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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter IV - Junior Fair Division › Section ATCP 160.79 - Health and citizenship; department 34

Current through June 24, 2024
A fair board may establish entry classes comprised of
					 projects involving careers, citizenship, cultural heritage, health, history,
					 inter-generational programs, international relations, safety, and other similar
					 projects. For each entry class, a fair may pay first-place to fourth-place
					 premiums at any of the following levels designated by the fair board:
(1) Premium level one. $2.00 1.75 1.50
				  1.25
(2) Premium level two. $2.50
				  2.25 2.00 1.75
(3) Premium level
				  three. $3.00 2.75 2.50 2.25
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter IV - Junior Fair Division › Section ATCP 160.80 - Educational and school exhibits; department 35

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) No state premium aid may be paid on
				  education department premiums unless the fair board files with the department a
				  complete list of exhibitors.
(b)
				  All educational exhibits shall be displayed at the fair.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter V - Judging and Accounting › Section ATCP 160.91 - Judging regulations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Judging shall be done at fairs by
				  individuals who are registered with the department. In no case shall any person
				  who is an officer or director of a fair be eligible to judge exhibits at such
				  fair; nor shall any person interested directly or indirectly in exhibits shown
				  in any department of a fair be eligible to judge articles or animals in that
				  department.
(1m)
(a) An individual shall register by
				  submitting to the department an application. The department shall register all
				  individuals who qualify to be judges, including having the knowledge, training,
				  or experience in the specific classes to be judged and adhering to ethical
				  judging practices. The registration is valid for five years.
(b) An individual submitting an application
				  after July 1 may not judge for the current fair year.
(c) A fair representative may request the
				  department waive par. (b) in cases of unanticipated emergency
				  situations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 160 - County And District Fairs › Subchapter V - Judging and Accounting › Section ATCP 160.92 - Accounting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All receipts
				  from any source whatsoever shall be deposited in a bank, and all accounts
				  without exception shall be paid by check or draft. All records, including
				  judging sheets, papers, stubs, checks, vouchers or other orders relating to
				  fair transactions shall be preserved for a 6-year period subsequent to the year
				  in which they were made or issued.
(2) Premiums shall be actually paid or bona
				  fide notice of premium awards sent to all premium winners before a claim for
				  state aid may be considered.
(3)
				  The authorized fair representative claiming state aid shall file with the
				  department within 30 days after the close of the fair, an affidavit which shall
				  include all of the following documents:
(a) A
				  list of premiums actually paid or to be paid listed by department.
(b) An index of exhibitors and their
				  addresses, with amounts paid in premiums opposite each name.
(c) One premium book.
(d) A summary of all judges utilized by the
				  fair including their registration numbers.
(e) An affidavit from each judge indicating
				  the departments and classes judged at the fair.
(f) Horse exhibitors'
				  registrations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter establishes procedural requirements for
				  administration of the agricultural diversification and development grant
				  program under s.
				  93.46,
				  Stats.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Department" means the state of Wisconsin
				department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(2) "Individual" means a natural
				person.
(3) "Organization" means
				any of the following:
(a) A partnership,
				firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
(b) A cooperative organized under ch. 185,
				Stats., whether or not operated for profit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.03 - Grant requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The department may award grants
				under s.
				93.46,
				Stats., to individuals or organizations to fund demonstration projects,
				feasibility analyses, and applied research directed toward new products,
				technologies, and practices that will stimulate agricultural development and
				diversification of economic activity within agriculture.
(2) ALLOWABLE PURPOSES. The department may
				not award a grant under sub. (1) unless the project has at least one of the
				following purposes:
(a) Creation of jobs in
				the agricultural industry.
(b) New
				capital investment and expansion in the agricultural industry.
(c) Agricultural product market development
				and expansion.
(d) Diversification
				and expansion of the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural
				products.
(e) Commercial
				application of new technologies or practices related to agricultural
				products.
(f) Increased use of
				surplus agricultural products.
(g)
				Improvement of the competitive position of this state's agricultural
				industry.
(h) Efficient use of
				farmland and other agricultural resources.
(i) Fund demonstration projects that will
				encourage the use of sustainable agriculture.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.04 - Grant terms and conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The
				department shall establish appropriate terms and conditions for each grant
				based on the project for which the grant is awarded. Terms and conditions shall
				be designed to ensure that grant moneys are effectively used for the purposes
				awarded. The terms and conditions shall be included in the grant contract under
				s. ATCP 161.07.
(2) PERMITTED USES
				OF GRANT FUNDS. Permitted uses for grant funds include the following:
(a) Operating expenses including salaries and
				wages, consulting services, travel, supplies and materials, and public
				information costs.
(b) Real estate
				rental payments. Real estate mortgage payments or land contract payments
				through which a grantee acquires equity in real estate are not a permitted use
				of grant funds.
(c) Equipment
				leases.
(d) Purchase of small or
				low cost equipment items which are normally depreciated within one
				year.
(e) Purchase of capital
				equipment. The amount awarded for this purpose in each year of the grant may
				not exceed the annual straight-line depreciation which would be allowed under
				generally accepted accounting principles for acquisitions of large capital
				equipment having a depreciation schedule longer than one year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.05 - Application procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION PERIODS. An individual or
				organization may file an application for an agricultural diversification or
				development grant between January 15 and March 15 of each calendar year.
				Additional application periods may be scheduled at other times at the
				discretion of the department.
(2)
				REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The department shall give notice of the annual and any
				additional application periods under sub. (1) by issuing a request for grant
				proposals. The department shall issue its request for grant proposals by mail
				to county agriculture extension agent offices, vocational, technical and adult
				education districts, the department of development, the Wisconsin housing and
				economic development authority, and other persons on its program mailing list
				compiled from inquiries concerning the grant program. The department shall also
				issue a press release announcing its request for proposals to news media likely
				to give notice to the public.
(3)
				APPLICATION FORMAT. An application for a grant under this chapter shall be in
				the form prescribed by the department in its request for proposals. An
				application shall include all of the following:
(a) A cover page which includes:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of
				the applicant.
2. The title and
				brief description of the project.
3. The amount of funding requested.
4. The duration of the proposed
				project.
5. The name and address of
				the principal contact person for the proposed project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.06 - Grant application review and award determination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REVIEW PERIOD.
				The department shall review each grant application submitted under this
				chapter. The department may require the applicant to provide additional
				information regarding the application as the department deems necessary. Within
				90 days after the close of each application period, the department shall make
				its grant award decisions.
(2)
				AWARD CRITERIA. The department shall consider all of the following criteria in
				its review of grant applications:
(a) The
				extent to which the project will achieve one or more of the purposes in s. ATCP
				161.03 (2).
(b) The viability of
				the proposed project.
(c) The
				perceived benefit of the project to agriculture or agribusiness.
(d) The management and technical
				qualifications of the applicant.
(e) The qualifications of the persons who
				will perform the work in carrying out the project.
(f) The financial capacity of the applicant
				to complete the project as proposed if the requested funding is
				granted.
(g) The adequacy of the
				project plan.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.07 - Grant contracts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONTRACT REQUIRED. A successful grant
				applicant shall enter into a contract with the department before any grant
				money is distributed to the applicant. No funding commitment is final until the
				contract is executed.
(2) CONTRACT
				PROVISIONS. A grant contract shall be reasonably designed to ensure that the
				grant recipient carries out the recipient's obligations with respect to the
				grant. The contract shall be signed by an authorized department official and by
				the applicant. The parties may amend the contract by mutual written
				consent.
(3) BREACH OF CONTRACT.
				The department may void a contract and seek return of any funds released under
				the contract for failure by the award recipient to perform the recipient's
				obligations under the contract.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.08 - Reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
Every contract under s. ATCP 161.07 shall set forth a
				  schedule of progress reports and payments. Grant payments shall be made in
				  installments, according to the contract payment schedule. A grant recipient
				  shall provide the department with periodic written progress reports throughout
				  the life of the contract. Installment payments shall be conditioned upon the
				  receipt of progress reports, as provided in the contract. All financial and
				  program reports become the property of the department and are open to public
				  inspection.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.09 - Program administration

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall solicit, evaluate, and approve grant
				  applications; enter into contracts; authorize contract payments; monitor
				  compliance with contractual obligations and project activities of grantees;
				  receive and review progress reports submitted under s. ATCP 161.08; and prepare
				  research findings for public dissemination.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.10 - Application materials

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall provide application materials upon
				  request to any individual or organization who wishes to apply for a grant. The
				  application materials shall include pertinent instructions, requirements, and
				  procedures under this chapter.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.21 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the state of Wisconsin
				department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(2) "Gross sales" means a person's total
				annual sales of all products and commodities, regardless of whether the logo
				was affixed to the products or commodities sold.
(3) "Logo" means the certification mark
				"Something Special from Wisconsin" registered in the U.S. patent and trademark
				office on March 7, 1989, under registration No. 1,529,098.
(4) "Packaging or labeling materials" means
				package labels, stickers, printed display materials, or similar items,
				featuring the logo, which are produced for sale to other persons, and which are
				designed to be used by other persons in connection with the sale or
				distribution of their products or commodities. "Packaging or labeling
				materials" does not include promotional items.
(5) "Person" means any individual,
				partnership, firm association, corporation, or other business or legal
				entity.
(6) "Product or commodity"
				means any article of commerce, including any product of agricultural or
				industrial production. "Product or commodity" does not include either of the
				following:
(a) Promotional items.
(b) Packaging or labeling
				materials.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.22 - Permit required

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may use the logo on any product or commodity, on
				  any promotional item, or on any packaging or labeling materials without an
				  annual permit from the department. An annual permit expires on June 30 of each
				  year. A permit application filed on or before July 1, 1993, expires on June 30,
				  1994. To obtain a permit, a person shall submit an application under s. ATCP
				  161.23. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit if the applicant
				  or permit holder violates any provision of this chapter, fails to pay any
				  required fee or royalty, or misrepresents any fact in a permit
				  application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.23 - Permit application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. To obtain a permit under s. ATCP
				161.22, a person shall submit a signed written application on a form provided
				by the department. The application shall include all of the information
				required under this section. The application shall also be accompanied by the
				fees required under s. ATCP 161.24 if any.
Note:
A permit application form may be obtained
				  from the State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
				  Protection, Marketing Division, P. O. Box 8911, Madison, WI
				  53708-8911.
(2) NAME AND
				BUSINESS ADDRESS. Every application shall include the applicant's name and
				business address.
(3) COMPLIANCE
				AGREEMENT. Every application shall include a statement that the applicant
				agrees to comply with all applicable conditions under this chapter for the use
				of the logo.
(4) PRODUCTS OR
				COMMODITIES. If the applicant intends to sell any product or commodity bearing
				the logo, the application shall include all of the following:
(a) An identification of the specific
				products or commodities on which the logo will be used.
(b) For each product or commodity identified
				under par. (a), information showing that the product or commodity complies with
				the eligibility requirements under s. ATCP 161.25.
(c) The applicant's gross sales of all
				products and commodities during the applicant's last complete fiscal year, for
				purposes of calculating the required fee under s. ATCP 161.25. This information
				is not required if the applicant is applying for a permit for the first
				time.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.24 - Annual permit fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AMOUNT OF FEE. Except as provided under
				sub. (2), if a person intends to sell any product, commodity, or promotional
				item bearing the logo, or sell or use any packaging or labeling materials
				bearing the logo, that person's annual permit application under s. ATCP 161.23
				shall include a fee based on the applicant's gross sales during the last
				complete fiscal year. The amount of the fee is determined as follows:
(a) If the applicant's gross annual sales are
				$10,000 or less, the annual fee is $10.00.
(b) If the applicant's gross annual sales are
				more than $10,000 but not more than $50,000, the annual fee is
				$35.00.
(c) If the applicant's
				gross annual sales are more than $50,000 but not more than $100,000, the annual
				fee is $50.00.
(d) If the
				applicant's gross annual sales are more than $100,000 but not more than
				$250,000, the annual fee is $100.
(e) If the applicant's gross annual sales are
				more than $250,000 but not more than $500,000, the annual fee is
				$150.
(f) If the applicant's gross
				annual sales are more than $500,000, the annual fee is $200.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.25 - Products and commodities; eligibility requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may use the logo on any product or commodity unless
				  the product or commodity meets both of the following requirements:
(1) At least 50% of the product's or
				commodity's value-added is attributable to Wisconsin ingredients, or to
				Wisconsin production or processing activities.
(2) The product or commodity is not an
				imitation of a product or commodity for which there is a standard of identity
				established under state or federal law.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.26 - Prohibitions

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may do any of the following without the
				  department's written permission:
(1)
				Use the logo for a different purpose than that described in the person's permit
				application under s. ATCP 161.23.
(2) Affix the logo to any item other than
				those described in the person's permit application under s. ATCP
				161.23.
(3) Alter the logo in any
				way.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.40 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter implements the "buy local" grant program
				  created under s.
				  93.48,
				  Stats.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.41 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter:
(1) "Authorized department official" means
				the department secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy
				secretary.
(2) "Department" means
				the Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer
				protection.
(3) "Direct Costs"
				means costs that can be identified specifically with a particular project, or
				that can be directly assigned to such activity relatively easily with a high
				degree of accuracy.
(4) "Food
				product" means an unprocessed commodity or processed product that is used for
				food or drink by humans. "Food product" includes a food product
				ingredient.
(5) "Grant applicant"
				means a person who submits a grant proposal under s. ATCP 161.44.
(6) "Individual" means a natural
				person.
(7) "Local purchaser" means
				a person who buys a Wisconsin food product at a retail location near the place
				where the food product is produced, or for resale at a retail location near the
				place where the food product is produced.
(8) "Person" means an individual,
				corporation, cooperative, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
				governmental entity, academic institution, or other legal entity.
(9) "Wisconsin food product" means a food
				product that is one of the following:
(a)
				Grown in this state.
(b) Produced
				from animals kept in this state.
(c) Primarily derived from food products that
				are grown in this state or produced from animals kept in this state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.42 - Grant program; general

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRANT PURPOSES. The department may award
				grants under s.
				93.48,
				Stats., for projects that are designed to increase the sale of Wisconsin food
				products to local purchasers. This may include grants for projects to create,
				expand, diversify, or promote any of the following:
(a) Local food marketing systems and market
				outlets.
(b) Local food and
				cultural tourism routes.
(c)
				Production, processing, marketing, and distribution of Wisconsin food products
				primarily for sale to local purchasers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.43 - Grant terms and conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) USE OF GRANT
				FUNDS. Grant funds may be used to reimburse any of the following expenses if
				those expenses are a reasonable and necessary part of the grant project:
(a) Operating expenses, including expenses
				for salaries and wages, contract and consulting services, travel, supplies, and
				public information.
(b) Real estate
				and equipment rental.
(c) The
				purchase of equipment whose full value is ordinarily depreciable within one
				year.
(d) Reasonable depreciation
				expense incurred, for capital equipment, during the term of the grant
				contract.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.44 - Grant proposals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. To obtain a grant under s. ATCP
				161.42 (1), a person shall submit a grant proposal in response to a department
				request for grant proposals under sub. (2).
(2) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
(a) The department may, at any time, issue a
				request for grant proposals. The department shall issue a request for grant
				proposals at least once during every state fiscal biennium for which grant
				funding is appropriated. A request for grant proposals shall be signed by an
				authorized department official and shall include all of the following:
1. A deadline date and address for submitting
				grant proposals.
2. Format and
				content requirements for grant proposals.
3. The name, business mailing address,
				business email address, and business telephone number of a department
				representative who can provide more information or answer questions about the
				request for grant proposals.
4.
				Other relevant terms and conditions that the department wishes to
				include.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.45 - Evaluating grant proposals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EVALUATION
				PERIOD. The department shall evaluate grant proposals submitted under s. ATCP
				161.44 (1), and shall announce its grant awards under s. ATCP 161.42 (1),
				within 90 days after the deadline date specified in s. ATCP 161.44 (2) (a) 1.
				The department may require a grant applicant to submit additional information,
				as necessary, to complete a grant proposal.
(2) EVALUATION CRITERIA. In its evaluation
				under sub. (1), the department shall consider all of the following criteria:
(a) The extent to which a proposed project
				will increase local purchases of Wisconsin food products.
(b) Whether the proposal complies with the
				department's request for proposals under s. ATCP 161.44 (2).
(c) Whether the proposed project complies
				with this subchapter.
(d) The
				viability of the proposed project.
(e) Additional project benefits for Wisconsin
				agriculture or tourism.
(f) The
				management and technical qualifications of the grant applicant.
(g) The qualifications of the persons who
				will carry out the project.
(h) The
				financial capacity of the grant applicant to complete the project as
				proposed.
(i) The adequacy of the
				project plan and budget.
(j)
				Whether the grant proposal adequately identifies the nature of project expenses
				to be reimbursed under the proposed grant, consistent with s. ATCP 161.43
				(1).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.46 - Grant contracts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONTRACT SIGNING. A grant contract under
				s. ATCP 161.42 (5) may be signed by an authorized department official after the
				grant recipient signs the contract.
(2) CONTRACT PERIOD. A grant contract under
				s. ATCP 161.42 (5) takes effect when signed by an authorized department
				official under sub. (1). The original term of a contract may be for not more
				than 2 years, but may be extended for up to a third year upon request. The
				contract term may extend beyond the state fiscal biennium in which funds for
				the contract are appropriated, provided that the department encumbers those
				contract funds and signs the contract in that biennium.
(3) CONTRACT TERMS; GENERAL. A grant contract
				under s. ATCP 161.42 (5) is subject to the terms and conditions in s. ATCP
				161.43, and other terms and conditions contained in the contract. A grant
				contract incorporates commitments made in the grant proposal, except as
				otherwise provided in the contract.
Note:
DATCP will include, in every contract
				  under s. ATCP 161.42 (5), general terms and conditions required in state
				  contracts under state law. The department may include other terms and
				  conditions that it considers necessary.
(4) PAYMENT TERMS. Every grant contract shall
				include payment terms and conditions, including a payment schedule if
				applicable.
The department may distribute grant funds in one or more
					 payments, based on documented progress toward completion of the grant project.
					 The grant contract will describe payment terms and conditions. Payments are
					 made on a reimbursement basis. The department may require a grant recipient to
					 file progress reports and submit expense documentation as necessary to support
					 grant payments. See s. ATCP 161.43 (4).
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.50 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter:
(1) "Department" means the department of
				agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(2) "Economic development grant or loan"
				means a grant or loan awarded by the department pursuant to an economic
				development program.
(3) "Economic
				development program" has the meaning given in s.
				93.07(18)
				(a), Stats., and includes all of the
				following programs administered by the department:
(a) The agricultural diversification and
				development grant program under ss.
				20.115(4)
				(c) and
				93.46,
				Stats.
Note:
See also subchapter I of this
				  chapter.
(b) The "buy local"
				grant program under ss.
				20.115(4)
				(am) and
				93.48,
				Stats.
Note:
See also subchapter IV of this
				  chapter.
(c) The rural
				development loan program under ss.
				20.115(3)
				(h) and
				93.06(1qm),
				Stats.
Note:
Paragraph (c) includes federally funded
				  revolving loan programs for value-added agricultural
				  enterprises.
(d)
				Agricultural development grant and loan programs for which the department is
				authorized to accept federal funds under ss.
				20.115(3)
				(m) and
				16.54,
				Stats.
Note:
Paragraph (d) includes the federally
				  funded value-added dairy initiative.
(f) The grow Wisconsin dairy producer grant
				and loan program under ss.
				20.115(4)
				(d) and (dm) and
				93.40(1)
				(g), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.52 - Grant or loan contract; general

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may not release any economic development grant
				  or loan funds, except pursuant to a contract with the recipient. The contract
				  shall do all of the following:
(1)
				Clearly identify the recipient, and the amount of the grant or loan.
(2) Set forth the terms and conditions of the
				grant or loan, including all of the following as appropriate:
(a) Actions required of the recipient,
				including contemplated uses of the grant or loan funds.
(b) Matching funds, if any, required of the
				recipient.
(c) Expected
				deliverables.
(d) Repayment
				requirements, if any.
(e)
				Documentation, reports, and accounting required of the recipient.
(f) Penalties or remedies that the department
				may seek in the event of a contract breach. The specification of penalties or
				remedies under this paragraph does not prevent the department from pursuing any
				other remedy to which the department may otherwise be entitled by
				law.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.54 - Large grants or loans; contract requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
For each grant or loan of $100,000 or more, the contract
				  under s. ATCP 161.52 shall require the recipient to do all of the
				  following:
(1) Submit a verified
				statement accounting for the use of all grant or loan funds received. The
				verified statement shall include all of the following:
(a) The amount of funds received.
(b) A clear itemized description showing, by
				expenditure category, how all received funds were spent.
(c) The nature and amount of any matching
				funds provided by the recipient, and the recipient's use of those matching
				funds.
(d) Documentation of the
				deliverables provided by the recipient under the contract, and the dates on
				which the recipient provided those deliverables.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.56 - Penalties and remedies for false statement or contract breach

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In addition
				to any other penalties or remedies provided by law, a contract under s. ATCP
				161.52 may provide for any of the following penalties or remedies if the grant
				or loan recipient submits false or misleading information to the department, or
				fails without reasonable justification to comply with the terms of the
				contract:
(a) The department may demand and
				recover payments made under the contract.
(b) The department may withhold payments to
				which the recipient would otherwise be entitled under the contract.
(c) The department may demand and recover a
				forfeiture or other penalty specified in the contract. A recipient may not pay
				any forfeiture or penalty under this paragraph with funds received under
				another grant or loan from the department.
(d) The department may disqualify the
				recipient from eligibility for future economic development grants or loans from
				the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.60 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter implements the "grow Wisconsin dairy
				  producer" grant and loan program created under ss.
				  20.115(4)
				  (d) and (dm) and
				  93.40(1)
				  (g), Stats.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.61 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter:
(1) "Applicant" means a person who submits a
				grant or loan proposal under s. ATCP 161.64.
(2) "Authorized department official" means
				the department secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy
				secretary.
(3) "Dairy producer"
				means a licensed milk producer, licensed dairy plant, or other licensed entity
				that produces or processes milk.
(3m) "Dairy processing plant" has the meaning
				provided in s.
				97.20(1)
				(h), Stats.
(4) "Department" means the department of
				agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(5) "Person" means an individual,
				corporation, cooperative, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
				governmental entity, academic institution, or other legal entity.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.62 - Grant and loan program; general

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRANT AND LOAN
				PURPOSES. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s.
				20.115(4)
				(dm), Stats., for projects undertaken by
				dairy processing plants, and grants and loans from the appropriation under s.
				20.115(4)
				(d) under s.
				93.40(1)
				(g), Stats., for projects undertaken by dairy
				producers that are designed to do any of the following:
(a) Increase production, profitability,
				processing, marketing, or distribution of Wisconsin dairy products.
(b) Increase capital investment in the dairy
				industry.
(c) Apply new
				technologies related to dairy production.
(d) Improve the competitiveness of the
				Wisconsin dairy industry.
(e) Make
				more efficient use of farmland and other agricultural resources for dairy
				production.
(f) Create or retain
				jobs in the dairy industry.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.63 - Grant and loan terms and conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) USE OF GRANT
				FUNDS. Permitted uses of grant funds for expenses that are a reasonable and
				necessary part of the grant project include any of the following:
(a) Operating expenses, including expenses
				for salaries and wages, contract and consulting services, travel, supplies, and
				public information.
(b) Equipment
				rental.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.64 - Grant and loan proposals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. To
				obtain a grant or loan under s. ATCP 161.62 (1), a person shall submit a grant
				or loan proposal in response to a department request for grant proposals under
				sub. (2).
(2) REQUEST FOR
				PROPOSALS.
(a) The department may, at any
				time, issue a request for grant and loan proposals. The department shall issue
				a request for grant and loan proposals at least once during every state fiscal
				biennium. A request for grant and loan proposals shall be signed by an
				authorized department official and shall include all of the following:
1. A deadline date and address for submitting
				proposals.
2. Format and content
				requirements for proposals.
3. The
				name, business mailing address, business email address, and business telephone
				number of a department representative who can provide more information or
				answer questions about the request for proposals.
4. Other relevant terms and conditions that
				the department wishes to include.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.65 - Evaluating grant proposals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EVALUATION
				PERIOD. The department shall evaluate grant and loan proposals submitted under
				this subchapter and shall announce grant and loan awards within 90 days after
				the deadline for submission of proposals specified in the applicable request
				for proposals. The department may require applicants to submit additional
				information, as necessary, to complete a grant or loan proposal.
(2) EVALUATION CRITERIA. In its evaluation
				under sub. (1), the department shall consider all of the following criteria:
(a) Whether the proposal complies with the
				department request for proposals.
(b) Whether the proposed project complies
				with this subchapter.
(c) The
				viability of the proposed project.
(d) The management and technical
				qualifications of the applicant.
(e) The qualifications of the persons who
				will carry out the project.
(f) The
				financial capacity of the applicant to complete the project as
				proposed.
(g) The adequacy of the
				project plan and budget.
(h)
				Whether the proposal adequately identifies project expenses including those
				expenses paid for with grant or loan funds.
(i) The benefit of the project to the dairy
				industry.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 161 - Something Special From Wisconsin › Section ATCP 161.66 - Grant and loan contracts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONTRACT
				REQUIRED. A successful grant and loan applicant shall enter into a contract
				with the department before any funds are distributed to the applicant. No
				funding commitment is final until a contract is executed.
(2) CONTRACT PROVISIONS. Each grant and loan
				contract shall be signed by an authorized representative of the department and
				the applicant, and shall include provisions to ensure that the grant or loan
				recipient complies with the provisions of this subchapter, uses grant or loan
				funds according to its approved proposal, and otherwise meets its obligations
				to carry out the project in its approved proposal.
(3) CONTRACT PERIOD. A contract under this
				section takes effect when signed by an authorized representative of the
				department. The original term of a grant contract may not be for more than 3
				years. The original term of a loan contract may not be for more than 7
				years.
(4) PAYMENT TERMS. Every
				grant and loan contract shall include payment terms and conditions, including a
				payment schedule if applicable.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Register
				  June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7/1/2023 is not yet
				  available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 162 - Farm Mediation And Arbitration Program › Section ATCP 162.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Creditor" has the meaning given in s.
				93.50(1)
				(c), Stats.
(2) "Department" means the state of Wisconsin
				department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(3) "Farmer" has the meaning given in s.
				93.50(1)
				(d), Stats.
(4) "Party" means a farmer, creditor or other
				person who requests or agrees to participate in a mediation or arbitration
				proceeding under this chapter.
(5)
				"Person" means an individual, corporation, cooperative, partnership, limited
				liability company, business trust, or other legal entity. "Person" includes a
				government entity.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 162 - Farm Mediation And Arbitration Program › Section ATCP 162.04 - Mediation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUEST FOR MEDIATION. A person
				requesting mediation shall submit the request to the department in writing, on
				a form provided by the department. The request shall include all the following:
(a) A statement of the issue or issues that
				the requester seeks to resolve by mediation.
(b) The name and address of each proposed
				party, or that party's authorized representative.
Note:
You may obtain a mediation request form
				  from the department, and submit a completed request form to the department, at
				  the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
				  Protection
Agricultural Development Division, Farm Center
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 162 - Farm Mediation And Arbitration Program › Section ATCP 162.05 - Arbitration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION. A person
				requesting arbitration shall submit that request to the department in writing,
				on a form provided by the department. A request for arbitration shall include
				all the following:
(a) A signed agreement by
				all parties to participate in arbitration. No person may be included as a party
				in an arbitration proceeding without that person's signed agreement.
(b) A preliminary statement of the issue or
				issues the parties seek to resolve by arbitration.
(c) The name and address of each party, or
				the party's representative in the arbitration proceeding.
(d) An agreed method for appointing an
				arbitrator under sub. (5).
(e) An
				identification of every court action currently pending between the parties. If
				any court action is pending, the request for arbitration shall include a copy
				of any court order under s.
				93.50(2m),
				Stats., suspending the court action pending arbitration. No issue contested
				between the parties in a court action may be arbitrated under this chapter
				unless the court enters an order suspending the court action pending
				arbitration.
(f) If no court action
				is currently pending between the parties, an agreement by the parties to
				refrain from initiating any court action against another party for at least 60
				days, or until arbitration is completed, whichever occurs first.
Note:
You may obtain an arbitration request form
				  from the department, and submit a completed request form to the department, at
				  the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
				  Protection
Agricultural Development Division, Farm Center
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 163 - Agricultural Development › Section ATCP 163.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Applicant" means a person who submits a
				grant proposal.
(2) "Authorized
				department official" means the department secretary, deputy secretary, or
				assistant deputy secretary.
(3)
				"Department" means the Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer
				protection.
(4) "Grant" means a
				grant for agricultural or economic development.
Note:
Agricultural or economic development
				  grants are administered by the Division of Agricultural
				  Development.
(5) "Matching
				funds" means the cash value of the project contributed by the recipient. A
				matching fund may be in the form of capital, land, labor, equipment, or cash
				related to the project.
(6)
				"Person" means an individual, corporation, cooperative, partnership, limited
				liability company, trust, governmental entity, academic institution, or other
				legal entity.
(7) "Recipient" means
				a person who receives a grant.