Rule Submittal Date
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to s. 227.14 (4m), Stats., that on February 10, 1999, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue submitted a proposed rule order to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
The proposed rule order amends ss. Tax 11.26, 11.32, 11.41 and 11.83, relating to the sales and use tax treatment of gross receipts and sales price, manufacturing exemption and motor vehicles.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
The Department intends to promulgate the proposed rule order without a public hearing, pursuant to s. 227.16 (2) (e), Stats. The Office of the Secretary is primarily responsible for the promulgation of the rule order.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this rule, you may contact:
Mark Wipperfurth
Income, Sales, and Excise Tax Division
Telephone (608) 266-8253
N o t i c e S e c t i o n
Notice of Hearing
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
▶ (Reprinted from Mid-February, 1999 Wis. Adm. Register)
The State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announces that it will hold a public hearing on proposed rules (proposed chs. ATCP 29 and 40, Wis. Adm. Code) relating to agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge fees.
Hearing Information
The hearing will be held on:
March 1, 1999 Board Room
Monday DATCP
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 2811 Agriculture Dr.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. MADISON, WI
Written Comments
The public is invited to attend the hearing and comment on the proposed rule. The Department also invites comments on the regulatory flexibility analysis that accompanies the rule. Following the public hearing, the hearing record will remain open until March 9, 1999, for additional written comments.
Copies of Rule
A copy of this rule may be obtained, free of charge, from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Agricultural Resource Management Division, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, or by calling 608/224-4523. Copies will also be available at the public hearing.
An interpreter for the hearing-impaired will be available on request for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by February 24, 1999, either by writing to Karen Ayers, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, or by contacting the message relay system (TTY) at 608/224-5058. Handicap access is available at the hearing.
Analysis by the Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
Statutory authority: ss. 93.07 (1) and 94.73 (15), Stats.
Statutes interpreted: ss. 94.64, 94.681, 94.685, 94.703, 94.704 and 94.73, Stats.
This rule extends, for 2 more years, a moratorium on agricultural chemical license fee surcharges used to fund the Department's agricultural chemical cleanup program. The cleanup fund is currently running a substantial surplus. The moratorium applies to license fee surcharges paid by pesticide manufacturers, pesticide dealers and pesticide commercial applicators. It also applies to license and tonnage fee surcharges paid by fertilizer manufacturers.
Under s. 94.73 (15), Stats., the Department must adjust license fee surcharges to maintain a cleanup fund balance (at the end of each fiscal year) of at least $2,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000. The cleanup fund balance currently exceeds the $5,000,000 maximum target level. In order to remedy the current surplus, the Legislature suspended surcharge collections for 2 years.
The Department projects that the cleanup fund balance will remain above the $5,000,000 maximum target level even after the legislatively-imposed surcharge moratorium expires. Based on projections of a continuing surplus, this rule extends the surcharge moratorium for an additional 2 years. When the moratorium expires, surcharges will again take effect at previously established levels. Moratorium expiration dates vary, depending on current fee collection effective dates and annual licensing cycles.
This rule incorporates, without change, current fertilizer license and tonnage fees established by statute, except that this rule extends for 2 years the current statutory moratoriums on fertilizer license and tonnage fee surcharges used to fund the agricultural chemical cleanup fund.
Fiscal Estimate
See page 26 of the Mid-February, 1999 Wisconsin Administrative Register.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
See page 26 of the Mid-February, 1999 Wisconsin Administrative Register.
Notice of Hearings
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
The State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announces that it will hold public hearings on a proposed Department rule related to paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) which affects all breeds of cattle (beef and dairy) and goats (proposed chs. ATCP 10 and 11, Wis. Adm. Code).
Written Comments
The hearings will be held at the times and places shown below. The public is invited to attend the hearings and make comments on the proposed rule. Following the public hearings, the hearing record will remain open until April 9, 1999, for additional written comments.
Preceding each public hearing, the Department's Division of Animal Health along with the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association will provide a presentation on Johne's disease, including a review of the proposed rule and a question and answer period.
Copies of Rule and Contact Information
A copy of the proposed rule may be obtained free of charge, from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Animal Health, P. O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, or by calling (608) 224-4872. Copies will also be available at the hearings.
An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be available on request for these hearings. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by March 5, 1999, either by writing to Lynn Jarzombeck, P. O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, or by calling 608-224-4883. TTY users call 608-224-5058. Handicap access is available at the hearings.
Hearing Information
Eleven hearings are scheduled:
March 16, 1999 Holiday Inn
Tuesday (Junction
Johne's Disease Hwys. 41
Presentation, and 151)
10:30 a.m. - 625 West Rolling
11:30 a.m. Meadows Dr.
Public Hearing, Fond du Lac, WI
11:30 a.m. -
1:00 p.m.
March 16, 1999 Sister Bay Room
Tuesday Holiday Inn
Johne's Disease -- Airport
Presentation, (Junction
7:30 p.m. - Hwys. 41
8:30 p.m. and 172)
Public Hearing, 2580 Ashland Ave.
8:30 p.m. - Green Bay, WI
10:00 p.m.
March 17, 1999 Craig Center
Wednesday Rock County
Johne's Disease 4H Fairgrounds
Presentation, Randall St.
10:30 a.m. - Janesville, WI
11:30 a.m.
Public Hearing,
11:30 a.m. -
1:00 p.m.
March 17, 1999 Board Room
