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AB250-ASA2,19,2114 139.38 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1g), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and
153m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
16information obtained from any person on a cigarette tax return, report, schedule,
17exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the return, report,
18schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall publish on its
19Internet site, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to distributors and
20jobbers under s. 139.34 and include on the list the name and address of the permit
21holder and the date on which the department issued the permit.
AB250-ASA2,43 22Section 43 . 139.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,20,223 139.44 (2) Any person who makes or signs any false or fraudulent report or who
24attempts to evade the tax imposed by s. 139.31 or 139.76, or who aids in or abets the

1evasion or attempted evasion of that tax
may be fined not more than $10,000 or
2imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB250-ASA2,44 3Section 44 . 139.44 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,20,64 139.44 (2m) Any person who evades or attempts to evade, or who aids or abets
5the evasion or attempted evasion of, a tax imposed under s. 139.31 or 139.76 is guilty
6of the following:
AB250-ASA2,20,77 (a) A Class A misdemeanor if the amount of the tax is no more than $2,500.
AB250-ASA2,20,98 (b) A Class I felony if the amount of the tax is more than $2,500, but no more
9than $5,000.
AB250-ASA2,20,1110 (c) A Class H felony if the amount of the tax is more than $5,000, but no more
11than $10,000.
AB250-ASA2,20,1312 (d) A Class G felony if the amount of the tax is more than $10,000, but no more
13than $100,000.
AB250-ASA2,20,1414 (e) A Class F felony if the amount of the tax is more than $100,000.
AB250-ASA2,45 15Section 45. 139.44 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,20,1816 139.44 (8) (a) If the number of cigarettes does not exceed 6,000, a fine of 200,
17the person may be fined
not more than $200 or imprisonment imprisoned for not
18more than 6 months or both.
AB250-ASA2,46 19Section 46. 139.44 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,20,2220 139.44 (8) (am) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 200 but does not exceed
213,000, the person may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than
22one year or both.
AB250-ASA2,47 23Section 47. 139.44 (8) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,21,3
1139.44 (8) (b) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 6,000 3,000 but does not
2exceed 36,000, a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one
3year in the county jail or both
5,000, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB250-ASA2,21,54 (c) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 36,000 5,000 but does not exceed 10,000,
5the person is guilty of a Class I H felony.
AB250-ASA2,48 6Section 48. 139.44 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,21,87 139.44 (8) (d) If the number of cigarettes exceeds 10,000, the person is guilty
8of a Class F felony.
AB250-ASA2,49 9Section 49. 139.82 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,21,1710 139.82 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1g), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and
113m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
12information obtained from any person on a cigarette tax return, report, schedule,
13exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the return, report,
14schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall publish on its
15Internet site, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to distributors and
16jobbers under s. 139.34 and include on the list the name and address of the permit
17holder and the date on which the department issued the permit.
AB250-ASA2,50 18Section 50. 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,21,2519 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) A conservation warden, conservation patrol boat
20captain, conservation patrol boat engineer, member of the state patrol, state motor
21vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System police officer, security officer, or
22security person, other state facilities police officer, special tax agent, excise tax
23investigator
employed by the department of revenue and authorized to act under s.
2473.031
, and special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of
25justice at all times while:
AB250-ASA2,51
1Section 51. 230.36 (2m) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,22,32 230.36 (2m) (a) 9. A excise tax investigator special agent employed by the
3department of revenue who is authorized to act under s. 73.031.
AB250-ASA2,52 4Section 52. 565.01 (6c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,22,65 565.01 (6c) “Special agent” means any employee of the department authorized
6to act under s. 73.031.
AB250-ASA2,53 7Section 53. 565.02 (8) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 565.02 (9) (a).
AB250-ASA2,54 8Section 54. 565.02 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 565.02 (9) (b) and
9amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,22,1310 565.02 (9) (b) If the division of criminal investigation in the department of
11justice chooses not to investigate a report under par. (e), coordinate
Coordinate an
12investigation of the suspected gaming-related criminal activity with local law
13enforcement officials and district attorneys.
AB250-ASA2,55 14Section 55. 565.02 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,22,1515 565.02 (9) (intro.) The department may do all of the following:
AB250-ASA2,56 16Section 56. 565.17 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,22,2017 565.17 (5) (a) No Except as provided under par. (d), no employee in the lottery
18division of the department or the secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy
19secretary of revenue and no member of such a person's immediate family, as defined
20in s. 19.42 (7), may purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share.
AB250-ASA2,57 21Section 57. 565.17 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,23,222 565.17 (5) (d) An employee in the lottery division of the department may
23purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share if the purchase is on behalf of the lottery
24division of the department and is a part of an official lottery investigation. No person
25may share or assign a lottery ticket or lottery share purchased under this paragraph

1and no person may claim any prize or winnings from a lottery ticket or lottery share
2purchased under this paragraph.
AB250-ASA2,58 3Section 58. 565.40 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,23,5 4565.40 (title) Department of justice enforcement Enforcement
5authority.
AB250-ASA2,59 6Section 59. 565.40 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,23,117 565.40 (4) Police powers. The department may enforce violations of this
8chapter, and special agents may exercise their arrest authority under s. 73.031 to
9enforce violations of this chapter. This subsection does not deprive or relieve other
10law enforcement or peace officers of the power and duty to enforce violations of this
11chapter.
AB250-ASA2,60 12Section 60. 565.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,23,1513 565.50 (2) Any person who alters or , forges, counterfeits, or illegally obtains a
14lottery ticket or share or intentionally utters or transfers an altered or, forged,
15counterfeit, or illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB250-ASA2,61 16Section 61. 565.50 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,23,1917 565.50 (2m) Any person who claims a lottery prize from a winning lottery ticket
18or share and then transfers the same winning lottery ticket or share to another
19person is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB250-ASA2,62 20Section 62. 565.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,23,2421 565.50 (3) Any person who possesses an altered or, forged, counterfeit, or
22illegally obtained
lottery ticket or share, or a winning lottery ticket or share for which
23the prize has been previously claimed,
with intent to defraud shall be fined not more
24than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB250-ASA2,63 25Section 63. 565.50 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB250-ASA2,24,5
1565.50 (4) Any person who transfers a lottery ticket or share to another person,
2presents a transferred lottery ticket or share for payment of a lottery prize, or claims
3a lottery prize from a transferred ticket or share with intent to avoid withholding
4under s. 565.30 (4), (5), (5m), or (5r) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or
5imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB250-ASA2,64 6Section 64. 946.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB250-ASA2,24,217 946.82 (4) “Racketeering activity" means any activity specified in 18 USC 1961
8(1) in effect as of April 27, 1982, or the attempt, conspiracy to commit, or commission
9of any of the felonies specified in: chs. 945 and 961, subch. V of ch. 551, and ss. 49.49,
10134.05, 139.44 (1), (2m), and (8), 180.0129, 181.0129, 185.825, 201.09 (2), 215.12,
11221.0625, 221.0636, 221.0637, 221.1004, 553.41 (3) and (4), 553.52 (2), 940.01, 940.19
12(4) to (6), 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.21, 940.30, 940.302 (2), 940.305, 940.31,
13941.20 (2) and (3), 941.26, 941.28, 941.298, 941.31, 941.32, 942.09, 943.01 (2), (2d),
14or (2g), 943.011, 943.012, 943.013, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.05, 943.06, 943.10,
15943.20 (3) (bf) to (e), 943.201, 943.203, 943.23 (1g), (2) and (3), 943.24 (2), 943.27,
16943.28, 943.30, 943.32, 943.34 (1) (bf), (bm), and (c), 943.38, 943.39, 943.40, 943.41
17(8) (b) and (c), 943.50 (4) (bf), (bm), and (c) and (4m), 943.60, 943.70, 943.76, 943.81,
18943.82, 943.83, 943.84, 943.85, 943.86, 943.87, 943.88, 943.89, 943.90, 944.21 (5) (c)
19and (e), 944.32, 944.34, 945.03 (1m), 945.04 (1m), 945.05 (1), 945.08, 946.10, 946.11,
20946.12, 946.13, 946.31, 946.32 (1), 946.48, 946.49, 946.61, 946.64, 946.65, 946.72,
21946.76, 946.79, 947.015, 948.05, 948.051, 948.08, 948.12, and 948.30.
AB250-ASA2,65 22Section 65. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
23except as follows:
AB250-ASA2,25,224 (1) Retail sale of electronic vaping devices. The treatment of ss. 134.65
25(title), (1), (1g), (1r), (2m), (3m), (4), (5m), and (8), and 134.66 (1) (g), the renumbering

1and amendment of s. 134.65 (1m), and the creation of s. 134.65 (1m) (a) 1., 2., and 3.
2and (b) take effect on the 90th day after the day of publication.
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