126.56 Vegetable contractors; licensing.

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(1)License required.

(a)Except as provided in sub.

(2), no person may operate as a vegetable contractor without a current annual license from the department.

(b)A license under par.

(a)expires on the January 31 following its issuance. No person may transfer or assign a license issued under par.

(a).

(2)Exempt contractors. The following vegetable contractors are exempt from licensing under sub.

(1):

(a)A vegetable contractor who procures vegetables primarily for unprocessed, fresh market use and is licensed under the federal Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 USC 499a to 499t .

(b)A restaurant or other retail food establishment that procures processing vegetables solely for retail sale at the restaurant or other retail food establishment.

(c)A vegetable contractor who spends less than $15,000 per license year to procure processing vegetables from vegetable producers and producer agents.

(3)License application. A vegetable contractor shall apply for a license under sub.

(1)in writing, on a form provided by the department. The applicant shall provide all of the following:

(a)The applicant’s legal name and any trade name under which the applicant proposes to operate as a vegetable contractor.

(b)A statement of whether the applicant is an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a cooperative, an unincorporated cooperative association, a limited liability company, a trust, or other legal entity. If the applicant is a corporation, a cooperative, or an association, the application shall identify each officer of the corporation or cooperative. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall identify each partner.

(c)The mailing address of the applicant’s principal business location and the name of a responsible individual who may be contacted at that address.

(d)The street address of each business location from which the applicant operates as a vegetable contractor in this state and the name of a responsible individual who may be contacted at each location that is staffed.

(e)All license fees and surcharges required under sub.

(4).

(g)A financial statement if required under s. 126.58

(1)and not yet filed.

(h)Other relevant information required by the department.