AB150,1258,9 6(c) To inspect any milk, butter, cheese, lard, syrup, coffee, tea or other article
7of food, drink or, condiment or drug made or offered for sale within this state which
8it may suspect or have reason to believe to be impure, unhealthful, misbranded,
9adulterated or counterfeit, or in any way unlawful, and to.
AB150,1258,14 10(d) To prosecute or cause to be prosecuted any person engaged in the
11manufacture or sale, offering or exposing for sale or having in possession with intent
12to sell, of any adulterated dairy product or of any adulterated, misbranded,
13counterfeit, or otherwise unlawful article or articles of food, drink, condiment or
14drug.
AB150, s. 3558 15Section 3558. 93.07 (24) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3559 16Section 3559. 93.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1259,10 1793.31 Livestock breeders association. The secretary of the Wisconsin
18livestock breeders association shall on and after July 1 of each year make a report
19to the department, signed by the president, treasurer and secretary of the
20association, setting forth in detail the receipts and disbursements of the association
21for the preceding fiscal year in such form and detail together with such other
22information as the department may require. On receipt of such reports, if the
23department is satisfied that the business of the association has been efficiently
24conducted during the preceding fiscal year and in the interest of and for the
25promotion of the special agricultural interests of the state and for the purpose for

1which the association was organized and if the final statement shows that all the
2receipts together with the state aid have been accounted for and disbursed for the
3proper and necessary purposes of the association, and in accordance with the laws
4of the state, then the department shall file a certificate with the department
5secretary of administration and it he or she shall draw its his or her warrant and the
6state treasurer shall pay to the treasurer of the association the amount of the
7appropriations made available for the association by s. 20.115 (4) (a) and (h) for the
8conduct of junior livestock shows and other livestock educational programs. The
9association may upon application to the state purchasing agent, upon such terms as
10he or she may require, obtain printing for the association under the state contract.
AB150, s. 3560 11Section 3560. 93.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1259,1512 93.40 (3) (b) Establish, manage and operate permanent or temporary dairy
13promotion centers to be operated by the department in cooperation with the
14department of development tourism and parks tourist information centers along
15major highways into the state.
AB150, s. 3561 16Section 3561. 93.41 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3562 17Section 3562. 93.41 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3563 18Section 3563. 93.42 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3564 19Section 3564. 93.42 (1) (intro.) and (a) to (d) of the statutes are renumbered
20560.03 (12) (intro.) and (a) to (d), and 560.03 (12) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended
21to read:
AB150,1259,2522 560.03 (12) (intro.) The department shall establish Establish and operate a
23center for international agribusiness marketing. The center shall promote the
24export of this state's agricultural and agribusiness products in foreign markets by
25doing all of the following:
AB150, s. 3565
1Section 3565. 93.42 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3566 2Section 3566. 93.42 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3567 3Section 3567. 93.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1260,84 93.47 (2) The department may award grants from the appropriation
5appropriations under s. 20.115 (7) (k) (c) and (qd) to individuals or organizations to
6fund demonstration projects designed to encourage the use of sustainable
7agriculture. The department shall promulgate rules to govern the sustainable
8agriculture grant program under this section.
AB150, s. 3568 9Section 3568. 93.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1260,21 1093.60 Computer system equipment, staff and services transfers. The
11department may transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (8) (k) in each
12fiscal year an amount from the appropriations appropriation accounts under s.
1320.115 (1) (g), (gb), (gh), (gm), (hm), (j), (jm), (m), (r) and (s), (2) (g), (ha), (j), (k) and
14(m), (3) (g), (h), (i), (j), (ja), (L) and (m), (7) (g), (ga), (gm), (ig), (k) and (m) and (8) (ga),
15(gm), (h), (ha), (i), (j), (kp), (ks), (m) and (pz) and (9) (m). The total amount that the
16department transfers in each fiscal year from these appropriations appropriation
17accounts
to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (8) (k) may not exceed the
18amount specified in the schedule under s. 20.115 (8) (k) for each fiscal year. The
19amounts transferred from each appropriation account shall be based on the actual
20costs incurred by the department for computer system equipment, staff and services
21provided for the purpose of that appropriation account.
AB150, s. 3569 22Section 3569 . 93.60 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
23act), is amended to read:
AB150,1261,10 2493.60 Computer system equipment, staff and services transfers. The
25department may transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (8) (k) in each

1fiscal year an amount from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.115 (1) (g), (gb),
2(gh), (gm), (hm), (j), (jm), (m), (r) and (s), (2) (g), (ha), (j), (k) and (m), (3) (g), (h), (i),
3(ja), (L) and (m), (7) (g), (ga), (gm), (ig), (k) and (m) and (8) (ga), (gm), (h), (ha), (i), (j),
4(kp), (ks), (m) and (pz) and (9) (m). The total amount that the department transfers
5in each fiscal year from these appropriation accounts to the appropriation account
6under s. 20.115 (8) (k) may not exceed the amount specified in the schedule under s.
720.115 (8) (k) for each fiscal year. The amounts transferred from each appropriation
8account shall be based on the actual costs incurred by the department for computer
9system equipment, staff and services provided for the purpose of that appropriation
10account.
AB150, s. 3570 11Section 3570. 94.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1262,3 1294.29 Appeal. If either party is not satisfied with the award the party may,
13within 10 days after the delivery of the copy thereof to him or her, serve upon either
14of the arbitrators notice of appeal from their award to the circuit court of the county
15in which the lands or any part thereof are situated and pay to the arbitrators the
16whole amount of their fees plus the fee prescribed in s. 814.61 (8) (a) 1. or (am) 1.; and
17if the party required to pay the damages gives notice of an appeal therefrom he or
18she shall file with the notice of appeal an undertaking, signed by 2 or more sureties,
19to be approved by at least 2 of the arbitrators, in double the amount of the award,
20conditioned to pay any judgment that may be rendered against the party upon
21appeal. Upon filing the notice of appeal and undertaking, when required, the
22arbitrators, or 2 of them, shall, within 10 days, make and sign a full statement of the
23proceedings had by them and of their award and file the same with the clerk of circuit
24court and pay the fee prescribed in s. 814.61 (8) (a) 1. or (am) 1.; and thereupon the
25clerk shall enter an action in which the claimant is the plaintiff, which shall be

1deemed then at issue, and proceedings shall be had thereon in like manner as in
2other civil actions in the court. Unless the appellant obtains a more favorable
3judgment upon appeal, he or she shall pay costs; otherwise, the respondent.
AB150, s. 3571 4Section 3571. 94.64 (9) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1262,65 94.64 (9) (i) Regulating the use of nitrogen fertilizer, including rates, times and
6other conditions of use, to prevent contamination of groundwater and surface water.
AB150, s. 3572 7Section 3572. 94.704 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1262,108 94.704 (3) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a licensee under this section
9shall pay an annual license fee of $50 $60. The department shall deposit all license
10fees collected under this paragraph in the agrichemical management fund.
AB150, s. 3573 11Section 3573. 94.705 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1262,1212 94.705 (1) (title) Certification requirements; fees.
AB150, s. 3574 13Section 3574. 94.705 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1262,2514 94.705 (1) (d) Except as provided under sub. (4), no commercial applicator may
15be certified except upon satisfactory completion of a written examination. The
16examination shall be designed to test the applicant's competency in each category of
17pesticide use for which the applicant seeks certification. A commercial applicator
18applying for certification shall pay an examination fee of $10 for each examination
19in each certification category. If an applicant fails an examination in any
20certification category, the applicant shall pay a fee of $5 each time the examination
21is retaken. The department may not administer an examination under this
22paragraph unless the applicant has paid the required fee. Any person exempt from
23license fees under s. 94.704 (3) (b) is also exempt from examination fees under this
24paragraph. The department shall deposit the fees collected under this paragraph in
25the agrichemical management fund.
AB150, s. 3575
1Section 3575. 95.001 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1263,32 95.001 (1) (a) "Net salvage value" means the salvage value of an animal plus
3any federal indemnity paid for the animal.
AB150, s. 3576 4Section 3576. 95.179 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3577 5Section 3577. 95.21 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1263,156 95.21 (4) (b) Sacrifice of other animals. An officer may order killed or may kill
7an animal other than a dog or cat if the officer has reason to believe that the animal
8bit a person or is infected with rabies. If livestock Except as provided in s. 95.36, if
9an animal of a species raised primarily to produce food for human consumption
is
10killed under this paragraph, the owner is eligible for an indemnity payment in an
11amount equal to the indemnity provided under this chapter for livestock destroyed
12because of unknown or unidentified diseases
s. 95.31 (3). If the decision is made by
13an employe of the department, the indemnity shall be paid from the appropriation
14under s. 20.115 (2) (b). If the decision is made by another officer, the indemnity shall
15be paid from the dog license fund.
AB150, s. 3578 16Section 3578. 95.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1263,2317 95.25 (5) For each animal of a species raised primarily to produce food for
18human consumption, including commercially raised deer,
condemned and
19slaughtered, unless otherwise provided by law except as provided in s. 95.36, the
20owner shall receive and, upon certificate of the department, the state shall pay
21two-thirds of the difference between the net salvage value and the appraised or
22agreed
value of the animal, but such the payment may not exceed $600 $1,500 for an
23animal.
AB150, s. 3579 24Section 3579. 95.25 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1264,3
195.25 (5m) In this subsection section, "commercially raised deer" means an
2animal that is a member of the family cervidae and of the genus cervus or the genus
3dama and that is commercially raised for breeding or for use as food by humans.
AB150, s. 3580 4Section 3580. 95.26 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1264,65 95.26 (5m) (a) In this subsection, "commercially raised deer" has the meaning
6given in s. 95.25 (5m).
AB150,1264,87 (b) The department may obtain blood or tissue samples from swine and
8commercially raised deer to test for brucellosis.
AB150,1264,119 (c) The department may condemn swine and commercially raised deer that are
10reactors to the brucellosis test and may quarantine the herd from which the reactors
11come.
AB150, s. 3581 12Section 3581. 95.26 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1264,2013 95.26 (7) For each animal condemned and slaughtered, unless otherwise
14provided by law
except as provided in ss. 95.36 and 95.48, the owner shall receive
15and, upon certificate of the department, the state shall pay two-thirds of the
16difference between the net salvage value and the appraised or agreed value of the
17animal, but such the payment shall may not exceed $300 $1,500 for an animal. With
18the consent of the owner the department may condemn, in infected herds, animals
19which have been exposed and which are suspected of being infected, although such
20the animals have not reacted to the brucellosis tests.
AB150, s. 3582 21Section 3582. 95.27 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1265,222 95.27 (4) Subject to sub. (5) and s. 95.36, the department shall indemnify from
23state or federal funds
the owner of swine that have been condemned and destroyed
24under this section. The department shall pay to the owner for each animal destroyed
25the difference between the net salvage value and the appraised value of the animal,

1but the payment may not exceed $1,500 for an animal
. State payments shall be made
2from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (2) (b).
AB150, s. 3583 3Section 3583. 95.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1265,134 95.31 (2) Whenever the department determines that it is deemed necessary by
5the department
to condemn diseased animals, the department shall, in all cases
6where the payment of indemnities is authorized under this chapter, appraise the
7condemned animals and agree in writing with the owner as to the value of the
8animals condemned or destroyed. In the absence of an agreement with the owner,
9written notice of the condemnation shall be given to the owner, his or her agent or
10the person in charge of the animals, and to the circuit court of the county in which
11the animals are located
as provided in s. 95.32 and shall notify the owner in writing
12of the appraised value
. The notice shall include the number and description of the
13animals and the name of the owner.
AB150, s. 3584 14Section 3584. 95.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1266,215 95.31 (3) In addition to the indemnities for specific animal diseases provided
16under ss. 95.25, 95.26, and 95.27 and 95.35 or under special emergency programs and
17subject to s. 95.36
, the department shall pay indemnities on livestock condemned and
18destroyed because of unknown or unidentified contagions or infections, the cause or
19nature of which cannot be fully determined at the time of condemnation.
20Indemnities for unknown or unidentified diseases shall be equal to
other diseases if
21the condemnation and destruction is necessary to protect public health or the
22livestock industry. The indemnity under this subsection shall be two-thirds of
the
23difference between net salvage value and appraised or agreed values value, but may
24not to exceed $600 $1,500 for an animal. As used in this subsection, "livestock"
25means bovines, equines, swine, sheep, goats, poultry and animals of species raised

1primarily to produce food for human consumption, including
commercially raised
2deer, as defined in s. 95.25 (5m).
AB150, s. 3585 3Section 3585. 95.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1266,154 95.31 (4) In the event of a major or serious outbreak of dangerous diseases
5affecting the health of domestic animals requiring special control measures, the
6department may request the joint committee on finance to release funds
7appropriated under s. 20.115 (2) (b) as needed to conduct emergency control
8programs independently or in cooperation with federal or local units of government
9and, subject to s. 95.36, to pay indemnities on animals of species raised primarily to
10produce food for human consumption, including commercially raised deer, as defined
11in s. 95.25 (5m),
condemned and slaughtered or destroyed under the emergency
12control programs. For all indemnities paid under this subsection, the state shall pay
13two-thirds of the difference between the net salvage value and the appraised value
14of an animal, except that no payment may exceed the maximum amount prescribed
15by the department for the species type of the destroyed animal
$1,500 for an animal.
AB150, s. 3586 16Section 3586. 95.32 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,1266,19 1795.32 Appraised value. (1) The department shall determine the appraised
18value of an animal that is destroyed under s. 95.21 (4) (b), 95.25, 95.26, 95.27 or 95.31
19(3) or (4) if the animal's owner is eligible for an indemnity.
AB150,1266,23 20(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), the appraised value for an animal that is of
21an animal type that is frequently sold at public auction shall equal the average price
22paid for a commercial grade animal of the same animal type at public auction sales
23during a period specified by the department.
AB150,1267,3
1(3) The appraised value of a registered purebred animal of an animal type that
2is frequently sold at public auction shall equal 125% of the amount determined under
3sub. (2) for that animal type.
AB150,1267,6 4(4) Using a method specified under sub. (5) (c), the department shall determine
5the appraised value of an animal of an animal type that is not frequently sold at
6public auction.
AB150,1267,10 7(5) (a) The department shall promulgate rules specifying animal types for the
8purposes of this section. The animal types may be based on characteristics of
9animals that include species, gender and age. The rules shall specify whether each
10animal type is frequently sold at public auction.
AB150,1267,1411 (b) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the period of public
12auction sales that will be used in the appraisal of each animal type to which sub. (2)
13applies. The period may not begin more than 6 months before the date on which the
14department makes the appraisal.
AB150,1267,1815 (c) The department shall promulgate rules specifying methods for determining
16the appraised value of animals of animal types that are not frequently sold at public
17auction. The methods shall be as consistent as possible with the method under sub.
18(2).
AB150, s. 3587 19Section 3587. 95.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1267,2420 95.35 (1) In the eradication and control of scrapie, the department may,
21whenever such action is necessary to prevent or reduce the spread of the disease,
22condemn and order the destruction of any sheep or goats which in the opinion of the
23department are infected with or have been exposed to scrapie and pay indemnities
24to the owner of the animals under this section
.
AB150, s. 3588 25Section 3588. 95.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1268,4
195.35 (3) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with the
2federal government or any department or other agency for the control and
3eradication of scrapie in this state, including the sharing of payments for indemnities
4authorized by this section
.
AB150, s. 3589 5Section 3589. 95.35 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3590 6Section 3590. 95.35 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3591 7Section 3591. 95.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1268,218 95.37 (1) Claims against the state arising from the condemnation of animals
9shall be made by delivering to the department, to be forwarded to the department of
10administration, a copy of the condemnation notice, and of the notice to the circuit
11court and return of the appraisers certified by the court
a request, giving the name
12and place of residence of the owner, the date on which such the animals were
13condemned and the tag number of each animal, and also a statement of the salvage
14received and of the sum due from the state and any additional information as that
15the department requires. If the value was fixed by agreement the claim shall be
16made by delivering to the department to be forwarded to the department of
17administration the agreement or a sworn copy thereof and a statement of the salvage
18received and of the amount due from the state and any additional information
19demanded.
The department shall promptly transmit all claims to the department
20of administration and accompany the same with a report of the sum due from the
21state and thereupon the claims may be audited and paid.
AB150, s. 3592 22Section 3592. 95.51 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3593 23Section 3593. 95.64 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3594 24Section 3594. 95.65 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3595 25Section 3595. 95.66 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 3596
1Section 3596. 95.99 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1269,82 95.99 (3) A person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated or order
3issued under this chapter, for which a specific penalty is not prescribed, may be
4required to forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $5,000 for the first offense and
5may be required to forfeit not less than $400 nor more than $5,000 for the 2nd or
6subsequent offense committed within 5 years of an offense for which a penalty has
7been assessed under this section. A forfeiture under this subsection is in lieu of a
8criminal penalty under sub. (1).
AB150, s. 3597 9Section 3597. 96.17 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1269,1710 96.17 (6) If a handler is not a resident or is not authorized to do business in this
11state, the handler may designate an agent upon whom service of process may be
12made in this state. The agent shall be a resident of this state or a corporation
13authorized to do business in this state. The designation shall be in writing and filed
14with the secretary of state department of revenue. If no designation is made and filed
15or if process cannot be served in this state upon the designated agent, after
16reasonable effort, process may be served upon the secretary of state department of
17revenue
.
AB150, s. 3598 18Section 3598. 97.21 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1270,219 97.21 (4) (c) Surcharge for operating without a license. An applicant for a bulk
20milk tanker operator or milk distributor license shall pay a license fee surcharge of
21$100 or twice the amount of the annual license fee specified under sub. (4m),
22whichever is less
if the department determines that, within one year prior to
23submitting the license application, the applicant operated without a license or grade
24A permit in violation of this subsection section. Payment of this license fee surcharge
25does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability which results

1from a violation of sub. (2) or (3), but does not constitute evidence of any violation of
2law.
AB150, s. 3599 3Section 3599. 97.30 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1270,124 97.30 (3) (c) Surcharge for operating without a license. An applicant for a retail
5food establishment license shall pay a license fee surcharge of $100 or twice the
6amount of the annual license fee specified under sub. (3m) whichever is less,
if the
7department determines that, within one year prior to submitting a license
8application, the applicant operated the retail food establishment without a license
9in violation of this subsection. Payment of this license fee surcharge does not relieve
10the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability which results from the unlicensed
11operation of the retail food establishment, but does not constitute evidence of a
12violation of any law.
AB150, s. 3600 13Section 3600. 99.02 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1270,2014 99.02 (3) (e) An applicant for a public warehouse keeper's license shall pay a
15license fee surcharge of $100 if the department determines that, within one year
16before submitting the license application, the applicant operated the public
17warehouse without a license in violation of sub. (1). Payment of this license fee
18surcharge does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability that
19results from the unlicensed operation of the public warehouse, but does not
20constitute evidence of any other violation of law.
AB150, s. 3601 21Section 3601. 100.03 (8) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1270,2422 100.03 (8) (bm) 3. The security interest under subd. 1. d. shall be properly
23created, and shall be filed by the trustee with the secretary of state department of
24financial institutions
under ch. 409.
AB150, s. 3602 25Section 3602. 100.201 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,1271,3
1100.201 (6) Fee on dairy products. (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a
2manufacturer or processor of selected dairy products shall pay a fee under par. (c) on
3its sales of those selected dairy products to which all of the following apply:
AB150,1271,44 a. The sales are at wholesale or retail.
AB150,1271,55 b. The sales are made to persons in this state.
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