LRB-1807/1
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
March 16, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Musser, Gronemus, Pettis,
Krawczyk, Petrowski, Ott, Kreibich, Hahn, Ballweg, Hines and Pridemore,
cosponsored by Senators Stepp and A. Lasee. Referred to Committee on
Natural Resources.
AB229,1,2
1An Act to amend 29.164 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes;
relating to: assignment of a
2landowner's eligibility to apply for a turkey hunting license.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issues wild
turkey hunting licenses to applicants according to a preference system. Under that
system, qualified resident landowners receive first preference in obtaining a wild
turkey hunting license. Under current law, an applicant is a qualified resident
landowner if the applicant owns at least 50 acres in one parcel in an established wild
turkey hunting zone. Currently, the qualified resident landowner may assign his or
her eligibility to apply for a wild turkey hunting license to a family member, a person
who is residing on the land and renting it, or to a family member of the renter.
Under this bill, a qualified resident landowner may assign his or her eligibility
to apply for a wild turkey hunting license to any individual.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB229, s. 1
3Section
1. 29.164 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB229,2,64
29.164
(3) (b) 3. A qualified resident landowner may assign his or her eligibility
5to apply for a wild turkey hunting license under this paragraph as a qualified
1resident landowner to
a family member, to an operator or to a family member of the
2operator any individual. The department may specify the procedures and forms
3which are required to be followed and completed to effect this assignment. After this
4assignment, the assignee may apply for a wild turkey hunting license under this
5paragraph as a qualified resident landowner and the qualified resident landowner
6who assigned his or her eligibility may not so apply.
AB229,2,98
(1) This act first applies to wild turkey hunting licenses issued on the effective
9date of this subsection.
