Assembly Bill 230 mandates that retail sellers in Wisconsin must accept cash as a form of payment during face-to-face transactions at their physical locations, unless legally prohibited from doing so. This requirement aims to ensure that consumers have the option to pay with cash, promoting accessibility in retail transactions.

Violations of this cash acceptance requirement will result in civil forfeitures ranging from $200 to $5,000. The bill also empowers the department or district attorneys to initiate actions to recover these forfeitures and seek injunctions against violators. The new statute created by this bill is designated as 100.76 of the statutes.