Chapter ATCP 151

ATCP 151.10(3) (3) Duties. The duties of the marketing agreement council shall include the following:

ATCP 151.10(3)(a) (a) Recommend to the secretary administrative rules relating to this agreement.

ATCP 151.10(3)(b) (b) Receive and report to the secretary complaints of violations of this agreement.

ATCP 151.10(3)(c) (c) Recommend to the secretary amendments to this agreement.

ATCP 151.10(3)(d) (d) Advise the secretary in the collection of such information and data as the secretary deems necessary for the proper administration of the agreement.

ATCP 151.10(3)(e) (e) Recommend to the secretary methods by which administrative costs of the marketing agreement can be recovered.

ATCP 151.10 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84.

ATCP 151.11 ATCP 151.11 Fees.

ATCP 151.11(1) (1) General. Each year the secretary shall, in consultation with the marketing agreement council, establish a schedule of fees and provide for the collection of fees to compensate the department for all expenses incurred in administering the agreement. Fees shall be limited to amounts necessary to cover costs of administrative services, including inspection services provided for under the agreement, and an adequate level of reserves. The secretary may use a fee schedule consisting of fixed and variable components in order to ensure recovery of the costs of administration. The secretary shall notify affected handlers of the schedule of fees to be in effect for the next year at least 60 days prior to the beginning of the marketing year.

ATCP 151.11(2) (2) Initial year fees. For the first marketing year in which the marketing agreement is effective, each affected handler shall be liable to pay the fee of 1⁄2 cent ($0.005) per hundredweight on all potatoes inspected for the standards of the agreement. This fee shall be in addition to the inspection fee established by the department under the joint federal-state inspection agreement. Fees shall be due at the time of inspection and payable according to the terms of the joint federal-state inspection agreement. In subsequent years, each affected handler shall be liable to pay the established fee in the manner prescribed by the secretary.

ATCP 151.11(3) (3) Fixed fees. If the secretary establishes a fixed component of the fee, that component may be due and payable in full or in installments at the dates determined by the secretary, provided that the notice required in sub. (1) has been given to affected handlers. Fees due shall be determined on the basis of certificates of inspection.

ATCP 151.11(4) (4) Accounting. The secretary shall provide to each affected handler within 90 days after the end of each marketing year, an itemized accounting of all expenses incurred by the department in administering the agreement.

ATCP 151.11 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84.

ATCP 151.12 ATCP 151.12 Records and reports. Each affected handler shall maintain accurate records and accounts of all potatoes sold in commercial channels. Records shall include, but may not be limited to, names and addresses of buyers to whom potatoes were sold, quantities of potatoes sold, inspected, and certified to meet Wisconsin grade, and copies of certificates issued by the department. Each affected handler shall maintain and submit reports to the secretary as the secretary may require as often as necessary to ensure compliance with this agreement and the proper collection of fees.

ATCP 151.12 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84.

ATCP 151.13 ATCP 151.13 Audits. The department may audit records of affected handlers or their agents and producers as necessary to determine compliance with this agreement. Audits may be conducted by the department on a routine basis or in response to or on the basis of complaints.

ATCP 151.13 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84.

ATCP 151.14 ATCP 151.14 Prohibited acts.

ATCP 151.14(1) (1) Misbranding. No affected handler may sell, nor any other person may sell, offer for sale, have in possession with intent to sell, advertise, label, or otherwise represent potatoes in packages labeled with the Wisconsin seal of quality which are not officially inspected by the department and certified to meet the standards of this agreement.

ATCP 151.14(2) (2) Application of seal. No person may identify packages of potatoes as meeting Wisconsin grade without also applying the Wisconsin seal of quality.

ATCP 151.14(3) (3) Nonresident sales. Nonresident handlers may not place potatoes in packages labeled with the Wisconsin seal of quality or Wisconsin grade.

ATCP 151.14(4) (4) Improper use of seal. No person may incorporate the Wisconsin seal of quality or the Wisconsin grade as the principal part of any private label or brand.

ATCP 151.14(5) (5) Alteration of seal. No person may mark, scratch, deface, or otherwise attempt to obliterate the Wisconsin seal of quality on any package or container of potatoes.

ATCP 151.14(6) (6) Misrepresentation. No person may engage in any act or practice or make any representation in selling potatoes which has the tendency or capacity to mislead any purchaser or consumer with respect to potatoes meeting Wisconsin grade requirements, or packages of potatoes bearing the Wisconsin seal of quality.

ATCP 151.14 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84.

ATCP 151.15 ATCP 151.15 Enforcement.

ATCP 151.15(1) (1) Compliance.

ATCP 151.15(1)(a) (a) The secretary shall monitor the payment of fees collected from affected handlers and compliance with and enforcement of the agreement.

ATCP 151.15(1)(b) (b) For the purpose of enforcing the agreement, the department and its agents shall have access at reasonable hours to any packing shed, warehouse or establishment in which potatoes are held for sale, or to enter any vehicles being used to transport or hold potatoes, in order to inspect packages of potatoes affected by this agreement.

ATCP 151.15(2) (2) Violations. Any person who violates a provision of this marketing agreement is subject to the penalties in s. 96.17, Stats.

ATCP 151.15 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84.