LRB-4120/1
MGG:cjs:mrc
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
January 19, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Gunderson, Handrick,
Gronemus, Spillner, Ott, Hasenohrl, Musser and Seratti, cosponsored by
Senator Decker. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
AB662,1,3
1An Act to amend 29.563 (14) (intro.); and
to create 29.56 and 29.563 (14) (am)
2of the statutes;
relating to: transaction fees for issuing fishing and game
3approvals.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the department of natural resources (DNR) appoints agents
to issue certain fish and game licenses and stamps and bonus deer hunting permits.
Both DNR and the agents collect an issuing fee for each of these licenses, stamps and
permits. The issuing fee is added to the base fee charged for the license, stamp or
permit. Under current law, the issuing fee for a license is 75 cents, for a stamp it is
25 cents and for a bonus deer hunting permit it is 75 cents. An agent who is not a
DNR employe keeps 50 cents of each license issuing fee and remits the balance of 25
cents to DNR. For stamps, the agent keeps 15 cents of each issuing fee and remits
10 cents to DNR. For bonus deer hunting permits, the agent keeps 50 cents of each
issuing fee and remits 25 cents to DNR. If a license, stamp or permit is issued directly
by an employe of DNR, DNR retains the entire issuing fee.
Also, under current law, DNR may establish a handling fee to cover
long-distance handling costs and in-person credit transaction costs that are
incurred in issuing fish and game approvals. The amount of the fee is established
by rule by DNR. DNR may collect this fee for approvals that DNR itself issues and
may also allow agents to collect the fee.
This bill requires agents to collect an additional fee, which is called a
transaction fee, in issuing fish and game licenses and stamps and bonus deer hunting
permits. The bill establishes the fee at $1.50. If an agent issues more than one of
these approvals to a person at one time, the agent may collect only one fee. Under
the bill, the agent retains the entire fee. The bill does not authorize DNR to establish
or collect these transaction fees.
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:
AB662, s. 1
1Section
1. 29.56 of the statutes is created to read:
AB662,2,2
229.56 Transaction fee. (1) In this section:
AB662,2,43
(a) Notwithstanding s. 29.001 (12), "approval" means a license, stamp or bonus
4deer hunting permit.
AB662,2,75
(b) "Issuing agent" means a person who is appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2.
6or 3. or is contracted with under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4. "Issuing agent" does not include
7the department or an employe of the department.
AB662,2,11
8(2) (a) In addition to any other fee imposed under s. 29.563, an issuing agent
9shall collect a transaction fee in issuing approvals. The transaction fee shall be $1.50
10for each approval issued unless par. (b) applies. The issuing agent shall retain the
11entire transaction fee.
AB662,2,1312
(b) If a person is being issued more than one approval at one time, the issuing
13agent may collect only one transaction fee from that person.
AB662,2,1816
29.563
(14) Processing, handling, reservation, transaction and issuing fees. 17(intro.) The
fees for processing, handling,
reserving reservation, transaction and
18issuing
fees for approvals are as follows:
AB662, s. 3
19Section
3. 29.563 (14) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB662,3,2
129.563
(14) (am)
Transaction fee. Approvals subject to s. 29.56: the fee as
2calculated under s. 29.56.
AB662,3,54
(1) This act first applies to licenses, stamps and bonus deer hunting permits
5that are applied for on the effective date of this subsection.
AB662,3,87
(1)
This act takes effect on March 10, 2000, or on the day after publication,
8whichever is later.
