License and fee

77.9961 License and fee. (1) (a) No person may operate a 71.88, 71.89, 71.90, 71.91 (1) (a), (2), (3), and (4) to (7), 71.92, dry cleaning facility in this state unless the person completes and and 71.93 as they apply to the taxes under ch. 71 apply to the fees submits to the department an application for a license on a form under this subchapter. that the department prescribes. (3) The department shall deposit all of the revenue that it col(b) The department may require, before or after the license is lects under this subchapter in the fund under s. 25.48. issued, that any person who submits an application for a license (4) The department shall reimburse the owner or operator of under par. (a) provide a security deposit to the department. For a formal wear rental firm an amount equal to the sum of any fees purposes of this paragraph, s. 77.61 (2), as it applies to a security paid by the owner or operator under s. 77.9961 (1) prior to Octodeposit related to a seller’s permit, applies to the security deposit ber 29, 1999. required under this subsection. History: 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 312; 2011 a. 68. (c) Subject to par. (b), the department shall issue a license to each person who completes and submits an application for a li- 77.9965 Sunset. This subchapter does not apply after June cense under par. (a). If a dry cleaning facility is sold, the seller 30, 2032. History: 1997 a. 27. may transfer the license to the buyer. A license is valid until the license is surrendered by the person to whom the license was isSUBCHAPTER XIII sued or transferred or until the license is revoked by the departELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING TAX ment as provided in par. (e). A license is valid only for the facility designated by the license and the license holder shall display the license prominently in the facility to which the license 77.997 Definitions. In this subchapter: applies. (1m) “Electric vehicle” has the meaning given in 23 CFR (d) Section 77.52 (12), as it applies to a person who operates 680.104. as a seller without a seller’s permit, applies to a person who oper(2) “Electric vehicle charging station” means a charging staates a dry cleaning facility without a license issued under this tion for electric vehicles containing a Level 3 charger or containsubsection. ing a Level 1 charger, as defined in s. 16.9565 (1) (a), or a Level 2 (e) The department may revoke a license issued under this charger, as defined in s. 16.9565 (1) (b), installed on or after subsection if the person who holds the license fails to comply March 22, 2024. with any provision of this subchapter related to the fees imposed (4) “Level 3 charger” has the meaning given in s. 16.9565 (1) under this subchapter or any rule promulgated by the department (c). related to the fees imposed under this subchapter, is delinquent (4m) “Person” includes local governmental units, as defined with respect to taxes imposed by the department, or fails to timely in s. 66.0442 (1) (d), the state of Wisconsin, and state agencies, as file a return or report with respect to taxes imposed under chs. 71, defined in s. 16.9565 (1) (d). 72, 76, 77, 78, or 139 after having been requested to file the re(5) “Residence” means a place where a person resides permaturn or report. Section 77.52 (11), as it applies to revoking a nently or temporarily, except for a hotel, as defined in s. 97.01 (7). seller’s permit, applies to revoking a license issued under this History: 2023 a. 121; 2025 a. 211. subsection. (1m) Every person operating a dry cleaning facility shall pay 77.9971 Electric vehicle charging station registration. to the department a fee for each dry cleaning facility that the per- (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), no person may deliver or son operates. The fee shall be paid in installments, as provided in place, or offer to deliver or place, electricity from an electric vehisub. (2), and each installment is equal to 2.8 percent of the gross cle charging station owned, operated, managed, or leased by the receipts from the previous 3 months from dry cleaning apparel person into the battery or other energy storage device of an elecand household fabrics, but not from formal wear the facility rents tric vehicle unless the person files with the department an applito the general public. cation for a registration. Every application for a registration shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department and shall set forth the name under which the applicant intends to operate, the location of the applicant’s electric vehicle charging stations, and the other information that the department requires. (2) No registration under this section is required for an electric vehicle charging station located at a residence. (3) At the time that the department approves a registration under this section, the department shall notify the electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f), serving the area in which the electric vehicle charging station is located of the approved registration for the electric vehicle charging station. History: 2023 a. 121.