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AB570,21,1716 (h) “Written certification" means a statement written by a person's practitioner
17if all of the following apply:
AB570,21,2118 1. The statement indicates that, in the practitioner's professional opinion, the
19person has or is undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and the
20potential benefits of using medical cannabis would likely outweigh the health risks
21for the person.
AB570,21,2322 2. The statement indicates that the opinion described in subd. 1. was made in
23the course of a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship.
AB570,21,2524 3. The statement is signed by the practitioner or is contained in the person's
25medical records.
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1(1m) Practitioner restrictions. (a) No practitioner may provide himself or
2herself or any member of his or her family with a written certification for submission
3with an application under sub. (2).
AB570,22,64 (b) No practitioner who provides a written certification under this section may
5have a financial interest in any way connected to a person or entity that produces,
6processes, dispenses, or tests cannabis.
AB570,22,9 7(2) Application. (a) An adult who is claiming to be a qualifying patient may
8apply for a registry identification card by submitting to the department all of the
9following:
AB570,22,1110 1. A signed application form that contains the applicant's name, address, and
11date of birth.
AB570,22,1212 2. A written certification.
AB570,22,1413 3. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant's current
14practitioner, as listed in the written certification.
AB570,22,1915 4. A registration fee in an amount determined by the department, but not to
16exceed $150, except that for an applicant who is a recipient of medical assistance
17under subch. IV of ch. 49, is receiving benefits under the federal social security
18disability insurance program under 42 USC 423 or the federal supplemental security
19income program under 42 USC 1381, or is a veteran, the fee shall be $50.
AB570,22,2220 (ac) A person who is at least 21 years of age may apply for a registry
21identification card as a primary caregiver by submitting to the department all of the
22following:
AB570,22,2423 1. A signed application form that contains the applicant's name, address, and
24date of birth.
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12. A copy of a written certification or copy of a registration identification card
2for each qualifying patient for whom the applicant will be the primary caregiver.
AB570,23,33 3. A registration fee of $250.
AB570,23,74 (b) The department shall promulgate rules specifying how a parent, guardian,
5or person having legal custody of a child may apply for a registry identification card
6for the child and the circumstances under which the department may approve or
7deny the application.
AB570,23,11 8(3) Processing the application. The department shall verify the information
9the applicant submitted under sub. (2) (a) or (ac) and shall approve or deny the
10application within 30 days after receiving it. The department may deny an
11application submitted under sub. (2) (a) or (ac) only if one of the following applies:
AB570,23,1312 (a) The applicant did not provide the required information or provided false
13information.
AB570,23,1514 (b) The department is required to deny the application under the rules
15promulgated under sub. (2) (b).
AB570,23,20 16(4) Issuing a registry identification card. The department shall issue an
17applicant a registry identification card within 5 days after approving the application
18under sub. (3). Unless voided under sub. (5) (b) or (c) or revoked under rules
19promulgated under sub. (7) (d), a registry identification card expires 2 years from the
20date of issuance. A registry identification card shall contain all of the following:
AB570,23,2121 (a) The name, address, and date of birth of all of the following:
AB570,23,2222 1. The registrant.
AB570,23,2323 2. Each primary caregiver, if the registrant is a qualifying patient.
AB570,23,2424 3. Each qualifying patient, if the registrant is a primary caregiver.
AB570,23,2525 (b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.
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1(c) A photograph of the registrant.
AB570,24,22 (d) Other information the department may require by rule.
AB570,24,3 3(4m) Annual fee. Primary caregivers shall pay an annual fee of $250.
AB570,24,13 4(5) Additional information to be provided by registrant. (a) 1. An adult
5registrant shall notify the department of any change in the registrant's name and
6address. An adult registrant who is a qualifying patient shall notify the department
7of any change in his or her practitioner, of any significant improvement in his or her
8health as it relates to his or her debilitating medical condition or treatment, and if
9a primary caregiver stops helping the registrant use or acquire medical cannabis.
10A registrant who is a primary caregiver shall notify the department if the registrant
11becomes a primary caregiver for an additional qualifying patient and shall include
12with the notice a copy of a written certification or copy of a registration identification
13card for each additional qualifying patient.
AB570,24,1714 2. If a qualifying patient is a child, a primary caregiver for the child shall
15provide the department with any information that the child, if he or she were an
16adult qualifying patient, would have to provide under subd. 1. within 10 days after
17the date of the change to which the information relates.
AB570,24,2218 (b) If a registrant fails to notify the department within 10 days after any change
19for which notification is required under par. (a) 1., his or her registry identification
20card is void. If a registrant fails to comply with par. (a) 2., the registry identification
21card for the qualifying patient to whom the information under par. (a) 2. relates is
22void.
AB570,25,223 (c) If a qualifying patient's registry identification card becomes void under par.
24(b), the registry identification card for each of the qualifying patient's primary

1caregivers with regard to that qualifying patient is void. The department shall send
2written notice of this fact to each such primary caregiver.
AB570,25,3 3(6) Records. (a) The department shall maintain a list of all registrants.
AB570,25,64 (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (c), the department
5may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry
6identification card issued under this section.
AB570,25,97 (c) The department may disclose to a law enforcement agency, upon the request
8of the law enforcement agency, only information necessary to verify that a person
9possesses a valid registry identification card.
AB570,25,10 10(7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:
AB570,25,1111 (a) Create a form for an application under sub. (2).
AB570,25,1312 (b) Specify how the department will verify under sub. (3) the information
13submitted under sub. (2).
AB570,25,1514 (bm) Specify how photographs under sub. (4) (c) must be taken and the
15requirements for such photographs.
AB570,25,1716 (c) Specify how and under what circumstances registry identification cards
17may be renewed.
AB570,25,1918 (d) Specify how and under what changed circumstances a registry
19identification card may be revoked.
AB570,25,2120 (e) Specify under what circumstances an applicant whose application is denied
21may reapply.
AB570,25,2322 (f) Ensure that out-of-state registry identification cards are valid only if all of
23the following apply:
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11. The person holding the out-of-state registry identification card has been
2diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition that has been approved by the
3jurisdiction that issued the card.
AB570,26,74 2. The out-of-state registry identification card allows for the use of medical
5cannabis by the person who holds the card, the card is valid in the jurisdiction in
6which it was provided, and the person who holds the card is a resident of that
7jurisdiction.
AB570,26,108 3. The person who holds the card has not been a resident of Wisconsin for a
9period longer than a period the department determines would allow the person to
10apply for a registry identification card in Wisconsin.
AB570,26,1311 (g) Create guidelines for issuing registry identification cards, and for obtaining
12and distributing medical cannabis, to persons under the care of the department who
13have a debilitating medical condition or treatment.
AB570,27 14Section 27 . 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,26,25 15234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
16require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
17regardless of sex, race, religion, or sexual orientation,; status as a victim of domestic
18abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u) ,; whether the
19person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44
20(1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h),
21or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or creed,
22and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic
23development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for
24employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, or
25creed.
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1Section 28. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,27,192 289.33 (3) (d) “Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license,
3authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of
4approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a
5charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by
6a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation
7because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s.
891.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2),
9(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24),
10(25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19),
11(20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10),
12(11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) (a), and (26), 59.55 (3),
13(4), (5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16),
1459.57 (1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70
15(1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8),
16and (10), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77, 61.34,
1761.35, 61.351, 61.353, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.233, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415,
1887.30, 196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III
19of ch. 91.
AB570,29 20Section 29. 349.02 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,27,2221 349.02 (2) (b) 4. Local ordinances enacted under s. 59.54 (25) (a) or (25m) or
2266.0107 (1) (bm).
AB570,30 23Section 30 . 450.03 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,27,2524 450.03 (1) (em) Any person acting within the scope of a valid medical cannabis
25producer, processor, or dispensary license under s. 94.57.
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1Section 31. 450.03 (1) (ep) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,28,32 450.03 (1) (ep) An individual who plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests no more
3than 12 cannabis plants if the individual is one of the following:
AB570,28,54 1. A qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), who is taking the actions
5to provide medical cannabis for his or her own use.
AB570,28,76 2. A primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), who is taking the actions
7to provide medical cannabis for his or her qualifying patient.
AB570,32 8Section 32 . 450.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 450.07 (1) (a) and
9amended to read:
AB570,28,1310 450.07 (1) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person may engage in
11manufacturing in this state unless the person obtains a manufacturer's license from
12the board. For the issuance of a license under this subsection, the applicant shall pay
13the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB570,33 14Section 33 . 450.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,28,1715 450.07 (1) (b) 1. No license under this section is required for a person acting
16within the scope of a valid medical cannabis producer, processor, or dispensary
17license under s. 94.57.
AB570,28,2018 2. No license under this section is required for an individual who plants, grows,
19cultivates, or harvests no more than 12 cannabis plants if the individual is one of the
20following:
AB570,28,2221 a. A qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), who is taking the actions
22to provide medical cannabis for his or her own use.
AB570,28,2423 b. A primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), who is taking the actions
24to provide medical cannabis for his or her qualifying patient.
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1Section 34. 450.071 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 450.071 (1) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB570,29,53 450.071 (1) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person may engage in the
4wholesale distribution of a prescription drug in this state without obtaining a license
5from the board for each facility from which the person distributes prescription drugs.
AB570,29,10 6(b) 1. The board shall exempt from the licensure requirement under this section
7a manufacturer that distributes prescription drugs or devices manufactured by the
8manufacturer from licensing and other requirements under this section to the extent
9the license or requirement is not required under federal law or regulation, unless the
10board determines that it is necessary to apply a requirement to a manufacturer.
AB570,35 11Section 35 . 450.071 (1) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB570,29,1412 450.071 (1) (b) 2. No license under this section is required for a person acting
13within the scope of a valid medical cannabis producer, processor, or dispensary
14license under s. 94.57.
AB570,29,1715 3. No license under this section is required for an individual who plants, grows,
16cultivates, or harvests no more than 12 cannabis plants if the individual is one of the
17following:
AB570,29,1918 a. A qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), who is taking the actions
19to provide medical cannabis for his or her own use.
AB570,29,2120 b. A primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), who is taking the actions
21to provide medical cannabis for his or her qualifying patient.
AB570,36 22Section 36 . 767.41 (5) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,30,323 767.41 (5) (am) (intro.) Subject to pars. (bm) and, (c), and (d), in determining
24legal custody and periods of physical placement, the court shall consider all facts
25relevant to the best interest of the child. The court may not prefer one parent or

1potential custodian over the other on the basis of the sex or race of the parent or
2potential custodian. Subject to pars. (bm) and, (c), and (d), the court shall consider
3the following factors in making its determination:
AB570,37 4Section 37 . 767.41 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,30,115 767.41 (5) (d) The court may not consider as a factor in determining the legal
6custody of a child whether a parent or potential custodian holds, or has applied for,
7a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), is or has been the subject
8of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a qualifying
9patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), or a primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44
10(1) (d), unless the parent or potential custodian's behavior creates an unreasonable
11danger to the child that can be clearly articulated and substantiated.
AB570,38 12Section 38. 767.451 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB570,30,1613 767.451 (5m) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and, (c), and (d), in all actions to modify
14legal custody or physical placement orders, the court shall consider the factors under
15s. 767.41 (5) (am), subject to s. 767.41 (5) (bm), and shall make its determination in
16a manner consistent with s. 767.41.
AB570,39 17Section 39 . 767.451 (5m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,30,2518 767.451 (5m) (d) In an action to modify a legal custody order, the court may not
19consider as a factor in making a determination whether a parent or potential
20custodian holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s.
21146.44 (1) (g), is or has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s.
22146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (e), or
23a primary caregiver, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (d), unless the parent or potential
24custodian's behavior creates an unreasonable danger to the child that can be clearly
25articulated and substantiated.
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1Section 40. 961.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,31,32 961.01 (5m) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment" has the meaning
3given in s. 146.44 (1) (b).
AB570,41 4Section 41 . 961.01 (12v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,31,75 961.01 (12v) “Lockable, enclosed facility" means an enclosed indoor or outdoor
6area that is capable of being locked or that requires a security device and that permits
7access only by a member of a treatment team.
AB570,42 8Section 42. 961.01 (14c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB570,31,109 961.01 (14c) “Maximum authorized amount" means 12 live cannabis plants
10and 3 ounces of usable cannabis.
AB570,43 11Section 43. 961.01 (14g) of the statutes is created to read:
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