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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
May 11, 2017 - Introduced by Senators Petrowski and Cowles, cosponsored by
Representatives Spiros, Snyder, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Edming, Kleefisch,
Krug, Kulp, Mursau and Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Agriculture,
Small Business and Tourism.
SB248,1,2
1An Act to amend 1.10 (4); and
to create 1.10 (3) (u) of the statutes;
relating
2to: designating ginseng as the state herb.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill adds state herb to the list of state symbols and designates ginseng as
the state herb.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB248,1
3Section
1. 1.10 (3) (u) of the statutes is created to read:
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1.10
(3) (u) Ginseng is the state herb.
SB248,2
5Section
2. 1.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1.10
(4) The Wisconsin Blue Book shall include the information contained in
7this section concerning the state song, ballad, waltz, dance, beverage, tree, grain,
8flower, bird, fish, animal, domestic animal, wildlife animal, dog, insect, fossil,
9mineral, rock, soil, fruit, tartan,
and pastry
, and herb.
