Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 287.91

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    The attorney general shall enforce this chapter except for ss. 287.07, 287.08 and 287.81 and all rules promulgated under this chapter except under those sections.
   (2)   Notwithstanding sub. (1) and s. 287.95 (3) (a), the attorney general may enforce s. 287.07 (3), (4), and (5) by seeking injunctive relief against any person violating those provisions.
   (3)   The circuit court for Dane County or for any other county where a violation occurred in whole or in part has jurisdiction to enforce this chapter or related rules by injunctive and other relief appropriate for enforcement.
   (4)   The department of natural resources shall reimburse the department of justice for the expenses incurred in enforcing this chapter from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ma).