LRB-3957/1
MGG:skg:jlb
1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
August 14, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Hahn, Handrick, Zukowski,
Kreibich, Gunderson, Ott, Lehman, Huebsch, Seratti, Dobyns, Powers,
Grothman, Johnsrud, Hoven, Ainsworth, Foti, Duff, Freese, Nass, Silbaugh,
Grobschmidt, Ryba, Lazich, Boyle, Kelso, Skindrud and Olsen, cosponsored
by Senators Fitzgerald, Zien and Breske. Referred to Committee on Tourism
and Recreation.
AB509,1,2
1An Act to amend 29.156 of the statutes;
relating to: fishing by residents of state
2correctional institutions.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the department of natural resources (DNR) may issue
without charge to a hospital or a state correctional institution an authorization for
the residents of the hospital or institution to fish without having fishing licenses.
Under the bill, DNR may not issue such an authorization to a state correctional
institution.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB509, s. 1
3Section
1. 29.156 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB509,1,10
429.156 Authorizations for certain patients and institutionalized
5persons to fish. The department shall issue an authorization without charge to a
6county hospital,
a state or federal mental hospital
, state correctional institution or
7a nonprofit institution located in this state for rehabilitation purposes upon request
8of the superintendent of the institution. The authorization permits a resident of the
9hospital or institution who is supervised by an employe of the hospital or institution
10to fish for fish subject to all other provisions of law.
AB509,2,32
(1) An authorization issued to a state correctional institution under section
329.156, 1993 stats., shall remain in effect until its expiration date.
