Section 450.07 - Manufacturers; licensure(1) Except as provided under sub. (1m), no person may engage in manufacturing in this state unless the person obtains a manufacturer's license from the board. For the issuance of a license under this subsection, the applicant shall pay the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03(9) (a) .(1m) A license is not required under this section for a person to engage in the manufacturing of hemp, as defined in s. 94.55(1) .(4)(a) The issuance of licenses under this section is subject to rules the board adopts for the protection of the public health and safety.(b) The board shall adopt rules prescribing minimum standards for manufacturing and distributing drugs. Rules adopted under this paragraph may not impose requirements regarding the storage of a controlled substance in a safe, a steel cabinet, a vault, or any other secure storage compartment, area, room, or building unless one of the following applies: 1. The controlled substance is included in schedule I, II, III, or IV under ch. 961.2. The controlled substance is also a controlled substance under federal law.(c) The rules adopted by the board under par. (b) shall require a manufacturer to maintain and to update at least once per month a list of the manufacturer's authorized distributors of record.Amended by Acts 2019 ch, 68,s 54w, eff. 11/28/2019.Amended by Acts 2019 ch, 68,s 54r, eff. 11/28/2019.1985 a. 146; 1991 a. 39; 2005 a. 14; 2007 a. 20.