(1) CERTIFICATE. (a) The application fee for an annual certificate to operate a migrant labor camp shall be $100. Issuance of a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp is contingent on the migrant labor camp satisfying the minimum standards of this chapter. Note: Section 103.92 (1) (a), Stats., requires every person maintaining a migrant labor camp in this state to apply for a certificate to operate the migrant labor camp and requires the application to be made annually by April 30 or 30 days prior to opening a new migrant labor camp. With certain exceptions, s. 103.92 (3), Stats., requires the department to issue a certificate if the migrant labor camp is in compliance with the department's rules establishing minimum standards for migrant labor camps. Section 103.92 (3), Stats., also provides that a certificate issued by the department authorizes a migrant labor camp to operate until March 31 of the next year.
(ag) A camp operator shall include with an application for a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp all of the following:1. Documentation from the fire department providing fire protection for the migrant labor camp that the structures used for the migrant labor camp meet all local and state fire codes for the number of expected occupants identified on the application. The documentation shall be based on a fire inspection conducted no more than 6 months before submittal of an application for a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp.2. The test results for the water sample required under sub. (9) (ar).3. The written procedures for the temporary isolation of sick or injured occupants required under s. DWD 301.075 (2) (c).(ar) The department shall review and make a determination on an application for a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp within 140 working days after the application is received or within 20 working days after the last inspection of the migrant labor camp that is needed for issuance of the certificate, whichever is sooner. The department shall schedule each inspection promptly, taking into consideration seasonal conditions and the employer's schedule for the use of the migrant labor camp. If 3 or more inspection visits are needed for issuance of the certificate, the department shall charge an additional fee of $300 for the third inspection and $500 for the fourth inspection and each subsequent inspection. Note: Section 103.92 (3), Stats., requires the department to inspect each migrant labor camp for which an application for a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp is made.
(aw) Except for the denial of a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp that is required under s. 103.92 (6), (7), or (8), Stats., an applicant who wishes to contest the department's denial of a certificate may, within 30 days after the date of the denial, file a written request for hearing under s. DWD 301.135. Note: Sections 103.92 (6), (7), and (8), Stats., specify requirements for the department to deny a certificate based on delinquencies in child or family support, taxes, or unemployment insurance contributions and such denials are subject to review as specified in those statutes.
(b) A camp operator shall file a separate application for a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp for each separate migrant labor camp that the camp operator maintains. In determining whether certain facilities constitute 2 or more separate migrant labor camps, the department shall consider the distance separating the housing units and whether or not there are shared facilities for the use of the people residing in the housing units.(c) The department may not conduct any inspection for an applicant under this subsection until the application fee has been paid and the department has received the completed application.(d) The department shall charge a fee of $100 for each partial inspection that is requested. A partial inspection is not an additional inspection visit under par. (ar).(e) A visit to a migrant labor camp that is solely for the purpose of obtaining a water sample for testing is not an additional inspection visit under par. (ar).(f) If the only purpose for an additional inspection visit is to verify that specified corrections have been made, the department may instead accept letters, emails, photos, receipts, or other documents from the camp operator that verify that the corrections have been made.(g) A copy of the camp operator's certificate to operate a migrant labor camp shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the migrant labor camp. The posting shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall be in English and in the language of the occupants if other than English.