Wisconsin Statutes 100.75 – Third-party food delivery services
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 100.75
- Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Consent” means a mutual acknowledgement obtained electronically or in writing between a person having authority to act on behalf of a restaurant and a 3rd-party food delivery service.
(b) “Digital network” means a website or online-enabled application, software, or system that allows a consumer to view and search the menus of restaurants and purchase food from restaurants for delivery.
(c) “Restaurant” has the meaning given in s. 125.02 (18).
(d) “Third-party food delivery service” means a person who operates a digital network and delivers food purchased through the digital network to consumers.
(2) Listing; removal.
(a) A 3rd-party food delivery service shall provide a publicly accessible process for a restaurant to request the removal of the restaurant from the digital network of the 3rd-party food delivery service.
(b) If a restaurant requests to be removed from the digital network of a 3rd-party food delivery service, all of the following apply:
1. The 3rd-party food delivery service shall provide to the restaurant a dated receipt of the request.
2. The 3rd-party food delivery service shall remove the restaurant from its digital network within 3 business days of receiving the request.
3. The 3rd-party food delivery service may not list the restaurant on its digital network, offer the restaurant’s food for delivery, or use the restaurant’s name, address, logo, or menu without consent.
(c) A 3rd-party food delivery service may not solicit requests from consumers for a restaurant to be added to the digital network of the 3rd-party food delivery service.
(3) Delivery requirements. A 3rd-party food delivery service shall ensure that individuals delivering food for the 3rd-party food delivery service have knowledge of basic food safety principles, including personal hygiene and avoiding cross contamination.
(4) Sharing of data. A 3rd-party food delivery service shall provide to an owner or operator of a restaurant listed on its digital network information that identifies all of the following related to orders placed with the 3rd-party food delivery service involving the restaurant:
(a) The contents of orders.
(b) The times that orders are placed.
(5) Penalties. If a 3rd-party food delivery service violates sub. (2) (b), the department may commence an action against the 3rd-party food delivery service in the name of the state to recover one of the following penalties:
(a) For a first violation involving a particular restaurant, a civil forfeiture of $1,000.
(b) For a 2nd violation involving a particular restaurant, a civil forfeiture of $5,000.
(c) For a 3rd or subsequent violation involving a particular restaurant, a civil forfeiture of $10,000.