In this chapter:

1. (1) “Approved refrigerant reclamation facility” means a reclamation facility certified by the United States environmental protection agency under 40 CFR 82.164.

   Note: You may obtain a list of approved reclamation facilities by writing to Weights and Measures Bureau, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.

2. (5) “Buy” or “purchase” means to acquire ownership rights.
3. (6) “Consign” means to deliver to another’s custody for sale.
4. (7) “Consignee” means a person who receives refrigerant from its owner on consignment.
5. (8) “Consignor” means an owner of refrigerant who consigns refrigerant to another’s custody for sale on behalf of the owner.
6. (9) “Individual” means a natural person.
7. (10) “Mobile air conditioner” means mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment used to cool the driver, passenger or cargo compartment of a motor vehicle.
8. (11) “Motor vehicle” has the meaning given under s. 100.45 (1) (c), Stats.
9. (11m) “Ozone-depleting refrigerant” means a substance used in refrigeration that is or contains a class I substance, as defined in 42 USC 7671 (3) or a class II substance, as defined in 42 USC 7671 (4).

10. (12) “Person” means any of the following:

    1. (a) An individual.
    2. (b) A corporation, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, cooperative, association or other business entity.
    3. (c) The state of Wisconsin or any agency of the state.
    4. (d) A body corporate or politic.
11. (13) “Receive on consignment” means to receive for sale on behalf of another.
12. (14) “Reclaimed refrigerant” means used refrigerant that is purified at an approved refrigerant reclamation facility to meet applicable purity standards under s. ATCP 136.14 (2).
13. (15) “Recovered refrigerant” means used refrigerant, other than reclaimed or recycled refrigerant.
14. (16) “Recovery equipment” means equipment used to remove refrigerant from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment without recycling that refrigerant.
15. (17) “Recycling equipment” means equipment used to recycle used refrigerant for sale or use as recycled refrigerant.
16. (18) “Recycled refrigerant” means used refrigerant that is recycled to meet applicable purity standards under s. ATCP 136.14 (1).
17. (19) “Refrigerant” means any substance used, sold for use, or designed or intended for use in a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment to transfer heat out of the space being cooled. “Refrigerant” includes a class I substance as defined in 42 USC 7671(3), a class II substance as defined in 42 USC 7671(4), and any substance used, sold for use, or designed or intended for use as a substitute for a refrigerant.
18. (20) “Sell” means to transfer ownership rights. “Sell” includes selling for another on consignment.
19. (21) “Technician” means an individual who is properly trained and certified in appropriate programs, as specified by the federal environmental protection agency under 42 USC 7671h.
20. (22) “Trailer refrigeration equipment” has the meaning given under s. 100.45 (1) (e), Stats.
21. (23) “Used refrigerant” means refrigerant that is removed from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment.

History

History: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; r. (2), am. (19), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; CR 13-043: cr. (11m) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 15-015: r. (3), (4), am. (21) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16.