2001 Wisconsin Act 16

16,2858k Section 2858k. 165.81 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

165.81 (3) (a) In this subsection:

1. "Custody" has the meaning given in s. 968.205 (1) (a).

2. "Discharge date" has the meaning given in s. 968.205 (1) (b).

(b) Except as provided in par. (c), if physical evidence that is in the possession of the laboratories includes any biological material that was collected in connection with a criminal investigation that resulted in a criminal conviction, a delinquency adjudication, or commitment under s. 971.17 or 980.06, the laboratories shall preserve the physical evidence until every person in custody as a result of the conviction, adjudication, or commitment has reached his or her discharge date.

(c) Subject to par. (e), the department may destroy biological material before the expiration of the time period specified in par. (b) if all of the following apply:

1. The department sends a notice of its intent to destroy the biological material to all persons who remain in custody as a result of the criminal conviction, delinquency adjudication, or commitment, and to either the attorney of record for each person in custody or the state public defender.

2. No person who is notified under subd. 1. does either of the following within 90 days after the date on which the person received the notice:

a. Files a motion for testing of the biological material under s. 974.07 (2).

b. Submits a written request to preserve the biological material to the department.

3. No other provision of federal or state law requires the department to preserve the biological material.

(d) A notice provided under par. (c) 1. shall clearly inform the recipient that the biological material will be destroyed unless, within 90 days after the date on which the person receives the notice, either a motion for testing of the material is filed under s. 974.07 (2) or a written request to preserve the material is submitted to the department.

(e) If, after providing notice under par. (c) 1. of its intent to destroy biological material, the department receives a written request to preserve the material, the department shall preserve the material until the discharge date of the person who made the request or on whose behalf the request was made, subject to a court order issued under s. 974.07 (7), (9) (a), or (10) (a) 5., unless the court orders destruction or transfer of the biological material under s. 974.07 (9) (b) or (10) (a) 5.

(f) Unless otherwise provided in a court order issued under s. 974.07 (9) (a) or (b) or (10) (a) 5., nothing in this subsection prohibits the laboratories from returning evidence that must be preserved under par. (b) or (e) to the agency that submitted the evidence to the laboratories. If the laboratories return evidence that must be preserved under par. (b) or (e) to a submitting agency, any action taken by the agency with respect to the evidence shall be in accordance with s. 968.205.

16,2858L Section 2858L. 165.85 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 165.85 (2) (ah).

16,2858m Section 2858m. 165.85 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:

165.85 (2) (ac) "Alzheimer's disease" has the meaning given in s. 46.87 (1) (a).

16,2858n Section 2858n. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

165.85 (4) (b) 1. No person may be appointed as a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory program of law enforcement training approved by the board and has been certified by the board as being qualified to be a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer. The program shall include 400 hours of training, except the program for law enforcement officers who serve as rangers for the department of natural resources includes 240 hours of training. The board shall promulgate a rule under ch. 227 providing a specific curriculum for a 400-hour conventional program and a 240-hour ranger program. The rule shall ensure that there is an adequate amount of training for each program to enable the person to deal effectively with domestic abuse incidents, including training that addresses the emotional and psychological effect that domestic abuse has on victims. The training under this subdivision shall include training on emergency detention standards and procedures under s. 51.15, emergency protective placement standards and procedures under s. 55.06 (11) and information on mental health and developmental disabilities agencies and other resources that may be available to assist the officer in interpreting the emergency detention and emergency protective placement standards, making emergency detentions and emergency protective placements and locating appropriate facilities for the emergency detentions and emergency protective placements of persons. The training under this subdivision shall include at least one hour of instruction on recognizing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias and interacting with and assisting persons who have Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias. The training under this subdivision shall include training on police pursuit standards, guidelines and driving techniques established under par. (cm) 2. b. The period of temporary or probationary employment established at the time of initial employment shall not be extended by more than one year for an officer lacking the training qualifications required by the board. The total period during which a person may serve as a law enforcement and tribal law enforcement officer on a temporary or probationary basis without completing a preparatory program of law enforcement training approved by the board shall not exceed 2 years, except that the board shall permit part-time law enforcement and tribal law enforcement officers to serve on a temporary or probationary basis without completing a program of law enforcement training approved by the board to a period not exceeding 3 years. For purposes of this section, a part-time law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer is a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer who routinely works not more than one-half the normal annual work hours of a full-time employee of the employing agency or unit of government. Law enforcement training programs including municipal, county and state programs meeting standards of the board are acceptable as meeting these training requirements.

16,2858no Section 2858no. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

165.85 (4) (b) 1. No person may be appointed as a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory program of law enforcement training approved by the board and has been certified by the board as being qualified to be a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer. The program shall include 400 hours of training, except that the program for law enforcement officers who serve as rangers for the department of natural resources or the department of forestry includes 240 hours of training. The board shall promulgate a rule under ch. 227 providing a specific curriculum for a 400-hour conventional program and a 240-hour ranger program. The rule shall ensure that there is an adequate amount of training for each program to enable the person to deal effectively with domestic abuse incidents, including training that addresses the emotional and psychological effect that domestic abuse has on victims. The training under this subdivision shall include training on emergency detention standards and procedures under s. 51.15, emergency protective placement standards and procedures under s. 55.06 (11) and information on mental health and developmental disabilities agencies and other resources that may be available to assist the officer in interpreting the emergency detention and emergency protective placement standards, making emergency detentions and emergency protective placements and locating appropriate facilities for the emergency detentions and emergency protective placements of persons. The training under this subdivision shall include at least one hour of instruction on recognizing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias and interacting with and assisting persons who have Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias. The training under this subdivision shall include training on police pursuit standards, guidelines and driving techniques established under par. (cm) 2. b. The period of temporary or probationary employment established at the time of initial employment shall not be extended by more than one year for an officer lacking the training qualifications required by the board. The total period during which a person may serve as a law enforcement and tribal law enforcement officer on a temporary or probationary basis without completing a preparatory program of law enforcement training approved by the board shall not exceed 2 years, except that the board shall permit part-time law enforcement and tribal law enforcement officers to serve on a temporary or probationary basis without completing a program of law enforcement training approved by the board to a period not exceeding 3 years. For purposes of this section, a part-time law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer is a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer who routinely works not more than one-half the normal annual work hours of a full-time employee of the employing agency or unit of government. Law enforcement training programs including municipal, county and state programs meeting standards of the board are acceptable as meeting these training requirements.

16,2858p Section 2858p. 165.85 (4) (bn) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

165.85 (4) (bn) 1m. Each officer who is subject to subd. 1. shall biennially complete at least 4 hours of training from curricula based upon model standards promulgated by the board under par. (cm) 2. b. and at least one hour of training on recognizing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias and interacting with and assisting persons who have Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias. Hours of training completed under this subdivision shall count toward the hours of training required under subd. 1.

16,2863 Section 2863. 166.20 (1) (gk) of the statutes is created to read:

166.20 (1) (gk) "Local emergency response team" means a team that the committee identifies under s. 166.21 (2m) (e).

16,2864 Section 2864. 166.20 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:

166.20 (1) (im) "Regional emergency response team" means a team that the division contracts with under s. 166.215 (1).

16,2865 Section 2865. 166.20 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

166.20 (2) (bm) 1. If a regional or local emergency response team has made a good faith effort to identify a person responsible for the emergency involving a release or potential release of a hazardous substance under s. 166.215 (3) or 166.22 (4).

16,2866 Section 2866. 166.20 (2) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

166.20 (2) (bm) 2. If a person responsible for the emergency involving a release or potential release of a hazardous substance under s. 166.215 (3) or 166.22 (4) is financially able or has the money or resources necessary to reimburse a regional or local emergency response team for the expenses incurred by the regional or local emergency response team in responding to the release emergency.

16,2867 Section 2867. 166.20 (2) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:

166.20 (2) (bs) 1. Promulgate rules that establish the procedures that a regional emergency response team shall follow to determine if an emergency that requires the team's response exists as the result of a level A release or a potential level A release.

2. Promulgate rules that establish the procedures that a local emergency response team shall follow to determine if an emergency that requires the team's response exists as the result of a release or potential release of a hazardous substance, as defined in s. 299.01 (6).

16,2868 Section 2868. 166.21 (2m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.21 (2m) (e) Identification of a county local emergency response team that is capable of responding to a level B release that occurs at any place in the county and whose members meet the standards for hazardous materials technicians in 29 CFR 1910.120 (q) (6) (iii) and national fire protection association standards NFPA 471 and 472.

16,2869 Section 2869. 166.21 (2m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.21 (2m) (f) Procedures for county local emergency response team actions that are consistent with local emergency response plans developed under s. 166.20 (3) and the state contingency plan established under s. 292.11 (5).

16,2871 Section 2871. 166.215 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.215 (2) The division shall reimburse a regional emergency response team for costs incurred by the team in responding to an emergency involving a level A release under sub. (1), or a potential level A release, if the team followed the procedures in the rules promulgated under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 1. to determine if an emergency requiring a response existed. Reimbursement under this subsection is limited to amounts collected under sub. (3) and the amounts appropriated under s. 20.465 (3) (dr). Reimbursement is available under s. 20.465 (3) (dr) only if the regional emergency response team has made a good faith effort to identify the person responsible under sub. (3) and that person cannot be identified, or, if that person is identified, the team has received reimbursement from that person to the extent that the person is financially able or has determined that the person does not have adequate money or other resources to reimburse the regional emergency response team.

16,2872 Section 2872. 166.215 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

166.215 (3) A person shall reimburse the division for costs incurred by a regional emergency response team in responding to an emergency if the team followed the procedures established under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 1. to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed and if any of the following conditions applies:

(a) The person possessed or controlled a hazardous substance that was involved in the emergency.

(b) The person caused the emergency.

16,2873 Section 2873. 166.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

16,2874 Section 2874. 166.22 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.22 (1) (c) "Local agency" means an agency of a county, city, village, or town, including a municipal police or fire department, a municipal health organization, a county office of emergency management, a county sheriff, an emergency medical service, a local emergency response team, or a public works department.

16,2875 Section 2875. 166.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

166.22 (1) (d) "Local emergency response team" means a team that the committee identifies under s. 166.21 (2m) (e).

16,2876 Section 2876. 166.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.22 (2) A person who possesses or controls a hazardous substance that is discharged released or who causes the discharge release of a hazardous substance shall take the actions necessary to protect public health and safety and prevent damage to property.

16,2877 Section 2877. 166.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.22 (3) If action required under sub. (2) is not being adequately taken or the identity of the person responsible for a discharge an emergency involving a release or potential release of a hazardous substance is unknown and the discharge emergency involving a release or potential release threatens public health or safety or damage to property, a local agency may take any emergency action that is consistent with the contingency plan for the undertaking of emergency actions in response to the discharge release or potential release of hazardous substances established by the department of natural resources under s. 292.11 (5) and that it considers appropriate under the circumstances.

16,2878 Section 2878. 166.22 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.22 (3m) The division shall reimburse a local emergency response team for costs incurred by the team in responding to an emergency involving a hazardous substance discharge under sub. (3) release, or potential release, if the team followed the procedures in the rules promulgated under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 2. to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed. Reimbursement under this subsection is limited to the amount appropriated under s. 20.465 (3) (dr). Reimbursement is available under s. 20.465 (3) (dr) only if the local emergency response team has made a good faith effort to identify the person responsible under sub. (4) and that person cannot be identified, or, if that person is identified, the team has received reimbursement from that person to the extent that the person is financially able or has determined that the person does not have adequate money or other resources to reimburse the local emergency response team.

16,2879 Section 2879. 166.22 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

166.22 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person shall reimburse a local agency as provided in sub. (5) for actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred in responding to an emergency involving the release or potential release of a hazardous substance if any of the following conditions applies:

1. The person possessed or controlled a hazardous substance involved in the emergency.

2. The person caused the emergency.

(b) A local emergency response team may receive reimbursement under par. (a) only if the team followed the procedures established under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 2. to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed.

16,2880 Section 2880. 166.22 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.22 (5) (am) A local agency seeking reimbursement under sub. (4) shall submit a claim stating its expenses to the reviewing entity for the county in which the discharge emergency occurred.

16,2881 Section 2881. 166.22 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

166.22 (5) (b) The reviewing entity shall review claims submitted under par. (am) and determine the amount of reasonable and necessary expenses incurred. The reviewing entity shall provide a person who is liable for reimbursement under sub. (4) with a notice of the amount of expenses it has determined to be reasonable and necessary that arise from one discharge and are arose from the emergency involving the release or potential release of a hazardous substance and that were incurred by all local agencies from which the reviewing entity receives a claim.

16,2881ae Section 2881ae. 167.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

167.10 (2) Sale. No person may sell or possess with intent to sell fireworks, except to any of the following:

(a) To a A person holding a permit under sub. (3) (c);.

(b) To a A city, village, or town; or.

(c) For A person for a purpose specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. to 6.

16,2881af Section 2881af. 167.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

167.10 (2) (d) A nonresident person who, prior to the sale, gives the seller a signed statement indicating that the fireworks are for use outside of this state.

16,2881ag Section 2881ag. 167.10 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

167.10 (3) (title) Possession and use.

16,2881ah Section 2881ah. 167.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

167.10 (3) (a) No Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, no person may possess or use fireworks without a user's permit from the mayor of the city, president of the village, or chairperson of the town in which the possession or use is to occur or from an official or employee of that municipality designated by the mayor, president, or chairperson. This paragraph does not prohibit the possession of fireworks with intent to sell the fireworks in compliance with sub. (2). No person may use fireworks or a device listed under sub. (1) (e) to (g) or (i) to (n) while attending a fireworks display for which a permit has been issued to a person listed under par. (c) 1. to 5. or under par. (c) 6. if the display is open to the general public.

16,2881aj Section 2881aj. 167.10 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

167.10 (3) (b) (intro.) Paragraph (a) does The prohibitions under par. (a) do not apply to:

16,2881ak Section 2881ak. 167.10 (3) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

167.10 (3) (b) 8. Except as provided in par. (bm), the possession of fireworks by a nonresident person in any city, town, or village if the nonresident person intends to use the fireworks outside of this state and is transporting the fireworks to a location outside of this state.

16,2881am Section 2881am. 167.10 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

167.10 (3) (bm) Paragraph (a) applies to a person transporting fireworks under par. (b) 7. or 8. if, in the course of transporting the fireworks through a city, town, or village, the person remains in that city, town, or village for a period of at least 12 hours.

16,2881an Section 2881an. 167.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

167.10 (4) Out-of-state and in-state shipping. Shipping and transporting. This section does not prohibit a resident wholesaler or jobber from selling fireworks to a nonresident person outside of this state or to a person or group granted a permit under sub. (3) (c) 1. to 7. A resident wholesaler or resident jobber that ships the fireworks sold under this subsection shall package and ship the fireworks in accordance with applicable state and federal law by, as defined in s. 194.01 (1), (2), and (11), common motor carrier, contract motor carrier, or private motor carrier.

16,2881ap Section 2881ap. 167.10 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

167.10 (8) (b) Fireworks stored, handled, sold, possessed, or used by a person who violates this section, an ordinance adopted under sub. (5) sub. (6m) (a), (b), or (c); a rule promulgated under sub. (6m) (e); or a court order under par. (a) may be seized and held as evidence of the violation. Except as provided in s. 968.20 (4), only the fireworks that are the subject of a violation of this section, an ordinance adopted under sub. (5), or a court order under par. (a) may be destroyed after conviction for a violation. Except as provided in s. 968.20 (4), fireworks that are seized as evidence of a violation for which no conviction results shall be returned to the owner in the same condition as they were when seized to the extent practicable.

16,2881b Section 2881b. 173.40 of the statutes is created to read:

173.40 Pet dealers, pet breeders, kennels, and animal shelters. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Adequate food" means wholesome food that is accessible to an animal, is appropriate for the type of animal, and is sufficient in amount to maintain the animal in good health.

(b) "Adequate water" means potable water that is accessible to an animal and is sufficient in amount to maintain the animal in good health.