Note: Replaces disfavored terminology and reorders text for greater readability
and conformity to current style.
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21Section
6. 134.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
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22134.26 Misbranding of sterling silver articles. (1) Any Except as provided
23in sub. (2) and s. 134.29, any person
, firm, corporation or association, who or which
1makes for sale, or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her or its possession
2with intent to sell or dispose of, who sells any article of merchandise made in whole
3or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver
and having marked
, stamped, branded,
4engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card or label attached thereto or
5upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in which said article is encased or enclosed, 6with the words "sterling silver" or "sterling
," or any colorable imitation
thereof of
7"sterling silver" or "sterling" unless nine hundred twenty-five one-thousandths of
8the component parts of the metal appearing or purporting to be silver
, of which such
9article is manufactured are pure silver
, subject to the qualifications hereinafter set
10forth, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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11(2) In the case of all
such articles
that are subject to sub. (1), there shall be
12allowed a divergence in fineness of four one-thousandths parts from the
foregoing 13standards
under sub. (1).
Note: Deletes redundant language, reorders text, replaces parentheses and inserts
specific references and cross-references. Simplifies structure by making long phrases
definitions under s. 134.245.
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14Section
7. 134.27 of the statutes is amended to read:
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15134.27 Misbranding of coin silver articles. (1) Any Except as provided in
16sub. (2) and s. 134.29, any person
, firm, corporation or association, who or which
17makes for sale, or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her or its possession
18with intent to sell or dispose of, who sells any article of merchandise made in whole
19or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver
and having marked
, stamped, branded,
20engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card or label attached thereto, or
21upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in which such article is encased or enclosed, 22with the words "coin" or "coin silver
,"
, or any colorable imitation
thereof of "coin" or
23"coin silver", unless nine hundred one-thousandths of the component parts of the
1metal appearing or purporting to be silver
, of which such article is manufactured are
2pure silver
, subject to the qualifications hereinafter set forth, is guilty of a
3misdemeanor.
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4(2) In the case of all
such articles
that are subject to sub. (1), there shall be
5allowed a divergence in fineness of four one-thousandths parts from the
foregoing 6standards
under sub. (1).
Note: Deletes redundant language, replaces parentheses and inserts specific
references and cross-references. Simplifies structure by making long phrases definitions
under s. 134.245.
AB971, s. 8
7Section
8. 134.28 of the statutes is amended to read:
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8134.28 Misbranding of base silver articles. Any Except as provided in s.
9134.29, any person
, firm, corporation or association, who or which makes for sale, or 10sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her or its possession with intent to
11sell or dispose of, who sells any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of
12silver or of any alloy of silver
, and having stamped, branded, engraved or imprinted
13thereon, or upon any tag, card or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package,
14cover or wrapper in which said article is encased or enclosed, any mark or word ( 15marked in way, other than
with the word "sterling" or the word "coin"
), indicating,
16or designed or intended to indicate, that the silver or alloy of silver in
said the article
, 17is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality of
such the silver
18or alloy, unless the actual fineness of the silver or alloy of silver of which
said the 19article is composed
be is not less by more than four one-thousandths parts than the
20actual fineness
indicated by the said mark or word (other than the word "sterling"
21or "coin") stamped, branded, engraved or imprinted upon any part of said article, or
22upon any tag, card or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or
1wrapper in which said article is encased or enclosed, subject to the qualifications
2hereinafter set forth, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Note: Deletes redundant language, replaces parentheses and inserts specific
references and cross-references. Simplifies structure by making long phrases definitions
under s. 134.245.
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3Section
9. 134.29 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
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134.29
(1) In any test
for the ascertainment of to determine the fineness of any
5such silver article mentioned in ss. 134.26 to 134.28, according to the standards
6therein contained in ss. 134.26 to 134.28, the part of the article taken for the test
,
7analysis or assay, shall
be such part or portion as does not contain or have attached
8thereto to it any solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts
9of
such the article.
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10(2) In addition to the foregoing test and standards Notwithstanding sub. (1)
11and ss. 134.26 to 134.28, the actual fineness of the entire quantity of metal
12purporting to be silver contained in any article mentioned in ss. 134.26 to 134.28,
13including all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts
14of
any such the article
(all such silver, alloy or solder being assayed as one piece), 15shall not be less by more than ten one-thousandths parts than the fineness
indicated 16marked on the article, according to the
foregoing standards
, by the mark stamped,
17branded, engraved or imprinted upon such article, or upon any tag, card or label
18attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in which said article
19is encased or enclosed contained in ss. 134.26 to 134.28. In determining the fineness
20of metal for purposes of this subsection, the silver, alloy or solder being tested shall
21be tested as one piece.
Note: Deletes redundant language, replaces parentheses and inserts specific
references and cross-references. Simplifies structure by making long phrases definitions
under s. 134.245.
AB971, s. 10
1Section
10. 134.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
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2134.31 (title)
Misbranding of silver plated silver-plated articles. Any
3person
, firm, corporation or association, who or which makes for sale, or sells or offers
4to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her or its possession with intent to sell or dispose
5of, who sells any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal,
6having deposited or plated
thereon on the inferior metal or brazed or otherwise
7affixed
thereto to the inferior metal, a plate, plating, covering or sheet of silver or of
8any alloy of silver
, and which article is known in the market as "silver plate" or "silver
9electroplate
,"
, or
by any similar designation,
and having stamped, branded,
10engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card or label attached thereto, or
11upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in which said article is encased or enclosed, 12which is marked with the word "sterling" or the word "coin
,"
, either alone or in
13conjunction with any other words or marks
, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Note: Deletes redundant language, replaces parentheses and inserts specific
references and cross-references. Simplifies structure by making long phrases definitions
under s. 134.245.
AB971, s. 11
14Section
11. 134.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
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15134.32 (title)
Penalty for violations of sections ss. 134.25 to 134.32
16134.31. Every person
, firm, corporation or association guilty of a violation of who
17violates any
one of the provisions of ss. 134.25 to
134.32 134.31, and every officer,
18manager, director or managing agent of any such person
, firm, corporation or
19association, directly participating in
such violation or consenting
thereto to a
20violation of ss. 134.25 to 134.31, shall be
punished by a fine of not fined not less than
21$25 nor more than $500
nor less than $25, or imprisonment or imprisoned for not
22more than 3 months
, or both
, at the discretion of the court.
Note: Deletes redundant language, replaces parentheses and inserts specific
references and cross-references. Standardizes penalty language with current style.
Simplifies structure by making long phrases definitions under s. 134.245. There can be
no violation of s. 134.32 as its sole function is to provide penalties for violations of other
sections.
AB971, s. 12
1Section
12. 134.33 (5) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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134.33
(5) (e) 3. The percentage of platinum in
such the article
shall be is no
3less than
five per cent 5% in weight of the total weight of the article; and
Note: Replaces word form of number with digit and other disfavored terms.
AB971, s. 13
4Section
13. 137.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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137.02
(1) The governor shall have power to appoint one or more
6commissioners in any of the United States, or of the territories belonging to the
7United States and in foreign countries, who shall hold office for
the a term of
four 4 8years unless sooner removed. Every
such commissioner
appointed under this
9subsection shall take the official oath before a judge or clerk of one of the courts of
10record of the state or territory or country in which the commissioner shall reside
, and.
11 The commissioner shall file the
same
oath, with an impression of the commissioner's
12seal of office and a statement of the commissioner's post-office address, in the office
13of the secretary of state
, and. The commissioner shall at the same time pay into the
14treasury the sum of
five dollars; and thereupon $5, at which time the commissioner's
15commission shall issue.
Note: Replaces word form of number with digit, inserts specific references and
breaks up long sentence.
AB971, s. 14
16Section
14. 148.02 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 148.02 (1) (intro.) and
17amended to read:
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148.02
(1) (intro.) The physicians and surgeons, not less than
five 5 in number,
19of the several counties, except those
wherein counties where a county medical society
20already exists
, may meet at such time and place at the county seat as a majority agree
1upon and organize a county medical society
, and when. When so organized
it shall,
2a county medical society:
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3(a) Shall be a body corporate by the name of the medical society of
such the 4county
, shall for which it is organized.
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5(b) Shall have the general powers of a corporation
, and may.
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6(c) May take
, by purchase or gift
, and hold real and personal property.
County
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7(1m) All County medical societies
now existing are continued with organized
8prior to June 7, 1878, shall have the powers and privileges conferred by this chapter.
Note: Replaces word form of number with digit, subdivides provision and inserts
specific references.
AB971, s. 15
9Section
15. 148.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.02
(2) Physicians and surgeons who
, before April 20, 1897, received a
11diploma from an incorporated medical college or society of any of the United States
12or territories or of any foreign country, or who shall have received a license from the
13medical examining board
, shall be entitled to meet
for organization to organize or
14become members of the county medical society.
Note: Deletes obsolete clause that applies to doctors who received a diploma prior
to April 20, 1897.
AB971, s. 16
15Section
16. 157.062 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB971,10,1716
157.062
(6) (a) The association is dissolved by failure to hold
an annual election
17for
three 3 successive years.
Note: Replaces word form of number with digit.
AB971, s. 17
18Section
17. 167.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 167.07 (1) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
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1167.07
(1) (intro.) No person
, association or corporation shall may 2manufacture, store, offer for sale, sell, or otherwise dispose of or distribute
white, any
3of the following:
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4(a) White phosphorus, single-dipped, strike-anywhere matches of the type
5popularly known as "parlor matches
; " nor manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale, or
6otherwise dispose of or distribute white".
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7(b) White phosphorus, double-dipped, strike-anywhere matches, or other type
8of double-dipped matches, unless the bulb or first dip of such match is composed of
9a so-called safety or inert composition, nonignitible on an abrasive surface
; nor
10manufacture, store, sell or offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of or distribute
11matches.
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12(c) Matches which, when packed in a carton of
five hundred 500 approximate
13capacity and placed in an oven maintained at a constant temperature of
two hundred 14200 degrees
F. Fahrenheit, will ignite in
eight 8 hours
; nor manufacture, store, offer
15for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of or distribute.
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16(d) Blazer, or so-called wind matches, whether of the so-called safety or
17strike-anywhere type.
Note: Subdivides provision, deletes redundant language and replaces word form
of number with digit. "Person" is defined in s. 992.01 to include firms, corporations and
associations.
AB971, s. 18
18Section
18. 167.07 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 167.07 (2) (a) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
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167.07
(2) (a) (intro.) No person
, association or corporation shall offer may do
21any of the following:
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221. Offer for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of or distribute any matches, unless
23the package or container in which such matches are packed bears plainly marked on
1the outside thereof the name of the manufacturer and the brand or trademark under
2which such matches are sold, disposed of or distributed
; nor shall.
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32. Open more than one case of each brand of matches of any type or
4manufacture
be opened at any one time in
the a retail store where matches are sold
5or otherwise disposed of
; nor shall.
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63. Keep loose boxes or paper-wrapped packages of matches
be kept on shelves
7or stored in
such a retail
stores store at a height exceeding
five 5 feet from the floor
;
8all.
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9(b) All matches
, when stored in warehouses,
excepting except manufacturers'
10warehouses at
the place of manufacture,
when such warehouses that contain
11automatic sprinkler equipment
, must shall be subject to each of the following
12conditions:
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131. The matches shall be kept only in properly secured cases
, and.
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142. The matches shall not
be piled to a height exceeding
ten 10 feet from the floor
;
15nor.
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163. The matches shall not be stored within a horizontal distance of
ten 10 feet
17from any boiler, furnace, stove or other
like similar heating apparatus
, nor.
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184. The matches shall not be within a horizontal distance of
twenty-five 25 feet
19from any explosive material kept or stored on the same floor
; all.
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20(c) All matches shall be packed in boxes or suitable packages, containing not
21more than
seven hundred 700 matches in any one box or package
; provided, however,
22that when. If more than t
hree hundred 300 matches are packed in any one box or
23package, the
said matches shall be arranged in
two 2 nearly equal portions,
with the
24heads of the matches in the
two 2 portions
shall be placed in opposite directions
, and
25all. All boxes containing
three hundred and fifty 350 or more matches shall have
1placed over the matches a center holding or protecting strip, made of chipboard, not
2less than
one and one-quarter 1.25 inches wide
; said and the strip shall be flanged
3down to hold the matches in position when the box is nested into the shuck or
4withdrawn from it.
Note: Subdivides provision, breaks up long sentence, replaces word form of
numbers with digits and other language. "Person" is defined in s. 990.01 to include firms,
corporations and associations.
AB971, s. 19
5Section
19. 167.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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167.20
(2) Any person who
shall violate the provisions of violates this section
7shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of fined not
8less than
twenty-five dollars $25 nor more than
one hundred dollars, $100 or
by
9imprisonment in the county jail imprisoned for not less than
thirty 30 days nor more
10than
six 6 months. Each day during which a violation
of the provisions of this section
11continues shall be
deemed considered a separate offense.
AB971, s. 20
12Section
20. 170.02 of the statutes is renumbered 170.02 (1) and amended to
13read:
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170.02
(1) Every finder of a stray shall, within 7 days
thereafter after finding
15the stray, notify the owner
thereof of the stray, if known to the finder, and request the
16owner to pay all reasonable charges and take
such
the stray away
; and, if such. If
17the owner
be is unknown to the finder, the finder shall, within
ten 10 days
after
18finding the stray, file a notice with the town clerk
of the town, who shall transmit a
19copy
thereof to the county clerk.
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20(2) The finder
of a stray shall publish notice, if the value of the stray exceeds
21$50, as a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the county. The notice shall
briefly describe 22contain all of the following:
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1(a) A brief description of the stray
by, giving its marks, natural or artificial, as
2near as practicable
, the.
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3(b) The name and residence of the finder, specifying the section and town
, and
4the.
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5(c) The time when
such the stray was taken up
. For neglect or refusal.
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6(3) If the finder neglects or refuses to publish
such the notice
as required
under
7sub. (2), the finder of
such the stray shall be liable in double the amount of damages
8sustained by the owner of
such the stray.
For neglect or failure If the finder neglects
9or refuses for one year to publish
such notices
the notice required under sub. (2), the
10finder of
such the stray shall be liable for
its the full value
of the stray, to be recovered
11by
an action in the name of the town
, and the. The amount recovered shall be
added
12to the school fund of such town apportioned in the same manner as tax revenues
13collected by the town for schools under s. 60.33 (9) (d).
Note: Subdivides provision, breaks up long sentence, replaces word form of
numbers with digits and other language. There is no town school fund. This term was
inserted by the editors of the revised statutes of 1878. The replacement language inserted
by this bill reflects the original language of Chapter 69, Laws of 1869, as updated to reflect
current s. 60.33 (9) (d).
AB971, s. 21
14Section
21. 171.02 of the statutes is renumbered 171.065 and amended to read:
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15171.065 Disposition of proceeds. If the owner of
the property sold
under this
16chapter or the owner's legal representatives
shall, at any time within
five 5 years
17after
such money shall proceeds from the sale have been deposited in the county
18treasury,
furnish furnishes satisfactory evidence to the treasurer of the ownership
19of
such the property
, the owner or the owner's legal representatives shall be entitled
20to receive
from such treasurer the amount
so of the proceeds deposited with the
21treasurer. If
not claimed within said time by the owner or the owner's legal
1representatives
do not claim the sale proceeds within the
same 5-year period, the
2proceeds shall belong to the county.
Note: Renumbers provision for more logical placement in the chapter, inserts
specific references, replaces word form of numbers with digits and deletes or replaces
disfavored terms.
AB971, s. 22
3Section
22. 172.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
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4172.01 Animals not to run at large. No stallion over one year old, nor bull
5over
six 6 months old, nor boar, nor ram, nor billy goat over
four 4 months old shall
6run at large
; and if. If the owner or keeper
shall of an animal described in this section,
7for any reason,
suffer any such permit the animal to
do so run at large, the owner or
8keeper shall forfeit
five dollars $5 to the person taking
it up
the animal and
shall be
9liable in addition for all damages done by the animal while
so at large,
although 10regardless of whether the
animal escapes without animal's escape was the fault of
11such the owner or keeper
; and the. The construction of any fence enumerated in s.
1290.02
shall does not relieve
such an owner or keeper from liability for any damage
13committed by an animal
of the enumerated class described in this section upon the
14inclosed enclosed premises of an adjoining owner.
Note: Breaks up long sentence, inserts specific references, replaces word form of
numbers with digits and deletes or replaces disfavored terms.
AB971, s. 23
15Section
23. 172.015 of the statutes is amended to read:
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16172.015 Livestock on highways; penalty. No livestock shall run at large
17on a highway at any time except to go from one farm parcel to another. If the owner
18or keeper of livestock knowingly permits livestock to
do so run at large on a highway,
19except when going from one farm parcel to another, and after notice by any peace
20officer fails to remove
such the livestock from the highway, the owner or keeper may
21be fined not
exceeding more than $200.
Note: Inserts specific references.
AB971, s. 24
1Section
24. 172.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
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2172.02 (title)
May be taken
Taking up animal; notice. Any person finding
3any
such animal
described in s. 172.01 running at large may take it up, but shall
4within
seven 7 days
thereafter after taking up the animal notify the owner, if known
5to the person, and request the owner to pay all reasonable charges for
its the animal's 6keeping,
besides such together with the forfeiture
required under s. 172.01 for taking
7up, and take
such the animal away within
five 5 days after being so notified.
Note: Inserts cross-references and other specific references, replaces word form of
numbers with digits and deletes or replaces disfavored terms. Adds a subject to the title.
AB971, s. 25
8Section
25. 172.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
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9172.03 Notice, if owner unknown. If the owner of
such an animal
taken up
10under s. 172.02 is unknown
, the finder shall
, within 10 days
thereafter after taking
11up the animal, file a notice with the clerk of the town in which
it the animal is taken
12up and
, if the value
of the animal exceeds $50
, shall publish in the county a class 3
13notice, under ch. 985. The notice shall briefly describe the
animals animal, by marks
14natural or artificial, as near as practicable, and give the name and residence of the
15finder and the time when
the animal was taken up. A copy of
it the notice shall be
16forthwith sent
immediately by the town clerk to the county clerk, who shall file the
17same notice.
Note: Inserts specific references and cross-references and replaces disfavored
terms.
AB971, s. 26
18Section
26. 172.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
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19172.04 Appraisal of animals. The finder
of animals taken up under s. 172.02 20shall, within one month from taking them up, if the animals are of the value of $10
21or more, apply to the town chairperson, village president or city mayor of the
22municipality where found for the appointment of a disinterested appraiser
; a. A
1certificate of the appraisal shall be signed by the appraiser and filed in the municipal
2clerk's office. The finder shall pay the appraiser $3 for the certificate and 10 cents
3per mile for every mile necessarily traveled
by the appraiser.
Note: Breaks up long sentence, and inserts cross-reference.
AB971, s. 27
4Section
27. 172.05 of the statutes is amended to read: