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13(8) Sections 71.74 (1), (2), (10), (11), and (14), 71.77, 71.91 (1) (a) and (c) and
14(2) to (7), 71.92, and 73.0301 as they apply to the taxes under ch. 71 apply to the taxes
15under this subchapter. Section 71.74 (13) as it applies to the collection of the taxes
16under ch. 71 applies to the collection of the taxes under this subchapter, except that
17the period during which notice of an additional assessment shall be given begins on
18the due date of the report under this subchapter.
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19(9) Any building or place of any kind where marijuana or medical marijuana
20is sold, possessed, stored, or manufactured without a valid license under s. 73.17 or
21in violation of s. 139.972 is declared a public nuisance and may be closed and abated
22as such.
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23(10) At the request of the commission chairperson or the secretary of revenue,
24the attorney general may represent this state or assist a district attorney in
25prosecuting any case arising under this subchapter.
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1139.974 Theft of tax moneys. All medical marijuana tax moneys received by
2a producer or processor for the sale of marijuana or medical marijuana on which the
3tax under this subchapter has become due and has not been paid are trust funds in
4the possession of the producer or processor and are the property of this state. Any
5producer or processor who fraudulently withholds, appropriates, or otherwise uses
6medical marijuana tax moneys that are the property of this state is guilty of theft
7under s. 943.20 (1), whether or not the producer or processor has or claims to have
8an interest in those moneys.
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9139.975 Seizure and confiscation.
(1) All marijuana and medical
10marijuana produced, processed, made, kept, stored, sold, distributed, or transported
11in violation of this subchapter or s. 73.17 or 73.18 and all tangible personal property
12used in connection with the marijuana or medical marijuana is unlawful property
13and subject to seizure by the commission or a law enforcement officer. Except as
14provided in sub. (2), all marijuana and medical marijuana seized under this
15subsection shall be destroyed.
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16(2) If marijuana or medical marijuana on which the tax has not been paid is
17seized as provided under sub. (1), it may be given to law enforcement officers to use
18in criminal investigations or sold to qualified buyers by the commission without
19notice. If the marijuana or medical marijuana is sold, after deducting the costs of
20selling and storing the property, the commission shall pay the sale proceeds into the
21medical marijuana fund. If the commission finds that the marijuana or medical
22marijuana may deteriorate or become unfit for use in criminal investigations or for
23sale, or that those uses would otherwise be impractical, the commission may order
24them destroyed.
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1(3) If marijuana or medical marijuana on which the tax has been paid is seized
2as provided under sub. (1), it shall be returned to the true owner if ownership can be
3ascertained and the owner or the owner's agent is not involved in the violation
4resulting in the seizure. If the ownership cannot be ascertained or if the owner or
5the owner's agent was guilty of the violation that resulted in the seizure of the
6marijuana or medical marijuana, it may be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided
7in sub. (2).
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8(4) If tangible personal property other than marijuana or medical marijuana
9is seized as provided under sub. (1), the commission shall advertise the tangible
10personal property for sale by publication of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. If no person
11claiming a lien on, or ownership of, the property has notified the commission of the
12person's claim within 10 days after last insertion of the notice, the commission shall
13sell the property. If a sale is not practical, the commission may destroy the property.
14If a person claiming a lien on, or ownership of, the property notifies the commission
15within the time prescribed in this subsection, the commission may apply to the
16circuit court in the county where the property was seized for an order directing
17disposition of the property or the proceeds from the sale of the property. If the court
18orders the property to be sold, all liens, if any, may be transferred from the property
19to the sale proceeds. Neither the property seized nor the proceeds from the sale shall
20be turned over to any claimant of lien or ownership unless the claimant first
21establishes that the property was not used in connection with any violation under
22this subchapter or s. 73.17 or 73.18 or that, if so used, it was done without the
23claimant's knowledge or consent and without the claimant's knowledge of facts that
24should have given the claimant reason to believe it would be put to such use. If no
25claim of lien or ownership is established as provided under this subsection, the
1property may be ordered destroyed. In case of a sale, the net proceeds after deducting
2costs, expenses, and established claims shall be paid into the medical marijuana
3fund.
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4139.976 Interest and penalties.
(1) Any person who makes or signs any
5false or fraudulent report under this subchapter, who attempts to evade the tax
6imposed under this subchapter, or who aids in or abets the evasion or attempted
7evasion of that tax may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than
89 months or both.
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9(2) Any producer or processor who fails to keep the records required under this
10subchapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not
11more than 6 months or both.
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12(3) Any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized
13under s. 139.973 (3) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than
146 months or both. The commission shall immediately suspend or revoke the license
15of any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized under
16s. 139.973 (3).
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17(4) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter for which
18no other penalty is prescribed shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000
19or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both.
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20(5) Any person who violates any of the rules promulgated in accordance with
21this subchapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned
22not more than 6 months or both.
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23(6) In addition to the penalties imposed for violating the provisions of this
24subchapter or any of the commission's rules, the commission shall automatically
1revoke the license of any person convicted of such a violation and not issue another
2license to that person for a period of 2 years following the revocation.
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3(7) Unpaid taxes under this subchapter bear interest at the rate of 12 percent
4per year from the due date of the return until paid or deposited with the commission,
5and all refunded taxes under this subchapter bear interest at the rate of 3 percent
6per year from the due date of the return to the date on which the refund is certified
7on the refund rolls.
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8(8) All nondelinquent payments of additional amounts owed under this
9subchapter shall be applied in the following order: penalties, interest, tax principal.
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10(9) Delinquent medical marijuana taxes bear interest at the rate of 1.5 percent
11per month until paid. The taxes imposed by this subchapter shall become delinquent
12if not paid by the following:
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(a) In the case of a timely filed return, no return filed, or a late return, on or
14before the due date of the return.
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(b) In the case of a deficiency determination of taxes, within 2 months after the
16date of demand.
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17(10) If due to neglect an incorrect return is filed under this subchapter, the
18entire tax finally determined is subject to a penalty of 25 percent of the tax exclusive
19of interest or other penalty. A person filing an incorrect return has the burden of
20proving that the error or errors were due to good cause and not due to neglect.
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21Section 21
. 182.001 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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182.001
(3) Prohibited activities. Those farming operations prohibited under
23this section are the production of dairy products not including the processing of such
24dairy products; the production of cattle, hogs
, and sheep; and the production of
1wheat, field corn, barley, oats, rye, hay, pasture, soybeans, millet, sorghum,
and 2hemp
, and marijuana and medical marijuana as provided under ss. 73.17 and 73.18.
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3Section 22
. 440.035 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.035 (2m) (a)
4(intro.) and amended to read:
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440.035
(2m) (a) (intro.) In this subsection
, “
controlled:
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61. “Controlled substance" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4).
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7Section 23
. 440.035 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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440.035
(2m) (a) 2. “Medical marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 73.18 (1)
9(e).
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10Section 24
. 440.035 (2m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.035 (2m) (b)
111.
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12Section 25
. 440.035 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read: