97.72 Penalties.
(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not prescribed shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, for the first offense; and for each subsequent offense, fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not less than 30 days nor more than one year in the county jail or both.
(2) In lieu of any criminal penalty provided under this chapter, a person who violates this chapter may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation. If the prosecutor seeks to impose a forfeiture, he or she shall proceed under ch. 778.
History: 1977 c. 216; 1979 c. 129; 1983 a. 261; 1985 a. 229; 1987 a. 398.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 97 - Food, lodging, and recreation.
97.02 - Standards; adulterated food.
97.03 - Standards; misbranding.
97.13 - Sale of fish flour regulated.
97.17 - Buttermaker and cheesemaker license.
97.175 - Butter and cheese grader license requirements.
97.176 - Butter; grading; label.
97.177 - Cheese; grading; labeling.
97.18 - Oleomargarine regulations.
97.21 - Milk haulers and milk distributors.
97.23 - Drug residues in milk.
97.24 - Milk and milk products.
97.25 - Use of synthetic bovine growth hormone; labeling of dairy products.
97.29 - Food processing plants.
97.30 - Retail food establishments.
97.305 - Restaurants serving fish.
97.307 - Average annual surveys.
97.32 - Special dairy and food inspectors.
97.33 - Certificate of food protection practices.
97.34 - Bottled drinking water and soda water beverage; standards; sampling and analysis.
97.41 - Retail food: agent status for local health departments.
97.42 - Compulsory inspection of livestock or poultry, and meat or poultry products.
97.43 - Meat from dead or diseased animals.
97.44 - Identification of meat for animal feed; registration and records of buyers.
97.57 - Planted or cultivated rice.
97.60 - Coordination; certification.
97.605 - Lodging and vending licenses.
97.607 - Pre-licensing inspection.
97.61 - Vending machine commissary outside the state.
97.615 - Agent status for local health departments.
97.617 - Application; lodging and vending.
97.62 - Health and safety; standard.
97.625 - Powers of the department and local health departments.
97.627 - Causing fires by tobacco smoking.
97.633 - Hotelkeeper's liability.
97.634 - Hotelkeeper's liability for baggage; limitation.
97.635 - Liability of hotelkeeper for loss of property by fire or theft; owner's risk.
97.638 - Hotel rates posted; rate charges; special rates.
97.67 - Recreational licenses and fees.
97.70 - Authority of department of safety and professional services.