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Wisconsin Statutes Agriculture, Food and Trade Practices (Ch. 91 to 100) § 93.21. Penalties

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) Failing to furnish information. Any owner or manager of any creamery, cheese factory, butter factory, condensary or milk receiving plant, and any person dealing in or manufacturing dairy products, who fails to furnish the statement prescribed under s. 93.06(2) to every person from whom milk is purchased or received, or who fails to comply with s. 93.07(21), shall be fined not to exceed $200 or imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed 6 months or both.

(2) Obstructing officers. Any person who obstructs or interferes with an officer or employee of the department in the performance of his or her duty or who refuses to permit access or sampling under s. 93.08:

(a) May be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

(b) In lieu of the penalty under par. (a), may be required to forfeit not more than $2,000.

(3) Violation of order or regulation. Any person who violates s. 93.09(8), 93.10(2) or 93.11(7), or who willfully violates or refuses, neglects or fails to obey any order or regulation of the department, shall be punished as in sub. (1).

(4) Failure to obey orders. Any person who willfully violates s. 93.14 (3) or 93.15 (3), or who willfully violates or refuses, neglects or fails to obey any order issued under s. 93.06 (3), shall, for each offense, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both.

(5) Late filing fee. (a) In this subsection, “license” means a permit, certificate, registration, or license issued by the department under chs. 91 to 100, 126, or 173.

(b) A person who files an application for the renewal or reissuance of a license after the license has expired shall pay, in addition to the fee for the license, an additional fee equal to 20 percent of the license fee or $5, whichever is greater. For purposes of this section, an application for a license shall not be considered an application for the renewal or reissuance of the license if the application is filed more than one year after the date of expiration of the original license.

(6) Fraudulent use of official seals. Any person who falsifies, alters, forges, counterfeits or fraudulently issues or uses any official certificate, seal, stamp or mark of the department or any official sealing, stamping or marking device of the department:

(a) May be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both.

(b) In lieu of the penalty under par. (a), may be required to forfeit not more than $10,000.

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