Wisconsin premises ID case goes to the judge

That court challenge to Wisconsin’s premises registration law is now in the hands of the judge. Clark County District Attorney Darwin Zwieg has filed his final brief in the case against an old order Amish farmer for failing to comply with the state’s required registration. Emanuel Miller says premises ID will eventually lead to animal ID which is against his Amish beliefs. Circuit Court Judge Jon Counsell has been hearing arguments in the case for three months and now must determine the constitutionality of the law.

The Wisconsin Legislature passed mandatory premises ID in 2004 with compliance due by January 1, 2006.

*Thanks to Paul Knoff, WCCN, Neillsville