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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 155 - Vegetable grading procedures and grade standards › Subchapter III - Grading Procedure for Fresh Shelled Peas for Canning or Freezing › Section ATCP 155.21 - Sampling procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING. Each load of
				  peas shall be graded on the basis of a grading sample collected under s.
				  ATCP
				  155.03(3). The grading sample shall
				  be collected in compliance with this section. The grading sample shall be
				  representative of the entire load of peas and shall reflect all qualitative
				  gradations observed in the load by the person who collects the
				  sample.
(2) COMPONENT SAMPLES;
				  COMPOSITE SAMPLE. The grading sample collected from a load of peas shall weigh
				  not less than 200 ounces. The grading sample shall consist of ten 20-oz.
				  samples individually drawn from throughout the entire load of peas. The 10
				  component samples shall be combined and thoroughly mixed to form the composite
				  grading sample, which shall be used to determine grade and tare. The composite
				  grading sample shall be accurately weighed, and the weight shall be
				  recorded.
(3) TARE. Actual tare
				  shall be used in grading peas. All peas shall be removed from any unshelled
				  pods in the sample, and the pods shall be included as tare. Actual tare is the
				  amount deducted from the gross weight of the sample for foreign material only.
				  Foreign material includes shelled pods, thistle buds, nightshade berries,
				  mustard pod pieces and everything in the sample other than the peas themselves.
				  The presence of thistle buds, nightshade berries, mustard pod pieces or other
				  foreign material in the sample shall not affect the grade of the peas. Except
				  as provided under s.
				  ATCP
				  155.215, no contractor may deduct for thistle buds,
				  nightshade berries or mustard pod pieces except as tare.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 155 - Vegetable grading procedures and grade standards › Subchapter III - Grading Procedure for Fresh Shelled Peas for Canning or Freezing › Section ATCP 155.22 - Grading and tenderness testing procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADE
				  STANDARDS. Peas shall be inspected for grade characteristics using USDA grade
				  standards or alternative standards specified in writing in the procurement
				  contract.
(2) TENDERNESS. If peas
				  are tested for tenderness in a tenderometer or shear press, the peas in the
				  sample shall be washed in running water and cooled to a temperature of 55 to
				  65° F. prior to testing. A quantity of not less than 48 ounces from the
				  composite sample shall be used to perform the tenderness test. Tenderness tests
				  shall be conducted on 3 separate portions of the 48 ounce quantity set aside
				  from the composite sample. Peas shall be placed in the tenderometer up to, and
				  level with, the top edge of the test receptacle. If the range between the high
				  and low readings on the 3 separate portions is greater than 6 points, 3
				  additional readings shall be taken on peas from a second 48 ounce quantity
				  removed from the composite sample and all 6 readings averaged to obtain the
				  tenderness of the peas in the sample.
(3) DEVICES USED TO DETERMINE TENDERNESS.
				  Tenderometers, shear presses or other devices used to measure the tenderness of
				  peas shall be calibrated and certified by the manufacturer of the equipment or
				  an independent testing agency prior to each harvest season and recalibrated
				  daily or as often as necessary. The equipment shall be cleaned between each
				  tenderness reading and maintained in good working condition.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 155 - Vegetable grading procedures and grade standards › Subchapter III - Grading Procedure for Fresh Shelled Peas for Canning or Freezing › Section ATCP 155.23 - Grade statement

Current through June 24, 2024
Within 7 days after a load of peas is harvested, the
					 contractor shall provide the producer with a grade statement for that load, as
					 required by s.
					 ATCP
					 155.03(5). A contractor shall orally
					 provide grade information on request of the producer made prior to delivery of
					 the written grade statement. The grade statement shall state the percentage by
					 weight of peas in each grade category, as determined by the grader under this
					 subchapter, and the information required under s.
					 ATCP
					 155.03(5). If tenderness of the peas
					 is determined under s.
					 ATCP
					 155.22(2), the grade statement shall
					 also include the tenderness classification.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 155 - Vegetable grading procedures and grade standards › Subchapter IV - Grading Procedure for Sweet Corn for Processing › Section ATCP 155.30 - Grading deadline

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. Sweet corn for processing shall
				  be weighed, sampled and graded as soon as possible but not longer than 24 hours
				  after harvest. The contractor shall take necessary and reasonable precautions
				  to preserve the condition of sweet corn at the time of harvest until it is
				  graded.
(2) DELAY DUE TO
				  EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES; NOTICE. The contractor shall give oral notice to
				  the producer within 24 hours after harvest if, due to extraordinary
				  circumstances, the sweet corn cannot be weighed, sampled and graded within the
				  time provided under sub. (1). Within 7 days after harvest, the contractor shall
				  mail or deliver a written notice to the producer, describing the extraordinary
				  circumstances which justify the contractor's failure to comply with sub. (1).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 155 - Vegetable grading procedures and grade standards › Subchapter IV - Grading Procedure for Sweet Corn for Processing › Section ATCP 155.31 - Sampling procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING. Each load of
				  sweet corn shall be graded on the basis of a grading sample collected under s.
				  ATCP
				  155.03(3). The grading sample shall
				  be collected and prepared in compliance with this section. The grading sample
				  shall be representative of the entire load of sweet corn and shall consist of
				  all qualitative gradations observed in the load by the person who collects the
				  sample.
(2) METHOD OF SAMPLING.
				  Component samples of approximately equal weight shall be collected from at
				  least 5 separate locations which are representative of the load. The component
				  samples shall then be combined to form a composite grading sample weighing at
				  least 50 lbs.
(3) SAMPLE
				  PREPARATION. The composite grading sample under sub. (1) shall be prepared for
				  grading as follows:
(a) All ears in the
				  sample shall be completely husked. The shank or stem and any excess tip on the
				  husked ears shall be removed.
(b)
				  If a portion of the shank or stem remaining on any husked ear extends more than
				  one inch from the base of the cob, the shank shall be broken or cut off at a
				  point as close as possible but not more than one inch below the base of the
				  cob.
(c) If the tip of the cob has
				  an area without usable kernels measuring more than 1/4 the length of the entire
				  cob, enough of the tip shall be broken or cut off so that the remaining portion
				  without usable kernels is not greater than 1/4 the length of the trimmed
				  ear.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 155 - Vegetable grading procedures and grade standards › Subchapter IV - Grading Procedure for Sweet Corn for Processing › Section ATCP 155.32 - Grading procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADE STANDARDS. Sweet corn shall be
				  inspected for grade using USDA grade standards or alternative standards
				  specified in writing in the procurement contract.
(2) MATURITY DEFECTS. If the maturity
				  classification of a load of sweet corn is determined, it shall be classified
				  only according to USDA standards for maturity. Damage to individual ears in the
				  analysis sample shall be described in terms of defects as set forth in USDA
				  grade standards for sweet corn.
(3)
				  CORN AND TARE WEIGHED SEPARATELY. The corn in the sample shall be weighed
				  separately from the foreign material or tare, and the weights of each shall be
				  recorded on a grade statement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 155 - Vegetable grading procedures and grade standards › Subchapter IV - Grading Procedure for Sweet Corn for Processing › Section ATCP 155.33 - Grade statement

Current through June 24, 2024
Within 7 days after a load of sweet corn is harvested, the
					 contractor shall provide the producer with a grade statement for that load as
					 required by s.
					 ATCP
					 155.03(5). A contractor shall orally
					 provide grade information on request of the producer made prior to delivery of
					 the written grade statement. The grade statement shall state the percentage by
					 weight of sweet corn in each grade category, the damaged portion of ears, as
					 determined by the grader under this subchapter, and the information required
					 under s.
					 ATCP
					 155.03(5). If the maturity
					 classification of sweet corn is determined under s.
					 ATCP
					 155.32(2), the grade statement shall
					 also include the maturity classification as determined by the
					 grader.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter I - Definitions › Section ATCP 156.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Bacterial ring rot" means one of the
				  following:
(a) For purposes of visual
				  inspection under this chapter, the condition caused by Clavibacter
				  michiganensis subsp. Sepedonicus.
(b) For purposes of laboratory testing under
				  this chapter, Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Sepedonicus.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter II - Certification › Section ATCP 156.03 - Certification standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROPAGATIVE
				  MATERIAL USED TO GROW THE CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES. Certified seed potatoes
				  shall be grown from one of the following:
(a)
				  Foundation seed potatoes produced, on the same farm, by the seed potato grower
				  requesting certification.
(b)
				  Foundation seed potatoes produced on another farm in this state, if
				  pre-approved by the college.
(c)
				  Propagative material produced by the college.
Note: The college produces "Elite Source" potatoes that may
					 be used under par. (c) to grow foundation seed potatoes. "Elite Source"
					 potatoes comply with all of the standards in this subchapter, and are labeled
					 to show the number of years of field propagation on the college farm. The
					 college rigidly screens the potatoes for disease, using accepted indexing
					 methods.
(d) Propagative
				  material that is pre-approved by the college and produced in a laboratory or
				  greenhouse approved under s.
				  ATCP
				  156.07.
(e) Foundation seed potatoes certified by
				  another state, under standards equivalent to those in this chapter, and
				  pre-approved by the college.
(f)
				  Propagative material produced by a breeding program that is pre-approved by the
				  college. The college may approve the propagative material if the college does
				  all of the following:
1. Finds that the
				  material was produced under conditions that reasonably limit the threat of
				  disease or variety mixture.
2.
				  Conducts field and harvest inspections of the propagative material, equivalent
				  to the inspections under s.
				  ATCP 156.04(1) and
				  (2), and finds that the propagative material
				  meets standards equivalent to the certification standards under s. ATCP
				  156.03(3) to (5).
Note: The college may pre-approve propagative material from
					 a recognized breeding program, even though the program does not employ a
					 limited-generation scheme. Recognized breeding programs evaluate potato lines
					 for agronomic characteristics, and most of the lines are derived from true seed
					 rather than tissue culture. Seed potatoes descended from the propagative
					 material may be certified for a maximum of 3 years. See s.
					 ATCP
					 156.05(2).
(g) Certified seed potatoes when
				  specifically authorized under sub. (6) (a) 3.
Note: Sub. (6) (a) 3. allows a grower to produce foundation
					 seed potatoes from non-foundation certified seed potatoes under special
					 circumstances, when the grower is recovering from a bacterial ring rot finding
					 2 seasons earlier.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter II - Certification › Section ATCP 156.05 - Classifying certified seed potatoes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) The college shall classify certified seed
				  potatoes according to Table 3. The college shall use the standard
				  classification except that, if the seed potatoes are descended from propagative
				  material approved under s.
				  ATCP 156.03(1)
				  (f), the college shall use the experimental
				  classification.
Table 3.
Classification
Year of Field Propagation
								  (Generation)
Standard Classification
Experimental Classification
1
FY1
Ex5
2
FY2
Ex6
3
FY3
Certified
4
FY4
5
FY5
6
FY6
7
Certified
(b) In Table 3:
1. "F" means foundation seed
				  potatoes.
2. "Ex" means
				  experimental foundation seed potatoes.
3. "Certified" means certified seed potatoes
				  other than foundation seed potatoes.
4. In each column, classifications are listed
				  from highest (top) to lowest (bottom).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter II - Certification › Section ATCP 156.06 - Storage and handling of certified seed potatoes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) STORAGE WITH
				  OTHER POTATOES PROHIBITED. No person may store certified seed potatoes in the
				  same storage facility with uncertified seed potatoes, except that a person may
				  store lots of certified seed potatoes in the same facility with any of the
				  following:
(a) Lots of seed potatoes that
				  have been proposed for certification.
(b) Lots of seed potatoes that have been
				  rejected for certification solely because of unacceptable virus levels.
Note: Viruses, unlike bacteria or nematodes, cannot spread
					 from tuber to tuber in storage.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter II - Certification › Section ATCP 156.07 - Approved laboratory or greenhouse

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LABORATORY OR
				  GREENHOUSE IN THIS STATE. The college may approve a laboratory or greenhouse in
				  this state, for purposes of s.
				  ATCP 156.03(1)
				  (d), if all of the following apply:
(a) The college first inspects the laboratory
				  or greenhouse facilities, equipment, procedures and records before granting
				  approval for production of propagative material.
(b) The college inspects all
				  greenhouse-produced minitubers at least once during their growth, and at least
				  once at harvest or in storage, prior to shipment and field planting.
(c) In the preparation and distribution of
				  propagative material, the laboratory or greenhouse uses testing, propagation,
				  isolation and sanitation procedures approved by the college.
(d) The initial tissue culture plantlets or
				  other propagative material used for laboratory propagation is tested for all
				  pathogens of concern using methods approved by the college.
(e) The operator of the laboratory or
				  greenhouse does all of the following:
1.
				  Applies to the college for approval, and provides information reasonably
				  required by the college for purposes of evaluation and approval under this
				  subsection.
2. Agrees to pay the
				  college's reasonable costs to inspect, evaluate and approve the laboratory or
				  greenhouse under this subsection.
3. Keeps complete records of laboratory or
				  greenhouse operations, and makes the records available to the college for
				  inspection upon request.
4. Keeps
				  complete and accurate records of all propagative materials distributed for use
				  in the production of certified seed potatoes. Records shall include the
				  applicable college approval under s.
				  ATCP 156.03(1)
				  (d), the potato variety, the type of
				  propagative material, the amount of propagative material produced and
				  distributed, the date of each shipment, the name and address of the person
				  receiving each shipment, and a complete record of all disease tests on the
				  propagative material.
5. Labels
				  propagative material as directed by the college, consistent with this
				  chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter II - Certification › Section ATCP 156.08 - Review of college actions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUEST FOR
				  MEETING TO REVIEW ACTION. A person adversely affected by an action of the
				  college under this subchapter, including an action denying or withdrawing any
				  certification or approval under this subchapter, may make a written request for
				  an informal meeting with the college to discuss the action.
(2) MEETING TO REVIEW ACTION.
(a) If the college receives a written request
				  under sub. (1), a representative designated by the college shall hold an
				  informal meeting with the requester. The college shall hold the informal
				  meeting within 30 days after it receives the written request, unless the
				  requester agrees to a later meeting date. The meeting may be held in person or
				  by telephone.
(b) At the informal
				  meeting under par. (a), the college may explain the basis for its action. A
				  requester may also present information or arguments related to the action.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.10 - Grading certified seed potatoes; general

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADING BY
				  DEPARTMENT. At the request of a seed potato grower, the department may grade a
				  lot of seed potatoes that the college has certified under s.
				  ATCP
				  156.02(1). The department shall grade
				  the lot according to this subchapter, based on a grading inspection under sub.
				  (5). The department may not grade the lot until the college issues its
				  certification in writing under s.
				  ATCP
				  156.02(3).
(2) GRADE ASSIGNMENT. Whenever the department
				  grades a lot of certified seed potatoes under sub. (1), the department shall
				  assign that lot a grade under sub. (3). The department may refuse to assign a
				  grade if the lot fails to comply with any of the grade standards under sub.
				  (3). The department shall do all of the following whenever the department
				  assigns a grade to a lot:
(a) Issue to the
				  seed potato grower a grade certificate that includes all of the following:
1. A unique identification number for the
				  graded lot.
Note: A graded lot may be a subset of a lot certified by
					 the college under subch. II.
2. The identity of the seed potato
				  grower.
3. A description of the
				  graded lot. The description shall include the potato variety and shall identify
				  the storage bin, container or conveyance in which the potatoes were held when
				  graded.
4. A copy of the tag issued
				  by the college under s.
				  ATCP
				  156.02(3m).
5. The identification numbers of the
				  department seals issued for the graded lot under par. (b).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.11 - Defects

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EXTERNAL DEFECTS. External defects in a
				  certified seed potato include the following:
(a) Deep air cracks that penetrate beyond the
				  vascular ring.
(b) Shallow air
				  cracks that materially detract from the appearance of the potato.
(c) Second growth or growth cracks that
				  materially detract from the appearance of the potato.
(d) Brown or dark skin discoloration that
				  materially detracts from the appearance of the potato.
(e) Shriveling, sponginess or flabbiness,
				  except minor shriveling.
(f) A
				  sprout over one inch long.
(g) One
				  or more scabs that together cover more than 5% of the potato surface. Scabs may
				  include pitted scabs.
(h) Pitted
				  scab that causes a loss of more than 5% of the weight of the potato.
(i) Rhizoctonia that materially detracts from
				  the appearance of the potato.
(j)
				  Wireworm or grass damage that includes any of the following:
1. In a potato that is at approximately 21/2
				  inches wide or weighs approximately 6 ounces, a hole more than 3/4 inch long or
				  multiple holes with an aggregate length of more than 11/4 inch.
2. Proportionately smaller or larger holes in
				  a smaller or larger potato.
(k) A more than slight amount of dirt or
				  foreign matter adhering to the potato, or present in the sample of
				  potatoes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.12 - Badger state brand

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADE REQUIREMENTS. To qualify for the
				  badger state brand, a lot of certified seed potatoes shall meet all of the
				  following requirements:
(a) The college shall
				  certify the lot under subchapter II.
(b) All potatoes in the lot shall be of the
				  same variety, subject to a tolerance of 0.25% for varietal mixture. The
				  tolerance shall be applied according to s.
				  ATCP
				  156.10(6).
(c) All potatoes in the lot shall comply with
				  size standards in subs. (2) to (4), subject to tolerances specified in subs.
				  (2) to (4). Tolerances shall be applied according to s.
				  ATCP
				  156.10(6).
(d) All potatoes in the lot shall be fairly
				  well shaped.
(e) No potatoes in the
				  lot may be frozen at the time of inspection.
(f) The lot shall be free of all the
				  following:
1. Blackheart.
2. Bacterial ring rot.
3. Nematode or tuber moth injury.
4. Defects in excess of tolerances specified
				  in sub. (5). Tolerances shall be applied according to s.
				  ATCP
				  156.10(6).
5. Other damage.
Note: See definition of "damage" in s.
					 ATCP
					 156.01(4). "Damage" includes, but is
					 not limited to, "serious damage" as defined in s.
					 ATCP
					 156.01(31).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.13 - Yellow tag grade

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADE REQUIREMENTS. To qualify for the
				  yellow tag grade, a lot of certified seed potatoes shall meet all of the
				  following requirements:
(a) The college shall
				  certify the lot under subchapter II.
(b) All potatoes in the lot shall be of the
				  same variety, subject to a tolerance of 0.25% for varietal mixture. The
				  tolerance shall be applied according to s.
				  ATCP
				  156.10(6).
(c) All potatoes in the lot shall comply with
				  size standards in subs. (2) to (4), subject to tolerances specified in subs.
				  (2) to (4). Tolerances shall be applied according to s.
				  ATCP
				  156.10(6).
(d) The lot may not include any seriously
				  misshapen potatoes, except that a lot containing seriously misshapen potatoes
				  may qualify for the yellow tag grade if the buyer states in writing that the
				  seriously misshapen potatoes are acceptable. The department shall review the
				  buyer's statement before making the grade assignment.
(e) No potatoes in the lot may be frozen at
				  the time of inspection.
(f) The lot
				  shall be free of all the following:
1.
				  Blackheart.
2. Bacterial ring
				  rot.
3. Nematode or tuber moth
				  injury.
4. Defects in excess of
				  tolerances specified in sub. (5). Tolerances shall be applied according to s.
				  ATCP
				  156.10(6).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.14 - Badger state foundation brand

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADE
				  REQUIREMENTS. To qualify for the badger state foundation brand, a lot of
				  certified seed potatoes shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The college shall certify the lot under
				  subchapter II as foundation seed potatoes.
(b) The lot shall comply with all
				  requirements applicable to badger state brand certified seed potatoes under s.
				  ATCP
				  156.12.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.15 - Yellow tag foundation grade

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADE
				  REQUIREMENTS. To qualify for the yellow tag foundation grade, a lot of
				  certified seed potatoes shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The college shall certify the lot under
				  subch. II as foundation seed potatoes.
(b) The lot shall comply with all
				  requirements applicable to yellow tag grade certified seed potatoes under s.
				  ATCP
				  156.13.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.16 - Misrepresentations

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may do any of the following in connection with
					 the sale of potatoes:
(1) Represent
				  the potatoes as Wisconsin graded seed potatoes unless the potatoes are graded,
				  handled and accurately labeled according to this subchapter.
(2) Misrepresent the grade of certified seed
				  potatoes, or the basis for that grade.
Section ATCP 156.16 is adopted under authority of s.
						100.20(2),
						Stats. The department may prosecute fraudulent misrepresentations of grade
						pursuant to s.
						100.20(6)
						or
						100.26, Stats. A buyer
						who suffers a monetary loss because of a fraudulent misrepresentation of grade
						may bring a private court action for double damages, costs and attorney fees,
						pursuant to s.
						100.20(5),
						Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 156 - Certified Seed Potatoes › Subchapter III - Grading › Section ATCP 156.17 - Review of grading decisions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUEST. A
				  person adversely affected by a department grading decision under this
				  subchapter may make a written request for department review of that
				  decision.
(2) MEETING.
(a) If the department receives a written
				  request under sub. (1), a department representative shall hold an informal
				  meeting with the requester. The department shall hold the informal meeting
				  within 30 days after it receives the written request, unless the requester
				  agrees to a later meeting date. The meeting may be held in person or by
				  telephone.
(b) At the informal
				  meeting under par. (a), the department may explain the basis for its decision.
				  A requester may also present information or arguments related to the decision.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 159 - Wisconsin grain grades › Section ATCP 159.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Department" means the state of Wisconsin
				department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(2) "Person" means any individual,
				partnership, corporation, firm, or association engaged in business as principal
				or agent in the buying, selling, storing or shipping grain.
(3) "Federal act" means the United States
				Grain Standards Act of 1916, as amended (
				7U.S.C. 71 et.
				seq.).
(4) "Grain" means corn,
				wheat, rye, oats, barley, flaxseed, sorghum, soybeans and mixed grains, and any
				other food grains, feed grains, and oil seeds for which standards are
				established and defined under the federal act.
(5) "Official grade" means a numerical or
				sample grade designation, established under the federal act and used to
				identify the grade of grain which has been officially inspected and
				graded.
(6) "Official inspection"
				means the determination and the certification, by official inspection
				personnel, of the kind, class, quality, or condition of grain under standards
				established in the federal act.
(7)
				"Official inspection personnel" means employees of state or other governmental
				agencies, commercial agencies or other persons who are licensed to perform all
				or specified functions involved in official inspections under the federal
				act.
(8) "Grade" means a numerical
				or sample grade designation established under the federal act for use in
				identifying the grade, quality or condition of grain.
(9) "Officially graded" means any grain that
				has been officially sampled, inspected, and certified by official inspection
				personnel and found to be of a particular kind, class, quality or
				condition.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 159 - Wisconsin grain grades › Section ATCP 159.02 - Prohibitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No person shall, in any sale, offer for
				sale, or consignment:
(a) Misrepresent that
				any grain has been officially inspected or graded and found to be of a
				particular kind, class, grade, quality, condition or quantity, or that
				particular standards or factors have been established with respect to such
				grain by official inspection.
(b)
				Represent grain which has been officially inspected and graded as being of a
				grade or quality contrary to the grade or quality designation set forth in the
				official inspection certificate issued for such grain.
(c) Knowingly describe grain by any grade
				designation or other description which is false or misleading.
(d) Forge, counterfeit, alter, obliterate,
				damage or remove an official inspection certificate on any lot of
				grain.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 159 - Wisconsin grain grades › Section ATCP 159.03 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may grade any lot of grain upon the request of
				  the owner or holder of such grain, and shall establish and collect fees
				  sufficient to cover the actual cost of the grading services provided for
				  herein.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter I - General Requirements and Definitions › Section ATCP 160.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Breed class" and "breeding class" mean a
				  specific breed within a class such as holstein in the dairy class.
(2) "Class" means a grouping in which
				  exhibits may be entered, including an animal breed or age group for animal
				  exhibits; a type of produce, crop or food; or a specific age, age group or
				  educational grade level of exhibitor.
(2m) "Conference judging" means a judging
				  system using a discussion about each exhibit with the entire group.
(3) "Danish judging system" means a judging
				  system that allows for multiple first, second, third and fourth class
				  selections as provided in s. ATCP 160.91 (4) (b).
(4) "Department" as it relates to the
				  organizational structure of a fair, means an animal species, production group,
				  or other principal classification of exhibits. As used in any other context,
				  "department" means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and
				  consumer protection.
(5) "Division"
				  means one of 3 exhibitor group classifications for a fair and is limited to
				  junior division, open division and senior citizens division.
(6) "Entry class" means a class in which the
				  fair allows exhibitors to submit entries.
(7) "Exotic domestic animal" means an animal
				  that is not a common farm animal.
(7e) "Face-to-face judging" means a judging
				  system using a semiprivate discussion between the judge and the exhibitor with
				  the following phases:
(a) Get
				  acquainted.
(b) Learn the
				  background of the exhibit.
(c)
				  Self-evaluation.
(d) Evaluator
				  comment.
(e) Parting.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter I - General Requirements and Definitions › Section ATCP 160.02 - Premium requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) The state aid authorized by s.
				  93.23(1),
				  Stats., may be paid on net premiums paid by a fair. The department may withhold
				  state premium aid from any fair that does not enforce animal health provisions
				  under ch. ATCP 10 that are applicable to animals exhibited at the fair. State
				  aid will be paid only on premiums actually paid by bank check or
				  draft.
(b) No deductions may be
				  made from premium money won by an exhibitor. Premiums may, however, be withheld
				  where exhibition rules established by the fair association are violated. A
				  written statement of violation shall be submitted to the department to justify
				  actions taken by a fair.
(c)
				  Premiums offered shall be definite in amount. No decrease or increase in
				  published premiums may be made because of the financial condition or the
				  organization or for any other reason.
(e) No fair may receive state aid for a
				  premium awarded to any exhibitor in the open division if that exhibitor entered
				  the same exhibit in the junior division at the same fair. This paragraph does
				  not apply if the exhibit was entered in the junior division only as part of a
				  herd group, carcass class or performance class.
(f) No state aid will be paid on the cost of
				  ribbons, cups, trophy prizes or entertainment contests.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter I - General Requirements and Definitions › Section ATCP 160.03 - Exhibition requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
A fair shall meet all of the exhibition requirements of
					 this section to be eligible for state premium aid.
(1) No fair society or other organization
				  sponsoring a fair may require an exhibitor to become a member of the
				  organization in order to enter an exhibit at the fair, nor may the sponsoring
				  organization make any deduction from an exhibitor's premium as a donation to
				  the fair society, or require an exhibitor in any other way to make a donation
				  to the society.
(2) State aid may
				  not be approved for out-of-state exhibits or for separate classes of local and
				  non-local exhibitors. Aid may not be approved for payment of premiums to an
				  exhibitor having an out-of-state address but claiming Wisconsin residency
				  unless the fair secretary provides the department with an affidavit that the
				  exhibitor's residence is geographically located within the state.
(3) State aid may be paid only on articles or
				  animals actually on display in an exhibit building or actually shown in the
				  show ring on regular fair dates unless approval for split fair dates is
				  obtained under s. ATCP 160.02 (4). State aid may not be paid on Dairy Herd
				  Improvement Association records, transportation aid, production contests or
				  other special educational exhibits unless prior approval is obtained under s.
				  ATCP 160.49 (7).
(4) State aid may
				  not be paid on exhibits removed from the fairgrounds before 4 p.m. on the last
				  day of the fair, or such other later time as may be specified by the fair,
				  without prior approval of the department. Authority for earlier removal may be
				  granted by the department in case of meat animal sales or other special
				  classes, if requested before the beginning of the fair. In other hardship
				  cases, approval may be granted by the fair. Exhibits in dog obedience and small
				  animal pet classes may be judged during the regular fair but are not required
				  to remain present during the entire fair. The fair may prescribe the length of
				  time junior fair exhibitors of horses shall keep their animal on the
				  ground.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter I - General Requirements and Definitions › Section ATCP 160.05 - Open division; general requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The total
				  maximum premiums set forth for all places in any open division livestock class,
				  excluding poultry and rabbits, may be divided into multiple premiums for a
				  greater number of places, but the maximum premium offered for any additional
				  place shall not be higher than the maximum for the last place in the
				  class.
(2) All animals in any open
				  division class shall be owned by the exhibitor, except as provided in s. ATCP
				  160.09.
(3) State aid may be paid
				  on no more than 2 premiums awarded an exhibitor under one premium or lot number
				  in open division individual livestock classes, except poultry and rabbits, and
				  no more than one premium in all other classes, including poultry and
				  rabbits.
(4) State aid may not be
				  used to award a premium to an exhibitor who exhibits an item or animal that has
				  been exhibited in open class division previously in a state aid funded fair in
				  that calendar year and resulted in a premium being awarded for that item or
				  animal.
(5) The fair board may
				  establish specific classes by professional and amateur level groupings within
				  classes for open class departments 14 to 28.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter I - General Requirements and Definitions › Section ATCP 160.07 - Classes; general requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Classes may be
				  combined if the number of entries in several single classes is insufficient. If
				  any classes are combined, state aid shall be limited to the maximum total
				  premiums listed for a single class of animals, items or articles in that
				  department.
(2)
(a) Except as provided under par. (b), no
				  fair may receive state aid for premiums awarded for sexually intact male dairy
				  cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goats, swine or horses unless those animals are
				  registered. Registered status shall be documented by a certificate of registry
				  from the appropriate breed association or society, or by a copy of the
				  application for registration.
(b)
				  Paragraph (a) does not apply to dairy cattle exhibited at a fair if a national
				  breed association certifies that those dairy cattle are recorded in that breed
				  association's qualified herd book which records the genealogy of that
				  breed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter I - General Requirements and Definitions › Section ATCP 160.08 - Class definitions; individual classes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DAIRY CATTLE.
(a) A spring calf is one born on or after
				  March 1 of the exhibit year.
(b) A
				  winter calf is one whose date of birth is between December 1 of the year
				  preceding the exhibit year and February 28 or 29 of the exhibit year.
(c) A fall calf is one whose date of birth is
				  between September 1 and November 30 of the year preceding the exhibit
				  year.
(d) A summer yearling is one
				  whose date of birth is between June 1 and August 31 of the year preceding the
				  exhibit year.
(e) A spring yearling
				  is one whose date of birth is between March 1 and May 31 of the year preceding
				  the exhibit year.
(f) A winter
				  yearling is one whose date of birth is between December 1 of the second year
				  preceding the exhibit year and February 28 or 29 of the year preceding the
				  exhibit year.
(g) A fall yearling
				  is one whose date of birth is between September 1 and November 30 of the second
				  year preceding the exhibit year.
(h) A 2 year-old is one born between
				  September 1 of the third year preceding the exhibit year and August 31 of the
				  second year preceding the exhibit year. A 2-year-old includes a yearling that
				  has freshened.
(i) A 3 year-old is
				  one whose date of birth is between September 1 of the fourth year preceding the
				  exhibit year and August 31 of the third year preceding the exhibit
				  year.
(j) A 4 year-old is one whose
				  date of birth is between September 1 of the fifth year preceding the exhibit
				  year and August 31 of the fourth year preceding the exhibit
				  year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter I - General Requirements and Definitions › Section ATCP 160.09 - Class definitions; group classes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DAIRY AND BEEF
				  CATTLE.
(a) A dairy junior get of sire shall
				  consist of 3 animals which are the offspring of the same bull. All of these
				  animals shall be under 2 years of age, and not more than one may be a bull. A
				  beef junior get of sire shall consist of 3 animals which are the offspring of
				  the same bull and are animals in the junior calf, senior calf, or the summer
				  yearling, bull and heifer classes, with both sexes to be represented.
(b) A dairy and beef senior get of sire shall
				  consist of 3 animals which are the offspring of one sire. All of these animals
				  shall be 2 years of age or over. In either a dairy or beef breed get of sire,
				  the name of the sire shall be designated by the exhibitor. The animals need not
				  be owned by a single exhibitor.
(c)
				  A produce of dam shall consist of 2 animals of any age or sex which are the
				  produce of one cow.
(d) A group of
				  3 best female cattle shall consist of 3 animals of any age which were bred and
				  are owned by the exhibitor.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter II - Open Division Classes › Section ATCP 160.10 - Premium lists

Current through June 24, 2024
The uniform premium lists in this subchapter are the
					 amounts on which state premium aid may be paid to a fair. State premium aid is
					 also limited to the classes set forth in this subchapter. Maximum premiums are
					 listed in dollar amounts for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places for each entry class
					 within a premium level.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter II - Open Division Classes › Section ATCP 160.11 - Dairy cattle; department 1

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PREMIUM LEVEL
				  ONE. .$9.00 7.00 5.00 3.00
(a) Bull calf,
				  spring.
(b) Bull calf,
				  winter.
(c) Bull calf,
				  fall.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter II - Open Division Classes › Section ATCP 160.12 - Beef cattle; department 2

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BREEDING
				  CLASSES.
(a) Premium level one. $11.00 9.00
				  7.00 5.00
1. Bull calf, junior.
2. Bull calf, senior.
3. Heifer calf, junior
4. Heifer calf, senior.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter II - Open Division Classes › Section ATCP 160.13 - Swine; department 3

Current through June 24, 2024
For each swine entry class under sub. (1) or (2), the fair
					 board may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $7.00, $6.00, $5.00 and
					 $4.00.
(1) BREED CLASSES.
(a) Boar; junior yearling.
(b) Boar; senior pig.
(c) Boar; senior spring, January.
(d) Boar; senior spring, February.
(e) Boar; junior spring pig.
(f) Sow; junior yearling.
(g) Sow; senior pig.
(h) Sow; senior spring, January.
(i) Sow; senior spring, February.
(j) Sow; junior spring pig.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter II - Open Division Classes › Section ATCP 160.14 - Sheep; department 4

Current through June 24, 2024
In each entry class under subs. (1) to (3), a fair board
					 may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $6.00, $5.00, $4.00 and
					 $3.00.
(1) BREED CLASSES.
(a) Spring ram lamb.
(b) Winter ram lamb.
(c) Fall ram lamb.
(d) Pen of 2 ram lambs, bred and owned by the
				  exhibitor.
(e) Yearling
				  ram.
(f) Spring ewe lamb.
(g) Winter ewe lamb.
(h) Fall ewe lamb.
(i) Pen of 2 ewe lambs, bred and owned by the
				  exhibitor.
(j) Yearling
				  ewe.
(k) Pen of 2 yearling ewes,
				  bred and owned by the exhibitor.
(l) Mature ewe.
(m) Get of sire.
(n) Exhibitor's flock.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter II - Open Division Classes › Section ATCP 160.15 - Goats; department 5

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BREED CLASSES. A fair board may establish
				  entry classes under subs. (2) to (4) in any of the following breed classes
				  established by the board:
(a) A class for any
				  single breed of goats.
(b) A
				  "combined purebreds" class consisting of 2 or more breeds, none of which is
				  established as a separate class under par. (a).
(c) A class for any recorded grade of goats
				  that is eligible for registry.
(d)
				  A class for goats that do not qualify in any class established under pars. (a)
				  to (c).