SB545,38,20 17(9) Any building or place of any kind where marijuana or usable marijuana is
18sold, possessed, stored, or manufactured without a lawful permit or in violation of
19s. 139.972 or 139.973 is declared a public nuisance and may be closed and abated as
20such.
SB545,38,23 21(10) At the request of the secretary of revenue, the attorney general may
22represent this state or assist a district attorney in prosecuting any case arising under
23this subchapter.
SB545,39,5 24139.976 Theft of tax moneys. All marijuana tax moneys received by a
25permittee for the sale of marijuana or usable marijuana on which the tax under this

1subchapter has become due and has not been paid are trust funds in the permittee's
2possession and are the property of this state. Any permittee who fraudulently
3withholds, appropriates, or otherwise uses marijuana tax moneys that are the
4property of this state is guilty of theft under s. 943.20 (1), whether or not the
5permittee has or claims to have an interest in those moneys.
SB545,39,11 6139.977 Seizure and confiscation. (1) All marijuana and usable marijuana
7produced, processed, made, kept, stored, sold, distributed, or transported in violation
8of this subchapter, and all tangible personal property used in connection with the
9marijuana or usable marijuana, is unlawful property and subject to seizure by the
10department or a law enforcement officer. Except as provided in sub. (2), all
11marijuana and usable marijuana seized under this subsection shall be destroyed.
SB545,39,17 12(2) If marijuana or usable marijuana on which the tax has not been paid is
13seized as provided under sub. (1), it may be given to law enforcement officers to use
14in criminal investigations or sold to qualified buyers by the department, without
15notice. If the department finds that the marijuana or usable marijuana may
16deteriorate or become unfit for use in criminal investigations or for sale, or that those
17uses would otherwise be impractical, the department may order it destroyed.
SB545,39,24 18(3) If marijuana or usable marijuana on which the tax has been paid is seized
19as provided under sub. (1), it shall be returned to the true owner if ownership can be
20ascertained and the owner or the owner's agent is not involved in the violation
21resulting in the seizure. If the ownership cannot be ascertained or if the owner or
22the owner's agent was guilty of the violation that resulted in the seizure of the
23marijuana or usable marijuana, it may be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided
24in sub. (2).
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1(4) If tangible personal property other than marijuana or usable marijuana is
2seized as provided under sub. (1), the department shall advertise the tangible
3personal property for sale by publication of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. If no person
4claiming a lien on, or ownership of, the property has notified the department of the
5person's claim within 10 days after last insertion of the notice, the department shall
6sell the property. If a sale is not practical the department may destroy the property.
7If a person claiming a lien on, or ownership of, the property notifies the department
8within the time prescribed in this subsection, the department may apply to the
9circuit court in the county where the property was seized for an order directing
10disposition of the property or the proceeds from the sale of the property. If the court
11orders the property to be sold, all liens, if any, may be transferred from the property
12to the sale proceeds. Neither the property seized nor the proceeds from the sale shall
13be turned over to any claimant of lien or ownership unless the claimant first
14establishes that the property was not used in connection with any violation under
15this subchapter or that, if so used, it was done without the claimant's knowledge or
16consent and without the claimant's knowledge of facts that should have given the
17claimant reason to believe it would be put to such use. If no claim of lien or ownership
18is established as provided under this subsection the property may be ordered
19destroyed.
SB545,40,24 20139.978 Interest and penalties. (1) Any person who makes or signs any
21false or fraudulent report under this subchapter or who attempts to evade the tax
22imposed by s. 139.971, or who aids in or abets the evasion or attempted evasion of
23that tax, may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9
24months or both.
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1(2) Any permittee who fails to keep the records required by s. 139.974 (1) and
2(2) shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than
36 months or both.
SB545,41,8 4(3) Any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized
5under s. 139.975 (3) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than
66 months or both. The department shall immediately suspend or revoke the permit
7of any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized under
8s. 139.975 (3).
SB545,41,11 9(4) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter for which
10no other penalty is prescribed shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000
11or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both.
SB545,41,14 12(5) Any person who violates any of the rules promulgated in accordance with
13this subchapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned
14not more than 6 months or both.
SB545,41,18 15(6) In addition to the penalties imposed for violating the provisions of this
16subchapter or any of the department's rules, the department shall revoke the permit
17of any person convicted of such a violation and not issue another permit to that
18person for a period of 2 years following the revocation.
SB545,41,22 19(7) Unpaid taxes bear interest at the rate of 12 percent per year from the due
20date of the return until paid or deposited with the department, and all refunded taxes
21bear interest at the rate of 3 percent per year from the due date of the return to the
22date on which the refund is certified on the refund rolls.
SB545,41,24 23(8) All nondelinquent payments of additional amounts owed shall be applied
24in the following order: penalties, interest, tax principal.
SB545,42,3
1(9) Delinquent marijuana taxes bear interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per
2month until paid. The taxes imposed by this subchapter shall become delinquent if
3not paid:
SB545,42,54 (a) In the case of a timely filed return, no return filed or a late return, on or
5before the due date of the return.
SB545,42,76 (b) In the case of a deficiency determination of taxes, within 2 months after the
7date of demand.
SB545,42,11 8(10) If due to neglect an incorrect return is filed, the entire tax finally
9determined is subject to a penalty of 25 percent of the tax exclusive of interest or
10other penalty. A person filing an incorrect return has the burden of proving that the
11error or errors were due to good cause and not due to neglect.
SB545,42,17 12139.979 Personal use. An individual who possesses no more than 6
13marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at any one time is not subject
14to the tax imposed under s. 139.971. An individual who possesses more than 6
15marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at any one time shall apply
16for the appropriate permit under s. 139.972 and pay the appropriate tax imposed
17under s. 139.971.
SB545,42,22 18139.980 Agreement with tribes. The department may enter into an
19agreement with a federally recognized American Indian Tribe in this state for the
20administration and enforcement of this subchapter and to provide refunds of the tax
21imposed under s. 139.971 on marijuana sold on tribal land by or to enrolled members
22of the tribe residing on the tribal land.
SB545,35 23Section 35 . 157.06 (11) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB545,43,224 157.06 (11) (hm) Unless otherwise required by federal law, a hospital,
25physician, procurement organization, or other person may not determine the

1ultimate recipient of an anatomical gift based solely upon a positive test for the use
2of marijuana by a potential recipient.
SB545,36 3Section 36 . 157.06 (11) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB545,43,54 157.06 (11) (i) Except as provided under par. pars. (a) 2. and (hm), nothing in
5this section affects the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.
SB545,37 6Section 37 . 238.139 of the statutes is created to read:
SB545,43,10 7238.139 Financial assistance for underserved communities. The
8corporation shall expend $5,000,000 annually to provide grants, loans, and other
9assistance to underserved communities in this state, including members of minority
10groups, woman-owned businesses, and individuals and businesses in rural areas.
SB545,38 11Section 38 . 250.22 of the statutes is created to read:
SB545,43,14 12250.22 Health equity grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
13(1) (r), the department shall award grants to community organizations to implement
14community health worker care models.