XX09 Circuit courts.
XX10 Commerce.
XX11 Corrections.
XX12 Court of appeals.
XX13 District attorneys.
XX14 Educational communications board.
XX15 Elections board.
XX16 Employee trust funds.
XX17 Employment relations commission.
XX18 Employment relations department.
XX19 Ethics board.
XX20 Financial institutions.
XX21 Governor.
XX22 Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
XX23 Health and family services.
XX24 Higher educational aids board.
XX25 Historical society.
XX26 Housing and Economic Development Authority.
XX27 Insurance.
XX28 Investment board.
XX29 Joint committee on finance.
XX30 Judicial commission.
XX31 Justice.
XX32 Legislature.
XX33 Lieutenant governor.
XX34 Lower Wisconsin state riverway board.
XX35 Medical College of Wisconsin.
XX36 Military affairs.
XX37 Natural resources.
XX38 Personnel commission.
XX39 Public defender board.
XX40 Public instruction.
XX41 Public lands, board of commissioners of.
XX42 Public service commission.
XX43 Regulation and licensing.
XX44 Revenue.
XX45 Secretary of state.
XX46 State fair park board.
XX47 Supreme Court.
XX48 Technical college system.
XX49 Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board.
XX50 Tobacco control board.
XX51 Tourism.
XX52 Transportation.
XX53 Treasurer.
XX54 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
XX55 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board.
XX56 University of Wisconsin System.
XX57 Veterans affairs.
XX58 Workforce development.
XX59 Other.
For example, for general nonstatutory provisions relating to the historical
society, see Section 9125. For any agency that is not assigned a two-digit
identification number and that is attached to another agency, see the number of the
latter agency. For any other agency not assigned a two-digit identification number
or any provision that does not relate to the functions of a particular agency, see
number "59" (other) within each type of provision.
In order to facilitate amendment drafting and the enrolling process, separate
section numbers and headings appear for each type of provision and for each state
agency, even if there are no provisions included in that section number and heading.
Section numbers and headings for which there are no provisions will be deleted in
enrolling and will not appear in the published act.
Following is a list of the most commonly used acronyms appearing in the
analysis:
DATCPDepartment of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
DERDepartment of Employment Relations
DETFDepartment of Employee Trust Funds
DFIDepartment of Financial Institutions
DHFSDepartment of Health and Family Services
DMADepartment of Military Affairs
DNRDepartment of Natural Resources
DOADepartment of Administration
DOCDepartment of Corrections
DOJDepartment of Justice
DORDepartment of Revenue
DORLDepartment of Regulation and Licensing
DOTDepartment of Transportation
DPIDepartment of Public Instruction
DVADepartment of Veterans Affairs
DWDDepartment of Workforce Development
JCFJoint Committee on Finance
OCIOffice of the Commissioner of Insurance
PSCPublic Service Commission
UWUniversity of Wisconsin
WHEDAWisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
WHEFAWisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority
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Agriculture
Agricultural producer security
This bill changes the laws concerning milk contractors, grain dealers, grain
warehouse keepers, and vegetable contractors (contractors). A milk contractor is a
person who buys milk from milk producers or who markets milk on behalf of
producers. A grain dealer is a person who buys grain from grain producers or who
markets grain on behalf of producers. A grain warehouse keeper is a person who
operates a warehouse in which the person stores grain that belongs to someone else.
A vegetable contractor is a person who buys vegetables from vegetable producers for
use in food processing or who markets vegetables for use in food processing on behalf
of producers.
Current law requires certain contractors to post security with DATCP to
provide payment to producers in case the contractors default on payments owed to
producers. This bill establishes a segregated fund, called the agricultural producer
security fund (the fund), into which certain contractors must pay, and out of which
DATCP provides payment to producers when those contractors default on payments
owed to producers. The statutory changes concerning agricultural producer security
take effect in 2002.
Milk contractors
Under current law, persons who operate dairy plants generally must be
licensed by DATCP. There is no separate licensing requirement for milk contractors.
Under current law, DATCP may not issue a license for a dairy plant unless the
applicant's financial condition is such as to reasonably ensure prompt payment to
milk producers. If a dairy plant operator does not meet minimum financial
standards, the operator must file a bond or other security with DATCP or must
provide for a trustee who receives payment for all dairy products produced by the
dairy plant and who pays producers.
This bill requires a milk contractor to obtain a license from DATCP. A licensed
milk contractor that files financial statements which show that the milk contractor
does not meet minimum financial standards, or that does not file annual and
quarterly financial statements, must contribute to the fund unless the contractor is
disqualified from the fund. If a milk contractor that contributes to the fund defaults
on payments to producers, DATCP pays default claims from the fund.
