# Wis. Stat. § 449.03: Enforcement

> Wisconsin · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.03

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 449.03
- **Heading:** Enforcement
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 449 / Section 449.03

## Text

(1) No rule made by the examining board shall expand the practice of optometry or affect the practice of dispensing opticians, nor shall the examining board enact rules which forbid the employment of an optometrist or declare such employment unprofessional conduct, or prohibit the operation of an optometric department by optometrists in a mercantile establishment.

(2) The chairperson or the secretary of the examining board shall cause actions to be instituted for violations of this chapter. The district attorney of the county in which the offense has been committed shall promptly prosecute upon being informed thereof from any source.

History: 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (10) ; 2005 a. 297 ; 2011 a. 257 s. 55 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 449.01 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.02 Licenses; exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.02.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.03 Enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.03.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.04 Examination and licensure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.04.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.06 Renewal; continuing education.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.06.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.07 Denial, limitation, suspension, revocation, reprimand.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.07.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.08 Unprofessional conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.08.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.09 Investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.09.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.10 Advertising.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.10.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.11 Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.12 Interpretation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.015 Discrimination prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.015.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.17 Use of diagnostic pharmaceuticals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.17.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 449.18 Removals from eyes; use of therapeutic pharmaceuticals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C449_S449.18.md)

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