Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
DATCP
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is the first-order subnational public authority responsible for agriculture in Wisconsin.
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
- Government level
- State
- Authority type
- Department
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://datcp.wi.gov
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Agriculture is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Agricultural trade
Trade is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Food safety
Consumer protection is a named portfolio of the same department.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Why this body is recorded
Official name of the body responsible in Wisconsin.
- Official source
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Source page
- https://datcp.wi.gov
- What the source says
- “Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection”(official name)
- Standing
- Verified against the sourcelast verified 2026-08-19
- Portfolio scope is taken from the department’s official title; statutory powers are set out in Wisconsin law and are not asserted here.
Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.
Sources and verification
Official government site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-19; it resolved with HTTP 200 identifying the body as Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Verified 2026-08-19 against https://datcp.wi.gov · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- Portfolio scope is taken from the department’s official title; statutory powers are set out in Wisconsin law and are not asserted here.