Acts Index

Child safety alarms in child care vehicles: certain effective dates re 2009 WisAct 19 modified [Sec. 3416g-j]  -  Act 28

``Child's container" containing bisphenol A: retail sales and manufacturing or selling at wholesale prohibited; definition, label requirements, and penalty provisions; DATCP and DA authority specified; JRCCP report -  Act 145

Construction contractor regulations re withholding on payments to independents and single-member LLCs; DOR rule-making without finding of emergency; ``willful misclassification" defined re penalty [Sec. 1777m, o, 1778q, 9143 (1q), 9343 (3i)] [1777m, 9143 (1q) — partial veto; 1777o, 9343 (3i) — vetoed] -  Act 28

Dog sellers, animal shelters, and animal control facilities: licensing requirements created; standard of care, penalties, and DATCP duties -  Act 90

Exposing genitals or pubic area re children: classification of crime changed from misdemeanor to felony if the actor is a child or under 19 years of age and not more than 4 years older than the child; JRCCP report -  Act 202

HIV testing consent provisions and disclosure of results revised; penalty and DHS duties -  Act 209

OWI law revisions re court ordered ignition interlock device, eligibility for an occupational license, first offense provisions, increased penalties, felony crimes, expanding a Winnebago County sentencing pilot program to other counties, revocation, trial court sentencing authority, and fee increases; court may not release certain persons after conviction but before sentencing -  Act 100

Reckless bodily harm to a child: penalty revised; JRCCP report  -  Act 308

Salvinorin A (from the plant Salvia divinorum): manufacture, distribution, or delivery intended for human consumption prohibited; fine and exception provisions  -  Act 141

Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law violations: penalty enhancer created if victim is at least 65 years of age; Division of Securities authority re civil enforcement; JRCCP report  -  Act 196

fingerprint Fingerprint, see Criminal identification and investigation

fire Fire

Comm.Dept fees re plumbing and fire sprinkler credentials: mandatory cap eliminated [Sec. 2406-2425]  -  Act 28

Plum City-Township of Union Fire Department: fire suppression grant provided; no funds matching or forest fire assistance agreement required [Sec. 9137 (6f)]  -  Act 28

fire department Fire department

Ash resulting from the burning of a structure for practice or instruction of fire fighters or testing of equipment: DNR prohibited from requiring disposal in certain landfills [Sec. 2656k (misnumbered, located between sections 2656 and 2656b)]  -  Act 28

City and village laws revisions -  Act 173

Emergency services expenditures by county or municipality may not be less than 2009 expenditures; DOR duties [Sec. 1900k] -  Act 28

Employee who is a volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver: employer required to allow employee to be late to work or absent if the employee was responding to an emergency, conditions specified; discrimination, complaint, and exception provisions -  Act 140

Fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: municipality to pay health care premiums for surviving spouse and dependent children under certain conditions  -  Act 285

Medal for firefighters: DOA to review design if submitted by board of directors of the State Firefighters Memorial; board to have exclusive management rights [Sec. 2476m]  -  Act 28

Medical malpractice: notice requirement revised re civil actions against local governments, political corporations, volunteer fire companies, and their officers, agents, or employees, and state officers -  Act 278

Plum City-Township of Union Fire Department: fire suppression grant provided; no funds matching or forest fire assistance agreement required [Sec. 9137 (6f)]  -  Act 28

Police and fire protection fee imposed; administration provisions [Sec. 225k, 665t, 682k, 1850eb, 2454k, 2460d, r, 2475k, 9441 (1j)(a)] -  Act 28

Police and fire protection fee sunset [Sec. 225L, 665w, 682L, 2454L, 2460f, t, 2475L, 9441 (1j) (b)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

Police and fire protection fund re county and municipal aid [Sec. 617, 619d, 1898] -  Act 28

Presumption for employment-connected infectious disease established for fire fighters, EMS providers, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 284

Structural collapse emergency response: establishment of regional structural collapse teams, standards specified; DEM duties set -  Act 43

fire sprinkler Fire sprinkler, see Fire

firearms and dangerous weapons Firearms and dangerous weapons

Airgun and crossbow use for hunting under certain licenses authorized -  Act 119

Background checks for handgun purchasers: DOJ required to check for court order or finding rendering the person ineligible under federal law re mental health status; courts required to determine ineligibility and other duties; person may petition court to cancel the order -  Act 258

Eau Claire County public shooting range: funding provided [Sec. 275g, j, 9137 (4u), 9437 (5u)]  -  Act 28

Firearms restrictions record search fee increased [Sec. 2453] -  Act 28

Hunting and firearm possession revisions re accompaniment of hunters under age 16, hunting with a crossbow on certain lands, and age restriction on possession of firearm for target practice; hunting mentorship program established and minimum hunting age lowered; hunting approval fee provision  -  Act 39

Sport shooting range: may continue operating notwithstanding certain ordinances or an expansion or enhancement  -  Act 371

firefighter Firefighter, see Fire department

fireworks Fireworks

Fireworks regulation: laws revised [Sec. 2450b-m] -  Act 28

first class city First class city, see Milwaukee — City and its subheadings

first responder First responder, see Medical service

fish and fishing Fish and fishing

Aquatic invasive species grant program and lake monitoring contract revisions [Sec. 277, 2624-2626]  -  Act 28

Aquatic invasive species research and control efforts: voluntary contribution provision [Sec. 272m, 697c-m, 706c-k]  -  Act 28

Ballast water: DNR may issue permits and set fees; aquatic invasive species and grants provision [Sec. 275, 2629, 9137 (3w)] -  Act 28

Catch and release bass and muskellunge fishing seasons: provisions repealed -  Act 6

Dam fishway requirements deleted [Sec. 706r, s] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Invasive species and aquatic plants and animals: laws revised and new restrictions imposed; DNR authority, emergency rules, noxious weeds, and solid waste disposal facility provisions -  Act 55

Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa: DNR payment revisions; requirement re fishery management on the reservation [Sec. 288, 686-694] -  Act 28

fish and fishing _ commercial Fish and fishing — Commercial

Animal health program: DATCP to set license fees by rule; reinspection fee permitted; provisions re fish farm and farm-raised deer premises [Sec. 2021-2036] -  Act 28

Chartered fishing boats: sales and use tax exemption created for fuel consumed during business operations [Sec. 1849m, 9443 (8d)] -  Act 28

fish and fishing _ license Fish and fishing — License

Aquatic invasive species research and control efforts: voluntary contribution provision [Sec. 272m, 697c-m, 706c-k]  -  Act 28

DNR walk-in service centers: staffing and funding revisions [Sec. 9137 (6q)] -  Act 28

Fishing license at reduced fee for certain disabled residents expanded to include veterans receiving federal pension benefits for a disability not related to military service  -  Act 132

Fishing license for resident disabled veteran: eligibility for lower annual fee expanded to include ``individually unemployable" determination -  Act 109

Fishing or trolling in boats with electric motors: special permit for persons with disabilities expanded  -  Act 375

One-day fishing license: DNR authorized to issue to residents and nonresidents, annual license provision  -  Act 364

fish and game warden Fish and game warden

Invasive species and aquatic plants and animals: laws revised and new restrictions imposed; DNR authority, emergency rules, noxious weeds, and solid waste disposal facility provisions -  Act 55

flammable substance Flammable substance, see Public safety

flood plain zoning Flood plain zoning

Bagley, Village of: grant to assess and survey storm sewer and flood mitigation projects [Sec. 279g, 9137 (5q)]  -  Act 28

floorperiod Floorperiod, see Legislature — Procedure

food Food, see also Dairy product; Farm produce; Livestock and meat; Nutrition; Restaurant

Food sold by certain licensed child care facilities: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report  -  Act 204

Home-prepared or home-canned acidic fruits or vegetables sold at community events or farmers' markets: exemption from food processing plant license requirement; income, labeling, and DATCP provisions -  Act 101

Honey: DATCP to establish standards for selling as certified Wisconsin honey; labeling prohibitions and damages provisions -  Act 169

Locally grown food in school meals and snacks: DATCP to promote and provide grants, DPI duty set; Farm to School Council created, report required; FTE position  -  Act 293

food pantry Food pantry, see Nutrition

food preservation Food preservation

Food processing plant and food warehouse investment credit created; Comm.Dept cannot certify if the taxpayer has hired an alien [partial veto] -  Act 295

food stamp plan Food stamp plan

FoodShare employment and training plan: DHS to work with certain counties re increase in federal funding [Sec. 9122 (12u)] -  Act 28

Income maintenance: federal funding adjustments; FoodShare and tribal funding provisions [Sec. 362p, r, 1371p-s, 9422 (13x)] [1371r — partial veto]  -  Act 28

Low-income energy assistance: eligibility expanded, benefit specified [Sec. 68, 69] -  Act 28

foodshare FoodShare, see Food stamp plan

footville, village of Footville, Village of, see Rock County

foreclosure of mortgage Foreclosure of mortgage, see Mortgage

foreign corporation Foreign corporation, see Corporation

foreign country Foreign country, see International relations

forest croplands Forest croplands, see Forestry

forestry Forestry

Agricultural diversification program expanded; forestry diversification program created in DNR -  Act 401

Forest crop law parcel transfer for certain small parcel re nonprofit archery club [Sec. 1829g-r]  -  Act 28

Forestry outdoor activities grant program funding [Sec. 9237 (7f)] -  Act 28

Golf cart use in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and the Peshtigo River State Forest allowed at the same hours and places prior to acquisition by the state  -  Act 54

Managed Forest Land Program revisions, DNR and DOR duties -  Act 365