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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 443 - Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers. › 443.13 - Disciplinary proceedings against designers of engineering systems.

443.13
Disciplinary proceedings against designers of engineering systems.
(1)
The designers' section of the examining board may limit, suspend, or revoke a permit or reprimand the permittee if the permittee is guilty of any of the following:
(a)
Fraud or deceit in obtaining the permit.
(b)
Gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in practice.
(c)
Signing documents not prepared by the permittee or under the permittee's control.
(d)
Knowingly aiding or abetting unauthorized designing of engineering systems as stated in s. 443.07 (3) by persons not granted permits under this chapter.
(e)
Conviction of a felony, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, or adjudication of mental incompetency by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2)
If, after a hearing conducted under the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) before the designers' section of the examining board, two-thirds of the members of the section vote in favor of sustaining the charges, the designers' section of the examining board shall reprimand the permittee or limit, suspend, or revoke the permit. The action of the designers' section of the examining board under this section is subject to review under ch. 227.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 443 - Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers. › 443.134 - Exception for photogrammetry and construction surveying.

443.134
Exception for photogrammetry and construction surveying.
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit a person who has not been granted a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying under this chapter from utilizing photogrammetry or remote sensing techniques or performing topographic surveying, construction surveying, or geodetic surveying for purposes other than a boundary establishment or reestablishment specified in s. 443.01 (6s).
History:  1979 c. 167; 1981 c. 334 s. 25 (1); 2011 a. 146; 2013 a. 358.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 443 - Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers. › 443.15 - Exempt buildings.

443.15
Exempt buildings.
(1)
Nothing in this chapter prevents any person from advertising and performing services, including consultation, investigation, evaluation, in connection with and making plans and specifications for, or supervising the erection, enlargement or alterations of any of the following buildings:
(a)
Dwellings for single families, and outbuildings in connection with single-family dwellings, including, but not limited to, barns and private garages.
(b)
Apartment buildings used exclusively as the residence of not more than 2 families.
(c)
Buildings used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
(d)
Temporary buildings or sheds used exclusively for construction purposes, not exceeding 2 stories in height, and not used for living quarters.
(2)
Nothing in this chapter prevents any person, firm or corporation from making plans and specifications for or supervising the erection, enlargement or alteration of any new building containing less than 50,000 cubic feet total volume or addition to a building which by reason of such addition results in a building containing less than 50,000 cubic feet total volume or structural alteration to a building containing less than 50,000 cubic feet total volume. Nothing in this chapter prevents any person, firm or corporation from making repairs or interior alterations to buildings which do not affect health or safety.
(3)
Any multiple family building having a common roof and party walls shall be deemed a single building for purposes of this section.
(4)
This section does not apply to inspection and service work done by employees of insurance rating bureaus, insurance service bureaus, insurance companies or insurance agents.
History:  1979 c. 167.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 443 - Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers. › 443.16 - Change of name.

443.16
Change of name.
No person may practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, or interior design in this state under any other given name or any other surname than that under which the person was originally licensed or registered to practice in this or any other state, in any instance in which the examining board, after a hearing, finds that practicing under the changed name operates to unfairly compete with another practitioner or to mislead the public as to identity or to otherwise result in detriment to the profession or the public. This section does not apply to a change of name resulting from marriage or divorce.
History:  1979 c. 98 s. 1; 1979 c. 167 s. 20; 1979 c. 337 s. 15; 1979 c. 355; 1993 a. 463, 465, 491; 1997 a. 300; 2009 a. 123; 2021 a. 195.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 443 - Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers. › 443.17 - Seal or stamp; aiding unauthorized practice.

443.17
Seal or stamp; aiding unauthorized practice.
(1)
No person who is registered under this chapter to practice architecture, landscape architecture or professional engineering may impress his or her seal or stamp upon documents which have not been prepared by the person or under his or her direction and control, knowingly permit his or her seal or stamp to be used by any other person or in any other manner knowingly aid or abet the unauthorized practice of architecture or professional engineering or the unauthorized use of the title “landscape architect" by persons not authorized under this chapter.
(2)
(a)
The registered interior designer section of the examining board shall promulgate rules establishing specifications for seals and stamps used by Wisconsin registered interior designers.
(b)
No Wisconsin registered interior designer may impress his or her seal or stamp upon a document unless the seal or stamp satisfies the specifications established by rule under par. (a).
(3)
A Wisconsin registered interior designer who is responsible for preparing an interior technical submission for delivery to any person or for a public record shall date, sign, and impress his or her seal or stamp upon the interior technical submission and any other related documents prepared by the Wisconsin registered interior designer.
(4)
No Wisconsin registered interior designer may impress his or her seal or stamp upon a document that has not been prepared by the Wisconsin registered interior designer or knowingly permit his or her seal or stamp to be used by any other person.
History:  1979 c. 167; 1993 a. 463, 465, 491; 1997 a. 300; 2021 a. 195.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 443 - Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers. › 443.175 - Submission of documents; interior designers.

443.175
Submission of documents; interior designers.
(1)
Subject to s. 443.17 (3), a Wisconsin registered interior designer may sign and seal interior technical submissions that are required for an interior alteration or interior construction project for public record.
(2)
If a city, village, town, or county requires a seal or stamp on interior technical submissions that are submitted for an interior alteration or interior construction project, the city, village, town, or county shall accept interior technical submissions impressed with the seal or stamp of a Wisconsin registered interior designer consistent with this chapter.
History: 2021 a. 195.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.01 - Definitions.

444.01
Definitions.
In this chapter:
(1)
“Amateur boxing contest" means a boxing contest or exhibition in which none of the boxers are compensated for participating in the contest or exhibition.
(1g)
“Amateur unarmed combat sports contest" means a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat sports in which none of the contestants are compensated for participating in the contest or exhibition.
(1h)
“Boxing" means the act of attack and defense with the fists, using padded gloves, that is practiced as a sport under the rules described under s. 444.05, or other, comparable rules.
(1j)
“Mixed martial arts fighting" means fighting that involves the use of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of martial arts, including grappling, kicking, and striking.
(1m)
“Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery under s. 448.04 (1) (a).
(2)
“Professional boxing contest" means a boxing contest or exhibition in which one or more of the boxers is compensated for participating in the contest or exhibition.
(3)
“Professional contest" means a professional boxing contest or a professional unarmed combat sports contest.
(4)
“Professional unarmed combat sports contest" means a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat sports in which one or more of the contestants is compensated for participating in the contest or exhibition.
(5)
“Unarmed combat sports" means any form of fighting in which the objective is for a contestant to injure, disable, or incapacitate one's opponent, but does not include any fighting in a contest for which the rules prohibit a contestant from striking an opponent's head.
History:  2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2011 a. 260 s. 80; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.02 - Licenses and permits.

444.02
Licenses and permits.
(1)
The department shall have the sole direction, management, and control of, and jurisdiction over, all professional contests and all amateur unarmed combat sports contests conducted within the state by any promoter or club. No club or promoter may conduct professional contests or amateur unarmed combat sports contests within the state except under authority granted by the department and in accordance with this chapter and the rules of the department.
(2)
The department may issue, and for cause limit, suspend, or revoke, a license to conduct professional contests or amateur unarmed combat sports contests to any promoter or incorporated club formed as provided in this chapter. Every license shall be subject to the department's rules and regulations. The department may limit the number of professional contests and amateur unarmed combat sports contests given by any promoter or club in any city, village, or town and may reprimand a promoter or club for violating this chapter or any rule of the department.
(3)
No professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest may be conducted by any licensed club without a permit from the department. An application for a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable $300 processing fee. Every permit shall be conditioned on payment by the promoter or club to the department, within 2 business days after the event for which the permit was issued, of the following fees:
(a)
If the number of tickets sold for the event is less than 2,000, an event fee of $450.
(b)
If the number of tickets sold for the event is less than 5,000 but more than 1,999, an event fee of $2,200 plus a gate fee equal to the lesser of 5 percent of the total amount collected by the club or promoter in gross ticket sales or $4,000.
(c)
If the number of tickets sold for the event is 5,000 or more, an event fee of $4,700 plus a gate fee equal to the lesser of 5 percent of the total amount collected by the club or promoter in gross ticket sales or $12,500.
History:  1977 c. 418, 447; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1979 c. 355; 1993 a. 246; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.03 - Application for license; fee.

444.03
Application for license; fee.
No professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest may be conducted by any promoter or club except by license granted to it by the department. An application for a license shall be in writing, addressed to the department, and verified by the promoter or by an officer of the club. An application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $500. The application must show that the promoter or club has entered into a valid agreement for the use of the building, amphitheater, or stadium in which contests are to be held.
History:  1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1981 c. 20; 1987 a. 399; 1991 a. 189; 1993 a. 246; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.035 - Bond.

444.035
Bond.
The department shall by rule require a promoter or club conducting a professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest to post a bond or other surety in a reasonable amount determined by the department to ensure payment of the promoter's or club's expenses in conducting the contest, including payments to contestants and to the department.
History:  2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.04 - Promoter and club reports.

444.04
Promoter and club reports.
Within 2 business days after a promoter or club holds a professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest, the club shall furnish to the department a written report, verified by the promoter or by one of the club's officers under penalty of perjury, showing the number of tickets sold for the contest, the amount of gross proceeds, and all other information the department requires by rule to be included in the report. The department may limit, suspend, revoke, or assess a forfeiture to the promoter or club for failure to comply with this section or failure to provide accurate information to the department. Any forfeiture collected under this section shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (jm).
History:  1973 c. 28; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1987 a. 399; 1991 a. 183; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.05 - Amateur boxing contests.

444.05
Amateur boxing contests.
A person may conduct an amateur boxing contest in this state only if the contest is sanctioned by and conducted under the rules of the national governing body for amateur boxing that is recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee under 36 USC 220521.
History:  1979 c. 162; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 2003 a. 285.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.06 - Inspectors.

444.06
Inspectors.
The department shall appoint official inspectors, each of whom shall receive a card authorizing the inspector to act wherever the department designates. The department may be, and at least one inspector shall be present at all professional contests and all amateur unarmed combat sports contests and see that the rules are strictly observed. Inspectors shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The department may require a promoter or club to pay the cost of designating additional inspectors, who may include a referee or judge performing the duties of an inspector, for an event. The department may require a promoter or club to pay the department an amount not to exceed $250 for each additional inspector designated by the department.
History:  1971 c. 40; 1975 c. 39, 199; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1979 c. 355; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.09 - Conduct of boxing contests regulated.

444.09
Conduct of boxing contests regulated.
(1)
No professional boxing contest shall be for more than 12 rounds, and no round shall last more than 3 minutes.
(2)
There shall be one minute intermission between rounds of professional boxing contests.
(3)
Gloves weighing not less than 8 ounces shall be worn by contestants who are in professional boxing contests and who weigh under 140 pounds, and not less than 10 ounces by other contestants in boxing contests.
(4)
No person under the age of 18 years shall participate in any professional boxing contest.
(5)
No betting at any professional boxing contest shall be permitted before, after, or during any such contest, in the building where the contest is held.
(6)
Contestants in professional boxing contests shall break clean, and must not hold and hit. Butting with head or shoulders, wrestling, or illegal use of elbows shall not be allowed by contestants in professional boxing contests. There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of the contestants. This includes the use of abusive or insulting language.
(7)
The department may allow or provide for decisions upon professional boxing contests held under this chapter to be made by the referee or by the referee and 2 judges appointed by the department under regulations prescribed by the department.
(9)
Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, boxing contests shall be conducted under the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform boxing rules.
History:  1979 c. 162 s. 38 (1); 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1987 a. 399; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.095 - Conduct of unarmed combat sports contests regulated.

444.095
Conduct of unarmed combat sports contests regulated.
(1)
No individual may be a contestant in an amateur unarmed combat sports contest unless the individual can provide evidence that he or she is covered by adequate health insurance.
(2)
No promoter or club may conduct an unarmed combat sports contest unless all of the following apply:
(a)
There is present at least one referee who is licensed by the department and at least 3 judges who are licensed by the department.
(b)
A physician examines each contestant immediately before and after each match in which the contestant participates.
(c)
At least one physician, or more at the discretion of the department, is present during each match to provide emergency care in the event of an injury.
(d)
An ambulance and emergency medical services personnel with oxygen are present on the premises and equipped to transport an injured contestant.
(3)
The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following with respect to unarmed combat sports contests:
(a)
Qualifications and fees for licensure of referees and judges for unarmed combat sports contests.
(b)
Requirements for regular health examinations of unarmed combat sports contestants, including all of the following:
1.
Annual physical examinations by physicians and annual eye examinations by physicians who are board-certified ophthalmologists.
2.
Annual screening for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
3.
For female contestants, pregnancy tests before contests.
(c)
Policies prohibiting contestants from using drugs, including anabolic steroids, and mandating drug testing of contestants.
(4)
Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, mixed martial arts fighting contests shall be conducted under the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform rules of mixed martial arts.
History:  2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.10 - Physician to examine professional boxing contestants.

444.10
Physician to examine professional boxing contestants.
Prior to entering the ring, each contestant in a professional boxing contest must be examined by a physician who has been licensed to practice in Wisconsin not less than 5 years and who is appointed by the department and certifies in writing, over his or her signature, as to the contestant's physical and mental fitness to engage in such contest.
History:  1979 c. 162 s. 38 (1); 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1991 a. 316; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.11 - Licenses to matchmakers, referees, contestants, etc.

444.11
Licenses to matchmakers, referees, contestants, etc.
The department may grant licenses upon application and the payment of the prescribed fees to matchmakers, managers, referees, boxers, unarmed combat sports contestants, seconds, and timekeepers in professional contests and amateur unarmed combat sports contests. The fees to be paid per year shall be: Matchmakers and managers, $10; referees and judges, $15; examining physicians, $10; boxers and unarmed combat sports contestants, $40; seconds, $40; and timekeepers, $10. The department may limit, suspend, or revoke any license granted under this section or reprimand the licensee upon such cause as it deems sufficient.
History:  1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13); 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2011 a. 258; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.12 - Referee to stop contest.

444.12
Referee to stop contest.
The referee shall stop a professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest when either of the contestants shows a marked superiority or is apparently outclassed. The referee shall be the sole arbiter of the contest and may consult a physician identified in s. 444.095 (2) (c) during the contest.
History:  2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
Cross-reference:  See also ch. SPS 192 Wis. adm. code.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.13 - Sham contests, license revoked.

444.13
Sham contests, license revoked.
Any promoter or club that conducts, holds, gives, or participates in any sham or fake professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest shall forfeit its license. That license shall be revoked by the department, and the promoter or club shall not be entitled to another license.
History:  1979 c. 162 s. 38 (1); 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.14 - Sham contests; contestants penalized; forfeitures; hearing.

444.14
Sham contests; contestants penalized; forfeitures; hearing.
The department shall ban a contestant who participates in any sham or fake professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest or violates any rule promulgated by the department, and may require the contestant, the contestant's manager, or the promoter of the contest to forfeit an amount determined by the department, but not more than $500. Fifty percent of all forfeitures collected under this section shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (im).
History:  1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.15 - Reports; examination of books and officers.

444.15
Reports; examination of books and officers.
Whenever any promoter or club fails to make a report of any professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest at the time prescribed or whenever a report is unsatisfactory to the department, the secretary may examine the books and records of the promoter or club, may subpoena and examine, under oath, the promoter or the club's officers and other witnesses to determine the total amount of its gross receipts for any contest, and may hire an independent auditor to assist in making the determination. The secretary may require the promoter or club to pay the expenses of conducting the examination or the independent auditor's fee. If a promoter or club fails to pay the amount of expenses determined by the secretary to be due within 20 days after receiving notice of the amount, the promoter or club shall forfeit its license, be disqualified from receiving any license under this chapter, and forfeit to the state the sum of $1,000, which may be recovered by the department of justice in the name of the state.
History:  1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4); 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1987 a. 399; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.16 - Violation, when a misdemeanor.

444.16
Violation, when a misdemeanor.
(1)
A violation of any provision of this chapter, for which a penalty is not herein expressly prescribed, is a misdemeanor.
(2)
In addition to any other remedies, the several district attorneys or the attorney general are authorized to bring action in the name of the state to enjoin violations of this chapter or the rules of the department.
History:  1973 c. 28; 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.18 - Insurance on certain contestants.

444.18
Insurance on certain contestants.
Any licensee authorized to conduct professional contests or amateur unarmed combat sports contests shall insure each contestant participating for hospital, nursing, and medication expenses and physician's and surgeon's services according to an equitable fee schedule, not to exceed in the aggregate $25,000, to be paid to, or for the use of, any contestant to compensate for injuries sustained in any such contest; and shall insure each contestant for not less than $25,000 to be paid to the contestant's estate in the event of the contestant's death as the result of participation in such professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest.
History:  1991 a. 316; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111; 2015 a. 277.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 444 - Regulation of unarmed combat sports. › 444.19 - Fee adjustments by rule.

444.19
Fee adjustments by rule.
Notwithstanding ss. 444.02 (3), 444.03, 444.06, and 444.11, the department may by rule adjust the fees under this chapter to account for changes in the department's costs in administering and enforcing this chapter.
History:  2009 a. 111.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.01 - Definitions.

445.01
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(2)
“Apprentice” means a person engaged in the learning of the practice of funeral directing under the instruction and personal supervision of a funeral director who is licensed under this chapter and whose funeral establishment is located in this state.
(2m)
“Compensation" means direct or indirect payment, including the expectation of payment whether or not actually received.
(3)
“Embalming" means disinfecting or preserving dead human bodies, entire or in part, by the use of chemical substances, fluids or gases in the body, or by the introduction of same into the body by vascular or hypodermic injection, or by direct application into the organs or cavities for the purpose of preservation or disinfection.
(4)
“Examining board" means the funeral directors examining board.
(5)
A “funeral director" means any of the following:
(a)
A person engaged in or conducting, or holding himself or herself out, in whole or in part, as being engaged in any of the following:
1.
Embalming or otherwise preparing for the burial or disposal of dead human bodies.
2.
Directing and supervising the burial or disposal of dead human bodies.
(c)
A person who, in connection with his or her name or funeral establishment, uses the words, “funeral director", “mortician" or any other title implying that he or she is engaged as a funeral director as defined in this subsection.
(6)
“Funeral establishment" means any building or part of a building used and held out to the public as being used for caring or preparing for the burial or transportation of dead human bodies or for holding or conducting of funeral services.
(7)
“Operator of funeral establishment" means any person who conducts, maintains, manages or operates a funeral establishment.
(8)
“Person" includes firm, corporation, partnership, cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, and association of individuals.
(9)
“Preparation room" means any building or part of a building used for embalming, caring for, or preparing for burial or transportation dead human bodies.
History:  1975 c. 39 ss. 648m, 649, 649g, 732 (2); 1975 c. 199; 1977 c. 272 s. 98; 1979 c. 175 ss. 29, 30, 53; 1979 c. 221 ss. 660, 2202 (45); Stats. 1979 s. 445.01; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 189, 485; 1993 a. 100; 2005 a. 266, 441; 2017 a. 304.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.03 - Powers of examining board.

445.03
Powers of examining board.
(1)
The examining board shall:
(a)
Enforce this chapter.
(b)
Make and enforce rules necessary for the administration of subch. I of ch. 157.
(2)
The examining board may:
(a)
Make and enforce rules not inconsistent with this chapter establishing professional and business ethics for the profession of funeral directors and for the general conduct of the business of funeral directing, and for the examination and licensing of funeral directors and the registration of apprentices.
(b)
Grant licenses to funeral directors, certificates of registration to apprentices, and permits to operators of funeral establishments.
(c)
Conduct a school of instruction to apprise funeral directors of the most recent scientific knowledge and developments affecting their profession. Qualified lecturers and demonstrators shall be employed for this purpose, who may be selected without regard to the civil service law.
(d)
Make and determine reciprocal agreements with other states.
History:  1971 c. 301; 1975 c. 39 ss. 650, 651, 732 (2); 1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 660; Stats. 1979 s. 445.03; 1981 c. 20, 162; 1983 a. 485; 1985 a. 316 s. 25.
Rules authorized under sub. (2) (a) should be enacted under ch. 227. 63 Atty. Gen. 154.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.04 - Funeral directors; licenses.

445.04
Funeral directors; licenses.
(1)
Except for conducting funeral services, the business of a funeral director must be conducted in a funeral establishment that has been issued a permit by the examining board.
(2)
Except as provided in s. 257.03, no person may engage in the business of a funeral director, or make a representation as engaged in such business, in whole or in part, unless first licensed as a funeral director by the examining board. Application for a license, other than a renewal, shall be in writing and verified on a form to be furnished by the department. The application must specify the address at which the applicant proposes to conduct the business of a funeral director and shall contain such other information as the examining board requires to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Accompanying the application shall be the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), together with affidavits of recommendation from at least 2 persons of the county in which the applicant resides or proposes to conduct the business of a funeral director.
(3)
(a)
Written examinations for a funeral director's license under pars. (b) and (c) shall be held at least once a year and shall be conducted by the examining board at a time and place to be designated by the examining board.
(b)
The comprehensive examination shall include the subjects of:
1.
Funeral directing and burial or other disposition of dead human bodies;
2.
Anatomy, bacteriology, autopsy, chemistry and practical embalming; and
3.
Sanitary science, public health, transportation, business ethics and the laws of this state and rules of the department of health services relating to communicable diseases, quarantine and causes of death.
(c)
The jurisprudence examination shall test the applicant's knowledge of state law relating to funeral directing.
History:  1971 c. 301; 1975 c. 39 ss. 653, 732 (2); 1975 c. 199; 1977 c. 29, 418; 1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 661; Stats. 1979 s. 445.04; 1981 c. 162, 380; 1983 a. 485; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2005 a. 266; 2007 a. 20 ss. 3514, 9121 (6) (a); 2009 a. 42; 2017 a. 331.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.045 - License requirements.

445.045
License requirements.
(1)
To be eligible for an original funeral director's license, a person must meet all of the following requirements:
(a)
The person must be at least 18 years of age.
(b)
Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, the person must not have an arrest or conviction record.
(d)
The person must have completed 24 semester credits of instruction in a recognized college or university, in a course of study approved by the examining board, or have equivalent education.
(e)
The person must have satisfactorily completed 9 months or more of instruction in a prescribed course in mortuary science approved by the examining board.
(f)
The person must have completed one year of apprenticeship as prescribed in s. 445.095, either before or after taking the course in mortuary science required by par. (e), and must have satisfied the requirement under s. 445.095 (4).
(g)
The person must have successfully passed a comprehensive examination under s. 445.04 (3) (b) and a jurisprudence examination under s. 445.04 (3) (c).
(2)
The eligibility requirements in sub. (1) shall not apply to:
(a)
Any person to whom a certificate of apprenticeship was issued before October 1, 1959, and who satisfies the legal requirements in effect at the time of the person's registration; or
(b)
Any person who served actively in the armed forces of the United States between August 3, 1951, and October 1, 1959, and who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, registers with the examining board within 6 months of the date of discharge, and who satisfies the legal requirements in effect at the time the person entered the armed forces.
History:  1971 c. 213 s. 5; 1971 c. 228 s. 44; 1971 c. 301, 307; 1975 c. 39 ss. 654, 654n, 732 (2); 1975 c. 199; 1979 c. 175 ss. 29, 53; 1979 c. 221 ss. 662, 2202 (45); Stats. 1979 s. 445.045; 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1983 a. 485; 1991 a. 316; 1999 a. 85; 2013 a. 114; 2017 a. 304, 331; 2019 a. 137.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.06 - Renewal of licenses.

445.06
Renewal of licenses.
(1)
The renewal date for a funeral director's license is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
(2)
In order to renew a license under this chapter, the applicant shall furnish proof, to the satisfaction of the examining board, of all of the following:
(a)
That the applicant is doing business at a recognized funeral establishment.
(b)
That the applicant has satisfied the applicable continuing education requirements under s. 445.07.
History:  1975 c. 39 s. 732 (2); 1975 c. 199; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.06; 1983 a. 485; 1985 a. 29; 1991 a. 39; 2007 a. 20; 2011 a. 146; 2019 a. 137.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.07 - Continuing education.

445.07
Continuing education.
(1)
In order to renew a license under this chapter, an applicant shall, except as provided in sub. (2), furnish proof of having satisfied the following:
(a)
For the renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the examining board initially granted the license, completion of 4 hours of continuing education subsequent to the date the applicant was granted the initial license. The examining board shall, in the rules promulgated under sub. (3), specify permitted or required subjects for the continuing education under this paragraph, which shall be subjects that the examining board determines prepare a new licensee for practice as a funeral director.
(b)
For each renewal subsequent to the renewal described in par. (a), completion of 15 hours of continuing education in the previous 2-year licensure period.
(2)
(a)
The examining board may waive the requirement under sub. (1) (a) in cases where the examining board is satisfied that an applicant would be unable to satisfy the requirement prior to the renewal date.
(b)
Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to an applicant who was granted a reciprocal license under s. 445.08.
(3)
The examining board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
History:  2019 a. 137.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.08 - Reciprocity in issuance of licenses.

445.08
Reciprocity in issuance of licenses.
Any person holding a valid license as a funeral director or embalmer in another state having requirements substantially equal to those in this state for a funeral director's license may apply for a license to practice in this state by filing with the examining board a certified statement from an authorized official of that state that verifies the person's licensure in that state. An applicant for licensure under this section shall pass the jurisprudence examination under s. 445.04 (3) (c) and shall satisfy the requirement under s. 445.045 (1) (b). Thereupon the examining board may, upon the payment of the required fee, issue a funeral director's license.
History:  1971 c. 213 s. 5; 1971 c. 301; 1975 c. 39 ss. 656, 657, 732 (2); 1975 c. 199; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.08; 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1983 a. 485; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 107; 2003 a. 321 s. 116; 2017 a. 331.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.09 - Display of licenses.

445.09
Display of licenses.
Funeral director's licenses and certificates of apprenticeship shall be displayed conspicuously in the place of business conducted by the licensee or where the licensee or apprentice is employed.
History:  1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.09; 1983 a. 485.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.10 - Term of apprenticeship.

445.10
Term of apprenticeship.
(1)
The term of an apprenticeship for a funeral director shall begin on the date of registration and shall continue for a period of not more than 4 years from the time of first registration unless an extension, not to exceed one additional year, is granted by the examining board. After 4 years have elapsed or, if an extension is granted, after the expiration of the extension, the apprenticeship may not be continued unless the apprentice again completes an approved certification class described in s. 445.095 (1) (a). If the apprentice again completes such a certification class, an additional 4-year period, subject to extension, shall begin as provided in this subsection. An apprenticeship not continued as provided in this subsection shall terminate. The provisions of this subsection shall be suspended while a registered apprentice is an active member of the military of the United States.
(2)
In all applications of apprentices for licenses as funeral directors under this chapter, the eligibility of the applicant to take the examination shall be determined by the records filed with the examining board.
(6)
The examining board may limit, suspend or revoke a certificate of apprenticeship, or reprimand an apprentice, for violation of any provision of this chapter.
(7)
An apprentice who has allowed a certificate of apprenticeship to lapse or who has had an apprenticeship suspended or revoked, may within one year after such lapse or suspension or revocation make application for reregistration, but not more than 2 such reregistrations shall be allowed by the examining board. The examining board may, at its discretion, allow an apprentice credit under a registration for the time actually served under a previous registration; provided, that if the previous registration has been suspended or revoked for cause, not more than 75 percent of the time previously served shall be credited on the reregistration.
History:  1975 c. 39 s. 732 (2); 1975 c. 199; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 175 ss. 29, 53; 1979 c. 221 ss. 662, 2202 (45); Stats. 1979 s. 445.10; 1983 a. 485; 2017 a. 304.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.11 - Register; change of address.

445.11
Register; change of address.
The examining board shall keep a register of the names and business address of all persons to whom licenses or certificate of registration are issued under this chapter, the number and date of each license or certificate, and date of renewal. The register shall be available for purchase at cost.
History:  1975 c. 39 s. 732 (2); 1975 c. 199; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.11; 1983 a. 485; 1987 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.13 - Investigations; hearing; revocation of licenses.

445.13
Investigations; hearing; revocation of licenses.
(1)
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may make investigations, subpoena witnesses, conduct hearings, limit, suspend or revoke a license of a funeral director, a certificate of registration of an apprentice or a permit of an operator of a funeral establishment and reprimand a funeral director, apprentice or operator of a funeral establishment for any violation of 15 USC 45 and 57, of this chapter or of any rule of the department of health services or the examining board, for unprofessional conduct, including misrepresentation or fraud in obtaining the license, permit or certificate of registration, or for any violation of this chapter or any rule of the examining board by an agent authorized by the funeral director or operator of the funeral establishment under s. 445.125 (3m) (b) 2. a.
(1e)
In addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or limitation, suspension or revocation of a license or permit under sub. (1), the examining board may assess against any person who violates s. 445.12 (3g) or (3r) or 445.125 (3m) or a rule promulgated under s. 445.125 (3m) (j) a forfeiture of no more than $1,000 for each violation.
(1m)
The examining board shall investigate an allegation that a funeral director has failed to do any of the following:
(a)
Mail or present a death record within 10 days after receipt from the person responsible for completing the medical certification under s. 69.18 (2).
(b)
Within any period of 180 days, mail or present 6 or more death records within the 2-day time limit under s. 69.18 (1) (bm).
(c)
Obtain the written permission to effect final disposition required under s. 69.18 (3) (b).
(d)
Mail a report of final disposition required under s. 69.18 (3) (a) before effecting a final disposition, as defined in s. 69.01 (11).
(2)
No reprimand or order limiting, suspending or revoking a license, certificate of registration or permit, or no assessment of forfeiture, shall be made until after a hearing conducted by the examining board. This subsection does not apply to a license, certificate of registration or permit that is limited or suspended under s. 440.13 (2) (c) or that is revoked under s. 440.12.
History:  1975 c. 39 ss. 657j, 657o, 732 (2); 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.13; 1983 a. 485; 1985 a. 315; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 1995 a. 295; 1997 a. 191, 237; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2017 a. 334.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.14 - Funeral directors; who to employ.

445.14
Funeral directors; who to employ.
No public officer, employee or officer of any public institution, physician or surgeon shall send, or cause to be sent, to any funeral director, the corpse of any deceased person, without having first made due inquiry as to the desires of the next of kin, or any persons who may be chargeable with the funeral expenses of such deceased person, and if any such kin or person is found, his or her authority or direction shall be received as to the disposal of such corpse.
History:  1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.14; 1983 a. 485.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.145 - Printed advertising.

445.145
Printed advertising.
A person may not, in any advertisement by newspaper, periodical, Internet web page, telephone book listing, direct mail, or electronic mail solicitation, represent that the person conducts the business of a funeral director or provides any funeral or cremation service, unless the advertisement includes the address of one funeral establishment or place of business at which the person conducts such business or provides such services.
History:  2005 a. 266.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.15 - Penalties.

445.15
Penalties.
(1)
Except as provided in sub. (1m), any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule of the department of health services and the examining board relating to its subject matter, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 3 months, or both.
(1m)
A funeral director or operator of a funeral establishment who violates s. 445.12 (3r) shall be fined not more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day that an insurance intermediary authorized by a funeral director or operator of a funeral establishment fails to meet the training requirements established by the examining board by rule under s. 445.125 (3m) (j) 1. a. constitutes a separate violation of s. 445.12 (3r) (b).
(2)
A funeral director who fails to do the acts described under s. 445.13 (1m) (b) or who fails to do the act described under s. 445.13 (1m) (c), upon being convicted and fined for a 2nd offense, may have his or her license suspended or revoked, and, if revoked, may not be relicensed for at least one year and only after a regular examination.
History:  1975 c. 39; 1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.15; 1985 a. 315; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 1995 a. 295; 2005 a. 266; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 445 - Funeral directors. › 445.16 - Exceptions.

445.16
Exceptions.
No provision of this chapter shall apply to, or in any way interfere with the duties of any officer of any public institution, nor with the duties of any officer of a medical college, county medical society, anatomical association, accredited college of embalming or any other recognized person carrying out the statutes prescribing the conditions under which donated or indigent dead human bodies are held subject for anatomical study; nor with the customs or rites of any religious sect in the burial of their dead.
History:  1979 c. 175 s. 29; 1979 c. 221 s. 662; Stats. 1979 s. 445.16; 1981 c. 390; 1983 a. 485.