PREMISE REGISTRATION CASE MOVES AHEAD
Friday, October 30th, 2009 -- 8:34 AM
A Clark County Court case that will help determine the constitutionality of 'Wisconsin's' mandatory premise registration law is moving forward.The transcript of the September 23rd hearing was filed Thursday.
After listening to a day of testimony last month, Clark County Circuit Court Judge Jon Counsell did not issue a ruling; instead, he gave Attorney Bonnie Wacsmuth 30 days to submit a brief in support of her motion to dismiss the case. Clark County District Attorney Darwin Zwieg will have 30 days to respond.
The time limits begin upon the filing of the transcript, which happened Thursday.
The law, which went into effect in 2003, requires properties that have livestock be registered with the Department of Agriculture.
The state alleges Emanuel Miller Jr., an Old Order Amish farmer from the Loyal area, hasn?t complied. In testimony, Miller admitted as much, but claimed the rule infringes on his religious beliefs.
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