# Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.11: Decision to initiate proceedings

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_11

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.11
- **Heading:** Decision to initiate proceedings
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Administrative Code / ATCP / Chapter ATCP 140 / § ATCP 140.11

## Text

Decision to initiate proceedings.
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 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.01 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_01.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.10 Rulemaking proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_10.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.11 Decision to initiate proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_11.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.12 Refusal to initiate proceedings; denial of petition or request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_12.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.13 Petition or request to initiate proceedings; requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_13.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.14 Hearing draft proposal; format](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_14.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.15 List of affected producers or handlers; compilation prior to hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_15.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.16 Hearing notices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_16.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.17 Hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_17.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.18 Decision after hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_18.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.19 Referendum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_19.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.20 Election of marketing board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_20.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.21 Producer and handler assessments; rate adjustments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_21.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 140.30 Adoption, amendment, and repeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_ATCP_140_30.md)

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