168.12(6)(f)
(f) Any person who knowingly signs or verifies a fraudulent claim under
par. (e) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
168.12(6)(g)
(g) Any person who knowingly aids, abets or assists another in making a fraudulent claim under
par. (e) or in signing or verifying a fraudulent claim under
par. (f) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
168.12(6)(h)
(h) With respect to imposing a penalty and requiring a refund under
par. (d), the department of revenue shall give notice to the purchaser within 4 years after the date that the claim was filed. The department of revenue may impose a penalty and require a refund under
par. (e) when the department of revenue discovers the fraud committed.
168.12(7)
(7) No person may ship petroleum products into this state unless that person has a valid certificate under
s. 73.03 (50) and either has a license under
s. 78.09 or obtains a petroleum products shipper license from the department of revenue by filing with that department an application prescribed and furnished by that department and verified by the owner of the business if the owner is an individual, by a member if the owner is an unincorporated association, by a partner if the owner is a partnership or by the president and secretary if the owner is a corporation.
168.12(8)(a)(a) To protect the revenues of this state, the department of revenue may require any person who is liable to that department for the fee under
sub. (1) to place with it security in the amount that that department determines. The department of revenue may increase or decrease the amount of the security, but that amount may not exceed 3 times the person's average monthly liability for the fee under
sub. (1) as estimated by that department. If any person fails to provide that security, the department of revenue may refuse to issue a license under
sub. (7) or
s. 78.09 or may revoke the person's license under
sub. (7) or
s. 78.09. If any taxpayer is delinquent in the payment of the fee under
sub. (1), the department of revenue may, upon 10 days' notice, recover the fee, interest, penalties, costs and disbursements from the person's security. The department of revenue may not pay interest on any security deposit.
168.12(8)(b)
(b) The security required under
par. (a) may be a surety bond furnished to the department of revenue and payable to this state. The department of revenue shall prescribe the form and contents of the bond.
168.12(8)(c)
(c) The surety of a bond under
par. (b) may conditionally cancel the bond by filing written notice with the person who is liable for the fee under
sub. (1) and with the department of revenue. A surety who files that notice is not discharged from any liability that has accrued or from any liability that accrues within 60 days after the filing. If the person who is liable for the fee under
sub. (1) does not, within 60 days after receiving the notice, file with the department of revenue a new bond that is satisfactory to that department, that department shall revoke the person's license under
sub. (7) or
s. 78.09. If the person furnishes a new bond, the department of revenue shall cancel and surrender the old bond when it is satisfied that all liability under the old bond has been discharged.
168.12(8)(d)
(d) If the liability on the bond is discharged or reduced or if the department of revenue determines that the bond is insufficient, that department shall require additional surety or new bonds. If any person who is liable for the fee under
sub. (1) fails to file that additional bond within 5 days after the department of revenue provides written notice, that person's license under
sub. (7) or
s. 78.09 is revoked.
168.12(8)(e)
(e) Suspension, revocation or cancellation of a license under
sub. (7) or
s. 78.09, partial recovery on the bond or execution of a new bond does not affect the validity of a bond under this subsection.
168.125
168.125
Reports; payment. Persons who are liable for the fee under this subchapter shall state the number of gallons of petroleum products on which the fee is due and the amount of their liability for the fee in the reports under
s. 78.12 (1) to
(3). The requirements for payment of the motor vehicle fuel tax under
s. 78.12 (5) apply to the fee under this subchapter.
168.125 History
History: 1995 a. 27;
2013 a. 20.
168.13
168.13
Required records. Every person receiving petroleum products in this state shall keep books and records of all petroleum products so received, together with bills of lading, waybills and other pertinent documents. Such books and records and other papers and documents shall, at all times during business hours of the day, be subject to inspection by the department and its inspectors, and are subject to inspection by the department of revenue in regard to the fee under
s. 168.12 (1). Such books, records and other papers and documents shall be preserved for not less than 4 years, unless the department, in writing, authorizes their destruction or disposal at an earlier date.
168.13 History
History: 1995 a. 27.
168.14(1)(1) It is unlawful for any person to represent, advertise, promote for sale, offer for sale or sell any lubricating oil which is in part or wholly derived from previously used lubricating oil unless such representation, advertisement, sales promotion and the container or item of equipment through which such previously used lubricating oil is shipped, stored, offered for sale or sold, clearly and conspicuously identifies to the public that such lubricating oil has been previously used. The identification shall contain appropriate and descriptive words such as "Reclaimed used lubricating oil," "Rerefined used lubricating oil," "Recleaned used lubricating oil" or "Reconditioned used lubricating oil".
168.14(2)
(2) No person may receive, unload, use, sell or offer for sale in this state, any gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, fuel oils, diesel fuels or other petroleum distillates which the person knows, or reasonably should know, is misidentified as to name or grade. Gasoline-ethanol blends that are identified in compliance with
s. 168.11 when sold at retail are correctly identified as to name. Biodiesel blends that are identified in compliance with
sub. (2m) (c) 4. when sold at retail are correctly identified as to name.
168.14(2m)(a)(a) "Biodiesel fuel" means a fuel that is comprised of monoalkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats.
168.14(2m)(b)
(b) No person may represent, advertise, label, or otherwise promote for sale a fuel as being biodiesel fuel unless the fuel meets all of the following requirements:
168.14(2m)(b)2.
2. The fuel is pure biodiesel fuel, is identified as such with the alphanumeric B100, and does not contain any petroleum product, any additive, or other foreign material.
168.14(2m)(b)3.
3. The fuel meets all of the applicable requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
168.14(2m)(c)
(c) No person may represent, advertise, label, or otherwise promote for sale a fuel as being a blend of biodiesel and petroleum-based fuel unless the fuel meets all of the following requirements:
168.14(2m)(c)1.
1. The volume percentage of the biodiesel fuel to the petroleum-based fuel is at least 2 percent.
168.14(2m)(c)3.
3. The fuel meets all of the applicable requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
168.14(2m)(c)4.
4. The volume percentage under
subd. 1. is disclosed to the purchaser and is identified by use of the alphanumeric Bxx, with a number replacing the xx in the alphanumeric and with that number representing the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel in the biodiesel fuel blend.
168.14(3)
(3) A person who sells a gasoline-ethanol fuel blend to a person selling or offering to sell it at wholesale or retail shall provide information before the sale on the ethanol content of the fuel blend to the person selling or offering to sell it and shall provide written verification of the ethanol content at delivery of the fuel blend.
168.15
168.15
Penalty. Every person who violates any provision of this subchapter that is not related to the fee under
s. 168.12 (1) shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each violation. Each day a person fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter is a separate violation.
168.16
168.16
Duties of department. 168.16(1)
(1) The department shall enforce this subchapter. Inspection districts shall be defined and numbered by the department.
168.16(2)
(2) Any accident or explosion involving products of petroleum which comes to the knowledge of the department shall be investigated to determine whether or not there has been a violation of this subchapter.
168.16(3)
(3) The department may, upon request of state agencies or local authorities, assist in the investigation of hazardous situations involving suspected or known products of petroleum.
168.16(4)
(4) The department may promulgate reasonable rules relating to the administration and enforcement of this subchapter.
168.16 History
History: 1971 c. 206;
2013 a. 20.
168.16 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
ATCP 93 and
94, Wis. adm. code.
168.17
168.17
Attorney general and district attorney to prosecute. Upon request of the department, the attorney general or proper district attorney shall prosecute any action to enforce this subchapter except the fee that is imposed under
s. 168.12 (1).
168.17 History
History: 1995 a. 27;
2013 a. 20.
STORAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
Subch. II of ch. 168 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
ATCP 93, Wis. adm. code.
168.21
168.21
Definitions. In this subchapter:
168.21(1)
(1) "Combustible liquid" means a liquid having a flash point at or above 100 degrees fahrenheit and below 200 degrees fahrenheit.
168.21(2)
(2) "Department" means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
168.21(3)
(3) "Federally regulated hazardous substance" means a hazardous substance, as defined in
42 USC 9601 (14).
168.21(4)
(4) "Flammable liquid" means a liquid having a flash point below 100 degrees fahrenheit.
168.21(5)
(5) "Flash point" means the minimum temperature at which a flammable or combustible liquid will give off sufficient flammable vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid or within the vessel which contains the liquid.
168.21(6)
(6) "Secondary containment" means a barrier, approved by the department, that is installed around a storage tank system and that is designed to prevent a leak from a primary tank or piping from contacting the surrounding earth or waters of the state.
168.21 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
1601 to
1607,
1970; Stats. 2013 s. 168.21.
168.22(1)(1) Except as provided under
subs. (2) to
(5), every person who constructs, owns or controls a tank for the storage, handling or use of liquid that is flammable or combustible or a federally regulated hazardous substance shall comply with the standards adopted under
s. 168.23.
168.22(2)
(2) This subchapter does not apply to storage tanks which require a hazardous waste license under
s. 291.25.
168.22(3)
(3) This subchapter does not apply to storage tanks which are installed above ground level and which are less than 5,000 gallons in capacity.
168.22(4)
(4) Any rules promulgated under
s. 168.23 requiring an owner to test the ability of a storage tank, connected piping or ancillary equipment to prevent an inadvertent release of a stored substance do not apply to storage tanks that satisfy all of the following:
168.22(4)(b)
(b) Have a capacity of less than 1,100 gallons.
168.22(4)(c)
(c) Are used to store heating oil for residential, consumptive use on the premises where stored.
168.22(5)
(5) This subchapter does not apply to a pressurized natural gas pipeline system regulated under
49 CFR 192 and
193.
168.22 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
1608 to
1614; Stats. 2013 s. 168.22.
168.23(1)(1) The department shall promulgate by rule construction, maintenance and abandonment standards applicable to tanks for the storage, handling or use of liquids that are flammable or combustible or are federally regulated hazardous substances, and to the property and facilities where the tanks are located, for the purpose of protecting the waters of the state from harm due to contamination by liquids that are flammable or combustible or are federally regulated hazardous substances. The rule shall comply with
ch. 160. The rule may include different standards for new and existing tanks, but all standards shall provide substantially similar protection for the waters of the state. The rule shall include maintenance requirements related to the detection and prevention of leaks. The rule may require any person supplying heating oil to any noncommercial storage tank for consumptive use on the premises to submit to the department, within 30 days after the department requests, the location, contents and size of any such tank.
168.23(2)
(2) The department may transfer any information which the department receives under
sub. (1) to any other agency or governmental unit. The department and any such agency shall treat the name of the owner and the location of any noncommercial storage tank which stores heating oil for consumptive use on the premises, required to be submitted to the department under
sub. (1), as confidential and shall not permit inspection or copying under
s. 19.35 of any record containing the information.
168.23(3)
(3) The rule promulgated under
sub. (1) may require the certification or registration of persons who install, remove, clean, line, perform tightness testing on and inspect tanks and persons who perform site assessments. Any rule requiring certification or registration shall also authorize the revocation or suspension of the certification or registration. The department may not require an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under
s. 45.44 to pay any fee that may be charged pursuant to such a rule.
168.23(4)
(4) The department shall promulgate a rule specifying fees for plan review and inspection of tanks for the storage, handling, or use of flammable or combustible liquids and for any certification or registration required under
sub. (3).
168.23(5)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (b), in addition to any fee charged by the department by rule for plan review and approval for the construction of a new or additional installation or change in operation of a previously approved installation for the storage, handling or use of a liquid that is flammable or combustible or a federally regulated hazardous substance, as defined in
s. 168.21 (3), the department shall collect a groundwater fee of $100 for each plan review submittal. The moneys collected under this subsection shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management.
168.23(5)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
par. (a), an installation for the storage, handling or use of a liquid that is flammable or combustible or a federally regulated hazardous substance, as defined in
s. 168.21 (3), that has a capacity of less than 1,000 gallons is not subject to the groundwater fee under
par. (a).
168.23 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
1615 to
1619,
1629,
1630; Stats. 2013 s. 168.23.
168.24
168.24
Secondary containment requirements. 168.24(1)
(1) In this section, "hazardous substance" means a combustible liquid, a flammable liquid, or a federally regulated hazardous substance.
168.24(2)
(2) The department may not impose any requirement that specifies that pipe connections at the top of a storage tank and beneath all freestanding pumps and dispensers that routinely contain a hazardous substance be placed within secondary containment sumps, if the pipe connections were installed or in place on or before February 1, 2009. This section does not apply after December 31, 2020.
168.24 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
1620 to
1622; Stats. 2013 s. 168.24.
168.25(1)(1) The department shall enforce this subchapter.
168.25(2)
(2) The department shall issue orders directing and requiring compliance with the rules and standards of the department adopted under this subchapter whenever, in the judgment of the department, the rules or standards are threatened with violation, are being violated or have been violated.
168.25(3)
(3) The circuit court for any county where violation of such an order occurs has jurisdiction to enforce the order by injunctive and other appropriate relief.
168.25 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
1623 to
1626; Stats. 2013 s. 168.25.
168.26
168.26
Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule or order adopted under this subchapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each violation of this subchapter or any rule or order under this subchapter constitutes a separate offense and each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
168.26 History
History: 2013 a. 20 s.
1627; Stats. 2013 s. 168.26.
168.28
168.28
Inventory of petroleum product storage tanks. 168.28(1)(a)
(a) Notwithstanding
s. 168.01 (3), "petroleum product" means materials derived from petroleum, natural gas, or asphalt deposits and includes gasoline, diesel and heating fuels, liquefied petroleum gases, lubricants, waxes, greases, and petrochemicals.
168.28(1)(b)
(b) "Storage tank" means an enclosed container with a capacity in excess of 60 gallons which is used to hold a petroleum product, regardless of the duration of storage and which is intended for use as a fixed, rather than as a portable, installation.
