27,3570
Section 3570
. 94.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
94.29 Appeal. If either party is not satisfied with the award the party may, within 10 days after the delivery of the copy thereof to him or her, serve upon either of the arbitrators notice of appeal from their award to the circuit court of the county in which the lands or any part thereof are situated and pay to the arbitrators the whole amount of their fees plus the fee prescribed in s. 814.61 (8) (a) 1. or (am) 1.; and if the party required to pay the damages gives notice of an appeal therefrom he or she shall file with the notice of appeal an undertaking, signed by 2 or more sureties, to be approved by at least 2 of the arbitrators, in double the amount of the award, conditioned to pay any judgment that may be rendered against the party upon appeal. Upon filing the notice of appeal and undertaking, when required, the arbitrators, or 2 of them, shall, within 10 days, make and sign a full statement of the proceedings had by them and of their award and file the same with the clerk of circuit court and pay the fee prescribed in s. 814.61 (8) (a) 1. or (am) 1.; and thereupon the clerk shall enter an action in which the claimant is the plaintiff, which shall be deemed then at issue, and proceedings shall be had thereon in like manner as in other civil actions in the court. Unless the appellant obtains a more favorable judgment upon appeal, he or she shall pay costs; otherwise, the respondent.
27,3572
Section 3572
. 94.704 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
94.704 (3) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a licensee under this section shall pay an annual license fee of $50 $60. The department shall deposit all license fees collected under this paragraph in the agrichemical management fund.
27,3573
Section 3573
. 94.705 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
94.705 (1) (title) Certification requirements; fees.
27,3574
Section 3574
. 94.705 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
94.705 (1) (d) Except as provided under sub. (4), no commercial applicator may be certified except upon satisfactory completion of a written examination. The examination shall be designed to test the applicant's competency in each category of pesticide use for which the applicant seeks certification. A commercial applicator applying for certification shall pay an examination fee of $10 for each examination in each certification category. If an applicant fails an examination in any certification category, the applicant shall pay a fee of $5 each time the examination is retaken. The department may not administer an examination under this paragraph unless the applicant has paid the required fee. Any person exempt from license fees under s. 94.704 (3) (b) is also exempt from examination fees under this paragraph. The department shall deposit the fees collected under this paragraph in the agrichemical management fund.
27,3574q
Section 3574q. 94.73 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
94.73 (7) (a) Beginning on August 1, 1994, the department may, in accordance with this subsection, make payments to responsible persons who are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (3) and for whom the department has authorized reimbursement under sub. (6). The department shall make payments from the appropriations under s. 20.115 (7) (e) and (w), subject to the availability of funds in those appropriations. The department shall make payments from each appropriation in the proportion that the amount of funds available from that appropriation bears to the total amount of funds available from both appropriations.
27,3574r
Section 3574r. 94.73 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
94.73 (7) (e) The department shall make payments under par. (b) when funds are available in the appropriations under s. 20.115 (7) (e) and (w). The department shall make all payments under pars. (c) and (d) on the last day of each fiscal year in which a responsible person is entitled to receive a payment, except that the department may make initial payments for applications granted after April 30 of any year on the last day of the following fiscal year. When, on the last day of a fiscal year, the amount of funds available in the appropriations under s. 20.115 (7) (e) and (w) exceeds the amount necessary to make all payments under pars. (b), (c) and (d), the department may make an additional payment to a responsible person who received a payment under par. (b) or may increase the amount of a payment to a responsible person under par. (b) or (c) over the $50,000 or $100,000 maximum authorized under those paragraphs if the responsible person is authorized under sub. (6) to receive additional reimbursement. After paying the full amount authorized under sub. (6) to all responsible persons under pars. (b) and (c), the department may increase the amount of a payment to a responsible person under par. (d) over the $50,000 maximum authorized under par. (d) if the responsible person is authorized under sub. (6) to receive additional reimbursement.
27,3576
Section 3576
. 95.179 of the statutes is repealed.
27,3597b
Section 3597b. 96.17 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
96.17 (6) If a handler is not a resident or is not authorized to do business in this state, the handler may designate an agent upon whom service of process may be made in this state. The agent shall be a resident of this state or a corporation authorized to do business in this state. The designation shall be in writing and filed with the secretary of state department of financial institutions. If no designation is made and filed or if process cannot be served in this state upon the designated agent, after reasonable effort, process may be served upon the secretary of state department of financial institutions.
27,3598
Section 3598
. 97.21 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.21 (4) (c) Surcharge for operating without a license. An applicant for a bulk milk tanker operator or milk distributor license shall pay a license fee surcharge of $100 or twice the amount of the annual license fee specified under sub. (4m), whichever is less if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the license application, the applicant operated without a license or grade A permit in violation of this subsection section. Payment of this license fee surcharge does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability which results from a violation of sub. (2) or (3), but does not constitute evidence of any violation of law.
27,3599
Section
3599. 97.30 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.30 (3) (c) Surcharge for operating without a license. An applicant for a retail food establishment license shall pay a license fee surcharge of $100 or twice the amount of the annual license fee specified under sub. (3m) whichever is less, if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting a license application, the applicant operated the retail food establishment without a license in violation of this subsection. Payment of this license fee surcharge does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability which results from the unlicensed operation of the retail food establishment, but does not constitute evidence of a violation of any law.
27,3600
Section 3600
. 99.02 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
99.02 (3) (e) An applicant for a public warehouse keeper's license shall pay a license fee surcharge of $100 if the department determines that, within one year before submitting the license application, the applicant operated the public warehouse without a license in violation of sub. (1). Payment of this license fee surcharge does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability that results from the unlicensed operation of the public warehouse, but does not constitute evidence of any other violation of law.
27,3601b
Section 3601b. 100.03 (8) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
100.03 (8) (bm) 3. The security interest under subd. 1. d. shall be properly created, and shall be filed by the trustee with the secretary of state department of financial institutions under ch. 409.
27,3601c
Section 3601c. 100.18 (11) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
27,3601g
Section 3601g. 100.18 (11) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.18 (11) (d) The department or the department of justice, after consulting with the department, or any district attorney, upon informing the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this section. The court may in its discretion, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the action, provided proof thereof is submitted to the satisfaction of the court. The department and the department of justice may subpoena persons, and require the production of books and other documents, and the department of justice may request the department to exercise its authority under par. (c) to aid in the investigation of alleged violations of this section.
27,3601p
Section 3601p. 100.182 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.182 (5) (a) Any district attorney, after informing the department of justice, or the department
of justice or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may seek a temporary or permanent injunction in circuit court to restrain any violation of this section. Prior to entering a final judgment the court may award damages to any person suffering monetary loss because of a violation. The department of justice may subpoena any person or require the production of any document to aid in investigating alleged violations of this section.
27,3601t
Section 3601t. 100.182 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.182 (5) (b) In lieu of instituting or continuing an action under this subsection, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or the department of justice may accept a written assurance from a violator of this section that the violation has ceased. If the terms of the assurance so provide, its acceptance by either
the department prevents the other department and all district attorneys from prosecuting the violation. An assurance is not evidence of a violation of this section but violation of an assurance is subject to the penalties and remedies of violating this section.
27,3602
Section 3602
. 100.201 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
100.201 (6) Fee on dairy products. (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a manufacturer or processor of selected dairy products shall pay a fee under par. (c) on its sales of those selected dairy products to which all of the following apply:
a. The sales are at wholesale or retail.
b. The sales are made to persons in this state.
c. The selected dairy products are packaged for sale to consumers.
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to the operator of a retail food establishment licensed under s. 97.30 who manufactures or processes selected dairy products at that establishment solely for retail sale at that establishment.
(b) The first person in this state to receive selected dairy products that are manufactured or processed outside of this state and that are packaged for sale to consumers shall pay a fee under par. (c) on sales of those selected dairy products to persons in this state.
(c) The fee under this subsection is 5.49 cents per hundred pounds of ice cream products and 0.44 cent per hundred pounds of other dairy products or such other amount as specified by the department by rule. The fee shall be paid to the department by the 25th day of each month for sales made during the preceding month.
(d) The failure to pay fees under this subsection within the time provided under par. (c) is a violation of this section. The department may also commence an action to recover the amount of any overdue fees plus interest at the rate of 2% per month for each month that the fees are delinquent.
(e) The department shall keep confidential information obtained under this subsection concerning the amount of dairy products sold by specific manufacturers and processors.
27,3602b
Section 3602b. 100.205 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.205 (7) The department of justice, or any district attorney on informing the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this section. The court may, before entry of final judgment and after satisfactory proof, make orders or judgments necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of a violation of this section. The department of justice may conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas and take testimony to aid in its investigation of violations of this section.
27,3602f
Section 3602f. 100.205 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.205 (8) The department of justice or any district attorney may commence an action in the name of the state to recover a forfeiture to the state of not more than $10,000 for each violation of this section.
27,3602k
Section 3602k. 100.207 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
100.207 (6) (b) 1. The department of justice,
on its own initiative or at the request of after consulting with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or any district attorney upon informing the department of justice agriculture, trade and consumer protection, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this section. Injunctive relief may include an order directing telecommunications providers, as defined in s. 196.01 (8p), to discontinue telecommunications service provided to a person violating this section or ch. 196. Before entry of final judgment, the court may make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the action if proof of these acts or practices is submitted to the satisfaction of the court.
27,3602p
Section 3602p. 100.207 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
100.207 (6) (b) 2. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may exercise its authority under ss. 93.14 to 93.16 and 100.18 (11) (c) to administer this section. The department and the department of justice may subpoena persons, and require the production of books and other documents, and the department of justice may request the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to exercise its authority to aid in the investigation of alleged violations of this section.
27,3602s
Section 3602s. 100.207 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.207 (6) (c) Any person who violates subs. (2) to (4) shall be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 for each offense. Forfeitures under this paragraph shall be enforced by the department of justice, on its own initiative or at the request of after consulting with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or, upon informing the department of justice, by the district attorney of the county where the violation occurs.
27,3602w
Section 3602w. 100.207 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.207 (6) (e) The Subject to par. (em), the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, in consultation with the department of justice, shall promulgate rules under this section.
27,3602x
Section 3602x. 100.207 (6) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
100.207 (6) (em) 1. Before preparing any proposed rule under this section, the department shall form an advisory group to suggest recommendations regarding the content and scope of the proposed rule. The advisory group shall consist of one or more persons who may be affected by the proposed rule, a representative from the department of justice and a representative from the public service commission.
2. The department shall submit the recommendations under subd. 1., if any, to the legislature as part of the report required under s. 227.19 (2) and to the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
27,3602y
Section 3602y. 100.21 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.21 (3) (a) Any person making an energy savings or safety claim shall, upon written request by the department, submit information upon which the person relied to substantiate the claim. The department of justice may request the department to issue a written request under this paragraph for information to substantiate an energy savings or safety claim. Failure to submit information requested under this subsection is a violation of sub. (2) (a).
27,3603b
Section 3603b. 100.23 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.23 (5) (b) (intro.) Has a current annual report on file with the secretary of state department of financial institutions which satisfies all of the following requirements:
27,3604b
Section 3604b. 100.23 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
100.23 (5) (b) 2. Is on a form furnished to the association by the secretary of state department of financial institutions using information given as of the date of the execution of the report.
27,3605b
Section 3605b. 100.23 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
100.23 (5) (b) 4. Is filed with the secretary of state department of financial institutions in each year following the year in which the association first filed the annual report required under this paragraph, during the calendar year quarter in which the anniversary of the filing occurs.
27,3606b
Section 3606b. 100.23 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.23 (6) (title) Secretary of state Department of financial institutions duties. (intro.) The
secretary of state department of financial institutions shall:
27,3607b
Section 3607b. 100.23 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.23 (6) (c) Upon receipt of a report required under sub. (5) (b), determine if the report satisfies the requirements of sub. (5) (b). If the secretary of state
department of financial institutions determines that the report does not satisfy all of those requirements, the secretary of state department of financial institutions shall return the report to the association which filed it, along with a notice of any correction required. If the association files a corrected report within 30 days after the association receives that notice, the report shall be deemed timely filed for purposes of sub. (5) (b) 4.
27,3607m
Section 3607m. 100.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.26 (6) The department, the department of justice, after consulting with the department, or any district attorney may commence an action in the name of the state to recover a civil forfeiture to the state of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 for each violation of an injunction issued under s. 100.18, 100.182 or 100.20 (6) or. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or any district attorney may commence an action in the name of the state to recover a civil forfeiture to the state of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 for each violation of an order issued under s. 100.20.
27,3608
Section 3608
. 100.263 of the statutes is created to read:
100.263 Recovery. In addition to other remedies available under this chapter, the court may award the department of justice the reasonable and necessary costs of investigation, an amount reasonably necessary to remedy the harmful effects of the violation and the reasonable and necessary expenses of prosecution, including attorney fees, from any person who violates this chapter. The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit in the general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or the state under this section. Ten percent of the money deposited in the general fund that was awarded under this section for the costs of investigation and the expenses of prosecution, including attorney fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gh).
All of the money deposited in the general fund that was awarded under this section to remedy the harmful effects of the violation shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gm).
27,3608g
Section 3608g. 100.263 of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
100.263 Recovery. In addition to other remedies available under this chapter, the court may award the department of justice the costs of investigation
, and an amount reasonably necessary to remedy the harmful effects of the violation and the court may award the department of justice the expenses of prosecution, including attorney fees, from any person who violates this chapter. The department and the department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit in the general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department, the department of justice or the state under this section. Ten percent of the money deposited in the general fund that was awarded under this section for the costs of investigation and the expenses of prosecution, including attorney fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gh). All of the money deposited in the general fund that was awarded under this section to remedy the harmful effects of the violation shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gm).
27,3608r
Section 3608r. 100.28 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.28 (4) (c) The department of justice, or any district attorney, upon the request of the department, may commence an action in the name of the state under par. (a) or (b).
27,3609m
Section 3609m. 100.50 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.50 (6) (c) The department of justice, or any district attorney, upon the request of the department, may commence an action in the name of the state under par. (a) or (b).
27,3610
Section 3610
. Chapter 101 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
CHAPTER 101
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, LABOR
AND HUMAN RELATIONS development —
regulation of industry,
buildings and safety
27,3611
Section 3611
. 101.01 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (intro.) and amended to read:
101.01 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 101 to 106 and 108 this chapter, the following words and phrases have the designated meanings unless a different meaning is expressly provided:
27,3612
Section 3612
. 101.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.001 (1).
27,3613
Section 3613
. 101.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 103.001 (2).
27,3614
Section 3614
. 101.01 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (1m) and amended to read:
101.01 (1m) “Department" means the department of industry, labor and human relations development.
27,3615
Section 3615
. 101.01 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (2m).
27,3616
Section 3616
. 101.01 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (7).
27,3617
Section 3617
. 101.01 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (8).
27,3618
Section
3618. 101.01 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (9).
