SB 457

Under current law, a motor vehicle fuel dealer with full-service pumps is

required to have an employee dispense motor vehicle fuel for a vehicle that displays

registration plates or an identification card that indicates the vehicle is used by a

person with a disability. A dealer is required to charge a person receiving such

service the same price that the dealer charges at self-service pumps. The current

provision applies only to motor vehicle fuel retailers who have been granted a

dealership, as defined under current provisions known as the "Wisconsin Fair

Dealership Law," not to independent retailers or to retail outlets owned by motor

vehicle fuel producers. The provision is enforced by the Department of Agriculture,

Trade and Consumer Protection.

This bill expands the current requirements. Under the bill, a retailer of motor

vehicle fuel must provide an employee or other attendant to dispense motor vehicle

fuel if the vehicle displays registration plates or an identification card indicating the

vehicle is used by a person with a disability, the driver sounds the vehicle's horn or

requests assistance, and more than one employee or attendant is on duty. The

requirements apply to all motor vehicle fuel retailers, not just to retailers who have

been granted a dealership, and apply regardless of whether a retailer has

full-service pumps. The bill also requires a retailer to post signs designed by the

Department of Safety and Professional Services indicating that customers with

disabilities may obtain assistance in fueling. The bill provides for a $100 forfeiture

for each violation of the bill's requirements and transfers enforcement to the district

attorney.