AB128: Bill Text

AB128,305 Section 305. 134.60 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,88,4 134.60 Cutting or transportation of evergreens. No person may cut for sale in its natural condition and untrimmed, with or without roots, any evergreen or coniferous tree, branch, bough, bush, sapling or shrub, from the lands of another without the written consent of the owner, whether such land is publicly or privately owned. The written consent shall contain the legal description of the land where the tree, branch, bough, bush, sapling or shrub was cut, as well as the name of the legal owner. The written consent or a certified copy of the consent shall be carried by every person in charge of the cutting or removing of the trees, branches, boughs, bushes, saplings or shrubs, and shall be exhibited to any officer of the law, forest ranger, forest patrol officer, conservation warden, or other officer of the department of natural resources at the officer's request at any time. The officer may inspect the trees, branches, boughs, bushes, saplings or shrubs when being transported in any vehicle or other means of conveyance and may investigate to determine whether or not this section has been complied with. The officer may stop any vehicle or means of conveyance found carrying any trees, branches, boughs, bushes, saplings or shrubs upon any public highway of this state for the purpose of making such inspection and investigation, and may seize and hold, subject to the order of the court, any such trees, bushes, saplings or shrubs found being cut, removed or transported in violation of this section. No person may ship or transport any such trees, bushes, saplings or shrubs outside the county where they were cut unless the person attaches to the outside of each package, box, bale, truckload or carload shipped a tag or label on which appears the person's name and address. No common carrier or truck hauler may receive for shipment or transportation any such trees, bushes, saplings or shrubs unless the tag or label is attached. Any person who violates this section shall be fined forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100. Any person who signs any such written consent or certified copy under this section who is not authorized to do so, and any person who lends or transfers or offers to lend or transfer any such written consent or certified copy to another person who is not entitled to use it, and any person not entitled to use any such written consent or certified copy, or who borrows, receives or solicits from another any such written consent or certified copy thereof shall be fined forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500.

AB128,306 Section 306. 134.65 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,88,17 134.65 (5) Any person violating this section shall be fined forfeit not more than $100 nor less than $25 for the first offense and not more than $200 nor less than $25 for the 2nd or subsequent offense. If upon such 2nd or subsequent violation, the person so violating this section was personally guilty of a failure to exercise due care to prevent violation thereof, the person shall be fined not more than $300 nor less than $25 or imprisoned not exceeding 60 days or both. Conviction is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. A violation shall immediately terminate result in termination of the license of the person convicted of being who is personally guilty of such failure to exercise due care and the person shall not be entitled to another license hereunder for a period of 5 years thereafter, nor shall the person in that period act as the servant or agent of a person licensed hereunder for the performance of the acts authorized by such license.

AB128,307 Section 307. 134.69 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,89,4 134.69 Peddling finger alphabet cards prohibited. No person in this state may engage in the business of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf, or use finger alphabet cards or such printed matter or masquerade as a deaf person in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise. No state or local license may be issued to any person for the purpose of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf or masquerading as a deaf person. Any person who peddles or uses finger alphabet cards or such printed matter, or masquerades as a deaf person in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise in this state and any person who issues any state or local license for that purpose may be imprisoned not more than 90 days or fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,308 Section 308. 134.715 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,89,8 134.715 (3) Penalty. A person who violates this section may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,309 Section 309. 134.97 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,89,16 134.97 (4) (b) Any person who possesses a record that was disposed of by a financial institution, medical business or tax preparation business and who intends to use, for any purpose, personal information contained in the record may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. This paragraph does not apply to a person who possesses a record with the authorization or consent of the individual whose personal information is contained in the record.

AB128,310 Section 310. 137.01 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,89,21 137.01 (1) (k) A person who violates par. (i) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person who commits a 2nd or subsequent violation of par. (i) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 years or both.

AB128,311 Section 311. 138.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,89,25 138.06 (2) Any lender or agent of a lender who violates s. 138.05, 138.051 or 138.052 may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,312 Section 312. 138.09 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,90,5 138.09 (10) Any person, partnership or corporation and the several officers and employees thereof who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

AB128,313 Section 313. 138.10 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,90,9 138.10 (14) Penalty. Any pawnbroker who refuses to comply with sub. (13) shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year or fined not more than $500 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,314 Section 314. 138.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,90,15 138.12 (3) (a) No person except those listed in sub. (2) (a) shall engage in the business of financing insurance premiums in this state without first having obtained a license. Any person who engages in the business of financing insurance premiums in this state without obtaining a license may be fined required to forfeit not more than $200.

AB128,315 Section 315. 138.14 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,90,19 138.14 (15) (a) Any person, partnership, or corporation, or the officers or employees thereof, who violates this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

AB128,316 Section 316. 138.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,90,23 138.20 (2) Penalty. Any person violating this section may be fined required to forfeit not more than $1,000. Each individual who is discriminated against under this section constitutes a separate violation.

AB128,317 Section 317. 139.03 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,91,6 139.03 (5) (c) Any person who violates any provision of pars. (a) and (b) by having in his or her possession more than the amount specified may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. If any such person is convicted of a 2nd or subsequent offense, the person may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,318 Section 318. 139.05 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,91,12 139.05 (7) (d) Any such brewer and any other person who ships or causes or permits to be shipped into this state any such fermented malt beverage, and any person who knowingly receives within this state from outside this state any such fermented malt beverage, at a time when the brewer thereof is not the holder of a valid and subsisting license as herein provided, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,319 Section 319. 139.05 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,92,2 139.05 (7) (f) If any law or regulation of any state specifies uniform or substantially uniform requirements with respect to any ingredient of fermented malt beverages produced in such state and fermented malt beverages produced outside thereof but sold within such state and if such state or its officials or agencies enforce or give effect to such provisions as against any malt beverage produced outside of such state without concurrently and to the same extent enforcing and giving effect to such provisions as against all malt beverages produced and sold within such state, and if the foregoing is found and determined by the secretary after a public hearing, it shall thereafter be a Class B misdemeanor for any person with knowledge of such finding and determination to ship into or receive or sell within this state any malt beverage produced in such state unless and until the secretary finds and determines, after a public hearing, that such discriminatory treatment has been discontinued.

AB128,320 Section 320. 139.25 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,92,7 139.25 (6) Furnish data or return. Any person who fails to furnish any return required to be made or who fails to furnish any data required by the department may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,321 Section 321. 139.25 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,92,14 139.25 (7) Report or return verification. Any person, including an officer of a corporation, who is required to make, render, sign or verify any report or return required by this subchapter and who makes a false or fraudulent report or return or who fails to furnish a report or return when due with the intent, in either case, to defeat or evade the tax imposed by this subchapter may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,322 Section 322. 139.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,92,21 139.25 (8) Assisting false or fraudulent return. No person may aid, abet or assist another in making any false or fraudulent return or false statement in any return required by this subchapter, with intent to defraud the state or evade payment of the tax, or any part thereof, imposed by this subchapter. Anyone who violates this subsection may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,323 Section 323. 139.25 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,93,5 139.25 (10) Miscellaneous. Any person who violates any provision of ss. 139.01 to 139.22 for which specific penalty is not provided shall be fined not more than $500 nor less than $50, or imprisoned not more than 90 days nor less than 10 days or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, and any license or permit issued to that person shall be subject to revocation. The license or permit of any licensee or permittee convicted of evading payment of the tax on intoxicating liquor, or any attempt to evade payment of such tax, shall be deemed forfeited immediately upon conviction.

AB128,324 Section 324. 139.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,93,10 139.44 (2) Any person who makes or signs any false or fraudulent report or who attempts to evade the tax imposed by s. 139.31 or 139.76, or who aids in or abets the evasion or attempted evasion of that tax may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,325 Section 325. 139.44 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,93,14 139.44 (3) Any permittee who fails to keep the records required by ss. 139.30 to 139.42 or 139.77 to 139.82 shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,326 Section 326. 139.44 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,93,19 139.44 (4) Any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized in s. 139.39 (2) or 139.83 may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Such refusal shall be cause for immediate suspension or revocation of permit by the secretary.

AB128,327 Section 327. 139.44 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,93,24 139.44 (5) Any person who violates any of the provisions of ss. 139.30 to 139.41 or 139.75 to 139.83 for which no other penalty is prescribed shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,328 Section 328. 139.44 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,94,3 139.44 (6) Any person who violates any of the rules of the department shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or be imprisoned not more than 6 months or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,329 Section 329. 139.44 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,94,7 139.44 (8) (a) If the number of cigarettes does not exceed 6,000, a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months or both the person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,330 Section 330. 139.44 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,94,11 139.44 (8) (b) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 6,000 but does not exceed 36,000, a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail or both the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,331 Section 331. 139.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,94,16 139.85 (1) The interest and penalties under s. 139.44 (2) to (7) and (9) to (12) apply to this subchapter. In addition, a person who violates s. 139.82 (8) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,332 Section 332. 139.95 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB128,333 Section 333. 145.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,95,2 145.12 (1) Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds himself or herself out as or acts temporarily or otherwise as a master plumber, as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor or as a business establishment holding an automatic fire sprinkler-maintenance only registration certificate without first having secured the required license or certificate, or who otherwise violates any provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Each day such violation continues shall be a separate offense.

AB128,334 Section 334. 145.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,95,7 145.12 (2) Any person violating this chapter or failing to obey a lawful order of the department, or a judgment or decree of a court in connection with this chapter, may be imprisoned for not more than 3 months or fined not more than $500 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,335 Section 335. 145.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,95,13 145.12 (3) Any master plumber who shall employ an apprentice on plumbing representing the apprentice to be a journeyman, or who shall charge for an apprentice a journeyman's wage, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of violation shall be a separate offense.

AB128,336 Section 336. 145.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,95,17 145.26 (6) Whoever violates this section or the rules promulgated under this section may be fined required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $5,000. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB128,337 Section 337. 146.085 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,95,20 146.085 (2) Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall be fined forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $50.

AB128,338 Section 338. 146.60 (9) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,95,25 146.60 (9) (ag) Any person who intentionally violates sub. (3) after commencing a regulated release shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,339 Section 339. 146.60 (9) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,96,4 146.60 (9) (am) For a 2nd or subsequent violation under par. (ag), a person may be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,340 Section 340. 146.60 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,96,9 146.60 (9) (b) Any person who intentionally violates any requirement under sub. (6) (a) or (b) shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than 6 months or both is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

AB128,341 Section 341. 146.84 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,96,13 146.84 (2) (a) (intro.) Whoever does any of the following may be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

AB128,342 Section 342. 153.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,96,18 153.78 (1) Whoever intentionally violates s. 153.45 (5) or 153.50 or rules promulgated under s. 153.75 (1) (a) may be fined not more than $15,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB128,343 Section 343. 154.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,96,23 154.15 (1) Any person who intentionally conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates or damages the declaration of another without the declarant's consent may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,344 Section 344. 154.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,97,4 154.29 (1) Any person who willfully conceals, defaces or damages the do-not-resuscitate bracelet of another person without that person's consent may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,345 Section 345. 154.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,97,9 154.29 (3) Any person who directly or indirectly coerces, threatens or intimidates an individual so as to cause the individual to sign or issue a do-not-resuscitate order shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,346 Section 346. 154.30 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,97,14 154.30 (10) Penalty. Any person who intentionally conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or damages the authorization for final disposition of another without the declarant's consent may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,347 Section 347. 155.80 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,97,19 155.80 (1) Whoever directly or indirectly coerces, threatens or intimidates an individual so as to cause the individual to execute a power of attorney for health care instrument shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,348 Section 348. 155.80 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,97,24 155.80 (2) Whoever intentionally conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, damages or destroys a power of attorney for health care instrument without the consent of the principal for that instrument may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB128,349 Section 349. 155.80 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB128,98,5 155.80 (3) Whoever knowingly conceals, falsifies or forges a power of attorney for health care instrument with intent to create the false impression that a person other than the health care agent has been so designated shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.