Wisconsin Legislature: Firearms and dangerous weapons

financial institutions, department ofFinancial Institutions, Department of, see also Securities — Regulation

Administrative dissolution of a domestic or foreign business, nonstock corporation, or LLC: DFI notice procedure revised - Act 234

Credit Unions, Office of, PR appropriation consolidated with PR appropriation for program operations [Sec. 489-492, 2707] - Act 32

Notaries public appointment, collection agency regulation, and community currency exchange insurance policy revisions; Mortgage Loan Originator Council eliminated - Act 233

Notary public and trademark functions of the Office of the Secretary of State transferred to DFI [Sec. 754, 2310, 2605-2637, 9142 (1) - Act 32

financial responsibility of motor vehicle operatorFinancial responsibility of motor vehicle operator, see Insurance — Motor vehicle

finesFines, see also Forfeiture; Sentences and penalties

Carrying a concealed weapon licensing provisions created, background check and training required; other provisions re electric weapons, transporting unloaded firearms and unstrung bow or crossbow, disorderly conduct, photo ID cards for former law enforcement officers, prohibited places and sign specifications, and out-of-state licensees and reciprocity; exemption from emergency rules and penalty provisions; DOJ duties and report required - Act 35

False reporting of an emergency to 911 telephone number: fines increased - Act 275

Financial record matching program: DHS to operate for MA applicants and recipients for whom asset verification is required for MA eligibility; confidentiality and penalty provisions - Act 192

GPS tracking by Corr.Dept for restraining order or injunction violation conviction: court may order; surcharge, costs, notification, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - Act 266

No-contact orders by the court: penalties increased for violations re domestic abuse incidents; convicted individual prohibited from contacting witness to the crime and penalty for violations revised; JRCCP report - Act 267

Plastic bulk merchandise containers: sale to scrap plastic dealer regulations created; definitions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - Act 194

Retail theft felony penalties modified and racketeering provision created; proof of ownership required for certain merchandise at a flea market, penalty provisions; JRCCP report - Act 174

UI law changes including concealment of benefit claim information, availability for work, interest on delinquent payments, and composition and authority of appeal tribunals - Act 236

fingerprintFingerprint, see Criminal identification and investigation

fireFire

Fire Prevention Week: reference date changed from October 8 to October 9 - Act 185

fire departmentFire department

Authorized emergency vehicle: exemption from open door of a motor vehicle on a highway prohibition under certain conditions - Act 184

Bodily substance thrown or expelled at a public safety officer: intent to cause bodily harm removed as an element to qualify as a felony; JRCCP report - Act 72

Combined protective services departments: certain class cities and towns authorized to provide and limitation of villages removed [Sec. 1140, 1141, 1686-1690, 1697-1713, 1717, 1728, 3194, 3495-3498, 3539, 3562-3567] - Act 32

Impersonating a fire fighter, EMT, or first responder: criminal penalties created; JRCCP report - Act 276

Law enforcement and fire fighting personnel: retirement, health care, and arbitration provisions revised for populous county and first class city; ``public safety employee" definition [Sec. 1139r, 1145s, 1684p, 1715p, 2406d, 2408cv, cx, 2409cy, it, iv, 2424hr, jp, 9332 (1r), (2r)] [2406d — partial veto] - Act 32

MERA and SELRA changes: collective bargaining limited to base wages, exception for certain public safety employees; referendum and consumer price index provisions - Act 10

Police and fire fighters in municipalities other than Milwaukee: disciplinary provisions revised [Sec. 2409cp, 9332 (1c)] - Act 32

Recreational activities in a school building or on school grounds and granting liability immunity to school districts, school boards, and governing body of a charter school, recreational agreement provision; notice of claims provisions against certain volunteers and procurement or maintenance of insurance by volunteer fire companies and government bodies revised - Act 162

Self-defense resulting in death or great bodily harm: court presumption criteria created, civil liability immunity provisions, and criminal activity by the actor and public safety worker exceptions - Act 94

Special distinguishing registration plates for fire fighters and their surviving spouses and EMTs and first responders: redesign and replacement plates [Sec. 3097m, 3099-3106m] - Act 32

firearms and dangerous weaponsFirearms and dangerous weapons

Deer hunting: certain DNR restrictions prohibited re antlered deer and establishing early season for firearm hunting - Act 50

Firearms, bows, or crossbows: restrictions on loading, discharging, placing, possessing, or transporting in a vehicle, ATV, or motorboat revised; exception provision - Act 51

Stolen firearm: penalty for intentionally receiving - Act 99

Weapons used under the authority of certain game hunting licenses expanded and open hunting seasons revised; authorization to use a crossbow to hunt revised and persons under the age of 12 prohibited from using - Act 252

firefighterFirefighter, see Fire department

first class cityFirst class city, see Milwaukee — City

first responderFirst responder, see Medical service

fish and fishingFish and fishing

Bass fishing tournament: culling authorized and exempt from bag limits; functioning live well requirement and definition - Act 24

U.W. System appropriations for studies of Great Lakes fish and charter school at U.W. Parkside deleted [Sec. 569, 570] - Act 32

fish and fishing _ commercialFish and fishing — Commercial

Aquaculture regulation revisions re use of natural bodies of water, wastewater discharge permits, record-keeping, and importing fish - Act 207

Commercial fishing license re Great Lakes: prohibiting minimum harvesting requirement on applicants - Act 177

fish and fishing _ licenseFish and fishing — License

Commercial fishing license re Great Lakes: prohibiting minimum harvesting requirement on applicants - Act 177

Hunting, trapping, and fishing: laws revised re encouraging activities and outdoor recreation, Stewardship Program, approval fees, high school credit re certain education programs, Class D hunting permits issued to certain disabled persons, additional fishing special event weekend, state parks, and annual disabled veteran recreation cards; Sporting Heritage Council created, study required - Act 168

NRB membership: one member required to have an agricultural background and three required to have held a hunting, fishing, or trapping license; active duty in the military provision - Act 149

fish and fishing _ rough fishFish and fishing — Rough fish

Rough fish: definition expanded to include Asian carp and taking with a crossbow permitted - Act 180

flea marketFlea market, see Sales

floorperiodFloorperiod, see Legislature — Procedure

foodFood, see also Farm produce; Livestock and meat; Restaurant

Vegetable oil or animal fat converted to motor vehicle fuel: sales and use tax exemptions [Sec. 2181, 9441 (4)] - Act 32

food preservationFood preservation

Dairy plant licensing exemption created for food processing plants processing dairy products into prepared food under certain conditions - Act 195

Electronic medical records credits transferred from Comm.Dept to DOR; investment credits re dairy manufacturing, food processing plants and warehouse, meat processing facility, and woody biomass harvesting transferred from Comm.Dept to DATCP [Sec. 375g, 1835, 1837-1841, 1844, 1845, 1878, 1972, 1974-1978, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2084, 2086-2090, 2093, 2094, 2119, 2299r, 3355g, r, 3367, 3370, 3372, 9110 (7), (8q)] - Act 32

food stamp planFood stamp plan

FoodShare benefits to qualified aliens eliminated [Sec. 1534] - Act 32

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; multiconsortia created with contracts, tribal governing body, and transfer of county employees provisions; cemetery, funeral, and burial expenses program modified; LAB audit required; incentive program for local fraud detection created and JCF approval required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - Act 32

MA and FoodShare: DHS study re costs and certain policies required [Sec. 9121 (12b)] - Act 32

foodshareFoodShare, see Food stamp plan

foreclosure of mortgageForeclosure of mortgage, see Mortgage

foreign corporationForeign corporation, see Corporation

foreign countryForeign country, see International relations

forest croplandsForest croplands, see Forestry

forestryForestry

Agricultural and forestry research and development grants modified [Sec. 2303-2305c] - Act 32

Cooperating foresters and private contractors: program to assist in forest regeneration [Sec. 586r, 913e-k] - Act 32

Forest nursery seedling surcharge to conservation fund; forest education for the public funding eliminated [Sec. 586b, d, 911t, 913r, t] - Act 32

Forest roads funding modified [Sec. 600m, 2233g] - Act 32

Stewardship Program revisions re easements, reasons for prohibiting public access, JCF review threshold, and aids in lieu of property taxes; DNR appropriations and local government nonbinding resolution provisions [Sec. 587-589, 601, 825-834, 837-840m, 862m, 863-865, 1748de, e, 9335 (2)] - Act 32

Vehicles transporting raw forest products: overweight permit revision re certain thawing or frozen highways - Act 117

forfeitureForfeiture, see also Fines; Sentences and penalties

Cellular or other wireless telephone: use of by a probationary licensee or instruction permittee while driving a motor vehicle prohibited, exception and forfeiture provisions - Act 164

DOT revisions re issuance of certificate of title for OWI-related seized vehicle, operating privilege revocation, multijurisdictional proportional registration and motor carrier insurance, and DOT-assigned VIN (remedial legislation) - Act 262

Electronic juvenile court records re Children's Code or Juvenile Justice Code proceedings made available to law enforcement, juvenile court, municipal court, court of criminal jurisdiction, and certain prosecutors, attorneys, and guardians ad litem; restrictions on information re physical and mental health and sensitive personal matters; Director of State Courts, CCAP, confidentiality, and forfeiture provisions - Act 270

Motor vehicle accident: reporting requirements and violation penalties modified, demerit point requirement added; requirements for rendering assistance or removing a damaged vehicle after a reportable accident revised, forfeiture provision - Act 256

OAR, OWS, and OWL provisions of 2005 WisAct 412 repealed, new penalties created; court required to revoke and DOT may revoke operating privilege if violation caused great bodily harm or death, out of state conviction provision; penalties for driving around or through a railroad crossing gate or barrier or failure to stop for a traffic officer or railroad employee at a crossing revised; JRCCP report - Act 113

Special ID card issued by DOT re parking privileges for persons with disabilities: penalties for misuse revised - Act 98

Vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting manure to or from a farm: seasonal weight limit exception created, forfeiture provision; DOT appendix report - Act 279

Zinc air button cell battery: sales of prohibited unless certified by DATCP; forfeiture and definition provisions - Act 201

foster homeFoster home, see Children

foundationFoundation, see Charitable corporation

fox lake, city ofFox Lake, City of, see Dodge County

fox riverFox River, see Waterways and water power

franchise _ taxationFranchise — Taxation