State of Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
NOTICE OF HEARING
Rules relating to Maple Syrup Grading and Processing
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (“Department”) announces that it will hold public hearings on proposed rule revisions relating to Maple Syrup Grading and Processing.
The Department will hold four public hearings at the times and places shown below.
Hearing Dates and Locations:
Date, Time and Location 1:
August 16, 2016 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The Wausau Public Library – the Wausau Room
300 N. 1st Street, Wausau, WI 54403
Date, Time and Location 2:
August 17, 2016 Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The Menomonie Public Library
600 Wolske Bay Road, Menomonie, WI 54751
Date, Time and Location 3:
August 18, 2016 Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
North Community Library
1552 Kane Street, La Crosse, WI 54603
Date, Time and Location 4:
August 19, 2016 Friday 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Prairie Oak State Office Building
The Board Room, Room 106
8911 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI 53718
The Department invites the public to attend the hearing and comment on the proposed rule. Following the public hearing, the hearing record will remain open until September 2, 2016, for additional written public comments. Comments may be sent to the Division of Food and Recreational Safety at the address below, or to Peter.Haase@wisconsin.gov, or to http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. You can obtain a free copy of this hearing draft rule and related documents including the economic impact analysis by contacting the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Food and Recreational Safety, 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. You can also obtain a copy by emailing Peter Haase at: Peter.Haase@wisconsin.gov. Copies will also be available at the hearing. To view the hearing draft rule online, go to: http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Comments or concerns relating to small business may also be addressed to the Department’s small business regulatory coordinator Keeley Moll at the address above, or by email to keeley.moll@wisconsin.gov, or by telephone at (608) 224-5039. Hearing impaired persons may request an interpreter for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by August 8, 2016, by writing to Peter Haase, Division of Food and Recreational Safety, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8911; by emailing Peter.Haase@wisconsin.gov; or telephoning (608) 224-4712. Alternatively, you may contact the Department TDD at (608) 224-5058. The hearing facility is handicap accessible. DATCP Contact:
Peter Haase, Director
Bureau of Food and Recreational Safety
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Telephone: (608) 224-4711
