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Wisconsin
Administrative
Register
No. 540
Publication Date: December 14, 2000
Effective Date: December 15, 2000
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Suite 800, 131 West Wilson Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3233
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Emergency Rules Now In Effect.
Pages 4 to 11
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:
Rule relating to residential rental practices.
Rules relating to importing certain animals from a USDA-designated “non-modified accredited" state.
Rules relating to an implied warranty that cattle and goats are free of Johne's disease.
Commerce:
PECFA, Chs. Comm 46-47
Rules relating to Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund interagency responsibilities.
Health & Family Services:
Community Services, Chs. HFS 30--
Rules relating to state Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.
Health & Family Services:
Health, Chs. HFS 110--
Rules relating to the Health Risk-Sharing Plan.
Rules adopted revising ch. HFS 163, relating to certification for removal of lead-based paint hazards. [First Appearance]
Natural Resources:
Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1--
Rules relating to deer hunting.
Rules relating to the 2000 migratory game bird season.
Rules relating to the stewardship program.
Rules relating to cost sharing program to suppress gypsy moths.
Natural Resources:
Environmental Protection-General, Chs. NR 100--
Rules relating to the brownfield site assessment grant program.
Natural Resources:
Environmental Protection - Investigation & Remediation, Chs. NR 700--
Rules relating to sites contaminated with petroleum products from petroleum storage tanks.
Public Service Commission:
Rules relating to handling confidential information.
Regulation and Licensing:
Rules relating to massage therapists and bodyworkers.
Revenue:
Rules relating to the tobacco settlement agreement.
Tobacco Control Board:
Rules relating to the administration and awarding of grants for tobacco control and establishing criteria for recipients of the grants.
Workforce Development:
Economic Support, Chs. DWD 11-59
Rule relating to W-2 Program disregard of 2000 census income.
Scope Statements.
Pages 12 to 14
Natural Resources:
NR 149.05 - Relating to approval of the Laboratory Certification Program budget.
Natural Resources:
NR code - Relating to the schedule for waste derived soil product standards.
Natural Resources:
NR 46.30 - Relating to the annual adjustment of timber stumpage rates.
Natural Resources:
Natural Resources:
NR code - Relating to Forest Deer Management Unit Special Season.
NR 437 - Relating to voluntary reductions of air pollutant emissions.
Board of Nursing:
N code - Relating to certification requirements for advanced practice nurse prescribers.
Optometry Examining Board:
Opt code - Relating to the contact lens prescription release by optometrists.
Public Instruction:
PI 18 - Relating to course requirements for high school graduation.
Public Instruction:
PI 26 - Relating to the alignment of education for employment rules with vocational/technical activities and programs being developed and implemented by public school districts.
Workforce Development:
DWD 12 - Relating to review of W-2 contested case decisions.
Notices of Submittal of Proposed Rules to Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.

Pages 15 to 16
Financial Institutions-Banking:
DFI-Bkg 8.04 - relating to stating name and location of office on bank checks.
Insurance Commissioner:
Ins 18 - relating to grievance procedures and independent organization.
Board of Nursing:
Board of Nursing:
Relating to continuing education.
Relating to defining the practice of nursing to include acting under the direction of optometrists.
Pharmacy Examining Board:
Relating to transfer of prescription orders.
Notices of Hearings or of Proposed Rules.
Pages 17 to 19
Financial Institutions-Banking
Hearing to consider repeal of s. DFI-Bkg 8.04, relating to requirements that name and location of a bank be on bank checks. [Hearing date: 1/08/01]
Commissioner of Insurance:
Hearing to consider creating ch. Ins 18, relating to grievance requirements and independent review organizations. [Hearing date: 1/10/01]
Board of Nursing:
Tobacco Control Board:
Hearing to consider ch. N 6, relating to defining the practice of nursing to include acting under the direction of optometrists. [Hearing date: 1/04/01]
Hearing to consider creation of ch. N 8 relating to continuing education. [Hearing date: 1/04/01]
Hearing to consider creating ch. TCB1, relating to the establishment of criteria, procedures, requirements and conditions for the award of project grants to operate programs with the objective to reduce tobacco use. [Hearing date: 1/10/01]
Administrative Rules Filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau.

Page 20
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:
(CR 00-060)   - ch. ATCP 75
Financial Institutions, Division of Securities:
(CR 00-117)   - chs. DFI-Sec 2, 3, 4, and 5
Health & Family Services:
(CR 00-059)   - ch. HFS 196
Insurance Commissioner:
(CR 00-007)   - ch. Ins 23
Natural Resources:
(CR 00-096)   - chs. NR 400, 410, 423, 428, 439, 484, and 485
Natural Resources:
(CR 00-101)   - chs. NR 406, 407, 419, 422, and 484
Natural Resources:
(CR 00-102)   - ch. NR 25
Nursing:
(CR 00-051)   - ch. N 5
Regulation and Licensing:
(CR 00-100)   - chs. RL 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35
Regulation and Licensing:
(CR 00-105)   - chs. RL 17, 24, and 25
Transportation:
(CR 00-109)   - chs. Trans 231 and 233
Public Notice.
Page 21
Financial Institutions
Relating to interest rate on required residential mortgage loan escrow accounts for 2001.
E m e r g e n c y r u l e s n o w i n e f f e c t
Under s. 227.24, Stats., state agencies may promulgate rules without complying with the usual rule-making procedures. Using this special procedure to issue emergency rules, an agency must find that either the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare necessitates its action in bypassing normal rule-making procedures.
Emergency rules are published in the official state newspaper, which is currently the Wisconsin State Journal. Emergency rules are in effect for 150 days and can be extended up to an additional 120 days with no single extension to exceed 60 days.
Extension of the effective period of an emergency rule is granted at the discretion of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules under s. 227.24 (2), Stats.
Notice of all emergency rules which are in effect must be printed in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. This notice will contain a brief description of the emergency rule, the agency finding of emergency, date of publication, the effective and expiration dates, any extension of the effective period of the emergency rule and information regarding public hearings on the emergency rule.
Copies of emergency rule orders can be obtained from the promulgating agency. The text of current emergency rules can be viewed at www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code.
Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection - (3)
1.   Rule adopted repealing s. ATCP 134.06 (3) (c) note and creating s. ATCP 134.06 (3) (d), relating to residential rental practices.
Exemption from finding of emergency
On June 21, 2000, the Legislature's Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) found that the “note" to s. ATCP 134.06 (3) (c) is actually a rule and directed DATCP to adopt the “note" as an emergency rule. According to s. 227.26 (2) (b), Stats., DATCP must promulgate the emergency rule under s. 227.24 (1) (a), Stats., within 30 days after the JCRAR directs DATCP to do so. Because the JCRAR has directed DATCP to adopt this emergency rule, DATCP is not required to make any other finding of emergency.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) administers state landlord-tenant rules contained in ch. ATCP 134, Wis. Adm. Code. These rules affect over 1.5 million Wisconsin residents.
This emergency rule modifies current residential rental practices rules related to security deposit withholding. Under current rules, a landlord may not withhold a security deposit for normal wear and tear, or for other damages or losses for which the tenant cannot reasonably be held responsible. A “note" to s. ATCP 134.06 (3) (c) also states that a landlord may not withhold from a tenant's security deposit for routine painting or carpet cleaning, where there is no unusual damage caused by tenant neglect.
Publication Date:   July 20, 2000
Effective Date:   July 20, 2000
Expiration Date:   December 18, 2000
Extension Through:   February 15, 2001
2.   Rules adopted creating ch. ATCP 16, relating to importing bovine animals, goats or cervids from a state designated by USDA as a tuberculosis “non-modified accredited" state.
Finding of Emergency
(1) Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious, infectious and communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). It affects cattle, bison, deer, elk, goats and other species, including humans. Bovine tuberculosis in infected animals and humans manifests itself in lesions of the lung, bone, and other body parts. Bovine tuberculosis causes weight loss and general debilitation, and can be fatal.
(2) Wisconsin is currently classified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as “accredited-free" for tuberculosis.
(3) The USDA recently reclassified Michigan from “accredited-free" to “non-modified accredited," reflecting a higher risk of bovine tuberculosis.
(4) A significant number of bovine animals, goats and cervids are imported to Wisconsin from Michigan each year.
(5) The last known case of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in Wisconsin was confirmed in an animal imported from Michigan.
(6) If bovine tuberculosis becomes established in Wisconsin, it will pose a significant threat to the health of domestic animals and humans in this state.
(7) An emergency rule is needed to protect the public peace, health, safety and welfare. This emergency rule will help to control a serious disease in cattle, goats and cervids and will help protect the marketability of Wisconsin-raised animals.
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