AB613: Bill Text

AB613,4,14 (c) Permit limitation. No person may apply for or receive more than one sandhill crane hunting permit for one season.

AB613,4,20 (d) Notification; issuance; payment. The department shall issue a notice of approval to those qualified applicants selected to receive a sandhill crane hunting permit under par. (a). A person who receives a notice of approval and who pays the license fee in the manner required by the department shall be issued a sandhill crane hunting permit and tag. The department may not charge a fee for a tag that is issued under this paragraph.

AB613,4,23 (3) Use of moneys from fees. The fees collected from the issuance of sandhill crane hunting permits shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (hy).

AB613, s. 3 Section 3. 29.179 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB613,5,4 29.179 (4) Notwithstanding ss. 29.164 (3) (cr), 29.165 (2) (b), 29.177 (5) (b), 29.184 (6) (b), and 29.192 (4), a minor who is transferred an approval under this section shall retain all preference points that he or she has previously accumulated for that type of approval.

AB613, s. 4 Section 4. 29.180 (1) (a) 8m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,5,6 29.180 (1) (a) 8m. Sandhill crane hunting permit.

AB613, s. 5 Section 5. 29.183 (1) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,5,8 29.183 (1) (hm) Sandhill crane hunting permit.

AB613, s. 6 Section 6. 29.553 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,5,10 29.553 (1) (gm) Sandhill crane hunting permit.

AB613, s. 7 Section 7. 29.563 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,5,12 29.563 (2) (c) 3. Sandhill: $0.

AB613, s. 8 Section 8. 29.563 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (2) (d) 1.

AB613, s. 9 Section 9. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,5,15 29.563 (2) (d) 2. Sandhill: $0.

AB613, s. 10 Section 10. 29.563 (13) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,5,19 29.563 (13) (am) Surcharge for sandhill crane permit. The surcharge for a sandhill crane hunting permit shall be $2. This surcharge shall be paid together with the processing fee specified in sub. (14) (a) 4.

AB613, s. 11 Section 11. 29.563 (14) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,5,22 29.563 (14) (a) 4. The processing fee for applications for sandhill crane hunting permits: $7.75.

AB613, s. 12 Section 12. 29.563 (14) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB613,6,3 29.563 (14) (c) 3. Each application for a hunter's choice permit, bonus deer hunting permit, elk hunting license, wild turkey hunting license, Canada goose hunting permit, sandhill crane hunting permit, sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit, bobcat hunting and trapping permit, otter trapping permit, fisher trapping permit, or sturgeon fishing permit: 25 cents.

AB613, s. 13 Section 13. 29.563 (14) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB613,6,6 29.563 (14) (c) 4. Each bonus deer hunting permit issued for which a fee is charged under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or (d) 1.: 75 cents.

AB613, s. 14 Section 14. 29.596 of the statutes is created to read:

AB613,6,10 29.596 Sandhill crane hunter education program. (1) The department shall establish and conduct a sandhill crane hunter education program. The program shall provide a course of instruction that includes all of the following:

AB613,6,12 (a) History and recovery of the sandhill crane in this state and in the eastern United States.

AB613,6,13 (b) Methods used to distinguish sandhill cranes from other other birds.

AB613,6,14 (c) Methods used to estimate the population of sandhill cranes in the state.

AB613,6,15 (d) Areas covered by sandhill crane hunting zones.

AB613,6,17 (e) Any rules promulgated by the department concerning the hunting of sandhill cranes.

AB613,6,19 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may hunt sandhill cranes unless he or she has successfully completed the course established under sub. (1).

AB613,6,23 (b) A person who has a certificate, license, or other evidence that is satisfactory to the department indicating that he or she has successfully completed in another state, country, or province a sandhill crane hunter education program recognized by the department may obtain a sandhill crane hunting permit.

AB613,6,25 (3) The department may not charge a fee for the course of instruction or the certificate of accomplishment.

AB613, s. 15 Section 15. 29.889 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB613,7,3 29.889 (1) (e) Sandhill crane if hunting of sandhill cranes is authorized by the department.

AB613, s. 16 Section 16. 29.938 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB613,7,9 29.938 Use by the department of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property. (intro.) The department may receive, retain, and use for the hunter education programs under ss. 29.591 and, 29.595, and 29.596, the trapper education program under s. 29.597, or other educational hunting, fishing, trapping, or conservation activities the department conducts any of the following property:

AB613, s. 17 Section 17. 29.977 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB613,7,12 29.977 (1) (b) Any moose, fisher, prairie chicken, or sand hill sandhill crane, $262.50.

AB613, s. 18 Section 18. 29.983 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB613,7,15 29.983 (1) (b) 2. For any moose, fisher, prairie chicken, or sand hill sandhill crane, $262.50.

AB613,7,16 (End)