2015 WISCONSIN ACT
244
An Act
to renumber and amend
94.72 (14) (a); and
to create
94.72 (1) (im) and 94.72 (14) (a) 1. of the statutes;
relating to:
penalties for violating commercial feed requirements and providing a criminal penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
94.72 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
94.72
(1)
(im) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures commercial feed.
Section
2
.
94.72 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 94.72 (14) (a) 2. and amended to read:
94.72
(14)
(a) 2. A
person
manufacturer or distributor
who
knowingly
violates this section or an order issued or a rule promulgated under this section
shall
may
be fined not more than
$200
$5,000
or imprisoned not more than
6 months
one year in the county jail
or both.
Any other person who knowingly violates this section or an order issued or a rule promulgated under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
Section
3
.
94.72 (14) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
94.72
(14)
(a) 1. A person who violates this section or an order issued or a rule promulgated under this section shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the first violation and not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for any subsequent violation within 5 years.
Section
4
.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations.
