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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
April 7, 2011 - Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Spanbauer, Turner and
Ripp, cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Schultz, Kedzie and
Taylor. Referred
to Committee on Natural Resources.
AB82,1,3
1An Act to create 29.889 (1) (g) and 29.889 (7m) (at) of the statutes;
relating to:
2wildlife damage abatement assistance and claim payments for damage caused
3by cougar.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law authorizes a person who owns, leases, or controls land on which
certain wild animals cause damage to crops or livestock (wildlife damage) to apply
to the county for wildlife damage claim payments and for wildlife damage abatement
assistance (wildlife damage payments). With certain exceptions, the person may
receive wildlife damage payments only if the person opens the land for hunting the
type of animal that caused the wildlife damage. Wildlife damage for which a person
is eligible to receive wildlife damage payments includes wildlife damage caused by
deer, bear, and geese.
This bill adds wildlife damage caused by cougar to the type of damage for which
a person is eligible to receive wildlife damage payments. The bill also exempts that
person from the requirement that the land be open for the hunting of cougar in order
to be eligible to receive wildlife damage payments.
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:
AB82, s. 1
1Section
1. 29.889 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB82,2,22
29.889
(1) (g) Cougar.
AB82, s. 2
3Section
2. 29.889 (7m) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
AB82,2,74
29.889
(7m) (at)
Exemption; damage caused by cougar. The requirements to
5allow hunting under par. (a) do not apply to a person seeking wildlife damage
6abatement assistance or wildlife damage claim payments for damage caused by
7cougar.
