98.18(1t)
(1t) License contingent on fee payment. The department may not issue or renew a license under
sub. (1) (a) unless the applicant pays all fees required under
subs. (1h) and
(1p) as set forth in a statement issued by the department. The department shall refund a fee paid under protest if the department determines that the fee was not required to be paid under this section.
98.18(2)
(2) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish license fees under
sub. (1h) and to regulate the installation, servicing, testing and certification of weights and measures. The rules may include record-keeping and reporting requirements.
98.18(3)
(3) Prohibited practices. A person who installs, services, tests or calibrates weights and measures may not do any of the following:
98.18(3)(a)
(a) Install or adjust a weight or measure to make the weight or measure incorrect or to cause the weight or measure to violate this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter.
98.18(3)(b)
(b) Misrepresent that a weight or measure is correct.
98.18(3)(c)
(c) Use any test weight or measure that has not been inspected, tested and approved by the department or by a laboratory certified by the national institute of standards and technology.
98.21
98.21
Sale of bread. 98.21(1)(1) Except as provided in
sub. (2), no person may manufacture for sale in this state, offer to sell or sell bread unless the bread is sold by weight.
98.21(2)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to stale bread if the bread is conspicuously marked "stale bread" or is placed in a container conspicuously marked "stale bread" and sold as and for stale bread.
98.22
98.22
Bulk deliveries sold in terms of weight and delivered by vehicle. 98.22(1)(1) When a commodity in bulk is delivered by vehicle to an individual purchaser and the commodity is sold in terms of weight units, the delivery shall be accompanied by a duplicate delivery ticket with the following information clearly stated in ink or by means of other indelible marking equipment:
98.22(1)(c)
(c) The net weight of the delivery expressed in pounds.
98.22(1)(d)
(d) The gross and tare weights of the delivery if the net weight of the delivery is derived from determination of gross and tare weights.
98.22(2)
(2) Where milk is picked up at farms, only the identity of the vendor and the net weight need be stated.
98.22(3)
(3) One of the duplicate delivery tickets required under
sub. (1) shall be retained by the vendor, and the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the commodity, or shall be surrendered, on demand to the inspector or sealer, who may retain it as evidence and issue a weight slip in lieu thereof for delivery to the purchaser. If the purchaser carries away the purchase, the vendor shall be required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the number of pounds of commodity delivered to the purchaser. If the commodity is to be weighed by the purchaser, the purchaser shall furnish the vendor the duplicate delivery ticket provided for in this section.
98.22 History
History: 1993 a. 492;
1995 a. 225.
98.224
98.224
Vehicle tank meters. 98.224(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "vehicle tank meter" means a commercial meter used to measure liquid fuel, as defined in
s. 98.225 (1).
98.224(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (e), no person may operate a vehicle tank meter without an annual license from the department. An annual license expires on October 31. A separate license is required for each vehicle tank meter. A license is not transferable between persons or vehicle tank meters.
98.224(2)(b)
(b) To obtain a license under
par. (a), a person shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:
98.224(2)(b)1.
1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address, and any trade name under which the applicant proposes to operate the vehicle tank meter.
98.224(2)(b)2.
2. A description of the vehicle tank meter, including the serial number or other identifying marks that appear on the meter and the vehicle on which the meter is mounted.
98.224(2)(b)4.
4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes.
98.224(2)(c)
(c) An application under
par. (b) shall include all of the following fees and surcharges:
98.224(2)(c)1.
1. A license fee established by the department by rule.
98.224(2)(c)2.
2. A surcharge established by the department by rule, if the department determines that within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the vehicle tank meter without a license required under
par. (a). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
98.224(2)(c)3.
3. A surcharge established by department rule if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to comply with the reporting requirement under
sub. (3). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
98.224(2)(d)
(d) Payment of a surcharge under
par. (c) 2. or
3. does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a violation of this section.
98.224(2)(e)
(e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a vehicle tank meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license under
par. (a) to operate that vehicle tank meter.
98.224(3)
(3) Testing and reporting. The operator of a vehicle tank meter shall have the meter tested for accuracy at least annually by a person who is licensed under
s. 98.18 (1) to perform the testing. The operator, or the tester on behalf of the operator, shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing is completed. The operator shall retain a test report for at least 3 years.
98.224(4)(a)(a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following:
98.224(4)(a)2.
2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under
sub. (3).
98.224(4)(b)
(b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the construction, operation, and maintenance of vehicle tank meters.
98.224 History
History: 2009 a. 28.
98.225
98.225
Deliveries of certain liquid fuels. 98.225(1)
(1) In this section, "liquid fuel" means gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, diesel fuel or alternate fuels, as defined in
s. 78.39 (1).
98.225(2)
(2) No person may sell liquid fuel by liquid measure and deliver it by a vehicle equipped with a pump and metering device unless the pump and metering device is equipped with a delivery ticket printer. Except as provided in
sub. (3), the seller shall, at the time of delivery, either provide a copy of the delivery ticket printed by the delivery ticket printer to the purchaser or leave a copy at the place of delivery. The delivery ticket shall contain all of the following information:
98.225(2)(c)
(c) A description of the liquid fuel delivered.
98.225(2)(d)
(d) The meter reading showing the volume of liquid fuel delivered.
98.225(3)
(3) If there is a malfunction with the delivery ticket printer, the seller shall, at the time of delivery, either provide the purchaser or leave at the place of delivery the information required under
sub. (2) in written form.
98.225 History
History: 1993 a. 234.
98.245
98.245
Liquefied petroleum gas sales. 98.245(1)
(1)
Sales except by units of measurement prohibited. It is unlawful to sell or offer to sell at retail any liquefied petroleum gas except by avoirdupois weight, specified in pounds; liquid measure, specified in gallons; or vapor measure, specified in cubic feet, or such other units as may be approved by the department.
98.245(2)
(2) Packages to bear tare weight. When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or offered for sale at retail by weight, in portable containers, the tare weight of the container shall be plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the container. Tare weight shall not be construed to include the valve protecting cap, which shall be removed when weighing. It is unlawful to sell or offer or expose for sale liquefied petroleum gas in packages or containers which do not bear a statement as to tare weight as required by this section, or which packages or containers bear a false statement as to tare weight, provided packages intended to be used only once and clearly marked with the statement "not refillable" are exempt from this tare weight requirement.
98.245(3)
(3) Refilling; credit. When liquefied petroleum gas is sold by the package or container, either by a refilling of a container or an exchange of containers, the vendor shall give the purchaser full credit for the unused liquid remaining in a container being exchanged or refilled.
98.245(4)
(4) Correction to temperature of volume sold. 98.245(4)(a)(a) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer as a liquid and by liquid measurement the volume of liquid so sold and delivered shall be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through use of an approved volume correction factor table, or through use of a meter that is equipped with a sealed automatic compensating mechanism and that has been tested as required under
sub. (8). All sale tickets shall show the delivered gallons, the temperature at the time of delivery and the corrected gallonage, or shall state that temperature correction was automatically made.
98.245(4)(b)
(b) When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered to a consumer in vapor form by vapor measurement, the volume of vapor so sold and delivered shall be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through the use of a meter that is equipped with a sealed automatic temperature compensating mechanism. This paragraph shall apply to all meters installed for use in the vapor measurement of liquefied petroleum gas in vapor form after May 24, 1978. This paragraph does not prohibit the continued use of meters previously installed without a self-sealing automatic temperature compensating mechanism, but no such meter may be continued in use after January 1, 1986, unless brought into compliance with this paragraph.
Subsection (8) does not apply to meters used to sell or deliver liquefied petroleum gas that are subject to this paragraph.
98.245(5)
(5) Sales tickets to show quantity sold. Sales tickets or invoices shall show the quantity of liquefied petroleum gas sold, expressed in pounds, or gallons as set forth in
sub. (4), or cubic feet, or other unit approved by the department. When vapor meters reading in approved units other than cubic feet are used, the invoice shall clearly indicate to the purchaser a factor to convert to cubic feet.
98.245(6)(a)(a) No person may sell liquefied petroleum gas and deliver it by a vehicle equipped with a pump and meter unless the meter is equipped with a delivery ticket printer and has been tested as required under
sub. (8). Except as provided in
par. (b), the seller shall, at the time of delivery, either provide a copy of the delivery ticket printed by the delivery ticket printer to the purchaser or leave a copy at the place of delivery. The delivery ticket shall contain all of the following information:
98.245(6)(a)3.
3. The meter reading showing the volume of liquefied petroleum gas delivered.
98.245(6)(b)
(b) If there is a malfunction with the delivery ticket printer, the seller shall, at the time of delivery, either provide the purchaser or leave at the place of delivery the information required under
par. (a) in written form.
98.245(7m)(a)(a) No person may operate a meter to determine the amount of liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered under
sub. (4) (a) unless the person holds an annual license from the department under this subsection. An annual license expires on November 30. A separate license is required for each liquefied petroleum gas meter. A license is not transferable between persons or meters.
98.245(7m)(b)
(b) To obtain a license under
par. (a), a person shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:
98.245(7m)(b)1.
1. The applicant's correct legal name and business address, and any trade name under which the applicant proposes to operate the liquefied petroleum gas meter.
98.245(7m)(b)2.
2. A description of the liquefied petroleum gas meter, including the serial number or other identifying marks that appear on the meter, and if applicable, the vehicle on which the meter is mounted.
98.245(7m)(b)4.
4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes.
98.245(7m)(c)
(c) An application under
par. (b) shall include the following fees and surcharges:
98.245(7m)(c)2.
2. A surcharge established by department rule, if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the liquefied petroleum gas meter without a license required under
par. (a). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
98.245(7m)(c)3.
3. A surcharge established by the department by rule if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under
sub. (8). The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
98.245(7m)(d)
(d) Payment of a surcharge under
par. (c) 2. or
3. does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a violation of this section.
98.245(7m)(e)
(e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a liquefied petroleum gas meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license under
par. (a) to operate that meter.
98.245(8)
(8) Testing and reporting. A person that is required to hold a license under
sub. (7m) to operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter shall have the meter tested for accuracy, at least annually, by a person who is licensed under
s. 98.18 (1) to perform the test. The meter operator, or the tester on behalf of the meter operator, shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing is completed. The operator shall retain a record of each test for at least 3 years.
98.245(9)(a)(a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following:
98.245(9)(a)2.
2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under
sub. (8).
98.245(9)(b)
(b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the construction, operation, and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas meters.
98.246
98.246
Petroleum product sales.