AB75: Bill Text

AB75,1161,23 3. For July to September, by October 31.

AB75,1161,24 4. For October to December, by January 31.

AB75,1162,5 (b) A person operating an establishment shall submit a quarterly report that identifies the number of each type of animal described in sub. (2) slaughtered in the establishment in the previous quarter. The department may require additional information relevant to the assessment. The department shall keep confidential the information submitted under this subsection.

AB75,1162,13 (c) A person who submits a quarterly report and payment of the assessment after the due date shall pay the department, in addition to the assessment, a surcharge equal to 1 percent of the assessment due for each month or fraction of a month that the payment is late. A person who submits a quarterly report that understates the number of animals slaughtered in an establishment and submits payment based on the inaccurate report shall pay the department a surcharge equal to 1 percent of the amount of the underpayment for each month or fraction of a month that the payment is late.

AB75,1162,21 (4) License contingent on payment of assessment. The department may not issue or renew a license related to the slaughter of animals for any establishment until the operator of the establishment pays any assessments and surcharges that are due under this section. The department shall refund an assessment or surcharge paid under protest if the department determines that the assessment or surcharge was not due as a condition of licensing under this subsection. If an assessment or surcharge is paid by check, a license issued in reliance upon that check is void if the check is not honored.

AB75,1162,25 (5) Inspection of records. The department may inspect, during regular business hours, any records that relate to this section. The department shall keep confidential any information obtained under this subsection concerning the number of animals slaughtered in an establishment.

AB75,1163,3 (6) Rules. The department may promulgate rules for the administration of this section, including rules that modify the amount of the assessment under sub. (2) and rules that modify the schedule for reporting and payment under sub. (3) (a).

AB75,1163,6 (7) Penalty. A person who submits a report under sub. (3) that understates the number of animals slaughtered in an establishment may be required to forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each inaccurate report.

AB75, s. 2038 Section 2038. 98.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1163,9 98.16 (title) Licensing of vehicle Vehicle scale operators; scale installation and testing.

AB75, s. 2039 Section 2039. 98.16 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1163,11 98.16 (2) (title) License for operator.

AB75, s. 2040 Section 2040. 98.16 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (2) (am) and amended to read:

AB75,1163,17 98.16 (2) (am) Except as provided in subd. 2., a par. (dm), no person may not operate a vehicle scale without a an annual license from the department. A separate license is required for each scale. A license is not transferable between persons or scales. A license expires on March 31 annually.

AB75,1163,19 (bm) The department shall provide a license application form for persons applying for a license. The form may shall require all of the following:

AB75,1163,21 3. Other information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes.

AB75,1163,23 (cm) A license application shall be accompanied by applicable fees under pars. (b) and (c). all of the following fees and surcharges:

AB75, s. 2041 Section 2041. 98.16 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (2) (dm) and amended to read:

AB75,1164,3 98.16 (2) (dm) Subdivision 1. Paragraph (am) does not apply to a person who operates a vehicle scale only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license to operate the scale under this paragraph subsection.

AB75, s. 2042 Section 2042. 98.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (2) (cm) 1. and amended to read:

AB75,1164,8 98.16 (2) (cm) 1. A license fee. The fee for a license under par. (a) this subsection is $60 $100, except that the department may establish a different fee by rule promulgated under sub. (4).

AB75, s. 2043 Section 2043. 98.16 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1164,11 98.16 (2) (bm) 1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address and any trade name under which the applicant proposes to operate the vehicle scale.

AB75, s. 2044 Section 2044. 98.16 (2) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1164,13 98.16 (2) (bm) 2. A description of the nature and location of the vehicle scale.

AB75, s. 2045 Section 2045. 98.16 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (2) (cm) 2. and amended to read:

AB75,1164,25 98.16 (2) (cm) 2. An applicant for a license under par. (a) shall pay a A license fee surcharge of $200 in addition to the license fee, if the department determines that within one year prior to submitting the license application the applicant operated a vehicle scale without a license as required by par. (a) (am). The license fee surcharge is $200, except that the department may establish a different surcharge by rule promulgated under sub. (4). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a license fee surcharge assessed against the operator. Payment of the license fee surcharge does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for the operation of a vehicle scale without a license but shall not constitute evidence of violation of a law.

AB75, s. 2046 Section 2046. 98.16 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2047 Section 2047. 98.16 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1165,8 98.16 (2m) Permit for scale installation or construction; variance. (a) No person may install or relocate a vehicle scale without a permit from the department. The department shall provide a permit application form for a person applying for a permit under this paragraph. An application for a permit under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable permit application fee in an amount established by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (4).

AB75,1165,19 (b) A person who installs or relocates a vehicle scale shall comply with construction, operation, and maintenance standards and procedures established by the department by rule under sub. (4), except that the department may grant a variance from a construction standard if the department determines that the variance is justified by special circumstances. The department may impose conditions on the variance, including alternative construction standards, if the department determines the conditions are necessary. The department shall provide a variance application form for a person applying for a variance under this paragraph. An application for a variance under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable variance application fee in an amount established by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (4).

AB75, s. 2048 Section 2048. 98.16 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (4) and amended to read:

AB75,1166,3 98.16 (4) Rules. The department may shall promulgate rules to establish license fees under sub. (2) (b) and to regulate the construction, operation, testing, and maintenance of vehicle scales. The rules may include all of the following: The department may promulgate rules to adjust fees and surcharges under subs. (2) (cm) 1. and 2. and (2m) (a) and (b) and to impose a testing surcharge upon a vehicle scale operator if the operator fails to file a vehicle scale test report as required by a rule promulgated by the department under this subsection.

AB75, s. 2049 Section 2049. 98.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2050 Section 2050. 98.16 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2051 Section 2051. 98.16 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2052 Section 2052. 98.16 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1166,9 98.16 (3m) (b) 1. Conduct the test and prepare a test report, according to rules promulgated by the department under sub. (4).

AB75, s. 2053 Section 2053. 98.16 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1166,13 98.16 (3m) (b) 2. Provide a copy of the test report to the operator of the vehicle scale and, if required by rules promulgated by the department under sub. (4), to other persons.

AB75, s. 2054 Section 2054. 98.16 (3m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1166,24 98.16 (3m) (c) An operator of a vehicle scale shall file with the department a copy of each test report prepared regarding the vehicle scale not more than 15 days after the operator receives the test report. If an operator fails to file a report as required in this paragraph, the department may assess a testing surcharge against the operator. The department may not issue a license under sub. (2) to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a testing surcharge assessed against the operator. If an operator fails to pay a testing surcharge assessed against the operator within 120 days after the department assessed the surcharge, the department may revoke the operator's license to operate the vehicle scale for which the operator has been assessed the surcharge.

AB75, s. 2055 Section 2055. 98.224 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1167,3 98.224 Vehicle tank meters. (1) Definition. In this section, "vehicle tank meter" means a commercial meter used to measure liquid fuel, as defined in s. 98.225 (1).

AB75,1167,7 (2) Operator licensed. (a) Except as provided in par. (e), no person may operate a vehicle tank meter without an annual license from the department. An annual license expires on October 31. A separate license is required for each vehicle tank meter. A license is not transferable between persons or vehicle tank meters.

AB75,1167,9 (b) To obtain a license under par. (a), a person shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:

AB75,1167,11 1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address, and any trade name under which the applicant proposes to operate the vehicle tank meter.

AB75,1167,14 2. A description of the vehicle tank meter, including the serial number or other identifying marks that appear on the meter and the vehicle on which the meter is mounted.

AB75,1167,15 3. The fees and surcharges required under par. (c).

AB75,1167,17 4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes.

AB75,1167,19 (c) An application under par. (b) shall include all of the following fees and surcharges:

AB75,1167,20 1. A license fee established by the department by rule.

AB75,1168,2 2. A surcharge established by the department by rule, if the department determines that within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the vehicle tank meter without a license required under par. (a). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.

AB75,1168,7 3. A surcharge established by department rule if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to comply with the reporting requirement under sub. (3). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.

AB75,1168,8 4. Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. 98.255.

AB75,1168,11 (d) Payment of a surcharge under par. (c) 2. or 3. does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a violation of this section.

AB75,1168,14 (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a vehicle tank meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license under par. (a) to operate that vehicle tank meter.

AB75,1168,19 (3) Testing and reporting. The operator of a vehicle tank meter shall have the meter tested for accuracy at least annually by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18 (1) to perform the testing. The operator, or the tester on behalf of the operator, shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing is completed. The operator shall retain a test report for at least 3 years.

AB75,1168,21 (4) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following:

AB75,1168,22 1. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (2) (c).

AB75,1168,24 2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub. (3).

AB75,1169,2 (b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the construction, operation, and maintenance of vehicle tank meters.

AB75, s. 2056 Section 2056. 98.245 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1169,11 98.245 (4) (a) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer as a liquid and by liquid measurement the volume of liquid so sold and delivered shall be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through use of an approved volume correction factor table, or through use of a meter that is equipped with a sealed automatic compensating mechanism and that is in compliance with sub. (7) has been tested as required under sub. (8). All sale tickets shall show the delivered gallons, the temperature at the time of delivery and the corrected gallonage, or shall state that temperature correction was automatically made.

AB75, s. 2057 Section 2057. 98.245 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1169,23 98.245 (4) (b) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer in vapor form by vapor measurement, the volume of vapor so sold and delivered shall be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through the use of a meter that is equipped with a sealed automatic temperature compensating mechanism. This paragraph shall apply to all meters installed for use in the vapor measurement of liquefied petroleum gas in vapor form after May 24, 1978. This paragraph does not prohibit the continued use of meters previously installed without a self-sealing automatic temperature compensating mechanism, but no such meter may be continued in use after January 1, 1986, unless brought into compliance with this paragraph. Subsection (7) (8) does not apply to meters used to sell or deliver liquefied petroleum gas that are subject to this paragraph.

AB75, s. 2058 Section 2058. 98.245 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1170,7 98.245 (6) (a) (intro.) No person may sell liquefied petroleum gas and deliver it by a vehicle equipped with a pump and meter unless the meter is equipped with a delivery ticket printer and is in compliance with sub. (7) has been tested as required under sub. (8). Except as provided in par. (b), the seller shall, at the time of delivery, either provide a copy of the delivery ticket printed by the delivery ticket printer to the purchaser or leave a copy at the place of delivery. The delivery ticket shall contain all of the following information:

AB75, s. 2059 Section 2059. 98.245 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2060 Section 2060. 98.245 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1170,15 98.245 (7m) Meter operators licensed. (a) No person may operate a meter to determine the amount of liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered under sub. (4) (a) unless the person holds an annual license from the department under this subsection. An annual license expires on November 30. A separate license is required for each liquefied petroleum gas meter. A license is not transferable between persons or meters.

AB75,1170,17 (b) To obtain a license under par. (a), a person shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:

AB75,1170,19 1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address, and any trade name under which the applicant proposes to operate the liquefied petroleum gas meter.

AB75,1170,22 2. A description of the liquefied petroleum gas meter, including the serial number or other identifying marks that appear on the meter, and if applicable, the vehicle on which the meter is mounted.

AB75,1170,23 3. The fees and surcharges required under par. (c).

AB75,1170,25 4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes.

AB75,1171,1 (c) An application under par. (b) shall include the following fees and surcharges:

AB75,1171,2 1. A license fee established by department rule.

AB75,1171,8 2. A surcharge established by department rule, if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the liquefied petroleum gas meter without a license required under par. (a). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.

AB75,1171,13 3. A surcharge established by the department by rule if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under sub. (8). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.

AB75,1171,14 4. Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. 98.255.

AB75,1171,17 (d) Payment of a surcharge under par. (c) 2. or 3. does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a violation of this section.

AB75,1171,20 (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a liquefied petroleum gas meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license under par. (a) to operate that meter.

AB75, s. 2061 Section 2061. 98.245 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1172,2 98.245 (8) Testing and reporting. A person that is required to hold a license under sub. (7m) to operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter shall have the meter tested for accuracy, at least annually, by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18 (1) to perform the test. The meter operator, or the tester on behalf of the meter operator, shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing is completed. The operator shall retain a record of each test for at least 3 years.

AB75, s. 2062 Section 2062. 98.245 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1172,5 98.245 (9) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following:

AB75,1172,6 1. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (7m) (c).

AB75,1172,8 2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub. (8).