SB347: Bill Text

SB347,177 Section 177. 350.12 (3j) (bg) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 142, is amended to read:

SB347,54,2 350.12 (3j) (bg) 3. Except as provided in par. (br), the The fee for a trail use sticker issued in fiscal years 2015-16 to 2018-19 for a snowmobile that is registered under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who is both a member of a snowmobile club and a member of the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs is $9.25.

SB347,178 Section 178. 350.12 (3j) (bg) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 142, is amended to read:

SB347,54,8 350.12 (3j) (bg) 4. Except as provided in par. (br), the The fee for a trail use sticker issued in fiscal years 2015-16 to 2018-19 for a snowmobile that is registered under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who does not meet the requirements under subd. 3. is $29.25.

SB347,179 Section 179. 350.12 (3j) (br) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 142, is repealed.

SB347,180 Section 180. 350.12 (3j) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 142, is amended to read:

SB347,54,16 350.12 (3j) (d) A snowmobile that is registered as an antique under sub. (3) (b) or that is exempt from registration under sub. (2) (a) or (d) is exempt from having a trail use sticker displayed, and from carrying a temporary trail use receipt, under par. (a).

SB347,181 Section 181. 350.12 (3j) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB347,54,20 350.12 (3j) (e) 1. The department may appoint any person who is not an employee of the department as the department's agent to issue temporary trail use stickers receipts and collect the fees for these stickers receipts.

SB347,182 Section 182. 350.12 (3j) (e) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 142, is amended to read:

SB347,55,2 350.12 (3j) (e) 2. Any person, including the department, who issues a trail use sticker or a temporary trail use receipt shall collect in addition to the fee under par. (b) or (bg) 2., 3., or 4. an issuing fee of 75 cents. The agent may retain 50 cents of the issuing fee to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing the temporary trail use sticker receipt.

SB347,183 Section 183. 350.12 (3j) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB347,55,7 350.12 (3j) (e) 3. The department shall establish by rule, procedures for issuing trail use stickers and temporary trail use receipts, and the department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons who are authorized to be agents under this paragraph.

SB347,184 Section 184. 350.12 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB347,55,14 350.12 (5) (b) The person operating a snowmobile shall at all times carry proof of the registration certificate or, for an owner who purchased a snowmobile and who has received a validated registration temporary operating receipt but who has not yet received the registration certificate, proof of the validated registration temporary operating receipt shall be in the possession of the person operating the snowmobile at all times.

SB347,185 Section 185. 350.12 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB347,55,22 350.12 (5) (c) The operator of a snowmobile shall exhibit, upon demand, proof of the registration certificate or, for an owner who purchased a snowmobile and who has received a validated registration temporary operating receipt but who has not yet received the registration certificate, proof of the validated registration temporary operating receipt shall be exhibited, upon demand, by the operator of the snowmobile for inspection by any person authorized to enforce this section as provided under s. 350.17 (1) and (3).

SB347,186 Section 186. 350.12 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB347,56,3 350.12 (5) (d) At the end of the registration period the department shall send the owner of each snowmobile a renewal application. The owner shall sign the renewal application and return or present submit the application and the proper fee to the department or present the application and fee to an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. using one of the procedures specified in sub. (3h) (ag) 1.

SB347,187 Section 187. 350.12 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB347,56,6 350.12 (5) (e) This subsection does not apply to any snowmobile to which a reflectorized plate is and decal are attached as required under sub. (3) (c) 3.

SB347,188 Section 188. 971.19 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB347,56,14 971.19 (10) In an action under s. 23.33 (2h), 30.547, or 350.12 (3i) for intentionally falsifying an application for a certificate of number, a registration, or a certificate of title, the defendant may be tried in the defendant's county of residence at the time that the complaint is filed, in the county where the defendant purchased the all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, boat, or snowmobile if purchased from a dealer or the county where the department of natural resources received the application.

SB347,189 Section 189. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB347,57,2 (1) Emergency rules. Except for the rules authorized under section 23.47 of the statutes, as created by this act, the department may promulgate the rules necessary to implement this act as emergency rules using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule necessary to implement this act as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency to promulgate a rule necessary to implement this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, an emergency rule necessary to implement this act, once promulgated, remains in effect until whichever of the following occurs first:

SB347,57,3 (a) July 1, 2018.

SB347,57,4 (b) The effective date of the repeal of the emergency rule.

SB347,57,5 (c) The date on which any corresponding permanent rule takes effect.

SB347,190 Section 190. Initial applicability.

SB347,57,10 (1) The treatment of sections 23.90 (6), 29.957, 29.961 (1) (c) and (2) (b), 29.964 (2m) (b), (3), and (3m) (c), 29.967 (1) (intro.), 29.971 (2) (a), (4), (9), (9m), and (12), 30.577 (1), (3), and (4), 30.80 (1) and (3m), and 971.19 (10) of the statutes first applies to violations that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

SB347,191 Section 191. Effective date.

SB347,57,13 (1) This act takes effect on March 1, 2016, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

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