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WI Stat § 98.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.06 - Method of sale of commodities.

98.06  Method of sale of commodities. (1) Commodities in liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure and commodities not in liquid form shall be sold by weight but liquid commodities may be sold by weight and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count or measure if such methods are in general use and give accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold. (2) (a) Berries and small fruits may be sold by measure only if in containers having capacities of one-half dry pint, one dry pint or one dry quart.(b) If a commodity is packaged in an aerosol container, it shall be sold by weight including the propellant. (3) This section shall not apply to commodities sold in compliance with a state or federal law which prescribes another method of sale, or to commodities sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold.History:  1999 a. 83.
WI Stat § 98.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.07 - Declaration of quantity.

98.07  Declaration of quantity. (1) No commodity which is marked, tagged or labeled, or for which a sign is displayed, with a selling price, shall be sold unless the weight, measure or count of the commodity is conspicuously declared on the commodity or its tag, label or sign, but a declaration of count is not required if the selling price is for a single unit, or a set or combination of commodities customarily sold to and understood by consumers as a single unit, or if the commodity is packaged prior to sale and the package contains 6 units or less which can be easily counted without opening the package. (2) No commodity shall be wrapped or its container made, formed or filled so as to mislead the purchaser; nor shall the qualifying term “when packed", or the terms “jumbo", “giant" or “full", or words of similar import that tend to mislead the purchaser as to the amount of the commodity, be used in connection with a declaration of quantity. (3) With respect to commodities packaged prior to sale, the department shall issue rules permitting reasonable variations from declared quantity which unavoidably occur in good packaging and distribution practices. (4) In order to prevent consumer deception, the department shall prescribe, by rule, standards for determining and declaring weight, measure or count, including the conspicuousness of quantity declarations.History:  1975 c. 308.
WI Stat § 98.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.08 - Price refunds; price information.

98.08  Price refunds; price information. (1) A person who uses an electronic scanner to record the price of a commodity or thing and who sells the commodity or thing at a price higher than the posted or advertised price of that commodity or thing at least shall refund to a person who purchases the commodity or thing the difference between the posted or advertised price of the commodity or thing and the price charged at the time of sale. (2) A person who sells a commodity or thing and who uses an electronic scanner to record the price of that commodity or thing shall display, in a conspicuous manner, a sign stating the requirements of sub. (1).History:  1995 a. 319.
WI Stat § 98.12 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.12 - Sale of ice cream and similar frozen products.

98.12  Sale of ice cream and similar frozen products. Ice cream, ice milk, water ices or other frozen desserts of a similar nature packaged prior to sale shall be sold by liquid measure. This section does not apply if the products are packaged at time of sale at retail or sold in quantities of less than one-half liquid pint.History:  1973 c. 178; 1983 a. 367; 1987 a. 78; 1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 98.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.13 - Milk or cream tests; samples; patrons' statement.

98.13  Milk or cream tests; samples; patrons' statement. (1) The Babcock or ether extraction tests shall be used to determine the milk fat content of milk or cream purchased by or sold to dairy plants, but the department may issue rules permitting the use of other methods or devices for testing and determining such milk fat content. (2) Each sample used for testing shall be representative of the milk or cream from which taken. Composite samples shall consist of representative samples taken during a period not exceeding 16 consecutive days. The unused portion of tested samples shall be retained not less than 5 days after testing to enable retesting by the department. (3) All purchasers of milk or cream from the producer, when using such milk fat tests to determine the value of any milk or cream received or bought by such purchaser, shall, when paying for such milk or cream, include an itemized statement to each patron showing the daily number of pounds of milk delivered, the total amount of butterfat content or test, transportation costs, and other charges and deductions for the period of time for which payment is made; except that the daily weights need not be shown on such statement if weight slips are furnished daily to producers. (4) Whenever milk is sold under an agreement, express or implied, that the value of the milk shall be determined by its proportion of butter fat, the price to be paid shall be based on a 3.5 percent butter fat standard. (5) To insure the accuracy of the milk fat tests prescribed herein the department shall issue rules governing the collection and care of samples, the conduct of tests and the keeping of test records.History:  1997 a. 253.
WI Stat § 98.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.14 - Standardization of Babcock pipettes.

98.14  Standardization of Babcock pipettes. (1) All bottles and pipettes used in measuring milk or milk products to determine the percentage of fat in the milk or milk products shall have clearly blown or otherwise permanently marked in the side of the bottle or pipette the word “Sealed", and in the side of the pipette or the side or bottom of the bottle the name, initials or trademark of the manufacturer and the manufacturer's designating number, which designating number shall be different for each manufacturer and may be used in identifying bottles. The designating number shall be furnished by the department upon application by the manufacturer and upon the filing by the manufacturer of a bond in the sum of $1,000 with sureties to be approved by the attorney general, conditioned upon conformance with the requirements of this section. A record of the bonds furnished, the designating number, and to whom furnished, shall be kept in the office of the department. (2) Any manufacturer who sells Babcock milk, cream or butter test bottles or milk pipettes, for use in this state, that do not comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of $500 to be recovered by the attorney general in an action brought in the name of the people of the state against the offender's bondsmen. No dealer shall use, for the purpose of determining the percent of milk fat in milk or milk products, any bottles or pipettes that do not comply with the provisions of this section. (3) The department shall prescribe specifications with which the glassware described in this section shall comply. The unit of graduation for all Babcock glassware shall be the true cubic centimeter or the weight of one gram of distilled water at 4 degrees centigrade. (4) Sealers of weights and measures are not required to seal Babcock milk, cream or butter test bottles or milk pipettes marked as in this section provided, but they shall from time to time make tests of individual bottles used by the various firms in the territory over which they have jurisdiction in order to ascertain whether the above provisions are being complied with and they shall report immediately to the department violations found.History:  1993 a. 492; 1997 a. 253.
WI Stat § 98.145 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.145 - Licensing of milk and cream testers.

98.145  Licensing of milk and cream testers. (1) To secure fair and accurate tests to producers and manufacturers for the determination of the basis of payment or for settlement for such milk or cream, or for the purpose of official inspection, or for the making of records of dairy production, persons making such milk fat tests shall be licensed by the department as herein provided. (2) No person may engage as a tester of milk or cream to determine its value for payment or for the purpose of official inspection or for records of dairy production for the purposes described above unless the person holds a license issued by the department; but no such license is required of a licensed cheesemaker or buttermaker. The license shall expire biennially on October 31 of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance or renewal. Each application for milk tester license or renewal thereof shall be accompanied by a fee of $50, except that an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay the fee. Each application shall be made upon forms provided by the department. If the department conducts a reinspection of any milk or cream tested by a person licensed under this subsection due to any violation of any federal or state law which the department determines in a regularly scheduled inspection of milk or cream tested by that person, the department shall charge that person $25 for that reinspection. (3) To qualify for a milk and cream tester's license the applicant shall not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, shall furnish 2 references who have known the applicant for at least one year and shall give proof of ability to perform the necessary duties to the satisfaction of the department by satisfactorily passing a written examination pertaining to milk and cream sampling and care of samples and use of the Babcock test or other test method approved by the department; and by actual demonstration in the laboratory of his or her ability to determine accurately the milk fat content of milk and cream including special emphasis on the handling and testing of composite samples of milk and cream. (4) Unless provision is made for the testing of milk or cream by a duly licensed tester as provided herein, no dairy plant shall receive any milk or cream unless at least one employee is a milk and cream tester licensee who shall be responsible for the care of samples and the testing of milk and cream and who shall be regularly assigned to the duty of making such tests. (5) This section shall not be construed to require the licensing of city or village sanitary or dairy inspectors.History:  1977 c. 216; 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1987 a. 27; 2011 a. 209.
WI Stat § 98.146 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.146 - Licensing milk weighers and samplers.

98.146  Licensing milk weighers and samplers. (1) All persons except licensed cheesemakers and buttermakers taking weights and samples of milk in bulk tanks or measuring milk in bulk tanks to determine weight, on the farm premises where such milk is produced, shall be licensed by the department under this section or by an equivalent regulatory agency in another state, and no person who is not so licensed shall engage in such activities. (2) (a) Each application for a license under this section or license renewal shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by the license fee required under sub. (4), except that an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay the fee. The license shall expire biennially on September 30 of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance or renewal. The applicant shall not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, and shall give proof of ability to engage in such weighing and sampling to the satisfaction of the department by satisfactorily passing a written examination pertaining to such activities.(b) If the department conducts a reinspection of any measurement by a person authorized to take weights and samples or to measure under sub. (1) due to any violation of any federal or state law which the department determines in a regularly scheduled inspection of that measurement, the department shall charge the person the reinspection fee required under sub. (4) for that reinspection. (3) No dairy plant shall receive any milk required to be weighed and sampled by a person authorized to take weights and samples under sub. (1) unless it has been so weighed and sampled. (4) The department may establish by rule the amount of license or reinspection fees required under sub. (2). Unless otherwise established by department rule, a license fee under sub. (2) is $40 and a reinspection fee under sub. (2) is $40.History:  1977 c. 216; 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 39; 2011 a. 209; 2019 a. 152.
WI Stat § 98.15 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.15 - False testing.

98.15  False testing. (1) No person shall manipulate, underread or overread or make any false determination by the Babcock test or any other test used for determining the value of milk or cream. No person shall make any false record or report of the results of any such test. (2) A district attorney to whom any violation of this section is reported shall cause appropriate actions or proceedings to be instituted for the collection of a forfeiture or fine or for the enforcement of other remedies. In any enforcement action the court may, in addition to any other penalty provided, order restitution to any party injured by violation of this section. If the violator is convicted of a crime, restitution shall be in accordance with s. 973.20.History:  1979 c. 264; 1987 a. 398.Sub. (1) did not preclude prosecution for felony fraud under s. 943.20 (1) (d) when the state alleged that the defendant misrepresented the quality of milk sold. State v. Ploeckelman, 2007 WI App 31, 299 Wis. 2d 251, 729 N.W.2d 784, 06-1180.
WI Stat § 98.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.21 - Sale of bread.

98.21  Sale of bread. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), no person may manufacture for sale in this state, offer to sell or sell bread unless the bread is sold by weight. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to stale bread if the bread is conspicuously marked “stale bread" or is placed in a container conspicuously marked “stale bread" and sold as and for stale bread.History:  1971 c. 113; 1983 a. 14, 329; 1993 a. 492; 1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 98.22 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.22 - Bulk deliveries sold in terms of weight and delivered by vehicle.

98.22  Bulk deliveries sold in terms of weight and delivered by vehicle. (1) When a commodity in bulk is delivered by vehicle to an individual purchaser and the commodity is sold in terms of weight units, the delivery shall be accompanied by a duplicate delivery ticket with the following information clearly stated in ink or by means of other indelible marking equipment:(a) The name and address of the vendor.(b) The name and address of the purchaser.(c) The net weight of the delivery expressed in pounds.(d) The gross and tare weights of the delivery if the net weight of the delivery is derived from determination of gross and tare weights. (2) Where milk is picked up at farms, only the identity of the vendor and the net weight need be stated. (3) One of the duplicate delivery tickets required under sub. (1) shall be retained by the vendor, and the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the commodity, or shall be surrendered, on demand to the inspector or sealer, who may retain it as evidence and issue a weight slip in lieu thereof for delivery to the purchaser. If the purchaser carries away the purchase, the vendor shall be required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the number of pounds of commodity delivered to the purchaser. If the commodity is to be weighed by the purchaser, the purchaser shall furnish the vendor the duplicate delivery ticket provided for in this section.History:  1993 a. 492; 1995 a. 225.
WI Stat § 98.225 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.225 - Deliveries of certain liquid fuels.

98.225  Deliveries of certain liquid fuels. (1) In this section, “liquid fuel" means gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, diesel fuel or alternate fuels, as defined in s. 78.39 (1). (2) No person may sell liquid fuel by liquid measure and deliver it by a vehicle equipped with a pump and metering device unless the pump and metering device is equipped with a delivery ticket printer. Except as provided in sub. (3), the seller shall, at the time of delivery, either provide a copy of the delivery ticket printed by the delivery ticket printer to the purchaser or leave a copy at the place of delivery. The delivery ticket shall contain all of the following information:(a) The name and address of the seller.(b) The name and address of the purchaser.(c) A description of the liquid fuel delivered.(d) The meter reading showing the volume of liquid fuel delivered. (3) If there is a malfunction with the delivery ticket printer, the seller shall, at the time of delivery, either provide the purchaser or leave at the place of delivery the information required under sub. (2) in written form.History:  1993 a. 234.
WI Stat § 98.246 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.246 - Petroleum product sales.

98.246  Petroleum product sales. (1) In this section, “petroleum products" has the meaning given under s. 168.01 (3). (2) Petroleum products may not be sold from a terminal or storage facility in this state on any basis other than gross volume without correction for temperature.History:  1983 a. 251; 2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 98.255 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.255 - Reinspection; fee.

98.255  Reinspection; fee. (1) If the department reinspects a weight or measure because the department has found a violation of this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter, the department may charge the operator of the weight or measure a reinspection fee. (2) The department shall establish the amount of the reinspection fee under sub. (1) by rule and may establish different reinspection fees for different types of weights and measures. The amount of a reinspection fee for a weight or measure may not exceed the department's average cost to reinspect that type of weight or measure. (3) A reinspection fee under sub. (1) is payable after the reinspection is completed and is due upon written demand from the department. The department may issue a demand for payment when it issues an annual license application form to the operator of the weighing or measuring device.History:  2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 98.26 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.|98.26 - Prohibited acts; penalty; injunction.

98.26  Prohibited acts; penalty; injunction. (1) A person who does any of the following acts 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. A person who intentionally does any of the following acts shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 9 months or both:(a) Hinders, obstructs or impersonates a sealer or inspector.(b) Uses or has in possession for use in buying or selling any commodity or service, or sells, any incorrect weight or measure or causes a weight or measure to be incorrect.(c) Represents in any manner a false quantity or price in connection with the purchase or sale, or any advertising thereof, of any commodity, thing or service.(d) Uses or disposes of any rejected weight or measure, or commodity, or removes therefrom any official tag, seal, stamp or mark, without written authority from a sealer or inspector.(e) Violates s. 98.15 (1).(f) Violates any other provision of this chapter or any rules promulgated under this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed. (2) Upon application of the department or a municipality, a circuit court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter.History:  1979 c. 264; 1987 a. 250; 1995 a. 319.
WI Stat § 99.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 99 - Public warehouses.|99.01 - Definitions.

99.01  Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Food" has the meaning specified in s. 97.01 (6). (2) “Property" means goods as defined in s. 407.102 (1) (g). “Property" includes food; agricultural and commercial products, commodities or equipment; household furnishings; automobiles, boats, snowmobiles or other vehicles and conveyances; and all other items of a personal, family, household, agricultural, business or commercial nature which may be the subject of a contract of storage. (3) “Public warehouse" means a warehouse that is operated by a public warehouse keeper for the storage for hire of the property of others. “Public warehouse" includes a food warehouse, as defined in s. 97.27 (1) (b), if the warehouse is operated by a public warehouse keeper on a storage for hire basis. “Public warehouse" does not include a frozen-food locker plant as defined in s. 97.27 (1) (c). (4) “Public warehouse keeper" means any person who is required to be licensed under s. 99.02. (5) “Warehouse" means any building, room, structure or facility used for the storage of property.History:  1983 a. 189; 1983 a. 500 ss. 2 to 6, 30; 1983 a. 538; 1985 a. 332 s. 253; 1987 a. 399; 1999 a. 83; 2009 a. 322.
WI Stat § 99.015 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 99 - Public warehouses.|99.015 - Warehouses classified.

99.015  Warehouses classified. For the purposes of this chapter, public warehouses are classified as follows: (1) Class 1 warehouses have less than 10,000 square feet of floor space. (2) Class 2 warehouses have 10,000 square feet or over but less than 50,000. (3) Class 3 warehouses have 50,000 square feet or over but less than 100,000. (4) Class 4 warehouses have 100,000 square feet or over but less than 150,000. (5) Class 5 warehouses have 150,000 square feet or over.History:  1983 a. 500 s. 34; Stats. 1983 s. 99.015; 1987 a. 399; 1999 a. 83.
WI Stat § 99.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 99 - Public warehouses.|99.04 - Suitable facilities and inspection.

99.04  Suitable facilities and inspection. (1) Facilities. All public warehouse facilities shall be suitable for the type of storage operations to be conducted and shall be maintained and operated in a manner which will reasonably protect property to be stored against loss or damage. No public warehouse keeper license may be issued or continued in effect if facilities used are unsuitable for the type of storage operation to be conducted or adequate safeguards are not taken for the protection of property against loss or damage while in storage. A public warehouse used for the storage of food is subject to ch. 97. (2)  Inspection. The department may inspect all public warehouses as necessary to secure compliance with this chapter or any rules of the department prescribing standards for the suitability of storage facilities, the maintenance of storage records and the safeguarding of property while in storage. For purposes of inspection and enforcement, the department shall have access to all public warehouses regulated under this chapter at all reasonable times.History:  1983 a. 500; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 163.