Amendment SA12-AB56

AB56-SA12,53,12 (2) Any permittee who fails to keep the records required by s. 139.974 (1) and (2) shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

AB56-SA12,53,17 (3) Any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized under s. 139.975 (3) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both. The department shall immediately suspend or revoke the permit of any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized under s. 139.975 (3).

AB56-SA12,53,20 (4) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter for which no other penalty is prescribed shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both.

AB56-SA12,53,23 (5) Any person who violates any of the rules promulgated in accordance with this subchapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

AB56-SA12,54,2 (6) In addition to the penalties imposed for violating the provisions of this subchapter or any of the department's rules, the department shall revoke the permit of any person convicted of such a violation and not issue another permit to that person for a period of 2 years following the revocation.

AB56-SA12,54,6 (7) Unpaid taxes bear interest at the rate of 12 percent per year from the due date of the return until paid or deposited with the department, and all refunded taxes bear interest at the rate of 3 percent per year from the due date of the return to the date on which the refund is certified on the refund rolls.

AB56-SA12,54,8 (8) All nondelinquent payments of additional amounts owed shall be applied in the following order: penalties, interest, tax principal.

AB56-SA12,54,11 (9) Delinquent marijuana taxes bear interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month until paid. The taxes imposed by this subchapter shall become delinquent if not paid:

AB56-SA12,54,13 (a) In the case of a timely filed return, no return filed or a late return, on or before the due date of the return.

AB56-SA12,54,15 (b) In the case of a deficiency determination of taxes, within 2 months after the date of demand.

AB56-SA12,54,19 (10) If due to neglect an incorrect return is filed, the entire tax finally determined is subject to a penalty of 25 percent of the tax exclusive of interest or other penalty. A person filing an incorrect return has the burden of proving that the error or errors were due to good cause and not due to neglect.

AB56-SA12,54,25 139.979 Personal use. An individual who possesses no more than 6 marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at any one time is not subject to the tax imposed under s. 139.971. An individual who possesses more than 6 marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at any one time shall apply for the appropriate permit under s. 139.972 and pay the appropriate tax imposed under s. 139.971.

AB56-SA12,55,5 139.980 Agreement with tribes. The department may enter into an agreement with a federally recognized American Indian Tribe in this state for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter and to provide refunds of the tax imposed under s. 139.971 on marijuana sold on tribal land by or to enrolled members of the tribe residing on the tribal land.

AB56-SA12,93 Section 93. 146.40 (1) (bo) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,55,8 146.40 (1) (bo) “Hospice" means a hospice that is licensed under subch. VI VII of ch. 50.

AB56-SA12,94 Section 94. 146.44 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA12,55,11 146.44 Medical marijuana registry program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB56-SA12,55,13 (a) “Applicant" means a person who is applying for a registry identification card under sub. (2) (a).

AB56-SA12,55,15 (b) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment" has the meaning given in s. 50.80 (2).

AB56-SA12,55,17 (c) “Medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols" has the meaning given in s. 50.80 (4).

AB56-SA12,55,20 (d) “Out-of-state registry identification card" means a document issued by an entity listed in the rule promulgated under sub. (7) (f) that identifies the person as a qualifying patient or primary caregiver, or an equivalent designation.

AB56-SA12,55,21 (e) “Primary caregiver" has the meaning given in s. 50.80 (5).

AB56-SA12,55,22 (f) “Qualifying patient" has the meaning given in s. 50.80 (6).

AB56-SA12,55,24 (g) “Registrant" means a person to whom a registry identification card is issued under sub. (4).

AB56-SA12,56,3 (h) “Registry identification card" means a document issued by the department under this section that identifies a person as a qualifying patient or primary caregiver.

AB56-SA12,56,4 (i) “Written certification" has the meaning given in s. 50.80 (10).

AB56-SA12,56,7 (2) Application. (a) An adult who is claiming to be a qualifying patient may apply for a registry identification card by submitting to the department a signed application form containing or accompanied by all of the following:

AB56-SA12,56,8 1. His or her name, address, and date of birth.

AB56-SA12,56,9 2. A written certification.

AB56-SA12,56,11 3. The name, address, and telephone number of the person's current physician, as listed in the written certification.

AB56-SA12,56,13 4. A registration fee in an amount determined by the department, but not to exceed $150.

AB56-SA12,56,19 (b) An adult registrant who is a qualifying patient or an applicant may jointly apply with another adult to the department for a registry identification card for the other adult, designating the other adult as a primary caregiver for the registrant or applicant. Both persons who jointly apply for a registry identification card under this paragraph shall sign the application form, which shall contain the name, address, and date of birth of the individual applying to be registered as a primary caregiver.

AB56-SA12,56,23 (c) The department shall promulgate rules specifying how a parent, guardian, or person having legal custody of a child may apply for a registry identification card for himself or herself and for the child and the circumstances under which the department may approve or deny the application.

AB56-SA12,57,4 (3) Processing the application. The department shall verify the information contained in or accompanying an application submitted under sub. (2) and shall approve or deny the application within 30 days after receiving it. Except as provided in sub. (2) (c), the department may deny an application submitted under sub. (2) only if the required information has not been provided or if false information has been provided.

AB56-SA12,57,10 (4) Issuing a registry identification card. The department shall issue to the applicant a registry identification card within 5 days after approving an application under sub. (3). Unless voided under sub. (5) (b) or (c) or revoked under rules issued by the department under sub. (7) (d), a registry identification card shall expire 4 years from the date of issuance. A registry identification card shall contain all of the following:

AB56-SA12,57,11 (a) The name, address, and date of birth of all of the following:

AB56-SA12,57,12 1. The registrant.

AB56-SA12,57,13 2. Each primary caregiver if the registrant is a qualifying patient.

AB56-SA12,57,14 3. The qualifying patient if the registrant is a primary caregiver.

AB56-SA12,57,15 (b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.

AB56-SA12,57,16 (c) A photograph of the registrant.

AB56-SA12,57,17 (d) Other information the department may require by rule.

AB56-SA12,57,24 (5) Additional information to be provided by registrant. (a) 1. An adult registrant shall notify the department of any change in the registrant's name and address. An adult registrant who is a qualifying patient shall notify the department of any change in his or her physician, of any significant improvement in his or her health as it relates to his or her debilitating medical condition or treatment, and if a registered primary caregiver no longer assists the registrant with the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.

AB56-SA12,58,4 2. If a qualifying patient is a child, a primary caregiver for the child shall provide the department with any information that the child, if he or she were an adult, would have to provide under subd. 1. within 10 days after the date of the change to which the information relates.

AB56-SA12,58,9 (b) If a registrant fails to notify the department within 10 days after any change for which notification is required under par. (a) 1., his or her registry identification card is void. If a registrant fails to comply with par. (a) 2., the registry identification card for the qualifying patient to whom the information under par. (a) 2. relates is void.

AB56-SA12,58,13 (c) If a qualifying patient's registry identification card becomes void under par. (b), the registry identification card for each of the qualifying patient's primary caregivers is void. The department shall send written notice of this fact to each such primary caregiver.

AB56-SA12,58,14 (6) Records. (a) The department shall maintain a list of all registrants.

AB56-SA12,58,17 (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (c), the department may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry identification card issued under this section.

AB56-SA12,58,21 (c) The department may disclose to state or local law enforcement agencies information from an application submitted by, or from a registry identification card issued to, a specific person under this section for the purpose of verifying that the person possesses a valid registry identification card.

AB56-SA12,58,23 (7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including the rules required under sub. (2) (c) and rules doing all of the following:

AB56-SA12,58,24 (a) Creating forms for applications to be used under sub. (2).

AB56-SA12,59,2 (b) Specifying how the department will verify the truthfulness of information submitted on an application under sub. (2).

AB56-SA12,59,4 (c) Specifying how and under what circumstances registry identification cards may be renewed.

AB56-SA12,59,6 (d) Specifying how and under what changed circumstances a registry identification card may be revoked.

AB56-SA12,59,8 (e) Specifying under what circumstances an applicant whose application is denied may reapply.

AB56-SA12,59,12 (f) Listing each state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession thereof that, by issuing an out-of-state registry identification card, allows the medical use of marijuana by a visiting qualifying patient or allows a person to assist with a visiting qualifying patient's medical use of marijuana.

AB56-SA12,59,16 (g) Creating guidelines for issuing registry identification cards, and for obtaining and distributing marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols, to persons under the care of the department who have a debilitating medical condition or treatment.

AB56-SA12,59,23 (8) Physician education and public awareness campaign. The department shall provide, in a manner determined by the department, information to physicians about the availability of the medical marijuana registry program. The department shall also conduct a public awareness campaign to inform the public about issues relating to medical marijuana, including information about the medical marijuana registry program in this state and information about possible risks and benefits of the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.

AB56-SA12,95 Section 95. 146.46 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA12,60,4 146.46 Medical marijuana logotype. The department shall design an official logotype, appropriate for including on a label affixed to medical marijuana under s. 50.85. The department shall design the logotype to be distinguishable from any logotype for recreational marijuana.

AB56-SA12,96 Section 96. 146.81 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,60,6 146.81 (1) (L) A hospice licensed under subch. VI VII of ch. 50.

AB56-SA12,97 Section 97. 146.997 (1) (d) 18. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,60,8 146.997 (1) (d) 18. A hospice licensed under subch. VI VII of ch. 50.

AB56-SA12,98 Section 98. 157.06 (11) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA12,60,13 157.06 (11) (hm) Unless otherwise required by federal law, a hospital, physician, procurement organization, or other person may not determine the ultimate recipient of an anatomical gift based solely upon a positive test for the use of marijuana by a potential recipient.

AB56-SA12,99 Section 99. 157.06 (11) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,60,16 157.06 (11) (i) Except as provided under par. pars. (a) 2. and (hm), nothing in this section affects the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.

AB56-SA12,100 Section 100. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,61,10 289.33 (3) (d) “Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license, authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s. 91.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19), (20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) (a), and (26), 59.55 (3), (4), (5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16), 59.57 (1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), and (10), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77, 61.34, 61.35, 61.351, 61.353, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.233, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415, 87.30, 196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III of ch. 91.

AB56-SA12,101 Section 101. 340.01 (50m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,61,13 340.01 (50m) (a) A controlled substance included in schedule I under ch. 961 other than a tetrahydrocannabinol.

AB56-SA12,102 Section 102. 340.01 (50m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA12,103 Section 103. 340.01 (66m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA12,61,17 340.01 (66m) “Tetrahydrocannabinols concentration" means the number of nanograms of tetrahydrocannabinols per milliliter of blood.

AB56-SA12,104 Section 104. 343.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,61,25 343.06 (1) (d) To any person whose dependence on alcohol or tetrahydrocannabinols has attained such a degree that it interferes with his or her physical or mental health or social or economic functioning, or who is addicted to the use of controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, except that the secretary may issue a license if the person submits to an examination, evaluation or treatment in a treatment facility meeting the standards prescribed in s. 51.45 (8) (a), as directed by the secretary, in accordance with s. 343.16 (5).

AB56-SA12,105 Section 105. 343.10 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,62,13 343.10 (5) (a) 1. In addition to any restrictions appearing on the former operator's license of the applicant, the occupational license shall contain definite restrictions as to hours of the day, not to exceed 12, hours per week, not to exceed 60, type of occupation and areas or routes of travel which are permitted under the license. The occupational license may permit travel to and from church during specified hours if the travel does not exceed the restrictions as to hours of the day and hours per week in this subdivision. The occupational license may permit travel necessary to comply with a driver safety plan ordered under s. 343.30 (1q) or 343.305 if the travel does not exceed the restrictions as to hours of the day and hours per week in this subdivision. The occupational license may contain restrictions on the use of alcohol, of tetracannabinols, and of controlled substances and controlled substance analogs in violation of s. 961.41.

AB56-SA12,106 Section 106. 343.10 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,62,19 343.10 (5) (a) 2. If the applicant has 2 or more convictions, suspensions or revocations, as counted under s. 343.307 (1), the occupational license shall prohibit the applicant from driving or operating a motor vehicle while he or she has an alcohol concentration of more than 0.0 or a tetrahydrocannabinols concentration of more than 0.0.

AB56-SA12,107 Section 107. 343.10 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,62,25 343.10 (8) Violation of restrictions. (intro.) Any person who violates a restriction on an occupational license as to hours of the day, area, routes or purpose of travel, vehicles allowed to be operated, use of an ignition interlock device, sobriety or use of alcohol, tetrahydrocannabinols, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs shall be:

AB56-SA12,108 Section 108. 343.12 (7) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,63,4 343.12 (7) (a) 9. Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug or with a prohibited alcohol or tetrahydrocannabinols concentration under s. 346.63 (1).

AB56-SA12,109 Section 109. 343.12 (7) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,63,8 343.12 (7) (a) 11. Operating a motor vehicle while under the legal drinking age with a prohibited alcohol concentration under s. 346.63 (2m) or while under the legal age with a prohibited tetrahydrocannabinols concentration under s. 346.63 (2p).

AB56-SA12,110 Section 110. 343.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA12,64,8 343.16 (2) (b) Specific requirements. The standards developed by the department under par. (c) shall provide that the examination for persons making their first application for an operator's license shall include, subject to sub. (3) (am), a test of the applicant's eyesight, ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning and directing traffic, knowledge of the traffic laws, including ss. 346.072 and 346.26, understanding of fuel-efficient driving habits and the relative costs and availability of other modes of transportation, knowledge of the need for anatomical gifts and the ability to make an anatomical gift through the use of a donor card issued under s. 343.175 (2), and an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. The test of knowledge of the traffic laws shall include questions on the provisions of ss. 343.30 (1q), 343.303 to 343.31 and 346.63 to 346.655, relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and the consumption of alcohol beverages and tetrahydrocannabinols. The test of knowledge may also include questions on the social, medical and economic effects of alcohol and other drug abuse. The examination of applicants for authorization to operate `Class M' vehicles shall test an applicant's knowledge of Type 1 motorcycle safety, including proper eye protection to be worn during hours of darkness. The department may require persons changing their residence to this state from another jurisdiction and persons applying for a reinstated license after termination of a revocation period to take all or parts of the examination required of persons making their first application for an operator's license. Any applicant who is required to give an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle shall furnish a representative vehicle in safe operating condition for use in testing ability.