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WI Stat § 126.49 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.49 - Milk contractors; records and reports.

126.49  Milk contractors; records and reports. (1) Required records. A milk contractor shall keep accurate records and accounts of milk receipts, payments for milk received, and amounts owed to milk producers. The department may, by rule, specify records that a milk contractor must keep. (2)  Required reports. The department may, by rule, require a milk contractor to file with the department periodic reports of information needed for the administration of this chapter. (3)  Records retention; inspection. A milk contractor shall retain records required under sub. (1) for at least 6 years after the records are created. A milk contractor shall make the records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.50 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.50 - Milk contractors; prohibited practices.

126.50  Milk contractors; prohibited practices. No milk contractor, or officer, employee, or agent of a milk contractor, may do any of the following: (1) Falsify any record or account, or conspire with any other person to falsify a record or account. (2) Make any false or misleading representation to the department. (3) If the milk contractor is licensed under s. 126.41 (1), engage in any activity that is inconsistent with representations made in the milk contractor's annual license application. (4) Make any false or misleading representation to a milk producer or producer agent related to matters regulated under this chapter. (5) Fail to file the full amount of security required under s. 126.47 (6) by the date that the department specifies. (6) Assault, threaten, intimidate, or otherwise interfere with an officer, employee, or agent of the department in the performance of his or her duties.History:  2001 a. 16; 2009 a. 296.
WI Stat § 126.51 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.51 - Rules for qualified producer agents.

126.51  Rules for qualified producer agents. The department shall promulgate rules specifying requirements for qualified producer agents, including a requirement that a qualified producer agent have a written contract with each milk producer from whom the qualified producer agent procures milk in this state and that the contract disclose all of the following: (1) That the producer agent does not take title to the milk producer's milk. (2) That the producer agent holds all milk receipts in trust for milk producers. (3) That the producer agent's obligations to milk producers are not secured or indemnified under this chapter to the same degree as are the obligations of other milk contractors.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.57 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.57 - Vegetable contractors; insurance.

126.57  Vegetable contractors; insurance. (1) Fire and extended coverage insurance.  (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a vegetable contractor who is required to be licensed under s. 126.56 (1) shall maintain fire and extended coverage insurance, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, that covers all vegetables in the custody of the vegetable contractor, whether owned by the vegetable contractor or held for others, at the full local market value of the vegetables.(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a vegetable contractor if any of the following applies:1. The vegetable contractor pays cash on delivery under all vegetable procurement contracts.2. The vegetable contractor is a producer-owned cooperative or unincorporated cooperative association or organization that procures processing vegetables only from its producer owners.3. The vegetable contractor is a processing potato buyer who has elected not to participate in the fund in accordance with s. 126.595 (1).  (2)  Insurance cancellation; replacement. Whenever an insurance policy under sub. (1) is canceled, the vegetable contractor shall replace the policy so that there is no lapse in coverage. (3)  Insurance coverage; misrepresentation. No vegetable contractor may misrepresent any of the following to the department or to any vegetable producer or producer agent:(a) That the vegetable contractor is insured.(b) The nature, coverage, or material terms of the vegetable contractor's insurance policy.History:  2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 80, 441.
WI Stat § 126.59 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.59 - Contributing vegetable contractors; disqualification.

126.59  Contributing vegetable contractors; disqualification. (1) Contribution required. A vegetable contractor licensed under s. 126.56 (1) shall pay fund assessments under s. 126.60 unless one of the following applies:(a) The vegetable contractor is disqualified under sub. (2).(b) The vegetable contractor pays cash on delivery under all vegetable procurement contracts.(c) The vegetable contractor is a producer-owned cooperative or unincorporated cooperative association that procures processing vegetables only from its producer owners.(d) The vegetable contractor is a processing potato buyer who has elected not to participate in the fund in accordance with s. 126.595 (1).  (1m)  Voluntary contribution. A vegetable contractor who is exempt under sub. (1) (b) or (c) may volunteer to pay fund assessments under s. 126.60. (2)  Disqualified contractor. (a) A vegetable contractor who is required to file security under s. 126.61 (1) (a) is disqualified from the fund until the department determines that one of the conditions in s. 126.61 (7) (a) 1. or 2. is satisfied.(b) A vegetable contractor is disqualified from the fund if the department denies, suspends, or revokes the vegetable contractor's license.(c) A vegetable contractor is disqualified from the fund, and required to pay cash on delivery under vegetable procurement contracts, if the department issues an order under s. 126.85 disqualifying the vegetable contractor from the fund. (3)  Payments by disqualified vegetable contractor.  (a) The department may not return, to a disqualified vegetable contractor, any fund assessments that the vegetable contractor paid as a contributing vegetable contractor.(b) A disqualified vegetable contractor remains liable for any unpaid fund installment under s. 126.60 that became due while the vegetable contractor was a contributing vegetable contractor. A disqualified vegetable contractor is not liable for any fund installment that becomes due after the vegetable contractor is disqualified under sub. (2). (4)  Notice to producers. A vegetable contractor who is disqualified under sub. (2) (b) or (c) shall immediately give written notice of the disqualification to all vegetable producers and producer agents to whom the vegetable contractor has unpaid obligations under vegetable procurement contracts. The department may by rule or order specify the required form and content of the notice.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 38; 2005 a. 80, 441; 2009 a. 296.
WI Stat § 126.62 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.62 - Vegetable contractors; records.

126.62  Vegetable contractors; records. (1) Records required. A vegetable contractor shall keep all of the following:(a) Copies of all written vegetable procurement contracts.(b) A current record of all vegetable contract obligations, payments, and unpaid balances. (2)  Records retention. A vegetable contractor shall keep all records required under sub. (1) for at least 6 years from the date of their creation. (3)  Records inspection. A vegetable contractor shall make records required under this section available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 321; 2009 a. 296.
WI Stat § 126.64 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.64 - Vegetable contractors; prohibited practices.

126.64  Vegetable contractors; prohibited practices. No vegetable contractor, or officer, employee, or agent of a vegetable contractor, may do any of the following: (1) Misrepresent the weight, grade, or quality of processing vegetables under a vegetable procurement contract. (2) Falsify any record or account, or conspire with any other person to falsify a record or account. (3) Make any false or misleading representation to the department. (4) If the vegetable contractor is licensed under s. 126.56, engage in any activity that is inconsistent with representations made in the vegetable contractor's annual license application. (5) Make any false or misleading representation to a vegetable producer or producer agent related to matters regulated under this chapter. (6) Fail to file the full amount of security required under s. 126.61 (6) by the date that the department specifies. (7) Assault, threaten, intimidate, or otherwise interfere with an officer, employee, or agent of the department in the performance of his or her duties.History:  2001 a. 16; 2009 a. 296.
WI Stat § 126.68 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.68 - Definitions.

126.68  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Contributing contractor" means any of the following:(a) A contributing grain dealer, as defined in s. 126.10 (3).(b) A contributing grain warehouse keeper, as defined in s. 126.25 (2).(c) A contributing milk contractor, as defined in s. 126.40 (1).(d) A contributing vegetable contractor, as defined in s. 126.55 (4). (2) “Depositor" has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (5). (3) “Grain dealer" has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (9). (4) “Grain producer" has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (10). (5) “Grain warehouse keeper" has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (9). (6) “Milk contractor" has the meaning given in s. 126.40 (8). (7) “Milk producer" has the meaning given in s. 126.40 (10). (8) “Producer grain" has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (14). (9) “Producer milk" has the meaning given s. 126.40 (14). (10) “Vegetable contractor" has the meaning given in s. 126.55 (14). (11) “Vegetable procurement contract" has the meaning given in s. 126.55 (15). (12) “Vegetable producer" has the meaning given in s. 126.55 (16).History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.72 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.72 - Claims against contributing contractor; payment sources.

126.72  Claims against contributing contractor; payment sources. (1) Producer security fund. From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (1) (w), the department shall make payments authorized under s. 126.71 (1), up to the deductible amount in sub. (3). (2)  Proceeds of contingent financial backing. The department, at the direction of the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall draw on the contingent financial backing acquired under s. 126.06 to make payments authorized under s. 126.71 (1), to the extent that those payments exceed the deductible amount in sub. (3). If the contingent financial backing is in the form of a trade credit insurance policy that appears to cover the authorized payments, the department shall file a claim against the policy. (3)  Deductible amount. The deductible amount, for purposes of subs. (1) and (2), is 60 percent of the cash balance in the agricultural producer security fund on the last day of the month preceding the month in which the default occurs.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 38; 2009 a. 296.
WI Stat § 126.73 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.73 - Reimbursing payments.

126.73  Reimbursing payments. (1) Generally. Except as provided in sub. (2) or (3), the department may demand and collect from a contractor any claim amounts that the department pays under s. 126.72 (1) or under s. 126.72 (2) with the proceeds of contingent financial backing under s. 126.06 (1) because of the contractor's default. (2)  Bond payments. A bond surety may demand and collect, from a contractor, any claim amounts that the bond surety pays to the department under s. 126.72 (2) because of the contractor's default. The bond surety shall provide the department with a copy of each demand under this subsection. (3)  Trade credit insurance payments. If the department files a claim against a trade credit insurance policy under s. 126.72 (2) and obtains and uses proceeds from the insurance policy to make payments authorized under s. 126.72 (2), the trade credit insurer may demand and collect the amount of those payments from the defaulting contractor. (4)  Subrogation. The department is subrogated to the rights of a claimant who obtains a payment under s. 126.72 (1) or (2) in an amount equal to the payment, against the defaulting contractor and against any party that would otherwise be liable to the claimant for the amount of the default.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 38; 2009 a. 296; 2017 a. 155.
WI Stat § 126.78 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.78 - Definitions.

126.78  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Contributing contractor" has the meaning given in s. 126.68 (1). (2) “Depositor" has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (5). (3) “Grain dealer" has the meaning given in s. 126.10 (9). (4) “Grain warehouse keeper" has the meaning given in s. 126.25 (9). (5) “Milk contractor" has the meaning given in s. 126.40 (8). (6) “Producer agent" means a person who is a producer agent, as defined in s. 126.10 (13), 126.40 (13), or 126.55 (12). (7) “Vegetable contractor" has the meaning given in s. 126.55 (14). (8) “Vegetable producer" has the meaning given in s. 126.55 (16).History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.80 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.80 - Department authority; general.

126.80  Department authority; general. The department shall administer this chapter.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.81 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.81 - Rule-making.

126.81  Rule-making. (1) The department may promulgate rules to do any of the following:(a) Interpret and implement this chapter.(b) Modify the license fees and surcharges under s. 126.41 (3).(c) Specify additional circumstances for denying claims under s. 126.70 (4) (k).(d) Require a contractor to notify producers and producer agents of the contractor's license, security, or fund contribution status under this chapter. (2m) The department shall promulgate rules to do all of the following:(a) Specify license fees and surcharges under ss. 126.11 (4), 126.26 (3), and 126.56 (4).(b) Specify fund assessments under s. 126.46 (1).History:  2001 a. 16; 2009 a. 296; 2011 a. 260 s. 80.
WI Stat § 126.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.82 - Investigations.

126.82  Investigations. The department may conduct investigations that it considers necessary for the administration of this chapter, including investigations to determine any of the following: (1) Whether a contractor complies with this chapter. (2) Whether a contractor is able to honor contract obligations when due. (3) Whether a contractor has failed to honor contract obligations when due. (4) Whether a grain warehouse keeper has sufficient grain on hand to meet the grain warehouse keeper's obligations to depositors. (5) The nature and amount of a contractor's storage obligations or other contract obligations.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.83 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.83 - Information.

126.83  Information. The department may require a contractor to provide information that is relevant to the administration and enforcement of this chapter.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.84 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.84 - Records; confidentiality.

126.84  Records; confidentiality. (1) Public records exemption. The following records obtained by the department under this chapter are not open to public inspection under s. 19.35:(a) Contractor financial statements.(b) A contractor's purchase, storage, or procurement records. (2)  Use of records in court or administrative proceedings. Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department may introduce any information obtained under this chapter in a court proceeding or administrative contested case, subject to any protective order that the court or administrative tribunal determines to be appropriate.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.86 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.86 - License actions.

126.86  License actions. (1) General. The department may for cause deny, suspend, revoke, or impose conditions on a contractor's license, as provided in s. 93.06 (7) and (8). Cause may include any of the following:(a) The contractor fails to comply with this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter.(b) The contractor fails to comply with an order that the department issues under this chapter.(c) The contractor fails to provide relevant information that the department requests under this chapter or falsifies information provided to the department.(d) The contractor fails to file a financial statement, security, fees, or assessments required under this chapter, or fails to meet other requirements for licensing.(e) The contractor fails to honor contract obligations to persons who are authorized to file default claims under s. 126.70 (1).(f) The contractor fails to pay an amount owed under s. 126.73 within 60 days after the contractor receives a written demand for payment from the department or other person to whom payment is due under s. 126.73. (2)  Hearing on license action; general. Except as provided in sub. (3), the department shall give a contractor notice and an opportunity for hearing before the department suspends, revokes, or imposes conditions on a license held by the contractor. (3)  Summary action. (a) The department may, without prior notice or hearing, summarily suspend, revoke, or impose conditions on a license held by a contractor if the department finds that any of the conditions identified in s. 126.85 (2) exist or otherwise finds that summary action is necessary to prevent a clear and imminent threat of harm to persons protected under this chapter.(b) A contractor who is the subject of a summary action under par. (a) may, within 10 days after receiving notice of that action, request a hearing on the action. The department shall hold an informal hearing as soon as possible after receiving a hearing request, but not later than 10 days after receiving the hearing request, unless the contractor waives the informal hearing or agrees to hold it at a later date. If the matter is not resolved at the informal hearing, the department shall hold a contested case hearing under ch. 227 as soon as reasonably possible.(c) A request for hearing under par. (b) does not automatically stay a summary action under par. (a). The department may stay a summary action pending hearing.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 38; 2009 a. 296.
WI Stat § 126.87 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.87 - Court actions.

126.87  Court actions. (1) Injunction. The department may petition the circuit court for an ex parte temporary restraining order, a temporary injunction, or a permanent injunction to prevent, restrain, or enjoin any person from violating this chapter, any rule promulgated under this chapter, or any order issued under this chapter. The department may seek this remedy in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided under this chapter. (2)  Penalties. (a) A person who violates this chapter, a rule promulgated under this chapter, or an order issued under this chapter is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $250 nor more than $5,000 for each violation.(b) A person who intentionally violates this chapter, a rule promulgated under this chapter, or an order issued under this chapter may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both. (4)  Private remedy. (a) A person whose claim is allowed under s. 126.70 may bring an action against the contractor to recover the amount of the allowed claim, less any recovery amount that the department pays to the claimant under s. 126.71. In any court action under this subsection, the claimant may recover costs including all reasonable attorney fees, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1). This subsection does not limit any other legal cause of action that the claimant may have against the contractor.(b) A claim allowed under s. 126.70 has the same priority in an insolvency proceeding or creditor's action as a claim for wages, except as otherwise provided by federal law. (5)  Collections. The department may bring an action in court to recover any unpaid amount that a contractor owes the department under this chapter, including any unpaid fund assessment or reimbursement.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 126.88 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.88 - Modifying fund assessments.

126.88  Modifying fund assessments. (1) The department may by rule modify the fund assessments provided under s. 126.15, 126.30, or 126.60. The department shall modify fund assessments under ss. 126.15, 126.30, 126.46, and 126.60 as necessary to do all of the following:(a) Maintain an overall fund balance of at least $5,000,000, but not more than $22,000,000.(b) Maintain a combined fund balance attributable to grain dealers and grain warehouse keepers of at least $1,200,000, but not more than $7,000,000.(d) Maintain a fund balance attributable to milk contractors of at least $3,000,000, but not more than $12,000,000.(e) Maintain a fund balance attributable to vegetable contractors of at least $800,000, but not more than $3,000,000. (2) (a) If the fund balance for a portion of the fund under sub. (1) (b) to (e) falls below the minimum amount required for that portion of the fund, the department shall by rule modify the assessment rates for the type of contractor that contributes to that portion of the fund so that the assessment rates are adequate to reach and maintain the minimum balance within a reasonable time.(b) The department may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate a rule modifying an assessment under par. (a). In a rule promulgated under this paragraph, the department may not provide that the modification of an assessment takes effect before the beginning of the next license year. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), a rule promulgated under this paragraph may remain in effect for not more than 24 months. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to determine that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.History:  2001 a. 16; 2009 a. 296; 2017 a. 155.
WI Stat § 126.89 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 126 - Agricultural producer security.|126.89 - Calculations.

126.89  Calculations. If a number used in or resulting from a calculation made to determine the amount of an assessment under s. 126.15, 126.30, 126.46, or 126.60, other than a number that appears in one of those sections, extends more than 6 decimal places to the right of the decimal point, a person making the calculation shall round the number to the nearest whole digit in the 6th decimal place to the right of the decimal point. The amount of an assessment may be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.History:  2001 a. 16.