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3(b) The courses of instruction under these programs shall provide instruction
4to students in
the commonly accepted principles of safety in handling hunting
5firearms and equipment, the responsibilities of hunters to wildlife, environment,
6landowners and others, how to recognize threatened and endangered species
which 7that cannot be hunted and the principles of wildlife management and conservation.
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8Section
6. 29.225 (1) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:
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(1) (c) In addition to the topics specified in par. (b), the course of
10instruction under the hunter education program shall provide instruction in the
11commonly accepted principles of safety in handling firearms and bows and arrows
12used in hunting and their associated equipment.
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(d) In addition to the topics specified in par. (b), the course of instruction under
14the bow hunter education program shall provide instruction in hunting with bows
15and arrows and their associated equipment.
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(2) Administration. The law enforcement administrator shall be the
18department's authorized agent to administer, supervise and enforce this section.
19The department shall appoint a qualified person from the law enforcement function,
20under the classified service, as the hunter education
program and bow hunter
21education program administrator and shall prescribe his or her duties and
22responsibilities. The department may appoint county
, regional and statewide 23directors
, master hunter education instructors and
regular hunter education
24instructors necessary for the hunter education
and firearm safety program
and the
1bow hunter education program. These appointees are responsible to the department
2and shall serve on a voluntary basis without compensation.
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(3) Instruction fee. The department shall collect the instruction fee
5specified under s. 29.092 (2) (n) from each person who receives instruction under the
6hunter education
and firearm safety program
and the bow hunter education
7program. The department may authorize an instructor conducting a course of
8instruction
under either program meeting standards established by the department
9to retain 50% of this fee to defray expenses incurred locally to operate the program.
10The remaining portion of the fee or, if nothing is retained, the entire fee shall be
11deposited in the conservation fund.
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(4) (a) 1. The department shall issue a certificate of accomplishment to
15a person who successfully completes the course of instruction under the hunter
16education
and firearm safety program
or the bow hunter education program and who
17pays the instruction fee. The department shall prescribe the form and content of the
18certificate of accomplishment.
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(4) (a) 2. A resident may use the certificate of accomplishment issued
22to him or her for successfully completing the course of instruction under the hunter
23education
and firearm safety program for the first time in place of a small game
24hunting license as required in s. 29.09.
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(4) (am)
Authorization for antlerless deer. The department may
4authorize a person to whom it issues a certificate of accomplishment for successfully
5completing the course of instruction under the hunter education
and firearm safety 6program for the first time to use the certificate in place of a permit issued under s.
729.107 to take one antlerless deer in specific areas identified by the department. The
8authorization for group deer hunting under s. 29.405 shall not apply to a person
9hunting an antlerless deer as authorized under this paragraph.
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10Section
12. 29.226 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.226 (1) (a) and
11amended to read:
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(1) (a) Except as provided under subs. (2)
, (2m) and (3), no person born
13on or after January 1, 1973, may obtain any approval authorizing hunting unless the
14person is issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.225.
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(1) (b) A certificate of accomplishment issued to a person for successfully
17completing the course under the bow hunter education program only authorizes the
18person to obtain a resident or nonresident archer hunting license.
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(2) A person who has a certificate, license or other evidence indicating
21that he or she has completed
in another state a hunter safety course
in another state 22and
if the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement
, the
23person may obtain an approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the
24person is issued a certificate of accomplishment
for successfully completing the
25course of instruction under
s. 29.225 the hunter education program in this state.
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(2m) A person who has a certificate, license or other evidence indicating
3that he or she has completed in another state a bow hunter education course and if
4the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement, the
5person may obtain a resident or nonresident archer hunting license regardless of
6whether the person is issued a certificate of accomplishment for successfully
7completing the course of instruction under the bow hunter education program in this
8state.
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(1) (b)
Restrictions on possession or control of a firearm. No person
11under 12 years of age may have in his or her possession or control any firearm unless
12he or she is enrolled in
a the course of instruction under the hunter education
and
13firearm safety program and
he or she is carrying the firearm in a case and unloaded
14to or from that class under the supervision of a parent or guardian or is handling or
15operating the firearm during that class under the supervision of an instructor.
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16Section
17. 29.227 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (b) 2. Is enrolled in
a
the course of instruction under the hunter
18education
and firearm safety program and is carrying the firearm in a case and
19unloaded to or from that class or is handling or operating the firearm during that
20class under the supervision of an instructor.
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21Section
18. 29.227 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) 2. Is issued a certificate of accomplishment
that states that he
23or she successfully completed the course of instruction under the hunter education
24and firearm safety program or
has a similar certificate issued by another state or
25province.
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(3) (b) 2. Is enrolled in
a
the course of instruction under the hunter
3education
and firearm safety program and is carrying the firearm in a case and
4unloaded to or from that class or is handling or operating the firearm during that
5class under the supervision of an instructor; or
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(3) (b) 3. Is issued a certificate of accomplishment
that states that he
8or she completed the course of instruction under the hunter education
and firearm 9safety program or
has a similar certificate issued by another state or province.
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(7) If the violation is related to the unsafe use of firearms, order the
12juvenile to attend
a the course under the hunter education
and firearm safety 13program under s. 29.225.
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This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.