AB514, s. 26 6Section 26. 29.136 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,70,177 29.136 (4) Authorization. Subject to this section and rules promulgated under
8this section, a taxidermist permit authorizes the permit holder to possess and
9transport wild animals or carcasses of wild animals in connection with his or her
10business. This authority supersedes restrictions on the possession and
11transportation of wild animals and carcasses regardless of bag limits, rest days,
12closed seasons and similar restrictions, notwithstanding s. 29.174 and rules
13promulgated by the department under that section
carcasses of wild animals under
14ch. 22 and this chapter and under any rules promulgated under ch. 22 and this
15chapter
. Subject to this section and rules promulgated under this section, a
16taxidermist permit entitles the permit holder to the same privileges as a Class A fur
17dealer's license.
AB514, s. 27 18Section 27. 29.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,219 29.17 (1) The department may issue a scientific collector permit to a qualified
20natural person as provided under this section. This permit authorizes the permittee
21to collect or salvage for scientific purposes only, the eggs, nest and live fish and the
22nests and carcasses of any
wild animals specified in the permit subject to the
23conditions and limitations specified in the permit and the rules of the department.
24The permittee may use the specimens for the scientific purposes collected or salvaged
25and may transport them or cause them to be transported by common carrier.

1Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other person except
2these specimens may be exchanged for other specimens for scientific purposes.
AB514, s. 28 3Section 28. 29.245 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,74 29.245 (5) (b) 3. To a person who possesses a flashlight or who uses a flashlight
5while if the person is on foot and training a dog to track or hunt raccoons, foxes or
6other unprotected wild animals and if the raccoons, foxes or other wild animals are
7not subject to regulation under ch. 22
.
AB514, s. 29 8Section 29. 29.255 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 30 9Section 30. 29.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,1510 29.40 (2) Deer tags. Except as provided under sub. (5) and s. 29.405 (3), any
11person who kills a deer shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the deer a
12current validated deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the type of deer
13killed. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.578 (7), (8) or (14), no person may
14possess, control, store or transport a deer carcass unless it is tagged as required
15under this subsection.
AB514, s. 31 16Section 31. 29.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,1817 29.40 (6) (title) Farm-raised deer Deer. This section does not apply to
18farm-raised deer or deer that are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 32 19Section 32. 29.41 of the statutes is renumbered 29.41 (1), and 29.41 (1) (c), as
20renumbered, is amended to read:
AB514,72,221 29.41 (1) (c) Possess the raw skin of any muskrat, mink, otter, fisher or pine
22marten at any time unless the person is the holder of a scientific collector permit, fur
23dealer license, trapping license or resident conservation patron license of current
24issue. No license is required for a person breeding, raising and producing domestic
25fur-bearing animals in captivity as defined in s. 29.579 or
for a person authorized

1to take muskrats on a cranberry marsh under a permit issued to the person by the
2department.
AB514, s. 33 3Section 33. 29.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,72,54 29.41 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the skins of fur-bearing animals that
5are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 34 6Section 34. 29.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,72,117 29.42 (1) Approval necessary. No person, except a person who is issued a valid
8hunting license, sports license, a conservation patron license, taxidermist permit or
9scientific collector permit and who is carrying this approval on his or her person, may
10possess or have under his or her control any game bird, or game animal or the carcass
11of any game bird or game animal.
AB514, s. 35 12Section 35. 29.42 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (2) (a) and amended
13to read:
AB514,72,1714 29.42 (2) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person, except a person who
15is issued a valid scientific collector permit,
may take, needlessly destroy or possess
16or have under his or her control the nest or eggs of any wild bird for which a closed
17season is prescribed under this chapter.
AB514, s. 36 18Section 36. 29.42 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,72,2119 29.42 (2) (b) A person who has a valid scientific collector permit may take or
20possess or have under his or her control the nest of a wild bird and may destroy the
21nest if necessary for a scientific purpose.
AB514, s. 37 22Section 37. 29.42 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,72,2423 29.42 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to wild animals
24that are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 38 25Section 38. 29.425 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 39
1Section 39. 29.425 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 40 2Section 40. 29.425 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 41 3Section 41. 29.425 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 42 4Section 42. 29.425 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (1m) and amended
5to read:
AB514,73,106 29.42 (1m) Hunting and trapping. A person who hunts or traps any game
7animal, game bird or fur-bearing animal shall kill the animal it when it is taken and
8make it part of the daily bag or shall release the animal it unless authorized the
9person has the authority to possess
under s. 29.55, 29.572, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or
1029.585
ch. 22.
AB514, s. 43 11Section 43. 29.425 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 44 12Section 44. 29.425 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (5) and amended
13to read:
AB514,73,1514 29.42 (5) Penalty. A person who violates this section sub. (1m) shall forfeit not
15less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
AB514, s. 45 16Section 45. 29.427 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 46 17Section 46. 29.427 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 47 18Section 47. 29.427 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 48 19Section 48. 29.427 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 49 20Section 49. 29.427 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 50 21Section 50. 29.427 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 22.03 (2) (e) and amended
22to read:
AB514,74,523 22.03 (2) (e) No person may operate on a live wild skunk to remove its scent
24glands unless the person is a veterinarian and the person who possesses brings the
25skunk is authorized under s. 29.55 to the veterinarian holds a Class A or Class B

1captive wild animal farm license
. A veterinarian to whom a person brings a live wild
2skunk for removal of its scent glands or for other treatment shall verify if the person
3holds such a license. If the person does not hold such a license, the veterinarian shall

4notify that person that possession of a live skunk is illegal and shall notify the
5department.
AB514, s. 51 6Section 51. 29.427 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 52 7Section 52. 29.427 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 53 8Section 53. 29.427 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 54 9Section 54. 29.43 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,1210 29.43 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to the possession,
11transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or wild animals that are
12subject to regulation under ch. 22
.
AB514, s. 55 13Section 55. 29.44 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,1614 29.44 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the possession, transportation,
15delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or wild animals that are subject to regulation
16under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 56 17Section 56. 29.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,1918 29.45 (6) This section does not apply to the transportation of farm-raised deer
19or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 57 20Section 57. 29.46 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,2421 29.46 (5) Exemption; taxidermists. Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a
22person who is issued a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting , in
23connection with his or her business,
the carcass of a game bird in connection with his
24or her business
or the carcass of a wild bird that is subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 58 25Section 58. 29.48 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,75,2
129.48 (7) This section does not apply to the carcass of a wild animal that is
2subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 59 3Section 59. 29.49 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,54 29.49 (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to the meat from farm-raised
5deer or to meat that is subject to regulation under s. 22.13 or 22.14.
AB514, s. 60 6Section 60. 29.535 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,7 729.535 (title) Introduction of wild animals fish.
AB514, s. 61 8Section 61. 29.535 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,119 29.535 (1) (a) 1. Importing into the state any fish , or spawn or any other wild
10animal
for the purpose of introducing, stocking or planting that fish, or spawn or wild
11animal
.
AB514, s. 62 12Section 62. 29.535 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,1413 29.535 (1) (a) 2. Introducing, stocking or planting any fish, or spawn or other
14wild animal
.
AB514, s. 63 15Section 63. 29.535 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,1816 29.535 (1) (c) Permits for introducing, stocking or planting under par. (a) 2.
17shall be issued by the department only after investigation and inspection of the fish,
18or spawn or other wild animals as the department determines necessary.
AB514, s. 64 19Section 64. 29.535 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,75,2120 29.535 (1) (g) The department may promulgate rules to establish additional
21requirements for the importation, introduction, stocking or planting of fish or spawn.
AB514, s. 65 22Section 65. 29.535 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,2523 29.535 (2) (a) Importing into the state any fish, spawn or any other wild animal
24for the purpose of introducing, stocking or planting that fish, or spawn or wild
25animal
.
AB514, s. 66
1Section 66. 29.535 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,76,32 29.535 (2) (b) Introducing, stocking or planting any fish, or spawn or other wild
3animal
.
AB514, s. 67 4Section 67. 29.54 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,76,6 529.54 (title) State propagation of wild mammals and Food in the wild
6for game
birds.
AB514, s. 68 7Section 68. 29.54 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 69 8Section 69. 29.54 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.54.
AB514, s. 70 9Section 70. 29.55 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 71 10Section 71. 29.565 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 72 11Section 72. 29.572 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 73 12Section 73. 29.573 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 74 13Section 74. 29.574 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 75 14Section 75. 29.575 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 76 15Section 76. 29.578 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 77 16Section 77. 29.579 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 78 17Section 78. 29.583 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,76,2218 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
2022.16 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, s. 79 23Section 79. 29.585 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 80 24Section 80. 29.586 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 81 25Section 81. 29.59 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,77,3
129.59 (1) (f) Notwithstanding s. 29.01 (14), "wild animal" means any
2undomesticated mammal or bird, but does not include farm-raised deer or wild
3animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 22
.
AB514, s. 82 4Section 82. 29.598 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,77,85 29.598 (1) Definition. In this section, "wildlife damage" means damage caused
6by deer that live in the wild, bear or geese that are not subject to regulation under
7ch. 22 and that is done
to commercial seedings or crops on agricultural land, to
8orchard trees or nursery stock or to apiaries or livestock.
AB514, s. 83 9Section 83. 29.605 of the statutes is repealed.
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