101.122(5)
(5) Inspection. Any owner of a rental unit may request that an inspector inspect the owner's rental unit for the purpose of determining whether to issue a certificate under
sub. (4). If an owner, after reasonable effort, is unable to procure an inspection, the department, within 14 days after receipt of a request by the owner shall perform the inspection and determine whether to issue a certificate. The department may establish a special fee under
s. 101.19 (1) for an inspection under which it performs this subsection. If any inspector determines not to issue a certificate, the inspector shall specify in writing the energy conservation measures necessary to make the rental unit comply with applicable standards under
sub. (2) (a).
101.122(6)
(6) Proof of certification or exclusion required for recordation. A register of deeds may not accept for recording any deed or other document of transfer of real estate which includes a rental unit unless the deed or document is accompanied by the certificate required under
sub. (4) (a), a waiver under
sub. (4) (b) or a stipulation under
sub. (4) (c). The department shall prescribe for use under
s. 77.22 (2) a form setting forth the reasons why transferred real estate is not subject to certification under
sub. (4) (a), waiver under
sub. (4) (b) or stipulation under
sub. (4) (c). A register of deeds shall record the certificate, waiver or stipulation.
101.122(6m)
(6m) Report to legislature. Annually, before March 1, the department shall submit a written report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature, under
s. 13.172 (2), on the impact of the requirements of this section.
101.122(6r)
(6r) Municipal codes. After the effective date of the rules under
sub. (4) (a), no city or village may enforce a code of minimum energy efficiency standards for rental units in the city or village unless the requirements of the code are at least as strict as the requirements of the code under
sub. (2) (a).
101.122(6w)
(6w) Exception. To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of this section, this section does not apply to a qualified historic building, as defined under
s. 101.121 (2) (c), if the owner elects to be subject to
s. 101.121.
101.122(7)(a)(a)
Inspectors. Any inspector falsifying a certificate issued under
sub. (4) shall have his or her certification revoked and may be required to forfeit not more than $500 per dwelling unit in the rental unit for which the certificate is issued.
101.122(7)(b)
(b)
New owners. Any person who offers documents evidencing transfer of ownership for recordation and who, with intent to evade the requirements of this section, falsely states on the form under
s. 77.22 (1) that the real property involved does not include a rental unit may be required to forfeit not more than $500 per dwelling unit in the rental unit being transferred.
101.122(7)(c)
(c)
Waiver. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a waiver issued under
sub. (4) (b) may be required to forfeit not more than $500 per dwelling unit in the rental unit for which the waiver is issued.
101.122(7)(d)
(d)
Stipulation. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a stipulation under
sub. (4) (c) may be required to forfeit not more than $500 per dwelling unit.
101.123(1)(a)
(a) "Educational facility" means any building used principally for educational purposes in which a school is located or a course of instruction or training program is offered that has been approved or licensed by a state agency or board.
101.123(1)(am)
(am) "Hospital" has the meaning given in
s. 50.33 (2), except that "hospital" does not include a nursing home licensed under
s. 50.03 that is operated in connection with a hospital or a retirement home that is operated in connection with a hospital.
101.123(1)(b)
(b) "Inpatient health care facility" means a county home established under
s. 49.70, a county infirmary established under
s. 49.72, a community-based residential facility or a nursing home licensed under
s. 50.03 or a tuberculosis sanatorium established under
s. 58.06,
252.073 or
252.076.
101.123(1)(bg)
(bg) "Jail" means a county jail, rehabilitation facility established by
s. 59.53 (8), county house of correction under
s. 303.16 or secure detention facility as defined in
s. 48.02 (16).
101.123(1)(c)
(c) "Office" means any area, whether publicly or privately owned or occupied, that serves as a place of work at which the principal activities consist of professional, clerical or administrative services.
101.123(1)(d)
(d) "Person in charge" means the person who ultimately controls, governs or directs the activities aboard a public conveyance or within a place where smoking is regulated under this section, regardless of the person's status as owner or lessee.
101.123(1)(dg)
(dg) "Physician's office" means a place, other than a residence or a hospital, that is used primarily to provide medical care and treatment.
101.123(1)(dm)
(dm) "Prison" means a prison described in
s. 302.01, except it does not include the correctional institution under
s. 301.046 (1) if the institution is the prisoner's place of residence and does not include a Type 2 prison, as defined in
s. 301.01 (6).
101.123(1)(f)
(f) "Restaurant" means an establishment defined in
s. 254.61 (5) with a seating capacity of more than 50 persons.
101.123(1)(g)
(g) "Retail establishment" means any store or shop in which retail sales is the principal business conducted, except a tavern operating under a "Class B" intoxicating liquor license or Class "B" fermented malt beverages license, and except bowling centers.
101.123(1)(gm)
(gm) "Retirement home" means a residential facility where 3 or more unrelated adults or their spouses have their principal residence and where support services, including meals from a common kitchen, are available to residents.
101.123(1)(h)
(h) "Smoking" means carrying a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other lighted smoking equipment.
101.123(1)(i)
(i) "State institution" means a prison, a secured correctional facility, a mental health institute as defined in
s. 51.01 (12) or a center for the developmentally disabled as defined in
s. 51.01 (3)
, except that "state institution" does not include a Type 2 secured correctional facility, as defined in
s. 938.02 (20).
101.123(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
sub. (3), no person may smoke in the following places:
101.123(2)(a)10.
10. Any enclosed, indoor area of a state, county, city, village or town building.
101.123(2)(am)1.1. Notwithstanding
par. (a) and
sub. (3) and except as provided in
subd. 2., no person may smoke in a motor bus, in a hospital or in a physician's office.
101.123(2)(am)2.
2. Notwithstanding
subd. 1., a person who is an adult patient of a hospital or unit of a hospital that has as its primary purpose the care and treatment of mental illness, alcoholism or drug abuse and who has the written permission of a physician may smoke in a room that is designated as a smoking area under
sub. (4) (a) 2.
101.123(2)(bm)
(bm) Notwithstanding
par. (a) and
sub. (3), no person may smoke on the premises, indoors or outdoors, of a day care center when children who are receiving day care services are present.
101.123(2)(c)
(c) This section does not limit the authority of any county, city, village or town to enact ordinances or of any school district to adopt policies that, complying with the purpose of this section, protect the health and comfort of the public.
101.123(3)
(3) Exceptions. The regulation of smoking in
sub. (2) (a) does not apply to the following places:
101.123(3)(b)
(b) Rooms in which the main occupants are smokers, even if nonsmokers are periodically present in the office or room.
101.123(3)(c)
(c) Entire rooms or halls used for private functions, if the arrangements for the function are under the control of the sponsor of the function.
101.123(3)(d)
(d) Restaurants holding a "Class B" intoxicating liquor or Class "B" fermented malt beverage license if the sale of intoxicating liquors or fermented malt beverages or both accounts for more than 50% of the restaurant's receipts.
101.123(3)(f)
(f) Any area of a facility used principally to manufacture or assemble goods, products or merchandise for sale.
101.123(3)(gm)
(gm) The correctional institution under
s. 301.046 (1) if the institution is the prisoner's place of residence.
101.123(4)(a)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., a person in charge or his or her agent may designate smoking areas in the places where smoking is regulated under
sub. (2) (a) unless a fire marshal, law, ordinance or resolution prohibits smoking.
101.123(4)(a)2.
2. A person in charge or his or her agent may not designate an entire building as a smoking area or designate any smoking areas in a motor bus, hospital or physician's office or on the premises, indoors or outdoors, of a day care center when children who are receiving day care services are present, except that in a hospital or a unit of a hospital that has as its primary purpose the care and treatment of mental illness, alcoholism or drug abuse a person in charge or his or her agent may designate one or more enclosed rooms with outside ventilation as smoking areas for the use of adult patients who have the written permission of a physician. Subject to this subdivision and
sub. (3) (b), a person in charge or his or her agent may not designate an entire room as a smoking area.
101.123(4)(am)1.1. The secretary of health and family services or his or her designee may designate areas where smoking is permitted in a state institution other than a prison, unless a fire marshal, law or resolution prohibits smoking in the area. The secretary of corrections or his or her designee may designate areas where smoking is permitted in a prison, unless a fire marshal, law or resolution prohibits smoking in the area. Either secretary or his or her designee may designate an entire room as a smoking area in a state institution administered by the secretary's department.
101.123(4)(am)2.
2. A person in charge of a jail or lockup facility, or his or her agent, may designate areas where smoking is permitted in the jail or lockup facility, unless a fire marshal, law or resolution prohibits smoking in the area. The person in charge or his or her agent may designate an entire room in the jail or lockup facility as a smoking area.
101.123(4)(am)3.
3. Except in a prison, secured correctional facility, jail or lockup facility, an entire building may not be designated as a smoking area.
101.123(4)(b)
(b) The person in charge or his or her agent shall post notice of the designation of a smoking area in or near the area designated. If an entire room is designated a smoking area, the person in charge or his or her agent shall post notice of the designation conspicuously on or near all entrances to the room normally used by the public. This paragraph does not apply to a place described in
par. (bm).
101.123(4)(bm)
(bm) The person in charge of a state institution, jail or lockup facility, or his or her agent, shall post notice of the designation of a smoking area under
par. (am) in or near the area designated. If an entire room is designated a smoking area, the person in charge or his or her agent shall post notice of the designation conspicuously on or near all normally used entrances to the room. If an entire building in a prison, secured correctional facility, jail or lockup facility is designated a smoking area, the person in charge, or his or her agent, shall post notice of the designation on or near all normally used entrances to the building, but need not post notice of the designation on or near entrances to rooms within the building.
101.123(4)(c)
(c) The person in charge or his or her agent shall utilize, if possible, existing physical barriers and ventilation systems when designating smoking areas. This paragraph requires no new construction of physical barriers or ventilation systems in any building.
101.123(4)(d)
(d) This section requires the posting of signs only in areas where smoking is permitted.
101.123(5)
(5) Responsibilities. The person in charge or his or her agent shall:
101.123(5)(a)
(a) Post signs identifying designated smoking areas; and
101.123(5)(b)
(b) Arrange seating to accommodate nonsmokers if smoking areas are adjacent to nonsmoking areas.
101.123(6)
(6) Uniform signs. The department shall, by rule, specify uniform dimensions and other characteristics of signs used to designate smoking areas. These rules may not require the use of signs that are more expensive than is necessary to accomplish their purpose.
101.123(7)
(7) Signs for state agencies. The department shall arrange with the department of administration to have the signs prepared and made available to state agencies for use in state facilities.
101.123(8)(a)(a) Any person who wilfully violates
sub. (2) (a),
(am) 1. or
(bm) after being advised by an employe of the facility that smoking in the area is prohibited or any person in charge or his or her agent who wilfully fails to comply with
sub. (5) shall forfeit not more than $10.
101.123(8)(c)
(c) A violation of this section does not constitute negligence as a matter of law.
101.123(9)
(9) Injunction. Notwithstanding
s. 165.60, state or local officials or any affected party may institute an action in any court with jurisdiction to enjoin repeated violations of this section.
101.124
101.124
Heated sidewalks prohibited. In this section, "exterior pedestrian traffic surface" means any sidewalk, ramp, stair, stoop, step, entrance way, plaza or pedestrian bridge not fully enclosed within a building and "heated" means heated by electricity or energy derived from the combustion of fossil fuels, but not including the use of waste thermal energy. "Exterior pedestrian traffic surface" does not include any means of ingress and egress by the physically disabled required under
s. 101.13 (2). No person may construct a heated exterior pedestrian traffic surface. The department or any city, village, town or county is prohibited from approving any plan under
s. 101.12 which includes such heated surface. The department shall order any existing heated exterior pedestrian traffic surface in operation to be shut off. This section does not apply to any inpatient health care facility, as defined in
s. 50.135 (1), or community-based residential facility, as defined in
s. 50.01 (1g).
101.125
101.125
Safety glazing in hazardous locations. 101.125(1)(a)
(a) "Building" means a place of employment or a public building and includes, without limitation because of enumeration, wholesale and retail stores, storerooms, office buildings, factories, warehouses, governmental buildings, hotels, hospitals, motels, dormitories, sanatoriums, nursing homes, retirement homes, theaters, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement park buildings, schools and other buildings used for educational purposes, places of worship and other places of public assembly and all residences including mobile homes, manufactured or industrialized housing, lodging homes and any other building used as a dwelling for one or more persons.
101.125(1)(b)
(b) "Entrance and exit door" means a hinged, pivoting, revolving or sliding door which is used alone or in combination with other such doors on interior or exterior walls of a residential, commercial or public building for passage, ingress or egress.
101.125(1)(c)
(c) "Fixed or operating, flat panels immediately adjacent to an entrance or exit door" means the first fixed or operating, flat panel on either or both sides of an interior or exterior door if:
101.125(1)(c)1.
1. The nearest vertical edge of such panel is located within 2 feet of the nearest vertical edge of the door; and
