252.25 Violation of law relating to health. Any person who willfully violates or obstructs the execution of any state statute or rule, county, city or village ordinance or departmental order under this chapter and relating to the public health, for which no other penalty is prescribed, shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 days or fined not more than $500 or both.
History: 1981 c. 291; 1993 a. 27 s. 300; Stats. 1993 s. 252.25.
This section requires that a departmental order be promulgated using the procedure established by the legislature for rulemaking if criminal penalties are to follow. Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, 391 Wis. 2d 497, 942 N.W.2d 900, 20-0765.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 252 - Communicable diseases.
252.02 - Powers and duties of department.
252.03 - Duties of local health officers.
252.04 - Immunization program.
252.041 - Compulsory vaccination during a state of emergency.
252.06 - Isolation and quarantine.
252.09 - Meningococcal disease and hepatitis B.
252.10 - Public health dispensaries.
252.11 - Sexually transmitted disease.
252.133 - HIV testing for anatomical gifts.
252.14 - Discrimination related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
252.15 - Restrictions on use of an HIV test.
252.16 - Health insurance premium subsidies.
252.17 - Medical leave premium subsidies.
252.185 - Communicable disease control and prevention.
252.19 - Communicable diseases; suspected cases; protection of public.
252.21 - Communicable diseases; schools; duties of teachers, parents, officers.