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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 514

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Relating to: penalties for violating commercial feed requirements and providing a criminal penalty.

Commercial feed Fines Forfeiture Jail Sentences and penalties

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law establishes certain requirements for manufacturers and

distributors of commercial feed and feed products for animals and birds. Under

current law, a person who violates these requirements is subject to a fine of up to $200

or imprisonment for up to six months, or both.

This bill changes the penalties for violations of the commercial feed and feed

product requirements. Under this bill, a person who violates these requirements is

subject to a civil forfeiture of between $100 and $500 for the first violation, and

between $200 and $1,000 for any additional violation within five years of the first

violation. In addition, a manufacturer or distributor who knowingly violates these

requirements may be subject to a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to one

year, or both; and any other person who knowingly violates these requirements may

be subject to a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Moulton (R) , Stroebel (R)

8 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kulp (R) , Nerison (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jan 15, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Moulton and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Nerison, Kulp, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Horlacher, T. Larson, A. Ott and Tauchen

  2. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

  3. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton

  13. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  17. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules

  18. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  19. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  23. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  25. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  26. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016

  27. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-1-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 244

  28. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Published 3-2-2016