Wisconsin Legislature: Forestry

Fish health management and fish hatcheries: DATCP authority provided; DNR duty revisions [Sec. 143i, 245n, 557t, v, 587e, g, 657f-L, 1756d-h, L] [vetoed] - AB-100

Fisheries management within the Lac du Flambeau reservation: DNR to make annual payment [Sec. 271, 579, 580] - Act 25

Ice fishing shanty: placement permit created; nonresident fees to fish and wildlife conservation fund; public nuisance provision [Sec. 587d, dm, 594g, 646d, g, 9435 (7d)] [vetoed] - AB-100

fish and fishing _ commercialFish and fishing — Commercial

Commercial fishing regulations revised; DNR and penalty provisions - Act 288

Hunting and fishing fees and wildlife damage surcharge revisions; approval changes re lake sturgeon fishing and turkey hunting; study re commercial rearing of lake sturgeon repealed; youth gun deer and archery licenses created [Sec. 243-245, 559-565, 567, 569-578, 582, 583, 587, 594, 595-630, 647-649, 652-656, 1259, 1756i, j, 9135 (3), 9435 (2), (4)] [9435 (4) — partial veto; 1259 — vetoed] - Act 25

fish and fishing _ licenseFish and fishing — License

Duplicate fishing license fees increased [Sec. 650, 651] - Act 25

Hunting approvals and fishing licenses: nonresident child of a resident to pay same fees as a resident - Act 55

Hunting, trapping, or fishing license (noncommercial): U.S. armed forces member stationed in this state considered a resident - Act 283

Inland lake trout fishing: 2-day license created [Sec. 572c, 574c, 623c, 9435 (4q)] - Act 25

Resident fishing and certain hunting licenses may be issued to full-time student pursuing an associate degree or a postgraduate student who is not a permanent resident - Act 243

fish and fishing _ rough fishFish and fishing — Rough fish

Rough fish taken with bow and arrow: regulations created - Act 291

fish and game wardenFish and game warden

Chief warden: DNR to designate conservation warden and may designate one or more deputy chief wardens [Sec. 491p] [vetoed] - AB-100

Conservation warden authority to kill certain dogs injuring wildlife: statutory reference corrected (remedial legislation) - Act 162

fixed retirement investment trust _frit_Fixed retirement investment trust (FRIT), see Retirement — Public

flagFlag, see Veteran

flood plain zoningFlood plain zoning

Emergency assistance to needy persons: frequency revised [Sec. 1059b, d] - Act 25

floorperiodFloorperiod, see Legislature — Procedure

floricultureFloriculture, see Plants

foodFood, see also Restaurant; School — Lunch

Potluck event included in exceptions to public health regulations of restaurants; definition provided - Act 348

Weight gain, obesity, or related health condition caused by the consumption of food: civil liability exemption from claims for food manufacturers, marketers, packers, advertisers, distributors, and sellers; attorney fee provision - Act 325

footballFootball, see Green Bay Packers; University of Wisconsin — Athletics

foreign corporationForeign corporation, see Corporation

forestryForestry

BCPL may invest moneys in the purchase of land in this state under certain conditions; DNR required to set aside moneys under the stewardship program to acquire certain land from BCPL - Act 352

County forest land use plan period modified; eligibility for forest administrator and sustainable forestry grants provision - Act 48

DATCP grants re agricultural products and wastes as energy sources, reduction and use of agricultural wastes, and biochemical development; biennial appropriation from segregated agrichemical management fund; grants specified re agricultural development and diversification, sustainable agriculture, and bio-industry grant program; bio-industry to include forestry waste and bio-diesel technologies; grant to Cashton Area Development Corporation [Sec. 145, 145j, 1751v, 1752, 1752d, 9103 (4d)] [1751v — partial veto] - Act 25

Forestry, Council on: nonvoting member from federal Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, added - Act 168

Forestry operations: nuisance declaration and certain zoning ordinances prohibited if generally accepted forestry management practices are followed - Act 79

Managed forest land: contiguous acres may be in more than one municipality - Act 299

Managed Forest Land Program revisions re exemption from yield tax, management plans and fees, and calculation of withdrawal tax - Act 64

Paper science program at U.W. Stevens Point: funding for [Sec. 209m] - Act 25

Raw forest products: exemptions from harvesting on tax delinquent land created re maintaining railroad tracks, pipelines, and utility right-of-way - Act 423

Raw forest products: overwight vehicle permit revised; definition and weight scale records maintenance modified; forfeiture for violation of weight limitions created; JLC study on system of motor vehicle weight limits on highways and bridges required - Act 167

School forest: school board may allow hunting; conditions and DNR duties specified - Act 290

State forest lands: chief state forester duties specified; forest land inventory and report required; annual allowable timber harvests and cooperating foresters; DNR rule-making authority - Act 166

Tangible personal property used in the business of farming including horticulture, floriculture, and silviculture: sales and use tax exemptions created; additional sales and use tax exemptions for silviculture created - Act 366

Timber management on state owned lands; expenditures from forestry revenues re managed forest land aids for closed lands, research and development grants, internships, school forests, logging apprenticeship and certification, and Paper Discovery Center [Sec. 156m, 221m, 225g, 246g-t, 490m, 541b-m, 557d-m, 707g, 1684b-w, 2361m, 9135 (4p), (5p), (6p), 9335 (2k), 9435 (7k), (8k)] [221m, 246g, m, 541b, h, j, 557m — partial veto; 246m-t, 490m, 9435 (7k) — vetoed] - Act 25

forestry _ taxationForestry — Taxation

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [vetoed] - AB-58

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, referendum, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [Sec. 707m, 1251c, 1260r, 1260s] [1251c — partial veto; 707m — vetoed] - Act 25

Managed Forest Land Program revisions re exemption from yield tax, management plans and fees, and calculation of withdrawal tax - Act 64

forfeitureForfeiture

Anatomical gift request from a hospital, organ procurement organization, tissue bank, coroner, or medical examiner: document of gift must include statements re limitation on certain uses of bones or tissue; recorded message and forfeiture provisions; DHFS report required - Act 229

BAC above 0.0 in motor vehicle operator under the legal drinking age: forfeiture increased and DOT to assess demerit points - Act 317

Badger Care: forfeiture assessed re employer failure to return employment and insurance information in timely manner [Sec. 314c, 1186bc, c] - Act 25

Comm.Dept may assess a forfeiture for violating plumber licensing requirements; interest, AG authority, and school fund provisions - Act 182

Commercial fishing regulations revised; DNR and penalty provisions - Act 288

Consumer goods and services sold at unreasonably excessive prices during periods of abnormal economic disruption re emergency prohibited; penalty, DATCP, and DOJ provisions - Act 450

Crime victim and witness surcharge increased; surcharge on certain forfeitures; county reimbursement for services [Sec. 2450d-r, 2468m-2471, 9307 (2e), 9329 (1), (2)] - Act 25

Discharging a firearm in the direction of a transmission facility prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - Act 169

DNR educational programs re hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation: use of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property or weapons authorized; proceeds of the sale of skins prepared in trapper education program credited to trapper education fund; resale of confiscated fish and game revised - Act 394

Fine, forfeiture, fee, and surcharge collection: use of debt collector and credit or debit cards allowed; certified debt collection by DOR modified; DOT may disclose certain information to DOR; public official authority to disclose financially identifying information restricted - Act 59

Fines and forfeitures imposed by circuit court unrelated to transportation: percentage retained by county [vetoed] - AB-152

Microchip implanted in an individual: requirement of prohibited; forfeiture provision - Act 482

Money forfeited in a drug case: law enforcement agency may retain certain percentage - Act 91

Municipal court contract with collection agency re forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges: local governments to share in cost of collection - Act 305

Operating a motor vehicle with a cancelled, suspended, or revoked privilege or knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license: penalties for causing property damage, injury, great bodily harm, or death - Act 412

Public assistance programs: eligibility limited to U.S. citizens and aliens admitted for permanent residence; documentary proof required with application, forfeiture provision [vetoed] - SB-567

Special registration plates or special ID for persons with disabilities re parking privileges: criteria for obtaining modified; forfeiture for lending or selling special ID to a person not authorized to use it revised; forfeiture for providing false or misleading information created; DOT provision re issuing more than one ID; copy of statement from certain health care providers must be kept on the person or in the vehicle - Act 455

Traffic control signal emergency preemption device: operating a motor vehicle equipped with a transmitter, other than authorized emergency vehicles, prohibited; use of transmitter in authorized emergency vehicles limited; selling of transmitter prohibited except for authorized purposes; forfeiture and definition provisions - Act 193

Traffic law revisions re motorcycles, mopeds, motor bicycles, and bicycles stopped at a red light and penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way resulting in bodily harm; driver education courses to include motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian awareness information; motorcycle operator's license requirements modified - Act 466

Transporting a building on a highway: requirements created; exceptions, DOT and local highway officials authority, penalty, and appropriation provisions - Act 250

``Unregistered motor vehicle" definition changed; enforcement of ordinance and immobilization or impoundment costs provisions - Act 185

foster homeFoster home, see Children

fox riverFox river, see Waterways and water power

fox river management commissionFox River Management Commission

Fox River Navigational System Authority funding and budget process revisions; Commission repealed; sale of surplus lands [Sec. 40, 54, 272, 273, 273g, r, 678-680, 2119, 9101 (10t), 9105 (14q), 9118 (1q)] - Act 25

fox river navigational system authorityFox River Navigational System Authority

fox valley technical collegeFox Valley Technical College, see Technical college

franchiseFranchise

DFI revisions re pawnbrokers, Division of Banking authority, trust services, seller of checks, securities and investments, franchises, and collection agencies (remedial legislation) - Act 158

franchise _ taxationFranchise — Taxation

Airport development zone program created; loans, bonds, and income and franchise tax provisions - Act 487

Bona fide angel investment credit and early stage seed investment income and franchise tax credit revisions - Act 97

Farm property: computing expense deductions and amortization and depreciation for income and franchise tax purposes revised - Act 362

Film production companies: income and franchise tax credits created; DOR and Comm.Dept provisions - Act 483

Health savings accounts: federal law adopted for income and franchise tax purposes; penalty for withdrawing from a medical savings account to deposit into a health savings account prohibited [vetoed] - AB-4

HIRSP changes; HIRSP Authority and Health Care Tax Credit Program created; reports and LAB provisions - Act 74

Internet equipment used for broadband market: income and franchise tax credits and sales and use tax exemptions created - Act 479

Livestock farm modernization or expansion provisions created; livestock and poultry definitions provided, farm-raised pheasants included [Sec. 1306-1311e, 1377-1382e, 1420-1425e] - Act 25