Wisconsin Code § 134.695

Antique dealers and recyclers
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(1) In this
section:
(a) “Antique dealer” means a person, other than a nonprofit
organization, who is engaged in the business of selling or purchasing used home furnishings.
(am) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code which
is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) “Recycler” means a person, other than a nonprofit organization, who is engaged in the business of purchasing used home
furnishings for the purpose of collecting, separating, processing
and selling the material that was used in manufacturing the used
home furnishings.
(c) “Registration plate” means a plate specified under s.
341.12 or under a similar law of another state.
(cm) “Tribal identification card” means a valid identification
card issued by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or
band in this state that contains the card holder’s photograph, full
name, address, and date of birth.
(d) “Used home furnishings” means windows, siding, piping,
radiators, cabinets, bookcases, doors, light fixtures, wood moldings, bathroom fixtures, bannisters, doorknobs, mantels, staircases or other attached items that are removed from a home or
other building.
(2) No antique dealer or recycler may knowingly purchase or
receive used home furnishings from a person unless the antique
dealer or recycler obtains the person’s signature and records all of
the following information:
(a) The person’s name and address.
(b) One of the following identification numbers:
1. The person’s motor vehicle operator’s license number.
2. The person’s state identification card number.
3. The person’s military identification card number.
4. The person’s U.S. passport number.
5. The person’s alien registration card number.
6. The person’s tribal identification card number.
(c) The registration plate numbers and the color, make, model
and year of any motor vehicle delivering the used home furnishings to the antique dealer or recycler.
(d) If known by the person, the address of the home or other
building from which the used home furnishings were removed.
(3) An antique dealer or recycler shall maintain a record of
the information provided under sub. (2) for not less than one year
after the later of the dates on which the antique dealer or recycler
purchases or receives the used home furnishings.
(4) Any person who violates this section shall forfeit not less
than $100 nor more than $1,000 for the first offense and shall forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $3,000 upon conviction for
a 2nd or subsequent offense.

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