Auction barn license fees would increase nearly 1,700 percent as state ag department cites program deficits

Wisconsin livestock markets, dealers and truckers would see massive fee increases under a rule change proposed by state agriculture regulators.

Some fees would increase by nearly 1,700 percent, and a Republican state lawmaker says the Legislature can't block the proposed changes because of a July ruling from the Supreme Court.

The fee increases proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and consumer Protection, or DATCP, would affect auction barns, livestock dealers and truckers who transport animals like cows and pigs.

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