State v. Fettig

This is one of the first appellate cases arising under the criminal penalty provisions of Wisconsins Hazardous Waste Management Act (HWMA), secs. 144.60 to 144.74, Stats. A jury found Tankcraft Corporation and its president, Robert P. Fet-tig, guilty of wilfully storing and disposing of hazardous wastes without a license. Three issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred by instructing the jury that knowledge that a license is required need not be proved, (2) whether the state failed to prove that the stored toluene was "spent" so as to constitute a hazardous waste, and (3)…