AB874, s. 1 1Section 1. 23.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,3,82 23.50 (1) The procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies to all actions in circuit
3court to recover forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814,

1for violations of ss. 77.09, 90.21, 134.60, 167.10 (3), 167.31 (2), 281.48 (2) to (5),
2283.33, 285.57 (2), 285.59 (2), (3) (c) and (4), 287.07, 287.08, 287.81 and 299.64 (2),
3subch. VI of ch. 77, this chapter, and chs. 26 to 31, ch. 169, and ch. 350, and any
4administrative rules promulgated thereunder, violations specified under s. 280.98
5(2) or
285.86, violations of ch. 951 if the animal involved is a captive wild animal,
6violations of rules of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 (7) (k),
7violations to which s. 299.85 (7) (a) 2. or 4. applies, or violations of local ordinances
8enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77.
AB874, s. 2 9Section 2. 280.01 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB874, s. 3 10Section 3. 280.01 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 280.01 (2e) and amended
11to read:
AB874,3,1612 280.01 (2e) "Pump Licensed pump installer" means any person, firm or
13corporation
individual who has duly registered as such with the department and
14shall have
paid the annual registration license fee under s. 280.15 (2m) (c) 2. and
15obtained a permit to engage in pump installing as herein provided license under s.
16280.15 (2m) as a pump installer
.
AB874, s. 4 17Section 4. 280.01 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 280.01 (2m) and amended
18to read:
AB874,3,2219 280.01 (2m) "Well Licensed well driller" means any person, firm or corporation
20individual who has duly registered as such with the department and shall have paid
21the annual registration license fee under s. 280.15 (2m) (c) 1. and obtained a permit
22to construct wells as herein provided
license under s. 280.15 (2m) as a well driller.
AB874, s. 5 23Section 5. 280.13 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,4,324 280.13 (1) (e) Prepare and cause to be printed such any codes, bulletins or other
25documents as may be that the department determines are necessary for the safety

1of the public health and the betterment of the industries, and furnish copies thereof
2of those documents to licensed well drillers, licensed pump installers and to the
3public upon request.
AB874, s. 6 4Section 6. 280.13 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB874,4,115 280.13 (2) (intro.) The department may on its own motion make investigations
6and conduct hearings and may, on its own motion or upon complaint in writing, duly
7signed and verified by the complainant, and upon not less than 10 days' notice to the
8licensed well driller or licensed pump installer, suspend or revoke as hereinafter
9provided in subs. (3) and (4) any well driller's or pump installer's permit license if
10said the department has reason to believe or finds that the holder of such permit the
11license
has done any of the following:
AB874,4,1312 (a) Made a material misstatement in the application for permit the license or
13any application for a renewal thereof of the license.
AB874,4,1514 (b) Demonstrated incompetency to act in the industry or industries for which
15such permit the license was issued ; or.
AB874, s. 7 16Section 7. 280.13 (3) to (6) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB874,4,2317 280.13 (3) A The department shall serve a copy of the complaint with notice
18of the suspension of permit license, if ordered by the department, shall be served on
19the person complained against, and the person's person shall file an answer shall be
20filed
with the department and the complainant within 10 days after service. The
21department shall thereupon set the matter for hearing as promptly as possible and
22within 30 days after the date on which the complaint was filed. Either party may
23appear at the hearing in person or by attorney or agent.
AB874,5,9 24(4) No The department may not make an order revoking a permit license under
25sub. (2) shall be made until after a public hearing to be held before the department

1in the county where the permittee licensee has his or her place of business. If the
2permittee licensee is a nonresident, the hearing shall be at such the place as that the
3department designates. At least 10 days prior to the hearing the department shall
4send written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the permittee licensee and
5to the permittee's licensee's attorney or agent of record by mailing the notice to the
6last-known address of such those persons. The testimony presented and
7proceedings had at the hearing shall be recorded and preserved as the records of the
8department. The department shall as soon thereafter as possible after the hearing
9make its findings and determination and send a copy to each interested party.
AB874,5,11 10(5) One year after the date of revocation or thereafter application may be made
11a person whose license was revoked may apply for a new permit license.
AB874,5,18 12(6) No individual, firm or corporation whose permit license has been revoked
13pursuant to under this section shall may, during the period in which the revocation
14is effective, engage in any well drilling or pump installing activity except under the
15direct supervision and as an employee of a registered licensed well driller or licensed
16pump installer and as an employee of a licensed well driller, a licensed pump
17installer, a registered well drilling business, or a registered pump installing
18business
.
AB874, s. 8 19Section 8. 280.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,5,21 20280.15 (title) Well drilling and pump installing; registration; licensing;
21qualifications; fee.
AB874, s. 9 22Section 9. 280.15 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,5,2323 280.15 (1) (title) Business registration.
AB874, s. 10 24Section 10. 280.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB874,6,4
1280.15 (1) (a) Registration requirement. No person may engage in the business
2of well drilling or pump installing in this state unless the person obtains registration
3under this paragraph as a well drilling business or pump installing business, except
4as follows:
AB874,6,65 1. An individual who is a licensed well driller or a licensed pump installer is
6not required to obtain registration.
AB874,6,87 2. An individual who is employed by or works under contract with a licensed
8well driller or a licensed pump installer is not required to obtain registration.
AB874,6,109 3. An individual who is employed by or works under contract with a person who
10is registered under this paragraph is not required to obtain registration.
AB874,6,1211 4. An individual to whom sub. (4) or s. 280.19 applies is not required to obtain
12registration.
AB874, s. 11 13Section 11. 280.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,6,2114 280.15 (1) (am) Prerequisite. The department may not grant registration under
15par. (a) to a person to engage in the business of well drilling unless the person is a
16licensed well driller, a licensed well driller has an ownership interest in the business,
17or the person employs or contracts with a licensed well driller. The department may
18not grant registration under par. (a) to a person to engage in the business of pump
19installing unless the person is a licensed pump installer, a licensed pump installer
20has an ownership interest in the business, or the person employs or contracts with
21a licensed pump installer.
AB874, s. 12 22Section 12. 280.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,7,423 280.15 (1) (b) Application. A person who seeks to register as a well driller
24drilling business or pump installer installing business shall apply to the department
25for registration of each place of business or retail outlet he or she operates as a well

1driller drilling business, pump installer installing business, or both, upon forms
2prepared by the department for this purpose. The application shall be accompanied
3by a permit registration fee for each place of business or retail outlet included in the
4application.
AB874, s. 13 5Section 13. 280.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,7,96 280.15 (1) (c) Renewal. In order to retain registration as a well driller drilling
7business
or pump installer installing business a person shall apply for registration
8renewal and pay the required permit registration fees annually on or before January
91 of each year.
AB874, s. 14 10Section 14. 280.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,7,1211 280.15 (1) (d) Permit Registration fee. The permit fees required for registration
12application or annual renewal are as follows:
AB874,7,1313 1. Well driller drilling business, $50.
AB874,7,1414 2. Pump installer installing business, $25.
AB874,7,1515 3. Well driller drilling business and pump installer installing business, $75.
AB874, s. 15 16Section 15. 280.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,7,1917 280.15 (1) (e) Late fees. A person who files an application for registration
18renewal or who fails to pay the required annual permit registration fees after
19January 1 shall pay a late penalty of $15.
AB874, s. 16 20Section 16. 280.15 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 280.15 (1) (f) and amended
21to read:
AB874,7,2322 280.15 (1) (f) Expiration. All permits so registrations issued shall under this
23subsection
expire on December 31 of each year and shall not be are not transferable.
AB874, s. 17 24Section 17. 280.15 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,8,4
1280.15 (2m) Well driller and pump installer licensing. (a) Application. An
2individual who seeks a well driller or pump installer license shall apply to the
3department on a form prepared by the department. The individual shall include the
4fee specified in par. (c) with the application.
AB874,8,85 (b) Renewal. In order to retain his or her license as a well driller or pump
6installer an individual shall comply with requirements for continuing education
7promulgated by the department by rule and shall apply for license renewal and pay
8the required license fees under par. (c) annually on or before January 1.
AB874,8,109 (c) Fees. The license fees required for license application or annual renewal are
10as follows:
AB874,8,1111 1. Well driller, $50.
AB874,8,1212 2. Pump installer, $25.
AB874,8,1413 (d) Late fees. An individual who files an application for license renewal or pays
14the required annual fees after January 1 shall pay a late penalty of $15.
AB874,8,1715 (e) Prerequisites for pump installer license. The department may not issue a
16pump installer license unless the applicant demonstrates competency in pump
17installing by passing an examination administered by the department.
AB874,8,1918 (f) Prerequisites for well driller license. The department may not issue a well
19driller license unless all of the following apply:
AB874,8,2120 1. The applicant demonstrates competency in well drilling by passing an
21examination administered by the department.
AB874,8,2522 2. Except as provided in par. (g), the applicant has been a registered drilling
23rig operator for at least 2 years within the 5 years before applying, has complied with
24training and continuing education requirements under sub. (3g), and has the well
25drilling experience required by the department by rule.
AB874,9,6
1(g) Exceptions. 1. The department may issue a well driller license to an
2applicant who does not comply with par. (f) 2. if the applicant complies with par. (f)
31. and holds a well driller license in good standing from another state and the
4department determines that the other state has laws and rules governing well
5drilling and licensing of well drillers that are substantially similar to this state's laws
6and rules.
AB874,9,97 2. The department shall establish alternative requirements to par. (f) 2. for
8applicants who have gained well drilling experience before the effective date of this
9subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].
AB874, s. 18 10Section 18. 280.15 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB874, s. 19 11Section 19. 280.15 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,9,1512 280.15 (3g) Drilling rig operator registration. (a) Application. An
13individual who seeks registration as a drilling rig operator shall apply to the
14department on a form prepared by the department. The individual shall include a
15fee of $25.
AB874,9,2016 (b) Renewal. In order to retain registration as a drilling rig operator an
17individual shall complete training approved by the department and comply with
18requirements for continuing education promulgated by the department by rule and
19shall apply for registration renewal and pay a fee of $25 annually on or before
20January 1.
AB874,9,2221 (d) Late fees. An individual who files an application for registration renewal
22or who pays the required annual fee after January 1 shall pay a late penalty of $15.
AB874, s. 20 23Section 20. 280.15 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,9,2524 280.15 (3r) Supervision. (a) Requirement. Except as provided in par. (b) and
25sub. (4), an individual who is not a licensed well driller or a registered drilling rig

1operator may only engage in well drilling if the individual is under the supervision
2of a licensed well driller or a registered drilling rig operator who is on the site of the
3well drilling.
AB874,10,74 (b) Exception. Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual performing well
5drilling of a public well for a local governmental unit if the individual applies for
6registration under sub. (3g) no later than 14 days after the day on which the
7individual begins to perform the well drilling.
AB874, s. 21 8Section 21. 280.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,10,139 280.15 (4) Work on own real estate. No person is required to obtain a permit
10registration or license under this section for driving, digging or otherwise obtaining
11groundwater supply on real estate owned or leased by that person, but the well and
12the work done thereon on the well shall comply and be in conformity with the law and
13the rules promulgated by the department.
AB874, s. 22 14Section 22. 280.16 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 280.16 (2) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
AB874,10,1916 280.16 (2) (intro.) No person may install a pitless adapter that extends into the
17inside of a well casing pipe except if the sand screen is permanently attached to the
18bottom of a well casing pipe that is constructed of polyvinyl chloride. Only
19individuals registered under s. 280.15 the following may install pitless adapters.:
AB874, s. 23 20Section 23. 280.16 (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB874,10,2121 280.16 (2) (a) A licensed pump installer.
AB874,10,2322 (b) An employee of a licensed pump installer or a registered pump installing
23business.
AB874,10,2524 (c) A welder under contract with a licensed pump installer or registered pump
25installing business.
AB874, s. 24
1Section 24. 280.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,11,7 2280.19 Registration exceptions. No registration or permit license to engage
3in the well drilling or pump installing industry shall be is required by of competent
4sanitary engineers or by of superintendents of waterworks systems in the
5preparations of plans and specifications or in supervising the installation of wells
6and water systems for the obtaining of supplies of groundwater, but all such the plans
7and specifications shall conform to all requirements established by the department.
AB874, s. 25 8Section 25. 280.30 of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,11,12 9280.30 Well abandonment and property transfer inspections. (1)
10Definition. Notwithstanding s. 280.01 (6), in this section, "water supply well" means
11an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, or other
12method that supplies water for any purpose.
AB874,11,14 13(2) Abandonment. An individual may not fill or seal a water supply well unless
14one of the following applies:
AB874,11,1515 (a) The individual is a licensed well driller or licensed pump installer.
AB874,11,1816 (b) The individual is under the supervision of a licensed well driller or licensed
17pump installer. The licensed individual is not required to be present during the
18filling or sealing.
AB874,11,2119 (c) The individual is a water system operator certified under s. 281.17 (3) and
20the well is within the service area of the local governmental water system for which
21the individual works.
AB874,12,2 22(3) Property transfer well inspections. (a) An individual may not for
23compensation, in contemplation of a transfer of real property, conduct an inspection
24of the real property for the purpose of locating or evaluating water supply wells or

1pressure systems on the real property unless the individual is a licensed well driller
2or a licensed pump installer.
AB874,12,43 (b) The department shall promulgate rules for inspections and evaluations
4described in par. (a).
AB874, s. 26 5Section 26. 280.97 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,12,14 6280.97 Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in or follows
7the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds himself, herself or itself out as
8or acts temporarily or otherwise as a well driller or pump installer without having
9first secured the required permit or certificate of registration or renewal thereof, or

10Except as provided in s. 280.98 (3), any person who otherwise violates any provision
11of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100 or imprisoned not
12more than 30 days, or both. Each day during which a violation continues shall
13constitute
constitutes a separate and distinct offense, and that may be punished
14separately.
AB874, s. 27 15Section 27. 280.98 of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,12,18 16280.98 Citations. (1) The department may follow the procedures for the
17issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture as specified in sub.
18(3) from a person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2).
AB874,12,22 19(2) The department shall promulgate rules that specify violations of rules
20under this chapter relating to licensing; registration; disinfection, sampling, and
21reporting requirements; water systems that were installed before February 1, 1991;
22and well or drill hole abandonment to which sub. (1) applies.
AB874,12,25 23(3) A person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2) shall, if the
24department issues a citation under sub. (1), be required to forfeit $500 for a first
25violation and $1,000 for a 2nd or subsequent violation of the same provision.
AB874,13,4
1(4) The department shall promulgate rules that specify an enforcement process
2that the department must follow before issuing a citation under sub. (1). The
3department shall include in the enforcement process under this subsection an
4enforcement conference with the person against whom enforcement is contemplated.
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