AB150-engrossed, s. 1527 22Section 1527. 28.11 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,575,1123 28.11 (5) (a) A comprehensive county forest land use plan shall be prepared for
24a 10-year period by the county forestry committee with the assistance of technical
25personnel from the department and other interested agencies, and shall be approved

1by the county board and the department. The plan shall include land use
2designations, land acquisition, forest protection, annual allowable timber harvests,
3recreational developments, fish and game wildlife management activities, roads,
4silvicultural operations and operating policies and procedures; it shall include a
5complete inventory of the county forest and shall be documented with maps, records
6and priorities showing in detail the various projects to be undertaken during the plan
7period. The plan may include an application for aids under s. 23.09 (17m). The
8application will be considered an annual application for these aids during the
910-year period of the plan.
The initial plan shall be completed within 2 years from
10October 2, 1963 and may be revised as changing conditions require and shall be
11revised upon expiration of the plan period.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1528 12Section 1528. 28.11 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,575,1913 28.11 (5m) Grants for county forest administrators. The department may
14make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (av) (5) (bw), to counties
15having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund up to 50% of the salary of one professional
16forester in the position of county forest administrator or assistant county forest
17administrator. The department may not make a grant under this subsection for a
18year for which the department has not approved the annual work plan that was
19approved by the county board under sub. (5) (b).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1529 20Section 1529. 28.11 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,575,2521 28.11 (8) (a) Acreage payments. As soon after April 20 of each year as feasible,
22the department shall pay to each town treasurer 30 cents per acre, based on the
23acreage of such lands as of the preceding June 30, as a grant out of the appropriation
24made by s. 20.370 (4) (ar) (5) (bv) on each acre of county lands entered under this
25section.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1530
1Section 1530. 28.11 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,576,182 28.11 (8) (b) 1. A county having established and maintaining a county forest
3under this section is eligible to receive from the state from the appropriations under
4s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and (bs) an annual payment as a noninterest
5bearing loan to be used for the purchase, development, preservation and
6maintenance of the county forest lands and the payment shall be credited to a county
7account to be known as the county forestry aid fund. A county board may, by a
8resolution adopted during the year and transmitted to the department by December
931, request to receive a payment of not more than 50 cents for each acre of land
10entered and designated as "county forest land". The department shall review the
11request and approve the request if the request is found to be consistent with the
12comprehensive county forest land use plan. If any lands purchased from the fund
13are sold, the county shall restore the purchase price to the county forestry aid fund.
14The department shall pay to the county the amount due to it on or before March 31
15of each year, based on the acreage of the lands as of the preceding June 30. If the
16amounts in the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and (bs) are
17not sufficient to pay all of the amounts approved by the department under this
18subdivision, the department shall pay eligible counties on a prorated basis.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1531 19Section 1531. 28.11 (8) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,577,1120 28.11 (8) (b) 2. The department may allot additional interest free forestry aid
21loans on a project basis to individual counties to permit the counties to undertake
22meritorious and economically productive forestry operations, including land
23acquisitions. These additional aids may not be used for the construction of
24recreational facilities or for fish and game management projects. Application shall
25be made in the manner and on forms prescribed by the department and specify the

1purpose for which the additional aids will be used. The department shall make an
2investigation as it deems necessary to satisfy itself that the project is feasible,
3desirable and consistent with the comprehensive plan. If the department so finds,
4it may make allotments in such amounts as it determines to be reasonable and
5proper and charge the allotments to the forestry fund account of the county. These
6allotments shall be credited by the county to the county forestry aid fund. After
7determining the loans as required under subd. 1., the department shall make the
8remainder of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and
9(bs)
for that fiscal year available for loans under this subdivision. The department
10shall also make loans under this subdivision from the appropriations under s. 20.370
11(4) (ax) (5) (bt) and (ay) (bu).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1532 12Section 1532. 28.11 (9) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,577,1613 28.11 (9) (am) The acreage loan severance share payments shall be deposited
14in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw)
15(5) (bq), and the project loan severance share payments shall be deposited in the
16conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ay) (5) (bu).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1533 17Section 1533. 28.11 (9) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,577,2218 28.11 (9) (ar) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the sum of the
19unencumbered balances in the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (aw), (ax) (5) (bq),
20(bt)
and (ay) (bu) exceeds $400,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year, the amount in excess
21of $400,000 shall lapse from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw) (5) (bq) to the
22conservation fund, except as provided in subd. 2.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1534 23Section 1534. 28.11 (9) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,578,224 28.11 (9) (ar) 2. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the amount in the
25appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw) (5) (bq) is insufficient for the amount that must

1lapse under subd. 1., the remainder that is necessary for the lapse shall lapse from
2the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ay) (5) (bu).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1535 3Section 1535. 29.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,578,234 29.05 (2) Additional arrest powers. In addition to the arrest powers under
5sub. (1), a conservation warden who has completed a program of law enforcement
6training approved by the law enforcement standards board, has been certified as
7qualified to be a law enforcement officer under s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. and has complied
8with any applicable requirements under s. 165.85 (4) (bn) 1. while on duty and in
9uniform or on duty and upon display of proper credentials may assist another law
10enforcement agency as defined under s. 165.83 (1) (b) including making an arrest at
11the request of the agency, may arrest a person pursuant to an arrest warrant
12concerning the commission of a felony or may arrest a person who has committed a
13crime in the presence of the warden. If the conservation warden makes an arrest
14without the presence of another law enforcement agency, the conservation warden
15shall cause the person arrested to be delivered to the chief of police or sheriff in the
16jurisdiction where the arrest is made, along with the documents and reports
17pertaining to the arrest. The conservation warden shall be available as a witness for
18the state. A conservation warden may not conduct investigations for violations of
19state law except as authorized in sub. (3) and ss. 16.21 41.41 (12) and 23.11 (4). A
20conservation warden acting under the authority of this subsection is considered an
21employe of the department and is subject to its direction, benefits and legal
22protection. The authority granted in this section does not apply to county
23conservation wardens or special conservation wardens.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1536m 24Section 1536m. 29.09 (9m) of the statutes is renumbered 29.09 (9m) (a).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1537 25Section 1537. 29.09 (9m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,579,1
129.09 (9m) (a) 1m. Bonus deer hunting permit.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1537m 2Section 1537m. 29.09 (9m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,579,103 29.09 (9m) (b) If a person applies jointly for a hunter's choice deer hunting
4permit and a bonus deer hunting permit, the person shall pay a single processing fee.
5A person who applies for a bonus deer hunting permit is exempt from paying an
6additional processing fee if the person has already applied for a hunter's choice deer
7hunting permit for the same season. If the department authorizes the issuing of
8more than one bonus deer hunting permit to a person in a single season under s.
929.1075 (2), the person is exempt from paying an additional processing fee for an
10application for the 2nd or subsequent bonus deer hunting permit.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1538 11Section 1538. 29.09 (9r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,579,1612 29.09 (9r) Handling fees for applications for certain approvals. (a) In
13addition to any other fee imposed under s. 29.092, the department may collect
14handling fees for the approvals that the department itself issues. The handling fees
15shall cover the costs associated with paying for approvals that are requested by mail,
16telephone or electronic means.
AB150-engrossed,579,2217 (b) If the department collects handling fees under par. (a), it shall promulgate
18rules to designate the approvals to which the fees shall apply and to establish the
19amounts of the fees. The fees may not be more than the amounts necessary to cover
20the handling costs of issuing the approvals. In this paragraph, "handling costs"
21includes credit transaction fees, mailing costs and personnel costs that are necessary
22to process the credit transaction.
AB150-engrossed,579,2423 (c) Any fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
24conservation fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (Lu).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1538m
1Section 1538m. 29.092 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin
2Act 153
, is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,580,43 29.092 (2) (a) Resident small game. Except as provided in sub. (3v) (a) 1. and
4(am)
, the fee for a resident small game hunting license is $10.25.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1556 5Section 1556. 29.092 (2) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,580,106 29.092 (2) (o) Deer tag and back tag. There is no fee for a deer tag or back tag
7issued with a resident deer hunting license, resident archer hunting license,
8nonresident deer hunting license, nonresident archer hunting license, resident
9sports license, nonresident sports license, resident conservation patron license or
10nonresident conservation patron license.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1560 11Section 1560. 29.092 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,580,1312 29.092 (3) (f) Resident disabled person. There is no The fee for a an annual
13fishing license issued to a resident disabled person under s. 29.145 (1c) is $6.25.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1571 14Section 1571. 29.092 (3v) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,580,1615 29.092 (3v) (am) The fee for a resident annual small game hunting license
16issued to a resident who is at least 12 years old but less than 18 years old is $6.25.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1574 17Section 1574. 29.092 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,580,2018 29.092 (4) (am) Nonresident sports license. The minimum fee for a nonresident
19sports license is $222.25. Any applicant, at the applicant's option, may pay a greater
20or additional fee for this license.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1576 21Section 1576. 29.092 (4) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,580,2422 29.092 (4) (bn) Nonresident conservation patron license. The fee for a
23nonresident conservation patron license is $523.25. Any applicant, at the applicant's
24option, may pay a greater or additional fee for this license.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1580 25Section 1580. 29.092 (11) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,581,4
129.092 (11) (g) (title) Wild Resident wild ginseng harvest license. The fee for
2a resident wild ginseng harvest license is $5 $15, except that there is no fee for a
3license issued to a person resident for cutting, rooting up, gathering or destroying
4wild ginseng only on the person's resident's own land.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1581 5Section 1581. 29.092 (11) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,581,76 29.092 (11) (gm) Nonresident wild ginseng harvest license. The fee for a
7nonresident wild ginseng harvest license is $30.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1582 8Section 1582. 29.092 (11) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,581,109 29.092 (11) (h) (title) Wild Resident wild ginseng dealer license, class A. The
10fee for a class A resident wild ginseng dealer license is $100.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1583 11Section 1583. 29.092 (11) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,581,1312 29.092 (11) (i) Resident wild ginseng dealer license, class B. The fee for a class
13B resident wild ginseng dealer license is $500.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1584 14Section 1584. 29.092 (11) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,581,1615 29.092 (11) (j) Resident wild ginseng dealer license, class C. The fee for a class
16C resident wild ginseng dealer license is $1,000.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1585 17Section 1585. 29.092 (11) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,581,1918 29.092 (11) (k) Nonresident wild ginseng dealer license. The fee for a
19nonresident wild ginseng dealer license is $1,000.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1586m 20Section 1586m. 29.092 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,581,2221 29.092 (12m) Incidental take permit. The fee for an incidental take permit
22issued under s. 29.415 (6m) is $100.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1589m 23Section 1589m. 29.092 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,582,424 29.092 (13) (b) Duplicate archer hunting, sports or conservation patron license.
25The fee for a duplicate resident archer hunting license, nonresident archer hunting

1license, resident sports license, nonresident sports license, resident conservation
2patron license
or nonresident conservation patron license is $6.50 if the duplicate
3license includes any deer tags and $4.25 if the duplicate license is issued after the
4open season for hunting deer and does not include any deer tags.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1593g 5Section 1593g. 29.092 (13m) of the statutes is renumbered 29.092 (13m) (a)
6and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,582,107 29.092 (13m) (a) The processing fee for an application for a hunter's choice deer
8hunting permit, a bonus deer hunting permit, a wild turkey hunting license, a
9Canada goose hunting permit, a bobcat hunting and trapping permit, an otter
10trapping permit or a fisher trapping permit is $2.75.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1593r 11Section 1593r. 29.092 (13m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,582,1412 29.092 (13m) (b) The processing fee for a joint application for a hunter's choice
13deer hunting permit and a bonus deer hunting permit if the person applies jointly
14for the 2 permits is $2.75.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1594m 15Section 1594m. 29.092 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,582,2116 29.092 (14) (a) Surcharge generally. In addition to the fees specified under
17subs. (2) (a) and (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. and (am) and (4) (a), a person who applies for a
18resident small game, resident deer, resident bear, resident archer, nonresident
19annual small game, nonresident 5-day small game, nonresident deer, nonresident
20bear, nonresident fur-bearing animal, nonresident archer license or resident sports
21license shall pay a wildlife damage surcharge of $1.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1595m 22Section 1595m. 29.092 (14) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
23Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,583,524 29.092 (14) (a) Surcharge generally. In addition to the fees specified under
25subs. (2) (a) and (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. and (am) and (4) (a) and (am), a person who

1applies for a resident small game, resident deer, resident bear, resident archer,
2nonresident annual small game, nonresident 5-day small game, nonresident deer,
3nonresident bear, nonresident fur-bearing animal, nonresident archer license,
4resident sports license, or nonresident sports license shall pay a wildlife damage
5surcharge of $1.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1601m 6Section 1601m. 29.092 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,583,87 29.092 (14) (b) Addition of surcharge. The wildlife damage surcharge shall be
8added to the fee provided in sub. (2) (a) or (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. or (am) or (4) (a).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1602m 9Section 1602m. 29.092 (14) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
10Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,583,1211 29.092 (14) (b) Addition of surcharge. The wildlife damage surcharge shall be
12added to the fee provided in sub. (2) (a) or (c) to (k), (3v) (a) 1. or (am) or (4) (a) or (am).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1603 13Section 1603. 29.092 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,583,1614 29.092 (15m) Handling fees for certain approval applications. The handling
15fee for an approval designated by rule under s. 29.09 (9r) (b) is the amount
16established under s. 29.09 (9r) (b).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1604 17Section 1604. 29.093 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,583,2018 29.093 (2) (a) General effective period. Except as provided under pars. (b) and
19(c)
to (cg), a hunting license is valid from April 1 or the date of issuance, whichever
20is later, until March 31 of the following year.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1605 21Section 1605. 29.093 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,584,222 29.093 (2) (b) Archer hunting license; issuance after the beginning of the open
23season for hunting deer.
Except as provided in par. (i) 2., a resident archer hunting
24license, a nonresident archer hunting license, a resident conservation patron license
25or a nonresident conservation patron license issued during the open season for the

1hunting of deer with a bow and arrow does not authorize such hunting until 3 days
2after it is issued, excluding the date of issuance.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1607 3Section 1607. 29.093 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,584,64 29.093 (2) (d) Wild turkey hunting stamp. A wild turkey hunting stamp is valid
5for the one-year period specified on the stamp from the date of issuance until
6December 31 of the year in which the stamp was issued
.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1608 7Section 1608. 29.093 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,584,128 29.093 (2) (g) Restriction on the issuance of deer hunting licenses during the
9open season.
Except as provided under par. (i) 1., no resident deer hunting license,
10nonresident deer hunting license, resident sports license, nonresident sports license,
11resident conservation patron license
or nonresident conservation patron license may
12be issued during the open season for the hunting of deer with firearms.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1609 13Section 1609. 29.093 (2) (i) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,584,1914 29.093 (2) (i) 2. A resident archer hunting license or a resident conservation
15patron license issued during the open season for hunting deer with a bow and arrow
16authorizes such hunting beginning on the date of issuance if issued to a person who
17is a member of the U.S. armed forces who exhibits proof that he or she is in active
18service with the armed forces and that he or she is stationed in this state or is a
19resident of this state on furlough or leave.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1610 20Section 1610. 29.093 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,584,2521 29.093 (3) (c) Resident disabled person fishing license. A permanent fishing
22license issued before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], to
23a disabled person under s. 29.145 (1c) is valid from the date of issuance and remains
24valid until March 31, 1996, as long as the licensee is continues to be a resident and
25continues to meet the requirement of s. 29.145 (1c) (a), (b) or (c).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1610r
1Section 1610r. 29.093 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,585,32 29.093 (10) (b) Endangered species permit. A permit issued under s. 29.415 (6)
3or (6m) is valid for the period designated by the department.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1611 4Section 1611. 29.093 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,585,75 29.093 (11) (c) Wild ginseng dealer license. A nonresident wild ginseng dealer
6license or a class A, class B or class C
wild ginseng dealer license is valid from July
71 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following June 30.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1612 8Section 1612. 29.103 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,585,119 29.103 (7) Use of moneys from fees. The fees collected from the sale of wild
10turkey hunting stamps under this section shall be deposited in the conservation fund
11and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (ht).
AB150-engrossed, s. 1615 12Section 1615. 29.1075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,585,1513 29.1075 (3) Use of fees. The fees received from issuing permits under this
14section shall be deposited into the conservation fund and credited to the
15appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (gq) (5) (fq).
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