Related Rules or Statutes
This rule is not substantially affected by statutes or rules other than those identified in this rule.
Plain Language Analysis
This rule makes minor or technical changes to a number of current DATCP rules. This rule does all of the following:
Pesticide Use and Control
Removes date references that are no longer necessary and updates cross references to Department chapters.
Fertilizer and Related Products
Incorporates by reference the most recent edition of the current rule standard concerning fertilizers.
Commercial Feed
Updates the technical standards in the current rule to the most recent versions and reinserts a paragraph that was inadvertently removed during prior rulemaking.
Soil and Water Resource Management Program
Updates several sections to reference the current versions of technical standards.
Wisconsin Food Code Appendix
Corrects a spelling and spacing error.
Fair Packaging and Labeling; Selling Commodities by Weight, Measure or Count; Weights and Measures; Flammable, Combustible and Hazardous Liquids;
Corrects small grammatical errors.
Updates the technical references to cite the current National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook and American Society for Testing and Materials (ATSM) fuel standards.
Amends notes to reference website addresses and form numbers.
Removes obsolete notes.
Petroleum and Other Liquid Fuel Products
Updates the technical references to cite the current NIST Handbook and ATSM fuel standards and amends notes to reference current website addresses and form numbers.
Sales Below Cost
Corrects a grammatical error.
Direct Marketing
Corrects a grammatical error.
Residential Rental Practices
Removes an obsolete note.
Cherry Marketing Order
Removes a note and set of brackets that were added during previous rulemaking to correct the inadvertent removal of language from a subsection.
Summary of, and Comparison with, Existing or Proposed Federal Statutes and Regulations
The technical rule changes proposed in this rule will not create any disparities between Wisconsin rules and federal statutes and regulations.
Comparison with Rules in Adjacent States
The technical rule changes proposed in this rule will not create any disparities between Wisconsin and the adjacent states.
Summary of Factual Data and Analytical Methodologies
This rule does not depend on any complex analysis of data. This rule merely makes minor technical changes to current rules.
Analysis and Supporting Documents Used to Determine Effect on Small Business
Because this rule makes minor technical changes, no significant analysis or documentation was required to determine that the proposed rule will have no impact on small businesses.
Effect on Business Impact
This rule will not have any impact on small businesses or other business. This rule makes minor technical changes that will not have any impact on business standards, costs or operations. See the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis that accompanies this rule.
Environmental Impact
Since this rule only makes minor technical changes, this rule will have no significant impact on the environment.
Agency Contact for Submitting Comments
Questions or comments related to this rule may be sent to the following address:
Kelly Monaghan
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53718
Telephone: (608) 224-5023
Comments must be received no later than 14 days following the administrative rule hearing.
