961.51 Powers of enforcement personnel.
(1) Any officer or employee of the pharmacy examining board designated by the examining board may:
(a) Execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants, administrative inspection warrants, subpoenas and summonses issued under the authority of this state;
(b) Make arrests without warrant for any offense under this chapter committed in the officer's or employee's presence, or if the officer or employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a violation of this chapter which may constitute a felony; and
(c) Make seizures of property pursuant to this chapter.
(2) This section does not affect the responsibility of law enforcement officers and agencies to enforce this chapter, nor the authority granted the department of justice under s. 165.70.
History: 1971 c. 219; 1985 a. 29; 1993 a. 482; 1995 a. 448 s. 293; Stats. 1995 s. 961.51.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 961 - Uniform controlled substances act.
961.001 - Declaration of intent.
961.003 - Uniformity of interpretation.
961.11 - Authority to control.
961.115 - Native American Church exemption.
961.23 - Dispensing of schedule V substances.
961.235 - Records relating to sales of pseudoephedrine products.
961.24 - Publishing of updated schedules.
961.25 - Controlled substance analog treated as a schedule I substance.
961.32 - Possession authorization.
961.335 - Special use authorization.
961.337 - Drug disposal programs.
961.34 - Controlled substances therapeutic research.
961.37 - Law enforcement duty.
961.385 - Prescription drug monitoring program.
961.39 - Limitations on optometrists.
961.395 - Limitation on advanced practice nurses.
961.41 - Prohibited acts A — penalties.
961.42 - Prohibited acts B — penalties.
961.43 - Prohibited acts C — penalties.
961.44 - Penalties under other laws.
961.443 - Immunity from criminal prosecution; possession.
961.452 - Defenses in certain schedule V prosecutions.
961.453 - Purchases of pseudoephedrine products on behalf of another person.
961.455 - Using a child for illegal drug distribution or manufacturing purposes.
961.46 - Distribution to persons under age 18.
961.47 - Conditional discharge for possession or attempted possession as first offense.
961.472 - Assessment; certain possession or attempted possession offenses.
961.473 - Victim impact panels.
961.48 - Second or subsequent offenses.
961.495 - Possession or attempted possession of a controlled substance on or near certain places.
961.50 - Suspension or revocation of operating privilege.
961.51 - Powers of enforcement personnel.
961.52 - Administrative inspections and warrants.
961.53 - Violations constituting public nuisance.
961.54 - Cooperative arrangements and confidentiality.
961.555 - Forfeiture proceedings.
961.56 - Burden of proof; liabilities.
961.565 - Enforcement reports.
961.573 - Possession of drug paraphernalia.
961.574 - Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
961.575 - Delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor.
961.576 - Advertisement of drug paraphernalia.
961.577 - Municipal ordinances.
961.65 - Possessing materials for manufacturing methamphetamine.
961.67 - Possession and disposal of waste from manufacture of methamphetamine.
961.69 - Possession, use, manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of a masking agent.