Section ATCP 3.01 - Definitions(1) "Action" means action taken by the department including proposed legislation. It may include actions whereby the department, by means of licenses, permits, rules or orders, affirmatively authorizes other persons to engage in activities which would otherwise be prohibited by law. It does not include:(a) Actions to enforce existing statutes, rules or orders.(b) Inactions, except to the extent that an inaction is judicially reviewable as an action under ch. 227, Stats.(2) "Action affecting the quality of the human environment" means action affecting the natural or physical environment, and the relationship of persons to that environment. It does not include actions having only economic or social effects, unless such effects have a discernible secondary effect on the natural or physical environment.(3) "Department" means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.(4) "Environmental assessment" means a brief written statement prepared in accordance with s. ATCP 3.02.(5) "Environmental impact statement" means a detailed written report prepared in accordance with s. ATCP 3.03.(6) "Proposed legislation" means legislation proposed by the department which may significantly affect the human environment.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 3.01
Cr. Register, November, 1986, No. 371, eff. 12-1-86.