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AB546-AA3,19,1615 3. The statement is signed by the practitioner or is contained in the person's
16medical records.
AB546-AA3,19,19 17(1m) Practitioner restrictions. (a) No practitioner may provide himself or
18herself or any member of his or her family with a written certification for submission
19with an application under sub. (2).
AB546-AA3,19,2220 (b) No practitioner who provides a written certification under this section may
21have a financial interest in any way connected to a person or entity that produces,
22processes, dispenses, or tests cannabis.
AB546-AA3,19,25 23(2) Application. (a) An adult who is claiming to be a qualifying patient may
24apply for a registry identification card by submitting to the department all of the
25following:
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11. A signed application form that contains the applicant's name, address, and
2date of birth.
AB546-AA3,20,33 2. A written certification.
AB546-AA3,20,54 3. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant's current
5practitioner, as listed in the written certification.
AB546-AA3,20,106 4. A registration fee in an amount determined by the department, but not to
7exceed $150, except that for an applicant who is a recipient of medical assistance
8under subch. IV of ch. 49, is receiving benefits under the federal social security
9disability insurance program under 42 USC 423 or the federal supplemental security
10income program under 42 USC 1381, or is a veteran, the fee shall be $50.
AB546-AA3,20,1311 (ac) A person who is at least 21 years of age may apply for a registry
12identification card as a primary caregiver by submitting to the department all of the
13following:
AB546-AA3,20,1514 1. A signed application form that contains the applicant's name, address, and
15date of birth.
AB546-AA3,20,1716 2. A copy of a written certification or copy of a registration identification card
17for each qualifying patient for whom the applicant will be the primary caregiver.
AB546-AA3,20,1818 3. A registration fee of $250.
AB546-AA3,20,2219 (b) The department shall promulgate rules specifying how a parent, guardian,
20or person having legal custody of a child may apply for a registry identification card
21for the child and the circumstances under which the department may approve or
22deny the application.
AB546-AA3,21,2 23(3) Processing the application. The department shall verify the information
24the applicant submitted under sub. (2) (a) or (ac) and shall approve or deny the

1application within 30 days after receiving it. The department may deny an
2application submitted under sub. (2) (a) or (ac) only if one of the following applies:
AB546-AA3,21,43 (a) The applicant did not provide the required information or provided false
4information.
AB546-AA3,21,65 (b) The department is required to deny the application under the rules
6promulgated under sub. (2) (b).
AB546-AA3,21,11 7(4) Issuing a registry identification card. The department shall issue an
8applicant a registry identification card within 5 days after approving the application
9under sub. (3). Unless voided under sub. (5) (b) or (c) or revoked under rules
10promulgated under sub. (7) (d), a registry identification card expires 2 years from the
11date of issuance. A registry identification card shall contain all of the following:
AB546-AA3,21,1212 (a) The name, address, and date of birth of all of the following:
AB546-AA3,21,1313 1. The registrant.
AB546-AA3,21,1414 2. Each primary caregiver, if the registrant is a qualifying patient.
AB546-AA3,21,1515 3. Each qualifying patient, if the registrant is a primary caregiver.
AB546-AA3,21,1616 (b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.
AB546-AA3,21,1717 (c) A photograph of the registrant.
AB546-AA3,21,1818 (d) Other information the department may require by rule.
AB546-AA3,21,19 19(4m) Annual fee. Primary caregivers shall pay an annual fee of $250.
AB546-AA3,22,4 20(5) Additional information to be provided by registrant. (a) 1. An adult
21registrant shall notify the department of any change in the registrant's name and
22address. An adult registrant who is a qualifying patient shall notify the department
23of any change in his or her practitioner, of any significant improvement in his or her
24health as it relates to his or her debilitating medical condition or treatment, and if
25a primary caregiver stops helping the registrant use or acquire medical cannabis.

1A registrant who is a primary caregiver shall notify the department if the registrant
2becomes a primary caregiver for an additional qualifying patient and shall include
3with the notice a copy of a written certification or copy of a registration identification
4card for each additional qualifying patient.
AB546-AA3,22,85 2. If a qualifying patient is a child, a primary caregiver for the child shall
6provide the department with any information that the child, if he or she were an
7adult qualifying patient, would have to provide under subd. 1. within 10 days after
8the date of the change to which the information relates.
AB546-AA3,22,139 (b) If a registrant fails to notify the department within 10 days after any change
10for which notification is required under par. (a) 1., his or her registry identification
11card is void. If a registrant fails to comply with par. (a) 2., the registry identification
12card for the qualifying patient to whom the information under par. (a) 2. relates is
13void.
AB546-AA3,22,1714 (c) If a qualifying patient's registry identification card becomes void under par.
15(b), the registry identification card for each of the qualifying patient's primary
16caregivers with regard to that qualifying patient is void. The department shall send
17written notice of this fact to each such primary caregiver.
AB546-AA3,22,18 18(6) Records. (a) The department shall maintain a list of all registrants.
AB546-AA3,22,2119 (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (c), the department
20may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry
21identification card issued under this section.
AB546-AA3,22,2422 (c) The department may disclose to a law enforcement agency, upon the request
23of the law enforcement agency, only information necessary to verify that a person
24possesses a valid registry identification card.
AB546-AA3,22,25 25(7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:
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1(a) Create a form for an application under sub. (2).
AB546-AA3,23,32 (b) Specify how the department will verify under sub. (3) the information
3submitted under sub. (2).
AB546-AA3,23,54 (bm) Specify how photographs under sub. (4) (c) must be taken and the
5requirements for such photographs.
AB546-AA3,23,76 (c) Specify how and under what circumstances registry identification cards
7may be renewed.
AB546-AA3,23,98 (d) Specify how and under what changed circumstances a registry
9identification card may be revoked.
AB546-AA3,23,1110 (e) Specify under what circumstances an applicant whose application is denied
11may reapply.
AB546-AA3,23,1312 (f) Ensure that out-of-state registry identification cards are valid only if all of
13the following apply:
AB546-AA3,23,1614 1. The person holding the out-of-state registry identification card has been
15diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition that has been approved by the
16jurisdiction that issued the card.
AB546-AA3,23,2017 2. The out-of-state registry identification card allows for the use of medical
18cannabis by the person who holds the card, the card is valid in the jurisdiction in
19which it was provided, and the person who holds the card is a resident of that
20jurisdiction.
AB546-AA3,23,2321 3. The person who holds the card has not been a resident of Wisconsin for a
22period longer than a period the department determines would allow the person to
23apply for a registry identification card in Wisconsin.
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1(g) Create guidelines for issuing registry identification cards, and for obtaining
2and distributing medical cannabis, to persons under the care of the department who
3have a debilitating medical condition or treatment.
AB546-AA3,27 4Section 27. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,24,15 5234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
6require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
7regardless of sex, race, religion, or sexual orientation,; status as a victim of domestic
8abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u) ,; whether the
9person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44
10(1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h),
11or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or creed,
12and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic
13development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for
14employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, or
15creed.
AB546-AA3,28 16Section 28. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,25,917 289.33 (3) (d) “Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license,
18authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of
19approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a
20charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by
21a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation
22because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s.
2391.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2),
24(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24),
25(25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19),

1(20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10),
2(11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) (a), and (26), 59.55 (3),
3(4), (5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16),
459.57 (1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70
5(1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8),
6and (10), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77, 61.34,
761.35, 61.351, 61.353, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.233, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415,
887.30, 196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III
9of ch. 91.
AB546-AA3,29 10Section 29. 349.02 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,25,1211 349.02 (2) (b) 4. Local ordinances enacted under s. 59.54 (25) (a) or (25m) or
1266.0107 (1) (bm).
AB546-AA3,30 13Section 30. 450.03 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,25,1514 450.03 (1) (em) Any person acting within the scope of a valid medical cannabis
15producer, processor, or dispensary license under s. 94.57.
AB546-AA3,31 16Section 31. 450.03 (1) (ep) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,25,1817 450.03 (1) (ep) An individual who plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests no more
18than 12 cannabis plants if the individual is one of the following:
AB546-AA3,25,2019 1. A qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), who is taking the actions
20to provide medical cannabis for his or her own use.
AB546-AA3,25,2221 2. A primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), who is taking the actions
22to provide medical cannabis for his or her qualifying patient.
AB546-AA3,32 23Section 32. 450.07 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 68,
24is renumbered 450.07 (1) (a) and amended to read:
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1450.07 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b) and sub. (1m), no person may
2engage in manufacturing in this state unless the person obtains a manufacturer's
3license from the board. For the issuance of a license under this subsection, the
4applicant shall pay the initial credential fee determined by the department under s.
5440.03 (9) (a).
AB546-AA3,33 6Section 33. 450.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,26,97 450.07 (1) (b) 1. No license under this section is required for a person acting
8within the scope of a valid medical cannabis producer, processor, or dispensary
9license under s. 94.57.
AB546-AA3,26,1210 2. No license under this section is required for an individual who plants, grows,
11cultivates, or harvests no more than 12 cannabis plants if the individual is one of the
12following:
AB546-AA3,26,1413 a. A qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), who is taking the actions
14to provide medical cannabis for his or her own use.
AB546-AA3,26,1615 b. A primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), who is taking the actions
16to provide medical cannabis for his or her qualifying patient.
AB546-AA3,34 17Section 34. 450.071 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 450.071 (1) (a) and
18amended to read:
AB546-AA3,26,2119 450.071 (1) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person may engage in the
20wholesale distribution of a prescription drug in this state without obtaining a license
21from the board for each facility from which the person distributes prescription drugs.
AB546-AA3,27,2 22(b) 1. The board shall exempt from the licensure requirement under this section
23a manufacturer that distributes prescription drugs or devices manufactured by the
24manufacturer from licensing and other requirements under this section to the extent

1the license or requirement is not required under federal law or regulation, unless the
2board determines that it is necessary to apply a requirement to a manufacturer.
AB546-AA3,35 3Section 35. 450.071 (1) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB546-AA3,27,64 450.071 (1) (b) 2. No license under this section is required for a person acting
5within the scope of a valid medical cannabis producer, processor, or dispensary
6license under s. 94.57.
AB546-AA3,27,97 3. No license under this section is required for an individual who plants, grows,
8cultivates, or harvests no more than 12 cannabis plants if the individual is one of the
9following:
AB546-AA3,27,1110 a. A qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), who is taking the actions
11to provide medical cannabis for his or her own use.
AB546-AA3,27,1312 b. A primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), who is taking the actions
13to provide medical cannabis for his or her qualifying patient.”.
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AB546-AA3,27,15 15 Section 36. 767.41 (5) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,27,2116 767.41 (5) (am) (intro.) Subject to pars. (bm) and, (c), and (d), in determining
17legal custody and periods of physical placement, the court shall consider all facts
18relevant to the best interest of the child. The court may not prefer one parent or
19potential custodian over the other on the basis of the sex or race of the parent or
20potential custodian. Subject to pars. (bm) and, (c), and (d), the court shall consider
21the following factors in making its determination:
AB546-AA3,37 22Section 37. 767.41 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,28,523 767.41 (5) (d) The court may not consider as a factor in determining the legal
24custody of a child whether a parent or potential custodian holds, or has applied for,

1a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), is or has been the subject
2of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a qualifying
3patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), or a primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44
4(1) (d), unless the parent or potential custodian's behavior creates an unreasonable
5danger to the child that can be clearly articulated and substantiated.
AB546-AA3,38 6Section 38. 767.451 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB546-AA3,28,107 767.451 (5m) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and, (c), and (d), in all actions to modify
8legal custody or physical placement orders, the court shall consider the factors under
9s. 767.41 (5) (am), subject to s. 767.41 (5) (bm), and shall make its determination in
10a manner consistent with s. 767.41.
AB546-AA3,39 11Section 39. 767.451 (5m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,28,1912 767.451 (5m) (d) In an action to modify a legal custody order, the court may not
13consider as a factor in making a determination whether a parent or potential
14custodian holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s.
15146.44 (1) (g), is or has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s.
16146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), or
17a primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), unless the parent or potential
18custodian's behavior creates an unreasonable danger to the child that can be clearly
19articulated and substantiated.
AB546-AA3,40 20Section 40. 961.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,28,2221 961.01 (5m) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment" has the meaning
22given in s. 146.44 (1) (b).
AB546-AA3,41 23Section 41. 961.01 (12v) of the statutes is created to read:
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1961.01 (12v) “Lockable, enclosed facility" means an enclosed indoor or outdoor
2area that is capable of being locked or that requires a security device and that permits
3access only by a member of a treatment team.
AB546-AA3,42 4Section 42. 961.01 (14c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,29,65 961.01 (14c) “Maximum authorized amount" means 12 live cannabis plants
6and 3 ounces of usable cannabis.
AB546-AA3,43 7Section 43. 961.01 (14g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB546-AA3,29,88 961.01 (14g) “Medical cannabis" has the meaning given in s. 94.57 (1) (f).
AB546-AA3,44 9Section 44. 961.01 (17k) of the statutes is created to read:
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