97.12(4)(a)
(a) Assaults, restrains, threatens, intimidates, impedes, interferes with, or otherwise obstructs a department inspector, employe or agent in the performance of his or her duties.
97.12(4)(b)
(b) Gives false information to a department inspector, employe or agent with the intent to mislead the inspector, employe or agent in the performance of his or her duties.
97.12 History
History: 1971 c. 156;
1983 a. 261.
97.12 Annotation
A warrantless inspection of a dairy farm under authority of ss. 93.08, 93.15 (2), 97.12 (1) and related administrative rules made without prior notice and without the owner being present was not unconstitutional. Because the administrative rules govern operations, equipment and processes not typically conducted in residential areas, the rules and statutes sufficiently preclude making warrantless searches of residences. Lundeen v. Dept. of Agriculture, 189 W (2d) 255, 525 NW (2d) 758 (Ct. App. 1994).
97.13
97.13
Sale of fish flour regulated. No person shall sell any food product for human consumption within this state containing whole fish flour, except fish flour made from the normally edible portions of fish or fish protein concentrate. No package containing fish flour or fish protein concentrate shall be sold by any person unless it bears a statement declaring that the contents thereof are made only from the edible portions of fish.
97.17
97.17
Buttermaker and cheesemaker license. 97.17(1)
(1) In this section the terms "buttermaker" and "cheesemaker" mean a person employed or who may be employed in a butter or a cheese factory who has charge of and supervision over the actual process of manufacturing butter or cheese, and shall not include a person employed in a butter or cheese factory for the purpose of assisting in the manufacture of such product. This section shall not affect a person making up a product produced on the person's farm, nor shall it be unlawful for a licensed cheesemaker employed in a licensed cheese factory to make butter or whey cream butter for the use or consumption only of the patrons thereof.
97.17(2)
(2) No person shall engage as a buttermaker or cheesemaker unless the person has a license from the department. The license shall be issued by the department under regulations that the department shall prescribe relating to the qualifications of applicants for licenses. The qualifications shall include the applicant's record in operating and keeping in sanitary condition the butter or cheese factory in which the applicant has been employed.
97.17(3)
(3) Application for a buttermaker's or cheesemaker's license shall be made upon a form furnished by the department. Upon receipt of the application the department shall issue a permit to the applicant to carry on the work of a buttermaker or cheesemaker. The permit shall have the force and effect of a license to a buttermaker or cheesemaker until a license shall have been issued to the applicant or until the applicant shall have been notified of the denial of the application. At the time that the permit is issued, the department shall furnish the applicant with the regulations incident to securing a license and also suggestions relating to the proper method of operating butter or cheese factories.
97.17(4)
(4) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a fee that is $50 unless otherwise established by department rule.
97.17(6)
(6) The license shall expire on the first day of January of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance or renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted on department forms and be accompanied by the biennial license fee under
sub. (4).
97.175
97.175
Butter and cheese grader license requirements. 97.175(1)(1) In this section and
ss. 97.176 and
97.177, "butter grader" or "cheese grader" means a person who grades butter or cheese.
97.175(2)
(2) No person may act as a butter grader or a cheese grader without a license granted by the department. A person desiring a license shall apply on a form furnished by the department and shall pay to the department a fee that is $50 unless otherwise established by department rule. Before issuing a license, the department shall require the applicant to demonstrate his or her competence to act as a butter grader or a cheese grader in a manner determined by the department. A license expires on September 30 of the 2nd year commencing after the date of issuance.
97.175(3)
(3) Butter graders and cheese graders must act in accordance with the standards and requirements established under
ss. 93.07,
97.176 and
97.177.
97.175(4)
(4) The department may deny, suspend or revoke a license under this section by an order if the department finds that the applicant or licensee is not qualified to act as a butter grader or cheese grader or that the applicant or licensee has applied inaccurate grades or has obtained the license by fraud, perjury or through error. The department shall notify the applicant or licensee of the order and shall follow the procedures for issuing a special order under
s. 93.18.
97.176
97.176
Butter; grading; label. 97.176(1)
(1) It is unlawful to sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any butter at retail unless it has been graded. Butter shall be graded as follows:
97.176(1)(d)
(d) Grade, Wisconsin, undergrade—all butter below Wisconsin B.
97.176(2)
(2) United States AA, A, and B grades shall be accepted in lieu of the corresponding Wisconsin AA, A, and B grades, but all United States grades below B shall, for the purpose of this section, correspond to Wisconsin undergrade.
97.176(3)
(3) As used in this section, score or grade means the grading of butter by its examination for flavor and aroma, body and texture, color, salt, package and by the use of other tests or procedures approved by the department for ascertaining the quality of butter in whole or in part.
97.176(4)
(4) Details for methods and procedures to be used for ascertaining quality, for labeling, and for arbitrating disputes with respect to grades, shall be developed by the department as a result of public hearings to be held at a convenient location in the state.
97.176(5)
(5) Butter from outside of the state sold within the state shall be provided with a label which indicates that it complies with the state grade standards as provided in this section and which indicates the grade in a manner equivalent to the requirements for butter manufactured and sold within the state.
97.176(6)
(6) Butter that carries the state grade labels shall be graded by butter graders licensed under
s. 97.175.
97.176(7)
(7) No person, for himself or herself, or as an agent, shall advertise the sale of any butter at a stated price, unless the grade of the butter is set forth in such advertisement in not less than 10-point type.
97.176 History
History: 1977 c. 29 s.
1650m (4);
1983 a. 131 s.
2; Stats. 1983 s. 97.176;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 492.
97.177
97.177
Cheese; grading; labeling. 97.177(1)
(1) The department shall by rule adopt standards for grades of cheese manufactured in Wisconsin.
97.177(2)
(2) Cheese which carries a state grade must be graded by a cheese grader licensed under
s. 97.175 and must conform to the standards for the grade. Graded cheese must be plainly labeled to indicate the grade of the cheese and the license number of the cheese grader.
97.177(3)
(3) Cheese manufactured in Wisconsin must be labeled on either the cheese itself or the container at the factory where it is manufactured. The label must remain on the cheese until the cheese is used in a different food manufacturing process or relabeled by the buyer for later sale. The label must contain all of the following:
97.177(3)(c)
(c) The factory number designated by the department.
97.177(3)(e)
(e) The number of the vat in which the cheese was manufactured if more than one vat of cheese was manufactured in the factory on the same day.
97.177(4)
(4) The department may adopt rules for the administration of this section.
97.177 History
History: 1983 a. 131.
97.18
97.18
Oleomargarine regulations. 97.18(1)(a)(a) For the purposes of this section "oleomargarine" or "margarine" includes oleomargarine, margarine, butterine and other similar substances, fats and fat compounds sufficiently adaptable to the ordinary uses of butter, to lead readily to use as an alternative to butter, but this section shall not apply to lard, cream cheese, cheese food compounds, nor to any other dairy product made exclusively of milk or milk solids with or without added vitamins, if such product is sold or distributed in such manner and form as will clearly distinguish it from butter. Nor shall this section apply to shortenings not churned or emulsified in milk or cream or having a melting point of 112 degrees Fahrenheit or more as determined by the capillary tube method unless there is sold or given away with such shortening any compound which, when mixed with such shortening, makes oleomargarine, butterine or similar substances. Colored oleomargarine or margarine shall be made of domestic fats or oils and shall not be made of imported oils which include, without restriction because of enumeration, whale oil, coconut oil and palm oil.
97.18(1)(b)
(b) "Colored oleomargarine" or "colored margarine" is oleomargarine or margarine having a tint or shade containing more than 1-6/10 degrees of yellow or of yellow and red collectively but with an excess of yellow over red, as measured in terms of Lovibond tintometer scales or its equivalent.
97.18(3)
(3) No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale at retail any oleomargarine or margarine unless:
97.18(3)(a)
(a) Such oleomargarine or margarine is packaged;
97.18(3)(b)
(b) The net weight of the contents of any package sold in a retail establishment is one pound;
97.18(3)(c)
(c) There appears on the label of the package the word "oleomargarine" or "margarine" in type or lettering at least as large as any other type or lettering on the label in a color of print which clearly contrasts with its background, and a full accurate statement of the ingredients contained in the oleomargarine or margarine; and
97.18(3)(d)
(d) Each part of the contents of the package is contained in a wrapper or separate container which bears the word "oleomargarine" or "margarine" in type or lettering not smaller than 20-point type.
97.18(4)
(4) The serving of colored oleomargarine or margarine at a public eating place as a substitute for table butter is prohibited unless it is ordered by the customer.
97.18(5)
(5) The serving of oleomargarine or margarine to students, patients or inmates of any state institutions as a substitute for table butter is prohibited, except that such substitution may be ordered by the institution superintendent when necessary for the health of a specific patient or inmate, if directed by the physician in charge of the patient or inmate.
97.18(5m)
(5m) The department of health and family services shall assist the department in the enforcement of this section and, in connection with inspections of food service operations at institutions and establishments under its inspectional jurisdiction, conduct compliance inspections and surveys, and report violations directly to the department.
97.18(6)
(6) Any person who violates any provision of this section may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 3 months or both; and for each subsequent offense may be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned in the county jail not less than 6 months nor more than one year.
97.20
97.20
Dairy plants. 97.20(1)(1)
Definitions. In this section:
97.20(1)(a)
(a) "Dairy plant" means any place where a dairy product is manufactured or processed for sale or distribution, and includes a receiving station or transfer station.
97.20(1)(b)
(b) "Dairy product" means milk or any product or by-product of milk, or any commodity in which milk or any milk product or by-product is a principal ingredient.
97.20(1)(d)
(d) "Grade A dairy plant" means a dairy plant required to hold a permit under
sub. (3).
97.20(1)(h)
(h) "Processing plant" means a dairy plant engaged in pasteurizing, processing or manufacturing milk or dairy products.
97.20(1)(i)
(i) "Receiving station" means a facility which is designed for the receipt and bulk storage of milk, and which is used to receive or store milk in bulk. "Receiving station" does not include a processing plant or a facility used to distribute pasteurized milk in bottled or packaged form to consumers.
97.20(1)(j)
(j) "Transfer station" means a facility which is designed and used solely to transfer milk from one bulk transport vehicle to another without intervening storage.
97.20(2)(a)(a)
License requirement. Except as provided in
par. (e), no person, including this state, may operate a dairy plant without a valid license issued by the department for that dairy plant. A dairy plant license expires on April 30 annually and is not transferable between persons or locations.
97.20(2)(b)
(b)
License application. An application for a dairy plant license shall be made on a form provided by the department and shall be accompanied by each applicable fee required under
subs. (2c) and
(2n) to
(2w). The application shall include all information reasonably required by the department for purposes of licensing. The application shall state whether the dairy plant is a processing plant, receiving station or transfer station, and shall describe the nature of any processing operations conducted at the dairy plant.
97.20(2)(d)
(d)
Issuance or renewal of license. The department may not issue or renew a dairy plant license unless all of the following conditions are met prior to licensing:
97.20(2)(d)1.
1. The license applicant pays all fees that are due and payable by the applicant under
subs. (2c) to
(2w), as set forth in a statement from the department. The department shall refund a fee paid under protest if the department determines that the fee was not due and payable as a condition of licensing under this subsection.
97.20(2)(d)2.
2. The license applicant has filed all financial information and any security required under
s. 100.06. If an applicant has not filed all financial information and any security required under
s. 100.06, the department may issue a conditional dairy plant license under
s. 93.06 (8) which prohibits the licensed operator from purchasing milk or fluid milk products from milk producers or their agents, but allows the operator to purchase milk or fluid milk products from other sources.
97.20(2)(d)3.
3. If the dairy plant is a new dairy plant, the department has inspected the dairy plant for compliance with this chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter.
97.20(2)(e)
(e)
License exemptions. A dairy plant license under this section is not required for:
97.20(2)(e)1.
1. A farm manufacturing or processing dairy products solely for consumption by the owner or operator of the farm, or members of the household or nonpaying guests or employes.
97.20(2)(e)2.
2. The retail preparation and processing of meals for sale directly to consumers or through vending machines, if the preparation and processing is covered under a restaurant permit or other permit issued under
s. 254.64.
97.20(2)(e)3.
3. A retail food establishment licensed under
s. 97.30 if the establishment processes dairy products solely for retail sale at the establishment.
97.20(2)(e)4.
4. A dairy plant that is exempted from licensing by department rule.
97.20(2)(f)
(f)
Added operations. No dairy plant may add a new category of dairy plant operations during the time period for which a dairy plant license was issued unless the dairy plant first notifies the department and obtains written authorization for the new category of operations. In this paragraph, "new category of operations" includes the manufacture or processing of any of the following which was not identified on the dairy plant's most recent license application:
97.20(2c)(a)(a)
Annual license fee. An applicant for a dairy plant license shall pay an annual license fee specified under
par. (b) as follows:
97.20(2c)(a)1.
1. An applicant for a license to operate a dairy plant that operated during the previous calendar year shall pay the basic annual license fee plus the supplementary dairy plant license fee based on the amount of milk that was delivered to the dairy plant from milk producers in the previous calendar year, whether or not that particular applicant operated the dairy plant during the previous calendar year.
97.20(2c)(a)2.
2. An applicant for a license to operate a dairy plant that has not been operated in the previous calendar year shall pay the basic annual license fee plus the supplementary dairy plant license fee that is established by department rule.
