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Wis. Stat. § 94.761 — WI Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.761
Beekeepers, etc.; agricultural pursuit.
Status: in_force

The moving, raising and producing of bees, beeswax, honey and honey products shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit. Any keeper of 50 or more hives of bees who is engaged in the foregoing activities is a farmer and engaged in farming for all statutory purposes.
Wis. Stat. § 19.06 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.06
Sureties, how relieved.
Status: in_force

Whenever several judgments shall be recovered against the sureties on any official bond in actions which shall have been commenced before the date of the entry of the last of such judgments the aggregate of which, exclusive of costs, shall exceed the sum for which such sureties remain liable at the time of the commencement of such actions, they may discharge themselves from all further liability upon such judgments by paying into court the sum for which they are then liable, together with the costs recovered on such judgments; or the court may, upon motion supported by affidavit, order that no execution for more than a proportional share of such judgments shall be issued thereon against the property of such sureties or either of them and that upon payment or collection of such proportional share they shall be discharged from the judgment or judgments upon which such proportional share shall be paid or collected. When the money is paid into court by the sureties as above specified the same, exclusive of the costs so paid in, shall be distributed by an order of the court to the several plaintiffs in such judgments in proportion to the amount of their respective judgments. But every judgment shall have precedence of payment over all judgments in other actions commenced after the date of the recovery of such judgment.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11) .
Wis. Stat. § 944.20 — WI Code / Chapter 944 / Section 944.20
Lewd and lascivious behavior.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

(a) Commits an indecent act of sexual gratification with another with knowledge that they are in the presence of others; or

(b) Publicly and indecently exposes genitals or pubic area.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a mother’s breast-feeding of her child.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1983 a. 17 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 165 .
Wis. Stat. § 60.46 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.46
Public depository.
Status: in_force

The town board shall designate one or more public depositories for depositing funds of the town. The treasurer and the treasurer’s surety are not liable for loss, as defined under s. 34.01 (2) , of money deposited in the name of the town in a designated public depository. Interest accruing from town money in a public depository shall be credited to the town.

History: 1983 a. 532 ; 1985 a. 25 s. 15 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0706 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0706
Waiver of notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Waiver requirements. A member may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the member entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.

(2) Effect of attendance. A member’s attendance at a meeting waives objection to all of the following:

(a) Lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the member at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

(b) Consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the member objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 100.41 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.41
Flammable fabrics.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Article of wearing apparel” means any costume or article of clothing worn or designed to be worn by individuals.

(b) “Clear and present hazard” means a hazard found by the department to constitute a demonstrable danger to human safety, life or property.

(c) “Fabric” means any material woven, knitted, felted or otherwise produced from or in combination with any natural or synthetic fiber, film or substitute therefor which is manufactured or designed for use and may reasonably be expected to be used in any product or to cover any product.

(d) “Federal act” means the federal flammable fabrics act, 15 USC 1191 et seq.

(e) “Furnishing” means any type of furnishing made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and which is manufactured or designed for use and may reasonably be expected to be used in or around homes, offices or other places of assembly or accommodation.

(f) “Product” means any article of wearing apparel, fabric or furnishing, including tents, awnings and knapsacks.

(g) “Related material” means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film or synthetic foam which is manufactured or designed for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in or on any product.

(2) Standards of flammability. The department may by rule prescribe standards of flammability that have been promulgated pursuant to the federal act.

(3) Prohibited acts. No person may manufacture for sale, sell or offer for sale in this state any furnishing, product, fabric or related material in violation of this section or of any standards or rules adopted by the department under this section, or which fails to conform with applicable standards under the federal act.

(4) Rules. In addition to standards of flammability, the department may by rule prescribe labeling requirements that have been established by rules promulgated pursuant to the federal act, and may ban the sale of any product or material if it finds that its flammability is such as to constitute a clear and present hazard to personal safety or property.

(5) Removal from sale. The department may summarily ban the sale or distribution of any furnishing, fabric, product or related material if it finds that the hazard of flammability is so great that such hazard should not be permitted to continue prior to the time a hearing can be held. The department shall follow the procedure specified in s. 93.18 (3) .

History: 1975 c. 117 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.1012 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.1012
Protection of person dealing with trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a trustee, or who in good faith and for value deals with a trustee, without knowledge that the trustee is exceeding or improperly exercising the trustee’s powers is protected from liability as if the trustee properly exercised the power.

(2) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith deals with a trustee is not required to inquire into the extent of the trustee’s powers or the propriety of their exercise.

(3) A person who in good faith delivers assets to a trustee does not need to ensure their proper application.

(4) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former trustee, or who in good faith and for value deals with a former trustee, without knowledge that the trusteeship has terminated is protected from liability as if the former trustee were still a trustee.

(5) Comparable protective provisions of other laws relating to commercial transactions or transfer of securities by fiduciaries prevail over the protection provided by this section.

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 770.15 — WI Code / Chapter 770 / Section 770.15
Forms.
Status: in_force

(1) The application and declaration of domestic partnership under s. 770.07 and the notice of termination of domestic partnership and certificate of termination of domestic partnership under s. 770.12 shall contain such information as the state registrar of vital statistics determines is necessary. The form for the declaration of domestic partnership shall require both individuals forming a domestic partnership to sign the form and attest to satisfying all of the criteria under s. 770.05 (1) to (5) .

(2) The state registrar of vital statistics shall prepare the forms under sub. (1) and distribute the forms in sufficient quantities to each county clerk.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 854.10 — WI Code / Chapter 854 / Section 854.10
Choice of law.
Status: in_force

The meaning and legal effect of a governing instrument are determined by the local law of the state selected by the transferor in the governing instrument, unless the application of that law is contrary to s. 861.02 or 861.31 or any other public policy of this state otherwise applicable to the disposition.

History: 1997 a. 188 .
Wis. Stat. § 779.05 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.05
Waivers of lien.
Status: in_force

(1) Any document signed by a lien claimant or potential claimant and purporting to be a waiver of construction lien rights under this subchapter, is valid and binding as a waiver whether or not consideration was paid therefor and whether the document was signed before or after the labor, services, materials, plans, or specifications were performed, furnished, or procured, or contracted for. Any ambiguity in such document shall be construed against the person signing it. Any waiver document shall be deemed to waive all lien rights of the signer for all labor, services, materials, plans, or specifications performed, furnished, or procured, or to be performed, furnished, or procured, by the claimant at any time for the improvement to which the waiver relates, except to the extent that the document specifically and expressly limits the waiver to apply to a particular portion of such labor, services, materials, plans, or specifications. A lien claimant or potential lien claimant of whom a waiver is requested is entitled to refuse to furnish a waiver unless paid in full for the labor, services, materials, plans, or specifications to which the waiver relates. A waiver furnished is a waiver of lien rights only, and not of any contract rights of the claimant otherwise existing.

(2) A promissory note or other evidence of debt given for any lienable claim shall not be deemed a waiver of lien rights unless the note or other instrument is received as payment and expressly declares that receipt thereof is a waiver of lien rights.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 57 ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.05; 2005 a. 204 .
Wis. Stat. § 973.19 — WI Code / Chapter 973 / Section 973.19
Motion to modify sentence.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) A person sentenced to imprisonment or the intensive sanctions program or ordered to pay a fine who has not requested the preparation of transcripts under s. 809.30 (2) may, within 90 days after the sentence or order is entered, move the court to modify the sentence or the amount of the fine.

(b) A person who has requested transcripts under s. 809.30 (2) may move for modification of a sentence or fine under s. 809.30 (2) (h) .

(2) Within 90 days after a motion under sub. (1) (a) is filed, the court shall enter an order either determining the motion or extending the time for doing so by not more than 90 days for cause.

(3) If an order determining a motion under sub. (1) (a) is not entered timely under sub. (2) , the motion shall be considered denied and the clerk of the court shall immediately enter an order denying the motion.

(4) An appeal from an order determining a motion under sub. (1) (a) is governed by the procedure for civil appeals.

(5) By filing a motion under sub. (1) (a) the defendant waives his or her right to file an appeal or postconviction motion under s. 809.30 (2) .

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 123 Wis. 2d xiv (1985); 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0620 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0620
Termination, expulsion and suspension.
Status: in_force

(1) Termination of membership. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, membership shall be terminated by death, voluntary withdrawal or expulsion, and thereafter all of the rights of the member in the corporation or in its property shall cease.

(2) Expulsion and suspension. Members may be suspended or expelled in the manner provided in the articles of incorporation, or in the bylaws, if the articles so provide. If no provision is made in the articles of incorporation, a member may be expelled, or suspended for a specific period of time, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members entitled to vote, or of two-thirds of the directors if there are no members entitled to vote.

(3) Liability. A member who has been expelled or suspended may be liable to the corporation for dues, assessments or fees because of obligations incurred or commitments made before expulsion or suspension.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 234.97 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.97
Sale or purchase of stock or interest.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 234.96 (1) (h) , the authority shall do all of the following:

(1) Use any funds received from the sale of community development finance company stock or partnership interest to purchase additional stock or partnership interests.

(2) Use funds received from contributions, gifts or grants under s. 234.03 (32) to purchase community development finance company stock or partnership interests or make grants or loans to community development corporations.

History: 1987 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 631.24 — WI Code / Chapter 631 / Section 631.24
Credit life and disability insurance.
Status: in_force

Section 631.20 does not apply to credit life and disability insurance forms which are subject to approval under s. 424.209 .

History: 1979 c. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 402.607 — WI Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.607
Effect of acceptance; notice of breach; burden of establishing breach after acceptance; notice of claim or litigation to person answerable over.
Status: in_force

(1) The buyer must pay at the contract rate for any goods accepted.

(2) Acceptance of goods by the buyer precludes rejection of the goods accepted and if made with knowledge of a nonconformity cannot be revoked because of it unless the acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the nonconformity would be seasonably cured but acceptance does not of itself impair any other remedy provided by this chapter for nonconformity.

(3) Where a tender has been accepted:

(a) The buyer must within a reasonable time after the buyer discovers or should have discovered any breach notify the seller of breach or be barred from any remedy; and

(b) If the claim is one for infringement or the like (s. 402.312 (3) ) and the buyer is sued as a result of such a breach the buyer must so notify the seller within a reasonable time after the buyer receives notice of the litigation or be barred from any remedy over for liability established by the litigation.

(4) The burden is on the buyer to establish any breach with respect to the goods accepted.

(5) Where the buyer is sued for breach of a warranty or other obligation for which the buyer’s seller is answerable over:

(a) The buyer may give the buyer’s seller written notice of the litigation. If the notice states that the seller may come in and defend and that if the seller does not do so the seller will be bound in any action against the seller by the seller’s buyer by any determination of fact common to the 2 litigations, then unless the seller after seasonable receipt of the notice does come in and defend, the seller is so bound.

(b) If the claim is one for infringement or the like (s. 402.312 (3) ) the original seller may demand in writing that his or her buyer turn over control of the litigation to the original seller including settlement or else be barred from any remedy over and if the original seller also agrees to bear all expense and to satisfy any adverse judgment, then unless the buyer after seasonable receipt of the demand does turn over control the buyer is so barred.

(6) Subsections (3) , (4) and (5) apply to any obligation of the buyer to hold the seller harmless against infringement or the like (s. 402.312 (3) ).

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.217 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.217
Nonresident crossbow hunting license.
Status: in_force

(1) Issuance. A nonresident crossbow hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license.

(2) Authorization. The nonresident crossbow hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, elk, wild turkey, and fur-bearing animals, during the open season for the hunting of that game with a crossbow.

History: 2013 a. 61 ; 2015 a. 89 ; 2015 a. 222 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.34 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.34
State and sponsor’s share of cost.
Status: in_force

(1) The costs of airport improvement projects involving federal aid, in excess of the federal government’s share, shall be borne by the sponsor and the state, except that the state shall pay not more than one-half of the excess costs, nor more than $1,250,000 for the cost of a building project or building improvement project and no part of the cost of hangars. The secretary, upon agreement with the sponsor, may advance up to 10 percent of the amount of any federal aid grant agreement for the payment of project costs of a federal aid project from unallocated state airport funds, subject to reimbursement upon final liquidation and settlement of the project with the sponsor and federal government.

(2) The costs of projects not involving federal aid shall be borne by the sponsor and the state. The state shall pay not more than 80 percent of the costs, which may include the cost of the land, the cost of lands or interest in lands deemed necessary for the protection of the aerial approaches, the cost of formulating the project application and preparing the plans and specifications, and the cost of construction and of all facilities deemed necessary for the operation of the airport. The state shall not contribute more than $1,250,000 for the cost of a building project or building improvement project and no part of the cost of hangars.

(3) The percentage of the costs borne by the state shall be determined by the department on the basis of the relative importance of the specific project to the state airport development program as a whole.

History: 1971 c. 164 s. 84 ; 1971 c. 192 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (5) ; 1977 c. 348 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 283 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2011 a. 248 .
Wis. Stat. § 287.27 — WI Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.27
Materials recovered for reuse or recycling.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “materials recovery facility” means a facility where the materials specified in sub. (4) (b) or s. 287.07 (3) or (4) , not mixed with other solid waste, are processed for reuse or recycling by conversion into a consumer product or a product which is used as a raw material in a commercial or industrial process. “Materials recovery facility” does not include a facility operated by a pulp or paper mill which utilizes fiber or paper that has been separated from waste for use as a raw material in a commercial product.

(2) Reports by materials recovery facilities. Annually, the owner or operator of a materials recovery facility shall report to the department the amount of each of the materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) or (4) and any other materials specified by the department under sub. (4) (b) that the materials recovery facility receives and that were recovered from waste generated in this state.

(3) Reports by trade associations. A trade association may submit a report to the department containing the information required under sub. (2) in aggregate form for 2 or more materials recovery facilities that are affiliated with the trade association. A report under this subsection shall identify each materials recovery facility for which it is reporting. A materials recovery facility that is covered by a report under this subsection shall be considered to be in compliance with sub. (2) .

(4) Rules. The department, by rule, may do any of the following:

(a) Specify the form and manner of reporting under subs. (2) and (3) .

(b) Specify additional materials that the owner or operator of a materials recovery facility must report under sub. (2) or (3) .

(c) Exempt certain materials recovery facilities from all or a part of the reporting requirements of subs. (2) and (3) if the reports are not needed for the calculation of solid waste reuse or recycling rates under s. 287.19 (1) (a) 2.

History: 1997 a. 60 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.167 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.167
Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may award grants to counties, tribal governing bodies, and private entities to provide community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that are targeted at individuals who have a family income of not more than 200 percent of the poverty line and who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and that do all of the following:

(a) Meet the special needs of low-income persons with problems resulting from alcohol or other drug abuse.

(b) Emphasize parent education, vocational and housing assistance and coordination with other community programs and with treatment under intensive care.

(2) The department shall do all of the following with respect to any grants awarded under par. (a) :

(a) Award the grants in accordance with the department’s request-for-proposal procedures.

(b) Ensure that the grants are distributed in both urban and rural communities.

(c) Evaluate the programs under the grants by use of client-outcome measurements that the department develops.

(3) The department shall coordinate the grant program under this section with any similar grant program administered by the department of health services.

History: 1999 a. 9 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 71.57 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.57
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of ss. 71.58 to 71.61 is to provide credit to owners of farmland which is subject to agricultural use restrictions, through a system of income or franchise tax credits and refunds and appropriations from the general fund.

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.48 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.48
Brucellosis indemnity restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) No indemnity for brucellosis shall be paid:

(a) On steers.

(b) On any animal unless reactor tagged and permanently marked as required by department regulation and unless the claim is accompanied by such proof, as the department may require, of (1) slaughter within the time limited, (2) actual salvage and (3) cleaning and disinfection of the premises.

(c) On any animal vaccinated against brucellosis, other than official vaccinates, unless it can be established that such animal, subsequent to vaccination, returned to a negative status as established by a negative test conducted not less than 30 days prior to the test on which the claim is based but more than 30 days after vaccination.

(d) Except as provided in sub. (2) , on any animal which was a member of a herd into which was introduced any animal which failed to first pass a completely negative brucellosis test prior to movement as required by s. 95.49 .

(e) Except as provided in sub. (2) , on any animal other than an official vaccinate which was a part of a herd any member of which, when above the maximum qualifying age for official vaccination, was treated with any biological product containing Brucella organisms.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub. (1) (d) and (e) , indemnity shall be paid on such animals if the reaction is disclosed on any test conducted subsequent to the elimination without claim of all reactors disclosed on a complete herd test conducted after the time of making any addition or treating any animal as therein described.