Section 145.03. Districts.

 

(1)  The state shall be divided into 7 districts for purposes of electing affected producers to the marketing board. The following counties shall initially constitute the respective districts:

(a) District 1. Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Florence, Forest, Iron, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Shawano, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn, and Waupaca counties.

(b) District 2. Buffalo, Clark, Eau Claire, Jackson, LaCrosse, Pepin, Pierce, Trempealeau, and Wood counties.

(c) District 3. Adams, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon counties.

(d) District 4. Calumet, Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, and Winnebago counties.

(e) District 5. Rock county.

(f) District 6. Kenosha and Walworth counties.

(g) District 7. Milwaukee and Racine counties.

(2)  The district boundaries designated in sub. (1) shall exist for 3 years after the effective date of the marketing order, at which time the marketing board may reapportion the districts, with the approval of the secretary, to assure fair representation to affected producers. The board may reapportion districts no more frequently than every 3 years coinciding with the anniversary of the effective date of the order. No alteration of district boundaries due to reapportionment shall have the effect of removing a marketing board member from office during the member's term.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1983, No. 332 , eff. 9-1-83.

Note

On May 21, 2014, pursuant to s. ATCP 145.03 (2) , the secretary approved a reapportionment of the districts requested by the soybean marketing board. With the reapportionment the districts are: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 District 1. Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Iron, Marathon, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn, and Wood counties. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 District 2. Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, and Trempealeau counties. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 District 3. Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon counties. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 District 4. Columbia, Dodge, Fond du lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara, and Winnebago counties. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 District 5. Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Rock counties. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 District 6. Jefferson, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha counties. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 District 7. Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto Oneida, Outagamie, Shawano, Vilas, and Waupaca counties. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1