Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 93 - Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
93.17 - Immunity; perjury.

93.17 Immunity; perjury.
(1) Except as to a hearing or proceeding under s. 93.06 (3) or as to an investigation preliminary thereto, no person may be excused from testifying or rendering a report or answer or producing or submitting a document, in response to a demand made under s. 93.14 or 93.15, upon the ground or for the reason that the testimony or report or answer or document required of him or her may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a penalty or forfeiture; but no natural person may be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of testifying or rendering a report or answer or producing or submitting a document, in response to a demand made under s. 93.14 or 93.15, and no testimony so given or report or answer so rendered or document so produced or submitted may be received against him or her in any criminal action, investigation or proceeding; provided, that no natural person so testifying may be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed by him or her in so testifying or for misrepresentation or concealment committed by him or her in so rendering a report or answer or so producing or submitting a document.
(2) The immunity provided under sub. (1) is subject to the restrictions under s. 972.085.
History: 1989 a. 122.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 93 - Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

93.01 - Definitions.

93.02 - Staff.

93.03 - Offices of department, hearings, investigations.

93.06 - Department powers.

93.07 - Department duties.

93.075 - Policy of cooperative marketing adopted.

93.08 - Access for law enforcement.

93.09 - Standards and regulations.

93.10 - Inspector's certificate.

93.11 - Licensing of inspectors.

93.12 - Laboratories, approval of.

93.135 - License denial, nonrenewal, suspension or restriction based on failure to pay support, taxes, or unemployment insurance contributions.

93.14 - Power to conduct hearings; secure evidence; witness fees.

93.15 - Reports to department; inspections.

93.16 - Preliminary investigation.

93.17 - Immunity; perjury.

93.18 - Hearings; orders; service; procedure; revocation.

93.20 - Enforcement costs.

93.21 - Penalties.

93.22 - Enforcement provisions.

93.23 - Local fairs.

93.30 - World dairy expo.

93.31 - Livestock breeders association.

93.32 - Agriculture in the classroom program.

93.35 - Weather modification.

93.40 - Dairy promotion.

93.41 - Stray voltage.

93.42 - Center for international agribusiness marketing.

93.425 - Agricultural exports program.

93.43 - Veteran farmer assistance and outreach program; veteran farmer logotype.

93.44 - Commodity promotion.

93.45 - Buy local, buy Wisconsin.

93.46 - Agricultural diversification.

93.47 - Bioenergy council.

93.48 - Buy local grant program.

93.49 - Farm to school programs.

93.50 - Farm mediation and arbitration program.

93.51 - Farmer assistance.

93.52 - Dairy farmer exit-entry program.

93.55 - Chemical and container collection grants.

93.57 - Household hazardous waste.

93.59 - Producer-led watershed protection grants.

93.68 - Grants for meat processing facilities.

93.70 - Conservation reserve enhancement program.

93.73 - Purchase of agricultural conservation easements.

93.80 - Arsenic in wood.

93.90 - Livestock facility siting and expansion.