1. (1) An applicant for an annual milk contractor license shall include, as part of the license application, the sworn and notarized statement required under s. 126.41 (6), Stats.
2. (2) The statement under sub. (1) shall report, under s. 126.41 (6) (a), Stats., the gross amount that the applicant paid for producer milk procured in this state during the applicant’s last completed fiscal year. If the applicant has not yet operated as a milk contractor, the applicant shall report the estimated gross amount that the applicant will pay for milk procured in the applicant’s first completed fiscal year.

3. (3) The statement under sub. (1) may, with the approval of the department, report either of the following in fulfillment of the reporting requirement under s. 126.41 (6) (b), Stats.:

   1. (a) The largest gross amount that the applicant paid, for producer milk procured in this state, in any single month during the applicant’s last completed fiscal year.

   2. (b) The largest amount of unpaid milk payroll obligations that the milk contractor had at any time during the milk contractor’s last completed fiscal year.

      Note: Under s. 126.47 (5m), Stats., a milk contractor who files security under s. 126.47, Stats., must immediately notify the department if, at any time, the milk contractor’s unpaid milk payroll obligations exceed the amount last reported under sub. (3). Under s. 126.83, Stats., the department may require the milk contractor to provide additional information as necessary.

History

History: CR 02-113: cr. Register April 2003 No. 568, eff. 5-1-03; CR 07-073: r. and recr. (3) Register December 2008 No. 636, eff. 1-1-09.