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(e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a vehicle tank
13meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license under par.
14(a) to operate that vehicle tank meter.
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15(3) Testing and reporting. The operator of a vehicle tank meter shall have the
16meter tested for accuracy at least annually by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18
17(1) to perform the testing. The operator, or the tester on behalf of the operator, shall
18report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing is
19completed. The operator shall retain a test report for at least 3 years.
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20(4) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the
21following:
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1. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (2) (c).
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2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub.
24(3).
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1(b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the
2construction, operation, and maintenance of vehicle tank meters.
AB75, s. 2056
3Section
2056. 98.245 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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98.245
(4) (a) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer
5as a liquid and by liquid measurement the volume of liquid so sold and delivered shall
6be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through use of an approved
7volume correction factor table, or through use of a meter that is equipped with a
8sealed automatic compensating mechanism and that
is in compliance with sub. (7) 9has been tested as required under sub. (8). All sale tickets shall show the delivered
10gallons, the temperature at the time of delivery and the corrected gallonage, or shall
11state that temperature correction was automatically made.
AB75, s. 2057
12Section
2057. 98.245 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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98.245
(4) (b) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer
14in vapor form by vapor measurement, the volume of vapor so sold and delivered shall
15be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through the use of a meter
16that is equipped with a sealed automatic temperature compensating mechanism.
17This paragraph shall apply to all meters installed for use in the vapor measurement
18of liquefied petroleum gas in vapor form after May 24, 1978. This paragraph does
19not prohibit the continued use of meters previously installed without a self-sealing
20automatic temperature compensating mechanism, but no such meter may be
21continued in use after January 1, 1986, unless brought into compliance with this
22paragraph. Subsection
(7) (8) does not apply to meters used to sell or deliver liquefied
23petroleum gas that are subject to this paragraph.
AB75, s. 2058
24Section
2058. 98.245 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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198.245
(6) (a) (intro.) No person may sell liquefied petroleum gas and deliver
2it by a vehicle equipped with a pump and meter unless the meter is equipped with
3a delivery ticket printer and
is in compliance with sub. (7) has been tested as required
4under sub. (8). Except as provided in par. (b), the seller shall, at the time of delivery,
5either provide a copy of the delivery ticket printed by the delivery ticket printer to
6the purchaser or leave a copy at the place of delivery. The delivery ticket shall contain
7all of the following information:
AB75, s. 2059
8Section
2059. 98.245 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 2060
9Section
2060. 98.245 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
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98.245
(7m) Meter operators licensed. (a) No person may operate a meter
11to determine the amount of liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered under sub. (4)
12(a) unless the person holds an annual license from the department under this
13subsection. An annual license expires on November 30. A separate license is
14required for each liquefied petroleum gas meter. A license is not transferable
15between persons or meters.
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(b) To obtain a license under par. (a), a person shall submit an application on
17a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:
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1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address, and any trade name
19under which the applicant proposes to operate the liquefied petroleum gas meter.
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2. A description of the liquefied petroleum gas meter, including the serial
21number or other identifying marks that appear on the meter, and if applicable, the
22vehicle on which the meter is mounted.
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3. The fees and surcharges required under par. (c).
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4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for
25licensing purposes.
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1(c) An application under par. (b) shall include the following fees and surcharges:
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1. A license fee established by department rule.
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2. A surcharge established by department rule, if the department determines
4that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the
5liquefied petroleum gas meter without a license required under par. (a). The
6department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the
7operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the
8operator.
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3. A surcharge established by the department by rule if the department
10determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant
11failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under sub. (8). The department
12may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed
13to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
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4. Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. 98.255.
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(d) Payment of a surcharge under par. (c) 2. or 3. does not relieve the applicant
16of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a
17violation of this section.
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(e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a liquefied
19petroleum gas meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license
20under par. (a) to operate that meter.
AB75, s. 2061
21Section
2061. 98.245 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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98.245
(8) Testing and reporting. A person that is required to hold a license
23under sub. (7m) to operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter shall have the meter
24tested for accuracy, at least annually, by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18 (1)
25to perform the test. The meter operator, or the tester on behalf of the meter operator,
1shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing
2is completed. The operator shall retain a record of each test for at least 3 years.
AB75, s. 2062
3Section
2062. 98.245 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
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98.245
(9) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish
5all of the following:
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1. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (7m) (c).
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2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub.
8(8).
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(b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the
10construction, operation, and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas meters.
AB75, s. 2063
11Section
2063. 98.25 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (title) and
12amended to read:
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98.16
(3m) (title)
Vehicle scales: annual Annual testing.
AB75, s. 2064
14Section
2064. 98.25 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (a) and
15amended to read:
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98.16
(3m) (a) The owner or operator of a scale with a weighing capacity of
175,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities shall cause
18the scales to be tested and inspected
at least annually for accuracy by
an independent
19scale testing or service company in accordance with specifications, tolerances,
20standards and procedures established by the national institute of standards and
21technology and the department for the testing and examination of scales, using test
22weights approved by the department. The annual tests and inspections shall be at
23the expense of the owner or operator a person licensed under s. 98.18 (1).
AB75, s. 2065
24Section
2065. 98.25 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (b) (intro.)
25and amended to read:
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198.16
(3m) (b) (intro.) A
scale testing or service company person conducting a
2test under
sub. (1) par. (a) shall
, at the time of testing and inspection, promptly
3furnish to the owner or operator of the scale a report showing the results of the test
4and inspection with an additional copy for the department. The owner and operator
5of a scale which is found to be inaccurate at the time of testing shall immediately
6withdraw the scale from further use until necessary corrections, adjustments or
7repairs are made and do all of the following:
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8(d) If a test under this subsection shows that a vehicle scale is inaccurate, the
9scale may not be used until the inaccuracy is corrected and the scale is determined
10to be accurate by
the scale testing or service company. A copy of the report prepared
11by the scale testing or service company shall be filed with the department by the
12owner or operator of the scale within 15 days after the test and inspection has been
13completed. The department shall maintain a list open for public inspection of all
14scales tested and found to be accurate on the annual test a subsequent test under this
15subsection.
AB75, s. 2066
16Section
2066. 98.25 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (e) and
17amended to read:
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98.16
(3m) (e) No person may falsify a test
or determination of the accuracy of
19a vehicle scale tested under sub. (1) or file with the department a false report of a test
20of a vehicle scale under sub. (1), test result, or test report under this subsection.
AB75, s. 2067
21Section
2067. 98.25 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (f).
AB75, s. 2068
22Section
2068. 98.255 of the statutes is created to read:
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2398.255 Reinspection; fee. (1) If the department reinspects a weight or
24measure because the department has found a violation of this chapter or a rule
1promulgated under this chapter, the department may charge the operator of the
2weight or measure a reinspection fee.
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3(2) The department shall establish the amount of the reinspection fee under
4sub. (1) by rule and may establish different reinspection fees for different types of
5weights and measures. The amount of a reinspection fee for a weight or measure may
6not exceed the department's average cost to reinspect that type of weight or measure.
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7(3) A reinspection fee under sub. (1) is payable after the reinspection is
8completed and is due upon written demand from the department. The department
9may issue a demand for payment when it issues an annual license application form
10to the operator of the weighing or measuring device.
AB75, s. 2069
11Section
2069. 100.20 (1n) of the statutes is amended to read:
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100.20
(1n) It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair trade practice
13for any person to sell cigarettes to consumers in this state in violation of s. 139.345
14or to sell tobacco products to consumers in this state in violation of s. 139.795.
AB75, s. 2070
15Section
2070. 100.30 (2) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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100.30
(2) (c) 1. b. For every person holding a permit
as a bonded direct
17marketer as defined in s. 139.30 (1d), as a distributor as defined in s. 139.30 (3)
, or
18as a multiple retailer as defined in s. 139.30 (8), with respect to that portion of the
19person's business which involves the purchase and sale of cigarettes "cost to
20wholesaler" means the cost charged by the cigarette manufacturer, disregarding any
21manufacturer's discount or any discount under s. 139.32 (5), plus the amount of tax
22imposed under s. 139.31. Except for a sale at wholesale between wholesalers, a
23markup to cover a proportionate part of the cost of doing business shall be added to
24the cost to wholesaler. In the absence of proof of a lesser cost, this markup shall be
253% of the cost to wholesaler as set forth in this subd. 1. b.
AB75, s. 2071
1Section
2071. 100.30 (2) (L) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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100.30
(2) (L) (intro.) "Wholesaler" includes every person holding a permit
as
3a bonded direct marketer as defined in s. 139.30 (1d) or as a multiple retailer under
4s. 139.30 (8) and every person engaged in the business of making sales at wholesale,
5other than sales of motor vehicle fuel at wholesale, within this state except as follows:
AB75, s. 2072
6Section
2072. 100.30 (2) (L) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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100.30
(2) (L) 2. In the case of a person holding a permit
as a bonded direct
8marketer as defined in s. 139.30 (1d) or as a multiple retailer as defined in s. 139.30
9(8), "wholesaler" applies to that portion of the person's business involving the
10purchase and sale of cigarettes and to any wholesale portion of that person's
11business.
AB75, s. 2073
12Section
2073. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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100.45
(1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
14institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
15government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
16is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
17courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
18Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
19Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
20Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority,
the Wisconsin Quality Home Care
21Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB75, s. 2074
22Section
2074. 100.51 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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100.51
(5) (b) 1. The motor vehicle displays
a special registration
plates plate 24issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or a special identification card
25issued under s. 343.51 or is a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction and
1displays a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction that
2designates that the vehicle is used by a physically disabled person.
AB75, s. 2075
3Section
2075. 101.055 (8) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.055
(8) (cm) If the division of equal rights finds no probable cause to believe
5that a violation of par. (ar) has occurred, the division shall dismiss the complaint.
6If the division of equal rights dismisses the complaint, the order of dismissal is the
7final determination of the division, which may be appealed under par. (d). The
8division of equal rights shall, by a notice to be served with the determination, notify
9the parties of the complainant's right to appeal the dismissal of the complaint to the
10circuit court under par. (d).
AB75, s. 2076
11Section
2076. 101.123 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (ae).
AB75, s. 2077
12Section
2077. 101.123 (1) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.123
(1) (ab) "Assisted living facility" means a community-based
14residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g), a residential care apartment complex,
15as defined in s. 50.01 (1d), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (b).
AB75, s. 2078
16Section
2078. 101.123 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.123
(1) (ac) "Correctional facility" means any of the following:
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1. A state prison, as defined or named in s. 302.01, except a correctional
19institution under s. 301.046 (1) or 301.048 (4) (b) if the institution is the prisoner's
20place of residence and no one is employed there to ensure the prisoner's
21incarceration.
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2. A juvenile detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10r), or a juvenile
23correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), except a juvenile correctional
24facility authorized under s. 938.533 (3) (b), 938.538 (4) (b), or 938.539 (5) if the facility
1is a private residence in which the juvenile is placed and no one is employed there
2to ensure that the juvenile remains in custody.
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3. A jail, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (bg), a Huber facility under s. 303.09, a work
4camp under s. 303.10, a reforestation camp under s. 303.07, or a lockup facility under
5s. 302.30.
AB75, s. 2079
6Section
2079. 101.123 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.123
(1) (aj) Notwithstanding s. 101.01 (5), "employment" means any trade,
8occupation, or process of manufacture or any method of carrying on such trade,
9occupation, or process of manufacture in which any person may be engaged.
AB75, s. 2080
10Section
2080. 101.123 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.123
(1) (ak) "Enclosed place" means a structure or area that has all of the
12following:
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1. A roof or overhead covering.
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2. Two or more substantial walls, regardless of whether the walls are removed
15and replaced on a temporary basis.
AB75, s. 2081
16Section
2081. 101.123 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 2082
17Section
2082. 101.123 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.123
(1) (ar) "Immediate vicinity of the state capitol" means the area
19directly adjacent to the state capitol building, as determined by rule of the
20department of administration. "Immediate vicinity of the state capitol" does not
21include any location that is more than
one fathom
six feet from the state capitol
22building.
AB75, s. 2083
23Section
2083. 101.123 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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101.123
(1) (b) "Inpatient health care facility" means
a hospital, as defined in
25s. 50.33 (2), a county home established under s. 49.70, a county infirmary established
1under s. 49.72
or a community-based residential facility or, a nursing home
licensed
2under s. 50.03, as defined in s. 50.01 (3), a hospice, as defined in s. 50.90 (1), a
3Wisconsin veteran's home under s. 45.50, or a treatment facility.
AB75, s. 2084
4Section
2084. 101.123 (1) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 2085
5Section
2085. 101.123 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 2086
6Section
2086. 101.123 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
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101.123
(1) (bn) "Lodging establishment" means any of the following:
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1. A bed and breakfast establishment, as defined in s. 254.61 (1).
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2. A hotel, as defined in s. 254.61 (3).
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3. A tourist rooming house, as defined in s. 254.61 (6).
AB75, s. 2087
11Section
2087. 101.123 (1) (br) of the statutes is repealed.