98.15 False testing.
(1) No person shall manipulate, underread or overread or make any false determination by the Babcock test or any other test used for determining the value of milk or cream. No person shall make any false record or report of the results of any such test.
(2) A district attorney to whom any violation of this section is reported shall cause appropriate actions or proceedings to be instituted for the collection of a forfeiture or fine or for the enforcement of other remedies. In any enforcement action the court may, in addition to any other penalty provided, order restitution to any party injured by violation of this section. If the violator is convicted of a crime, restitution shall be in accordance with s. 973.20.
History: 1979 c. 264; 1987 a. 398.
Sub. (1) did not preclude prosecution for felony fraud under s. 943.20 (1) (d) when the state alleged that the defendant misrepresented the quality of milk sold. State v. Ploeckelman, 2007 WI App 31, 299 Wis. 2d 251, 729 N.W.2d 784, 06-1180.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 98 - Weights and measures.
98.02 - Systems of weights and measures; special units.
98.03 - State standards; specifications and tolerances.
98.05 - Enforcement authority; measurement center laboratory.
98.06 - Method of sale of commodities.
98.07 - Declaration of quantity.
98.08 - Price refunds; price information.
98.12 - Sale of ice cream and similar frozen products.
98.13 - Milk or cream tests; samples; patrons' statement.
98.14 - Standardization of Babcock pipettes.
98.145 - Licensing of milk and cream testers.
98.146 - Licensing milk weighers and samplers.
98.16 - Vehicle scale operators; scale installation and testing.
98.18 - Installing and servicing weights and measures.
98.22 - Bulk deliveries sold in terms of weight and delivered by vehicle.
98.225 - Deliveries of certain liquid fuels.
98.245 - Liquefied petroleum gas sales.