2007 Wisconsin Act 20

20,2224ac Section 2224ac. 77.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

77.51 (12) (a) Any transfer of title, possession, ownership, enjoyment, or use by: cash or credit transaction, exchange, barter, lease or rental, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever of tangible personal property for a consideration, including any transaction for which a person's books and records show the transaction created, with regard to the transferee, an obligation to pay a certain amount of money or an increase in accounts payable or, with regard to the transferor, a right to receive a certain amount of money or an increase in accounts receivable;

20,2237d Section 2237d. 77.51 (13) (p) of the statutes is created to read:

77.51 (13) (p) All persons described in this subsection regardless of all of the following:

1. Whether the transaction is mercantile in nature.

2. Whether the seller sells smaller quantities from inventory.

3. Whether the seller makes or intends to make a profit on the sale.

4. Whether the seller or the buyer receives a benefit the seller or buyer bargained for.

5. The percentage of the seller's total sales that the sale represents.

6. Any activities other than those described in pars. (a) to (o) in which the seller is engaged.

20,2253d Section 2253d. 77.51 (14) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

77.51 (14) (m) A transaction for which a person's books and records show the transaction created, with regard to the transferee, an obligation to pay a certain amount of money or an increase in accounts payable or, with regard to the transferor, a right to receive a certain amount of money or an increase in accounts receivable.

20,2253e Section 2253e. 77.51 (14) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

77.51 (14) (n) All activities described in this subsection regardless of all of the following:

1. Whether the transaction is mercantile in nature.

2. Whether the seller sells smaller quantities from inventory.

3. Whether the seller makes or intends to make a profit on the sale.

4. Whether the seller or the buyer receives a benefit the seller or buyer bargained for.

5. The percentage of the seller's total sales that the sale represents.

6. Any activities other than those described in sub. (13) (a) to (o) in which the seller is engaged.

20,2269d Section 2269d. 77.51 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 77.51 (17) (intro.) and amended to read:

77.51 (17) (intro.) "Seller" includes every person selling, leasing, or renting tangible personal property or selling, performing, or furnishing services of a kind the gross receipts from the sale, lease, rental, performance, or furnishing of which are required to be included in the measure of the sales tax., regardless of all of the following:

20,2269f Section 2269f. 77.51 (17) (a) to (f) of the statutes are created to read:

77.51 (17) (a) Whether the transaction is mercantile in nature.

(b) Whether the seller sells smaller quantities from inventory.

(c) Whether the seller makes or intends to make a profit on the sale.

(d) Whether the seller or the buyer receives a benefit the seller or buyer bargained for.

(e) The percentage of the seller's total sales that the sale represents.

(f) Any activities other than those described in sub. (13) (a) to (o) in which the seller is engaged.

20,2289d Section 2289d. 77.52 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

77.52 (1b) All sales, leases, or rentals of tangible personal property at retail in this state are subject to the tax imposed under sub. (1) unless an exemption in this subchapter applies.

20,2297m Section 2297m. 77.52 (2) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

77.52 (2) (a) 11. The producing, fabricating, processing, printing or imprinting of tangible personal property for a consideration for consumers who furnish directly or indirectly the materials used in the producing, fabricating, processing, printing or imprinting. This subdivision does not apply to the printing or imprinting of tangible personal property which will be subsequently transported outside the state for use outside the state by the consumer for advertising purposes that results in printed material, catalogs, or envelopes that are exempt under s. 77.54 (25) or (25m).

20,2300d Section 2300d. 77.52 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:

77.52 (2n) The selling, performing, or furnishing of the services described under sub. (2) (a) at retail in this state is subject to the tax imposed under sub. (2) unless an exemption in this subchapter applies.

20,2326d Section 2326d. 77.53 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

77.53 (1b) The storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property, and the use or other consumption in this state of a taxable service, purchased from any retailer is subject to the tax imposed in this section unless an exemption in this subchapter applies.

20,2357d Section 2357d. 77.54 (9a) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

77.54 (9a) (i) A cemetery company or corporation described under section 501 (c) (13) of the Internal Revenue Code, if the tangible personal property or taxable services are used exclusively by the cemetery company or corporation for the purposes of the company or corporation.

20,2381 Section 2381. 77.54 (23m) of the statutes is amended to read:

77.54 (23m) The gross receipts from the sale, lease or rental of or the storage, use or other consumption of motion picture film or tape, and motion pictures or radio or television programs for listening, viewing, or broadcast, and advertising materials related thereto, sold, leased or rented to a motion picture theater or radio or television station.

20,2383d Section 2383d. 77.54 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:

77.54 (25) The gross receipts from the sale of and the storage of printed material which is designed to advertise and promote the sale of merchandise, or to advertise the services of individual business firms, which printed material is purchased and stored for the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside the state by the purchaser for use thereafter solely outside the state. This subsection does not apply to catalogs and the envelopes in which the catalogs are mailed.

20,2385 Section 2385. 77.54 (25m) of the statutes is created to read:

77.54 (25m) The gross receipts from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of catalogs, and the envelopes in which the catalogs are mailed, that are designed to advertise and promote the sale of merchandise or to advertise the services of individual business firms.

20,2391d Section 2391d. 77.54 (30) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

77.54 (30) (a) 1m. Biomass, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (ar), that is used for fuel sold for residential use.

20,2410d Section 2410d. 77.54 (47) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

77.54 (47) (b) 2. The shooting facility is a nonprofit organization that charges for shooting at the facility, but is not required to pay the tax imposed under s. 77.52 on its gross receipts from such charges because the charges are for occasional sales, as provided under sub. (7m), or because the charges satisfy the exemption under s. 77.52 (2) (a) 2. b.

20,2418m Section 2418m. 77.54 (54) of the statutes is created to read:

77.54 (54) The gross receipts from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property and taxable services that are sold by a home exchange service that receives moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (g) and is operated by the department of veterans affairs.

20,2419c Section 2419c. 77.54 (56) of the statutes is created to read:

77.54 (56) (a) The gross receipts from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of a product whose power source is wind energy, direct radiant energy received from the sun, or gas generated from anaerobic digestion of animal manure and other agricultural waste, if the product produces at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units per day, except that the exemption under this subsection does not apply to an uninterruptible power source that is designed primarily for computers.

(b) Except for the sale of electricity or energy that is exempt from taxation under sub. (30), the gross receipts from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of electricity or energy produced by a product described under par. (a).

20,2435 Section 2435. 77.59 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

77.59 (7) If the department believes that the collection of any tax imposed by this subchapter will be jeopardized by delay, it shall notify the person determined to owe the tax of its intention to proceed under s. 71.91 (5) for collection of the amount determined to be owing, including penalties and interest. Such notice shall be by certified or registered mail or by personal service and the warrant of the department shall not issue if the person, within 10 days after such notice furnishes a bond in such amount not exceeding double the amount determined to be owing and with such sureties as the department approves, conditioned upon the payment of so much of the taxes, interest, and penalties as shall finally be determined to be due. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the review of determinations of tax as provided in this subchapter and any amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited with the secretary of administration department and disbursed after final determination of the taxes as are amounts deposited under ss. 71.89 (1) and 71.90 (2).

20,2449 Section 2449. 77.61 (5) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

77.61 (5) (b) 11. The department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) in response to a request under s. 49.22 (2m).

20,2454d Section 2454d. 77.63 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

20,2480c Section 2480c. 77.81 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

77.81 (5) "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust, or other nonprofit association that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

20,2480d Section 2480d. 77.81 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

77.81 (6) "Recreational activities" include hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and staying in cabins.

20,2480j Section 2480j. 77.83 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

77.83 (2) (am) 1. For land designated as managed forest land under an order that takes effect on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], no person may enter into a lease or other agreement for consideration if the purpose of the lease or agreement is to permit persons to engage in a recreational activity.

2. For land designated as managed forest land under an order that took effect before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], all of the following apply:

a. An owner of managed forest land may enter into a lease or other agreement for consideration that permits persons to engage in a recreational activity if the lease or agreement terminates before the January 1 immediately following the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].

b. A lease or other agreement for consideration that permits persons to engage in a recreational activity and that is in effect on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date] shall be void beginning on the January 1 immediately following the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].

3. Subdivisions 1. and 2. do not apply to any lease or other agreement if the consideration involved solely consists of reasonable membership fees charged by a nonprofit organization and the lease or agreement is approved by the department.

20,2480p Section 2480p. 77.83 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (4) (a).

20,2480r Section 2480r. 77.83 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

77.83 (4) (b) Any person who fails to comply with sub. (2) (am) shall forfeit an amount equal to the total amount of consideration received by the person as a result of violating sub. (2) (am) or $500, whichever is greater.

20,2481 Section 2481. 77.89 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

77.89 (2) (b) The municipal treasurer shall pay all amounts received under s. 77.84 (2) (b) and (bm) to the county treasurer, as provided under ss. 74.25 and 74.30. The county treasurer shall, by June 30 of each year, pay all amounts received under this paragraph to the department. All amounts received by the department shall be credited to the conservation fund and shall be reserved for land acquisition and, resource management activities, and grants under s. 77.895.

20,2482 Section 2482. 77.895 of the statutes is created to read:

77.895 Grants for land acquisitions for outdoor activities. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Board" means the managed forest land board.

(b) "Land" means land in fee simple, conservation easements, and other easements in land.

(c) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county.

(d) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1).

(2) Program. The department shall establish a program to award grants to nonprofit conservation organizations, to local governmental units, and to itself to acquire land to be used for hunting, fishing, hiking, sightseeing, and cross-country skiing. The board shall administer the program and award the grants under the program.

(3) Requirements. The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules establishing requirements for awarding grants under this section. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall include all of the following:

(a) A requirement that the board give higher priority to counties over other grant applicants in awarding grants under this section.

(b) A requirement that, in awarding grants to counties under this section, the board give higher priority to counties that have higher numbers of acres that are designated as closed under s. 77.83.

(c) A requirement that, in awarding grants to towns under this section, the board give higher priority to towns that have higher numbers of acres that are designated as closed under s. 77.83.

(d) A requirement that no grant may be awarded under this section without it being approved by the board of each county in which the land to be acquired is located.

(e) Requirements concerning the use of sound forestry practices on land acquired under this section.

(fm) A requirement that no more than 10 percent of grant funding available under this section may be used to acquire parcels of land that are less than 10 acres in size.

(gm) A requirement that land acquired with a grant under this section be open to hunting, fishing, and trapping during all applicable hunting, fishing, and trapping seasons.