134.71(12) (12)  Applications and forms. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall develop applications and other forms required under subs. (5) (intro.) and (8) (c). The department shall make the applications and forms available to counties and municipalities for distribution to pawnbrokers, secondhand article dealers, and secondhand jewelry dealers at no cost. The department may make the applications and forms available to counties and municipalities by placing the applications and forms on an Internet website.

134.71(13) (13)  Penalty.

134.71(13)(a) (a) Upon conviction for a first offense under this section, a person shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.

134.71(13)(b) (b) Upon conviction for a 2nd or subsequent offense under this section, a person shall forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $2,000.

134.71(14) (14)  Ordinance. A county or municipality may enact an ordinance governing pawnbrokers, secondhand article dealers or secondhand jewelry dealers if that ordinance is at least as stringent as this section.

134.71 History History: 1989 a. 257; 1991 a. 269; 1993 a. 102, 112, 246; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 252; 2005 a. 58; 2007 a. 191; 2017 a. 226; 2017 a. 365 s. 112.

134.715 134.715  Flea markets; proof of ownership, receipts, returns.

134.715(1) (1)  Definitions. In this section:

134.715(1)(a) (a) “Cosmetic" means an article intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, or altering appearance, but does not include soap.

134.715(1)(b) (b) “Device" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (6).

134.715(1)(c) (c) “Drug" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (10).

134.715(1)(d) (d) “Infant formula" means a food that is intended for consumption by infants.

134.715(1)(e) (e) “Proof of ownership" means all of the following information:

134.715(1)(e)1. 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the person that supplied the merchandise or a representative of the person that supplied the merchandise.

134.715(1)(e)2. 2. The name and address of the person that received the merchandise from the person who supplied the merchandise.

134.715(1)(e)3. 3. A description of the product, including the quantity of the product received from the person who supplied the merchandise.

134.715(2) (2)  Proof required.

134.715(2)(a) (a) A person engaged in the sale of used or new goods at a flea market or at a similar facility may not sell any of the following merchandise, unless the person has proof of ownership of the merchandise:

134.715(2)(a)1. 1. Baby food of a type usually consumed by children under 3 years of age.

134.715(2)(a)2. 2. Cosmetics.

134.715(2)(a)3. 3. Devices.

134.715(2)(a)4. 4. Drugs.

134.715(2)(a)5. 5. Infant formula.

134.715(2)(a)6. 6. Batteries.

134.715(2)(a)7. 7. Razor blades.

134.715(2)(b) (b) A person required to have proof of ownership under this section shall make proof of ownership available for inspection by a law enforcement officer at any reasonable time.

134.715(3) (3)  Penalty. A person who violates this section may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.

134.715 History History: 2011 a. 174.

134.72 134.72  Prohibition of certain unsolicited messages by facsimile machine.