28.11 (5) (a) A comprehensive county forest land use plan shall be prepared for a 10-year period by the county forestry committee with the assistance of technical personnel from the department and other interested agencies, and shall be approved by the county board and the department. The plan shall include land use designations, land acquisition, forest protection, annual allowable timber harvests, recreational developments, fish and game wildlife management activities, roads, silvicultural operations and operating policies and procedures; it shall include a complete inventory of the county forest and shall be documented with maps, records and priorities showing in detail the various projects to be undertaken during the plan period. The plan may include an application for aids under s. 23.09 (17m). The application will be considered an annual application for these aids during the 10-year period of the plan. The initial plan shall be completed within 2 years from October 2, 1963 and may be revised as changing conditions require and shall be revised upon expiration of the plan period.
27,1528 Section 1528 . 28.11 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (5m) Grants for county forest administrators. The department may make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (av) (5) (bw), to counties having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund up to 50% of the salary of one professional forester in the position of county forest administrator or assistant county forest administrator. The department may not make a grant under this subsection for a year for which the department has not approved the annual work plan that was approved by the county board under sub. (5) (b).
27,1529 Section 1529 . 28.11 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (8) (a) Acreage payments. As soon after April 20 of each year as feasible, the department shall pay to each town treasurer 30 cents per acre, based on the acreage of such lands as of the preceding June 30, as a grant out of the appropriation made by s. 20.370 (4) (ar) (5) (bv) on each acre of county lands entered under this section.
27,1530 Section 1530 . 28.11 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (8) (b) 1. A county having established and maintaining a county forest under this section is eligible to receive from the state from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and (bs) an annual payment as a noninterest bearing loan to be used for the purchase, development, preservation and maintenance of the county forest lands and the payment shall be credited to a county account to be known as the county forestry aid fund. A county board may, by a resolution adopted during the year and transmitted to the department by December 31, request to receive a payment of not more than 50 cents for each acre of land entered and designated as “county forest land". The department shall review the request and approve the request if the request is found to be consistent with the comprehensive county forest land use plan. If any lands purchased from the fund are sold, the county shall restore the purchase price to the county forestry aid fund. The department shall pay to the county the amount due to it on or before March 31 of each year, based on the acreage of the lands as of the preceding June 30. If the amounts in the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and (bs) are not sufficient to pay all of the amounts approved by the department under this subdivision, the department shall pay eligible counties on a prorated basis.
27,1531 Section 1531 . 28.11 (8) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (8) (b) 2. The department may allot additional interest free forestry aid loans on a project basis to individual counties to permit the counties to undertake meritorious and economically productive forestry operations, including land acquisitions. These additional aids may not be used for the construction of recreational facilities or for fish and game management projects. Application shall be made in the manner and on forms prescribed by the department and specify the purpose for which the additional aids will be used. The department shall make an investigation as it deems necessary to satisfy itself that the project is feasible, desirable and consistent with the comprehensive plan. If the department so finds, it may make allotments in such amounts as it determines to be reasonable and proper and charge the allotments to the forestry fund account of the county. These allotments shall be credited by the county to the county forestry aid fund. After determining the loans as required under subd. 1., the department shall make the remainder of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and (bs) for that fiscal year available for loans under this subdivision. The department shall also make loans under this subdivision from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (ax) (5) (bt) and (ay) (bu).
27,1532 Section 1532 . 28.11 (9) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (9) (am) The acreage loan severance share payments shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw) (5) (bq), and the project loan severance share payments shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ay) (5) (bu).
27,1533 Section 1533 . 28.11 (9) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (9) (ar) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the sum of the unencumbered balances in the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (aw), (ax) (5) (bq), (bt) and (ay) (bu) exceeds $400,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year, the amount in excess of $400,000 shall lapse from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw) (5) (bq) to the conservation fund, except as provided in subd. 2.
27,1534 Section 1534 . 28.11 (9) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (9) (ar) 2. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw) (5) (bq) is insufficient for the amount that must lapse under subd. 1., the remainder that is necessary for the lapse shall lapse from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ay) (5) (bu).
27,1535 Section 1535 . 29.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.05 (2) Additional arrest powers. In addition to the arrest powers under sub. (1), a conservation warden who has completed a program of law enforcement training approved by the law enforcement standards board, has been certified as qualified to be a law enforcement officer under s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. and has complied with any applicable requirements under s. 165.85 (4) (bn) 1. while on duty and in uniform or on duty and upon display of proper credentials may assist another law enforcement agency as defined under s. 165.83 (1) (b) including making an arrest at the request of the agency, may arrest a person pursuant to an arrest warrant concerning the commission of a felony or may arrest a person who has committed a crime in the presence of the warden. If the conservation warden makes an arrest without the presence of another law enforcement agency, the conservation warden shall cause the person arrested to be delivered to the chief of police or sheriff in the jurisdiction where the arrest is made, along with the documents and reports pertaining to the arrest. The conservation warden shall be available as a witness for the state. A conservation warden may not conduct investigations for violations of state law except as authorized in sub. (3) and ss. 16.21 41.41 (12) and 23.11 (4). A conservation warden acting under the authority of this subsection is considered an employe of the department and is subject to its direction, benefits and legal protection. The authority granted in this section does not apply to county conservation wardens or special conservation wardens.
27,1536m Section 1536m. 29.09 (9m) of the statutes is renumbered 29.09 (9m) (a).
27,1537 Section 1537 . 29.09 (9m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
29.09 (9m) (a) 1m. Bonus deer hunting permit.
27,1537m Section 1537m. 29.09 (9m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
29.09 (9m) (b) If a person applies jointly for a hunter's choice deer hunting permit and a bonus deer hunting permit, the person shall pay a single processing fee. A person who applies for a bonus deer hunting permit is exempt from paying an additional processing fee if the person has already applied for a hunter's choice deer hunting permit for the same season. If the department authorizes the issuing of more than one bonus deer hunting permit to a person in a single season under s. 29.1075 (2), the person is exempt from paying an additional processing fee for an application for the 2nd or subsequent bonus deer hunting permit.
27,1538 Section 1538 . 29.09 (9r) of the statutes is created to read:
29.09 (9r) Handling fees for applications for certain approvals. (a) In addition to any other fee imposed under s. 29.092, the department may collect handling fees for the approvals that the department itself issues. The handling fees shall cover the costs associated with paying for approvals that are requested by mail, telephone or electronic means.
(b) If the department collects handling fees under par. (a), it shall promulgate rules to designate the approvals to which the fees shall apply and to establish the amounts of the fees. The fees may not be more than the amounts necessary to cover the handling costs of issuing the approvals. In this paragraph, “handling costs" includes credit transaction fees, mailing costs and personnel costs that are necessary to process the credit transaction.
(c) Any fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (Lu).
27,1538m Section 1538m. 29.092 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 153, is amended to read:
29.092 (2) (a) Resident small game. Except as provided in sub. (3v) (a) 1. and (am), the fee for a resident small game hunting license is $10.25.
27,1556 Section 1556 . 29.092 (2) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.092 (2) (o) Deer tag and back tag. There is no fee for a deer tag or back tag issued with a resident deer hunting license, resident archer hunting license, nonresident deer hunting license, nonresident archer hunting license, resident sports license, nonresident sports license, resident conservation patron license or nonresident conservation patron license.
27,1560 Section 1560 . 29.092 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.092 (3) (f) Resident disabled person. There is no The fee for a an annual fishing license issued to a resident disabled person under s. 29.145 (1c) is $6.25.
27,1571 Section 1571 . 29.092 (3v) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (3v) (am) The fee for a resident annual small game hunting license issued to a resident who is at least 12 years old but less than 18 years old is $6.25.
27,1574 Section 1574 . 29.092 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (4) (am) Nonresident sports license. The minimum fee for a nonresident sports license is $222.25. Any applicant, at the applicant's option, may pay a greater or additional fee for this license.
27,1576 Section 1576 . 29.092 (4) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (4) (bn) Nonresident conservation patron license. The fee for a nonresident conservation patron license is $523.25. Any applicant, at the applicant's option, may pay a greater or additional fee for this license.
27,1580 Section 1580 . 29.092 (11) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.092 (11) (g) (title) Wild Resident wild ginseng harvest license. The fee for a resident wild ginseng harvest license is $5 $15, except that there is no fee for a license issued to a person resident for cutting, rooting up, gathering or destroying wild ginseng only on the person's resident's own land.
27,1581 Section 1581 . 29.092 (11) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (11) (gm) Nonresident wild ginseng harvest license. The fee for a nonresident wild ginseng harvest license is $30.
27,1582 Section 1582 . 29.092 (11) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.092 (11) (h) (title) Wild Resident wild ginseng dealer license, class A. The fee for a class A resident wild ginseng dealer license is $100.
27,1583 Section 1583 . 29.092 (11) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (11) (i) Resident wild ginseng dealer license, class B. The fee for a class B resident wild ginseng dealer license is $500.
27,1584 Section 1584 . 29.092 (11) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (11) (j) Resident wild ginseng dealer license, class C. The fee for a class C resident wild ginseng dealer license is $1,000.
27,1585 Section 1585 . 29.092 (11) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (11) (k) Nonresident wild ginseng dealer license. The fee for a nonresident wild ginseng dealer license is $1,000.
27,1589m Section 1589m. 29.092 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.092 (13) (b) Duplicate archer hunting, sports or conservation patron license. The fee for a duplicate resident archer hunting license, nonresident archer hunting license, resident sports license, nonresident sports license, resident conservation patron license or nonresident conservation patron license is $6.50 if the duplicate license includes any deer tags and $4.25 if the duplicate license is issued after the open season for hunting deer and does not include any deer tags.
27,1593g Section 1593g. 29.092 (13m) of the statutes is renumbered 29.092 (13m) (a) and amended to read:
29.092 (13m) (a) The processing fee for an application for a hunter's choice deer hunting permit, a bonus deer hunting permit, a wild turkey hunting license, a Canada goose hunting permit, a bobcat hunting and trapping permit, an otter trapping permit or a fisher trapping permit is $2.75.
27,1593r Section 1593r. 29.092 (13m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (13m) (b) The processing fee for a joint application for a hunter's choice deer hunting permit and a bonus deer hunting permit if the person applies jointly for the 2 permits is $2.75.
27,1594m Section 1594m. 29.092 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.092 (14) (a) Surcharge generally. In addition to the fees specified under subs. (2) (a) and (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. and (am) and (4) (a), a person who applies for a resident small game, resident deer, resident bear, resident archer, nonresident annual small game, nonresident 5-day small game, nonresident deer, nonresident bear, nonresident fur-bearing animal, nonresident archer license or resident sports license shall pay a wildlife damage surcharge of $1.
27,1595m Section 1595m. 29.092 (14) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
29.092 (14) (a) Surcharge generally. In addition to the fees specified under subs. (2) (a) and (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. and (am) and (4) (a) and (am), a person who applies for a resident small game, resident deer, resident bear, resident archer, nonresident annual small game, nonresident 5-day small game, nonresident deer, nonresident bear, nonresident fur-bearing animal, nonresident archer license, resident sports license, or nonresident sports license shall pay a wildlife damage surcharge of $1.
27,1601m Section 1601m. 29.092 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.092 (14) (b) Addition of surcharge. The wildlife damage surcharge shall be added to the fee provided in sub. (2) (a) or (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. or (am) or (4) (a).
27,1602m Section 1602m. 29.092 (14) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
29.092 (14) (b) Addition of surcharge. The wildlife damage surcharge shall be added to the fee provided in sub. (2) (a) or (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. or (am) or (4) (a) or (am).
27,1603 Section 1603 . 29.092 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.092 (15m) Handling fees for certain approval applications. The handling fee for an approval designated by rule under s. 29.09 (9r) (b) is the amount established under s. 29.09 (9r) (b).
27,1604 Section 1604 . 29.093 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.093 (2) (a) General effective period. Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) to (cg), a hunting license is valid from April 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until March 31 of the following year.
27,1605 Section 1605 . 29.093 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.093 (2) (b) Archer hunting license; issuance after the beginning of the open season for hunting deer. Except as provided in par. (i) 2., a resident archer hunting license, a nonresident archer hunting license, a resident conservation patron license or a nonresident conservation patron license issued during the open season for the hunting of deer with a bow and arrow does not authorize such hunting until 3 days after it is issued, excluding the date of issuance.
27,1607 Section 1607 . 29.093 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.093 (2) (d) Wild turkey hunting stamp. A wild turkey hunting stamp is valid for the one-year period specified on the stamp from the date of issuance until December 31 of the year in which the stamp was issued.
27,1608 Section 1608 . 29.093 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.093 (2) (g) Restriction on the issuance of deer hunting licenses during the open season. Except as provided under par. (i) 1., no resident deer hunting license, nonresident deer hunting license, resident sports license, nonresident sports license, resident conservation patron license or nonresident conservation patron license may be issued during the open season for the hunting of deer with firearms.
27,1609 Section 1609 . 29.093 (2) (i) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.093 (2) (i) 2. A resident archer hunting license or a resident conservation patron license issued during the open season for hunting deer with a bow and arrow authorizes such hunting beginning on the date of issuance if issued to a person who is a member of the U.S. armed forces who exhibits proof that he or she is in active service with the armed forces and that he or she is stationed in this state or is a resident of this state on furlough or leave.
27,1610 Section 1610 . 29.093 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.093 (3) (c) Resident disabled person fishing license. A permanent fishing license issued before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], to a disabled person under s. 29.145 (1c) is valid from the date of issuance and remains valid until March 31, 1996, as long as the licensee is continues to be a resident and continues to meet the requirement of s. 29.145 (1c) (a), (b) or (c).
27,1611 Section 1611 . 29.093 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.093 (11) (c) Wild ginseng dealer license. A nonresident wild ginseng dealer license or a class A, class B or class C wild ginseng dealer license is valid from July 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following June 30.
27,1612 Section 1612 . 29.103 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
29.103 (7) Use of moneys from fees. The fees collected from the sale of wild turkey hunting stamps under this section shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (ht).
27,1615 Section 1615 . 29.1075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.1075 (3) Use of fees. The fees received from issuing permits under this section shall be deposited into the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (gq) (5) (fq).
27,1617 Section 1617 . 29.145 (1c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.145 (1c) (title) Permanent fishing Fishing license for disabled persons. (intro.) The department shall issue a permanent an annual disabled person fishing license to any resident who applies for this license and who does one of the following:
27,1618 Section 1618 . 29.147 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.147 (1) A resident sports license shall be issued subject to s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any resident who is over the age of 12 years, a U.S. citizen, and who applies for this license and pays the minimum fee. A nonresident sports license shall be issued subject to s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any person who is not a resident and who meets these requirements.
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