Fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles, the official text

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 622
November 6, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Quinn, Marklein, Jagler, Nass and Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Moses, Novak, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rodriguez, Spiros, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Knodl. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.

An Act to repeal 95.68 (4) (b) 2., 95.69 (4) (b) 2. and 95.71 (5) (c) 2.; to renumber 95.68 (7) and 95.69 (7); to renumber and amend 95.68 (4) (a); to amend 95.68 (4) (b) 1., 95.68 (8), 95.69 (4) (a), 95.69 (4) (b) 1., 95.69 (8), 95.71 (5) (a), 95.71 (5) (b), 95.71 (5) (c) 1. and 95.71 (8); to create 95.68 (1) (aj), 95.68 (1) (ak), 95.68 (1) (aL), 95.68 (4) (a) 1., 95.68 (4) (a) 2., 95.68 (4) (a) 3., 95.68 (7) (b), 95.69 (5) (a) 3., 95.69 (5) (a) 4., 95.69 (5) (a) 5. and 95.69 (7) (b) of the statutes; relating to: fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal 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:

Section 1. 95.68 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
95.68 (1) (aj) “Class A animal market license” means an annual license authorizing a person to operate an animal market at which the person may conduct livestock and wild animal sales and auction livestock on any number of days during the license year.
Section 2. 95.68 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
95.68 (1) (ak) “Class B animal market license” means an annual license authorizing a person to operate an animal market at which the person may conduct livestock sales on any number of days during the license year and auction livestock on no more than 4 days during the license year. A Class B animal market license does not authorize a person to conduct a sale or auction of a wild animal.
Section 3. 95.68 (1) (aL) of the statutes is created to read:
95.68 (1) (aL) “Class E animal market license” means an annual license authorizing a person to operate an animal market at which the person may conduct sales of equine animals on any number of days during the license year. A Class E animal market license does not authorize a person to conduct an auction of an equine animal. A Class E animal market license does not authorize a person to conduct a sale or auction of a wild animal or livestock that is not an equine animal.
Section 4. 95.68 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 95.68 (4) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

95.68 (4) (a) (intro.) The department shall, by rule, specify the charge a nonrefundable annual fee for an animal market license issued under this section. section as follows:
Section 5. 95.68 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
95.68 (4) (a) 1. For a Class A animal market license, $420.
Section 6. 95.68 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
95.68 (4) (a) 2. For a Class B animal market license, $220.
Section 7. 95.68 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
95.68 (4) (a) 3. For a Class E animal market license, $280.
Section 8. 95.68 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
95.68 (4) (b) 1. If the department reinspects an animal market because the department has found a violation of this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter, the department shall charge the animal market operator the reinspection fee specified under subd. 2. a $150 reinspection fee.
Section 9. 95.68 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
Section 10. 95.68 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 95.68 (7) (a).
Section 11. 95.68 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
95.68 (7) (b) The department shall charge a nonrefundable annual $20 fee for each animal transport vehicle registered under par. (a).
Section 12. 95.68 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
95.68 (8) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to regulate the operation of animal markets, including rules related to market operator qualifications, market construction and maintenance, construction and maintenance of animal transport vehicles, identification of animal transport
vehicles, disease sanitation, humane treatment of animals, identification of animals, record keeping, reports to the department and compliance with applicable financial security requirements under state or federal law. The department may not promulgate rules increasing the fees required under this section or creating new fees related to this section.
Section 13. 95.69 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
95.69 (4) (a) The department shall, by rule, specify the charge a nonrefundable annual $220 fee for an animal dealer license issued under this section.
Section 14. 95.69 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
95.69 (4) (b) 1. If the department reinspects an animal dealer operation because the department has found a violation of this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter, the department shall charge the animal dealer the reinspection fee specified under subd. 2. a $150 reinspection fee.
Section 15. 95.69 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
Section 16. 95.69 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
95.69 (5) (a) 3. While operating under a Class B animal market license, conducted a sale or auction of a wild animal.
Section 17. 95.69 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
95.69 (5) (a) 4. While operating under a Class E animal market license, conducted an auction of an equine animal.
Section 18. 95.69 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
95.69 (5) (a) 5. While operating under a Class E animal market license,
conducted a sale or auction of a wild animal or livestock that is not an equine animal.
Section 19. 95.69 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 95.69 (7) (a).
Section 20. 95.69 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
95.69 (7) (b) The department shall charge a nonrefundable annual $20 fee for each animal transport vehicle registered under par. (a).
Section 21. 95.69 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
95.69 (8) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to regulate animal dealers, including rules related to animal dealer qualifications, construction and maintenance of animal transport vehicles, identification of animal transport vehicles, disease sanitation, humane treatment of animals, identification of animals, record keeping, reports to the department and compliance with applicable financial security requirements under state or federal law. The department may not promulgate rules increasing the fees required under this section or creating new fees related to this section.
Section 22. 95.71 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
95.71 (5) (a) The department shall, by rule, specify the charge a nonrefundable annual $60 fee for an animal trucker license issued under this section.
Section 23. 95.71 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
95.71 (5) (b) The department shall, by rule, specify the fee to be paid charge a $20 fee for each animal transport vehicle registered under sub. (4). If during any license year an animal trucker registers an animal transport vehicle that was not registered with the animal trucker’s annual license application under sub. (3), the
animal trucker shall pay the fee required under this paragraph at the time of registration.
Section 24. 95.71 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
95.71 (5) (c) 1. If the department reinspects an animal trucker operation because the department has found a violation of this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter, the department shall charge the animal trucker the reinspection fee specified under subd. 2. a $150 reinspection fee.
Section 25. 95.71 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.