Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 194.03 (2026)
Interstate commerce and intrastate commerce
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194.03(1)(1) This chapter shall apply to motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce upon the public highways of this state, in all particulars and provisions lawful under the constitution of the United States and to motor carriers engaged in intrastate commerce upon the public highways of this state.
194.03(2)(2) Fees and taxes provided in this chapter shall be assessed against operations in interstate commerce and intrastate commerce and collected from the carriers performing such operations, as partial compensation for the use of the highways and policing of the same.
194.03(5m)(5m) In a case involving a claim by a common motor carrier in interstate commerce for freight charges:
194.03(5m)(a)(a) A person may assert as a defense to the claim the existence of a freight charge agreement between the person and the motor carrier which applies to the carriage of the freight at issue and which has not been filed as a tariff with the federal surface transportation board.
194.03(5m)(b)(b) A court shall request the federal surface transportation board or other appropriate federal agency to issue an advisory opinion on any issue which the court determines is within the primary jurisdiction of that agency.
194.03 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1987 a. 27; 1993 a. 16; 2015 a. 135; 2017 a. 363.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1936–1993 · leading case: State ex rel. Finnegan v. Dammann, 264 N.W. 622 (Wis. 1936).
State ex rel. Finnegan v. Dammann, 264 N.W. 622 (Wis. 1936). “Its title was as follows : “An act to repeal section 194.03, subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (16) of section 76.”
State v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 303 N.W.2d 834 (Wis. 1981). “Therefore, the *157 record establishes that Yellow Freight violated sec. 194.03(4), Stats., in failing to “obtain permits and display evidence thereof.”
State v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 292 N.W.2d 361 (Wis. Ct. App. 1980). “: It is hereby declared to be the purpose and policy of the legislature in enacting chapter 194 to confer upon the commission and department the power, authority and duty to supervise and regulate the transportation of persons and property by motor vehicles upon or over the…”
United States ex rel. Verdone v. Circuit Court for Taylor Cnty., 851 F. Supp. 345 (W.D. Wis. 1993). “Plaintiff does not dispute that he committed *350 the traffic infractions with which he was charged other than by contending that the traffic laws do not apply to him because the Motor Vehicle Transportation Act, codified at Wis.Stat. §§ 194.”
Us Ex Rel. Verdone v. Cir. Court for Taylor Cty., 851 F. Supp. 345 (W.D. Wis. 1993). “Plaintiff does not dispute that he committed *350 the traffic infractions with which he was charged other than by contending that the traffic laws do not apply to him because the Motor Vehicle Transportation Act, codified at Wis.”
— Wis. Stat. § 194.03(1) — 2 cases
United States ex rel. Verdone v. Circuit Court for Taylor Cnty., 851 F. Supp. 345 (W.D. Wis. 1993). “Plaintiff does not dispute that he committed *350 the traffic infractions with which he was charged other than by contending that the traffic laws do not apply to him because the Motor Vehicle Transportation Act, codified at Wis.Stat. §§ 194.”
Us Ex Rel. Verdone v. Cir. Court for Taylor Cty., 851 F. Supp. 345 (W.D. Wis. 1993). “Plaintiff does not dispute that he committed *350 the traffic infractions with which he was charged other than by contending that the traffic laws do not apply to him because the Motor Vehicle Transportation Act, codified at Wis.”
— Wis. Stat. § 194.03(2) — 1 case
State v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 292 N.W.2d 361 (Wis. Ct. App. 1980). “: It is hereby declared to be the purpose and policy of the legislature in enacting chapter 194 to confer upon the commission and department the power, authority and duty to supervise and regulate the transportation of persons and property by motor vehicles upon or over the…”
— Wis. Stat. § 194.03(4) — 1 case
State v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 303 N.W.2d 834 (Wis. 1981). “Therefore, the *157 record establishes that Yellow Freight violated sec. 194.03(4), Stats., in failing to “obtain permits and display evidence thereof.”
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