State of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
NOTICE OF HEARING
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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (“DATCP”) announces that it will hold public hearings on a proposed rule (ATCP 51) to implement Wisconsin’s Livestock Facility Siting Law (s. 93.90, Stats.). The department will hold four public hearings at the dates, location, and times shown below. Date: Thursday, August 15, 2019
Location: Conf. Room A & B, James P. Coughlin Center, 625 E. County Road Y, Oshkosh, WI
Times: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Date: Monday, August 19, 2019
Location: Chippewa Valley Technical College, Business Education Center, Room 103A, 620 West Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, WI
Times: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Location: Entrepreneurial & Education Center, 100 N. 72nd Ave., Wausau, WI
Times: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2019
Location: DATCP, Boardroom 106, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI
Times: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The department invites the public to attend the hearings and comment on the proposed rule. Following the public hearings, the hearing record will remain open until September 6, 2019, for additional written public comments. Comments may be sent to the Division of Agricultural Resource Management at the address below, or to livestocksitingcomments@wisconsin.gov or to http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment. You can obtain a free copy of this hearing draft rule and related documents including the economic impact analysis by contacting the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and consumer Protection, Division of Agricultural Resource Management, Land and Water Resources Bureau, 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. To view the hearing draft rule online, go to: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment. You can also obtain a copy by calling Chris Clayton at (608) 224-4630 or by emailing christopher.clayton@wisconsin.gov. Copies will also be available at the hearing. Comments or concerns relating to small business may also be addressed to the department’s small business regulatory coordinator Bradford Steine at the address above, by email to bradford.steine1@wisconsin.gov, or by telephone at (608) 224-5024. Hearing impaired persons may request an interpreter for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by August 5, 2019, by writing to Chris Clayton, Division of Agricultural Resource Management, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8911, by emailing christopher.clayton@wisconsin.gov, or by telephone at (608) 224-4630. Alternatively, you may contact the department TDD at (608) 224-5058. The hearing facility is handicap accessible. Department Contact:
Chris Clayton, Livestock Facility Siting Program Manager
Bureau of Land and Water Resources
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Telephone: (608) 224-4630
Dated this __________ day of July, 2019.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
By _________________________________
Bradley M. Pfaff
Secretary
