94.55(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “industrial hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa, or any part of the plant including the seeds, having a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis or the maximum concentration allowed under federal law up to 1 percent, whichever is greater. “Industrial hemp” includes a substance, material, or product only if it is designated as a controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act under
21 USC 801 to
971 or the Uniform Controlled Substances Act under ch.
961 or both.
94.55(2)
(2) Regulation of industrial hemp. 94.55(2)(a)
(a) Subject to the provisions under this subsection, a person may plant, grow, cultivate, harvest, sample, test, process, transport, transfer, take possession of, sell, import, and export industrial hemp in this state to the greatest extent allowed under federal law.
94.55(2)(b)1.1. The department shall promulgate rules regulating the activities described in par.
(a).
94.55(2)(b)2.
2. Except as provided under subds.
3. to
6. and subs.
(3) and
(4), rules promulgated under this paragraph shall regulate the activities described in par.
(a) only to the extent required under federal law, and in a manner that allows the people of this state to have the greatest possible opportunity to engage in those activities.
94.55(2)(b)3.
3. The department shall promulgate rules, as necessary, to ensure the quality of industrial hemp grown or processed in this state, the security of activities related to industrial hemp, and the safety of products produced from industrial hemp, including any necessary testing; to verify adherence to laws and rules governing activities related to industrial hemp; and to enforce violations of those laws and rules.
94.55(2)(b)4.
4. The department shall require the payment of an initial fee from any person who plants, grows, or cultivates industrial hemp in this state equal to the greater of $150 or $5 multiplied by the number of acres on which the person will plant, grow, or cultivate industrial hemp, but not to exceed $1,000. The department may also impose an annual fee on any person whose activities related to industrial hemp are regulated by the department under this paragraph, in an amount not to exceed an amount sufficient to cover the costs to the department of regulating those activities, as determined by the department by rule.
94.55(2)(b)5.
5. The department shall ensure that any of the following information that is in the department's possession is confidential and not open to public inspection or copying under s.
19.35 (1), except that it shall be made available to a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer:
94.55(2)(b)5.a.
a. Information relating to the locations of industrial hemp fields and processing locations.
94.55(2)(b)5.b.
b. Personally identifiable information relating to a person who is lawfully engaging in activities related to industrial hemp.
94.55(2)(b)5.c.
c. Information obtained about an individual as a result of any criminal history search performed in relation to authorizing the individual to engage in activities related to industrial hemp.
94.55(2)(b)5.d.
d. Any other information about activities related to industrial hemp that could create a security risk if disclosed.
94.55(2)(b)6.
6. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth the factors to be considered when determining whether to refer a person for prosecution under s.
961.32 (3) (c).
94.55(2)(c)
(c) The department shall establish and administer a certification program, or shall designate a member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies or a successor organization to administer a certification program, for industrial hemp seed in this state. A certification program under this paragraph shall include the testing and certification of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentrations in hemp plants. Participation in the certification program shall be voluntary for growers and cultivators of industrial hemp. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of any certification program established and administered by the department under this paragraph.
94.55(2)(d)
(d) The department of justice shall provide information to the department that the department has identified, by rule, as necessary to administer the provisions under this subsection.
94.55(2)(e)
(e) The department may seek federal approval to serve as an importer of industrial hemp seed.
94.55(3)
(3) Pilot program. The department shall create a pilot program to study the growth, cultivation, and marketing of industrial hemp. The department shall promulgate rules to implement the pilot program consistent with the authority under sub.
(2) (b). The department shall also do all of the following as part of the pilot program:
94.55(3)(a)
(a) Issue licenses that authorize the planting, growing, cultivating, harvesting, sampling, testing, processing, transporting, transferring, taking possession, selling, importing, and exporting of industrial hemp. The department shall identify the requirements for applying for a license, approving or denying a license, and suspending or revoking a license, and shall identify the restrictions and obligations that apply to operating under a license. As part of the application process, the department shall require an applicant to provide the global positioning system coordinates of the centers of all fields on which the industrial hemp will be planted, grown, cultivated, or harvested. The department shall obtain a criminal history search from the records maintained by the department of justice for each applicant and may not issue a license if the applicant has ever been convicted of a criminal violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act under
21 USC 801 to
971, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act under ch.
961, or any controlled substances law of another state, as indicated in the information obtained from the criminal history search. A license issued under this paragraph does not expire unless the pilot program under this subsection expires or the license is revoked.
94.55(3)(b)
(b) Create a registration system that authorizes the sampling, testing, processing, transporting, transferring, taking possession, selling, importing, and exporting of industrial hemp. The department shall obtain a criminal history search from the records maintained by the department of justice for each person applying for registration and may not register an applicant who has been convicted of a criminal violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act under
21 USC 801 to
971, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act under ch.
961, or any controlled substances law of another state, as indicated in the information obtained from the criminal history search.
94.55(3)(c)
(c) Create a form to accompany any transfer of industrial hemp. The department shall identify the information to be included in the form, which shall include any test results showing the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the industrial hemp being transferred, the amount of industrial hemp being transferred, and the full chain of custody of the industrial hemp being transferred for all transfers of the industrial hemp until it is processed in such a way that it no longer meets the definition under sub.
(1), at which point the form shall be submitted to the department.
94.55(4)
(4) Penalties. A person who violates any provision of this section, or an order issued or rule promulgated under this section, may be required to forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $5,000 or, for an offense committed within 5 years of an offense for which a penalty has been assessed under this section, may be required to forfeit not less than $400 nor more than $10,000.
94.55 History
History: 2017 a. 100.
94.64(1)(1)
Definitions. As used in this section:
94.64(1)(a)
(a) “Brand or product name" means a name term, design or trademark used in connection with one or more grades of fertilizer and which identifies the product as fertilizer.
94.64(1)(b)
(b) “Bulk fertilizer" means fertilizer distributed in a nonpackaged form.
94.64(1)(c)
(c) “Custom mixed fertilizer" means a mixed fertilizer formulated according to individual specifications furnished by the consumer prior to mixing.
94.64(1)(d)
(d) “Distribute" means to import, consign, sell, offer for sale, solicit orders for sale, or otherwise supply fertilizer for sale or use in this state.
94.64(1)(e)
(e) “Fertilizer" means any substance, containing one or more plant nutrients, which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal or vegetable manures, marl, liming material, sewage sludge other than finished sewage sludge products, and wood ashes. “Fertilizer" includes fertilizer materials, mixed fertilizers, custom mixed fertilizers, nonagricultural fertilizers and all other fertilizers or mixtures of fertilizers, regardless of type or form.
94.64(1)(f)
(f) “Fertilizer material" means an element or chemical compound, or a substance manufactured by chemical reaction, which:
94.64(1)(f)2.
2. Constitutes a component of fertilizer or is used to compound fertilizer.
94.64(1)(fm)
(fm) “Finished sewage sludge product" means a product consisting in whole or in part of sewage sludge that is distributed to the public and that is disinfected by means of composting, pasteurization, wet air oxidation, heat treatment or other means.
94.64(1)(g)
(g) “Grade" means the percentage guarantee of total nitrogen, available phosphorus or available phosphate, and soluble potassium or soluble potash stated in the same order as listed in this paragraph.
94.64(1)(h)
(h) “Guaranteed analysis" means the percentage of each plant nutrient guaranteed or claimed to be present.
94.64(1)(i)
(i) “Label" means any written, printed or graphic matter on or attached to packaged fertilizer or which is used to identify fertilizer distributed in bulk or held in bulk storage.
94.64(1)(j)
(j) “Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter upon or accompanying fertilizer at any time, and includes advertising or sales literature.
94.64(1)(k)
(k) “Manufacture" means to process, granulate, compound, produce, mix, blend or alter the composition of fertilizer or fertilizer materials.
94.64(1)(L)
(L) “Mixed fertilizer" means a fertilizer containing any combination or mixture of fertilizer materials, or a fertilizer material and any other substance. A fertilizer material that contains impurities incident to the normal manufacturing or processing operations of that fertilizer material is not a mixed fertilizer as a result of the presence of such impurities unless the impurities are claimed as plant nutrients or fertilizer materials.
94.64(1)(Lm)
(Lm) “Nonagricultural fertilizer" means any fertilizer distributed for nonfarm use, such as for home gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, golf courses, parks, cemeteries, greenhouses or nurseries or for research or experimental purposes.
94.64(1)(m)
(m) “Official sample" means a sample of fertilizer taken by a representative of the department in accordance with methods prescribed by department rules.
94.64(1)(n)
(n) “Packaged fertilizer" means any type of fertilizer sold in closed containers.
94.64(1)(o)
(o) “Percent" and “percentage" mean the percentage by weight.
94.64(1)(p)
(p) “Plant nutrient" means boron, calcium, chlorine, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nitrogen, phosphorus or available phosphate, potassium or potash, sodium, sulfur, zinc or any other chemical element recognized as a plant nutrient by department rule.
94.64(1)(pm)
(pm) “Sewage sludge" means the residue material resulting from the treatment of sewage. In this paragraph, “sewage" has the meaning specified in s.
281.01 (13).
94.64(1)(q)
(q) “Special-use fertilizer" means fertilizer designed and labeled for use in remedying nutrient deficiencies which are unique to certain crops or certain local areas.
94.64(1)(r)
(r) “Ton" means a net ton of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.
94.64(1)(t)
(t) “Unmanipulated animal or vegetable manure" means animal or vegetable manure which has not been treated by mechanical drying, grinding or pelletizing, by adding a substance or by any other means.
94.64(2)(a)
(a) Any packaged fertilizer, including packaged custom mixed fertilizer, distributed in this state shall have placed on or affixed to the package a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information:
94.64(2)(a)1.
1. Name and address of the licensed manufacturer or distributor.
94.64(2)(b)
(b) Any fertilizer distributed in this state in bulk shall be accompanied by a written or printed invoice or statement to be furnished to purchaser at time of delivery containing in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information:
94.64(2)(b)1.
1. Name and address of the licensed manufacturer or distributor.
94.64(2)(c)
(c) In lieu of grade and guaranteed analysis, custom mixed fertilizer sold in bulk may be labeled to show the weight and grade of each material in the mixture and total weight of the mixture. Grade shall be indicated if a grade is specified by the purchaser.
94.64(2)(d)
(d) All fertilizer in bulk storage shall be identified with a label attached to the storage bin or container giving the name or grade of the product.
94.64(2)(e)1.1. Guaranteed analysis for the primary nutrients of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium shall be expressed on the label in the following order and form:
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94.64(2)(e)2.
2. If elemental guarantees are required by department rule under sub.
(9) (a), the guaranteed analysis shall be expressed in terms of percentage of available phosphorus and potassium.
94.64(2)(e)3.
3. Additional plant nutrients, besides nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, claimed to be present in any form or manner shall be guaranteed on the elemental basis. Other beneficial substances or compounds, determinable by laboratory methods, may be guaranteed if approved by the department.
94.64(3)(a)1.1. Except as provided in subd.
2., no person may manufacture or distribute fertilizer in this state without an annual license from the department. A separate license is required for each business location and each mobile unit at which the person manufactures fertilizer. A license expires on September 30 annually and is not transferable between persons or locations.
94.64(3)(a)2.
2. Notwithstanding subd.
1., a person who distributes only any of the following is not required to obtain a license under subd.
1.:
94.64(3)(a)2.a.
a. Fertilizer materials to manufacturers for further manufacturing.
94.64(3)(a)2.b.
b. Packaged fertilizer that is in its original container as packaged and labeled by the manufacturer or distributor.
94.64(3)(a)2.c.
c. Bulk fertilizer that the person obtains for resale purposes from a licensed manufacturer or distributor and that is labeled as required under sub.
(2) (b) 1.,
4.,
5. and
6., with label information furnished by the licensed manufacturer or distributor.
94.64(3)(b)
(b) An applicant for a license under par.
(a) shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application shall include information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes. As part of the application, the applicant shall identify each business location or mobile unit that the applicant uses to manufacture fertilizer in this state. The application shall be accompanied by all applicable fees under sub.
(3r).
94.64(3)(c)
(c) A person who has been issued a license under this subsection shall annually, on or before the date the person's license expires, notify the department that the person intends to maintain, amend, or discontinue the license.
94.64(3m)
(3m) NPK Percentage requirement; exemption permits. 94.64(3m)(a)(a) No person may distribute mixed fertilizer in which the sum of the guarantees for nitrogen, available phosphate and soluble potash totals less than 24 percent unless:
94.64(3m)(a)1.
1. The mixed fertilizer is exempted from this requirement by department rule; or
94.64(3m)(a)2.
2. The mixed fertilizer is a nonagricultural or special-use fertilizer and the person obtains a permit from the department authorizing its distribution as a nonagricultural or special-use fertilizer.
94.64(3m)(b)
(b) An application for a permit under par.
(a) 2. shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by a proposed product label and a nonrefundable fee of $25. The department may require that the applicant substantiate, by scientific evidence:
94.64(3m)(b)1.
1. The efficacy and usefulness of the nonagricultural or special-use fertilizer if applied under conditions existing in this state at the amount and frequency recommended by the applicant.
94.64(3m)(b)2.
2. The truth of any statement made in the proposed product label or in the permit application.
94.64(3m)(c)1.1. If the department finds that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements of par.
(b), the department shall issue the permit.
94.64(3m)(c)2.
2. If the department finds that the applicant has failed to meet the requirements of par.
(b), the department shall issue a notice of denial of the permit.