93.51
93.51
Farmer assistance. 93.51(1)(1)
Definitions. In this section:
93.51(2)(a)(a) The department may provide consultation and assistance to distressed farmers, which may include but is not limited to providing employment and retraining counseling for farmers needing employment other than farming, operating a program in which volunteers advise or counsel farmers about financial matters and other concerns and operating a crisis hotline for farmers.
93.51(2)(b)
(b) The department may make grants to low-income farmers for the purpose of paying all or part of the tuition for a farmer who enrolls in a course on farm and business management techniques offered by a technical college.
93.51(2)(c)
(c) The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.
93.51(3)(a)(a) The department may select volunteers to provide advice and counseling services to distressed farmers. Advisors shall have expertise and experience in relevant areas of knowledge.
93.51(3)(b)
(b) The department shall provide any necessary training to advisors.
93.51(3)(c)
(c) Advisors shall be compensated for travel and other necessary expenses in amounts approved by the department.
93.51(3)(d)
(d) Advisors and the department shall keep confidential all information obtained in the process of providing advice or counseling. Any such information contained in a record is not subject to the right of public inspection and copying under
s. 19.35 (1). This paragraph does not apply to information relating to possible criminal misconduct.
93.52
93.52
Dairy farmer exit-entry program. The department shall administer a program to assist in the transfer of farm operations from persons exiting the dairy industry to persons wishing to enter the industry, including assistance in negotiating the financial and legal aspects of farm transfers. The department shall keep confidential information obtained under the program. Any such information contained in a record is not subject to the right of public inspection and copying under
s. 19.35 (1).
93.52 History
History: 1997 a. 264.
93.55
93.55
Chemical and container collection grants. 93.55(1)(1)
Definitions. In this section:
93.55(1)(a)
(a) "Chemical" means a chemical, including a pesticide, that is used for agricultural purposes.
93.55(2)
(2) Collection grants. The department may award a grant to a county for a chemical and container collection program. A grant under this subsection may not fund more than 75 percent of the cost of a program. Costs eligible for funding include the cost of establishing a collection site for chemicals and chemical containers, the cost of transporting chemical containers to a dealer or distributor for refill and reuse or to a hazardous waste facility, as defined in
s. 291.01 (8), and costs associated with the proper use and handling and disposal or recycling of chemicals and chemical containers. Grants shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.115 (7) (va).
93.55(2m)
(2m) Farmer liability. To the extent permitted under federal regulations, a county establishing a chemical and container collection program under
sub. (2), in cooperation with the department, shall ensure that a farmer, as defined in
s. 102.04 (3), who participates in the program is not liable for chemicals or chemical containers collected under the program after the farmer relinquishes control over the chemicals or chemical containers.
93.55 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
ATCP 34, Wis. adm. code.
93.57
93.57
Household hazardous waste. The department shall administer a grant program to assist municipalities and regional planning commissions in creating and operating local programs for the collection and disposal of household hazardous waste. The department may also provide grants under this section for county, municipal, and regional planning commission programs to collect unwanted prescription drugs. The department may not make a grant under this section in an amount that exceeds 75 percent of the cost of a program. The department shall allocate two-thirds of the funds available from the appropriation account under
s. 20.115 (7) (va) in each fiscal year for grants under this section.
93.57 History
History: 1985 a. 29;
1995 a. 227 s.
699; Stats. 1995 s. 299.41;
2001 a. 109;
2003 a. 33 s.
2481s; Stats. 2003 s. 93.57;
2007 a. 20.
93.57 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also chs.
ATCP 34 and
NR 187, Wis. adm. code.
93.60
93.60
Grazing lands conservation grant. The department shall award a grant in each fiscal year, from the appropriation account under
s. 20.115 (4) (s), for technical education and research under the Wisconsin grazing lands conservation initiative.
93.60 History
History: 2007 a. 20.
93.70
93.70
Conservation reserve enhancement program. 93.70(1)(1) The department may expend funds from the appropriation account under
s. 20.866 (2) (wf) to improve water quality, erosion control and wildlife habitat through participation by this state in the conservation reserve enhancement program as approved by the secretary of the federal department of agriculture under
16 USC 3834 (f) (4).
93.70(2)
(2) The department may not make a payment under
sub. (1) to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the department a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under
s. 49.858 (2) (a).
93.70 History
History: 1999 a. 9;
2003 a. 33.
93.80
93.80
Arsenic in wood. The department, jointly with the department of commerce, shall review scientific evidence to determine whether there is a substantial likelihood that wood treated with copper, chromium, and arsenic is harmful to the environment or to human health.
93.80 History
History: 2001 a. 16.
93.90
93.90
Livestock facility siting and expansion. 93.90(1)
(1) This section is an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform regulation of livestock facilities.
93.90(1m)(b)
(b) "Application for approval" means an application for approval of a livestock facility siting or expansion.
93.90(1m)(c)
(c) "Board" means the livestock facility siting review board.
93.90(1m)(d)
(d) "Expansion" means an increase in the number of animals fed, confined, maintained, or stabled.
93.90(1m)(e)
(e) "Livestock facility" means a feedlot or facility, other than a pasture, where animals used in the production of food, fiber, or other animal products are or will be fed, confined, maintained, or stabled for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month period. "Livestock facility" does not include an aquaculture facility.
93.90(1m)(f)
(f) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
93.90(2)(a)(a) For the purposes of this section, the department shall promulgate rules specifying standards for siting and expanding livestock facilities. In promulgating the rules, the department may incorporate by cross-reference provisions contained in rules promulgated under
ss. 92.05 (3) (c) and
(k),
92.14 (8),
92.16, and
281.16 (3) and
ch. 283. The department may not promulgate rules under this paragraph that conflict with rules promulgated under
s. 92.05 (3) (c) or
(k),
92.14 (8),
92.16, or
281.16 (3) or
ch. 283.
93.90(2)(b)
(b) In promulgating rules under
par. (a), the department shall consider whether the proposed standards, other than those incorporated by cross-reference, are all of the following:
93.90(2)(b)4.
4. Based on available scientific information that has been subjected to peer review.
93.90(2)(b)5.
5. Designed to promote the growth and viability of animal agriculture in this state.
93.90(2)(b)6.
6. Designed to balance the economic viability of farm operations with protecting natural resources and other community interests.
93.90(2)(c)
(c) The department shall review rules promulgated under
par. (a) at least once every 4 years.
93.90(2)(d)
(d) The secretary shall appoint a committee of experts to advise the department on the promulgation of the rules under
par. (a) and on the review of rules under
par. (c).
93.90(2)(e)
(e) In addition to the rules under
par. (a), the department shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:
93.90(2)(e)1.
1. Specify the information and documentation that must be provided in an application for approval in order to demonstrate that a livestock facility siting or expansion complies with applicable state standards under
sub. (2) (a).
93.90(2)(e)2.
2. Specify the information and documentation that must be included in a record of decision making under
sub. (4) (b).
93.90(3)
(3) Political subdivision authority. 93.90(3)(a)(a) Notwithstanding
ss. 33.455,
59.03 (2) (a),
59.69,
60.10 (2) (i),
60.61,
60.62,
61.34 (1),
61.35,
62.11 (5),
62.23,
66.0415,
92.07 (2),
92.11, and
92.15 (3) (a), a political subdivision may not disapprove or prohibit a livestock facility siting or expansion unless at least one of the following applies:
93.90(3)(a)1.
1. The site is located in a zoning district that is not an agricultural zoning district.
93.90(3)(a)2.
2. The site is located in an agricultural zoning district in which the proposed new or expanded livestock facility is prohibited, subject to
pars. (b) and
(c).
93.90(3)(a)4.
4. The proposed new or expanded livestock facility violates a building, electrical, or plumbing code that is consistent with the state building, electrical, or plumbing code for that type of facility.
93.90(3)(a)5.
5. The proposed new or expanded livestock facility will have 500 or more animal units and violates a state standard under
sub. (2) (a).
93.90(3)(a)6.
6. The proposed new or expanded livestock facility will have 500 or more animal units and violates a requirement that is more stringent than the state standards under
sub. (2) (a) if the political subdivision does all of the following:
93.90(3)(a)6.a.
a. Adopts the requirement by ordinance before the applicant files the application for approval.
93.90(3)(a)6.b.
b. Bases the requirement on reasonable and scientifically defensible findings of fact, adopted by the political subdivision, that clearly show that the requirement is necessary to protect public health or safety.
93.90(3)(a)8.
8. The proposed new or expanded livestock facility will have fewer than 500 animal units but will exceed a size threshold for requiring a special exception or conditional use permit that was incorporated into the political subdivision's ordinances before July 19, 2003, and the proposed new or expanded livestock facility violates a state standard under
sub. (2) (a).
93.90(3)(a)9.
9. The proposed new or expanded livestock facility will have fewer than 500 animal units but will exceed a size threshold for requiring a special exception or conditional use permit that was incorporated into the political subdivision's ordinances before July 19, 2003, and the proposed new or expanded livestock facility violates a requirement that is more stringent than the state standards under
sub. (2) (a) if the political subdivision does all of the following:
93.90(3)(a)9.a.
a. Adopts the requirement by ordinance before the applicant files the application for approval.
93.90(3)(a)9.b.
b. Bases the requirement on reasonable and scientifically defensible findings of fact, adopted by the political subdivision, that clearly show that the requirement is necessary to protect public health or safety.
93.90(3)(ae)
(ae) A political subdivision that requires a special exception or conditional use permit for the siting or expansion of any of the following livestock facilities shall require compliance with the applicable state standards under
sub. (2) (a) as a condition of issuing the special exception or conditional use permit:
93.90(3)(ae)1.
1. A new or expanded livestock facility that will have 500 or more animal units.
93.90(3)(ae)2.
2. A new or expanded livestock facility that will have fewer than 500 animal units but that will exceed a size threshold for requiring a special exception or conditional use permit that was incorporated into the political subdivision's ordinances before July 19, 2003.
93.90(3)(am)
(am) Notwithstanding
par. (ae), a political subdivision may apply to a new or expanded livestock facility described in
par. (ae) 1. or
2., as a condition of issuing a special exception or conditional use permit, a setback requirement that is less stringent than a setback requirement under
sub. (2) (a) if the setback requirement is incorporated in the political subdivision's ordinances as a numerical standard.
93.90(3)(ar)
(ar) Notwithstanding
par. (ae) a political subdivision may apply to a new or expanded livestock facility described in
par. (ae) 1. or
2., as a condition of issuing a special exception or conditional use permit, a requirement that is more stringent than the state standards under
sub. (2) (a) if the political subdivision does all of the following:
93.90(3)(ar)1.
1. Adopts the requirement by ordinance before the applicant files the application for approval.
93.90(3)(ar)2.
2. Bases the requirement on reasonable and scientifically defensible findings of fact, adopted by the political subdivision, that clearly show that the requirement is necessary to protect public health or safety.
93.90(3)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
ss. 59.69,
60.61,
60.62,
61.35, and
62.23, a political subdivision may not prohibit a type of livestock facility in an agricultural zoning district based on number of animal units if livestock facilities of that type with fewer animal units are allowed in that zoning district, unless the political subdivision also has an agricultural zoning district in which livestock facilities of that type are permitted or conditional uses without respect to number of animal units.
93.90(3)(c)
(c) Notwithstanding
ss. 59.69,
60.61,
60.62,
61.35, and
62.23, a political subdivision may not enact or enforce a zoning ordinance with a category of agricultural district in which livestock facilities are prohibited unless the political subdivision bases that prohibition on reasonable and scientifically defensible findings of fact, adopted by the political subdivision, that clearly show that the prohibition is necessary to protect public health or safety.
93.90(3)(d)
(d) Notwithstanding
ss. 92.15 (4) and
281.16 (3) (e), a political subdivision that requires compliance with state standards under
sub. (2) (a) as a condition of issuing a special exception or conditional use permit for an expanded livestock facility is not required to determine that cost-sharing is available to the operator of the livestock facility for facilities or practices needed to comply with those standards if the livestock facility will have 500 or more animal units.
93.90(3)(e)
(e) Notwithstanding
ss. 59.69,
60.61,
60.62,
61.35, and
62.23, a political subdivision may not enact a requirement that a person obtain a special exception or conditional use permit for the expansion of a livestock facility that exists when the requirement takes effect, except that a political subdivision may enact a requirement that a person obtain a special exception or conditional use permit for the expansion of a livestock facility that exists when the requirement takes effect if the requirement applies only when the number of animal units that the livestock facility will have after expansion will exceed by more than 20 percent the largest number of animal units that were at the livestock facility for at least 90 days in the 12-month period before the requirement takes effect.
93.90(3)(f)
(f) For the purposes of this subsection, the number of animal units that a livestock facility will have is the largest number of animal units that will be fed, confined, maintained, or stabled at the livestock facility on at least 90 days in any 12-month period.
93.90(4)
(4) Political subdivision procedure. 93.90(4)(a)(a) No later than 45 days after a political subdivision receives an application for approval, the political subdivision shall notify the applicant whether the application for approval is complete and, if it is not complete, what information is needed to complete the application for approval. As soon as the applicant has provided all of the required information, the political subdivision shall notify the applicant that the application for approval is complete.
93.90(4)(b)
(b) A political subdivision shall make a record of its decision making on an application for approval, including a recording of any public hearing, copies of documents submitted at any public hearing, and copies of any other documents provided to the political subdivision in connection with the application for approval.
