Wisconsin Code § 20.115

Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of
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There is appropriated to the department of
agriculture, trade and consumer protection for the following
programs:
(1) FOOD SAFETY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. (a) General
program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general
program operations.
(c) Petroleum products; storage tank inventory. The amounts
in the schedule to conduct an inventory of aboveground petroleum product storage tanks and unused underground petroleum
product storage tanks under s. 168.28.
(g) Related services. The amounts in the schedule for the conduct of services related to food and trade regulation, including
special and overtime meat inspection services under s. 97.42 (3),
and investigative and audit services under ss. 93.06 (6) (b) and
100.07 (1), but excluding services financed under pars. (gf) and
(h). Except as provided in pars. (gf) and (h), all moneys received
from authorized service fees related to food and trade regulation
shall be credited to this appropriation.
(gb) Food, lodging, and recreation. The amounts in the
schedule for the regulation of food, lodging, and recreation under
chs. 93, 97 and 98. All moneys received under ss. 93.06 (1r) and
(1w), 93.09, 93.11, 93.12, 97.17, 97.175, 97.20, 97.21, 97.22,
97.24, 97.27, 97.29, 97.30 (3) (a) , (b), and (c) and (3s), 97.41,
97.60 to 97.65, 97.67, 98.145 and 98.146 for the regulation of
food, lodging, and recreation shall be credited to this
appropriation.
(gc) Testing of petroleum products. All moneys received from
fees collected under s. 93.06 (1pm) for the testing of petroleum
products under s. 93.06 (1pm).

(gf) Fruit and vegetable inspection. All moneys received for
the inspection of fruits and vegetables under ss. 93.06 (1m) and
93.09 (10) to carry out the purposes for which those moneys are
received.
(gh) Public warehouse regulation. The amounts in the schedule for the administration and enforcement of ch. 99. All moneys
received under s. 99.02 shall be credited to this appropriation.
(gm) Dairy trade regulation. The amounts in the schedule for
the regulation of dairy trade practices under s. 100.201. All moneys received under s. 100.201 (6) shall be credited to this
appropriation.
(h) Grain inspection and certification. All moneys received
for the inspection and certification of grain received in or shipped
from the port of Superior under s. 93.06 (1m) and all moneys
transferred under s. 16.56, for the expenses of inspecting and certifying grain under s. 93.06 (1m).
(hm) Ozone-depleting refrigerants and products regulation.
The amounts in the schedule for administration of the mobile air
conditioner servicing and refrigerant recycling programs and for
responsibilities under ss. 100.45 and 100.50 relating to sales and
labeling of products containing or made with ozone-depleting
substances. All moneys received from fees under s. 100.45 (5) (a)
3. shall be credited to this appropriation.
(i) Sale of supplies. The amounts in the schedule for the publication of food safety and consumer protection informational
materials and for the purchase for sale of such informational supplies. All moneys received from the sale of those materials and
supplies shall be credited to this appropriation.
(im) Consumer protection; telephone solicitor fees. The
amounts in the schedule from telephone solicitor registration and
registration renewal fees paid under the rules promulgated under
s. 100.52 (3), for consumer protection and consumer information
and education.
(ip) Bisphenol A enforcement. All moneys received under s.
100.335 (7), for enforcement and administration of s. 100.335.
(j) Weights and measures inspection. The amounts in the
schedule for weights and measures inspection, testing and enforcement under ch. 98. All moneys received under ss. 93.06
(1p), 94.64 (4) (a) 6., 94.72 (6) (a) 3., 97.30 (3) (am), 98.04 (2),
98.05 (5), 98.16, 98.18 and 98.245 (7m) shall be credited to this
appropriation.
(jb) Consumer protection, information, and education. The
amounts in the schedule for consumer protection and consumer
information and education. All moneys received under s.
100.261 (3) (b) shall be credited to this appropriation account,
subject to the limit under s. 100.261 (3) (c).
(jm) Telecommunications utility trade practices. The
amounts in the schedule for the administration of s. 100.207. All
moneys received under s. 196.859 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(m) Federal funds. All federal moneys received as authorized
by the governor under s. 16.54 for the purposes of the program.
(q) Dairy, grain, and vegetable security. From the agricultural producer security fund, the amounts in the schedule to administer dairy, grain, and vegetable producer security programs
under ch. 126.
(r) Unfair sales act enforcement. From the petroleum inspection fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administration and
enforcement of the unfair sales act under s. 100.30.
(s) Weights and measures; petroleum inspection fund. From
the petroleum inspection fund, the amounts in the schedule for
weights and measures inspection, testing and enforcement under
ch. 98.
(t) Petroleum products; petroleum inspection fund. From the
petroleum inspection fund, the amounts in the schedule for the
purposes of ch. 168.
(u) Recyclable and nonrecyclable products regulation. From
the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the implementation and enforcement of ss. 100.29, 100.295 and 100.33.
(v) Agricultural producer security; contingent financial backing. From the agricultural producer security fund, a sum sufficient to acquire the contingent financial backing required under s.
126.06.
(w) Agricultural producer security; payments. From the agricultural producer security fund, a sum sufficient to make default
claim payments authorized under s. 126.72 (1).
(wb) Agricultural producer security; proceeds of contingent
financial backing. From the agricultural producer security fund,
all moneys received under s. 126.72 (2) to be used to make default
claim payments under s. 126.71 (1).
(wc) Agricultural producer security; repayment of contingent
financial backing. From the agricultural producer security fund,
a sum sufficient to make payments under s. 126.06 (3).
(2) ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program
operations.
(b) Animal disease indemnities. A sum sufficient for the payment of animal disease indemnities under ch. 95.
(c) Financial assistance for paratuberculosis testing. The
amounts in the schedule for financial assistance for paratuberculosis testing under s. 95.197.
(d) Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest
costs incurred in financing the acquisition, construction, development, enlargement or improvement of department facilities, to
make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing this acquisition, construction, development, enlargement, or improvement, and to make payments
under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under
s. 18.06 (8) (a).
(e) Livestock premises registration. The amounts in the
schedule for administration of the livestock premises registration
program under s. 95.51.
(g) Related services. All moneys received from fees related to
animal health services, including fees under s. 95.60 (8), for the
conduct of those services.
(h) Sale of supplies. The amounts in the schedule for the purchase for sale of publications and other informational material,
and vaccines, identification tags, seals and tools for livestock and
poultry. All moneys received from the sale of those materials and
supplies shall be credited to this appropriation.
(ha) Inspection, testing and enforcement. All moneys received under ss. 93.06 (1f) and (1g), 95.55, 95.57, 95.60 (5) ,
95.68, 95.69, 95.71 and 95.715, to be used for animal health inspection and testing and for enforcement of animal health laws.
(j) Dog licenses, rabies control, and related services. All
moneys received under ss. 95.21 (9) (c) , 173.27, 173.41, and
174.09 (1) and (3) and all moneys transferred under 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, section 9202 (1), to provide dog license tags and
forms under s. 174.07 (2), to perform other program responsibilities under ch. 174, to administer the rabies control program under
s. 95.21, to help administer the rabies control media campaign,
and to carry out activities under s. 93.07 (11) and ch. 173.
(jm) Veterinary examining board. All moneys received from
issuing and renewing credentials under ch. 89 for the licensing,
rule-making, and regulatory functions of the veterinary examining board.

(m) Federal funds. All federal moneys received as authorized
by the governor under s. 16.54 for the purposes of the program.
(q) Animal health inspection, testing, administration of the
livestock premises registration program, and enforcement. From
the agrichemical management fund, the amounts in the schedule
for animal health inspection and testing, for the administration of
the livestock premises registration program under s. 95.51, and
for enforcement of animal health laws.
(3) AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. (a) General
program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general
program operations.
(at) Farm to school program administration. The amounts in
the schedule for promotion of farm to school programs under s.
93.49.
(b) Agricultural exports. As a continuing appropriation, the
amounts in the schedule to promote the export of this state’s agricultural and agribusiness products.
(c) Farmer mental health assistance. The amounts in the
schedule for mental health assistance to farmers and farm
families.
(g) Related services. The amounts in the schedule for the conduct of authorized agricultural development services. All moneys received from authorized fees related to agricultural development services shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(h) Loans and grants for rural development and dairy exports
promotion. All moneys received as origination fees, repayment
of principal, and payment of interest on loans under s. 93.06
(1qm), to be used for loans for the development of rural business
enterprises or rural economic development and grants for the purpose of promoting dairy exports under s. 93.06 (1qm).
(i) Marketing orders and agreements. All moneys received by
the department under ch. 96 for the formulation, issuance, administration and enforcement of marketing orders and agreements.
(j) Stray voltage program. The amounts in the schedule for
the administration of s. 93.41. All moneys received under s.
196.857 (1m) (b) and (2g) shall be credited to this appropriation.
(ja) Agricultural development services and materials. All
moneys received from publication sales and service fees authorized by law that are related to agricultural development, for the
publication of informational materials and the provision of services related to agricultural development.
(jm) Stray voltage program; rural electric cooperatives. The
amounts in the schedule for the administration of s. 93.41. All
moneys received under s. 93.41 (3) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(L) Something special from Wisconsin promotion. The
amounts in the schedule for the advertising and promotion of the
something special from Wisconsin slogan, mark and logo under s.
93.44. All moneys received from fees under s. 93.44 (4) shall be
credited to this appropriation.
(m) Federal funds. All federal moneys received as authorized
by the governor under s. 16.54 for the purposes of the program.
All moneys transferred under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) shall be credited
to this appropriation for purposes of making grants under 2025
Wisconsin Act 15, section 9102 (1).
(4) AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE. (a) Aid to Wisconsin livestock breeders association. The amounts in the schedule for the
purpose of aid to the Wisconsin livestock breeders association for
the conduct of junior livestock shows and other livestock educational programs under s. 93.31.
(am) Buy local grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for buy local grants under s. 93.48.
(as) Farm to school grants. The amounts in the schedule for
farm to school grants under s. 93.49 (3).
(b) Aids to county and district fairs. The amounts in the
schedule to provide state aids to counties and agricultural societies, associations or boards and to incorporated dairy or livestock associations as provided in s. 93.23.
(c) Agricultural investment aids. Biennially, the amounts in
the schedule for agricultural research and development grants under s. 93.46 (2).
(d) Dairy industry promotion. The amounts in the schedule
for promoting the growth of the dairy industry by providing
grants and loans to dairy producers.
(dm) Dairy processing plant grant program. The amounts in
the schedule for promoting the growth of the dairy industry by
providing grants to persons operating processing plants, as defined in s. 97.20 (1) (h).
(e) Aids to World Dairy Expo, Inc. The amounts in the schedule for aids to the World Dairy Expo, Inc., to be used for the payments under s. 93.30.
(f) Grants for meat processing facilities. Biennially, the
amounts in the schedule to provide grants for meat processing facilities under s. 93.68.
(k) Tribal elder community food box program. The amounts
in the schedule for the tribal elder community food box program
under s. 93.485. All moneys transferred from the appropriation
account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 4k. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
(q) Grants for agriculture in the classroom program. From
the agrichemical management fund, the amounts in the schedule
for grants for the agriculture in the classroom program under s.
93.32.
(r) Agricultural investment aids, agrichemical management
fund. Biennially, from the agrichemical management fund, the
amounts in the schedule for agricultural research and development grants under s. 93.46 (2).
(7) AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. (a) General
program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general
program operations related to agricultural resource management
other than agrichemical management.
(b) Principal repayment and interest, conservation reserve
enhancement. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for
the principal and interest costs incurred in financing the conservation reserve enhancement program under s. 20.866 (2) (wf), to
make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing those projects, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into
under s. 18.06 (8) (a).
(c) Soil and water resource management program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the soil
and water resource management program under s. 92.14.
(dm) Farmland preservation planning grants. The amounts
in the schedule for farmland preservation planning grants under s.
91.10 (6).
(g) Agricultural impact statements. All moneys received by
the department under s. 32.035 from the preparation of agricultural impact statements for general program operations.
(ga) Related services. All moneys received from publication
sales and service fees authorized by law that are related to agricultural resource management, from fees under s. 94.50 and from
costs paid by municipalities under s. 88.64 (6), for the publication
of informational materials and the conduct of services related to
agricultural resource management.

(gc) Industrial hemp. All moneys received under s. 94.55 for
regulation of activities relating to industrial hemp under s. 94.55.
(gm) Seed testing and labeling. All moneys received from
fees under ss. 94.43 (3) and (4) and 94.45 (1) (c) for seed testing
and labeling activities.
(h) Fertilizer research assessments. All moneys collected under ss. 94.64 (4) (a) 2. and 94.65 (6) (a) 3. to be used as provided
in s. 94.64 (8m) for fertilizer research. The department may use
up to 3.5 percent of the gross amount collected for administrative
expenses incurred by the department to collect moneys under ss.
94.64 (4) (a) 2. and 94.65 (6) (a) 3. Moneys under this paragraph
may not be used for any other research or to influence either state
or federal legislation.
(ha) Liming material research funds. All moneys received
under s. 94.66 (9) for research on liming materials or crop response to liming materials and other purposes as specified under
s. 94.66 (9).
(i) Agricultural conservation easements; gifts and grants. All
moneys received from gifts and grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements under s. 93.73, to be used for the
program under s. 93.73.
(ja) Plant protection. All moneys received under s. 94.10 (2),
(3) and (3g) for plant protection, including nursery regulation and
the detection and control of plant pests.
(k) Agricultural resource management services. All moneys
received from other state agencies for agricultural resource
management.
(m) Federal funds. All federal moneys received as authorized
by the governor under s. 16.54 for agricultural resource
management.
(qc) Plant protection; conservation fund. From the conservation fund, the amounts in the schedule for plant protection, including nursery regulation, gypsy moth control, and control of
other plant pests.
(qd) Soil and water administration; environmental fund.
From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for administration of the soil and water resource management program
under s. 92.14.
(qe) Soil and water management; local assistance. From the
environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for support of
local land conservation personnel under the soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14.
(qf) Soil and water management; aids. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for cost-sharing grants
and contracts under the soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14, but not for the support of local land conservation personnel, and for producer-led watershed protection
grants under s. 93.59. Prior to fiscal year 2021-22, the department shall allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed
$750,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer-led watershed protection grants. Beginning in fiscal year 2021-22, the department
shall allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed
$1,000,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer-led watershed
protection grants.
(r) General program operations; agrichemical management.
From the agrichemical management fund, the amounts in the
schedule for general program operations related to agrichemical
management.
(s) Principal repayment and interest; soil and water, environmental fund. From the environmental fund, a sum sufficient for
the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in providing
funds for soil and water resource management projects under s.
92.14, to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds
of obligations incurred in financing those projects, and to make
payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered
into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).
(tg) Agricultural conservation easements. From the working
lands fund, the amounts in the schedule for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements under s. 93.73.
(tm) Farmland preservation planning grants, working lands
fund. From the working lands fund, the amounts in the schedule
for farmland preservation planning grants under s. 91.10 (6).
(ts) Working lands programs. From the working lands fund,
the amounts in the schedule for administration of the farmland
preservation program under ch. 91 and the program to purchase
conservation easements under s. 93.73.
(va) Clean sweep grants. From the environmental fund, the
amounts in the schedule for chemical and container collection
grants under s. 93.55 and for household hazardous waste grants
under s. 93.57.
(wm) Agricultural chemical cleanup reimbursement. From
the agricultural chemical cleanup fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for reimbursement of corrective action costs under s. 94.73.
(8) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations to provide central administrative services.
(g) Gifts and grants. Except as provided in sub. (7) (i), all
moneys received from gifts and grants to carry out the purposes
for which made.
(gm) Enforcement cost recovery. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of enforcement. All moneys received by the
department pursuant to a court order under s. 93.20 (2) as reimbursement of enforcement costs, or as part of a settlement agreement or deferred prosecution agreement that includes amounts
for enforcement costs, shall be credited to this appropriation.
(h) Sale of material and supplies. All moneys received from
the sale of publications and other informational material and supplies for the preparation of material and purchase of supplies.
(ha) General laboratory related services. All moneys received, other than from state agencies, for the performance of
general laboratory services under s. 93.06 and other laws under
which the department performs testing services and all moneys
received as payment for milk standards used to calibrate or verify
milk component testing instruments to carry out the purposes for
which those moneys are received.
(hm) Restitution. All moneys received by the department as
court-ordered restitution to victims or payments for other persons
represented by the department for the purpose of making the
restitution or payments and for the department’s costs in administering the restitution or payments, as authorized by court order.
(i) Related services. The amounts in the schedule for the conduct of central administrative services for which service fees are
assessed. All moneys received from service fees for central administrative services shall be credited to this appropriation.
(j) Electronic processing. All moneys received under s. 93.06
(1n) to be used for electronic processing authorized under s.
93.06 (1n) (a) and (b).
(jm) Telephone solicitation regulation. All moneys received
from telephone solicitor registration and registration renewal fees
paid under the rules promulgated under s. 100.52 (3) not appropriated under sub. (1) (im) for administering and enforcing s.
100.52.
(k) Computer system equipment, staff and services. The
amounts in the schedule for the costs of computer system equipment, staff and services. All moneys received from the department for those purposes shall be credited to this appropriation
account.

(kL) Central services. All moneys received from the department for program-specific services that are performed centrally,
except moneys received under par. (km), for the purpose of performing those services.
(km) General laboratory services. Biennially, the amounts in
the schedule for the costs of the services performed by the department’s central laboratory. All moneys received from the department for those services shall be credited to this appropriation.
(ks) State services. All moneys received from other state
agencies for the costs of the services performed for those state
agencies, to provide those services.
(m) Federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 for central
administrative services.
(pz) Indirect cost reimbursements. All moneys received from
the federal government as reimbursement of indirect costs of
grants and contracts for the purposes authorized in s. 16.54 (9)
(b).

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