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Wis. Stat. § 169.37 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.37
Inspections.
Status: in_force

(1) Departmental authority. For purposes of enforcing this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter with respect to a person who is required to have a license or maintain records under this chapter, a conservation warden or representative of the department, upon presenting his or her credentials to that person, may do any of the following:

(a) Enter and inspect any land, vehicle, building, or other structure where live wild animals are possessed or where carcasses of wild animals are possessed.

(b) Inspect any equipment, materials, or other activities related to the wild animals.

(c) Gain access to and inspect any records required to be kept under s. 169.36 .

(d) Investigate and inspect any wild animal or any other animal to be introduced, stocked, or released into the wild. Inspection under this paragraph may include the removal of reasonable diagnostic samples from wild animals for biological examination.

(2) Times for inspections. An inspection authorized under sub. (1) or (4) may be conducted during any of the following times:

(a) Normal business hours.

(b) During the time that the person who possesses wild animals or carcasses of wild animals is conducting business.

(c) At any time, if the inspection is necessary for public health, safety, or welfare.

(3) Prohibiting inspections. No person who has been requested to submit to an inspection under this section or s. 169.38 or an operator of a vehicle for such a person, or employee or person acting on behalf of such a person, may prohibit entry as authorized under this section or s. 169.38 unless a court restrains or enjoins the entry or inspection.

(4) Inspections of introduced or stocked animals. Only persons determined by the department to be experienced in wildlife disease may remove diagnostic samples under sub. (1) (d) .

(5) Taxidermists. For an inspection of a taxidermist’s place of business, this section does not apply, and the department shall conduct the inspection as authorized under s. 29.506 (7) .

History: 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.829 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.829
Issuance and negotiability of bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) Negotiability. All bonds are negotiable for all purposes, notwithstanding their payment from a limited source.

(2) Employment of financial consultant. A district may retain the building commission or any other person as its financial consultant to assist with and coordinate the issuance of bonds.

(3) No personal liability. Neither the members of the district board nor any person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of the bonds, unless the personal liability or accountability is the result of willful misconduct.

(4) Limit on bonds.

(a) Except as provided in par. (c) , the principal amount of bonds, other than refunding bonds, that are issued by a district may not exceed $160,000,000. The limitation under this subsection does not include the principal amount of any bonds that are to be used for any of the following purposes:

1. To pay issuance costs of the bonds.

2. To pay any original issue discount.

3. To make a deposit into a debt service reserve fund.

4. To pay costs of credit enhancement.

(b) Between the time of the first issuance of bonds and the end of the 3rd year that occurs immediately after the year in which the tax is first imposed under s. 77.706 , there shall be set aside in a construction reserve fund the amount of $10,000,000 from funds raised pursuant to s. 229.826 (5) . The investment earnings on the construction reserve fund shall be used to pay costs of constructing football stadium facilities. The corpus of the construction reserve fund shall be applied to the final costs of completing the football stadium facilities financed with bonds if and to the extent that the legislative audit bureau upon request of the district, or the district board upon the affirmative vote of at least 5 of its members, determines that such costs were necessary to complete the football stadium facilities as contemplated in the original agreement between the district and the football team or a related party under s. 229.827 . Any balance in the construction reserve fund remaining following final completion and payment for the football stadium facilities shall be applied to the early retirement of bonds.

(c) The principal amount of bonds, other than refunding bonds, that may be issued by a district under pars. (a) and (b) shall be reduced by the amount of any proceeds from a loan obtained by a county located within a district’s jurisdiction from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.61 (3) (a) 2. that are used for purposes related to the acquisition, renovation or construction of football stadium facilities pursuant to an agreement under s. 229.827 (3) .

(5) Date of issuance. All bonds, other than refunding bonds, that are issued by a district shall be issued no later than December 31, 2004.

History: 1999 a. 167 .
Wis. Stat. § 346.66 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.66
Applicability of sections relating to accidents and accident reporting.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) In addition to being applicable upon highways, ss. 346.67 to 346.70 are applicable upon all premises held out to the public for use of their motor vehicles, all premises provided by employers to employees for the use of their motor vehicles, and all premises provided to tenants of rental housing in buildings of 4 or more units for the use of their motor vehicles, whether such premises are publicly or privately owned and whether or not a fee is charged for the use thereof.

(b) Except as provided in sub. (2) , ss. 346.67 to 346.70 do not apply to private parking areas at farms or single-family residences.

(c) Sections 346.67 to 346.70 do not apply to accidents involving only snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q) , that were being operated off the highways, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (y) , or vehicles propelled by human power or drawn by animals.

(2)

(a) Sections 346.67 , 346.68 , and 346.69 apply to the operator of a vehicle that, whether by operator intention or lack of control, departs a highway or premises described in sub. (1) (a) immediately prior to an accident if the accident does not occur on real property owned or leased by the operator.

(b) Sections 346.675 and 346.70 apply to an accident described in par. (a) .

History: 1971 c. 277 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1995 a. 127 ; 2009 a. 62 ; 2011 a. 208 ; 2015 a. 170 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.850 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.850
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Administration” means any proceeding relating to a decedent’s estate whether testate or intestate.

(2) “Beneficiary” means any person nominated in a will to receive an interest in property other than in a fiduciary capacity.

(3) “Distributee” means any person to whom property of a decedent is distributed other than in payment of a claim, or who is entitled to property of a decedent under the decedent’s will or under the statutes of intestate succession.

(4) “Person interested” has the meaning given in s. 851.21 .

History: 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.51 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.51
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(2) “Hearing impaired” has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by the state superintendent to define “hearing impairments” under s. 115.76 (5) (a) 2.

(3) “Local educational agency” has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (10) .

(4) “Visually impaired” means loss of vision, or blindness, as described in the rule promulgated by the state superintendent to define “visual impairments” for the purposes of s. 115.76 (5) (a) 4.

History: 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 , 164 ; 1999 a. 9 , 185 ; 2001 a. 57 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.10 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.10
Killing birds or animals.
Status: in_force

Any person who, while in flight within this state, intentionally kills or attempts to kill any birds or animals or who shoots at any bird or animal from an aircraft is subject to the penalties provided under s. 29.971 (7) .

History: 1981 c. 243 ; 1997 a. 248 .
Wis. Stat. § 31.38 — WI Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31.38
Municipal authority to construct and maintain dams.
Status: in_force

(1) Every municipality may, subject to this chapter, authorize the acquisition, construction, maintenance or repair of dams across any lake or stream adjoining or within the limits of such municipality, and may locate such dam within or without such limits.

(2) Whenever it is deemed necessary to acquire, construct, maintain or repair any such dam, a plan therefor, with specifications and cost estimates, shall be prepared and presented to the governing body of the municipality for adoption. Cost estimates may include the estimated cost of maintenance for a period of years. When adopted by the governing body, the plan shall, where required, be submitted to the department or proper officer of the United States for approval. No work shall be done in pursuance of such plan until it has been so approved.

(3) For the purpose of this section, a municipality may purchase or condemn lands within and, when necessary, without its limits in order to protect any property situated within such limits.

(4) The municipality shall proceed in accordance with s. 66.0703 to make special assessments to property on account of benefits resulting to the property from the improvement mentioned in sub. (2) or from the acquisition and maintenance of a dam. If the excess of benefits over damages accruing to property within the assessment district is not sufficient to pay the cost of the improvement, the municipality may pay the balance, either out of its general fund or out of any special fund created for that purpose. The municipality may issue its negotiable bonds, as provided in ch. 67 , to pay for such improvement. The department upon request of a municipality shall assist in engineering, surveying and determination of charges necessary in establishing special assessment districts under this section, cost of which shall be advanced by the requesting municipality and later charged against the various parcels of the special assessment district in direct proportion to the assessed benefits of each parcel in the district.

(5) Whenever 2 or more municipalities propose to cooperate in acquiring, constructing, maintaining or repairing a dam, their governing bodies shall first meet and adopt a method of proceeding and a plan of apportioning to each its share of the entire cost. Such method of proceeding and plan of apportionment shall be embodied in a resolution adopted by the governing bodies of the cooperating municipalities acting jointly and later such resolution shall be adopted by each of the governing bodies acting separately.

(6) Whenever a county or town acts under this section, the references in s. 66.0703 to a city or village or clerk thereof mean the county or town or clerk thereof, as the case may be.

History: 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.88 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.88
Compliance and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Every person installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring shall use materials, methods, and equipment that are in conformance with the rules promulgated by the department under this subchapter.

(3) Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

History: 1979 c. 309 ; 1983 a. 164 ; 2007 a. 63 ; 2013 a. 143 .
Wis. Stat. § 110.08 — WI Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.08
State operator’s license examiner system.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall employ a sufficient number of operator’s license examiners. The department may contract for specialists in driver’s license examining to augment the department’s training program for examiners.

(1m) Each operator’s license examiner shall receive informational training on the powers and duties of the department relating to organ donor information under s. 343.175 once every 2 years and, for operator’s license examiners hired after January 1, 1997, prior to initial assignment to operator’s license examining activities. The informational training under this subsection shall be developed by all organ procurement organizations, as defined in s. 340.01 (41k) , in cooperation with the department.

(2) Except as provided under sub. (5) (b) and s. 343.16 (1) (b) to (c) , all examinations for operator’s licenses and permits shall be given by state examiners.

(3) The department shall employ state examiners, driver improvement personnel and clerical personnel at local examining centers, under the classified service.

(4) The department shall employ, train and assign sufficient driver improvement personnel to carry out an intensive driver improvement program including the reexamination and personal interview of problem drivers.

(5)

(a) The department shall provide in each county, directly or by contract as described in par. (b) , at least 20 hours per week of services relating to operator’s licenses and identification cards.

(b) The department shall provide the services required under par. (a) by the most cost-effective means possible, which may include contracting with counties or other local governments to provide these services. Notwithstanding any provision of ss. 343.14 and 343.16 , a contract between the department and a county or other local government under this paragraph may authorize an employee of the county or local government to conduct any examination for an operator’s license except a driving skills test. The department may require any employee of a county or local government who provides services under a contract entered into under this paragraph to satisfy any requirement under s. 110.09 that would be required of an employee of the department.

History: 1971 c. 164 ; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1050 , 1654 (7) (a) ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 32 ; 1995 a. 113 , 446 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 401.101 — WI Code / Chapter 401 / Section 401.101
Short titles.
Status: in_force

(1) Chapters 401 to 411 may be cited as the uniform commercial code.

(2) This chapter may be cited as uniform commercial code — general provisions.

History: 2009 a. 320 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.9955 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.9955
Required records.
Status: in_force

(1) An athlete agent shall create and retain for 5 years all of the following records:

(a) The name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent.

(b) Each agency contract entered into by the athlete agent.

(c) The direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of each student athlete.

(2) Records described in sub. (1) are open to inspection by the department during normal business hours. Upon demand, an athlete agent shall provide a copy of such a record to the department.

History: 2003 a. 150 ; 2019 a. 180 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.01 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.01
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, “board” means the investment board.

History: 1999 a. 83 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.207 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.207
Reacquisition.
Status: in_force

Reacquisition of an instrument occurs if it is transferred to a former holder, by negotiation or otherwise. A former holder who reacquires the instrument may cancel endorsements made after the reacquirer first became a holder of the instrument. If the cancellation causes the instrument to be payable to the reacquirer or to bearer, the reacquirer may negotiate the instrument. An endorser whose endorsement is canceled is discharged, and the discharge is effective against any subsequent holder.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.08 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.08
Exchange by distributee and surviving spouse.
Status: in_force

In its final judgment or other order, the court shall assign items to the surviving spouse and distributee to conform with the exchange under s. 766.31 (3) (b) to the extent that the court approved the exchange.

History: 1987 a. 393 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 285.57 — WI Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.57
Emission of ozone-depleting substances.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “class I substance” has the meaning given in 42 USC 7671 (3).

(2) Medical sterilizers.

(a) The department shall evaluate the progress toward eliminating the use of class I substances in medical sterilizers. The department shall complete the evaluation no later than August 1, 1994.

(b) Based on the results of the evaluation under par. (a) , the department shall promulgate a rule that prohibits the use of class I substances in medical sterilizers or, if no adequate substitute for class I substances is available, requires persons who operate medical sterilizers that use class I substances to achieve the lowest achievable emission rate for class I substances.

(3) Solvents. The department shall advise persons who use class I substances as solvents on ways to eliminate that use.

(4) Citations. The department may follow the procedures for the issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture for a violation of sub. (2) .

(5) Penalties. Any person who violates sub. (2) shall be required to forfeit not less than $250 nor more than $1,000. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

History: 1993 a. 243 ; 1995 a. 227 s. 508 ; Stats. 1995 s. 285.57.
Wis. Stat. § 939.50 — WI Code / Chapter 939 / Section 939.50
Classification of felonies.
Status: in_force

(1) Felonies in the statutes are classified as follows:

(a) Class A felony.

(b) Class B felony.

(c) Class C felony.

(d) Class D felony.

(e) Class E felony.

(f) Class F felony.

(g) Class G felony.

(h) Class H felony.

(i) Class I felony.

(2) A felony is a Class A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, or I felony when it is so specified in the statutes.

(3) Penalties for felonies are as follows:

(a) For a Class A felony, life imprisonment.

(b) For a Class B felony, imprisonment not to exceed 60 years.

(c) For a Class C felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 40 years, or both.

(d) For a Class D felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 25 years, or both.

(e) For a Class E felony, a fine not to exceed $50,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 years, or both.

(f) For a Class F felony, a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 years and 6 months, or both.

(g) For a Class G felony, a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 10 years, or both.

(h) For a Class H felony, a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 years, or both.

(i) For a Class I felony, a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 3 years and 6 months, or both.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1981 c. 280 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 64 ; 1993 a. 194 ; 1995 a. 69 ; 1997 a. 283 ; 1999 a. 188 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 228.03 — WI Code / Chapter 228 / Section 228.03
Copy to be deemed to be original record.
Status: in_force

(1) A photographic reproduction of an original document, court order, plat, paper, written instrument, writing, record, book of record, file, or other material, or a copy of material generated from optical disc or electronic storage of the original material, bearing upon or pertinent to the activities and functions of any county office, department, agency, board, commission, court, or institution, in counties having a population of 750,000 or more, is deemed to be an original for all purposes, if it meets the applicable standards established in ss. 16.61 and 16.612 .

(2) Any photographic reproduction of an original record meeting the standards prescribed in s. 16.61 (7) or copy of a record generated from an original record stored in optical disc or electronic format in compliance with ss. 16.61 and 16.612 shall be taken as, stand in lieu of, and have all of the effect of the original record and shall be admissible in evidence in all courts and all other tribunals or agencies, administrative or otherwise, in all cases where the original document is admissible. A transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of such a reproduction of an original record, or certified copy of a record generated from an original record stored in optical disc or electronic format, for the purposes specified in this subsection, is deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original. The custodian of a photographic reproduction shall place the reproduction or optical disc in conveniently accessible storage and shall make provision for preserving, examining, and using the reproduction of the record or generating a copy of the record from optical disc or electronic storage. An enlarged copy of a photographic reproduction of a record made in accordance with the standards specified in s. 16.61 (7) or an enlarged copy of a record generated from an original record stored in optical disc or electronic format in compliance with ss. 16.61 and 16.612 that is certified by the custodian as provided in s. 889.18 (2) has the same effect as an actual-size copy.

History: 1985 a. 180 ; 1993 a. 172 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 196 ; 2017 a. 207 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0212 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0212
Annual report for department.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company shall deliver to the department for filing an annual report that states all of the following:

(a) The name of the company or foreign company.

(b) The street address of its registered agent in this state and the name and e-mail address of its registered agent at that office.

(c) The street address of its principal office.

(d) If the company is member managed, the name of at least one member.

(e) If the company is manager managed, the name of at least one manager.

(f) In the case of a foreign company, the jurisdiction of its governing law and any fictitious name adopted under s. 183.0906 (1) .

(2) Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the report is signed by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company.

(3)

(a) A domestic limited liability company shall deliver its annual report to the department in each year following the calendar year in which the domestic limited liability company’s articles of organization became effective, during the calendar year quarter in which the anniversary date of the articles’ effective date occurs.

(b) A registered foreign limited liability company shall deliver its annual report to the department during the first calendar quarter of each year following the calendar year in which the foreign limited liability company registered to do business in this state.

(4) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the department promptly shall notify the reporting limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company in a record and return the report to it for correction. If the annual report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the department within 30 days after the effective date of the notice under s. 183.0103 (5) , the annual report is timely filed.

(5) If an annual report contains a registered office or registered agent which differs from the information shown in the records of the department immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under s. 183.0116 .

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.95 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.95
Fraud in obtaining membership.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 632.46 , any certificate of membership secured by misrepresentation in or with reference to any application for membership or documentary or other proof for the purpose of obtaining membership in or noninsurance benefit from the fraternal is void, if the fraternal relied on it and it is either material or fraudulent.

History: 1975 c. 373 .