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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
March 3, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Pettis, Boyle, Ainsworth, Bies,
Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Mursau, Musser, Nerison
and Vos,
cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee and Olsen. Referred to Committee on
Natural Resources.
AB166,1,2 1An Act to amend 29.889 (7m) (a) of the statutes; relating to: wildlife damage
2abatement assistance.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who owns, leases, or controls land where wildlife
damage occurs may apply with the county for wildlife damage claim payment and for
wildlife damage abatement assistance. Currently, if the person receives wildlife
damage claim payments or wildlife damage abatement assistance, the person must
permit hunting on the property where the wildlife damage occurred. However, if a
person who receives wildlife damage abatement assistance does not have authority
to control entry onto the land where the wildlife damage occurred, then the person
is not required to permit hunting on the land.
Under this bill, a person who receives only wildlife damage abatement
assistance and not any wildlife damage claim payment as the result of damage
caused by deer is not required to permit hunting of deer on the land involved in the
wildlife damage.
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:
AB166, s. 1 3Section 1. 29.889 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB166,2,11
129.889 (7m) (a) Requirements. A person who receives wildlife damage
2abatement assistance or wildlife damage claim payments and any other person who
3owns, leases or controls the land where the wildlife damage occurred shall permit
4hunting of the type of wild animals causing the wildlife damage on that land and on
5contiguous land under the same ownership, lease or control, subject to par. (ae). In
6order to satisfy the requirement to permit hunting under this subsection, the land
7shall be open to hunting during the appropriate open season. The county, with the
8assistance of the department, shall determine the acreage of land suitable for
9hunting. The requirement under this paragraph to permit hunting deer does not
10apply to a person who receives only wildlife damage abatement assistance as the
11result of damage caused by deer.
AB166, s. 2 12Section 2. Initial applicability.
AB166,2,1413 (1) This act first applies to wildlife damage abatement assistance provided on
14the effective date of this subsection.
AB166,2,1515 (End)
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