AB514,15,8 6(2) Exemption for certain wild animals. A person is exempt from the
7requirement under sub. (1) if the wild animal that the person takes from the wild is
8a native wild animal that is exempt under s. 22.03 (4) (a).
AB514,15,10 9(3) Exemption for certain persons and institutions. (a) Any of the following
10is exempt from the licensing requirement under sub. (1):
AB514,15,1211 1. Veterinarians, for the purpose of providing medical treatment to wild
12animals.
AB514,15,1313 2. The department.
AB514,15,1514 (b) For purposes of par. (a) 1., "medical treatment" does not include
15rehabilitation.
AB514,15,17 16(4) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. (a) This section does not authorize
17the taking of environmentally injurious wild animals.
AB514,15,1918 (b) The taking of native wild reptiles and native wild amphibians is subject to
19s. 22.12 and not to this section.
AB514,16,2 2022.05 Introduction, stocking and release of wild animals. (1)
21Prohibition; persons other than the department. (a) No person may introduce,
22stock or release into the wild, or import into this state to introduce, stock or release
23into the wild, any wild animal except as authorized under a bird hunting preserve
24license, a bird dog training license, a hound dog training license, a dog club training

1license, a bird dog trial license, a hound dog trial license, a falconry license, a stocking
2license, a rehabilitation license or a scientific research license.
AB514,16,63 (b) No person may introduce, stock or release into the wild, or import into this
4state for introducing, stocking or releasing into the wild, any wild animal unless the
5department has given its authorization under par. (c) and the person has complied
6with the requirements under par. (d).
AB514,16,107 (c) The department may authorize the introducing, stocking, releasing into the
8wild or importing of a species of wild animal only if the department has determined
9that it is not an environmentally injurious wild animal and that it will not be
10detrimental in any manner to the conservation of the natural resources of this state.
AB514,16,1211 (d) Introducing, stocking or releasing a wild animal under this section is subject
12to all of the following requirements:
AB514,16,2013 1. If a wild animal has been exposed to or infected with any contagious or
14infectious disease, as defined under rules promulgated by the department of
15agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 95.001 (2), or a reportable
16disease, as designated by the department of natural resources under s. 22.41 (2), the
17person introducing, stocking or releasing the wild animal shall hold a valid
18interstate health certificate or a valid certificate of veterinary inspection issued by
19a veterinarian certifying that the wild animal is free of any such diseases before the
20introducing, stocking or release.
AB514,16,2321 2. A person introducing, stocking or releasing wild birds under the authority
22of a stocking license, a bird hunting preserve license, a bird dog training license or
23a bird dog trial license may only introduce, stock or release wild birds that:
AB514,17,3
1a. Have originated, within 365 days before the introducing, stocking or release,
2from a flock that meets the requirements under subd. 3. and that have had contact
3with only captive birds that meet these requirements.
AB514,17,54 b. That, within 30 days before the introducing, stocking or release, comply with
5any rules promulgated by the department under s. 22.41 (3).
AB514,17,86 3. Wild birds that are introduced, stocked or released under subd. 2. shall
7originate from a flock of a person participating in the national poultry improvement
8plan under 9 CFR part 145.
AB514,17,12 9(2) By the department. The department may import into this state to
10introduce, stock or release into the wild, may introduce, stock or release into the wild,
11or may authorize introducing, stocking or releasing into the wild, a wild animal
12without holding a license as required under sub. (1) (a).
AB514,17,14 13(3) Exemption. This section does not apply to wild animals that are released
14into the wild after being accidentally trapped or confined.
AB514,17,20 1522.06 Exhibition of live wild animals. (1) Prohibition. (a) No person may
16exhibit any captive live native wild animal or any captive live nonnative wild animal
17of the family ursidae or cervidae except as authorized under a captive wild animal
18farm license, a deer farm license, a falconry license, a rehabilitation license, a
19nonprofit educational exhibiting license, a nonresident temporary exhibiting license
20or a captive wild animal auction and market license.
AB514,17,2421 (b) If a person exhibits a wild animal subject to par. (a) under the authority of
22a captive wild animal farm license, a deer farm license, a falconry license or a
23rehabilitation license, the person may exhibit only those types of wild animals that
24are specified by the department on the license.
AB514,18,3
1(2) Exemption for certain wild animals. A person is exempt from the
2requirements under sub. (1) if the wild animal that the person exhibits is a wild
3animal that is exempt under s. 22.03 (4) (a) or (b).
AB514,18,5 4(3) Exemption for certain institutions. Any of the following is exempt from
5the licensing requirement under sub. (1):
AB514,18,66 (a) Public zoos or aquariums.
AB514,18,77 (b) Circuses and the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
AB514,18,88 (c) The department.
AB514,18,10 9(4) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize
10the exhibiting of environmentally injurious wild animals.
AB514,18,15 1122.07 Propagation of wild animals. (1) Prohibition. No person may
12propagate any native wild animal or any nonnative wild animal of the family ursidae
13or cervidae except as authorized under a captive wild animal farm license, a deer
14farm license, a bird hunting preserve license, a wild fur farm license, a nonprofit
15educational exhibiting license, a scientific research license or a falconry license.
AB514,18,18 16(2) Exemption for certain wild animals. A person is exempt from the
17requirements under sub. (1) if the wild animal that the person propagates is a wild
18animal that is exempt under s. 22.03 (4) (a) or (b).
AB514,18,20 19(3) Exemption for certain institutions. Any of the following is exempt from
20the licensing requirement under sub. (1):
AB514,18,2121 (a) Public zoos or aquariums.
AB514,18,2222 (b) Circuses and the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
AB514,18,2323 (c) The department.
AB514,18,25 24(4) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize
25the propagating of environmentally injurious wild animals.
AB514,19,2
122.08 Rehabilitation of wild animals. (1) Prohibition. No person may
2rehabilitate any wild animal except as authorized under a rehabilitation license.
AB514,19,10 3(2) Infirm wild animals. If a wild animal has been exposed to or infected with
4any contagious or infectious disease, as defined under rules promulgated by the
5department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 95.001 (2), or a
6reportable disease, as designated by the department of natural resources under s.
722.41 (2), the person holding the rehabilitation license shall hold a valid interstate
8health certificate or a valid certificate of veterinary inspection by a veterinarian
9certifying that the wild animal is free from any such diseases before releasing it into
10the wild.
AB514,19,12 11(3) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize
12the rehabilitation of environmentally injurious wild animals.
AB514,19,17 1322.09 Hunting of captive wild animals. (1) Prohibition; generally. No
14person may hunt a captive wild animal except as authorized under s. 22.36 (5) and
15under a Class B deer farm license, a bird hunting preserve license, a bird dog training
16license, a hound dog training license, a dog club training license, a bird dog trial
17license or a hound dog trial license.
AB514,19,21 18(2) Prohibition; commercial hunting. No person may sell or offer to sell or
19purchase or offer to purchase the opportunity to hunt any wild animal that is or has
20been captive except as authorized under a Class B deer farm license or a bird hunting
21preserve license.
AB514,20,2 2222.10 Selling and purchasing of live wild animals. (1) Selling. Except
23as authorized under a captive wild animal farm license, a bird hunting preserve
24license, a deer farm license, a captive wild animal auction and market license, a

1falconry license, a wild fur farm license or a nonprofit educational exhibiting license,
2no person may sell or offer to sell any of the following:
AB514,20,43 (a) Any live native wild animal that is not exempt from the licensing
4requirement under s. 22.03 (4) (a).
AB514,20,65 (b) Any live nonnative wild animal that is not exempt from the licensing
6requirement under s. 22.03 (4) (b).
AB514,20,12 7(2) Purchasing. (a) Except as provided under par. (b) and except as authorized
8under a captive wild animal farm license, a bird hunting preserve license, a deer farm
9license, a bird dog training license, a hound dog training license, a dog club training
10license, a bird dog trial license, a hound dog trial license, a falconry license, a
11nonprofit educational exhibiting license or a stocking license, no person may
12purchase or offer to purchase any of the following:
AB514,20,1413 1. Any live native wild animal that is not exempt from the licensing
14requirement under s. 22.03 (4) (a).
AB514,20,1615 2. Any live nonnative wild animal that is not exempt from the licensing
16requirement under s. 22.03 (4) (b).
AB514,20,1917 (b) A nonresident who purchases a live wild animal is exempt from holding a
18license under this chapter to possess the wild animal if the nonresident possesses the
19wild animal in this state for not more than 10 days after the date of purchase.
AB514,20,22 20(3) Auctions and markets. No person may conduct an auction or market to sell
21live wild animals except as authorized under a captive wild animal auction and
22market license.
AB514,20,24 23(4) Exemption for certain institutions. Any of the following is exempt from
24the requirements under subs. (1) and (2):
AB514,20,2525 (a) Public zoos or aquariums.
AB514,21,1
1(b) Circuses and the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
AB514,21,22 (c) The department.
AB514,21,4 3(5) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. (a) This section does not authorize
4the selling or purchasing of environmentally injurious wild animals.
AB514,21,65 (b) The selling and purchasing of native wild reptiles and native wild
6amphibians is subject to s. 22.12 and not to this section.
AB514,21,77 (c) The sale of white-tailed deer is subject to s. 22.13 and not to this section.
AB514,21,12 822.11 Inherently dangerous and environmentally injurious wild
9animals. (1)
Inherently dangerous wild animals. (a) The department shall
10designate by rule cougars and members of the family ursidae as inherently
11dangerous wild animals and may designate by rule other types of wild animals to be
12inherently dangerous wild animals.
AB514,21,15 13(2) Environmentally injurious wild animals . (a) The department may
14designate by rule the species of wild animals that are environmentally injurious wild
15animals.
AB514,21,1816 (b) No person may possess, take, propagate, sell, purchase, transfer, exhibit or
17rehabilitate a live environmentally injurious wild animal unless specifically
18authorized to do so by the department.
AB514,21,2019 (c) No person may introduce, stock or release, or import into this state to
20introduce, stock or release, any environmentally injurious wild animal.
AB514,21,22 21(3) Exemptions. (a) Public zoos and aquariums are exempt from the
22prohibition under sub. (2) (b).
AB514,21,2423 (b) 1. Veterinarians are exempt from the prohibition under sub. (2) (b) for the
24purpose of providing medical treatment to environmentally injurious wild animals.
AB514,21,2525 2. For purposes of subd. 1., "medical treatment" does not include rehabilitation.
AB514,22,4
122.12 Possession and sale of native wild reptiles and wild amphibians.
2(1) Possession of more than 5 prohibited. No person may take from the wild or
3possess live native wild reptiles or live native wild amphibians unless the person
4takes or possesses less than 5 of any subspecies or unless sub. (2) or (3) applies.
AB514,22,8 5(2) Possession of more than 5. (a) A person may take from the wild or possess
6more than 5 leopard frogs, 5 mud puppies, 5 tiger salamanders, 5 snapping turtles
7or 5 painted turtles if so authorized by the department under a Class A captive wild
8animal farm license.
AB514,22,129 (b) An authorization under par. (a) for a type of wild reptile or wild amphibian
10may be subject to a quota established by rule by the department that protects from
11excessive taking of the population of that wild reptile or wild amphibian from the
12wild.
AB514,22,1613 (c) 1. For any type of native wild reptile or native wild amphibian, other than
14a wild reptile or wild amphibian subject to par. (a), a person may take from the wild
15or possess more than 5 of that type of wild reptile or wild amphibian if permission
16has been granted to the person by the department.
AB514,22,1917 2. A request for permission under subd. 1. shall be in writing and shall include
18the name of the species, the number of wild reptiles or wild amphibians, the location
19of the proposed taking and the reason for the proposed possession.
AB514,22,2320 3. The natural resources board shall create a council under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to
21review requests for permission under subd. 1. The council shall make
22recommendations to the department to assist the department in deciding whether
23it will grant the permission.
AB514,23,3
1(3) Possession of frogs. A person using frogs for bait while fishing may take
2from the wild, possess and kill more than 5 frogs, but may not possess more than 5
3of any subspecies of frog for more than 24 hours.
AB514,23,5 4(4) Restrictions of sales. No person may sell live native wild reptiles or live
5native wild amphibians except for the following:
AB514,23,86 (a) Color variants of these wild reptiles and wild amphibians that have been
7bred in captivity and have coloration that is clearly distinct from the normal
8morphological color patterns.
AB514,23,119 (b) Snapping turtles, painted turtles, leopard frogs, mud puppies and tiger
10salamanders that are sold under the authorization of a Class A captive wild animal
11farm license.
AB514,23,13 12(5) Exemption for certain institutions. Any of the following is exempt from
13the requirements under this section:
AB514,23,1414 (a) Public zoos or aquariums.
AB514,23,1515 (b) Circuses and the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
AB514,23,1616 (c) The department.
AB514,23,19 17(6) Exemption for veterinarians. (a) Veterinarians are exempt from subs. (1)
18and (2) for the purpose of providing medical treatment to native wild reptiles and
19native wild amphibians.
AB514,23,2020 (b) For purposes of par. (a), "medical treatment" does not include rehabilitation.
AB514,23,23 21(7) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize
22the possessing, taking or selling of reptiles or amphibians that are environmentally
23injurious wild animals.
AB514,24,3 2422.13 Sale and purchase of white-tailed deer for venison. (1)
25Requirements for live deer. (a) No person may sell a live white-tailed deer to be

1processed for venison meat or products except as authorized under a Class B deer
2farm license. No person may sell a live white-tailed deer to be processed for venison
3meat or products without first attaching a Class B deer farm shipping tag to the body.
AB514,24,54 (b) No person may purchase a live white-tailed deer to be processed for venison
5meat or products unless all of the following apply:
AB514,24,76 1. The person operates an establishment licensed under s. 97.42 or for which
7inspection is granted under 9 CFR part 304.
AB514,24,88 2. The person holds a white-tailed deer venison sales license.
AB514,24,109 3. The deer originated from a Class B deer farm and has a Class B deer farm
10shipping tag attached to its body.
AB514,24,12 11(2) Requirements for carcasses. No person may sell venison meat or process
12venison products from white-tailed deer unless all of the following apply:
AB514,24,1413 (a) The person operates an establishment licensed under s. 97.42 or for which
14inspection is granted under 9 CFR part 304.
AB514,24,1515 (b) The person holds a white-tailed deer venison sales license.
AB514,24,1616 (c) The white-tailed deer originated from a Class B deer farm.
AB514,24,2017 (d) Each individual package of white-tailed deer venison that the person
18processes and sells contains the license number of the Class B farm from which the
19white-tailed deer originated and the label clearly states that the venison is from a
20licensed Class B deer farm.
AB514,24,23 21(3) Consumer sales. No person may sell venison from white-tailed deer to a
22consumer, or purchase such venison for resale to a consumer, unless the venison is
23labeled as required under sub. (2) (d) and the venison came from one of the following:
AB514,24,2524 (a) An establishment licensed under s. 97.42 or for which inspection is granted
25under 9 CFR part 304.
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