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AB68-SSA1,783,99 (e) The product is aggregated and marketed as a locally produced farm product.
AB68-SSA1,783,13 10(2) Value-added products. The department may provide education and
11technical assistance related to promoting and implementing agricultural practices
12that produce value-added agricultural products, including by doing all of the
13following:
AB68-SSA1,783,2214 (a) Assistance for organic farming practices. Providing education and technical
15assistance related to organic farming practices, including business and market
16development assistance; collaborating with organic producers, industry
17participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming; and
18stimulating interest and investment in organic production. The department may
19award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (f) to organic producers,
20industry participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming. The
21department may award a grant to an organic producer, industry participant, or local
22organization under this paragraph for any of the following purposes:
AB68-SSA1,783,2423 1. Providing education and technical assistance related to implementing
24organic farming practices.
AB68-SSA1,783,2525 2. Helping to create organic farming plans.
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13. Assisting farmers to transition to organic farming.
AB68-SSA1,784,42 (b) Grazing grants. Awarding grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115
3(4) (f) to appropriate entities to provide education and training to farmers about best
4practices related to grazing.
AB68-SSA1,784,65 (c) Promotion. Helping producers market value-added agricultural products,
6including products produced through the use of a practice described in s. 93.67.
AB68-SSA1,784,7 7(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
AB68-SSA1,1599 8Section 1599. 93.66 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,784,13 993.66 Grants for hiring farm business consultants. The department may
10award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (f) to help farm operators
11hire business consultants and attorneys to examine their farm business plans and
12create a farm succession plan. The department may promulgate rules to administer
13this section.
AB68-SSA1,1600 14Section 1600 . 93.67 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,784,19 1593.67 Technical assistance on resource conservation. (1) Technical
16assistance.
The department may provide technical assistance to farmers related to
17increasing or maintaining agricultural yields while promoting soil health, water
18quality, and regenerative agricultural practices, including by doing all of the
19following:
AB68-SSA1,784,2320 (a) Connecting farmers with technologies or practices that address water
21quality and other environmental sustainability goals, including technologies or
22practices developed by the University of Wisconsin System, private sector
23businesses, and other agricultural producers.
AB68-SSA1,784,2524 (b) Developing technical resources to assist farmers in promoting soil health,
25water quality, and regenerative agricultural practices.
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1(c) Awarding grants under sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,785,8 2(2) Grants. The department may award grants from the appropriation under
3s. 20.115 (4) (f) to local governments, nongovernmental organizations, federally
4recognized American Indian tribes or bands, businesses, and individuals for
5developing technologies and strategies that support conservation efforts on working
6lands and for developing market-based solutions to environmental and resource
7challenges in modern farming systems. The department may not award a grant
8under this section of more than $25,000.
AB68-SSA1,785,9 9(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
AB68-SSA1,1601 10Section 1601. 93.68 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,785,14 1193.68 Grants for meat processing facilities. (1) Definition. In this
12section, “meat processing facility" means a plant or premises where animals are
13slaughtered for human consumption, or where meat or meat products are processed,
14but does not include rendering plants.
AB68-SSA1,785,17 15(2) Grants. The department may award grants from the appropriation under
16s. 20.115 (4) (f) to meat processing facilities for the purpose of promoting the growth
17of the meat industry in this state.
AB68-SSA1,785,18 18(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
AB68-SSA1,1602 19Section 1602. 93.74 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,785,22 2093.74 Planning grants for regional biodigesters. (1) Grant program.
21From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (u), the department shall provide
22planning grants for establishing regional biodigesters.
AB68-SSA1,785,24 23(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of
24this section.
AB68-SSA1,1603 25Section 1603 . 93.75 of the statutes is created to read:
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193.75 Regenerative agriculture practices. (1) The department shall
2provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (qf) to provide cost-sharing
3for the following purposes:
AB68-SSA1,786,44 (a) Conducting soil tests and other carbon sequestration analyses.
AB68-SSA1,786,55 (b) Updating nutrient management software.
AB68-SSA1,786,66 (c) Studying the feasibility of a statewide carbon market.
AB68-SSA1,786,77 (d) Assessing the market value of carbon sequestration.
AB68-SSA1,786,98 (e) For agricultural producers, implementing regenerative agricultural
9practices.
AB68-SSA1,786,11 10(2) In conjunction with grants provided under sub. (1), the department shall
11do all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,786,1512 (a) Evaluate the potential of existing tools to accurately and efficiently
13calculate carbon credits generated by producer-led watershed protection grant
14recipients under s. 93.59 and document the suitability of various carbon credit
15calculators for use in this state.
AB68-SSA1,786,1716 (b) Identify opportunities and facilitate groups of agricultural producers to
17work together to generate carbon credits.
AB68-SSA1,786,2118 (c) Provide technical assistance to farmers and agricultural agencies and
19professionals regarding the processes of carbon credit generation and associated
20risks of market participation to aid them in choosing to collaborate with carbon credit
21project developers on a verified project in the future.
AB68-SSA1,786,2322 (d) Study the feasibility of a statewide carbon market and assess the market
23value of carbon sequestration.
AB68-SSA1,786,25 24(3) The department may promulgate rules to administer the program under
25this section.
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1Section 1604. 93.76 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,787,5 293.76 Conservation grants. The department shall provide grants from the
3appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (qf) to local governments, nongovernmental
4organizations, federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands, businesses,
5and individuals for any of the following purposes:
AB68-SSA1,787,7 6(1) To develop and provide education and training to farmers about best
7practices related to grazing and pasture maintenance.
AB68-SSA1,787,9 8(2) To provide cost-sharing incentive payments to farmers to develop and adopt
9regenerative agricultural practices.
AB68-SSA1,787,11 10(3) The department may promulgate rules to administer the program under
11this section.
AB68-SSA1,1605 12Section 1605 . 93.77 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,787,17 1393.77 Nitrogen optimization pilot program. (1) In this section, “eligible
14university entities” means the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the
15University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Center for Watershed Science and Education
16at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and the University of
17Wisconsin-Extension.
AB68-SSA1,787,20 18(2) The department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115
19(7) (cm) to agricultural producers and eligible university entities as provided under
20this section.
AB68-SSA1,787,24 21(3) An agricultural producer may apply for and receive a grant to implement
22a project with the potential to reduce nitrate loading to groundwater in the area. The
23agricultural producer receiving a grant under this subsection shall collaborate with
24one or more eligible university entities under sub. (4).
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1(4) The eligible university entities shall collaborate with an agricultural
2producer that receives a grant under sub. (3) to monitor the grant project on-site and
3to use information gathered from the project to research nitrate loading reduction
4methods with a goal of making recommendations to agricultural producers to
5optimize nitrogen usage while improving water quality in this state.
AB68-SSA1,788,9 6(5) The department may not make a grant to an agricultural producer and the
7eligible university entities collaborating with the agricultural producer in an
8amount that totals more than $125,000. No more than 50 percent of this total
9amount may be awarded to the collaborating eligible university entities.
AB68-SSA1,1606 10Section 1606. 94.55 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1607 11Section 1607 . 94.56 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,788,13 1294.56 Marijuana producers and processors. (1) Definitions. In this
13section:
AB68-SSA1,788,1614 (a) “Labor peace agreement” means an agreement between a person applying
15for a permit under this section and a labor organization, as defined in s. 5.02 (8m),
16that does all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,788,1917 1. Prohibits labor organizations and its members from engaging in picketing,
18work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference with persons doing
19business in this state.
AB68-SSA1,788,2120 2. Prohibits the applicant from disrupting the efforts of the labor organization
21to communicate with and to organize and represent the applicant's employees.
AB68-SSA1,788,2522 3. Provides the labor organization access at reasonable times to areas in which
23the applicant's employees work for the purpose of meeting with employees to discuss
24their right to representation, employment rights under state law, and terms and
25conditions of employment.
AB68-SSA1,789,1
1(b) “Marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 961.70 (3).
AB68-SSA1,789,22 (c) “Marijuana processor" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (6).
AB68-SSA1,789,33 (d) “Marijuana producer” has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (7).
AB68-SSA1,789,44 (e) “Usable marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).
AB68-SSA1,789,65 (f) “Permittee” means a marijuana producer or marijuana processor who is
6issued a permit under this section.
AB68-SSA1,789,12 7(2) Permit required. (a) No person may operate in this state as a marijuana
8producer or marijuana processor without a permit from the department. A person
9who acts as a marijuana producer and a marijuana processor shall obtain a separate
10permit for each activity. A person is not required to obtain a permit under this section
11if the person produces or processes only industrial hemp and holds a valid license
12under s. 94.55.
AB68-SSA1,789,1413 (b) This subsection applies to any of the following if they hold 5 percent or more
14of the stock of any corporation applying for a permit under this section
AB68-SSA1,789,1515 1. Officers of the corporation.
AB68-SSA1,789,1616 2. Directors of the corporation.
AB68-SSA1,789,1717 3. Agents of the corporation.
AB68-SSA1,789,1818 4. Stockholders of the corporation.
AB68-SSA1,789,2019 (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, a permit under this section may
20not be granted to any person to whom any of the following applies:
AB68-SSA1,789,2221 1. The person has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, as defined in s.
22941.29 (1g) (b), at least 3 times.
AB68-SSA1,789,2423 2. The person has been convicted of a violent felony, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g)
24(a), unless pardoned.
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13. During the preceding 3 years, the person has been committed under s. 51.20
2for being drug dependent.
AB68-SSA1,790,73 4. The person chronically and habitually uses alcohol beverages or other
4substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. A person is
5presumed to chronically and habitually use alcohol beverages or other substances to
6the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired if, within the preceding 3
7years, any of the following applies:
AB68-SSA1,790,98 a. The person has been committed for involuntary treatment under s. 51.45
9(13).
AB68-SSA1,790,1010 b. The person has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b).
AB68-SSA1,790,2011 c. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the
12person to have committed a violation of s. 346.63 or a local ordinance in conformity
13with that section; a violation of a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe
14or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63; or a violation of the law of another
15jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), that prohibits use of a motor vehicle while
16intoxicated, while under the influence of a controlled substance, a controlled
17substance analog, or a combination thereof, with an excess or specified range of
18alcohol concentration, or while under the influence of any drug to a degree that
19renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar
20terms are used in that jurisdiction's laws.
AB68-SSA1,790,2221 5. The person has income that comes principally from gambling or has been
22convicted of 2 or more gambling offenses.
AB68-SSA1,790,2323 6. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to prostitution.
AB68-SSA1,790,2524 7. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to loaning money or
25anything of value to persons holding licenses or permits pursuant to ch. 125.
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18. The person is under the age of 21.
AB68-SSA1,791,32 9. The person has not been a resident of this state continuously for at least 90
3days prior to the application date.
AB68-SSA1,791,94 (cm) An applicant with 20 or more employees may not receive a permit under
5this section unless the applicant certifies to the department that the applicant has
6entered into a labor peace agreement and will abide by the terms of the agreement
7as a condition of maintaining a valid permit under this section. The applicant shall
8submit to the department a copy of the page of the labor peace agreement that
9contains the signatures of the union representative and the applicant.
AB68-SSA1,791,1910 (cn) The department shall use a competitive scoring system to determine which
11applicants are eligible to receive a permit under this section. The department shall
12issue permits to the highest scoring applicants that it determines will best protect
13the environment; provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents; ensure
14worker and consumer safety; operate secure facilities; and uphold the laws of the
15jurisdictions in which they operate. The department may deny a permit to an
16applicant with a low score as determined under this paragraph. The department
17may request that the applicant provide any information or documentation that the
18department deems necessary for purposes of making a determination under this
19paragraph.
AB68-SSA1,792,220 (d) 1. Before the department issues a new or renewed permit under this section,
21the department shall give notice of the permit application to the governing body of
22the municipality where the permit applicant intends to operate the premises of a
23marijuana producer or marijuana processor. No later than 30 days after the
24department submits the notice, the governing body of the municipality may file with

1the department a written objection to granting or renewing the permit. At the
2municipality's request, the department may extend the period for filing objections.
AB68-SSA1,792,163 2. A written objection filed under subd. 1. shall provide all the facts on which
4the objection is based. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit for which
5an objection has been filed under this paragraph, the department shall give
6substantial weight to objections from a municipality based on chronic illegal activity
7associated with the premises for which the applicant seeks a permit or the premises
8of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held a valid
9permit or license, the conduct of the applicant's patrons inside or outside the
10premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held
11a valid permit or license, and local zoning ordinances. In this subdivision, “ chronic
12illegal activity" means a pervasive pattern of activity that threatens the public
13health, safety, and welfare of the municipality, including any crime or ordinance
14violation, and that is documented in crime statistics, police reports, emergency
15medical response data, calls for service, field data, or similar law enforcement agency
16records.
AB68-SSA1,792,2117 (e) After denying a permit, the department shall immediately notify the
18applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons for the denial. After making a
19decision to grant or deny a permit for which a municipality has filed an objection
20under par. (d), the department shall immediately notify the governing body of the
21municipality in writing of its decision and the reasons for the decision.
AB68-SSA1,792,2322 (f) 1. The department's denial of a permit under this section is subject to judicial
23review under ch. 227.
AB68-SSA1,792,2524 2. The department's decision to grant a permit under this section regardless of
25an objection filed under par. (d) is subject to judicial review under ch. 227.
AB68-SSA1,793,2
1(g) The department shall not issue a permit under this section to any person
2who does not hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
AB68-SSA1,793,8 3(3) Fees; term. (a) Each person who applies for a permit under this section
4shall submit with the application a $250 fee. A permit issued under this section is
5valid for one year and may be renewed, except that the department may revoke or
6suspend a permit prior to its expiration. A person is not entitled to a refund of the
7fees paid under this subsection if the person's permit is denied, revoked, or
8suspended.
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