§ 100.01 Produce wholesalers, unfair conduct, liability for damages
§ 100.02 Commission merchants, duties, must account
§ 100.025 Classification of dairy heifer calves
§ 100.04 Livestock production contracts
§ 100.05 Butter and cheese manufacturers; accounts accessible
§ 100.057 Wisconsin cheese logotype
§ 100.07 Milk payments; audits
§ 100.12 Refusal of commission merchant to furnish written statement of transaction prima facie evidence of gambling
§ 100.14 Uniform labels and trademarks
§ 100.15 Regulation of trading stamps
§ 100.16 Selling with pretense of prize; in-pack chance promotion exception
§ 100.17 Guessing contests
§ 100.171 Prize notices
§ 100.173 Ticket refunds
§ 100.174 Mail-order sales regulated
§ 100.175 Dating service contracts
§ 100.177 Fitness center and weight reduction center contracts
§ 100.178 Fitness center staff requirements
§ 100.18 Fraudulent representations
§ 100.182 Fraudulent drug advertising
§ 100.183 Fraud, advertising foods
§ 100.184 Advertising foods for sale
§ 100.185 Fraud, advertising musical performances
§ 100.186 Linseed oil, white lead, zinc oxide, turpentine; standards; sale
§ 100.187 Sale of honey and Wisconsin certified honey; rules, prohibitions
§ 100.19 Distribution methods and practices
§ 100.195 Unfair billing for consumer goods or services
§ 100.197 Patent notifications
§ 100.20 Methods of competition and trade practices
§ 100.201 Unfair trade practices in the dairy industry
§ 100.202 Contracts in violation void
§ 100.203 Vehicle protection product warranties
§ 100.205 Motor vehicle rustproofing warranties
§ 100.206 Music royalty collections; fair practices
§ 100.207 Telecommunications services
§ 100.208 Unfair trade practices in telecommunications
§ 100.209 Video programming service subscriber rights
§ 100.2095 Labeling of bedding
§ 100.21 Substantiation of energy savings or safety claims
§ 100.22 Discrimination in purchase of milk prohibited
§ 100.23 Contract to market agricultural products; interference prohibited
§ 100.235 Unfair trade practices in procurement of vegetable crops
§ 100.24 Revocation of corporate authority
§ 100.25 Cumulative remedies
§ 100.26 Penalties
§ 100.261 Consumer protection surcharge
§ 100.263 Recovery
§ 100.264 Violations against elderly or disabled persons
§ 100.265 List of gasohol and alternative fuel refueling facilities
§ 100.27 Dry cell batteries containing mercury
§ 100.28 Sale of cleaning agents and water conditioners containing phosphorus restricted
§ 100.285 Reduction of toxics in packaging
§ 100.29 Sale of nonrecyclable materials
§ 100.295 Labeling of recycled, recyclable or degradable products
§ 100.297 Plastic container recycled content
§ 100.30 Unfair sales act
§ 100.305 Prohibited selling practices during periods of abnormal economic disruption
§ 100.307 Returns during emergency; prohibition
§ 100.31 Unfair discrimination in drug pricing
§ 100.313 Solicitation of a fee for providing a public record
§ 100.315 Solicitation of contract using check or money order
§ 100.33 Plastic container labeling
§ 100.335 Child’s containers containing bisphenol A
§ 100.35 Furs to be labeled
§ 100.36 Frauds; substitute for butter; advertisement
§ 100.37 Hazardous substances act
§ 100.38 Antifreeze
§ 100.383 Antifreeze; bittering required
§ 100.41 Flammable fabrics
§ 100.42 Product safety
§ 100.43 Packaging standards; poison prevention
§ 100.44 Identification and notice of replacement part manufacturer
§ 100.45 Mobile air conditioners
§ 100.46 Energy consuming products
§ 100.47 Sales of farm equipment
§ 100.48 Hour meter tampering
§ 100.50 Products containing or made with ozone-depleting substances
§ 100.51 Motor fuel dealerships
§ 100.52 Telephone solicitations
§ 100.525 Telephone records; obtaining, selling, or receiving without consent
§ 100.53 Vehicle rentals; title and registration fees
§ 100.54 Access to credit reports
§ 100.545 Security freezes for protected consumers
§ 100.55 Furnishing or using certain consumer loan information to make solicitations
§ 100.57 Tax preparers; privacy of client information
§ 100.60 State renewable fuels goal
§ 100.65 Residential contractors
§ 100.70 Environmental, occupational health, and safety credentials
§ 100.75 Third-party food delivery services
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 100 - Marketing; trade practices

  • Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "adult" means a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. Source: OCC
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dentist: means a person who is licensed as a dentist under subch. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grantor: includes every person from or by whom any freehold estate or interest passes in or by any deed; and "grantee" includes every person to whom any such estate or interest passes in like manner. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
  • Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
  • Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
  • Minor: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Motorcycle: has the meaning given in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, evidences of debt and energy. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Physician assistant: means a person who is licensed as a physician assistant under subch. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Population: means that shown by the most recent regular or special federal census. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Psychologist: means a psychologist who is licensed under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Week: means 7 consecutive days. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01