AB514-ASA2,7,2116 29.40 (2) Deer tags. Except as provided under sub. (5) and s. 29.405 (3), any
17person who kills a deer shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the deer a
18current validated deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the type of deer
19killed. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.578 (7), (8) or (14), no person may
20possess, control, store or transport a deer carcass unless it is tagged as required
21under this subsection.
AB514-ASA2, s. 23 22Section 23. 29.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,7,2423 29.40 (6) (title) Farm-raised deer Deer. This section does not apply to
24farm-raised deer or deer that are subject to regulation under ss. 29.853 to 29.871.
AB514-ASA2, s. 24
1Section 24. 29.41 of the statutes is renumbered 29.41 (1), and 29.41 (1) (c), as
2renumbered, is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,8,93 29.41 (1) (c) Possess the raw skin of any muskrat, mink, otter, fisher or pine
4marten at any time unless the person is the holder of a scientific collector permit, fur
5dealer license, trapping license or resident conservation patron license of current
6issue. No license is required for a person breeding, raising and producing domestic
7fur-bearing animals in captivity as defined in s. 29.579 or
for a person authorized
8to take muskrats on a cranberry marsh under a permit issued to the person by the
9department.
AB514-ASA2, s. 25 10Section 25. 29.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514-ASA2,8,1211 29.41 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the skins of fur-bearing animals that
12are subject to regulation under ss. 29.853 to 29.871.
AB514-ASA2, s. 26 13Section 26. 29.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,8,1814 29.42 (1) Approval necessary. No person, except a person who is issued a valid
15hunting license, sports license, a conservation patron license, taxidermist permit or
16scientific collector permit and who is carrying this approval on his or her person, may
17possess or have under his or her control any game bird, or game animal or the carcass
18of any game bird or game animal.
AB514-ASA2, s. 27 19Section 27. 29.42 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (2) (a) and amended
20to read:
AB514-ASA2,8,2421 29.42 (2) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person, except a person who
22is issued a valid scientific collector permit,
may take, needlessly destroy or possess
23or have under his or her control the nest or eggs of any wild bird for which a closed
24season is prescribed under this chapter.
AB514-ASA2, s. 28 25Section 28. 29.42 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514-ASA2,9,3
129.42 (2) (b) A person who has a valid scientific collector permit may take or
2possess or have under his or her control the nest of a wild bird and may destroy the
3nest if necessary for a scientific purpose.
AB514-ASA2, s. 29 4Section 29. 29.42 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514-ASA2,9,65 29.42 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to wild animals
6that are subject to regulation under ss. 29.853 to 29.871.
AB514-ASA2, s. 30 7Section 30. 29.425 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 31 8Section 31. 29.425 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 32 9Section 32. 29.425 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 33 10Section 33. 29.425 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 34 11Section 34. 29.425 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (1m) and amended
12to read:
AB514-ASA2,9,1713 29.42 (1m) Hunting and trapping. A person who hunts or traps any game
14animal, game bird or fur-bearing animal shall kill the animal it when it is taken and
15make it part of the daily bag or shall release the animal it unless authorized the
16person has the authority to possess
under s. 29.55, 29.572, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or
1729.585
ss. 29.853 to 29.871.
AB514-ASA2, s. 35 18Section 35. 29.425 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 36 19Section 36. 29.425 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (5) and amended
20to read:
AB514-ASA2,9,2221 29.42 (5) Penalty. A person who violates this section sub. (1m) shall forfeit not
22less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
AB514-ASA2, s. 37 23Section 37. 29.427 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 38 24Section 38. 29.43 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
25is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,10,3
129.43 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to the possession,
2transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or , farm-raised fish or wild
3animals that are subject to regulation under ss. 29.853 to 29.871
.
AB514-ASA2, s. 39 4Section 39. 29.44 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
5amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,10,86 29.44 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the possession, transportation,
7delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or, farm-raised fish or wild animals that are
8subject to regulation under ss. 29.853 to 29.871
.
AB514-ASA2, s. 40 9Section 40. 29.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,10,1210 29.45 (6) This section does not apply to the transportation of farm-raised deer
11or, farm-raised fish or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ss. 29.853
12to 29.871
.
AB514-ASA2, s. 41 13Section 41. 29.46 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,10,1814 29.46 (5) Exemption; taxidermists. Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a
15person who is issued a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting , in
16connection with his or her business,
the carcass of a game bird in connection with his
17or her business
or the carcass of a wild bird that is subject to regulation under ss.
1829.853 to 29.871
.
AB514-ASA2, s. 42 19Section 42. 29.49 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
20amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,10,2321 29.49 (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to the meat from farm-raised
22deer or from farm-raised fish or to meat that is subject to regulation under ss. 29.853
23to 29.871
.
AB514-ASA2, s. 43 24Section 43. 29.535 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
25repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 44
1Section 44. 29.54 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,11,3 229.54 (title) State propagation of wild mammals and Food in the wild
3for game
birds.
AB514-ASA2, s. 45 4Section 45. 29.54 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 46 5Section 46. 29.54 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.54.
AB514-ASA2, s. 47 6Section 47. 29.55 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
7repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 48 8Section 48. 29.565 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 49 9Section 49. 29.572 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
10repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 50 11Section 50. 29.573 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 51 12Section 51. 29.574 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 52 13Section 52. 29.575 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 53 14Section 53. 29.578 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 35, is
15repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 54 16Section 54. 29.579 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 55 17Section 55. 29.583 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,11,2218 29.583 (1) The department may seize and dispose of or may authorize the
19disposal of any deer that has escaped from land licensed under s. 29.574 or 29.578
2029.857 or owned by a person registered under s. 95.55 if the escaped deer has traveled
21more than 3 miles from the land or if the licensee or person has not had the deer
22returned to the land within 72 hours of the discovery of the escape.
AB514-ASA2, s. 56 23Section 56. 29.585 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
24repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 57 25Section 57. 29.586 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 58
1Section 58. 29.59 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
2is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,12,63 29.59 (1) (f) Notwithstanding s. 29.01 (14), "wild animal" means any
4undomesticated mammal or bird, but does not include farm-raised deer or,
5farm-raised fish or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ss. 29.853 to
629.871
.
AB514-ASA2, s. 59 7Section 59. 29.598 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
8Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,12,119 29.598 (1) Definition. (intro.) In this section, "wildlife damage" means damage
10caused by any of the following wild animals that are not subject to regulation under
11ss. 29.853 to 29.871
:
AB514-ASA2, s. 60 12Section 60. 29.605 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514-ASA2, s. 61 13Section 61. 29.645 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
14amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,12,19 1529.645 Larceny of game. A person who, without permission of the owner,
16molests, disturbs or appropriates any wild animal or its carcass that has been
17lawfully reduced to possession by another shall forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more
18than $2,000. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer or, to farm-raised fish
19or to wild animals that are subject to regulation under ss. 29.853 to 29.871.
AB514-ASA2, s. 62 20Section 62. 29.65 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
2127
, is amended to read:
AB514-ASA2,13,222 29.65 (1) (intro.) The department may bring a civil action in the name of the
23state for the recovery of damages against any person killing, wounding, catching,
24taking, trapping or possessing in violation of this chapter or of any rule promulgated
25under this chapter
any of the following named protected wild animals, birds, or fish,

1or any part of an animal, bird or fish, and the sum assessed for damages for each wild
2animal, bird, or fish shall be not less than the amount stated in this section:
AB514-ASA2, s. 63 3Section 63. 29.853 of the statutes is created to read:
AB514-ASA2,13,5 429.853 Captive wild animals; definitions. In this section and ss. 29.855 to
529.871:
AB514-ASA2,13,7 6(1) "Animal" means any mammal or any bird, reptile, amphibian, mollusk or
7arthropod or egg thereof.
AB514-ASA2,13,8 8(2) "Captive" means any of the following:
AB514-ASA2,13,99 (a) Restrained by a cage, pen, fence or other enclosure.
AB514-ASA2,13,1110 (b) Restrained by physical alterations that limit movement or facilitate
11capture.
AB514-ASA2,13,1212 (c) Restrained by a leash or a tether or otherwise tied.
AB514-ASA2,13,1413 (d) Held in a controlled environment that is designed to prevent the departure
14from the controlled environment.
AB514-ASA2,13,16 15(3) "Domesticated animal" means farm-raised deer or an animal that is listed
16as a domesticated animal by rule by the department.
AB514-ASA2,13,18 17(4) "Exhibit" means to display for the purpose of public viewing, regardless of
18whether a fee is charged.
AB514-ASA2,13,19 19(5) "Possess" means to own, control, restrain, transport or keep.
AB514-ASA2,13,21 20(6) "Purchase" means to acquire through a sale or through an exchange for
21consideration.
AB514-ASA2,13,22 22(7) "Sell" means to transfer or exchange for consideration.
AB514-ASA2,13,23 23(8) "Take" means to capture, but does not include killing.
AB514-ASA2,13,25 24(9) Notwithstanding s. 29.01 (14), "wild animal" means any animal of a wild
25nature that is normally found in the wild and that is not a domesticated animal.
AB514-ASA2, s. 64
1Section 64. 29.855 of the statutes is created to read:
AB514-ASA2,14,5 229.855 Regulation of captive wild animals. (1) Scope and applicability.
3The department shall promulgate rules establishing the scope and applicability of
4regulations regarding captive wild animals. The rules shall include all of the
5following:
AB514-ASA2,14,66 (a) Determination of the wild animals subject to regulation.
AB514-ASA2,14,87 (b) Applicability of the rules to individuals, classes of individuals,
8organizations, local governmental units and state agencies.
AB514-ASA2,14,99 (c) Provisions for variances and exceptions from regulation.
AB514-ASA2,14,1110 (d) Provisions for cooperative regulation with the department of agriculture,
11trade and consumer protection.
AB514-ASA2,14,1212 (e) Requirements for meeting standards established by federal law.
AB514-ASA2,14,15 13(2) Possession of captive wild animals. The department shall promulgate
14rules applicable to possessing captive wild animals. The rules shall include all of the
15following:
AB514-ASA2,14,1716 (a) Prohibition against possessing wild animals without a license or without
17specific authority granted by rules promulgated under this section.
AB514-ASA2,14,1818 (b) Provisions regarding how wild animals may be obtained.
AB514-ASA2,14,1919 (c) Requirements for segregating wild animals and domesticated animals.
AB514-ASA2,14,2020 (d) Authority for temporarily possessing wild animals.
AB514-ASA2,14,2321 (e) Restrictions applicable to diseased wild animals and wild animals exposed
22to disease, including quarantine requirements, health certifications prior to
23movement or release and other restrictions on movement.
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