134.04 Sale of certain merchandise by employers to employees prohibited; penalty.
(1) No person, firm or corporation engaged in any enterprise in this state shall by any method or procedure directly or indirectly by itself or through a subsidiary agency owned or controlled in whole or in part by such person, firm or corporation, sell or procure for sale or have in its possession or under its control for sale to its employees or any person any article, material, product or merchandise of whatsoever nature not of the person's, firm's or corporation's production or not handled in the person's, firm's or corporation's regular course of trade, excepting meals, candy bars, cigarettes and tobacco for the exclusive use and consumption of such employees of the employer, and excepting tools used by employees in said enterprise and such specialized appliances and paraphernalia as may be required in said enterprise for the employees' safety or health and articles used by employees or other persons which insure better sanitary conditions and quality in the manufacture of food or food products. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to lumber producers, loggers and dealers nor to any cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193. This section shall not be construed as authorizing the sale of any merchandise at less than cost as defined in s. 100.30.
(2) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 and for second or subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000. Each act prohibited by this section shall constitute a separate violation and offense hereunder.
History: 1985 a. 30 s. 42; 1993 a. 482; 2005 a. 441.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 134 - Miscellaneous trade regulations.
134.01 - Injury to business; restraint of will.
134.02 - Blacklisting and coercion of employees.
134.03 - Preventing pursuit of work.
134.04 - Sale of certain merchandise by employers to employees prohibited; penalty.
134.05 - Bribery of agent, etc.
134.06 - Bonus to chauffeurs for purchases, forbidden.
134.10 - Invading right to choose insurance agent or insurer by persons engaged in financing.
134.15 - Issuing and using what is not money; contracts void.
134.16 - Fraudulently receiving deposits.
134.17 - Corporate name, recording, amendment, discontinuance, unlawful use.
134.18 - Use of, evidence of obtaining credit.
134.19 - Fraud on exemption laws.
134.20 - Fraudulent issuance or use of warehouse receipts or bills of lading.
134.205 - Warehouse keepers to keep register; liability for damages; penalty for fraud.
134.21 - Penalty for unauthorized presentation of dramatic plays, etc.
134.23 - Motion picture fair practices.
134.25 - Misbranding of gold articles.
134.26 - Misbranding of sterling silver articles.
134.27 - Misbranding of coin silver articles.
134.28 - Misbranding of base silver articles.
134.29 - Testing of silver articles.
134.30 - Misbranding of gold plated articles.
134.31 - Misbranding of silver-plated articles.
134.32 - Penalty for violations of ss. 134.25 to 134.31.
134.34 - Duplication of vessel hulls and parts.
134.345 - Form retention and disposal.
134.35 - Time of filing endorsed on telegrams delivered.
134.36 - Telegraph; divulging message; preference in sending, etc.
134.37 - Divulging message or forging receipt.
134.38 - Companies to post copies of s. 134.37.
134.39 - Fraudulent knowledge of dispatch; injury to wires; interference.
134.405 - Purchase and sale of certain scrap material.
134.41 - Poles and wires on private property without owner's consent.
134.43 - Privacy and cable television.
134.45 - Contracts restricting days for exhibiting motion picture films; penalty.
134.46 - Exhibition of explicit sexual material at outdoor theater.
134.48 - Contracts for the display of free newspapers.
134.49 - Renewals and extensions of business contracts.
134.50 - Poultry dealing regulations.
134.52 - Shipment of chickens.
134.53 - Transportation and sale of cattle.
134.57 - Detectives, settlement with employees.
134.58 - Use of unauthorized persons as officers.
134.59 - Felons, burglar alarm installation.
134.60 - Cutting or transportation of evergreens.
134.63 - Nitrous oxide; restrictions on sales; records of certain sales; labeling.
134.65 - Cigarette and tobacco products retailer license.
134.66 - Restrictions on sale or gift of cigarettes or nicotine or tobacco products.
134.69 - Peddling finger alphabet cards prohibited.
134.695 - Antique dealers and recyclers.
134.71 - Pawnbrokers and secondhand article and jewelry dealers.
134.715 - Flea markets; proof of ownership, receipts, returns.
134.72 - Prohibition of certain unsolicited messages by facsimile machine.
134.73 - Identification of prisoner making telephone solicitation.
134.74 - Nondisclosure of information on receipts.
134.77 - Beverage container regulation.
134.80 - Home heating fuel dealers.
134.81 - Water heater thermostat settings.
134.85 - Automated teller machines; international charges.
134.87 - Repair, replacement and refund under new motorized wheelchair warranties.
134.90 - Uniform trade secrets act.
134.91 - Sale of dextromethorphan to a minor without prescription prohibited.
134.93 - Payment of commissions to independent sales representatives.
134.95 - Violations against elderly or disabled persons.
134.96 - Use of lodging establishments.
134.97 - Disposal of records containing personal information.
134.98 - Notice of unauthorized acquisition of personal information.