AB327,36,97 76.48 (1g) (c) "Electric cooperative" means a cooperative association organized
8under ch. 185 or 193 that carries on the business of generating, transmitting or
9distributing electric energy to its members at wholesale or retail.
AB327, s. 34 10Section 34. 77.51 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,36,1911 77.51 (10) "Person" includes any natural person, firm, partnership, limited
12liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, public or private
13corporation, the United States, the state, including any unit or division of the state,
14any county, city, village, town, municipal utility, municipal power district or other
15governmental unit, cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, estate,
16trust, receiver, personal representative, any other fiduciary, and any representative
17appointed by order of any court or otherwise acting on behalf of others. "Person" also
18includes the owner of a single-owner entity that is disregarded as a separate entity
19under ch. 71.
AB327, s. 35 20Section 35. 77.53 (17r) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,37,221 77.53 (17r) (f) If the owner or lessee is an estate, a trust or, a cooperative, or
22an unincorporated cooperative association
; that estate, that trust and its grantor or
23that cooperative or association does not have real property or other tangible personal
24property; except aircraft and such property as hangars, accessories, attachments,

1fuel and parts required for operation of aircraft; in this state at the time the aircraft
2is registered in this state.
AB327, s. 36 3Section 36. 91.19 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,37,84 91.19 (6) The department shall release from a farmland preservation
5agreement any land acquired for use as an electric generating facility authorized
6under s. 196.491 (3), or which involves acquisition of the fee by a utility or a
7cooperative organized under ch. 185 or 193 for purposes of generating electricity or
8other utility uses.
AB327, s. 37 9Section 37. 93.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,37,1110 93.01 (2) "Cooperative association" includes cooperatives and foreign
11cooperatives as defined in s. ss. 185.01 and 193.005.
AB327, s. 38 12Section 38. 93.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,37,1613 93.06 (4) Law enforcement. At the request of the attorney general or of any
14district attorney, assist in the enforcement of any of the following statutes relating
15to trade: ss. 133.03 to 133.07, 133.10, 133.12 to 133.15, 133.17, 134.01, 185.94,
16193.105, 784.04 and 939.31.
AB327, s. 39 17Section 39. 93.06 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,37,2018 93.06 (5) Public markets; cooperative associations. (a) Give assistance in the
19organization, operation or reorganization of such public markets as are authorized
20by law, and of cooperative associations and unincorporated cooperative associations.
AB327,38,221 (b) By general order, prescribe uniform systems of accounting for public
22markets or cooperative associations and unincorporated cooperative associations,
23and may, by general or special order, require any such market or cooperative
24association to render report, in form indicated by the department, to show the nature

1and volume of business, resources, liabilities, profits, losses and any other facts
2bearing upon the financial condition of the market or cooperative association.
AB327, s. 40 3Section 40. 93.06 (6) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB327,38,74 93.06 (6) Cooperatives. (a) By general or special order, require any cooperative
5association or unincorporated cooperative association doing business in this state to
6file with the department a verified copy of its bylaws and of any exclusive contract
7of sale or agency between the association and its members or patrons.
AB327,38,168 (b) Investigate the management of any cooperative association or
9unincorporated cooperative association
doing business in this state, and make the
10facts relating to the management of the cooperative association available to the
11members of the association, when a request for a management investigation has
12been filed with the department, signed by all of the directors or by at least 20% of the
13members of associations of less than 500 members or by at least 100 members of
14associations of 500 or more members. The department shall fix and collect a fee for
15investigations under this paragraph, which shall be the actual cost of the
16investigation.
AB327,38,1917 (c) By general or special order, require any cooperative association or
18unincorporated cooperative association
doing business in this state or in the process
19of organization to file with the department a report of its promotion expenses.
AB327, s. 41 20Section 41. 93.41 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,38,2421 93.41 (3) The department shall impose annual fees upon rural electric
22cooperatives organized under ch. 185 or 193. The amount of the fees shall total the
23amount appropriated under s. 20.115 (3) (jm). The fees received under this
24subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (3) (jm).
AB327, s. 42 25Section 42. 94.67 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,39,4
194.67 (5) (a) (intro.) "Commercial application business" means a corporation,
2a limited liability company, a cooperative association, an unincorporated cooperative
3association, a
partnership, a natural person doing business as a sole proprietor or
4other nongovernmental business entity that does either of the following:
AB327, s. 43 5Section 43. 96.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,39,76 96.01 (8) "Member-patron" means a person who is a member of a cooperative
7under ch. 185 or 193 and whose products are marketed through that cooperative.
AB327, s. 44 8Section 44. 96.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,39,149 96.08 (3) (b) A cooperative association or an unincorporated cooperative
10association
engaged in the marketing of affected commodities as the agent of its
11members may cast a bloc vote or assent for its members, except that it shall exclude
12from its bloc vote or assent any of its members who are also member-patrons of
13another cooperative or unincorporated cooperative association which intends to cast
14a bloc vote or assent for those members.
AB327, s. 45 15Section 45. 97.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,40,916 97.32 (1) Special dairy and food inspectors may be appointed by the
17department for any factory, plant, receiving station, or group thereof, which buys or
18receives milk or cream for the purpose of manufacturing, processing or any other
19purpose whatsoever, upon petition therefor signed by more than two-thirds of the
20regular patrons of such factory, plant, receiving station, or group thereof, or by the
21officers of such factory, plant, receiving station or group thereof, or of the officers of
22any association organized under ch. 185 or 193 representing patrons of such factory,
23plant, receiving station or group thereof, and upon receiving satisfactory proof that
24such special dairy and food inspectors will be compensated in full for all services
25rendered and traveling expenses incurred upon and pursuant to such appointment

1as provided in this section. If the inspector is appointed pursuant to petition signed
2by the officers of an organization, such compensation and expenses shall be paid by
3such organization; and any factory, plant, receiving station or group thereof shall pay
4to the association the checkoff as contracted for between the member and the
5association. If appointed pursuant to petition signed by patrons, each patron of the
6factory, plant, receiving station or group thereof shall pay such proportion of the total
7amount of such compensation and expenses as the amount of milk or cream delivered
8thereto by the patron bears to the total amount delivered thereto by all patrons. The
9state shall not be liable for any such compensation or expenses.
AB327, s. 46 10Section 46. 97.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,40,2411 97.32 (3) Each such special dairy and food inspector shall have all powers
12conferred by law upon dairy and food inspectors, shall at all times be under the
13supervision of the department and shall make such reports to the department as the
14department may require. The special dairy and food inspector shall supervise and
15inspect the weighing and testing of and shall inspect all milk, cream, butter or cheese
16delivered to such factory, plant, receiving station or group thereof, except that if the
17special dairy and food inspector be appointed upon petition by an association
18organized under ch. 185 or 193, the special dairy and food inspector shall perform
19duties only for its members, and for such purpose the special dairy and food inspector
20may use any or all weighing or testing apparatus in such factory, plant, receiving
21station or group thereof. In addition to the duties herein specifically prescribed, the
22special dairy and food inspector shall perform such duties as the patrons or
23organization compensating the special dairy and food inspector or the department
24may direct.
AB327, s. 47 25Section 47. 99.02 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,41,2
199.02 (2) (d) A cooperative association or an unincorporated cooperative
2association
storing farm products and merchandise for members.
AB327, s. 48 3Section 48. 100.201 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,41,144 100.201 (1) (b) 2. For the purpose of this section any subsidiary or affiliate
5corporation, limited liability company or, cooperative, or unincorporated cooperative
6association,
and any officer, director, partner, member or manager of a corporation,
7cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, partnership or limited liability
8company which is a retailer of selected dairy products, and any individual,
9corporation, cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, partnership,
10limited liability company, association or any other business unit which owns,
11controls or franchises any retailer or which has any retailer as an affiliate, member
12or subsidiary, is deemed to be a retailer of selected dairy products and the
13prohibitions of sub. (2) shall also apply to any such person or business unit which
14sells any selected dairy product at wholesale.
AB327, s. 49 15Section 49. 100.201 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,41,2116 100.201 (1) (f) 2. For the purpose of this section any subsidiary or affiliate
17corporation, limited liability company or, cooperative, or unincorporated cooperative
18association,
and any officer, director, partner, member or manager of a corporation,
19cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, partnership or limited liability
20company which is a wholesaler of selected dairy products, is deemed to be a
21wholesaler of selected dairy products.
AB327, s. 50 22Section 50. 103.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,42,323 103.46 (2) A contract or agreement for the sale of agricultural, horticultural or
24dairy products between a producer of those products and a distributor or purchaser
25of those products, in which either party to the contract or agreement undertakes or

1promises not to join, become or remain a member of any cooperative association
2organized under ch. 185 or 193 or of any trade association of the producers,
3distributors or purchasers of those products.
AB327, s. 51 4Section 51. 108.02 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,42,95 108.02 (2) (dm) In the employ of a group of operators of farms, or a cooperative
6organization or unincorporated cooperative association of which operators of farms
7are members, in the performance of service described in par. (d), but only if such
8operators produced more than one-half of the commodity with respect to which such
9service is performed.
AB327, s. 52 10Section 52. 111.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,42,2511 111.01 (2) Industrial peace, regular and adequate income for the employee, and
12uninterrupted production of goods and services are promotive of all of these
13interests. They are largely dependent upon the maintenance of fair, friendly and
14mutually satisfactory employment relations and the availability of suitable
15machinery for the peaceful adjustment of whatever controversies may arise. It is
16recognized that certain employers, including farmers and , farmer cooperatives, and
17unincorporated farmer cooperative associations,
in addition to their general
18employer problems, face special problems arising from perishable commodities and
19seasonal production which require adequate consideration. It is also recognized that
20whatever may be the rights of disputants with respect to each other in any
21controversy regarding employment relations, they should not be permitted, in the
22conduct of their controversy, to intrude directly into the primary rights of third
23parties to earn a livelihood, transact business and engage in the ordinary affairs of
24life by any lawful means and free from molestation, interference, restraint or
25coercion.
AB327, s. 53
1Section 53. 126.01 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,43,62 126.01 (18) "Person," notwithstanding s. 990.01 (26), means an individual, a
3corporation, a cooperative, an unincorporated cooperative association, a
4partnership, a limited liability company, a trust, a state agency, as defined in s.
520.001 (1), a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), or other legal
6entity.
AB327, s. 54 7Section 54. 126.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,43,138 126.11 (3) (b) A statement of whether the applicant is an individual,
9corporation, partnership, cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association,
10limited liability company, trust, or other legal entity. If the applicant is a corporation
11or, a cooperative, or an association, the applicant shall identify each officer of the
12corporation or cooperative. If the applicant is a partnership, the applicant shall
13identify each partner.
AB327, s. 55 14Section 55. 126.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,43,2015 126.26 (2) (b) A statement of whether the applicant is an individual, a
16corporation, a partnership, a cooperative, an unincorporated cooperative
17association, a
limited liability company, a trust, or other legal entity. If the applicant
18is a corporation or, a cooperative, or an association, the applicant shall identify each
19officer of the corporation or cooperative. If the applicant is a partnership, the
20applicant shall identify each partner.
AB327, s. 56 21Section 56. 126.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,44,222 126.41 (2) (b) A statement of whether the applicant is an individual, a
23corporation, partnership, cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association,
24limited liability company, trust, or other legal entity. If the applicant is a corporation
25or, a cooperative, or an association, the applicant shall identify each officer of the

1corporation or cooperative. If the applicant is a partnership, the applicant shall
2identify each partner.
AB327, s. 57 3Section 57. 126.56 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,44,94 126.56 (3) (b) A statement of whether the applicant is an individual, a
5corporation, a partnership, a cooperative, an unincorporated cooperative
6association, a
limited liability company, a trust, or other legal entity. If the applicant
7is a corporation or, a cooperative, or an association, the application shall identify each
8officer of the corporation or cooperative. If the applicant is a partnership, the
9application shall identify each partner.
AB327, s. 58 10Section 58. 126.56 (9) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,44,1711 126.56 (9) (h) Whether the applicant is a producer-owned cooperative or
12unincorporated cooperative association or organization that procures vegetables
13solely from its producer owners on the basis of a cooperative marketing method
14under which the producer-owned cooperative, unincorporated cooperative
15association,
or organization pays its producer owners a prorated share of sales
16proceeds for the marketing year after a final accounting and the deduction of
17marketing expenses.
AB327, s. 59 18Section 59. 126.57 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,44,2119 126.57 (1) (b) 2. The vegetable contractor is a producer-owned cooperative or
20unincorporated cooperative association
or organization that procures processing
21vegetables only from its producer owners.
AB327, s. 60 22Section 60. 126.58 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,44,2523 126.58 (1) (c) 2. The vegetable contractor is a producer-owned cooperative or
24unincorporated cooperative association
that procures processing vegetables only
25from its producer owners.
AB327, s. 61
1Section 61. 126.59 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,45,42 126.59 (1) (c) The vegetable contractor is a producer-owned cooperative or
3unincorporated cooperative association
that procures processing vegetables only
4from its producer owners.
AB327, s. 62 5Section 62. 126.61 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,45,86 126.61 (1) (c) 2. The vegetable contractor is a producer-owned cooperative or
7unincorporated cooperative association
that procures processing vegetables only
8from its producer members.
AB327, s. 63 9Section 63. 133.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,45,1710 133.07 (1) This chapter shall not prohibit the existence and operation of labor,
11agricultural or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purpose of mutual
12help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or organizations permitted
13under ch. 185 or 193; shall not forbid or restrain individual members of such
14organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof; and such
15organizations, or the members thereof, shall not be held or construed to be illegal
16combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade, under this chapter. The labor of
17a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.
AB327, s. 64 18Section 64. 133.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,45,23 19133.09 Collective bargaining. This chapter shall be so construed as to
20permit collective bargaining by associations of producers of agricultural products, by
21organizations permitted under ch. 185 or 193 and by associations of employees when
22such bargaining is actually and expressly done for the individual benefit of the
23separate members of each such association making such collective bargain.
AB327, s. 65 24Section 65. 134.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,46,16
1134.04 (1) No person, firm or corporation engaged in any enterprise in this
2state shall by any method or procedure directly or indirectly by itself or through a
3subsidiary agency owned or controlled in whole or in part by such person, firm or
4corporation, sell or procure for sale or have in its possession or under its control for
5sale to its employees or any person any article, material, product or merchandise of
6whatsoever nature not of the person's, firm's or corporation's production or not
7handled in the person's, firm's or corporation's regular course of trade, excepting
8meals, candy bars, cigarettes and tobacco for the exclusive use and consumption of
9such employees of the employer, and excepting tools used by employees in said
10enterprise and such specialized appliances and paraphernalia as may be required in
11said enterprise for the employees' safety or health and articles used by employees or
12other persons which insure better sanitary conditions and quality in the
13manufacture of food or food products. The provisions of this subsection shall not
14apply to lumber producers, loggers and dealers nor to any cooperative association
15organized under ch. 185 or 193. This section shall not be construed as authorizing
16the sale of any merchandise at less than cost as defined in s. 100.30.
AB327, s. 66 17Section 66. 136.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,46,2318 136.01 (1) "Contractor" means a person who offers for profit a future service
19contract to a prospective customer, or who enters into a future service contract with
20a customer, except a cooperative organized under ch. 185 or 193. Such person
21includes, but is not limited to, an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
22unincorporated association, or corporation. A "contractor" includes, but is not
23limited to, buyers clubs, guilds, plans and guides.
AB327, s. 67 24Section 67. 177.015 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,47,3
1177.015 Exemption. Notwithstanding this chapter, a cooperative organized
2under ch. 185 or 193 may effect the forfeiture to the cooperative of unclaimed funds
3as provided in ss. 185.03 (10) and, 185.75 (1), 193.301 (14), and 193.905 (4).
AB327, s. 68 4Section 68. 178.42 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,47,85 178.42 (3) (a) The name of any other domestic or foreign corporation,
6cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, registered limited liability
7partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company existing, registered or
8licensed to transact business under the laws of this state.
AB327, s. 69 9Section 69. 178.42 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,47,1110 178.42 (3) (b) Any name reserved or registered under ch. 179, 180, 181, 183 or,
11185, or 193.
AB327, s. 70 12Section 70. 180.0103 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,47,1913 180.0103 (8) "Entity" includes a domestic corporation; a foreign corporation;
14a limited liability company; a nonstock corporation; a stock or nonstock cooperative
15association; an unincorporated cooperative association; a profit or nonprofit
16unincorporated association; a business trust; an estate; a partnership; a trust; 2 or
17more persons having a joint or common economic interest; a state or an agency,
18commission, department, authority, bureau or other instrumentality of a state; a
19governmental subdivision; the United States; and a foreign government.
AB327, s. 71 20Section 71. 180.0401 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,47,2221 180.0401 (2) (a) 7. The name of a cooperative association or an unincorporated
22cooperative association
incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state.
AB327, s. 72 23Section 72. 180.0401 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,48,424 180.0401 (3) (a) The other corporation or the foreign corporation, limited
25liability company, nonstock corporation, limited partnership, limited liability

1partnership or, cooperative association, or unincorporated cooperative association
2consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in a form satisfactory to
3the department to change its name to a name that is distinguishable upon the records
4of the department from the name of the applicant.
AB327, s. 73 5Section 73. 180.1506 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,48,76 180.1506 (2) (a) 7. The name of a cooperative association or an unincorporated
7cooperative association
incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state.
AB327, s. 74 8Section 74. 180.1506 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,48,149 180.1506 (3) (a) The other foreign corporation or the domestic corporation,
10limited liability company, nonstock corporation, limited partnership, limited
11liability partnership or, cooperative association, or unincorporated cooperative
12association
consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in a form
13satisfactory to the department to change its name to a name that is distinguishable
14upon the records of the department from the name of the applicant.
AB327, s. 75 15Section 75. 181.0401 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,48,1716 181.0401 (2) (a) 3. A name reserved or registered under this chapter or ch. 178,
17179, 180, 183 or, 185, or 193.
AB327, s. 76 18Section 76. 181.0401 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
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