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Wis. Stat. § 252.13 — WI Code / Chapter 252 / Section 252.13
HIV tests.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “autologous transfusion” means the receipt by an individual, by transfusion, of whole blood, blood plasma, a blood product or a blood derivative, which the individual has previously had withdrawn from himself or herself for his or her own use.

(1m) Except as provided under sub. (3) , any blood bank, blood center or plasma center in this state that purchases or receives whole blood, blood plasma, a blood product or a blood derivative shall, prior to its distribution or use and in accordance with the conditions under s. 252.15 (2m) (a) , subject that blood, plasma, product or derivative to an HIV test. This subsection does not apply to a blood bank that purchases or receives whole blood, blood plasma, a blood product or a blood derivative from a blood bank, blood center or plasma center in this state if the whole blood, blood plasma, blood product or blood derivative has previously been subjected to an HIV test.

(1r) For the purposes of this section, the state epidemiologist shall make separate findings of medical significance and sufficient reliability for an HIV test or a series of HIV tests for each of the following purposes:

(a) Subjecting whole blood, blood plasma, a blood product or a blood derivative to a test prior to distribution or use of the whole blood, blood plasma, blood product or blood derivative.

(b) Providing disclosure of test results to the subject of the test.

(2) If performance of a test under sub. (1m) yields a validated test result positive for the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV or an antibody to HIV, the whole blood, blood plasma, blood product or blood derivative so tested with this result may not be distributed or used except for purposes of research or as provided under sub. (5) .

(3) If a medical emergency, including a threat to the preservation of life of a potential donee, exists under which whole blood, blood plasma, a blood product, or a blood derivative that has been subjected to HIV testing under sub. (1m) is unavailable, the requirement of sub. (1m) shall not apply.

(4) Subsections (1m) and (2) do not apply to the extent that federal law or regulations require that a blood bank, blood center, or plasma center administer an HIV test to whole blood, blood plasma, a blood product, or a blood derivative.

(5) Whole blood, blood plasma, a blood product, or a blood derivative described under sub. (2) that is voluntarily donated solely for the purpose of an autologous transfusion may be distributed to or used by the person who has donated the whole blood, blood plasma, blood product, or blood derivative. No person other than the person who has donated the whole blood, blood plasma, blood product, or blood derivative may receive or use the whole blood, blood plasma, blood product, or blood derivative unless it has been subjected to an HIV test under sub. (1m) and performance of the test has yielded a negative, validated HIV test result.

History: 1985 a. 73 ; 1987 a. 70 ; 1989 a. 201 ss. 9 , 36 ; 1993 a. 27 ss. 325 , 473 ; Stats. 1993 s. 252.13; 2009 a. 209 .
Wis. Stat. § 342.33 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.33
Sale of vehicle used as taxicab.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or exchange, authorize or direct the sale or exchange of, or offer for sale or exchange any motor vehicle which the person knows has been used as a taxicab or for public transportation unless the certificate of title for such vehicle has been stamped by the department with the words “This motor vehicle has previously been used as a taxicab or for public transportation” and unless such certificate of title is exhibited by the vendor to the vendee before the sale of such vehicle is consummated. Any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.

History: 1973 c. 218 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1977 c. 273 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.15 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.15
Private sale.
Status: in_force

All public lands, including forfeited lands and mortgaged lands bid in by the state, which have once been offered or reoffered at public sale and remain unsold, shall be subject to private sale at the minimum price fixed for the sale of the land by law to the person first making application for the purchase of the lands, if the person immediately complies with the term of sale. If 2 or more persons apply at the same time to purchase the same lands under this section, the lands shall be offered to the highest bidder, and the applicant who will pay the highest price shall be the purchaser.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2005 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0902 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0902
Registration to do business in this state.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign limited liability company may not do business in this state until it registers with the department under this subchapter.

(2) A foreign limited liability company doing business in this state may not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it has registered to do business in this state.

(3) The failure of a foreign limited liability company to register to do business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign limited liability company or its title to property in this state or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in this state.

(4) A limitation on the liability of a member or manager of a foreign limited liability company is not waived solely because the company does business in this state without registering to do business in this state.

(5) Section 183.0901 (1) and (2) applies even if a foreign limited liability company fails to register under this subchapter.

(6)

(a) A foreign limited liability company that does business in this state without registering to do business in this state is liable to this state, for each year or any part of a year during which it did business in this state without registration, in an amount equal to all of the following:

1. All fees and other charges that would have been imposed by this chapter on the foreign limited liability company had it properly filed a foreign registration statement as required by this section and thereafter filed all reports required by this chapter.

2. Fifty percent of the amount owed under subd. 1. or $5,000, whichever is less.

(b) The foreign limited liability company shall pay the amount owed under par. (a) to the department, and the department may not file a foreign registration statement for the foreign limited liability company until the amount owed is paid. The attorney general may enforce a foreign limited liability company’s obligation to pay to the department any amount owed under this subsection.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 195.36 — WI Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.36
General penalty upon railroads and water carriers.
Status: in_force

If any railroad or water carrier shall violate any provision of this chapter, or shall do any act herein prohibited, or shall fail or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon it, for which a penalty has not been provided, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to obey any lawful requirement or order made by the office, or any judgment or decree made by any court upon its application, for every such violation, failure or refusal in respect to any matter prescribed by this chapter such railroad or water carrier shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $10,000. The act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or other person employed by any railroad or water carrier, acting within the scope of his or her employment, shall be deemed to be the act, omission or failure of such railroad or water carrier.

History: 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 ; 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.315 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.315
Federal housing assistance programs.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 16.54 (2) (a) , the department shall administer federal funds made available to this state under the Stewart B. McKinney homeless assistance act housing assistance programs, 42 USC 11361 to 11402 .

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 2003 a. 33 s. 157 ; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9815; 2011 a. 32 s. 3462m ; Stats. 2011 s. 16.315.
Wis. Stat. § 410.104 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.104
Funds transfer; definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Funds transfer” means the series of transactions, beginning with the originator’s payment order, made for the purpose of making payment to the beneficiary of the order. “Funds transfer” includes any payment order issued by the originator’s bank or an intermediary bank intended to carry out the originator’s payment order. A funds transfer is completed by acceptance by the beneficiary’s bank of a payment order for the benefit of the beneficiary of the originator’s payment order.

(2) “Intermediary bank” means a receiving bank other than the originator’s bank or the beneficiary’s bank.

(3) “Originator” means the sender of the first payment order in a funds transfer.

(4) “Originator’s bank” means the receiving bank to which the payment order of the originator is issued if the originator is not a bank or the originator if the originator is a bank.

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.683 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.683
Implied consent.
Status: in_force

Any person who engages in the operation of a motorboat upon the waters of this state is deemed to have given consent to provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under s. 30.684 . Any person who engages in the operation of a motorboat upon the waters of this state is deemed to have given consent to submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under s. 30.684 .

History: 1985 a. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 820.01 — WI Code / Chapter 820 / Section 820.01
Complaint; trial, how had.
Status: in_force

When any of the owners of personal property in common shall desire to have a division and they are unable to agree upon the same an action may be commenced for that purpose. Such action shall be tried by the court and if in its opinion a division of such property can be had without a sale thereof judgment shall be given accordingly and the property shall be divided, in accordance with the interest of the parties therein, and each owner shall be vested with the full title of the share awarded to the owner by the judgment in severalty. The court may appoint a receiver, enter an interlocutory or final judgment in order to do complete justice.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 762 (1975); 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.64 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.64
Deposit after release.
Status: in_force

A person who is released under s. 23.63 shall be permitted to make a deposit any time prior to the court appearance date. The deposit shall be made with the clerk of the court of the county in which the violation occurred or the office of the municipal court having jurisdiction.

History: 1975 c. 365 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.75 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.75
Certificates of age.
Status: in_force

(1) The department or persons designated by the department may issue certificates of age for individuals under rules the department deems necessary. In issuing a certificate of age, the department or person designated by the department shall accept as evidence of the individual’s age the evidence specified in s. 103.73 (1) (a) in the manner specified in s. 103.73 (1) (a) . The certificate is conclusive evidence of the age of the individual to whom issued in any proceeding under any of the labor laws and under ch. 102 as to any act or thing occurring subsequent to the date the certificate was issued.

(2) Any person who knowingly offers or assists in offering false evidence of age for the purpose of obtaining an age certificate or who alters, forges, fraudulently obtains, uses, or refuses to surrender upon demand of the department a certificate of age may be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not to exceed 3 months.

History: 1971 c. 271 ; 1975 c. 147 s. 54 ; 1979 c. 89 , 177 ; 1999 a. 132 ; 2017 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 92.03 — WI Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.03
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Agency” means any department, agency, board, commission, committee, council, officer, subdivision or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of this state.

(2) “Board” means the land and water conservation board created under s. 15.135 (4) .

(3) “Department” means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(4) “Landowner” means any person over 18 years of age and any partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation that holds title to land lying within a county, whether or not this land is subject to easement, mortgage, lien, lease, or restrictive covenant, except that this term does not include any person who is under guardianship, a person who is adjudicated incompetent, or a person who is mentally ill. A person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation is deemed to hold title to land if the person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation has any of the following:

(a) Title as sole owner.

(b) Title as a joint owner.

(c) Title as owner of an undivided interest.

(d) Title as sole or joint trustee or as sole or joint assignee.

(e) A land contract vendee’s interest therein.

(5) “Land user” means any person who uses land as an operator, lessor or renter.

(6) “Secretary” means the secretary of the department.

History: 1981 c. 346 ; 1983 a. 410 s. 2200 (2) ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (8) ; 1993 a. 16 , 112 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 27.067 — WI Code / Chapter 27 / Section 27.067
Penalties for damages in county parks.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may destroy any notices, posted by a county, or break, tear up or mar trees, vines, shrubs or flowers, dislocate stones or disfigure natural conditions within the boundaries of any county park.

(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not more than $100.

History: 1995 a. 391 ss. 13 to 15 .
Wis. Stat. § 157.128 — WI Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157.128
Minimum acreage requirement for cemetery established on or after November 1, 1991.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , no cemetery may be dedicated on or after November 1, 1991, unless the cemetery consists of at least 20 contiguous acres.

(2) A cemetery consisting of less than 20 contiguous acres may be dedicated on or after November 1, 1991, if all of the following apply:

(a) The cemetery is owned by a religious association.

(b) The religious association is responsible for all liabilities of the cemetery.

(c) The total acreage of all other cemeteries owned by the religious association exceeds 20 acres.

(3)

(a) A cemetery consisting of less than 20 contiguous acres may be dedicated in a municipality that has enacted an ordinance under s. 157.129 if the cemetery meets the minimum acreage requirement specified in that ordinance.

(b) A cemetery consisting of less than 20 contiguous acres may be dedicated by a cemetery authority that is not required to be licensed under s. 440.91 (1) and that is not organized or conducted for pecuniary profit.

History: 1989 a. 307 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 349.23 — WI Code / Chapter 349 / Section 349.23
Authority to designate bicycle lanes and bicycle ways.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of any city, town, village or county may by ordinance:

(a) Designate any roadway or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as a bicycle lane.

(b) Designate any sidewalk or portion thereof in its jurisdiction as a bicycle way.

(2) A governing body designating a sidewalk or portion thereof as a bicycle way or a highway or portion thereof as a bicycle lane under this section may:

(a) Designate the type and character of vehicles or other modes of travel which may be operated on a bicycle lane or bicycle way, provided that the operation of such vehicle or other mode of travel is not inconsistent with the safe use and enjoyment of the bicycle lane or bicycle way by bicycle traffic.

(b) Establish priority of right-of-way on the bicycle lane or bicycle way and otherwise regulate the use of the bicycle lane or bicycle way as it deems necessary. The designating governing body may, after public hearing, prohibit through traffic on any highway or portion thereof designated as a bicycle lane, except that through traffic may not be prohibited on any state highway. The designating governing body shall erect and maintain official signs giving notice of the regulations and priorities established under this paragraph, and shall mark all bicycle lanes and bicycle ways with appropriate signs.

(c) Paint lines or construct curbs or establish other physical separations to exclude the use of the bicycle lane or bicycle way by vehicles other than those specifically permitted to operate thereon.

(3) The governing body of any city, town, village or county may by ordinance prohibit the use of bicycles and motor bicycles on a roadway over which they have jurisdiction, after holding a public hearing on the proposal.

History: 1973 c. 87 , 182 ; 1977 c. 208 ; 1983 a. 243 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.171 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.171
Examination of meters, pipes, fittings, wires and works; entering buildings for.
Status: in_force

(1) Any officer or agent of any public utility furnishing or transmitting water, gas or electric current to the public or for public purposes may enter, at any reasonable time, any place supplied with gas, electricity or water by the public utility, for the purpose of inspecting, examining, repairing, installing or removing the meters, pipes, fittings, wires and works for supplying or regulating the supply of gas, electricity or water and for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of gas, electricity or water supplied.

(2) No officer or agent of a public utility may enter any premises under this section unless the officer or agent:

(a) Was duly appointed by the public utility for the purpose of acting under this section.

(b) Exhibits written authority signed by the president, by a vice president and secretary, or by a vice president and assistant secretary of the public utility. The authority of any officer or agent of a municipally owned public utility shall be signed by the commissioner of public works or by any other official in charge of the public utility.

(3) Any person who directly or indirectly prevents or hinders any officer or agent from entering a premises, or from making an inspection, examination, removal or installation under this section shall be fined not more than $25 for each offense.

History: 1983 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.76 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.76
Infecting animals with a contagious disease.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Livestock” means cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, farm-raised deer, as defined in s. 95.001 (1) (ag) , poultry, and other animals used or to be used in the production of food, fiber, or other commercial products.

(b) “Paratuberculosis” has the meaning given in s. 95.001 (1) (c) .

(c) “Reckless conduct” means conduct that creates a substantial risk of an animal’s death or a substantial risk of bodily harm to an animal if the actor is aware of that risk.

(2)

(a) Whoever intentionally introduces a contagious or infectious disease into livestock without the consent of the owner of the livestock is guilty of a Class F felony.

(b) Whoever intentionally introduces a contagious or infectious disease into wild deer without the consent of the department of natural resources is guilty of a Class F felony.

(3)

(a) Whoever, through reckless conduct, introduces a contagious or infectious disease other than paratuberculosis into livestock without the consent of the owner of the livestock is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Whoever, through reckless conduct, introduces a contagious or infectious disease other than paratuberculosis into wild deer without the consent of the department of natural resources is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) This subsection does not apply if the actor’s conduct is undertaken pursuant to a directive issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or an agreement between the actor and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, if the purpose of the directive or the agreement is to prevent or control the spread of the disease.

(4)

(a) Whoever intentionally threatens to introduce a contagious or infectious disease into livestock located in this state without the consent of the owner of the livestock is guilty of a Class H felony if one of the following applies:

1. The owner of the livestock is aware of the threat and reasonably believes that the actor will attempt to carry out the threat.

2. The owner of the livestock is unaware of the threat, but if the owner were apprised of the threat, it would be reasonable for the owner to believe that the actor would attempt to carry out the threat.

(b) Whoever intentionally threatens to introduce a contagious or infectious disease into wild deer located in this state without the consent of the department of natural resources is guilty of a Class H felony if one of the following applies:

1. The department of natural resources is aware of the threat and reasonably believes that the actor will attempt to carry out the threat.

2. The department of natural resources is unaware of the threat, but if the department were apprised of the threat, it would be reasonable for the department to believe that the actor would attempt to carry out the threat.

History: 2001 a. 16 , 109 ; 2003 a. 321 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.306 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.306
Housing grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “eligible applicant” means any of the following:

(am) A county or municipal governing body.

(bm) A county or municipal governmental agency.

(c) A community action agency under s. 49.265 .

(d) A private, nonprofit organization.

(e) An organization operated for profit.

(2) Grants.

(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fm) , the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families to facilitate their movement to independent living if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.

(b) A recipient of a grant under par. (a) shall agree to use the grant to support a housing program that does all of the following:

1. Utilizes only existing buildings.

2. Utilizes buildings at scattered sites.

3. Facilitates the utilization, by residents, of appropriate social services available in the community.

4. Provides, or facilitates the provision of, training in self-sufficiency to residents.

5. Requires that at least 25 percent of the income of residents be spent for rent.

(3) Reporting. Each recipient of a grant under this section shall annually provide all of the following information to the department:

(a) The total number of persons served.

(b) The length of stay in housing of each person served.

(c) The housing and employment status of each person served, at the time that the person leaves the housing program.

(d) Any other information that the department determines to be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the housing program operated by the recipient.

History: 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 s. 156 ; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9806; 2007 a. 20 ; 2011 a. 32 ss. 3455m to 3456m ; Stats. 2011 s. 16.306; 2013 a. 166 s. 76 ; 2017 a. 59 .