AB554,7,8 650.62 Licensing. The department shall issue licenses to operate as a
7compassion center and shall decide which and how many applicants for a license
8receive a license based on all of the following:
AB554,7,9 9(1) Convenience to treatment teams and the preferences of treatment teams.
AB554,7,11 10(2) The ability of an applicant to provide to treatment teams a sufficient
11amount of medical marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB554,7,13 12(3) The experience the applicant has running a nonprofit organization or a
13business.
AB554,7,15 14(4) The preferences of the governing bodies with jurisdiction over the area in
15which the applicants are located.
AB554,7,17 16(5) The ability of the applicant to keep records confidential and maintain a safe
17and secure facility.
AB554,7,18 18(6) The ability of the applicant to abide by the prohibitions under s. 50.63.
AB554,7,20 1950.63 Prohibitions. The department may not issue a license to, and must
20revoke a license of, any organization to which any of the following applies:
AB554,7,22 21(1) The organization does not qualify as a nonprofit organization, as defined
22in s. 108.02 (19).
AB554,7,24 23(2) The organization is located less than 500 feet from a public or private
24elementary or secondary school, including a charter school.
AB554,8,4
1(3) The compassion center distributes to a treatment team an amount of plants
2or ounces of usable marijuana that, in the period of distribution, results in the
3treatment team possessing an amount that exceeds the maximum authorized
4amount.
AB554,8,8 5(4) The compassion center possesses an amount of plants or ounces of usable
6marijuana that exceeds the combined maximum authorized amount for all of the
7treatment teams that use the organization by an amount determined by the
8department by rule to be unacceptable.
AB554,8,9 950.64 Licensing procedure. (1) The application for a license shall:
AB554,8,1010 (a) Be in writing on a form provided by the department.
AB554,8,1111 (b) Include the licensing application fee under sub. (2) (a).
AB554,8,12 12(2) (a) A licensing application fee is $250.
AB554,8,1313 (b) The annual fee for a compassion center is $5,000.
AB554,8,16 14(3) A compassion center license is valid until revoked. Each license shall be
15issued only for the applicant named in the application and may not be transferred
16or assigned.
AB554,8,20 1750.65 Distribution of medical marijuana. (1) A compassion center may
18deliver or distribute tetrahydrocannabinols or drug paraphernalia to a member of a
19treatment team if the compassion center receives a copy of the qualifying patient's
20written certification or registry identification card.
AB554,8,22 21(2) A compassion center may possess or manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols
22or drug paraphernalia with the intent to deliver or distribute under sub. (1).
AB554,8,24 23(3) A compassion center may have 2 locations, one for cultivation and one for
24distribution.
AB554, s. 6
1Section 6. Subchapter IV of chapter 50 [precedes 50.90] of the statutes is
2renumbered subchapter V of chapter 50.
AB554, s. 7 3Section 7. 59.54 (25) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (25) (a) and amended
4to read:
AB554,9,145 59.54 (25) (a) The board may enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the
6possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to
7par. (b) and the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a
8violation of the ordinance; except that any person who is charged with possession of
9more than 25 grams of marijuana, or who is charged with possession of any amount
10of marijuana following a conviction for possession of marijuana, in this state shall
11not be prosecuted under this subsection
. Any ordinance enacted under this
12paragraph shall provide a person who is prosecuted under it with the defenses that
13the person has under s. 961.436 to prosecutions under s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or
14(3g) (e)
.
AB554,9,16 15(b) 1. Any ordinance enacted under this subsection par. (a) applies in every
16municipality within the county.
AB554, s. 8 17Section 8. 59.54 (25) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,9,2018 59.54 (25) (b) 2. A person may not be prosecuted under an ordinance enacted
19under par. (a) if, under s. 968.072 (2) or (4) (b), the person would not be subject to
20prosecution under s. 961.41 (3g) (e).
AB554, s. 9 21Section 9. 59.54 (25) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,9,2522 59.54 (25) (b) 3. No person who is charged with possession of more than 25
23grams of marijuana, or who is charged with possession of any amount of marijuana
24following a conviction for possession of marijuana, in this state may be prosecuted
25under an ordinance enacted under par. (a).
AB554, s. 10
1Section 10. 59.54 (25m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,10,112 59.54 (25m) Drug paraphernalia. The board may enact an ordinance to
3prohibit conduct that is the same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574
4(1) or (2), or 961.575 (1) or (2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance.
5Any ordinance enacted under this subsection shall provide a person prosecuted
6under it with the defenses that the person has under s. 961.5755 to prosecutions
7under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1). A person may not be prosecuted
8under an ordinance enacted under this subsection if, under s. 968.072 (3) or (4) (b),
9the person would not be subject to prosecution under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or
10961.575 (1).
The board may enforce an ordinance enacted under this subsection in
11any municipality within the county.
AB554, s. 11 12Section 11. 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,10,2413 66.0107 (1) (bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of
1425 grams or less of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to this paragraph
15and
the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation
16of the ordinance; except that any. Any ordinance enacted under this paragraph shall
17provide a person prosecuted under it with the defenses that the person has under s.
18961.436 to prosecutions under s. 961.41 (1) (h), (1m) (h), or (3g) (e). A person may not
19be prosecuted under an ordinance enacted under this paragraph if, under s. 968.072
20(2) or (4) (b), the person would not be subject to prosecution under s. 961.41 (3g) (e).
21No
person who is charged with possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or
22who is charged with possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction
23for possession of marijuana, in this state shall not may be prosecuted under this
24paragraph.
AB554, s. 12 25Section 12. 66.0107 (1) (bp) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,11,8
166.0107 (1) (bp) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct that is the
2same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574 (1) or (2), or 961.575 (1) or
3(2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance. Any ordinance enacted
4under this paragraph shall provide a person prosecuted under it with the defenses
5that the person has under s. 961.5755 to prosecutions under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574
6(1), or 961.575 (1). A person may not be prosecuted under an ordinance enacted
7under this paragraph if, under s. 968.072 (3) or (4) (b), the person would not be subject
8to prosecution under s. 961.573 (1), 961.574 (1), or 961.575 (1).
AB554, s. 13 9Section 13. 146.40 (1) (bo) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,11,1110 146.40 (1) (bo) "Hospice" means a hospice that is licensed under subch. IV V
11of ch. 50.
AB554, s. 14 12Section 14. 146.44 of the statutes is created to read:
AB554,11,14 13146.44 Medical Marijuana Registry Program. (1) Definitions. In this
14section:
AB554,11,1615 (a) "Applicant" means a person who is applying for a registry identification card
16under sub. (2) (a).
AB554,11,1817 (b) "Debilitating medical condition or treatment" has the meaning given in s.
18961.01 (5m).
AB554,11,2019 (c) "Medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols" has the meaning given in s. 961.01
20(14g).
AB554,11,2321 (cm) "Out-of-state registry identification card" means a document issued by
22an entity listed in the rule promulgated under sub. (7) (f) that identifies the person
23as a qualifying patient or primary caregiver, or an equivalent designation.
AB554,11,2424 (d) "Primary caregiver" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (19m).
AB554,11,2525 (e) "Qualifying patient" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (20hm).
AB554,12,2
1(f) "Registrant" means a person to whom a registry identification card is issued
2under sub. (4).
AB554,12,53 (g) "Registry identification card" means a document issued by the department
4under this section that identifies a person as a qualifying patient or primary
5caregiver.
AB554,12,66 (h) "Written certification" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (21t).
AB554,12,9 7(2) Application. (a) An adult who is claiming to be a qualifying patient may
8apply for a registry identification card by submitting to the department a signed
9application form containing or accompanied by all of the following:
AB554,12,1010 1. His or her name, address, and date of birth.
AB554,12,1111 2. A written certification.
AB554,12,1312 3. The name, address, and telephone number of the person's current physician,
13as listed in the written certification.
AB554,12,1514 4. A registration fee in an amount determined by the department, but not to
15exceed $150.
AB554,12,2216 (b) A qualifying patient who is an adult and who has been issued a registry
17identification card under sub. (4) or an applicant may jointly apply with another
18adult to the department for a registry identification card for the other adult,
19designating him or her as a primary caregiver for the qualifying patient or the
20applicant. Both persons who jointly apply for a registry identification card under this
21paragraph shall sign the application form, which shall contain the name, address,
22and date of birth of the individual applying to be registered as a primary caregiver.
AB554,13,223 (c) The department shall promulgate rules specifying how a parent, guardian,
24or person having legal custody of a child may apply for a registry identification card

1for himself or herself and for the child and the circumstances under which the
2department may approve or deny the application.
AB554,13,8 3(3) Processing the application. The department shall verify the information
4contained in or accompanying an application submitted under sub. (2) and shall
5approve or deny the application within 30 days after receiving it. Except as provided
6in sub. (2) (c), the department may deny an application submitted under sub. (2) only
7if the required information has not been provided or if false information has been
8provided.
AB554,13,14 9(4) Issuing a registry identification card. The department shall issue a
10registry identification card within 5 days after approving an application under sub.
11(3). Unless voided under sub. (5) (b) or (c) or revoked under rules issued by the
12department under sub. (7) (d), a registry identification card shall expire one year
13from the date of issuance. A registry identification card shall contain all of the
14following:
AB554,13,1515 (a) The name, address, and date of birth of all of the following:
AB554,13,1616 1. The registrant.
AB554,13,1717 2. The primary caregivers, if the registrant is a qualifying patient.
AB554,13,1818 3. The qualifying patient, if the registrant is a primary caregiver.
AB554,13,1919 (b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.
AB554,13,2020 (c) A photograph of the registrant.
AB554,13,2121 (d) Other information that the department may require by rule.
AB554,14,3 22(5) Additional information to be provided by registrant. (a) 1. An adult
23registrant shall notify the department of any change in the registrant's name and
24address. An adult registrant who is a qualifying patient shall notify the department
25of any change in his or her physician, of any significant improvement in his or her

1health as it relates to his or her debilitating medical condition or treatment, and if
2a registered primary caregiver no longer assists the registrant with the medical use
3of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB554,14,74 2. If a qualifying patient is a child, a primary caregiver for the child shall
5provide the department with any information that the child, if he or she were an
6adult, would have to provide under subd. 1. within 10 days after the date of the
7change to which the information relates.
AB554,14,128 (b) If a registrant fails to notify the department within 10 days after any change
9for which notification is required under par. (a) 1., his or her registry identification
10card is void. If a registrant fails to comply with par. (a) 2., the registry identification
11card for the qualifying patient to whom the information under par. (a) 2. relates is
12void.
AB554,14,1613 (c) If a qualifying patient's registry identification card becomes void under par.
14(b), the registry identification card for each of the qualifying patient's primary
15caregivers is void. The department shall send written notice of this fact to each such
16primary caregiver.
AB554,14,17 17(6) Records. (a) The department shall maintain a list of all registrants.
AB554,14,2018 (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (c), the department
19may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry
20identification card issued under this section.
AB554,14,2421 (c) The department may disclose to state or local law enforcement agencies
22information from an application submitted by, or from a registry identification card
23issued to, a specific person under this section, for the purpose of verifying that the
24person possesses a valid registry identification card.
AB554,15,2
1(7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section,
2including the rules required under sub. (2) (c) and rules doing all of the following:
AB554,15,33 (a) Creating forms for applications to be used under sub. (2).
AB554,15,54 (b) Specifying how the department will verify the truthfulness of information
5submitted on an application under sub. (2).
AB554,15,76 (c) Specifying how and under what circumstances registry identification cards
7may be renewed.
AB554,15,98 (d) Specifying how and under what changed circumstances a registry
9identification card may be revoked.
AB554,15,1110 (e) Specifying under what circumstances a person whose application for a
11registry identification card is denied may reapply.
AB554,15,1512 (f) Listing each state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession
13thereof that allows the medical use of marijuana by a visiting qualifying patient or
14allows a person to assist with a visiting qualifying patient's medical use of
15marijuana.
AB554, s. 15 16Section 15. 146.81 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,15,1717 146.81 (1) (L) A hospice licensed under subch. IV V of ch. 50.
AB554, s. 16 18Section 16. 146.997 (1) (d) 18. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,15,1919 146.997 (1) (d) 18. A hospice licensed under subch. IV V of ch. 50.
AB554, s. 17 20Section 17. 149.14 (3) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,15,2221 149.14 (3) (nm) Hospice care provided by a hospice licensed under subch. IV
22V of ch. 50.
AB554, s. 18 23Section 18. 173.12 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB554,16,524 173.12 (1m) If an animal has been seized because it is alleged that the animal
25has been used in or constitutes evidence of any crime specified in s. 951.08, the

1animal may not be returned to the owner by an officer under s. 968.20 (2). In any
2hearing under s. 968.20 (1) (1f), the court shall determine if the animal is needed as
3evidence or there is reason to believe that the animal has participated in or been
4trained for fighting. If the court makes such a finding, the animal shall be retained
5in custody.
AB554, s. 19 6Section 19. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
7is amended to read:
AB554,16,258 289.33 (3) (d) "Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license,
9authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of
10approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a
11charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by
12a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation
13because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s.
1491.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2),
15(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24),
16(25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19),
17(20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10),
18(11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) (a), and (26), 59.55 (3),
19(4), (5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16),
2059.57 (1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70
21(1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7),
22(8), (10) and (11), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77,
2361.34, 61.35, 61.351, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415, 87.30,
24196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch III of ch.
2591.
AB554, s. 20
1Section 20. 349.02 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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