2005 Wisconsin Act 289

Date of enactment: April 8, 2006
2005 Assembly Bill 800 Date of publication*: April 20, 2006

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2003-04 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2005 WISCONSIN ACT 289

An Act to amend 29.304 (3) (a) 2., 29.304 (3) (b) 3., 29.593 (2), 29.593 (2m) and 29.595 (3) (c) of the statutes; relating to: exceptions to requirements for issuance of a certificate of accomplishment for successful completion of certain hunter education programs.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

289,1 Section 1. 29.304 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.304 (3) (a) 2. Is issued a certificate of accomplishment that states that he or she successfully completed the course of instruction under the hunter education program or has a similar certificate issued by, license, or other evidence satisfactory to the department indicating that he or she has successfully completed in another state, country, or province a hunter education course recognized by the department.

289,2 Section 2. 29.304 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.304 (3) (b) 3. Is issued a certificate of accomplishment that states that he or she successfully completed the course of instruction under the hunter education program or has a similar certificate issued by, license, or other evidence satisfactory to the department indicating that he or she has successfully completed in another state, country, or province a hunter education course recognized by the department.

289,3 Section 3. 29.593 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.593 (2) 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 hunter safety education course and if the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement, the person may obtain an approval authorizing hunting.

289,4 Section 4. 29.593 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.593 (2m) 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 bow hunter education course and if the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement, the person may obtain a resident or nonresident an archer hunting license regardless of whether the person is issued a certificate of accomplishment for successfully completing the course of instruction under the bow hunter education program in this state.

289,5 Section 5. 29.595 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.595 (3) (c) A person may be issued an elk hunting license if the person holds evidence that demonstrates who has a certificate, license, or other evidence that is satisfactory to the satisfaction of the department indicating that he or she has successfully completed in another state, country, or province an elk hunter education course and if the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement with that state or province may obtain an elk hunting license.