AB75-SSA1, s. 2044 16Section 2044. 98.16 (2) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1143,1717 98.16 (2) (bm) 2. A description of the nature and location of the vehicle scale.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2045 18Section 2045. 98.16 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (2) (cm) 2. and
19amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1144,420 98.16 (2) (cm) 2. An applicant for a license under par. (a) shall pay a A license
21fee surcharge of $200 in addition to the license fee, if the department determines that
22within one year prior to submitting the license application the applicant operated a
23vehicle scale without a license as required by par. (a) (am). The license fee surcharge
24is $200, except that the department may establish a different surcharge by rule
25promulgated under sub. (4). The department may not issue a license under this

1subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a license fee surcharge
2assessed against the operator
. Payment of the license fee surcharge does not relieve
3the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for the operation of a vehicle scale
4without a license but shall not constitute evidence of violation of a law.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2046 5Section 2046. 98.16 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2047 6Section 2047. 98.16 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1144,127 98.16 (2m) Permit for scale installation or construction; variance. (a) No
8person may install or relocate a vehicle scale without a permit from the department.
9The department shall provide a permit application form for a person applying for a
10permit under this paragraph. An application for a permit under this paragraph shall
11be accompanied by a nonrefundable permit application fee in an amount established
12by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (4).
AB75-SSA1,1144,2313 (b) A person who installs or relocates a vehicle scale shall comply with
14construction, operation, and maintenance standards and procedures established by
15the department by rule under sub. (4), except that the department may grant a
16variance from a construction standard if the department determines that the
17variance is justified by special circumstances. The department may impose
18conditions on the variance, including alternative construction standards, if the
19department determines the conditions are necessary. The department shall provide
20a variance application form for a person applying for a variance under this
21paragraph. An application for a variance under this paragraph shall be accompanied
22by a nonrefundable variance application fee in an amount established by the
23department by rule promulgated under sub. (4).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2048 24Section 2048. 98.16 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (4) and
25amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1145,7
198.16 (4) Rules. The department may shall promulgate rules to establish
2license fees under sub. (2) (b) and
to regulate the construction, operation, testing, and
3maintenance
of vehicle scales. The rules may include all of the following: The
4department may promulgate rules to adjust fees and surcharges under subs. (2) (cm)
51. and 2. and (2m) (a) and (b) and to impose a testing surcharge upon a vehicle scale
6operator if the operator fails to file a vehicle scale test report as required by a rule
7promulgated by the department under this subsection.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2049 8Section 2049. 98.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2050 9Section 2050. 98.16 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2051 10Section 2051. 98.16 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2052 11Section 2052. 98.16 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1145,1312 98.16 (3m) (b) 1. Conduct the test and prepare a test report, according to rules
13promulgated by the department under sub. (4).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2053 14Section 2053. 98.16 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1145,1715 98.16 (3m) (b) 2. Provide a copy of the test report to the operator of the vehicle
16scale and, if required by rules promulgated by the department under sub. (4), to other
17persons.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2054 18Section 2054. 98.16 (3m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1146,319 98.16 (3m) (c) An operator of a vehicle scale shall file with the department a
20copy of each test report prepared regarding the vehicle scale not more than 15 days
21after the operator receives the test report. If an operator fails to file a report as
22required in this paragraph, the department may assess a testing surcharge against
23the operator. The department may not issue a license under sub. (2) to an operator
24if the operator has failed to pay a testing surcharge assessed against the operator.
25If an operator fails to pay a testing surcharge assessed against the operator within

1120 days after the department assessed the surcharge, the department may revoke
2the operator's license to operate the vehicle scale for which the operator has been
3assessed the surcharge.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2055 4Section 2055. 98.224 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1146,7 598.224 Vehicle tank meters. (1) Definition. In this section, "vehicle tank
6meter" means a commercial meter used to measure liquid fuel, as defined in s. 98.225
7(1).
AB75-SSA1,1146,11 8(2) Operator licensed. (a) Except as provided in par. (e), no person may
9operate a vehicle tank meter without an annual license from the department. An
10annual license expires on October 31. A separate license is required for each vehicle
11tank meter. A license is not transferable between persons or vehicle tank meters.
AB75-SSA1,1146,1312 (b) To obtain a license under par. (a), a person shall submit an application on
13a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1146,1514 1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address, and any trade name
15under which the applicant proposes to operate the vehicle tank meter.
AB75-SSA1,1146,1816 2. A description of the vehicle tank meter, including the serial number or other
17identifying marks that appear on the meter and the vehicle on which the meter is
18mounted.
AB75-SSA1,1146,1919 3. The fees and surcharges required under par. (c).
AB75-SSA1,1146,2120 4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for
21licensing purposes.
AB75-SSA1,1146,2322 (c) An application under par. (b) shall include all of the following fees and
23surcharges:
AB75-SSA1,1146,2424 1. A license fee established by the department by rule.
AB75-SSA1,1147,6
12. A surcharge established by the department by rule, if the department
2determines that within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant
3operated the vehicle tank meter without a license required under par. (a). The
4department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the
5operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the
6operator.
AB75-SSA1,1147,117 3. A surcharge established by department rule if the department determines
8that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to
9comply with the reporting requirement under sub. (3). The department may not
10issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay
11a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
AB75-SSA1,1147,1212 4. Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. 98.255.
AB75-SSA1,1147,1513 (d) Payment of a surcharge under par. (c) 2. or 3. does not relieve the applicant
14of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a
15violation of this section.
AB75-SSA1,1147,1816 (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a vehicle tank
17meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license under par.
18(a) to operate that vehicle tank meter.
AB75-SSA1,1147,23 19(3) Testing and reporting. The operator of a vehicle tank meter shall have the
20meter tested for accuracy at least annually by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18
21(1) to perform the testing. The operator, or the tester on behalf of the operator, shall
22report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing is
23completed. The operator shall retain a test report for at least 3 years.
AB75-SSA1,1147,25 24(4) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the
25following:
AB75-SSA1,1147,26
11. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (2) (c).
AB75-SSA1,1148,32 2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub.
3(3).
AB75-SSA1,1148,54 (b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the
5construction, operation, and maintenance of vehicle tank meters.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2056 6Section 2056. 98.245 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1148,147 98.245 (4) (a) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer
8as a liquid and by liquid measurement the volume of liquid so sold and delivered shall
9be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through use of an approved
10volume correction factor table, or through use of a meter that is equipped with a
11sealed automatic compensating mechanism and that is in compliance with sub. (7)
12has been tested as required under sub. (8). All sale tickets shall show the delivered
13gallons, the temperature at the time of delivery and the corrected gallonage, or shall
14state that temperature correction was automatically made.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2057 15Section 2057. 98.245 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1149,216 98.245 (4) (b) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer
17in vapor form by vapor measurement, the volume of vapor so sold and delivered shall
18be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through the use of a meter
19that is equipped with a sealed automatic temperature compensating mechanism.
20This paragraph shall apply to all meters installed for use in the vapor measurement
21of liquefied petroleum gas in vapor form after May 24, 1978. This paragraph does
22not prohibit the continued use of meters previously installed without a self-sealing
23automatic temperature compensating mechanism, but no such meter may be
24continued in use after January 1, 1986, unless brought into compliance with this

1paragraph. Subsection (7) (8) does not apply to meters used to sell or deliver liquefied
2petroleum gas that are subject to this paragraph.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2058 3Section 2058. 98.245 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1149,104 98.245 (6) (a) (intro.) No person may sell liquefied petroleum gas and deliver
5it by a vehicle equipped with a pump and meter unless the meter is equipped with
6a delivery ticket printer and is in compliance with sub. (7) has been tested as required
7under sub. (8)
. Except as provided in par. (b), the seller shall, at the time of delivery,
8either provide a copy of the delivery ticket printed by the delivery ticket printer to
9the purchaser or leave a copy at the place of delivery. The delivery ticket shall contain
10all of the following information:
AB75-SSA1, s. 2059 11Section 2059. 98.245 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2060 12Section 2060. 98.245 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1149,1813 98.245 (7m) Meter operators licensed. (a) No person may operate a meter
14to determine the amount of liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered under sub. (4)
15(a) unless the person holds an annual license from the department under this
16subsection. An annual license expires on November 30. A separate license is
17required for each liquefied petroleum gas meter. A license is not transferable
18between persons or meters.
AB75-SSA1,1149,2019 (b) To obtain a license under par. (a), a person shall submit an application on
20a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1149,2221 1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address, and any trade name
22under which the applicant proposes to operate the liquefied petroleum gas meter.
AB75-SSA1,1149,2523 2. A description of the liquefied petroleum gas meter, including the serial
24number or other identifying marks that appear on the meter, and if applicable, the
25vehicle on which the meter is mounted.
AB75-SSA1,1149,26
13. The fees and surcharges required under par. (c).
AB75-SSA1,1150,32 4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for
3licensing purposes.
AB75-SSA1,1150,44 (c) An application under par. (b) shall include the following fees and surcharges:
AB75-SSA1,1150,55 1. A license fee established by department rule.
AB75-SSA1,1150,116 2. A surcharge established by department rule, if the department determines
7that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the
8liquefied petroleum gas meter without a license required under par. (a). The
9department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the
10operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the
11operator.
AB75-SSA1,1150,1612 3. A surcharge established by the department by rule if the department
13determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant
14failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under sub. (8). The department
15may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed
16to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
AB75-SSA1,1150,1717 4. Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. 98.255.
AB75-SSA1,1150,2018 (d) Payment of a surcharge under par. (c) 2. or 3. does not relieve the applicant
19of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a
20violation of this section.
AB75-SSA1,1150,2321 (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a liquefied
22petroleum gas meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license
23under par. (a) to operate that meter.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2061 24Section 2061. 98.245 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1151,6
198.245 (8) Testing and reporting. A person that is required to hold a license
2under sub. (7m) to operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter shall have the meter
3tested for accuracy, at least annually, by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18 (1)
4to perform the test. The meter operator, or the tester on behalf of the meter operator,
5shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing
6is completed. The operator shall retain a record of each test for at least 3 years.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2062 7Section 2062. 98.245 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1151,98 98.245 (9) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish
9all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1151,1010 1. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (7m) (c).
AB75-SSA1,1151,1211 2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub.
12(8).
AB75-SSA1,1151,1413 (b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the
14construction, operation, and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas meters.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2063 15Section 2063. 98.25 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (title) and
16amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1151,1717 98.16 (3m) (title) Vehicle scales: annual Annual testing.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2064 18Section 2064. 98.25 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (a) and
19amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1152,220 98.16 (3m) (a) The owner or operator of a scale with a weighing capacity of
215,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities shall cause
22the scales to be tested and inspected at least annually for accuracy by an independent
23scale testing or service company in accordance with specifications, tolerances,
24standards and procedures established by the national institute of standards and
25technology and the department for the testing and examination of scales, using test

1weights approved by the department. The annual tests and inspections shall be at
2the expense of the owner or operator
a person licensed under s. 98.18 (1).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2065 3Section 2065. 98.25 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (b) (intro.)
4and amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1152,115 98.16 (3m) (b) (intro.) A scale testing or service company person conducting a
6test under sub. (1) par. (a) shall , at the time of testing and inspection, promptly
7furnish to the owner or operator of the scale a report showing the results of the test
8and inspection with an additional copy for the department. The owner and operator
9of a scale which is found to be inaccurate at the time of testing shall immediately
10withdraw the scale from further use until necessary corrections, adjustments or
11repairs are made and
do all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1152,19 12(d) If a test under this subsection shows that a vehicle scale is inaccurate, the
13scale may not be used until the inaccuracy is corrected and
the scale is determined
14to be accurate by the scale testing or service company. A copy of the report prepared
15by the scale testing or service company shall be filed with the department by the
16owner or operator of the scale within 15 days after the test and inspection has been
17completed. The department shall maintain a list open for public inspection of all
18scales tested and found to be accurate on the annual test
a subsequent test under this
19subsection
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2066 20Section 2066. 98.25 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (e) and
21amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1152,2422 98.16 (3m) (e) No person may falsify a test or determination of the accuracy of
23a vehicle scale tested under sub. (1) or file with the department a false report of a test
24of a vehicle scale under sub. (1)
, test result, or test report under this subsection.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2067 25Section 2067. 98.25 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (f).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2068
1Section 2068. 98.255 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1153,5 298.255 Reinspection; fee. (1) If the department reinspects a weight or
3measure because the department has found a violation of this chapter or a rule
4promulgated under this chapter, the department may charge the operator of the
5weight or measure a reinspection fee.
AB75-SSA1,1153,9 6(2) The department shall establish the amount of the reinspection fee under
7sub. (1) by rule and may establish different reinspection fees for different types of
8weights and measures. The amount of a reinspection fee for a weight or measure may
9not exceed the department's average cost to reinspect that type of weight or measure.
AB75-SSA1,1153,13 10(3) A reinspection fee under sub. (1) is payable after the reinspection is
11completed and is due upon written demand from the department. The department
12may issue a demand for payment when it issues an annual license application form
13to the operator of the weighing or measuring device.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2073 14Section 2073. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1153,2315 100.45 (1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
16institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
17government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
18is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
19courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
20Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
21Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
22Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care
23Authority,
and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2074f 24Section 2074f. 101.02 (20) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
25Act 16
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,1154,7
1101.02 (20) (a) For purposes of this subsection, "license" means a license,
2permit, or certificate of certification or registration issued by the department under
3ss. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.136, 101.143 (2) (g), 101.147, 101.15 (2) (e),
4101.16 (3g), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.63 (2) or (2m), 101.653,
5101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935, 101.95, 101.951, 101.952,
6101.985 (1) to (3), 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17,
7145.175, 145.18, or 167.10 (6m).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2074h 8Section 2074h. 101.02 (21) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
9Act 16
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,1154,1610 101.02 (21) (a) In this subsection, "license" means a license, permit, or
11certificate of certification or registration issued by the department under s. 101.09
12(3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.136, 101.143 (2) (g), 101.147, 101.15 (2) (e), 101.16 (3g),
13101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.63 (2), 101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6),
14101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935, 101.95, 101.951, 101.952, 101.985 (1) to (3),
15145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18, or
16167.10 (6m).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075c 17Section 2075c. 101.1205 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075d 18Section 2075d. 101.1205 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (a) and
19amended to read:
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