Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 140 - Marketing
Chapter ATCP 140 - Agricultural marketing orders, marketing agreements and marketing boards
Subchapter II - Marketing Orders; Adoption, Amendment and Repeal
Section ATCP 140.11 - Decision to initiate proceedings

The secretary may, in consultation with the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, initiate proceedings to adopt, amend or repeal a marketing order. To initiate proceedings, the secretary shall hold a public hearing on the proposal, as provided under ss. 96.05 and 96.06, Stats., and this subchapter. The decision to initiate proceedings may be made in response to a petition under s. 96.05(2), Stats., or on the secretary's own motion. A decision to proceed on the secretary's own motion may be made in response to a request by any person. A decision to initiate proceedings shall be made in writing, and set forth the basis for the decision. A decision to initiate proceedings may be withheld until the sponsors of a proposal have complied with any requirements established by the secretary under s. ATCP 140.13.