AB970: Bill Text

AB970, s. 34 Section 34. 90.09 of the statutes is renumbered 90.09 (1) and amended to read:

AB970,24,22 90.09 (1) When the boundary line between enclosed lands of owned by different persons is a river, brook, pond or creek, which of itself is not a sufficient fence, and it is impracticable, without unreasonable expense, for a partition fence to be built on the true boundary line, and either owner or occupant shall refuse refuses to join in making a partition fence on either side thereof of the river, brook, pond or creek, or if they shall disagree respecting the same making a partition fence, either party may apply to two 2 or more fence viewers of the town, who, after giving notice as provided in s. 90.07, shall proceed to view such the river, brook, pond or creek; and if they shall.

AB970,25,10 (2) If the fence viewers determine that the same river, brook, pond or creek is not a sufficient fence and that it is impracticable, without unreasonable expense, to build a fence on the true boundary line they, the fence viewers shall, in writing under their hands, determine how or on which side thereof of the river, brook, pond or creek the fence shall be built or whether the fence shall be built partly on one side and partly on the other, and side. The fence viewers shall assign to each owner or occupant that owner's or occupant's share thereof of the fence and the time within which the respective parties shall build the same, and fence. The fence viewers shall file such their determination in the office of the town clerk, who shall record the same determination.

AB970,25,15 (3) If either party shall refuse or neglect refuses or neglects to build that party's part of the fence within the time so assigned by the fence viewers, the other party may, after having completed his or her own part, build such the other party's part and recover the expense thereof as hereinafter of building the other party's part of the fence as provided under s. 90.11.

AB970,25,19 (4) If said the fence viewers shall determine that it is impracticable, either from the formation of the banks of such the river, brook, pond or creek or from for any other cause reason, to maintain any fence along or near said the boundary line, they shall give written notice to the parties of such that determination.

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AB970, s. 35 Section 35. 90.10 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,26,9 90.10 Compulsory repair of fence. In case If any person shall neglect neglects to repair or rebuild any partition fence which that by law that person ought is required to maintain, the aggrieved party may complain to two 2 or more fence viewers of the town, who, after giving notice as provided in s. 90.07, shall examine the same, and if they shall fence. If the fence viewers determine such that the fence is insufficient, they shall signify the same to inform the delinquent party of the insufficiency and direct the delinquent party to repair or rebuild the same fence within such a time as they shall deem that the fence viewers determine is reasonable. If such the fence shall not be is not repaired or rebuilt within the time so fixed by the fence viewers, the complainant may repair or rebuild the same fence and recover the expense thereof of repairing or rebuilding the fence as hereinafter provided under s. 90.11.

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AB970, s. 36 Section 36. 90.11 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 90.11 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB970,26,18 90.11 (1) (a) Whenever any owner or occupant shall have of land has built, repaired or rebuilt any fence in pursuance of the preceding sections which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, that the adjoining owner or occupant shall have has been lawfully directed by fence viewers to build, repair or rebuild , and have but has failed to do within the time prescribed, the owner or occupant who built, repaired or rebuilt the fence may call upon complain to any two 2 or more fence viewers of the town, who.

AB970,27,3 (b) The fence viewers complained to under par. (a) shall, after having given notice to such the defaulting adjoining owner or occupant as provided in s. 90.07, examine such the fence and ascertain the expense thereof; and if they shall of building, repairing or rebuilding the fence. If the fence viewers adjudge such the fence sufficient they shall give to such the complaining party a certificate under their hands of such their decision and of the amount of the expense of such building or, repairing, or rebuilding the fence and of the fees of the fence viewers who made such order and of their own; and thereupon such.

AB970,27,12 (c) Upon receipt of the fence viewers' certificate, the complaining party may demand the amount of such ascertained the expense determined by the fence viewers, together with such the fence viewers' fees, from such the defaulting, adjoining owner or occupant; and in case of neglect and refusal. If the adjoining owner or occupant fails to pay the same expenses and fees for one month after so demanded the complaining party has demanded payment, the amount of such expenses and fees together with interest at the rate of one per cent a 1% per month shall constitute a special charge and lien against such the adjoining owner's or occupant's lands and may be recovered in the manner provided in sub. (2).

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AB970, s. 37 Section 37. 90.11 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 90.11 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB970,27,21 90.11 (2) (a) The person to whom such certificate shall be executed and delivered complaining party may file the same certificate executed and delivered to him or her under sub. (1) (b) with the town clerk of the town in which the lands charged with such the expense and fees set forth in the certificate are located. Upon the filing of such the certificate such, the town clerk shall issue a warrant for the amount thereof of the listed expenses and fees upon the town treasurer payable to such the person to whom the certificate was executed and delivered.

AB970,28,11 (b) The amount so paid by the town treasurer under par. (a) together with interest at the rate of one per cent a 1% per month shall be included by the town clerk in the next tax roll as a special charge against such the lands and such charged with the expense and fees. The special charge shall be collected by the town treasurer with the other taxes in such the town. Any such special charge under this paragraph remaining unpaid shall be added to the list of delinquent taxes returned to the county treasurer, who. The county treasurer shall collect the same delinquent special charge or sell the land as for delinquent taxes; and all. All proceedings in relation thereto to the sale of land for a delinquent special charge shall be the same in all respects as in the case of land sold for other delinquent taxes. Every county treasurer who shall collect or receive any moneys on account of such delinquent charges under this subsection shall pay the same moneys received to the treasurer of the proper town.

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AB970, s. 38 Section 38. 90.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,28,13 90.13 (title) Partition fence on newly-enclosed newly enclosed land.

AB970, s. 39 Section 39. 90.13 of the statutes is renumbered 90.13 (1) and amended to read:

AB970,29,2 90.13 (1) When any previously unenclosed land shall afterwards be is enclosed , the owner or occupant thereof of the newly enclosed land shall pay for one-half 50% of each partition fence standing upon the line between that owner's or occupant's land and the enclosure of any other owner or occupant, unless such the line shall have has been theretofore previously divided, in which case that. If the line has been previously divided, the owner or occupant of the newly enclosed land shall pay the value of the fence on the part of such the line so previously assigned to that owner or occupant; and. In either case, the value thereof of the fence at the time in either case shall be ascertained on the application of either adjoining owner or occupant as provided in s. 90.11, in case if the parties do not agree; and if such.

AB970,29,6 (2) If the responsible owner or occupant shall neglect or refuse fails to pay the same value for sixty 60 days after the value has been so ascertained and demand made, the proprietor of such the fence may recover such the value with the fence viewers' fees and costs.

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AB970, s. 40 Section 40. 93.06 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,29,17 93.06 (6) (b) Investigate the management of any such cooperative association doing business in this state, and may make the facts, relating to said the management, of the cooperative association available to the members of the association, when a request for such a management investigation has been filed with the department, signed by all of the directors or by at least twenty per cent 20% of the members (in the case of associations of less than five hundred 500 members) and or by at least one hundred 100 members (in the case of associations of five hundred 500 or more members). The department shall fix and collect a fee for such investigations, to under this paragraph, which shall be the actual cost thereof of the investigation.

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AB970, s. 41 Section 41. 93.09 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 93.09 (9) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB970,30,2 93.09 (9) (a) (intro.) Whenever the department finds that any person marketing or having in his or her possession any product or receptacle to which the standard is applicable has intentionally violated sub. (8), the department, after opportunity for hearing has been given such to that person, may, by special order, revoke the do any of the following:

AB970,30,5 1. Revoke the person's right of such person to represent any product or receptacle to which the standard is applicable as being of any grade contained in the standard and may, in said order, require such.

AB970,30,7 2. Require the person to mark or tag such the product or receptacle as provided in sub. (4).

AB970,30,9 (b) The department may, without hearing, suspend such the right described in par. (a) 1. for a period not exceeding ten 10 days, pending investigation.

AB970,30,12 (c) The department may restore such the right to any person from whom it has been revoked, where if the person gives satisfactory evidence warranting such restoration.

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AB970, s. 42 Section 42. 93.11 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 93.11 (6) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB970,30,17 93.11 (6) (a) (intro.) The department, after opportunity for hearing has been given the licensee, may, by special order, revoke any license issued under this section, whenever the department finds that such any of the following:

AB970,30,18 1. That the licensee is incompetent or .

AB970,30,20 2. That the licensee has made material false statements in order to obtain a license or.

AB970,30,22 3. That the licensee has knowingly or carelessly issued any false or improper certificate of grade or.

AB970,31,2 4. That the licensee has accepted money or other consideration, directly or indirectly, as compensation for any neglect or improper performance of duty or.

AB970,31,4 5. That the licensee has violated chs. 93 to 100 or any regulation made thereunder under chs. 93 to 100.

AB970,31,6 (b) The department may, without hearing, suspend such a licensee's right to act under this section for a period not exceeding ten 10 days, pending investigation.

AB970,31,9 (c) The department may restore the license of any person whose license has been revoked, where under this subsection if the person gives satisfactory evidence warranting such restoration.

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AB970, s. 43 Section 43. 93.21 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,31,16 93.21 (4) Failure to obey orders. Any person who wilfully violates s. 93.14 (3) or 93.15 (3), or who wilfully violates or refuses, neglects or fails to obey any order or regulation made issued under s. 93.06 (3), shall, for each offense, be punished by a fine of fined not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, in the county jail or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Note: Replaces word form of numbers with digits, and replaces and deletes language for greater readability and conformity with current style. Section 93.06 (3) authorizing the issuance of orders does not provide for the making of regulations.

AB970, s. 44 Section 44. 94.27 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,32,8 94.27 Liability for damages. The Any person so building or maintaining any such who builds or maintains any dam or constructing or keeping constructs or keeps open any such ditch or drain shall be under s. 94.26 is liable to the persons whose lands are overflowed or otherwise injured by such the dam, ditch or drain for the full sum of damages so sustained, which shall be ascertained under s. 94.28 and recovered in the manner following and not otherwise. If the person claiming any such damages cannot agree with the person liable to pay the same, the person claiming the damages shall select one disinterested arbitrator and give notice thereof to the person from whom such damages are claimed, who shall, within ten days after the receipt of such notice, select another disinterested arbitrator, not of kin to any of the parties interested in maintaining such dams, ditches or drains, and give notice thereof to the claimant and to each of the persons so selected as arbitrators under ss. 94.28 to 94.30.

Note: The deleted material is recreated as s. 94.28 (1) for more logical placement. See the creation of s. 94.28 (1) by this bill.

AB970, s. 45 Section 45. 94.28 of the statutes is renumbered 94.28 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB970,32,13 94.28 (2) (a) (intro.) The persons selected as arbitrators under sub. (1) shall, within twenty 20 days after such notice, appoint some of their appointment, do all of the following:

AB970,32,15 1. Appoint a disinterested third 3rd person to act as arbitrator with them and fix.

AB970,32,17 2. Fix a time and place at which the arbitrators shall meet to determine the claimant's damages which the claimant ought to have, and give.

AB970,32,19 3. Give notice thereof of the appointment of the 3rd arbitrator and the time and place of hearing to the parties interested parties.

AB970,33,6 (b) At the time and place so fixed under par. (a) 2., the arbitrators shall view the premises and hear the proofs and allegations of the parties, and within ten. Within 10 days thereafter, the arbitrators, or any two 2 of them, shall make duplicate statements of the proceedings had by them and of the amount by them ordered to that they order to be paid to the claimant for the claimant's damages and the amount to be paid by the respective parties for their the arbitrators' fees and the costs of such the proceedings, and. The arbitrators shall deliver to each party a copy thereof of the statement and order to each party. Within twenty 20 days thereafter, the amount so ordered shall be paid by the party of whom required unless an appeal be is taken as hereinafter provided under s. 94.29.

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AB970, s. 46 Section 46. 94.28 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

AB970,33,15 94.28 (1) If a person claiming damages from a dam, ditch or drain cannot agree with the person liable to pay the damages under s. 94.27, the damage claimant shall select one disinterested arbitrator and give notice of the selection to the person against whom the damages are claimed. The person from whom damages are claimed shall, within 10 days after receipt of the notice, select another disinterested arbitrator, not of kin to any of the parties interested in maintaining the dams, ditches or drains, and give notice of the selection to the claimant and to the persons selected as arbitrators.

Note: Moves the material deleted from s. 94.27 by this bill to s. 94.28 (1) for more logical placement.

AB970, s. 47 Section 47. 94.30 of the statutes is renumbered 94.30 (1) and amended to read:

AB970,34,6 94.30 (1) If neither party appeals from such the award under s. 94.28 and the responsible party required to pay the damages shall pay pays the full amount thereof of damages and costs awarded within the time above prescribed under s. 94.28 (2) (b) or if, upon an appeal, a final judgment shall be is rendered in favor of the claimant and the defendant shall pay such responsible party pays the judgment and all costs awarded to the claimant within sixty 60 days after such entry of the final judgment, then the person so erecting or maintaining such dam or dams or constructing or maintaining such ditches or drains that responsible party shall have the perpetual right to maintain and keep the same dams, ditches or drains that caused the damage in good condition and repair; and neither. Neither the person responsible party nor the person's responsible party's assigns shall be liable to for the payment of any further damages on account thereof; and upon failure of the dams, ditches or drains.

AB970,34,10 (2) If the responsible party fails to make such payment as described in sub. (1) within the times above applicable prescribed time, the person responsible party shall forfeit all right under this chapter to maintain such the dams, ditches or drains under the foregoing provisions that caused the damage.

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AB970, s. 48 Section 48. 94.32 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,34,14 94.32 Pay of arbitrators. The arbitrators appointed under s. 94.28 shall each receive $3 per day for their services three dollars per day each, to be paid in whole or in part by either party as they shall the arbitrators determine.

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AB970, s. 49 Section 49. 94.72 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,35,4 94.72 (2) (a) 8. In the case of mixed feeds containing more than a total of five per cent 5% of one or more mineral ingredients, or other unmixed materials used as mineral supplements, and in the case of mineral feeds, mixed or unmixed, which that are manufactured, represented and sold for the primary purposes of supplying mineral elements in rations for animals or birds, and containing that contain mineral elements generally regarded as dietary factors essential for normal nutrition, the minimum percentage of calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), of and iodine (I) and the maximum percentage of salt (NaCl), if the same be those elements are present. Provided, that if If no nutritional properties other than those of a mineral nature be are claimed for a mineral feed product, the per centums percentages of crude protein, crude fat and crude fiber may be omitted;

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AB970, s. 50 Section 50. 97.56 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 97.56 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB970,35,8 97.56 (2) (intro.) No person shall may, with intent to defraud, sell do any of the following:

AB970,35,13 (a) Sell or expose for sale any meat or meat preparation, whether the same be raw or prepared for human consumption, and falsely represent the same meat or meat preparation to be kosher, and as having been prepared under and of a product or products sanctioned by the orthodox Hebrew religious requirements ; nor shall any person falsely.

AB970,35,18 (b) Falsely represent any food product or the contents of any package or container to be so constituted and prepared kosher and as having been prepared under and of a product or products sanctioned by the orthodox Hebrew religious requirements, by having or permitting to be inscribed thereon on the package or container the word "kosher" in any language; nor shall any person sell.

AB970,35,23 (c) Sell or expose for sale in the same place of business both kosher and nonkosher meat or meat preparations, either raw or prepared for human consumption, unless all of that person's window signs and display advertising indicate, in block letters at least four 4 inches in height, "Kosher and Nonkosher Meat Sold Here;" nor shall any person expose".

AB970,36,5 (d) Expose for sale in any show window or place of business both kosher and nonkosher meat or meat preparations, either raw or prepared for human consumption, unless the person displays over each kind of meat or meat preparation so exposed a sign in block letters at least four 4 inches in height reading "Kosher Meat,", or "Nonkosher Meat,", as the case may be.

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AB970, s. 51 Section 51. 97.56 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 97.56 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB970,36,9 97.56 (3) (intro.) No person, with intent to defraud, shall sell may do any of the following:

AB970,36,14 (a) Sell or expose for sale, in any restaurant or other place where food products are sold for consumption on the premises, any article of food or food preparations and that is falsely represent the same represented to be kosher and as having been prepared in accordance with the orthodox Hebrew religious requirements ; nor shall any person sell.

AB970,36,20 (b) Sell or expose for sale in any such restaurant or other place both kosher and nonkosher food or food preparations for consumption on the premises when not prepared in accordance with the Jewish ritual and not sanctioned by the Hebrew orthodox religious requirements, unless the person's window signs and display advertising state, in block letters at least 4 inches in height, "Kosher and Nonkosher Food Served Here".

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AB970, s. 52 Section 52. 98.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,37,4 98.13 (4) Whenever milk is sold under an agreement, express or implied, that the value of the same milk shall be determined by its proportion of butter fat, the price to be paid shall be based on a three and five-tenths per cent 3.5% butter fat standard.

Note: Replaces "same" and word form of numbers with digits for greater conformity with current style.

AB970, s. 53 Section 53. 98.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB970,37,18 98.14 (1) All bottles and pipettes used in measuring milk or milk products for making determination of the percent to determine the percentage of fat in said the milk or milk products shall have clearly blown or otherwise permanently marked in the side of the bottle or pipette the word "Sealed,", and in the side of the pipette or the side or bottom of the bottle the name, initials, or trademark of the manufacturer and the manufacturer's designating number, which designating number shall be different for each manufacturer and may be used in identifying bottles. The designating number shall be furnished by the department upon application by the manufacturer and upon the filing by the manufacturer of a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars $1,000 with sureties to be approved by the attorney general, conditioned upon conformance with the requirements of this section. A record of the bonds furnished, the designating number, and to whom furnished, shall be kept in the office of the department.

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AB970, s. 54 Section 54. 98.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: