20,1956
Section
1956. 168.03 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
20,1957
Section
1957. 168.03 of the statutes is renumbered 168.01 (3).
20,1958
Section
1958. 168.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
168.05 (1) No petroleum product imported into and received in this state or received from a manufacturer or refiner or from a marine or pipeline terminal within this state may be unloaded from its original container except as provided under sub. (5), sold, offered for sale or used until a true sample of not less than 8 ounces is taken as provided in this chapter subchapter. This subsection does not apply if the department has previously inspected the petroleum product at the refinery, marine or pipeline terminal. Each person importing or receiving a petroleum product which has not been previously inspected shall notify the inspector in the person's district of the receipt thereof, and the inspector shall take a sample of the petroleum product.
20,1959
Section
1959. 168.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
168.06 (1) For the purposes of administering this chapter subchapter, inspectors may take samples of gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, other refined oils, fuel oils and petroleum distillates for tests and make inspections at any points within or without this state, and may open any original container containing gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, other refined oils, fuel oils and petroleum distillates and take a true sample of not less than 8 ounces of the contents thereof, even though the original containers may still be in the possession of a common or contract carrier, provided the opening and sampling does not unduly inconvenience or hamper the transportation of the products. After the original containers are opened and sampled the same shall be resealed with seals furnished by the department for such purposes. The authority conferred by this section shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any of the provisions of s. 168.05.
20,1960
Section
1960. 168.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
168.08 (1) Time and place of each inspection.
20,1961
Section
1961. 168.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
168.09 Authority to enter. Any inspector may enter in or upon the premises of any manufacturer, vendor, dealer or user of gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, other refined oils, fuel oils and petroleum distillates, during regular business hours to determine whether any petroleum product intended for sale or use has not been sampled and inspected in accordance with this chapter subchapter.
20,1961n
Section 1961n. 168.12 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
168.12 (6) (c) The department of revenue shall investigate the correctness and veracity of the representations in the claim and may require a claimant to submit records to substantiate the claim. The department of revenue shall either allow or deny a claim under this subsection not later than 60 days after the filing of the claim. If the department of revenue allows the claim, it shall pay the claimant the amount allowed from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.855 (4) (r). If the department of revenue does not pay the allowance by the 90th day after the date on which the purchaser files the claim, the department of revenue shall also pay interest on the unpaid claim beginning on that day, at the rate of 9% 3 percent per year, from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.855 (4) (r).
20,1962
Section
1962. 168.125 of the statutes is amended to read:
168.125 Reports; payment. Persons who are liable for the fee under this chapter subchapter shall state the number of gallons of petroleum products on which the fee is due and the amount of their liability for the fee in the reports under s. 78.12 (1) to (3). The requirements for payment of the motor vehicle fuel tax under s. 78.12 (5) apply to the fee under this chapter subchapter.
20,1963
Section
1963. 168.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
168.15 Penalty. Every person who violates any provision of this chapter subchapter that is not related to the fee under s. 168.12 (1) shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each violation. Each day a person fails to comply with any provision of this chapter
subchapter is a separate violation.
20,1964
Section
1964. 168.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
168.16 (1) The department shall enforce this chapter subchapter. Inspection districts shall be defined and numbered by the department.
20,1965
Section
1965. 168.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
168.16 (2) Any accident or explosion involving products of petroleum which comes to the knowledge of the department shall be investigated to determine whether or not there has been a violation of this chapter subchapter.
20,1966
Section
1966. 168.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
168.16 (4) The department may promulgate reasonable rules relating to the administration and enforcement of this chapter subchapter.
20,1967
Section
1967. 168.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
168.17 Attorney general and district attorney to prosecute. Upon request of the department, the attorney general or proper district attorney shall prosecute any action to enforce this chapter subchapter except the fee that is imposed under s. 168.12 (1).
20,1968
Section
1968. 168.18 of the statutes is repealed.
20,1969
Section
1969. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 168 [precedes 168.21] of the statutes is created to read:
CHAPTER 168
SUBCHAPTER II
Storage of dangerous substances
20,1970
Section
1970. 168.21 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
168.21 (2) "Department" means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
20,1970q
Section 1970q. 175.35 (2i) of the statutes is amended to read:
175.35 (2i) The department shall charge a firearms dealer a $13 $10 fee for each firearms restrictions record search that the firearms dealer requests under sub. (2) (c). The firearms dealer may collect the fee from the transferee. The department may refuse to conduct firearms restrictions record searches for any firearms dealer who fails to pay any fee under this subsection within 30 days after billing by the department.
20,1971
Section
1971. 175.49 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
175.49 (5m) Fees. The department may charge a fee to verify eligibility for a certification card under this section, for the issuance of a certification card under sub. (3), or for the renewal of a certification card under sub. (5), but the fee may not exceed the costs the department incurs in verifying eligibility or for issuing or renewing a certification card. Payments made to the department under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (gu) (gr).
20,1971m
Section 1971m. 177.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
177.01 (1) "Administrator" means the state treasurer secretary of revenue.
20,1971n
Section 1971n. 177.075 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
177.075 (3) Any intangible property distributable in the course of the dissolution of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan under 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9122 (1L), is presumed abandoned as otherwise provided under this chapter if sub. (1) (a), (b), or (c) does not apply with respect to the distribution.
20,1971r
Section 1971r. 177.23 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
177.23 (2) (e) Salaries of the employees of the office of the state treasurer and the department of revenue that are attributable to the administration of this chapter.
20,1972
Section
1972. 180.1421 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1421 (2m) (b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give the notice by publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in the official state newspaper posting the notice on the department's Internet site.
20,1972m
Section 1972m. 180.1440 of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1440 Delivery to state treasurer secretary of revenue. Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant or shareholder of the corporation and are unclaimed shall be reduced to cash and shall be reported and delivered to the state treasurer secretary of revenue as provided under ch. 177.
20,1973
Section
1973. 180.1531 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1531 (2m) (b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give the notice by publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in the official state newspaper posting the notice on the department's Internet site.
20,1974
Section
1974. 181.0203 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.0203 (3) Notification of reporting requirements. Upon filing articles of incorporation of a corporation, the department shall inform the corporation of the reporting requirements under s. 440.42 202.12 for charitable organizations that solicit contributions.
20,1975
Section
1975. 181.1421 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1421 (2) (b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give the notice by publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in the official state newspaper posting the notice on the department's Internet site.
20,1976
Section
1976. 181.1421 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1421 (3) (d) If the notice is published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, the effective date set under ch. 985 for the notice posted on the department's Internet site, the date of posting.
20,1976m
Section 1976m. 181.1440 of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1440 Deposit with state treasurer secretary of revenue. Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant, or member of the corporation who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive them, shall be reduced to cash subject to known trust restrictions and deposited with the state treasurer secretary of revenue for safekeeping. However, in the state treasurer's secretary's discretion property may be received and held in kind. When the creditor, claimant, or member furnishes satisfactory proof of entitlement to the amount deposited or property held in kind, the state treasurer secretary of revenue shall deliver to the creditor, member or other person or his or her representative that amount or property.
20,1977
Section
1977. 181.1531 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1531 (2g) (b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give the notice by publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in the official state newspaper posting the notice on the department's Internet site.
20,1978
Section
1978. 181.1622 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1622 (1) Content. (intro.) Each domestic corporation and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall file with the department an annual report under this section. The department shall forward by 1st class mail a report form to every corporation that has filed an annual report during the past 2 years. The department shall mail the report form no later than 60 days before the date on which the corporation is required by this chapter to file an annual report. The annual report shall include that includes all of the following information:
20,1978d
Section 1978d. 182.017 (1g) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
182.017 (1g) (b) 1. A domestic corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other business entity organized to furnish telegraph or telecommunications service or transmit heat, power, or electric current to the public or for public purposes.
20,1978h
Section 1978h. 182.017 (1g) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
182.017 (1g) (bm) "Municipal regulation" means any contract, ordinance, resolution, order, or other regulation entered into, enacted, or issued by a municipality before, on, or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
20,1978p
Section 1978p. 182.017 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
182.017 (8) (a) Upon complaint by a company that a regulation by a municipality under sub. (1r) is unreasonable, the commission shall set a hearing and, if the commission finds that the regulation is unreasonable, the regulation shall be void. If Subject to pars. (am) to (c), if the commission determines that a municipal regulation that was in effect on January 1, 2007, and immediately prior to January 9, 2008, or that a community standard, as demonstrated through consistent practice and custom in the municipality, that was in effect on January 1, 2007, and immediately prior to January 9, 2008, is substantially the same as the municipal regulation complained of, there is a rebuttable presumption that the latter regulation is reasonable.
20,1978t
Section 1978t. 182.017 (8) (as) of the statutes is created to read:
182.017 (8) (as) Notwithstanding sub. (2), a municipal regulation is unreasonable if it requires a company to pay any part of the cost to modify or relocate the company's facilities to accommodate an urban rail transit system.
20,1980
Section
1980. 183.09025 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.09025 (2) (b) Within 60 days after the date on which the notice is received or the date on which the class 1 notice under par. (d) is published posted, the limited liability company shall correct each ground for dissolution or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the department that each ground determined by the department does not exist.
20,1981
Section
1981. 183.09025 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.09025 (2) (d) If a notice under par. (a) or (c) is returned to the department as undeliverable, the department shall again mail the notice to the limited liability company as provided under that paragraph. If the notice is again returned to the department as undeliverable, the department shall give the notice by publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in the official state newspaper posting the notice on the department's Internet site.
20,1982
Section
1982. 183.1021 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.1021 (2g) (b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the foreign limited liability company's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give the notice by publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in the official state newspaper posting the notice on the department's Internet site.
20,1982d
Section 1982d. 185.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
185.75 (2) Assets distributable in the course of the liquidation of a cooperative that remain unclaimed after one year may be reported and delivered to the state treasurer secretary of revenue as provided under ch. 177. Assets distributable in the course of the liquidation of a cooperative that are not forfeited under sub. (1) and that remain unclaimed after 5 years shall be reported and delivered to the state treasurer secretary of revenue under ch. 177.
20,1982h
Section 1982h. 186.235 (11) (p) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
186.235 (11) (p) 3. One year after the date of the order for final distribution, the office of credit unions shall report and deliver to the state treasurer secretary of revenue all unclaimed funds as provided in ch. 177. All claims subsequently arising shall be presented to the office of credit unions. If the office of credit unions determines that any claim should be allowed, the office shall certify to the department of administration the name and address of the person entitled to payment and the amount of the payment and shall attach the claim to the certificate. The department of administration shall certify the claim to the state treasurer secretary of revenue for payment.
20,1982p
Section 1982p. 193.735 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
193.735
(1) Alternate procedure to distribute property. (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 177.17 (4) (a) 2. and (b), a cooperative may distribute any property required to be reported under s. 177.17 (1) to an entity that is exempt from taxation under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. A cooperative making a distribution under this subsection shall file all of the following with the
state treasurer secretary of revenue before making the distribution:
20,1982t
Section 1982t. 193.905 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
193.905 (4) (b) Assets distributable in the course of the dissolution of a cooperative that are not forfeited under par. (a) shall be reported and delivered to the state treasurer secretary of revenue as provided under ch. 177.
20,1989
Section
1989. 196.208 (5p) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
196.208 (5p) (a) 1. "Charitable organization" has the meaning given in s. 440.41 202.11 (1).
20,1989b
Section 1989b. 196.504 of the statutes is created to read:
196.504 Broadband expansion grant program. (1) In this section:
(a) "Eligible applicant" means any of the following:
1. An organization operated for profit or not for profit, including a cooperative.
2. A telecommunications utility.
3. A city, village, town, or county that submits an application in partnership with an eligible applicant under subd. 1. or 2.
