Amendment AA4-AB514

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 4, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 514

March 4, 1998 - Offered by Committee on Natural Resources.

AB514-AA4,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB514-AA4,1,2 1. Page 6, line 6: delete lines 6 to 8.

AB514-AA4,1,3 2. Page 6, line 18: delete lines 18 to 20.

AB514-AA4,1,4 3. Page 6, line 25: delete that line.

AB514-AA4,1,5 4. Page 7, line 1: delete that line.

AB514-AA4,1,6 5. Page 7, line 15: delete that line.

AB514-AA4,1,7 6. Page 7, line 22: delete that line.

AB514-AA4,1,8 7. Page 8, line 4: delete lines 4 to 6.

AB514-AA4,1,9 8. Page 8, line 16: delete that line.

AB514-AA4,1,10 9. Page 8, line 18: delete lines 18 to 25.

AB514-AA4,1,11 10. Page 9, line 1: delete that line.

AB514-AA4,1,12 11. Page 9, line 6: delete lines 6 to 8.

AB514-AA4,2,1 12. Page 9, line 11: delete lines 11 to 14.

AB514-AA4,2,2 13. Page 9, line 22: delete lines 22 to 25.

AB514-AA4,2,3 14. Page 10, line 2: delete lines 2 to 5.

AB514-AA4,2,4 15. Page 10, line 7: delete lines 7 to 10.

AB514-AA4,2,5 16. Page 10, line 15: delete lines 15 and 16.

AB514-AA4,2,6 17. Page 10, line 19: delete lines 19 and 20.

AB514-AA4,2,7 18. Page 11, line 1: delete lines 1 and 2.

AB514-AA4,2,8 19. Page 11, line 20: delete "at the time of the transfer or disposal".

AB514-AA4,2,9 20. Page 11, line 20: after that line insert:

AB514-AA4,2,13 "22.025 Interagency cooperation. The department of natural resources shall cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection with respect to any wild animal that is subject to regulation under this chapter and ch. 93, 94 or 95.".

AB514-AA4,2,14 21. Page 12, line 18: delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,2,15 22. Page 19, line 15: on lines 15 and 20, delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,2,17 23. Page 21, line 20: after "animal" insert ", unless specifically authorized to do so by the department".

AB514-AA4,2,18 24. Page 22, line 4: substitute "5 or fewer" for "less than 5".

AB514-AA4,2,19 25. Page 22, line 5: before the period insert "allowed".

AB514-AA4,2,20 26. Page 24, line 1: on lines 1 and 3, delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,2,22 27. Page 24, line 9: delete "Class B deer farm and has a Class B" and substitute "deer farm and has a".

AB514-AA4,3,1 28. Page 24, line 12: after "from" insert "captive".

AB514-AA4,3,2 29. Page 24, line 16: delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,3,3 30. Page 24, line 18: delete "Class B" and substitute "deer".

AB514-AA4,3,4 31. Page 24, line 20: delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,3,6 32. Page 27, line 5: delete the material beginning with "license. The" and ending with "specified." on line 7.

AB514-AA4,3,7 33. Page 28, line 1: after "felidae" insert ", cervidae".

AB514-AA4,3,8 34. Page 28, line 8: substitute "license" for "licenses".

AB514-AA4,3,9 35. Page 28, line 12: delete lines 12 to 14.

AB514-AA4,3,10 36. Page 28, line 15: before "(b)" insert "(2) Authorization.".

AB514-AA4,3,11 37. Page 28, line 15: delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,3,12 38. Page 28, line 20: on lines 20 and 23, delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,3,13 39. Page 29, line 15: delete "Class B".

AB514-AA4,3,14 40. Page 31, line 11: after "Hunting" insert "or taking".

AB514-AA4,3,15 41. Page 34, line 11: substitute "may" for "shall".

AB514-AA4,3,18 42. Page 34, line 12: delete lines 12 to 15 and substitute "training license to an organization that meets the conditions established by the department for dog club training licenses.".

AB514-AA4,3,19 43. Page 42, line 21: after that line insert:

AB514-AA4,3,22 "22.285 Validation license. (1) Eligibility. (a) Initial validation license. A person who meets all of the following conditions is eligible for an initial validation license:

AB514-AA4,4,2 1. The person has a license or permit under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., on March 1, 1998.

AB514-AA4,4,6 2. The licenses available under ss. 22.15 to 22.28 do not permit the continuation of an activity that was allowed under the license or permit under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., on March 1, 1998, at the location where the activity is being conducted on March 1, 1998.

AB514-AA4,4,10 3. The person obtains licenses under this chapter for any activity that was allowed under the license or permit under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., on March 1, 1998, and for which a license under ss. 22.15 to 22.28 is available.

AB514-AA4,4,12 (b) Subsequent validation license. A person who meets all of the following conditions is eligible for a subsequent validation license:

AB514-AA4,4,14 1. The person had a license or permit under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., on March 1, 1998.

AB514-AA4,4,17 2. The person obtained a license under ss. 22.15 to 22.28 for an activity that was allowed under the license or permit under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., on March 1, 1998.

AB514-AA4,4,22 3. The rules applicable to licenses available under ss. 22.15 to 22.28 are modified so as not to permit the continuation of an activity that was allowed under the license or permit under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., on March 1, 1998, at the location where the activity was conducted on March 1, 1998.

AB514-AA4,4,24 (2) Application. (a) Initial validation license. An eligible person may apply for an initial validation license no later than December 31, 1999.

AB514-AA4,5,3 (b) Subsequent validation license. An eligible person may apply for a subsequent license no later than 6 months after the promulgation of rules described under sub. (1) (b) 3.

AB514-AA4,5,9 (3) Issuance. The department shall issue a single validation license to any eligible person who files a proper application for the license. The validation license shall apply to all activities described under sub. (4) (a). The department shall specify on the validation license the activities that are permitted under the license. The department shall combine a subsequent validation license with an initial validation license that has been previously issued to the same person.

AB514-AA4,5,14 (4) Authorization; limitations. (a) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d) and sub. (5), a validation license authorizes the continuation of all activities that the holder of the validation license was authorized to conduct on March 1, 1998, under a license or permit issued under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., if the holder was actually engaged in those activities on March 1, 1998.

AB514-AA4,5,16 (b) The authorization under par. (a) applies even though the activity is prohibited or limited under this chapter.

AB514-AA4,5,18 (c) This section does not apply to falconry or to the rehabilitation of wild animals.

AB514-AA4,5,20 (d) A validation license may not permit the hunting of pheasants in excess of the number of pheasants stocked.

AB514-AA4,5,25 (5) Conditions. (a) The department shall impose all of the conditions, restrictions and regulations on the validation license that were applicable to the same activity under s. 29.572, 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or 29.585, 1995 stats., and under any rules promulgated under those sections that were in effect on March 1, 1998.

AB514-AA4,6,2 (b) A validation license is subject to ss. 22.09, 22.11, 22.29, 22.32, 22.33, 22.34, 22.35, 22.36, 22.37, 22.38, 22.39, 22.40, 22.41, 22.42 and 22.43.

AB514-AA4,6,4 (6) Renewal; transferability. (a) The department shall renew or transfer a validation license upon the same conditions as the original validation license.

AB514-AA4,6,6 (b) The department shall transfer a validation license, or any portion of a validation license, to any person who does all of the following:

AB514-AA4,6,7 1. Acquires the land that is subject to the validation license.

AB514-AA4,6,8 2. Meets the requirements of this section.

AB514-AA4,6,10 3. Applies to the department for transfer of the validation license, or any portion of the validation license, within 3 months after acquiring the land.

AB514-AA4,6,12 (c) If the holder of a validation license fails to renew the license within 45 days after the license's expiration date, the license expires and may not be renewed.

AB514-AA4,6,15 (d) If the land subject to a validation license is transferred and the validation license is not transferred as provided in par. (b), the license expires and may not be renewed.

AB514-AA4,6,16 (7) Fee. The department may not charge a fee for a validation license.".

AB514-AA4,6,17 44. Page 43, line 3: delete lines 3 to 6 and substitute:

AB514-AA4,6,19 "22.30 License and tag fees. (1) Fees. The following fees shall be paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of licenses:

AB514-AA4,6,24 (a) Captive wild animal farm licenses. 1. The fee for an initial Class A captive wild animal farm license is $200 and the fee for an initial Class B captive wild animal farm license is $50. The department shall waive the fee for an initial license under this subdivision for an individual who is under 14 years of age if the individual is a member of a 4-H club or a sporting club.

AB514-AA4,7,2 2. The fee for a renewal of a Class A captive wild animal farm license is $100, and the fee for a renewal of a Class B captive wild animal farm license is $25.