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Wis. Stat. § 95.31 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.31
Condemnation of diseased animals.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may condemn animals that are affected with or exposed to a contagious or infectious disease if the department determines that it is necessary to do so to prevent or control the spread of the disease. Condemned animals shall be slaughtered or destroyed as directed by the department.

(2) If the department determines that it is necessary to condemn an animal under sub. (1) , the department shall, in all cases where the payment of indemnities is authorized under this chapter, appraise the animal as provided in s. 95.32 and shall notify the owner in writing of the appraised value. The notice shall include the number and description of the animals and the name of the owner.

(3) In addition to the indemnities for specific animal diseases provided under ss. 95.25 , 95.26 and 95.27 or under special emergency programs and subject to s. 95.36 , the department shall pay indemnities on livestock condemned and slaughtered or destroyed because of other diseases if the department determines that the condemnation and slaughter or destruction is necessary to protect public health or the livestock industry. The indemnity under this subsection shall be two-thirds of the difference between net salvage value and appraised value, but may not exceed $1,500 for an animal, except as provided in sub. (3m) . As used in this subsection, “livestock” means animals of species raised primarily to produce food for human consumption, including farm-raised deer.

(3m) If the department condemns an animal because the animal is suspected to have a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy and the owner disposes of the carcass as directed by the department, the department shall increase the amount of the indemnity calculated under sub. (3) or s. 95.23 (1m) (b) by the costs of the destruction of the animal and of the disposal, transportation, and any necessary storage of the animal’s carcass. An indemnity paid because of the condemnation of an animal to which this subsection applies may exceed $1,500.

(4) In the event of a major or serious outbreak of a contagious or infectious disease that may affect public health or the health of animals and that requires special control measures, the department may request the joint committee on finance to release funds appropriated under s. 20.115 (2) (b) as needed to conduct emergency control programs independently or in cooperation with federal or local units of government and, subject to s. 95.36 , to pay indemnities on animals of species raised primarily to produce food for human consumption, including farm-raised deer, condemned and slaughtered or destroyed under the emergency control programs. For all indemnities paid under this subsection, the state shall pay two-thirds of the difference between the net salvage value and the appraised value of an animal, except that no payment may exceed $1,500 for an animal.

History: 1977 c. 146 ; 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1995 a. 79 , 450 ; 2001 a. 56 ; 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 343.247 — WI Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.247
Employer notification program.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Employee” has the meaning given in s. 343.245 (1) (a) and also includes any person whose employment responsibilities include the operation of any motor vehicle.

(b) “Employer” has the meaning given in s. 343.245 (1) (b) and also includes any person, including the state or a political subdivision thereof, who employs a person whose employment responsibilities include the operation of any motor vehicle.

(2)

(a) The department shall establish by rule an employer notification program to permit an employer to register the name of an employee and be notified by the department whenever a conviction or suspension, revocation, cancellation, disqualification or out-of-service order is recorded on the operating record of the employee. An employer may withdraw an employee’s name from the program at any time.

(b) The department shall establish and collect reasonable fees from employers in the program sufficient to defray the costs of instituting and maintaining the program, including the registration and withdrawal of employees. The fee for each notification by the department to an employer under par. (a) shall be $5.

History: 2009 a. 326 ss. 2 to 4 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.11002 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.11002
Existing purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) Property held for a charitable purpose under the law of this state by a domestic or foreign entity immediately before a transaction under this subchapter becomes effective may not, as a result of the transaction, be diverted from the objects for which it was donated, granted, devised, or otherwise transferred. An entity that is or plans to be engaged in a transaction covered by this subchapter may apply to the circuit court for a determination regarding the transaction’s compliance with cy pres or other law dealing with nondiversion of charitable assets.

(2) A bequest, devise, gift, grant, or promise contained in a will or other instrument of donation, subscription, or conveyance that is made to a merging entity which is not the surviving entity and that takes effect or remains payable after the merger inures to the surviving entity.

(3) A trust obligation that would govern property if transferred to a nonsurviving entity applies to property that is transferred to the surviving entity under this section.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 939.45 — WI Code / Chapter 939 / Section 939.45
Privilege.
Status: in_force

The fact that the actor’s conduct is privileged, although otherwise criminal, is a defense to prosecution for any crime based on that conduct. The defense of privilege can be claimed under any of the following circumstances:

(1) When the actor’s conduct occurs under circumstances of coercion or necessity so as to be privileged under s. 939.46 or 939.47 ; or

(2) When the actor’s conduct is in defense of persons or property under any of the circumstances described in s. 939.48 or 939.49 ; or

(3) When the actor’s conduct is in good faith and is an apparently authorized and reasonable fulfillment of any duties of a public office; or

(4) When the actor’s conduct is a reasonable accomplishment of a lawful arrest; or

(5)

(a) In this subsection:

1. “Child” has the meaning specified in s. 948.01 (1) .

3. “Person responsible for the child’s welfare” includes the child’s parent, stepparent or guardian; an employee of a public or private residential home, institution or agency in which the child resides or is confined or that provides services to the child; or any other person legally responsible for the child’s welfare in a residential setting.

(b) When the actor’s conduct is reasonable discipline of a child by a person responsible for the child’s welfare. Reasonable discipline may involve only such force as a reasonable person believes is necessary. It is never reasonable discipline to use force which is intended to cause great bodily harm or death or creates an unreasonable risk of great bodily harm or death.

(6) When for any other reason the actor’s conduct is privileged by the statutory or common law of this state.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (1) ; 1987 a. 332 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 214 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0207 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0207
Emergency bylaws.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “emergency” means a catastrophic event that prevents a quorum of the corporation’s directors or members from being readily assembled.

(2) Adoption of emergency bylaws. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of a corporation may adopt bylaws that are effective only in an emergency. Emergency bylaws are subject to amendment or repeal by the board or by the members, if any. Emergency bylaws may provide special procedures necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency, including any of the following:

(a) Procedures for calling a meeting of the board.

(b) Quorum requirements for the meeting.

(c) Designation of additional or substitute directors.

(3) Effectiveness. Provisions of the regular bylaws that are consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.

(4) Action taken under emergency bylaws. Notwithstanding ss. 181.0831 and 181.0833 , corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws binds the corporation and may not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, member, employee or agent.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 780.03 — WI Code / Chapter 780 / Section 780.03
Owner personally liable.
Status: in_force

The owner or owners of any such ship, boat or vessel shall be personally liable for the payment of every debt and for every demand or claim arising under s. 780.01 (1) , (2) or (5) . Such liability for a debt, demand or claim arising under s. 780.01 (1) or (2) shall not in any way impair or affect the liability that may exist against the master, agent or consignee for the same debt or demand.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 58 , 92 (10) ; Stats. 1979 s. 780.03; 1995 a. 287 .
Wis. Stat. § 889.28 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.28
Proof of age.
Status: in_force

The circuit court of any county may, upon application and satisfactory proof made, make a certificate specifying the age, place of birth and parentage of any resident of the county or of any person born in the county. Such certificate or a duplicate or a certified copy thereof, when recorded in the office of the register of deeds, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.

History: 1977 c. 449 s. 497 ; 1993 a. 301 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.053 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.053
Recreational and educational camps.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “recreational and educational camp” means a premises, including temporary and permanent structures, that is operated as an overnight living quarters where both food and lodging or facilities for food and lodging are provided for children or adults or both children and adults for a planned program of recreation or education, and that is offered free of charge or for payment of a fee by a person or by the state or a local unit of government. “Recreational and educational camp” does not include any of the following:

(a) An overnight planned program of recreation or education for adults or families at an establishment holding a current retail food establishment license issued under s. 97.30 or lodging license issued under s. 97.605 .

(b) An overnight planned program of recreation or education for fewer than 4 consecutive nights and without permanent facilities for food and lodging.

(c) An overnight planned program for credit at an accredited academic institution of higher education.

(d) A tournament, competition, visitation, recruitment, campus conference, or professional sports team training camp.

(2) The department shall promulgate rules revising the commercial building code to establish separate standards for the construction and inspection of recreational and educational camps. The standards established in the rules shall take into account the uses, including seasonal use, that are unique to recreational and educational camps.

History: 2019 a. 130 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.52 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.52
Construction of intrastate and interstate bridges.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary, with the approval of the governor and subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (ug) , may direct that state debt be contracted for the construction of bridges as set forth in sub. (2) and subject to the limits set therein. Said debts shall be contracted in accordance with ch. 18 .

(2) It is the intent of the legislature that state debt not to exceed $46,849,800 may be incurred for the construction or reconstruction of local bridges as provided by s. 84.11 and interstate bridges as provided by s. 84.12 . Construction under this subsection shall be in accordance with the bridge needs of the state as determined in the biennial budget bill.

History: 1973 c. 333 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1981 c. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 627.06 — WI Code / Chapter 627 / Section 627.06
Combinations of policies.
Status: in_force

Subject to any other provisions in this chapter, the commissioner may by rule establish standards for the combination of different kinds of coverages in policies and may specify whether premiums must be separately stated for each.

History: 1975 c. 372 ; 1979 c. 221 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.25 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.25
Stock transfers on books, how compelled.
Status: in_force

Whenever it is made to appear to the circuit court by affidavit or otherwise that the proper officer or agent of an issuer, in violation of the issuer’s duty under s. 408.401 (1) has neglected or refused for 2 days after proper demand to register the transfer of a security, the court immediately shall issue an order requiring the officer or agent to show cause why the officer or agent should not register the transfer of the security. The court shall in the order prescribe the manner of its service and the date, not more than 10 days after the date of the order, when the issuer’s officer or agent must show cause before the court. Unless the officer or agent at that time shows to the satisfaction of the court why the transfer should not be registered, the court shall order the officer or agent to register the transfer at a time and place the court deems reasonable.

History: 1993 a. 482 .
Wis. Stat. § 405.104 — WI Code / Chapter 405 / Section 405.104
Formal requirements.
Status: in_force

A letter of credit, confirmation, advice, transfer, amendment, or cancellation may be issued in any form that is a record and is authenticated by any of the following methods:

(1) A signature.

(2) In accordance with the agreement of the parties or the standard practice referred to in s. 405.108 (5) .

History: 2005 a. 213 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.90 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.90
Depositing contested amounts.
Status: in_force

(1) Deposit. The department shall notify any person who files a petition for redetermination that the person may deposit the amount of an additional assessment, including any interest or penalty, with the department, or with a person that the department prescribes, at any time before the department makes its redetermination. The department shall notify spouses jointly except that, if the spouses have different addresses and if either spouse notifies the department in writing of those addresses, the department shall serve a duplicate of the original notice on the spouse who has the address other than the address to which the original notice was sent. Amounts deposited under this subsection shall be subject to the interest provided by s. 71.82 only to the extent of the interest accrued prior to the first day of the month succeeding the date of deposit. Any deposited amount which is refunded shall bear interest at the rate of 3 percent per year during the time the funds were on deposit. A person may also pay any portion of an assessment which is admitted to be correct and the payment shall be considered an admission of the validity of that portion of the assessment and may not be recovered in an appeal or in any other action or proceeding.

(2) Deposit with the department. At any time while the petition is pending before the tax appeals commission or an appeal in regard to that petition is pending in a court, the taxpayer may offer to deposit the entire amount of the additional taxes, penalties, and fines, together with interest, with the department. The department shall, upon final determination of the appeal, refund to the appellant any portion of such payment which has been found to have been improperly assessed, including interest.

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 410.503 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.503
Injunction or restraining order with respect to funds transfer.
Status: in_force

For proper cause and in compliance with applicable law, a court may restrain a person from issuing a payment order to initiate a funds transfer, an originator’s bank from executing the payment order of the originator, or the beneficiary’s bank from releasing funds to the beneficiary or the beneficiary from withdrawing the funds. A court may not otherwise restrain a person from issuing a payment order, paying or receiving payment of a payment order, or otherwise acting with respect to a funds transfer.

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 94.01 — WI Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.01
Plant inspection and pest control authority.
Status: in_force

(1) In the conduct of survey and inspectional programs for the detection, prevention and control of pests, the department may impose quarantines or such other restrictions on the importation into or movement of plants or other material within this state as necessary to prevent or control the dissemination or spread of injurious pests.
Wis. Stat. § 701.1133 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1133
Transfers from income to reimburse principal.
Status: in_force

(1) If a trustee makes or expects to make a principal disbursement described in this section, the trustee may transfer an appropriate amount from income to principal in one or more accounting periods to reimburse principal or to provide a reserve for future principal disbursements.

(2) Principal disbursements to which sub. (1) applies include the following, but only to the extent that the trustee has not been and does not expect to be reimbursed by a 3rd party:

(a) An amount chargeable to income but paid from principal because it is unusually large, including extraordinary repairs.

(b) A capital improvement to a principal asset, whether in the form of changes to an existing asset or the construction of a new asset, including special assessments.

(c) Disbursements made to prepare property for rental, including tenant allowances, leasehold improvements, and brokers’ commissions.

(d) Periodic payments on an obligation secured by a principal asset to the extent that the amount transferred from income to principal for depreciation is less than the periodic payments.

(e) Disbursements described in s. 701.1131 (1) (g) .

(3) If the asset whose ownership gives rise to the disbursements becomes subject to a successive income interest after an income interest ends, a trustee may continue to transfer amounts from income to principal as provided in sub. (1) .

History: 2013 a. 92 s. 281 .
Wis. Stat. § 93.22 — WI Code / Chapter 93 / Section 93.22
Enforcement provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) In cases arising under chs. 88 , 89 , and 93 to 100 , the department may be represented by its attorney.

(2) The department may, with the approval of the governor, appoint special counsel to prosecute or assist in the prosecution of any case arising under chs. 88 , 89 , and 93 to 100 . The cost of such special counsel shall be charged to the appropriation for the department.

(3) In any criminal or civil action under chs. 88 , 89 , and 93 to 100 , any exception, exemption, proviso, excuse, or qualification contained in any of said chapters, or in any order, standard, or regulation thereunder, may be proved by the defendant, but need not be specified or negatived in the information or complaint, and, if so specified or negatived, no proof in relation to the matters so specified or negatived, shall be required of the plaintiff.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1650m (4) ; 1991 a. 309 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 139.08 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.08
Powers and duties of the secretary of revenue.
Status: in_force

(1) Administration; personnel. The secretary of revenue shall administer ss. 139.01 to 139.25 and collect and keep a record of all taxes collected.

(2) Rules. The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the secretary’s duties under this chapter.

(3) Police powers. The department shall enforce and the duly authorized employees of the department shall have all necessary police powers to prevent violations of s. 134.65 and this subchapter.

(4) Inspection for enforcement. Duly authorized employees of the department of justice and the department of revenue and any sheriff, police officer, marshal, or constable, within their respective jurisdictions, may at all reasonable hours enter any licensed premises, and examine the books, papers, and records of any brewer, brewpub, manufacturer, bottler, rectifier, wholesaler, or retailer, for the purpose of inspecting the same and determining whether the tax and fee imposed by ss. 139.01 to 139.25 have been fully paid, and may inspect and examine, according to law, any premises where fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors are manufactured, sold, exposed for sale, possessed, or stored, for the purpose of inspecting the same and determining whether the tax imposed by ss. 139.01 to 139.25 has been fully paid, and whether ss. 139.01 to 139.25 are being complied with. Any refusal to permit such examination of such premises is sufficient grounds under s. 125.12 for revocation or suspension of any license or permit granted for the sale of any fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors and is punishable under s. 139.25 (10) .

(5) Retention of certain records. Notwithstanding any retention schedule established for the department’s records under s. 16.61 , the department shall retain for 3 years after receipt by the department all reports submitted to the division under ss. 125.22 (2) and 125.23 (5) and all records received by the division relating to these reports.

History: 1975 c. 39 , 199 ; 1977 c. 289 ; 1981 c. 79 s. 18 ; 1981 c. 391 ; 1985 a. 120 ; 1985 a. 135 s. 83 (5) ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2023 a. 73 .
Wis. Stat. § 448.74 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.74
Duties of affiliated credentialing board.
Status: in_force

The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:

(1) Establish criteria for the approval of educational programs and training under s. 448.78 (1m) (c) and (d) .

(2) Establish a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of certified dietitians.

History: 1993 a. 443 ; 2025 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 813.115 — WI Code / Chapter 813 / Section 813.115
Service notification system.
Status: in_force

A sheriff who executes or serves, or who assists a petitioner in executing or serving, a temporary restraining order, injunction, or other document or notice under s. 813.12 , 813.122 , 813.123 , or 813.125 may use the Wisconsin Statewide Victim Notification service or another service notification system administered by the department of corrections that enables the petitioner to receive an automated notification of the service of the temporary restraining order, injunction, or other document or notice that must be served on the respondent. A sheriff for a county that uses the system shall enter each order for service into the system as soon as practicable so that the petitioner receives timely notification of the service. The clerk of court for a county that uses a service notification system shall, at the time a petition is filed under s. 813.12 , 813.122 , 813.123 , or 813.125 , make available to the petitioner information on how to gain access to the system.

History: 2015 a. 349 ; 2017 a. 365 .
Wis. Stat. § 281.87 — WI Code / Chapter 281 / Section 281.87
Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal.
Status: in_force

The department may expend funds from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ti) to pay a portion of the costs of a project to remove contaminated sediment from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior if the project is in an impaired water body that the department has identified under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A) and the source of the impairment is contaminated sediment.

History: 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 .