AB273,17,1711 134.65 (1m) (b) The requirements under par. (a) apply to all partners of a
12partnership, all members of a limited liability company, all agents of a limited
13liability company or corporation, and all officers of a corporation. Subject to ss.
14111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, if a business entity has been convicted of a crime, the
15entity may not be issued a license under sub. (1d) unless the entity has terminated
16its relationship with the individuals whose actions directly contributed to the
17conviction.
AB273,34 18Section 34 . 134.65 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,17,2419 134.65 (1r) A city, village, or town clerk may not require an applicant's
20signature on an application for a cigarette, electronic vaping devices, and tobacco
21products retailer license to be notarized. If a city, village, town, or any department
22of this state prepares an application form for a cigarette, electronic vaping devices,
23and tobacco products retailer license, the form may not require an applicant's
24signature on the form to be notarized.
AB273,35 25Section 35. 134.65 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1134.65 (2m) Annually, no later than July 15, the clerk of a city, village, or town
2issuing licenses under sub. (1d) shall submit to the department of revenue, in a
3manner prescribed by the department, a list of licenses issued by the city, village, or
4town under sub. (1d) during the previous fiscal year. The list shall include the name,
5address, seller's permit number, and trade name of the licensee and the type of
6license held. The department of revenue shall publish this list annually on the
7department's website.
AB273,36 8Section 36. 134.65 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,18,129 134.65 (3m) A person holding a license under sub. (1d) shall enclose the license
10in a frame that has a transparent front that allows the license to be read clearly. The
11licensee shall conspicuously display the license for public inspection at all times in
12the room or place where the activity subject to licensure is carried out.
AB273,37 13Section 37 . 134.65 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,18,1914 134.65 (4) Every licensed retailer shall keep complete and accurate records of
15all purchases and receipts of cigarettes, electronic vaping devices, and tobacco
16products. Such records shall be preserved on the licensed premises for 2 years in such
17a manner as to insure permanency and accessibility for inspection and shall be
18subject to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized state and local law
19enforcement officials.
AB273,38 20Section 38 . 134.65 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,18,2321 134.65 (5m) Any person who knowingly provides materially false information
22in an application for a cigarette, electronic vaping devices, and tobacco products
23retailer license under this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
AB273,39 24Section 39 . 134.65 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1134.65 (8) The uniform licensing of cigarette , electronic vaping devices, and
2tobacco products retailers is a matter of statewide concern. A city, village, or town
3may adopt an ordinance regulating the issuance, suspension, revocation, or renewal
4of a license under this section only if the ordinance strictly conforms to this section.
5If a city, village, or town has in effect on May 1, 2016, an ordinance that does not
6strictly conform to this section, the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
AB273,40 7Section 40. 134.66 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,19,88 134.66 (1) (g) “Retailer" means any person licensed under s. 134.65 (1) (1d).
AB273,41 9Section 41. 139.11 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,19,1510 139.11 (4) (a) (intro.) Sections 71.78 (1), (1g), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2)
11(a) 3. and 3m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply
12to any information obtained from any person on a fermented malt beverage tax
13return, report, schedule, exhibit, or other document or from an audit report relating
14to any of those documents, except that the department of revenue shall publish the
15following:
AB273,42 16Section 42. 139.38 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,19,2417 139.38 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1g), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and
183m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
19information obtained from any person on a cigarette tax return, report, schedule,
20exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the return, report,
21schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall publish on its
22Internet site website, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to
23distributors and jobbers under s. 139.34 and include on the list the name and address
24of the permit holder and the date on which the department issued the permit.
AB273,43 25Section 43 . 139.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1139.44 (2) Any person who makes or signs any false or fraudulent report or who
2attempts to evade the tax imposed by s. 139.31 or 139.76, or who aids in or abets the
3evasion or attempted evasion of that tax
may be fined not more than $10,000 or
4imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB273,44 5Section 44 . 139.44 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,20,86 139.44 (2m) Any person who evades or attempts to evade, or who aids or abets
7the evasion or attempted evasion of, a tax imposed under s. 139.31 or 139.76 is guilty
8of the following:
AB273,20,99 (a) A Class A misdemeanor if the amount of the tax is no more than $2,500.
AB273,20,1110 (b) A Class I felony if the amount of the tax is more than $2,500, but no more
11than $5,000.
AB273,20,1312 (c) A Class H felony if the amount of the tax is more than $5,000, but no more
13than $10,000.
AB273,20,1514 (d) A Class G felony if the amount of the tax is more than $10,000, but no more
15than $100,000.
AB273,20,1616 (e) A Class F felony if the amount of the tax is more than $100,000.
AB273,45 17Section 45. 139.44 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,20,2018 139.44 (8) (a) If the number of cigarettes does not exceed 6,000, a fine of 200,
19the person may be fined
not more than $200 or imprisonment imprisoned for not
20more than 6 months or both.
AB273,46 21Section 46. 139.44 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,20,2422 139.44 (8) (am) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 200 but does not exceed
233,000, the person may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than
24one year or both.
AB273,47 25Section 47. 139.44 (8) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
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1139.44 (8) (b) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 6,000 3,000 but does not
2exceed 36,000, a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one
3year in the county jail or both
5,000, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB273,21,54 (c) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 36,000 5,000 but does not exceed 10,000,
5the person is guilty of a Class I H felony.
AB273,48 6Section 48. 139.44 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,21,87 139.44 (8) (d) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 10,000, the person is guilty
8of a Class F felony.
AB273,49 9Section 49. 139.82 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,21,1710 139.82 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1g), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and
113m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
12information obtained from any person on a cigarette tax return, report, schedule,
13exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the return, report,
14schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall publish on its
15Internet site website, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to
16distributors and jobbers under s. 139.34 and include on the list the name and address
17of the permit holder and the date on which the department issued the permit.
AB273,50 18Section 50. 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,21,2519 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) A conservation warden, conservation patrol boat
20captain, conservation patrol boat engineer, member of the state patrol, state motor
21vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System police officer, security officer, or
22security person, other state facilities police officer, special tax agent, excise tax
23investigator
employed by the department of revenue and authorized to act under s.
2473.031
, and special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of
25justice at all times while:
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1Section 51. 230.36 (2m) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,22,32 230.36 (2m) (a) 9. A excise tax investigator special agent employed by the
3department of revenue who is authorized to act under s. 73.031.
AB273,52 4Section 52. 565.01 (6c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,22,65 565.01 (6c) “Special agent” means any employee of the department authorized
6to act under s. 73.031.
AB273,53 7Section 53. 565.02 (8) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 565.02 (9) (a).
AB273,54 8Section 54. 565.02 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 565.02 (9) (b) and
9amended to read:
AB273,22,1310 565.02 (9) (b) If the division of criminal investigation in the department of
11justice chooses not to investigate a report under par. (e), coordinate
Coordinate an
12investigation of the suspected gaming-related criminal activity with local law
13enforcement officials and district attorneys.
AB273,55 14Section 55. 565.02 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,22,1515 565.02 (9) (intro.) The department may do all of the following:
AB273,56 16Section 56. 565.17 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,22,2017 565.17 (5) (a) No Except as provided under par. (d), no employee in the lottery
18division of the department or the secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy
19secretary of revenue and no member of such a person's immediate family, as defined
20in s. 19.42 (7), may purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share.
AB273,57 21Section 57. 565.17 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,23,222 565.17 (5) (d) An employee in the lottery division of the department may
23purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share if the purchase is on behalf of the lottery
24division of the department and is a part of an official lottery investigation. No person
25may share or assign a lottery ticket or lottery share purchased under this paragraph

1and no person may claim any prize or winnings from a lottery ticket or lottery share
2purchased under this paragraph.
AB273,58 3Section 58. 565.40 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,23,5 4565.40 (title) Department of justice enforcement Enforcement
5authority.
AB273,59 6Section 59. 565.40 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,23,117 565.40 (4) Police powers. The department may enforce violations of this
8chapter, and special agents may exercise their arrest authority under s. 73.031 to
9enforce violations of this chapter. This subsection does not deprive or relieve other
10law enforcement or peace officers of the power and duty to enforce violations of this
11chapter.
AB273,60 12Section 60. 565.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,23,1513 565.50 (2) Any person who alters or , forges, counterfeits, or illegally obtains a
14lottery ticket or share or intentionally utters or transfers an altered or, forged,
15counterfeit, or illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB273,61 16Section 61. 565.50 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB273,23,1917 565.50 (2m) Any person who claims a lottery prize from a winning lottery ticket
18or share and then transfers the same winning lottery ticket or share to another
19person is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB273,62 20Section 62. 565.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,23,2421 565.50 (3) Any person who possesses an altered or, forged, counterfeit, or
22illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share, or a winning lottery ticket or share for which
23the prize has been previously claimed,
with intent to defraud shall be fined not more
24than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB273,63 25Section 63. 565.50 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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1565.50 (4) Any person who transfers a lottery ticket or share to another person,
2presents a transferred lottery ticket or share for payment of a lottery prize, or claims
3a lottery prize from a transferred ticket or share with intent to avoid withholding
4under s. 565.30 (4), (5), (5m), or (5r) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or
5imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB273,64 6Section 64. 946.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB273,24,217 946.82 (4) “Racketeering activity" means any activity specified in 18 USC 1961
8(1) in effect as of April 27, 1982, or the attempt, conspiracy to commit, or commission
9of any of the felonies specified in: chs. 945 and 961, subch. V of ch. 551, and ss. 49.49,
10134.05, 139.44 (1), (2m), and (8), 180.0129, 181.0129, 185.825, 201.09 (2), 215.12,
11221.0625, 221.0636, 221.0637, 221.1004, 553.41 (3) and (4), 553.52 (2), 940.01, 940.19
12(4) to (6), 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.21, 940.30, 940.302 (2), 940.305, 940.31,
13941.20 (2) and (3), 941.26, 941.28, 941.298, 941.31, 941.32, 942.09, 943.01 (2), (2d),
14or (2g), 943.011, 943.012, 943.013, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.05, 943.06, 943.10,
15943.20 (3) (bf) to (e), 943.201, 943.203, 943.23 (1g), (2) and (3), 943.24 (2), 943.27,
16943.28, 943.30, 943.32, 943.34 (1) (bf), (bm), and (c), 943.38, 943.39, 943.40, 943.41
17(8) (b) and (c), 943.50 (4) (bf), (bm), and (c) and (4m), 943.60, 943.70, 943.76, 943.81,
18943.82, 943.83, 943.84, 943.85, 943.86, 943.87, 943.88, 943.89, 943.90, 944.21 (5) (c)
19and (e), 944.32, 944.34, 945.03 (1m), 945.04 (1m), 945.05 (1), 945.08, 946.10, 946.11,
20946.12, 946.13, 946.31, 946.32 (1), 946.48, 946.49, 946.61, 946.64, 946.65, 946.72,
21946.76, 946.79, 947.015, 948.05, 948.051, 948.08, 948.12, and 948.30.
AB273,65 22Section 65. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
23except as follows:
AB273,25,224 (1) Retail sale of electronic vaping devices. The treatment of ss. 134.65
25(title), (1), (1g), (1r), (2m), (3m), (4), (5m), and (8), and 134.66 (1) (g), the renumbering

1and amendment of s. 134.65 (1m), and the creation of s. 134.65 (1m) (a) 1. and 2. and
2(b) take effect on the 90th day after the day of publication.
AB273,25,33 (End)
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