AB514,37,11 10(2) authorization. A stocking license authorizes the holder of the license to
11purchase, possess, introduce or stock wild animals.
AB514,37,15 12(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish additional
13standards, limitations and requirements for stocking licenses. The rules may
14include the species of wild animals that may be introduced or stocked and the
15locations at which those species of wild animals may be introduced or stocked.
AB514,37,18 1622.24 Rehabilitation license. (1) Issuance. The department shall issue a
17rehabilitation license to any qualified individual who is at least 18 years of age, who
18meets the qualifications under sub. (2) and who files a proper application.
AB514,37,22 19(2) Qualifications. (a) The department may issue a license under this section
20only to an individual who demonstrates sufficient knowledge in the identification,
21care and biology of each type of wild animal that the individual is authorized to
22rehabilitate under the license.
AB514,38,423 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), an individual applying for a license under this
24section shall demonstrate the degree of knowledge required under par. (a) by
25successfully completing testing as required by the department and by having

1training in the handling, care and treatment of the types of wild animals that the
2individual will be authorized to rehabilitate under the license. The individual shall
3be trained by a rehabilitator who is authorized by the department to rehabilitate wild
4animals on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].
AB514,38,85 (c) An individual who is authorized by the department to rehabilitate wild
6animals on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date] shall
7demonstrate the degree of knowledge required under par. (a) by successfully
8completing testing as required by the department.
AB514,38,10 9(3) Authorization. A rehabilitation license authorizes the holder of the license
10to do any of the following:
AB514,38,1211 (a) Take a wild animal from the wild for the purpose of providing medical
12treatment.
AB514,38,1313 (b) Possess, rehabilitate or release into the wild a live wild animal.
AB514,38,1514 (c) Transfer, but not for consideration, or dispose of a live wild animal or its
15carcass if specifically authorized to do so by the department.
AB514,38,1716 (d) Exhibit a live wild animal if specifically authorized to do so by the
17department.
AB514,38,19 18(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish additional
19standards, limitations and requirements for rehabilitation licenses.
AB514,38,23 2022.25 Scientific research license. (1) Issuance. (a) The department shall
21issue a scientific research license to any qualified person who is engaged in a study
22or in research that the department determines will lead to increased, useful scientific
23knowledge, who files a proper application and who pays the applicable fee.
AB514,38,2524 (b) The department may also require the person to submit with the license
25application a copy of any of the following:
AB514,39,1
11. The person's study plan or research proposal.
AB514,39,222. An approval received by the person under 9 CFR 2.31.
AB514,39,5 3(2) Authorization. A scientific research license authorizes the holder of the
4license to take from the wild, possess, kill or propagate the types of native wild
5animals that the department authorizes under the license.
AB514,39,8 6(3) Scope of license; contents. A scientific research license shall contain the
7holder's name and address, the date of issuance and all of the following conditions
8or limitations:
AB514,39,99 (a) The specific purposes for which it is issued.
AB514,39,1010 (b) The types of wild animals and the number of each type to be studied.
AB514,39,1111 (c) The locations from where the wild animals will be taken.
AB514,39,1212 (d) The locations at which the wild animals will be kept and studied.
AB514,39,1313 (e) The periods of time in which the wild animals may be studied.
AB514,39,1514 (f) Any other conditions or limitations that the department considers
15reasonable.
AB514,39,18 16(4) Equipment. A scientific research license may authorize the use of net guns,
17tranquilizer guns and other equipment or supplies for activities related to scientific
18research or study.
AB514,39,23 19(5) Title to; transfer and disposal of wild animals. (a) A person holding a
20scientific research license may not transfer any wild animal or its carcass held under
21the authority of the license unless the purpose of the transfer is to trade the wild
22animals for other animals for scientific research or classroom demonstrations and
23the transfer is specifically authorized by the department at the time of the transfer.
AB514,40,3
1(b) A person holding a scientific research license shall release or dispose of a
2live wild animal possessed under the authority of the license, or its carcass, only in
3the manner specifically authorized by the department.
AB514,40,5 4(6) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish additional
5standards, limitations and requirements for scientific research licenses.
AB514,40,12 622.26 Nonprofit educational exhibiting license. (1) Issuance. (a) The
7department shall issue a nonprofit educational exhibiting license to any nature
8center, aquarium or educational institution if the center, aquarium or institution is
9a nonstock, nonprofit corporation described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the
10Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the
11Internal Revenue Code and if the center, aquarium or institution files a proper
12application and pays the applicable fee.
AB514,40,14 13(2) Authorization. A nonprofit educational exhibiting license authorizes the
14person holding the license to do all of the following:
AB514,40,1515 (a) Possess and exhibit live wild animals.
AB514,40,1716 (b) Purchase and propagate live wild animals subject to sub. (3) (a) for the
17purpose of exhibiting only.
AB514,40,20 18(3) Authorization: restriction; trading. (a) A person holding a nonprofit
19educational exhibiting license may purchase or propagate only those types of wild
20animals that the department specifically authorizes on the license.
AB514,40,2421 (b) If a person holding a nonprofit educational exhibiting license determines
22that the person possesses more live wild animals than are necessary for exhibiting
23purposes, the person may sell the excess wild animals to another person who is not
24prohibited under this chapter from possessing the wild animals.
AB514,41,2
1(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules establishing standards,
2limitations and requirements for nonprofit educational exhibiting licenses.
AB514,41,7 322.27 Nonresident temporary exhibiting license. (1) Issuance. The
4department shall issue a nonresident temporary exhibiting license to any qualified
5individual who is a nonresident or to any business organization that is not organized
6under the laws of this state, who meets the requirement under sub. (2), who files a
7proper application and who pays the applicable fee.
AB514,41,10 8(2) Federal requirement. An applicant for a nonresident temporary exhibiting
9license shall hold any license or permit that may be required under 7 USC 2131 to
102159 at the time the department issues the applicant the license.
AB514,41,12 11(3) Authorization. A person holding a nonresident temporary exhibiting
12license may do all of the following:
AB514,41,1613 (a) Possess and exhibit live wild animals at locations designated by the
14department under the license for the production of motion pictures or television
15programs or as parts of theatrical acts, carnivals or other animal attractions or
16displays.
AB514,41,1817 (b) Move live wild animals in mobile facilities that do not meet the rules for
18housing under s. 22.36.
AB514,41,21 19(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish additional
20standards, limitations and requirements for nonresident temporary exhibiting
21licenses.
AB514,41,24 2222.28 Captive wild animal auction and market license. (1) Issuance.
23The department shall issue a captive wild animal auction and market license to any
24qualified person who files a proper application and who pays the applicable fee.
AB514,42,2
1(2) Authorization; limitation. (a) A captive wild animal auction and market
2license authorizes the person holding the license to do all of the following:
AB514,42,33 1. Possess live wild animals for an auction or market.
AB514,42,44 2. Exhibit live wild animals for an auction or market.
AB514,42,65 3. Conduct auctions and markets to sell live wild animals to persons authorized
6to possess the wild animals within and outside this state.
AB514,42,97 (b) No person may conduct a private sale of a live wild animal at the same site
8and on the same date as the site and date of an auction or market conducted under
9the authority of a captive wild animal auction and market license.
AB514,42,12 10(3) Consignment sales. A person may ship or transport a live wild animal into
11this state for consignment sale at an auction or market by a person holding a captive
12wild animal auction and market license if all of the following apply:
AB514,42,1513 (a) The person shipping or transporting the wild animal is in compliance with
14any licensing or other approval requirements of the state, province or country of
15origin.
AB514,42,1816 (b) A copy of any license or other approval required by the state, country or
17province of origin and a valid interstate health certificate or valid certificate of
18veterinary inspection issued by a veterinarian accompany the wild animal.
AB514,42,21 19(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules that establish additional
20standards, limitations and requirements for captive wild animal auction and market
21licenses and for captive wild animal auctions and markets.
AB514,43,2 2222.29 Endangered and threatened species. No person may take from the
23wild, introduce, stock, release into the wild, exhibit, propagate, rehabilitate, hunt,
24sell, purchase, transfer or engage in any other activity related to a live wild animal

1that is a threatened or endangered species unless the person is in compliance with
2this chapter and s. 29.415.
AB514,43,6 322.30 License and tag fees. (1) F ees. The department shall establish by rule
4the fees for the issuance or renewal of licenses under this chapter. The department
5shall establish by rule a late fee for the renewal of any license issued under this
6chapter that is filed after the expiration date of the license.
AB514,43,9 7(2) Applicability of license; cumulative fees. (a) Except as provided in par.
8(b), a license issued under this section authorizes the applicable activity on only one
9block of contiguous land.
AB514,43,1810 (b) To a business or other operation that was licensed for certain activities as
11one legal entity with one set of records under one license under s. 29.573, 29.574,
1229.575, 29.578 or 29.579, 1995 stats., and that were on noncontiguous land, the
13department shall continue to issue one license under this chapter for that activity
14to the business or operation if there is one license that authorizes all of those
15activities. The department shall continue to issue the one license until the person
16holding that one license ceases to be issued a license for the activity or until the
17person holding the one license issued ceases to have a controlling interest in that
18business or operation.
AB514,43,2219 (c) A person applying for 2 or more licenses under this section that are
20necessary to engage in a single business or other operation shall pay a total fee that
21equals the fee for the required license with the highest fee that is required, plus 50%
22of the fee for each additional required license.
AB514,43,24 23(4) Tags. Any tags required by this chapter or rules promulgated thereunder
24shall be provided by the department at cost.
AB514,44,3
122.31 Licenses; effective periods. (1) Captive wild animal farm license.
2A captive wild animal farm license is valid from the date of issuance until the
3following December 31.
AB514,44,5 4(2) Deer farm license. A deer farm license is valid from the date of issuance
5until the following December 31.
AB514,44,7 6(3) White-tailed deer venison sales license. A white-tailed deer venison
7sales license is valid from the date of issuance until the following December 31.
AB514,44,9 8(4) Wild fur farm license. A wild fur farm license is valid from the date of
9issuance until the 3rd December 31 following the date of issuance.
AB514,44,11 10(5) Bird hunting preserve license. A bird hunting preserve license is valid
11from the date of issuance until the following May 30.
AB514,44,13 12(6) Dog training licenses. (a) A bird dog training license is valid from the date
13of issuance until the 3rd December 31 following the date of issuance.
AB514,44,1514 (b) A hound dog training license is valid from the date of issuance until the 3rd
15December 31 following the date of issuance.
AB514,44,1716 (c) A dog club training license is valid from the date of issuance until the 3rd
17December 31 following the date of issuance.
AB514,44,19 18(7) Dog trial licenses. (a) A bird dog trial license is valid from the date of
19issuance until the following December 31.
AB514,44,2120 (b) A hound dog trial license is valid from the date of issuance until the
21following December 31.
AB514,44,24 22(8) Falconry license. 1. A falconry license issued to a resident of this state
23is valid from the date of issuance until the 3rd December 31 following the date of
24issuance or until the license holder reaches 18 years of age, whichever is earlier.
AB514,45,2
12. A falconry license issued to a nonresident is valid from the date of issuance
2until the following December 31.
AB514,45,4 3(9) Stocking license. A stocking license is valid for the period specified on the
4license, which may not exceed 30 days.
AB514,45,6 5(10) Rehabilitation license. A rehabilitation license is valid for 3 consecutive
6years from the date of issuance.
AB514,45,8 7(11) Scientific research license. A scientific research license is valid from the
8date of issuance until the following December 31.
AB514,45,10 9(12) Nonprofit educational exhibiting license. A nonprofit educational
10exhibiting license is valid from the date of issuance until the following December 31.
AB514,45,13 11(13) Nonresident temporary exhibiting license. (a) Except as provided in par.
12(b), a nonresident temporary exhibiting license is valid for the period specified on the
13license, which may not exceed 30 days.
AB514,45,1514 (b) Upon application, the department may grant extensions of the nonresident
15temporary exhibiting license beyond 30 days.
AB514,45,18 16(14) Captive wild animal auction and market license. The captive wild animal
17auction and market license is valid from the date of issuance until the following
18December 31.
AB514,45,23 1922.32 Licenses; applications; renewals; terminations. (1) Application.
20The application for a license under this chapter shall be on a form provided by the
21department or in a format approved by the department, and shall request the
22information required by the department. The department may not issue a license
23unless the applicant provides the information required.
AB514,46,3
1(2) Eligibility requirements for minors. (a) Each applicant for a license under
2this chapter who is less than 18 years of age shall have the application signed by a
3parent or guardian.
AB514,46,54 (b) Except for a captive wild animal farm license, an individual who applies for
5a license under this chapter shall be at least 14 years of age.
AB514,46,8 6(3) Renewals. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person applying to renew
7a license issued under this chapter shall file an application with the department on
8or before the expiration date of the license.
AB514,46,129 (b) A person may apply for a renewal of a license issued under this chapter not
10more than 45 days after the license's expiration date if the application is
11accompanied by the late fee specified by rule under s. 22.30 (1), in addition to the
12regular license fee.
AB514,46,15 13(4) Incorrect information. No person may provide information that the
14person knows to be incorrect in order to obtain a license issued under this chapter
15to which the person is not entitled.
AB514,46,19 16(5) Expiration of license. A person holding a license issued under this section
17that expires or is revoked or suspended shall remove or cause to be removed from the
18land subject to the license any signs indicating that the land was so licensed within
1945 days after the expiration, revocation or suspension.
AB514,46,21 20(6) Compliance. No person may violate any condition or limitation imposed by
21the department on a license issued under this chapter.
AB514,47,4 2222.33 Record keeping and reporting requirements. (1) Captive wild
23animal farm licenses, deer farm licenses, bird hunting preserve licenses, falconry
24licenses, nonprofit educational exhibiting licenses and captive wild animal
25auction and market licenses.
(a) Records; generally. Each person holding a captive

1wild animal farm license, a deer farm license, a bird hunting preserve license, a
2falconry license, a nonprofit educational exhibiting license or a captive wild animal
3auction and market license shall keep a correct and complete record of all of the
4following information:
AB514,47,65 1. For each transaction in which live wild animals are purchased, sold,
6acquired, transferred or consigned:
AB514,47,107 a. The complete name and address and the number of any license issued under
8this chapter of the person from whom the wild animals were purchased, acquired or
9consigned or of the person to whom the wild animals were sold, transferred or
10consigned.
AB514,47,1111 b. The date of the transaction and the number and species of the wild animals.
AB514,47,1312 2. All wild animals belonging to the holder of the license that have died, have
13been killed or have escaped.
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