is of record as that of some other person or conflicts with the recorded brand of any person. If the brand does not qualify for recording, or there is a conflict between applications received on the same date, the facsimile and fee shall be returned to the applicant. If the brand is accepted, the ownership thereof shall vest from the date of filing.

(b) In 1984 and every 10th year thereafter, every owner of a brand shall rerecord the brand according to department rules. At the expiration of each recording period the department shall notify every owner of a brand at the owner’s address of record that the brand has not been rerecorded and that the brand must be rerecorded within 90 days. Failure to rerecord the brand is an abandonment of the brand, and it can be recorded by another applicant thereafter.

(c) Any recorded brand is subject to transfer as personal property. Instruments evidencing transfer of a brand shall be recorded by the department upon payment of a transfer fee.

(d) The fee for initial recording is $20, and for rerecording and transfer is $10. When any brand is recorded, the owner is entitled to one certified copy of the recorded brand. Additional certified copies may be obtained upon the payment of $2 for each copy.

(4) Suit by owner. An owner of a recorded brand may sue for injunctive relief and damages arising from an unauthorized use of the owner’s brand on livestock and a judgment in the owner’s favor may include costs and reasonable attorney fees.

History: 1973 c. 239 ; 1993 a. 490 , 492 ; 1995 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.77 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.77
Proceedings; inspection.
Status: in_force

Such board shall carefully examine and consider such reassessment roll and all statements and other information accompanying the same or given in relation thereto. They shall review and correct such reassessment in like manner as the regular board of review of such district is required to review assessments therein and for that purpose they may adjourn from time to time and shall otherwise have and exercise all the power and authority given by law to boards of review and shall be subject to all the rules and restrictions imposed upon such boards. Any owner of taxable property in such district shall have the right to examine such reassessment and shall have all the rights and privileges before such board in respect to such reassessment that are given by law in respect to any assessment of property in such district.

History: 1999 a. 83 .
Wis. Stat. § 283.87 — WI Code / Chapter 283 / Section 283.87
Liability for water pollution.
Status: in_force

(1) Department may recover costs. In an action against any person who violates this chapter or any provision of s. 29.601 or chs. 30 , 31 , 281 , 285 or 289 to 299 relating to water quality the department may recover the cost of removing, terminating or remedying the adverse effects upon the water environment resulting from the unlawful discharge or deposit of pollutants into the waters of the state, including the cost of replacing fish or other wildlife destroyed by the discharge or deposit. All moneys recovered under this section shall be deposited into the environmental fund.

(2) Adverse effects. The department may introduce evidence of the environmental pollution that resulted from the unlawful discharge or deposit and evidence of the potential of the water environment for public use if the unlawful discharge or deposit had not occurred in order to assist the court in determining the adverse effects upon the water environment resulting from the unlawful discharge or deposit and in determining the amount of liability under sub. (1) .

(3) Administration of award. The court shall administer an award made under this section. An award made under this section may be used to remove, terminate or remedy the adverse effects of the discharge or deposit, to restore or develop the water environment for public use or to provide grants to municipalities consistent with any court order.

(4) Aids to municipalities; environmental damage compensation. The department may make grants to any county, city, village, or town for the acquisition or development of recreational lands and facilities from moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (dv) . Use and administration of the grant shall be consistent with any court order issued under sub. (3) . A county, city, village, or town which receives a grant under this section is not required to share in the cost of a project under this section.

History: 1973 c. 74 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 375 ; 2005 a. 347 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 106.276 — WI Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.276
Section 106.276
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The department shall establish and administer a commercial driver training grant program.

(b) A person that satisfies the eligibility requirements under par. (c) may apply to the department for a grant under this section. The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section.

(c) An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following are satisfied:

1. The applicant provides, or pays for a 3rd party to provide, to an individual who resides in this state training in the operation of commercial motor vehicles that satisfies the requirements of 49 CFR part 380 , subparts F and G.

2. The applicant or other 3rd party described in subd. 1. that provides the training is listed on the Training Provider Registry (TPR), as set forth in 49 CFR part 380 , subpart G.

2m. The applicant has one or more facilities located in this state.

3.

a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b. , the individual who receives the training under subd. 1. obtains an initial commercial driver license, as defined in s. 340.01 (7m) , in this state after March 23, 2024.

b. If the applicant is not a training provider as described in subd. 1. , the individual for whom the applicant provides training under subd. 1. obtains an initial commercial driver license, as defined in s. 340.01 (7m) , in this state after April 4, 2026.

4. The application is received by the department before July 1, 2027.

(cm) The department may not award more than one grant with respect to a given individual who is trained as described in par. (c) 1.

(d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bk) , the department may award grants to eligible applicants under par. (c) . The amount of a grant under this section with regard to each individual trained may not exceed 50 percent of the costs of training the individual in the operation of commercial motor vehicles or $3,000, whichever is less.

(2) Before July 1 of each year, the department shall prepare a report summarizing the number and amount of grants awarded under sub. (1) . The department shall submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) .

History: 2023 a. 153 ; 2025 a. 15 , 159 ; s. 35.17 correction in (1) (c) 1.
Wis. Stat. § 7.36 — WI Code / Chapter 7 / Section 7.36
Chief inspector’s duties.
Status: in_force

Subject to the supervision of the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners, the chief inspector shall direct the conduct of activities assigned to the inspectors at the polling place. The chief inspector shall refer any question as to the proper procedure to be employed in carrying out the inspectors’ duties to the municipal clerk or executive director.

History: 1985 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.255 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.255
Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center.
Status: in_force

Beginning with fiscal year 2007-08, the department shall provide a grant in the amount of $27,000 in each fiscal year to the Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center to be used for park and recreation uses, forestry education, and tourist information provided by the center and for its operational costs.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 450.06 — WI Code / Chapter 450 / Section 450.06
Pharmacies located in this state; licensure.
Status: in_force

(1) No pharmacist or person engaged in the practice of pharmacy under s. 450.03 (1) (f) , (g) , or (i) may dispense at any location in this state that is not licensed as a pharmacy by the board. No person in this state may use or display the title “pharmacy,” “drugstore,” “apothecary,” or any other title, symbol, or insignia having the same or similar meanings, except for a place of practice which is licensed under this section as a pharmacy by the board.

(2) The board shall issue a license to operate a pharmacy at a specific location in this state if:

(a) An application is made on forms provided by the board showing all of the following:

1. The location of the pharmacy.

2. A floor plan of the pharmacy.

3. The name and address of the person holding title and ownership control of the location.

4. The name of the managing pharmacist of the pharmacy under s. 450.09 (1) .

(b) The location of the pharmacy is inspected in a manner approved by the board and found to meet all the requirements of this chapter.

(c) The initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) is paid.

(2m) The board may require that practice-related information be submitted on the application under sub. (2) (a) .

(3) No pharmacy located in this state may be opened or kept open for practice following a change of ownership or change of location unless the pharmacy is licensed for the new owner or at the new location, notwithstanding any remaining period of validity under the pharmacy’s license under the previous owner or at the previous location.

(4) Any person who fails to license his or her place of practice as required under this section may be assessed a forfeiture of not less than $25 nor more than $50 for each separate offense. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

History: 1985 a. 146 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2005 a. 242 ; 2007 a. 20 , 202 ; 2021 a. 101 .
Wis. Stat. § 184.15 — WI Code / Chapter 184 / Section 184.15
Transfers by a fiduciary.
Status: in_force

If before May 5, 1998, the transfer vested the estate or interest in another person to hold the estate or interest as a fiduciary for the benefit of the nonprofit association or its members or both, on or after May 5, 1998, the fiduciary may transfer the estate or interest to the nonprofit association in its name, or the nonprofit association, by appropriate proceedings, may require that the estate or interest be transferred to the nonprofit association in its name.

History: 1997 a. 140 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.017 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.017
Racing security.
Status: in_force

The department may do any of the following:

(1) Provide all of the security services for the racing operations under this chapter.

(2) Monitor the regulatory compliance of racing operations under this chapter.

(3) Audit the racing operations under this chapter.

(4) Investigate suspected violations of this chapter.

(5) Report suspected gaming-related criminal activity to the division of criminal investigation in the department of justice for investigation by that division.

(6) If the division of criminal investigation in the department of justice chooses not to investigate a report under sub. (5) , coordinate an investigation of the suspected criminal activity with local law enforcement officials and district attorneys.

History: 1997 a. 27 .