Wisconsin § 78.77 - Registration of transporters; records to be kept.
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§ 78.77. Registration of transporters; records to be kept.
78.77(1) (1) No person may transport motor vehicle fuel, general aviation fuel or alternate fuels by truck, trailer, semitrailer or other vehicle on any highway in this state from a point without this state to a point within this state, from a point within this state to a point without this state or for hire, as defined in s. 194.01 (4) , unless that person has a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50) and is registered with the department and unless the registration number furnished by the department for the vehicle preceded by the letters W.D.R. is prominently displayed on the vehicle by painting the registration number on each side and on the rear of the vehicle in characters not less than 5 inches in height with a stroke not less than three-fourths inch in width. The registration is valid until it is suspended, revoked for cause or canceled. A registration is not transferable to another person or place of business. Application for registration shall be upon forms prescribed by the department and shall furnish such information concerning the applicant as the department requires. The application shall show the name and address of the applicant, a description of the truck, trailer, semitrailer or other vehicle, the license number and the state in which issued, the name and address of the licensee, the capacity in gallons of the fuel tank or tanks, the serial number of the trailer, semitrailer or other vehicle, and the serial and motor number of any truck. 78.77(2) (2) Every person transporting motor vehicle fuel, general aviation fuel or alternate fuels upon the highways of this state who obtains the motor vehicle fuel, general aviation fuel or alternate fuel from a refinery, marine terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank farm or place of manufacture shall, while transporting the motor vehicle fuel, general aviation fuel or alternate fuel, carry a copy of the manifest, which shall be serially numbered and shall show the date of loading, name of refinery, marine terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank farm or place of manufacture where loaded, point of origin, destination state, name of shipper, kind of motor vehicle fuel, general aviation fuel or alternate fuel and number of gallons. The refiner, marine terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank farm or place of manufacture where the fuel is loaded shall prepare and furnish the manifest. Each shipment of motor vehicle fuel, general aviation fuel or alternate fuel by truck, trailer, semitrailer or other vehicle shall have one manifest. Delivery of any shipment may be made to one or more unlicensed places of business at the direction of the licensee under s.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 78.77 ("Registration of transporters; records to be kept.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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