Wisconsin Fertilizer Asso. v. Karns

The statute involved, sec. 340.01 (24), provides:

“ ‘Implement of husbandry’ means a vehicle or piece of equipment or machinery designed for agricultural purposes, used exclusively in the conduct of agricultural operations and used principally off the highway.”

When statutory language is clear and unambiguous, the judiciary is not permitted to construe a statute but must apply it by giving the language the meaning that is apparent from the literal words of the statute. Na*316tional Amusement Co. v. Department of Revenue (1969), 41 Wis. 2d 261, 163 N. W. 2d 625. On the other hand, when the plain…