ATCP 78.08 Table A -
Determining Factors | Point Value |
The camp provides on-premises or off-premises waterfront activities including: swimming, kayaking, boating, sailing, canoeing, or inflatables to campers. This does not include vendor provided waterfront activities. | 2 |
The camp offers camper firearm activity on-premises. | 1 |
Archery, ax, hatchet, or knife throwing is offered to campers on-premises. | 1 |
The camp offers high element challenge course to campers on-premises. | 3 |
The camp offers low element challenge course to campers on-premises. | 1 |
The camp offers horseback riding to campers on-premises. | 1 |
The camp offers motorized vehicle activity for campers on-premises including go-kart, all-terrain vehicle, or utility-terrain vehicle. | 1 |
The camp serves one or more rental groups including a school, church group, or scout troop. | 1 |
The camp premises includes structures that are utilized for lodging, dining, health services, waterfront activities, water supply systems, or challenge courses that require inspection travel beyond a half mile from the main centralized camper drop off or welcome location (basic services that are spread out, or distant service areas). | 1 |
The camp utilizes more than 3 private wells to supply camp drinking water. | 1 |
The camp utilizes more than one kitchen or physical building with kitchen preparation space to serve meals to campers. | 1 |
Camp sleeping structures. Choose one of the following: | |
*The camp has one to 10 stand-alone sleeping structures including a cabin, yurt, covered wagon, Adirondack shelter, or platform tent throughout premises. | 1 |
*The camp has 11-20 stand-alone sleeping structures throughout premises. | 2 |
*The camp has 21 or more stand-alone sleeping structures throughout premises. | 3 |
Hospitality add-on | |
Does the licensed recreational and educational camp also offer additional activity such as a retail food establishment, campground, hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or a tourist rooming house within the confines of the recreational and education camp, utilizing the same camp structures to serve other adult guests and their families? | Yes or No |
* For college dorms, count individual sleeping rooms used by camp |
Note: To request evaluation of license category assignment call the bureau of food and recreational businesses at (608) 224-2720 or send your written request to the bureau of food and recreational businesses at PO Box 8911 Madison, WI 53708-8911 or if licensed by a local health department, contact that local health department.
Note: Local health departments that are agents for the department have authority pursuant to s. 97.615(2) (d), Stats., to establish and collect fees for licenses issued by the local health department. If your establishment was licensed by a local health department, contact the local health department for its license fee schedule.
Note: Anyone operating a camp without a license is also subject to the penalties in ss. 97.72 and 97.73, Stats.
Note: An example includes a buyer that wants an inspection or consultation prior to a real estate transaction.
ATCP 78.08 Table B For licenses issued April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025 -
Recreational and Educational Camp License Category | License Fee | Preinspection Fee | First Reinspection or Administrative Follow-Up Fee | Second and Subsequent Reinspection or Administrative Follow-Up Fee | Late Fee |
Simple | $490 | $980 | $200 | $300 | $98 |
Simple/w Hospitality* | $540 | $1080 | $200 | $300 | $108 |
Moderate | $530 | $1060 | $200 | $300 | $106 |
Moderate/w Hospitality* | $635 | $1270 | $200 | $300 | $127 |
Complex | $570 | $1140 | $200 | $300 | $114 |
Complex/w Hospitality* | $715 | $1430 | $200 | $300 | $143 |
* Provides a hospitality activity.
Note: Hospitality activity does not include the operation of a retail food establishment, campground, hotel, motel, bed and breakfast establishment, or tourist rooming house that is solely operated independently and separate from the recreational and educational camp operation. These separate activities shall obtain a license as required pursuant to chs. ATCP 72, 73, 75, and 79.
ATCP 78.08 Table C For licenses issued on or after April 1, 2025 -
Recreational and Educational Camp License Category | License Fee | Preinspection Fee | First Reinspection or Administrative Follow-Up Fee | Second and Subsequent Reinspection or Administrative Follow-Up Fee | Late Fee |
Simple | $510 | $1020 | $200 | $300 | $102 |
Simple/w Hospitality* | $562 | $1124 | $200 | $300 | $112 |
Moderate | $555 | $1110 | $200 | $300 | $111 |
Moderate/w Hospitality* | $661 | $1322 | $200 | $300 | $132 |
Complex | $593 | $1186 | $200 | $300 | $119 |
Complex/w Hospitality* | $744 | $1488 | $200 | $300 | $149 |
* Provides a hospitality activity. Note: Hospitality activity does not include the operation of a retail food establishment, campground, hotel, motel, bed and breakfast establishment, or tourist rooming house that is solely operated independently and separate from the recreational and educational camp operation. These separate activities shall obtain a license as required pursuant to chs. ATCP 72, 73, 75, and 79. |
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 78.08
This section is created eff. 9-24-23 by CR 21-109.