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WI Stat § 96.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.13 - Refunds.

96.13  Refunds. (1) Assessments collected by the marketing board under any marketing order or as an advance deposit against the assessment shall be used by the marketing board only for the purpose of carrying out the purposes and provisions of the order, including the administrative costs. (2) A marketing order may contain a provision granting producers who have paid an assessment under the order, and who do not favor the program developed under the order, the right to receive a refund of assessments paid upon submission of proof satisfactory to the marketing board that the assessment for which a refund is requested has been paid. Claims for producer refunds must be submitted on forms prescribed by the board and filed with the board within 90 days after the date the assessment became due and payable. All claims shall be audited and paid by the board within 60 days after receipt of the claim, or within such other reasonable period of time as may be necessary to determine the validity of the claim. (3) Upon termination of any marketing order, any and all moneys remaining with the marketing board and not required to defray expenses or repay obligations incurred shall be returned to the affected producers or handlers in proportion to the assessments paid by each in the 2-year period preceding the date of the termination order. If the marketing board and the secretary find that the returnable amounts are so small that the computation and return of the remaining funds is impractical, the board may use the remaining funds to further any of the basic purposes or objectives of the terminated marketing order.History:  1981 c. 283 ss. 25, 33; Stats. 1981 s. 96.13.
WI Stat § 96.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.14 - Reports and accounting procedures.

96.14  Reports and accounting procedures. (1) The secretary or a marketing board may require handlers and producers of agricultural commodities to file such information and reports as may be reasonably necessary to assist in carrying out the functions under this chapter. (2) All assessments, appropriations and administrative costs for any marketing order or agreement created under this chapter shall be recorded, prepared and audited in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.History:  1981 c. 283 ss. 20, 21, 27; Stats. 1981 s. 96.14.
WI Stat § 96.15 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.15 - Rules.

96.15  Rules. The secretary may, in consultation with the appropriate marketing board or council, issue such rules as necessary to facilitate the administration and enforcement of this chapter.History:  1981 c. 283 s. 23; Stats. 1981 s. 96.15.
WI Stat § 96.16 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.16 - Application of funds.

96.16  Application of funds. A marketing board may invest all assessments, gifts or grants that are collected or received by the board under a marketing order after consulting with the secretary. The board may not use funds received, collected or accrued under a marketing order for any purpose other than program operations and administration of the order. No such funds may be used for any other marketing order or to influence either state or federal legislation or rule making except rule making directly related to the order.History:  1981 c. 283 s. 32; 1987 a. 252.
WI Stat § 96.17 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.17 - Nonpayment and enforcement.

96.17  Nonpayment and enforcement. (1) Any due and payable assessment levied under a marketing order or under s. 96.11 (3) (a) and every sum due under either a marketing order or agreement in a specified amount shall constitute a personal debt of every person so assessed or who is otherwise liable and the same sum shall be due and payable to the secretary or the marketing board according to the terms and conditions of the marketing order or agreement. In the event any person fails to pay the full amount of such assessment or such other sum on or before the due date, the secretary may add to such unpaid assessment or sum an amount not exceeding 10 percent of the amount due to defray the cost of enforcing collection. In the event any person fails to pay any due and payable assessment or sum, the secretary may bring a civil action against such person for collection, together with the above specified 10 percent. (2) A person who violates a marketing order or agreement shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the first offense, and not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for a subsequent offense. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. (3) A person who intentionally violates a marketing order or agreement shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 9 months or both. (4) Actions of a marketing board which exceed the articles of incorporation or violate the bylaws adopted by the board constitute violations of the order and the board members are individually subject to the penalties under subs. (2) and (3). (5) The secretary may apply to a circuit court for an injunction to restrain any person from violating this chapter or a marketing order or agreement under this chapter. (6) If a handler is not a resident or is not authorized to do business in this state, the handler may designate an agent upon whom service of process may be made in this state. The agent shall be a resident of this state or a corporation authorized to do business in this state. The designation shall be in writing and filed with the department of financial institutions. If no designation is made and filed or if process cannot be served in this state upon the designated agent, after reasonable effort, process may be served upon the department of financial institutions.History:  1981 c. 283 ss. 34 to 36; Stats. 1981 s. 96.17; 1995 a. 27; 2007 a. 26.
WI Stat § 96.18 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.18 - Price fixing.

96.18  Price fixing. Nothing contained in this chapter shall permit fixing of prices not otherwise permitted by law except as permitted under s. 96.04.History:  1973 c. 311; 1981 c. 283 s. 43; Stats. 1981 s. 96.18.
WI Stat § 96.19 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.19 - Restraint of trade.

96.19  Restraint of trade. In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of any rule of statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade, proof that the act complained of was done in compliance with this chapter or a marketing order or agreement issued under this chapter and in furtherance of the purposes and provisions of this chapter shall be a complete defense to such action or proceeding.History:  1981 c. 283 s. 42; Stats. 1981 s. 96.19.
WI Stat § 96.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 96 - Agricultural marketing act.|96.20 - Public record.

96.20  Public record. (1) Each referendum shall be conducted by secret ballot, and the ballots and results shall be a matter of public record and open to inspection. (2) All assents filed with the department for the approval of a marketing agreement, an amendment or the termination of an agreement are a matter of public record and open to inspection. (3) All contracts made by a marketing board are a matter of public record and open to inspection. (4) All annual reports on an order's operation issued by a marketing board are a matter of public record and open to inspection. (5) All information relating to the businesses of producers and handlers that is obtained under this chapter is not a public record and is not available for inspection.History:  1981 c. 283 ss. 16, 39.
WI Stat § 97.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.02 - Standards; adulterated food.

97.02  Standards; adulterated food. For the purposes of this chapter, a food is adulterated if it is adulterated within the meaning of 21 USC 342, except that the department may not consider a food to be adulterated solely because it contains hemp, as defined in s. 94.67 (15c), or a hemp product.History:  1971 c. 156; 1979 c. 89; 2005 a. 253; 2009 a. 177; 2013 a. 374; 2017 a. 100; 2019 a. 68.
WI Stat § 97.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.03 - Standards; misbranding.

97.03  Standards; misbranding. For the purposes of this chapter, a food is misbranded if it is misbranded within the meaning of 21 USC 343.History:  1971 c. 156 ss. 2, 3, 5; 1977 c. 216; 1991 a. 111; 1993 a. 492; 1995 a. 225; 2013 a. 374.
WI Stat § 97.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.07 - Interpretation.

97.07  Interpretation. If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading, then in determining whether the labeling is misleading, there shall be taken into account not only representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or any combination thereof, but also the extent to which the labeling fails to reveal facts material in the light of such representations or material with respect to consequences which may result from the use of the article to which the labeling relates under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual.
WI Stat § 97.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.09 - Rules.

97.09  Rules. (1) Definitions and standards of identity, composition, quality and fill of container for foods, and amendments thereto, now or hereafter adopted under the federal act or this chapter are definitions and standards of identity, composition, quality and fill of container under s. 97.03. However, when such action will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the department may amend, stay or reject such federal regulations or make rules establishing definitions and standards of identity, composition, quality and fill of container for foods where no federal regulations exist, or which differ from federal regulations. (2) Temporary permits granted under the federal act for interstate shipment of experimental packs of food varying from the requirements of federal definitions and standards of identity are automatically effective in this state under conditions set forth in such permits. (3) The department may also issue temporary marketing permits upon a convincing showing of need to continue a market study where the interests of consumers are safeguarded. Such permits are subject to terms and conditions prescribed by departmental rules but may not be issued for a period exceeding 6 months plus one renewal period of 6 months after departmental review. (4) The department may, by rule, establish and enforce standards governing the production, processing, packaging, labeling, transportation, storage, handling, display, sale, including retail sale, and distribution of foods that are needed to protect the public from the sale of adulterated or misbranded foods. (5) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards and procedures for the labeling of organic food. The rules may establish a process whereby organizations, businesses and firms certify that foods represented as organic foods comply with established standards. In this subsection, “organic food" means any food that is marketed using “organic" or any derivative of “organic" in its labeling or advertising.History:  1971 c. 156; 1983 a. 261; 1987 a. 278; 2015 a. 242.
WI Stat § 97.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.10 - Prohibited acts.

97.10  Prohibited acts. (1) The sale of any food that is adulterated or misbranded is prohibited. (2) It is unlawful to manufacture, prepare for sale, store, or sell food unless the food is protected from filth, flies, dust or other contamination or unclean, unhealthful or insanitary conditions. (3) No person shall be subject to the penalties of s. 97.72 for having violated sub. (1), if he or she establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by, and containing the name and address of the person residing in this state from whom the article was received in good faith, to the effect that such article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of ss. 97.02 and 97.03.History:  1971 c. 156; 1983 a. 261.
WI Stat § 97.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.13 - Sale of fish flour regulated.

97.13  Sale of fish flour regulated. No person shall sell any food product for human consumption within this state containing whole fish flour, except fish flour made from the normally edible portions of fish or fish protein concentrate. No package containing fish flour or fish protein concentrate shall be sold by any person unless it bears a statement declaring that the contents thereof are made only from the edible portions of fish.
WI Stat § 97.17 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.17 - Buttermaker and cheesemaker license.

97.17  Buttermaker and cheesemaker license. (1) In this section the terms “buttermaker" and “cheesemaker" mean a person employed or who may be employed in a butter or a cheese factory who has charge of and supervision over the actual process of manufacturing butter or cheese, and shall not include a person employed in a butter or cheese factory for the purpose of assisting in the manufacture of such product. This section shall not affect a person making up a product produced on the person's farm, nor shall it be unlawful for a licensed cheesemaker employed in a licensed cheese factory to make butter or whey cream butter for the use or consumption only of the patrons thereof. (2) No person shall engage as a buttermaker or cheesemaker unless the person has a license from the department. The license shall be issued by the department under regulations that the department shall prescribe relating to the qualifications of applicants for licenses. The qualifications shall include the applicant's record in operating and keeping in sanitary condition the butter or cheese factory in which the applicant has been employed. (3) Application for a buttermaker's or cheesemaker's license shall be made upon a form furnished by the department. Upon receipt of the application the department shall issue a permit to the applicant to carry on the work of a buttermaker or cheesemaker. The permit shall have the force and effect of a license to a buttermaker or cheesemaker until a license shall have been issued to the applicant or until the applicant shall have been notified of the denial of the application. At the time that the permit is issued, the department shall furnish the applicant with the regulations incident to securing a license and also suggestions relating to the proper method of operating butter or cheese factories. (4) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a fee that is $50 unless otherwise established by department rule, except that an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay a fee. (6) The license shall expire on the first day of January of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance or renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted on department forms and be accompanied by the biennial license fee under sub. (4).History:  1977 c. 216; 1979 c. 342; 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 174; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 492; 1995 a. 225; 2011 a. 209.
WI Stat § 97.175 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.175 - Butter and cheese grader license requirements.

97.175  Butter and cheese grader license requirements. (1) In this section and ss. 97.176 and 97.177, “butter grader" or “cheese grader" means a person who grades butter or cheese. (2) No person may act as a butter grader or a cheese grader without a license granted by the department. A person desiring a license shall apply on a form furnished by the department and shall pay to the department a fee that is $50 unless otherwise established by department rule, except that an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay a fee. Before issuing a license, the department shall require the applicant to demonstrate his or her competence to act as a butter grader or a cheese grader in a manner determined by the department. A license expires on September 30 of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance. (3) Butter graders and cheese graders must act in accordance with the standards and requirements established under ss. 93.07, 97.176 and 97.177. (4) The department may deny, suspend or revoke a license under this section by an order if the department finds that the applicant or licensee is not qualified to act as a butter grader or cheese grader or that the applicant or licensee has applied inaccurate grades or has obtained the license by fraud, perjury or through error. The department shall notify the applicant or licensee of the order and shall follow the procedures for issuing a special order under s. 93.18.History:  1983 a. 131; 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 39; 2011 a. 209.
WI Stat § 97.176 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.176 - Butter; grading; label.

97.176  Butter; grading; label. (1) It is unlawful to sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any butter at retail unless it has been graded. Butter shall be graded as follows:(a) Grade, Wisconsin, AA — 93 score;(b) Grade, Wisconsin, A — 92 score;(c) Grade, Wisconsin, B — 91-90 score;(d) Grade, Wisconsin, undergrade — all butter below Wisconsin B. (2) United States AA, A, and B grades shall be accepted in lieu of the corresponding Wisconsin AA, A, and B grades, but all United States grades below B shall, for the purpose of this section, correspond to Wisconsin undergrade. (3) As used in this section, score or grade means the grading of butter by its examination for flavor and aroma, body and texture, color, salt, package and by the use of other tests or procedures approved by the department for ascertaining the quality of butter in whole or in part. (4) Details for methods and procedures to be used for ascertaining quality, for labeling, and for arbitrating disputes with respect to grades, shall be developed by the department as a result of public hearings to be held at a convenient location in the state. (5) Butter from outside of the state sold within the state shall be provided with a label which indicates that it complies with the state grade standards as provided in this section and which indicates the grade in a manner equivalent to the requirements for butter manufactured and sold within the state. (6) Butter that carries the state grade labels shall be graded by butter graders licensed under s. 97.175. (7) No person, for himself or herself, or as an agent, shall advertise the sale of any butter at a stated price, unless the grade of the butter is set forth in such advertisement in not less than 10-point type.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1650m (4); 1983 a. 131 s. 2; Stats. 1983 s. 97.176; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 492.Wisconsin's butter-grading law does not violate the due process clause, the equal protection clause, or the dormant commerce clause. This section is rationally related to the state's legitimate interest in consumer protection and does not discriminate against out-of-state businesses. Minerva Dairy, Inc. v. Harsdorf, 905 F.3d 1047 (2018).
WI Stat § 97.177 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.177 - Cheese; grading; labeling.

97.177  Cheese; grading; labeling. (1) The department shall by rule adopt standards for grades of cheese manufactured in Wisconsin. (2) Cheese which carries a state grade must be graded by a cheese grader licensed under s. 97.175 and must conform to the standards for the grade. Graded cheese must be plainly labeled to indicate the grade of the cheese and the license number of the cheese grader. (3) Cheese manufactured in Wisconsin must be labeled on either the cheese itself or the container at the factory where it is manufactured. The label must remain on the cheese until the cheese is used in a different food manufacturing process or relabeled by the buyer for later sale. The label must contain all of the following:(a) The type or variety of cheese.(b) The word Wisconsin or the code number 55.(c) The factory number designated by the department.(d) The date of manufacture.(e) The number of the vat in which the cheese was manufactured if more than one vat of cheese was manufactured in the factory on the same day. (4) The department may adopt rules for the administration of this section.History:  1983 a. 131.
WI Stat § 97.23 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.|97.23 - Drug residues in milk.

97.23  Drug residues in milk. (1) In this section:(a) “Dairy plant" has the meaning given in s. 97.20 (1) (a).(c) “Milk producer" has the meaning given in s. 97.22 (1) (f). (2) (a) If, in accordance with a rule promulgated by the department under s. 93.07 (1), 97.09 (4), 97.20 (4), 97.22 (8), or 97.24 (3), a dairy plant operator rejects a bulk milk shipment because it is adulterated with a drug residue and if the dairy plant operator incurs a monetary loss as a result of the rejection of the bulk milk shipment, the dairy plant operator may recover the amount of the monetary loss from the milk producer who caused the bulk shipment to be adulterated with the drug residue. A dairy plant operator may deduct the amounts recoverable by him or her under this paragraph from the proceeds of milk sold to or through the dairy plant operator by the milk producer who caused the adulteration.(b)1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the department may, by rule, require a dairy plant operator who rejects a bulk milk shipment because it is adulterated with a drug residue and who suffers a monetary loss as a result of the rejection of the bulk milk shipment to recover all or part of the monetary loss from the milk producer who caused the adulteration by deducting from the proceeds of milk sold by the milk producer an amount that is specified by the department by rule.2. The department may not require a dairy plant operator who rejects a bulk milk shipment because it is adulterated with a drug residue to recover an amount that exceeds the dairy plant operator's actual monetary loss.History:  1991 a. 231; 2013 a. 374; 2015 a. 242.