Wis. Stat. § 48.70
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 48.70, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Provisions of licenses.
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(1) General. Each license shall state the name of the person licensed, the premises included under the license, the maximum number of children who can be received and their age and sex and such additional information and special conditions as the department may prescribe.
(2) Special provisions for child welfare agency licenses. A license to a child welfare agency shall also specify the kind of child welfare work the agency is authorized to undertake, whether the agency may accept guardianship of children, whether the agency may place children in foster homes, and if so, the area the agency is equipped to serve.
(4) Special provisions for county departments. Licenses to county departments shall specify whether the county department may accept guardianship of children and place children for adoption.
History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 307 ; 1977 c. 271 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1993 a. 375 , 446 ; 2009 a. 28 .
(2) Special provisions for child welfare agency licenses. A license to a child welfare agency shall also specify the kind of child welfare work the agency is authorized to undertake, whether the agency may accept guardianship of children, whether the agency may place children in foster homes, and if so, the area the agency is equipped to serve.
(4) Special provisions for county departments. Licenses to county departments shall specify whether the county department may accept guardianship of children and place children for adoption.
History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 307 ; 1977 c. 271 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1993 a. 375 , 446 ; 2009 a. 28 .
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