Amendment SSA1-SB488

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1997 SENATE BILL 488

March 10, 1998 - Offered by Committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

SB488-SSA1,1,2 An Act to create 100.183 (4) of the statutes; relating to: representations concerning cheese and providing a penalty.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB488-SSA1, s. 1 Section 1. 100.183 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB488-SSA1,1,5 100.183 (4) (a) In this subsection, "manufactured" does not include dried, grated, shredded, cut or packaged.

SB488-SSA1,1,7 (b) No person may represent or imply that cheese is Wisconsin cheese or is from or made in Wisconsin unless the cheese is manufactured in this state.

SB488-SSA1,1,11 (c) No person may sell or offer for sale cheese that is not manufactured in this state and that has an outline or map of this state, or any other generally recognized symbol of this state, on the cheese or on its label unless the label prominently identifies the state or country in which the cheese is manufactured.

SB488-SSA1,2,3 (d) No person may sell or offer for sale cheese that is not manufactured in this state and that is labeled with a business address located in this state unless the label prominently identifies the state or country in which the cheese is manufactured.

SB488-SSA1,2,5 (e) Any person who violates pars. (b) to (d) shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 for each violation.

SB488-SSA1, s. 2 Section 2. Effective date.

SB488-SSA1,2,8 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication.

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