AB1076,21,2 22(7) Unless sub. (6) or (8) applies, the department shall receive $10 of each
23license fee paid under s. 254.914 (3) for its costs related to setting standards under
24this subchapter and monitoring and evaluating the activities of, and providing
25education and training to, agent local health departments. Agent local health

1departments shall collect the fees and reimburse the department for the amount
2required under this subsection.
AB1076,21,9 3(8) If, under this section, a local health department becomes an agent or its
4agent designation is revoked during a licensee's license year, the department of
5health and family services and the local health department shall divide any license
6fee paid by the licensee for that license year according to the proportions of the license
7year occurring before and after the local health department is designated as agent
8or the designation is revoked. No additional fee may be required during the license
9year due to the change in agent designation.
AB1076,21,14 10(9) A local board of health may adopt regulations regarding the licensees and
11premises over which the department, or the local health department that is the
12department's designated agent under this section, has jurisdiction under s. 254.914,
13for which the requirements are in strict conformity with s. 254.914 or rules
14promulgated by the department of health and family services under s. 254.914.
AB1076,21,20 15(10) This section does not limit the authority of the department to inspect
16establishments in jurisdictional areas of local health departments that are
17designated as the department's agents if the department inspects in response to an
18emergency, for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating the local health
19department's licensing, inspection and enforcement program or at the request of the
20local health department.
AB1076,21,23 21(11) The department shall hold a hearing under ch. 227 if any interested
22person, in lieu of proceeding under ch. 68, appeals to the department alleging any of
23the following:
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1(a) A license fee established by a local health department that is designated as
2the department's agent under this section exceeds the reasonable costs described
3under sub. (5).
AB1076,22,84 (b) The person issuing, refusing to issue, suspending or revoking a license or
5making an investigation or inspection of the appellant has a financial interest in a
6regulated cigarette and tobacco product retailer, tobacco vending machine operator,
7tobacco vending machine premises or tobacco vending machine which may interfere
8with his or her ability to properly take that action.
AB1076,22,11 9(12) A county, town, village or city may enact an ordinance regulating the
10investigations authorized by this section only if the ordinance is at least as strict as
11this section.
AB1076, s. 57 12Section 57. 254.92 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1076,22,1513 254.92 (1) (c) 1. The tobacco vending machine is in a barroom, as defined in s.
14125.51 (3m) (a), located on premises described in a license issued under s. 125.26 or
15125.51 (3).
AB1076, s. 58 16Section 58. 254.92 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1076,22,1917 254.92 (1) (c) 2. The tobacco vending machine is located in a portion of a factory,
18business, office, club or other establishment to which members of the general public
19and minors do not have access.
AB1076, s. 59 20Section 59. 254.92 (2) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1076,22,2421 254.92 (2) (c) A minor who has written permission from a parent may purchase
22or possess cigarettes or tobacco products for the sole purpose of assisting in the
23conduct of undercover operations for which the minor is solicited by a local health
24department or a law enforcement officer as required under s. 254.916 (2).
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1(d) A minor who has written permission from a parent and who is under the
2supervision of an adult may purchase or possess cigarettes or tobacco products for
3the sole purpose of assisting in the performance of governmental or
4nongovernmental research, as authorized by the local health department under s.
5254.916 (2), to monitor compliance with this section.
AB1076, s. 60 6Section 60. 254.92 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1076,23,207 254.92 (3) (b) Failure by the retailer or the employe or agent of the retailer to
8prove the facts under par. (a) 1. to 3. is conclusive evidence that the retailer has
9violated sub. (1) (a). Failure by the manufacturer or the employe or agent of the
10manufacturer to prove the facts under par. (a) 1. to 3. is conclusive evidence that the
11manufacturer has violated sub. (1) (a). Failure by the distributor or the employe or
12agent of the distributor to prove the facts under par. (a) 1. to 3. is conclusive evidence
13that the distributor has violated sub. (1) (a). Failure by the jobber of the agent or
14employe of the jobber to prove the facts under par. (a) 1. to 3. is conclusive evidence
15that the jobber has violated sub. (1) (a). Failure by the subjobber or the agent or
16employe of the subjobber to prove the facts under par. (a) 1. to 3. is conclusive
17evidence that the subjobber has violated sub. (1) (a). Failure by the agent or employe
18of an independent contractor of a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or
19subjobber to prove the facts under par. (a) 1. to 3. is conclusive evidence that the
20independent contractor has violated sub. (1) (a).
AB1076, s. 61 21Section 61. 254.922 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1076,24,3 22254.922 Assessment of forfeitures; appeal; judicial review. (1) The
23department may directly assess forfeitures provided for under s. 254.914 (7) or
24254.92 (4). If the department determines that a forfeiture should be assessed for a
25particular violation or for failure to correct it, the department shall send a notice of

1assessment to the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the amount of the
2forfeiture assessed, the violation and the statute or rule alleged to have been violated
3and shall inform the alleged violator of the right to hearing under sub. (3).
AB1076,24,5 4(2) A forfeiture may be assessed for each day of the period during which the
5violation occurred.
AB1076,24,10 6(3) All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days after receipt
7of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under sub. (4), within 10 days
8after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative review, unless
9the final decision is appealed. The department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the
10state treasurer for deposit in the school fund.
AB1076,24,22 11(4) A person who is assessed a forfeiture under sub. (1) may contest the
12assessment of the forfeiture by sending, within 10 days after receipt of notice of a
13contested action, a written request for hearing under s. 227.44 to the division of
14hearings and appeals in the department of administration. The administrator of the
15division may designate a hearing examiner to preside over the case and recommend
16a decision to the administrator under s. 227.46. The decision of the administrator
17of the division shall be the final administrative decision. The division shall
18commence the hearing within 30 days after receipt of the request for hearing and
19shall issue a final decision within 15 days after the close of the hearing. Proceedings
20before the division are governed by ch. 227. In any petition for judicial review of a
21decision by the division, the party, other than the petitioner, who was in the
22proceeding before the division shall be the named respondent.
AB1076,25,3 23(5) (a) All administrative remedies shall be exhausted before an agency
24determination under this subchapter shall be subject to judicial review. Final
25decisions after hearing shall be subject to judicial review exclusively as provided in

1s. 227.52, except that any petition for review of department action under this
2subchapter shall be filed within 15 days after receipt of notice of the final agency
3determination.
AB1076,25,84 (b) The court may stay enforcement under s. 227.54 of the department's final
5decision if a showing is made that there is a substantial probability that the party
6seeking review will prevail on the merits and will suffer irreparable harm if a stay
7is not granted, and that the party will meet the requirements of this subchapter and
8the rules promulgated under this subchapter during such stay.
AB1076,25,119 (c) The attorney general may delegate to the department the authority to
10represent the state in any action brought to challenge department decisions prior to
11exhaustion of administrative remedies and final disposition by the department.
AB1076,25,15 12(6) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to collect
13any forfeiture imposed under this subchapter if the forfeiture has not been paid
14following the exhaustion of all administrative and judicial reviews. The only issue
15to be contested in any such action shall be whether the forfeiture has been paid.
AB1076, s. 62 16Section 62. 778.25 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
1777
, is amended to read:
AB1076,25,1918 778.25 (1) (a) 4. Under s. 48.983 254.92 (2) brought against a minor in the court
19assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938.
AB1076, s. 63 20Section 63. Initial applicability; health and social services.
AB1076,25,24 21(1) Cigarette and tobacco products retailer license. The treatment of
22section 134.65 (title), (1), (2) (a) and (b), (3), (4) and (5) of the statutes first applies
23to new or renewed licenses issued under section 254.914 of the statutes, as affected
24by this act, on July 1, 1996.
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1(2) Penalties for certain violations. The treatment of sections 48.983 (2),
2134.65 (5), 134.66 (4) and (5), 254.916 (12) and 254.922 of the statutes first applies
3to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB1076, s. 64 4Section 64. Effective date.
AB1076,26,6 5(1)This act takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on the day after publication,
6whichever is later.
AB1076,26,77 (End)
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