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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 627
November 7, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Tranel
,
Moses
,
Novak
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Brooks
,
Callahan
,
Dittrich
,
Goeben
,
Green
,
B. Jacobson
,
Kitchens
,
Knodl
,
Kreibich
,
Krug
,
Kurtz
,
Maxey
,
Melotik
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
Neylon
,
O'Connor
,
Penterman
,
Pronschinske
,
Rodriguez
,
Spiros
,
VanderMeer
and
Wichgers
, cosponsored by Senators
Quinn
,
Marklein
,
Jagler
,
Nass
and
Wanggaard
. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
AB627,1,8
1
An Act
to repeal
95.68 (4) (b) 2., 95.69 (4) (b) 2. and 95.71 (5) (c) 2.;
to
2
renumber
95.68 (7) and 95.69 (7);
to renumber and amend
95.68 (4) (a);
to
3
amend
95.68 (4) (b) 1., 95.68 (8), 95.69 (4) (a), 95.69 (4) (b) 1., 95.69 (8), 95.71
4
(5) (a), 95.71 (5) (b), 95.71 (5) (c) 1. and 95.71 (8);
to create
95.68 (1) (aj), 95.68
5
(1) (ak), 95.68 (1) (aL), 95.68 (4) (a) 1., 95.68 (4) (a) 2., 95.68 (4) (a) 3., 95.68 (7)
6
(b), 95.69 (5) (a) 3., 95.69 (5) (a) 4., 95.69 (5) (a) 5. and 95.69 (7) (b) of the
7
statutes;
relating to:
fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal
8
truckers, and animal transport vehicles.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is required to specify by rule fees related to animal market licenses, animal dealer licenses, animal trucker licenses, and animal transport vehicle registrations. This bill removes DATCP’s authority to promulgate rules regarding the fees and statutorily establishes the fees in the same amounts as DATCP had established for the fees by rule, as published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register in December 2024.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB627,1
1
Section
1
.
95.68 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,2,5
2
95.68
(1)
(aj) “Class A animal market license” means an annual license
3
authorizing a person to operate an animal market at which the person may conduct
4
livestock and wild animal sales and auction livestock on any number of days during
5
the license year.
AB627,2
6
Section
2
.
95.68 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,2,11
7
95.68
(1)
(ak) “Class B animal market license” means an annual license
8
authorizing a person to operate an animal market at which the person may conduct
9
livestock sales on any number of days during the license year and auction livestock
10
on no more than 4 days during the license year. A Class B animal market license
11
does not authorize a person to conduct a sale or auction of a wild animal.
AB627,3
12
Section
3
.
95.68 (1) (aL) of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,2,18
13
95.68
(1)
(aL) “Class E animal market license” means an annual license
14
authorizing a person to operate an animal market at which the person may conduct
15
sales of equine animals on any number of days during the license year. A Class E
16
animal market license does not authorize a person to conduct an auction of an
17
equine animal. A Class E animal market license does not authorize a person to
18
conduct a sale or auction of a wild animal or livestock that is not an equine animal.
AB627,4
19
Section
4
.
95.68 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 95.68 (4) (a) (intro.) and
20
amended to read:
AB627,3,3
1
95.68
(4)
(a) (intro.) The department shall
, by rule, specify the
charge a
2
nonrefundable annual
fee for an animal market license issued under this
section.
3
section as follows:
AB627,5
4
Section
5
.
95.68 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,3,5
5
95.68
(4)
(a) 1. For a Class A animal market license, $420.
AB627,6
6
Section
6
.
95.68 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,3,7
7
95.68
(4)
(a) 2. For a Class B animal market license, $220.
AB627,7
8
Section
7
.
95.68 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,3,9
9
95.68
(4)
(a) 3. For a Class E animal market license, $280.
AB627,8
10
Section
8
.
95.68 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,3,14
11
95.68
(4)
(b) 1. If the department reinspects an animal market because the
12
department has found a violation of this chapter or rules promulgated under this
13
chapter, the department shall charge the animal market operator
the reinspection
14
fee specified under subd. 2.
a $150 reinspection fee.
AB627,9
15
Section
9
.
95.68 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB627,10
16
Section
10
.
95.68 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 95.68 (7) (a).
AB627,11
17
Section
11
.
95.68 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,3,19
18
95.68
(7)
(b) The department shall charge a nonrefundable annual $20 fee for
19
each animal transport vehicle registered under par. (a).
AB627,12
20
Section
12
.
95.68 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,4,5
21
95.68
(8)
Rules.
The department may promulgate rules to regulate the
22
operation of animal markets, including rules related to market operator
23
qualifications, market construction and maintenance, construction and
24
maintenance of animal transport vehicles, identification of animal transport
1
vehicles, disease sanitation, humane treatment of animals, identification of
2
animals, record keeping, reports to the department and compliance with applicable
3
financial security requirements under state or federal law.
The department may
4
not promulgate rules increasing the fees required under this section or creating new
5
fees related to this section.
AB627,13
6
Section
13
.
95.69 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,4,9
7
95.69
(4)
(a) The department shall
, by rule, specify the
charge a
8
nonrefundable annual $220
fee for an animal dealer license issued under this
9
section.
AB627,14
10
Section
14
.
95.69 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,4,14
11
95.69
(4)
(b) 1. If the department reinspects an animal dealer operation
12
because the department has found a violation of this chapter or rules promulgated
13
under this chapter, the department shall charge the animal dealer
the reinspection
14
fee specified under subd. 2.
a $150 reinspection fee.
AB627,15
15
Section
15
.
95.69 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB627,16
16
Section
16
.
95.69 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,4,18
17
95.69
(5)
(a) 3. While operating under a Class B animal market license,
18
conducted a sale or auction of a wild animal.
AB627,17
19
Section
17
.
95.69 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,4,21
20
95.69
(5)
(a) 4. While operating under a Class E animal market license,
21
conducted an auction of an equine animal.
AB627,18
22
Section
18
.
95.69 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,5,2
23
95.69
(5)
(a) 5. While operating under a Class E animal market license,
1
conducted a sale or auction of a wild animal or livestock that is not an equine
2
animal.
AB627,19
3
Section
19
.
95.69 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 95.69 (7) (a).
AB627,20
4
Section
20
.
95.69 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB627,5,6
5
95.69
(7)
(b) The department shall charge a nonrefundable annual $20 fee for
6
each animal transport vehicle registered under par. (a).
AB627,21
7
Section
21
.
95.69 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,5,15
8
95.69
(8)
Rules.
The department may promulgate rules to regulate animal
9
dealers, including rules related to animal dealer qualifications, construction and
10
maintenance of animal transport vehicles, identification of animal transport
11
vehicles, disease sanitation, humane treatment of animals, identification of
12
animals, record keeping, reports to the department and compliance with applicable
13
financial security requirements under state or federal law.
The department may
14
not promulgate rules increasing the fees required under this section or creating new
15
fees related to this section.
AB627,22
16
Section
22
.
95.71 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,5,19
17
95.71
(5)
(a) The department shall
, by rule, specify the
charge a
18
nonrefundable annual $60
fee for an animal trucker license issued under this
19
section.
AB627,23
20
Section
23
.
95.71 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,6,2
21
95.71
(5)
(b) The department shall
, by rule, specify the fee to be paid
charge a
22
$20 fee
for each animal transport vehicle registered under sub. (4). If during any
23
license year an animal trucker registers an animal transport vehicle that was not
24
registered with the animal trucker’s annual license application under sub. (3), the
1
animal trucker shall pay the fee required under this paragraph at the time of
2
registration.
AB627,24
3
Section
24
.
95.71 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB627,6,7
4
95.71
(5)
(c) 1. If the department reinspects an animal trucker operation
5
because the department has found a violation of this chapter or rules promulgated
6
under this chapter, the department shall charge the animal trucker
the
7
reinspection fee specified under subd. 2.
a $150 reinspection fee.
AB627,25
8
Section
25
.
95.71 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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