(1)
(a) The department shall designate a school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), as a permit officer unless the school board refuses the designation.
(b) A school board designated as a permit officer under par.
(a) may assign the duties of permit officer to an officer or employee of the school district.
(2) The department may designate persons other than school boards as permit officers, regardless of whether any school board refuses designation as a permit officer under sub.
(1) (a).