In 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, the Veterinary Examining Board was transferred
from the Department of Safety and Professional Services to the Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. However, the following powers and
duties of the board and DSPS were not transferred with the board in Act 55:
1. The requirement, subject to certain conditions, for the board to issue a
temporary veterinary license or other credential to the spouse of a service member
if the service member and spouse temporarily reside in Wisconsin as a result of the
service member's military service.
2. The authority of the board under certain circumstances to issue
administrative warnings instead of other prescribed forms of discipline.
3. The authority of the board and DSPS to assess and collect the costs of
disciplinary proceedings against credential holders.
This bill provides those powers and duties to the board and DATCP as
appropriate.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB769,1 1Section 1. 45.44 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
AB769,2,53 45.44 (1) (a) 5. A license, certification, registration, or permit issued under s.
489.06, 89.072, 89.073, 94.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175
5(2), 97.22 (2), 98.145, 98.146, 98.18 (1) (a), or 168.23 (3).
AB769,2 6Section 2. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
755
, is amended to read:
AB769,2,158 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. The right to apply for an operator's license, a license issued
9under ch. 29, a license, certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06 or, 89.072, or
1089.073
, or a credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a), if the court finds that the
11individual is incapable of understanding the nature and risks of the licensed or
12credentialed activity, to the extent that engaging in the activity would pose a
13substantial risk of physical harm to the individual or others. A failure to find that
14an individual is incapable of applying for a license or credential is not a finding that
15the individual qualifies for the license or credential under applicable laws and rules.
AB769,3 16Section 3. 55.043 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1755
, is amended to read:
AB769,3,218 55.043 (4) (b) 5. Refer the case to the department of safety and professional
19services or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as
20appropriate, if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or abuse involves an
21individual who is required to hold a credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a), under

1chs. 440 to 460 or to hold a license, certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06 or,
289.072, or 89.073.
AB769,4 3Section 4. 89.06 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
4amended to read:
AB769,3,185 89.06 (1) Except as provided under s. 89.072 and 89.073, veterinary licenses
6shall be issued only to persons who successfully pass an examination conducted by
7the examining board and pay the fee established under s. 89.063. An applicant for
8an initial license shall be a graduate of a veterinary college that has been approved
9by the examining board or have successfully completed either the educational
10commission for foreign veterinary graduates certification program of the American
11Veterinary Medical Association or the program for the assessment of veterinary
12education equivalence offered by the American Association of Veterinary State
13Boards. Persons who qualify for examination may be granted temporary permits to
14engage in the practice of veterinary medicine in the employment and under the
15supervision of a veterinarian until the results of the next examination conducted by
16the examining board are available. In case of failure at any examination, the
17applicant shall have the privilege of taking subsequent examinations, upon the
18payment of another fee for each examination.
AB769,5 19Section 5. 89.063 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
20amended to read:
AB769,4,2 2189.063 Fees. The department shall determine by rule the fees for each initial
22license, certification, and permit issued under ss. 89.06 and, 89.072, and 89.073, and,
23if applicable, for renewal of the license, certification, or permit, including late fees,
24based on the department's administrative and enforcement costs under this chapter.
25The department shall notify the holder of each such license, certification, or permit

1of any fee adjustment under this subsection that affects that license, certification,
2or permit holder.
AB769,6 3Section 6. 89.071 of the statutes is created to read:
AB769,4,11 489.071 Administrative warnings. (1) If the examining board determines
5during an investigation of a complaint against a person holding a license,
6certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06, 89.072, or 89.073 that there is evidence
7that the credential holder committed misconduct, the examining board may close the
8investigation by issuing an administrative warning to the credential holder if the
9examining board determines that no further disciplinary action is warranted, the
10complaint involves a first occurrence of a minor violation, and the issuance of an
11administrative warning adequately protects the public.
AB769,4,13 12(2) A credential holder may obtain review of an administrative warning
13through a personal appearance before the examining board.
AB769,4,16 14(3) (a) An administrative warning does not constitute an adjudication of guilt
15or the imposition of discipline and, except as provided in par. (b), may not be used as
16evidence that the credential holder is guilty of the alleged misconduct.
AB769,4,2417 (b) If the examining board receives a subsequent complaint of misconduct by
18a credential holder against whom the examining board issued an administrative
19warning, the examining board may reopen the matter that gave rise to the
20administrative warning and commence disciplinary proceedings against the
21credential holder, and the administrative warning may be used as evidence in a
22subsequent disciplinary proceeding that the credential holder had actual notice that
23the misconduct that was the basis for the administrative warning was contrary to
24law.
AB769,5,2
1(4) The record that an administrative warning was issued shall be a public
2record. The contents of the administrative warning shall be private and confidential.
AB769,7 3Section 7. 89.0715 of the statutes is created to read:
AB769,5,5 489.0715 Assessment of costs. (1) In this section, "costs of the proceeding"
5means all of the following:
AB769,5,76 (a) Compensation and reasonable expenses of hearing examiners and
7prosecuting attorneys for the department and examining board.
AB769,5,88 (b) A reasonable disbursement for the service of process or other papers.
AB769,5,119 (c) Amounts actually paid out for certified copies of records in any public office
10and for postage, telephoning, adverse examinations and depositions, copies, expert
11witness fees, and witness fees and expenses.
AB769,5,1212 (d) Compensation and reasonable expenses of experts and investigators.
AB769,5,1413 (e) Compensation and reasonable expenses of a reporter for recording and
14transcribing testimony.
AB769,5,24 15(2) In any disciplinary proceeding against a holder of a license, certification,
16or permit issued under s. 89.06, 89.072, or 89.073 in which the examining board
17orders suspension, limitation, or revocation of the credential or reprimands the
18credential holder, the examining board may, in addition to imposing discipline,
19assess all or part of the costs of the proceeding against the credential holder. Costs
20assessed under this subsection are payable to the department. Interest shall accrue
21on costs assessed under this subsection at a rate of 12 percent per year beginning on
22the date that payment of the costs are due as ordered by the examining board. Upon
23the request of the department, the department of justice may commence an action
24to recover costs assessed under this subsection and any accrued interest.
AB769,6,5
1(3) In addition to any other discipline imposed, if the examining board assesses
2costs of the proceeding to a credential holder under sub. (2), the examining board may
3not restore, renew, or otherwise issue any credential to the holder until the holder
4has made payment to the department under sub. (2) in the full amount assessed,
5together with all accrued interest.
AB769,8 6Section 8. 89.073 of the statutes is created to read:
AB769,6,9 789.073 Temporary reciprocal credentials for the spouses of service
8members.
(1) In this section, "service member" means a member of the U.S. armed
9forces, a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, or the national guard of any state.
AB769,6,12 10(2) The examining board shall grant a temporary license, certification, or
11permit specified under s. 89.06 to an individual who the examining board determines
12meets all of the following requirements:
AB769,6,1413 (a) The individual applies for a temporary credential under this section on a
14form prescribed by the examining board.
AB769,6,1815 (b) The individual is the spouse of a service member and the spouse and service
16member temporarily reside in this state as a result of the service member's service
17in the U.S. armed forces, a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, or the national guard
18of any state.
AB769,6,2119 (c) The individual holds a credential that was granted by a governmental
20authority in a jurisdiction outside this state that qualifies the individual to perform
21the acts authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06.
AB769,6,2222 (d) The individual pays the fee established under s. 89.063.
AB769,6,2423 (e) The individual meets all other requirements established by the examining
24board by rule.
AB769,7,3
1(3) A temporary credential granted under this section expires 180 days after
2the date the examining board issues it unless, upon application by the holder of the
3credential, the examining board extends the credential.
AB769,9 4Section 9. 89.078 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
5amended to read:
AB769,7,126 89.078 (1) The examining board may conduct an investigation to determine
7whether an applicant for a license, certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06 or,
889.072, or 89.073 satisfies any of the eligibility requirements specified for the license,
9certification, or permit, including, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335,
10whether the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record. In conducting
11an investigation under this subsection, the examining board may require an
12applicant to provide any information that is necessary for the investigation.
AB769,10 13Section 10. 89.078 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
14amended to read:
AB769,7,2015 89.078 (2) A person holding a license, certification, or permit issued under s.
1689.06 or, 89.072, or 89.073 who is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor anywhere
17shall send a notice of the conviction by 1st class mail to the examining board within
1848 hours after the entry of the judgment of conviction. The examining board shall
19by rule determine what information and documentation the person holding the
20credential shall include with the written notice.
AB769,11 21Section 11. 89.078 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
22amended to read:
AB769,7,2523 89.078 (3) The examining board may investigate whether an applicant for or
24holder of a license, certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06 or, 89.072, or 89.073
25has been charged with or convicted of a crime.
AB769,12
1Section 12. 93.135 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
2amended to read:
AB769,8,93 93.135 (5) The department shall deny an application for an initial license,
4certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06 or, 89.072, 89.073, or, if applicable, an
5application for renewal of that license, certification, or permit or revoke a license,
6certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06 or, 89.072, or 89.073 to an individual for
7whom the department receives a record of a declaration under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d.
8stating that the individual is incompetent to apply for or hold that license,
9certification, or permit.
AB769,8,1010 (End)
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