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Wis. Stat. § 895.527 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.527
Section 895.527
Status: in_force

(7) A person who is shooting in the customary or a generally acceptable manner at a sport shooting range between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. is presumed to not be engaging in disorderly conduct merely because of the noise caused by the shooting.

(8) An owner or operator of a sport shooting range, or an employee, agent, contractor, customer, or insurer of the owner or operator of a sport shooting range, and any user of a sport shooting range is immune from civil liability in any action commenced by the state or its political subdivisions, or by a special purpose district, related to the use, release, placement, deposition, or accumulation of any projectiles on or under the sport shooting range or other contiguous real property over which the owner or operator of a sport shooting range has an easement, leasehold, or other legal right to use.

(9) An owner, operator, officer, or board member of a sport shooting range, and any employee or volunteer acting on behalf of the owner or operator who provided recommendations regarding the operation of a sport shooting range, are immune from any civil action based solely on the negligent action of a user of the sport shooting range.

(10) This section does not impair or diminish the private property rights of owners of property adjoining a sport shooting range.

History: 1997 a. 242 ; 2001 a. 30 ; 2005 a. 155 ; 2009 a. 371 ; 2011 a. 35 ; 2013 a. 35 , 202 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 44 .
Wis. Stat. § 992.10 — WI Code / Chapter 992 / Section 992.10
Validation of acquisition of property by department of health services.
Status: in_force

The acquisition of the property located at 1776-1818 North Commerce Street in Milwaukee in March 1983 by the department of health services, and its officers and employees, and the acts of any other state agency, including the state building commission and the department of administration, and their officers and employees, in effecting that acquisition, are hereby validated.

History: 1983 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 616.74 — WI Code / Chapter 616 / Section 616.74
Manner of obtaining company license; fee.
Status: in_force

(1) No certificate of authority shall be issued by the commissioner until the company has filed with the commissioner the following:

(a) A formal application in such form and detail as the commissioner may require, executed under oath by its president or other principal officer;

(b) A certified copy of its charter or articles of incorporation and its bylaws, if any;

(c) A certificate from the department of financial institutions, if it is a nonprofit corporation, that it has complied with the corporation laws of this state; if it is a corporation the stock of which has been or is being sold to the general public, a certificate from the division of securities that it has complied with the requirements of the securities law of this state.

(2) No certificate of authority shall be issued by the commissioner until the company has paid to the commissioner the fee required by s. 601.31 (1) (b) .

(3) Every certificate of authority issued hereunder shall expire annually on July 1, of each year, unless sooner revoked or suspended, as hereinafter provided.

History: 1971 c. 307 ; 1977 c. 339 s. 8 ; Stats. 1977 s. 616.74; 1979 c. 102 s. 237 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 177.0306 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0306
Traveler’s check, money order, or similar instrument.
Status: in_force

Sums payable on a traveler’s check, money order, or similar instrument presumed abandoned are subject to reporting to and custody of this state and the administrator may take custody of such sums to the extent permitted under 12 USC 2501 to 2503 .

History: 2021 a. 87 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 97.34 — WI Code / Chapter 97 / Section 97.34
Bottled drinking water and soda water beverage; standards; sampling and analysis.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Bottled drinking water” means all water packaged in bottles or similar containers and sold or distributed for drinking purposes. This term includes distilled water, artesian water, spring water and mineral water, whether carbonated or uncarbonated.

(b) “Soda water beverage” means and includes all beverages commonly known as soft drinks or soda water, whether carbonated, uncarbonated, sweetened or flavored. This term does not include alcohol beverages.

(2)

(a) The department shall promulgate by rule standards of purity for all ingredients used in the manufacture or bottling of soda water beverages or bottled drinking water which ensure a pure and unadulterated product.

(b) No person may manufacture or bottle bottled drinking water for sale or distribution in this state unless the bottled drinking water complies with state drinking water standards adopted by the department of natural resources under s. 280.11 , 281.15 or 281.17 (8) and with health-related enforcement standards adopted by the department of natural resources under ch. 160 .

(c) The department may require testing of bottled drinking water for substances subject to any standard under par. (b) and for any other substance if the department determines that the water system used as the source of the bottled drinking water has a potential of being contaminated, based on contamination of other water systems or groundwater in the vicinity. The department shall adopt by rule requirements for periodic sampling and analysis for the purposes of this subsection. The department shall require all analyses to be conducted by a laboratory certified under s. 299.11 .

(d) No person may manufacture or bottle bottled drinking water for sale or distribution in this state unless the water system used by the manufacturer or bottler complies with ch. 280 and rules promulgated by the department of natural resources under that chapter.

(e) The department shall publish an annual report summarizing the results of bottled drinking water sampling and analysis.

History: 1973 c. 126 ; 1981 c. 79 s. 17 ; 1983 a. 410 ; 1987 a. 27 , 399 ; 1995 a. 227 , 378 ; 1997 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.72 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.72
Approval by the electorate.
Status: in_force

(1) Sections 32.50 to 32.71 do not take effect in any city until the following question is submitted to the electors of the city at a special election and adopted by a majority vote of the electors voting: “Shall subchapter II of chapter 32, Wisconsin Statutes, be effective in the city of ................, thus allowing the city to acquire and condemn property for street widening and similar purposes, financed through assessments of benefits and damages?”. The question shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37 .

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , this subchapter is effective in any city that has used chapter 275, laws of 1931 , to acquire and condemn property before April 27, 1984.

History: 1983 a. 236 ; 1983 a. 538 ss. 39 , 264 ; 1999 a. 182 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1704 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1704
Application to foreign corporations.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 180.1708 , this chapter applies to all foreign corporations transacting business in this state on or after January 1, 1991. The enactment of this chapter does not require a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state on January 1, 1991, to obtain a new certificate of authority under subch. XV .

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 342.02 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.02
Excepted liens and security interests.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to or affect:

(1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle.

(2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state.

(3) A security interest in a vehicle created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vehicle for sale, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ch. 409 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.696 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.696
Zoning; filing fees.
Status: in_force

The board may enact ordinances establishing schedules of reasonable filing fees for the filing of petitions to amend county zoning ordinances and notices of appeal to the board of adjustment from determinations of county zoning authorities and providing for the charging and collection of such filing fees; such fees to be used to partially defray the expenses of holding hearings and giving notices of hearings prescribed in ss. 59.69 and 59.694 .

History: 1995 a. 201 s. 126 .
Wis. Stat. § 195.307 — WI Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.307
Snowmobile rail crossings.
Status: in_force

Sections 195.28 , 195.285 , 195.286 , and 195.29 do not apply to snowmobile rail crossings for which a permit is issued under s. 350.138 .

History: 2001 a. 14 .
Wis. Stat. § 25.69 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.69
Permanent endowment fund.
Status: in_force

There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the permanent endowment fund, consisting of all of the proceeds from the sale of the state’s right to receive payments under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998, and all investment earnings on the proceeds. Any revenues or proceeds that are derived from the repurchase by the state of the tobacco settlement revenues under s. 16.527 (3) (c) 1. are also deposited into the permanent endowment fund. Beginning in the 2021-22 fiscal year, there is transferred from the permanent endowment fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund all of the moneys deposited into the permanent endowment fund in each fiscal year, except that beginning in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the amount of the transfer is reduced by the amount appropriated under s. 20.566 (1) (v) for that fiscal year.

History: 2001 a. 16 , 109 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 , 226 ; 2021 a. 58 ; 2023 a. 146 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.41 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.41
Forty-first assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 41st assembly district:

(1) Whole county. Richland.

(2) Adams County. That part of Adams County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Dell Prairie, Easton, New Haven, and Springville.

(b) That part of the city of Wisconsin Dells located in the county.

(3) Columbia County. That part of Columbia County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The town of Newport.

(b) That part of the city of Wisconsin Dells located in the county.

(4) Juneau County. That part of Juneau County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Kildare, Lyndon, Seven Mile Creek, Summit, and Wonewoc.

(b) The villages of Lyndon Station, Union Center, and Wonewoc.

(c) That part of the city of Wisconsin Dells located in the county.

(5) Sauk County. That part of Sauk County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Dellona, Delton, Excelsior, Freedom, Ironton, La Valle, Reedsburg, Washington, Westfield, Winfield, and Woodland.

(b) The villages of Ironton, La Valle, Lake Delton, Lime Ridge, Loganville, North Freedom, and Rock Springs.

(c) That part of the village of Cazenovia located in the county.

(d) The city of Reedsburg.

(e) That part of the city of Wisconsin Dells located in the county.

(6) Vernon County. That part of Vernon County consisting of that part of the village of Viola located in the county.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 126.05 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.05
Agricultural producer security fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The fund is a public trust and shall be administered to secure payments to producers. Moneys deposited into the fund may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.

(2) The department shall deposit into the fund all fees, surcharges, assessments, reimbursements, and proceeds of contingent financial backing that the department collects under this chapter. The department shall keep a record by contractor and industry, of all deposits into the fund. The department shall keep a record by industry of all payments from the fund.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 38 ; 2009 a. 296 .
Wis. Stat. § 322.102 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.102
Article 102 — Forcing a safeguard.
Status: in_force

Any person who forces a safeguard shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “Forcing a safeguard” means performing any act in violation of the protection of a detachment, guard, or detail posted by a commander for protection.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.1002 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.1002
Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) Reporting requirements. A bank shall make to the division not less than 2 reports during each calendar year. The reports shall be made at the times required by the division on forms prescribed and furnished by the division. The forms shall conform as nearly as practicable to that required of national banks, including any schedules.

(2) Attestation. The reports under sub. (1) shall be signed and verified by the oath or affirmation of one of the officers of the bank, and shall be attested by at least 2 of the directors. If by reason of absence or other inability it is impracticable to obtain the signature of 2 directors, the report shall specify the reason why it is impracticable and the attestation by the director so absent or under disability is not required.

(3) Resources and liabilities. The report under sub. (1) shall exhibit in detail and under the proper headings, the resources and liabilities of the bank at the close of the business of any past day specified by the division. The bank shall transmit the report to the division within 30 days after the receipt of request for the report from the division.

(4) List of shareholders. When requested by the division, any bank shall report to the division a list of its shareholders, their residences, and the amount of stock held by each. The shareholder list shall be signed and verified by the oath or affirmation of one of the officers of the bank.

(5) Special reports. The division may require special reports from a bank, if the division determines that the reports are necessary to inform the division fully of the bank’s condition.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.423 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.423
Base budget review reports.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “state agency” has the meaning given in s. 20.001 (1) .

(2)

(a) During the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, the secretary shall require that all state agencies submit a report no later than September 15, 2018, and then no later than May 15 in the even-numbered year in every biennium thereafter, that contains the information specified in sub. (3) .

(b) Beginning in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the secretary shall require that any state agency created after May 15, 2018, submit a report no later than the May 15 in the even-numbered year that first occurs after the state agency is created, and then no later than May 15 in the even-numbered year in every biennium thereafter, that contains the information specified in sub. (3) .

(3) A report submitted under this section shall contain at least all of the following:

(a) A description of each appropriation of the state agency.

(b) For each appropriation of the state agency, an accounting of all expenditures in every quarter in each of the prior 3 fiscal years.

(c) For each appropriation of the state agency, an analysis of whether the appropriation contributes to the mission of the state agency and whether the objectives of the appropriation justify its expenditures.

(d) For each appropriation of the state agency, a determination of the minimum level of funding to achieve its objectives, but not to exceed the prior fiscal year’s base funding, and an accounting of its current funding.

(e) A description of the state agency mission or guiding principles. If a state agency does not have an agency mission or guiding principles, the state agency shall adopt an agency mission or guiding principles and describe the mission or principles in the report.

(3m) A report filed under this section shall be in a form that is consistent with the form used by a state agency that filed a base budget review report under s. 16.423 , 2007 stats.

History: 2017 a. 212 ; 2021 a. 238 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1102 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1102
Relationship of subchapter to other laws.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter does not authorize an act prohibited by, and does not affect the application or requirements of, law other than this subchapter.

(2) A transaction effected under this subchapter may not create or impair a right, duty, or obligation of a person under the law of this state, other than this subchapter, relating to a change in control, takeover, business combination, control-share acquisition, or similar transaction involving a domestic constituent, acquired, or converting entity.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.357 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.357
Transportation; general provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) During closed season. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, no person may transport or cause to be transported, or deliver or receive or offer to deliver or receive for transportation, any game or game fish or carcass at any time other than during the open season for the game or game fish and 3 days thereafter. Whenever any game or game fish or carcass is offered to any person for transportation at any time other than during the open season therefor and 3 days thereafter, the person shall immediately notify the department or its wardens of the offer and by whom made.

(2) Trunks; valises. No person may carry or control in any trunk, valise, or other package or enclosure, at any time on any common carrier, any game or game fish, or carcass.

(3) Transportation employees. No employee of any railroad, express or other transportation company, and no steward, porter or other employee of any dining, parlor or sleeping car may have possession or control of, at any time while on duty, any game or game fish, or carcass.

(4) Labeling game shipments. No person shall transport or cause to be transported, or deliver or receive for transportation, any package or parcel containing any wild animal or carcass, unless the package or parcel is labeled in plain letters on the address side of the package or parcel with the name and address of the consignor, the name and address of the consignee, and the number of pounds of each kind of fish or the number of each variety of other wild animals; or carcasses contained in the package or parcel; and unless the consignor is the owner of the shipment and delivers to the common carrier with the package or parcel, either personally, or by agent, a writing signed by the consignor personally, stating that the consignor is the owner of the shipment.

(4m) Control of cervid carcasses. No person may transport, cause to be transported, deliver, receive, offer to deliver or receive, or control the carcass of a cervid in violation of rules promulgated by the department under s. 29.063 (3) or (4) .

(5) Exemptions.

(a) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to a person who has a valid taxidermist permit and who possesses, transports, causes to be transported, delivers or receives, or offers to deliver or receive, a wild animal carcass in connection with his or her business.

(b) Subsections (1) to (4m) do not apply to the possession, transportation, delivery, or receipt of farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 .

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 269 , 316 ; 1995 a. 79 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 516 , 517 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.357; 2001 a. 56 ; 2005 a. 286 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 459.035 — WI Code / Chapter 459 / Section 459.035
Medical exam before being fitted.
Status: in_force

A hearing aid shall not be fitted for or sold to a person 17 years of age or younger unless within 90 days prior to the fitting the person to be fitted has been examined by a physician to determine whether or not he or she has any physical deficiencies that would prohibit the effective use of a hearing aid.

History: 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4) ; 2003 a. 270 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.438 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.438
Personal electronic computing devices; grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Membership” has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5) .

(b) “Personal electronic computing device” means an electronic computing device that satisfies all of the following criteria:

1. The electronic computing device is a mobile device.

2. The electronic computing device is assignable to an individual pupil to be used solely by that pupil.

3. The electronic computing device may be used to access the Internet.

(2) Any of the following may apply for a grant under this section:

(a) A school board.

(b) An operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) .

(c) The governing body of a private school.

(d) A tribal school.

(3) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant only for the following purposes:

(a) To purchase personal electronic computing devices.

(b) To purchase software for personal electronic computing devices.

(c) To purchase curriculum, including any related educational content or materials, a portion or all of which includes content that may be accessed on a personal electronic computing device.

(d) To train professional staff on how to effectively incorporate personal electronic computing devices into a classroom and into the high school curriculum.

(4)

(a) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and ending in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) and subject to pars. (b) and (c) , the department shall pay to each school district, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) , governing body of a private school, and tribal school that applies for a grant under this section an amount calculated by multiplying $125 by one of the following:

1. For a school district, the number of 9th grade pupils included in the school district’s membership in the previous school year.

2. For an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) , the number of 9th grade pupils attending the charter school in the current school year.

3. For a governing body of a private school, the number of 9th grade pupils attending the private school in the current school year.

4. For a tribal school, the number of 9th grade pupils attending the tribal school in the current school year.

(b) As a condition of receiving a grant under par. (a) , an applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant will provide matching funds in an amount equal to the grant award.

(c) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par. (a) , the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible applicants.

History: 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.501 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.501
Handling of documentary drafts; duty to send for presentment and to notify customer of dishonor.
Status: in_force

A bank that takes a documentary draft for collection shall present or send the draft and accompanying documents for presentment and, upon learning that the draft has not been paid or accepted in due course, shall seasonably notify its customer of the fact even though it may have discounted or bought the draft or extended credit available for withdrawal as of right.

History: 1995 a. 449 ; 1997 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 843.17 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.17
Writ of assistance.
Status: in_force

If a judgment is for the immediate possession of real property or for possession on a specified date, the person in whose favor the judgment runs may have a writ of assistance upon application to the clerk of court.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.17.