AB514: Bill Text

AB514,6,12 (b) Restrained by physical alterations that limit movement or facilitate capture.

AB514,6,13 (c) Restrained by a leash or a tether or otherwise tied.

AB514,6,15 (d) Held in a controlled environment that is designed to prevent the departure from the controlled environment.

AB514,6,17 (6) "Carcass" means the dead body of any wild animal including the head, hair, skin, plumage, skeleton, meat or any other part thereof.

AB514,6,19 (7) "Chipmunk" means a wild animal of the species Tamias striatus or the species Eutmias minimus.

AB514,6,20 (8) "Chukar partridge" means a wild bird of the species Alectoris chukar.

AB514,6,23 (9) "Circus" means a scheduled event staged by a traveling company with mobile facilities in which entertainment consisting of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns or trained animals is the primary attraction or principal business.

AB514,6,24 (10) "Conservation warden" means a warden appointed under s. 23.10.

AB514,6,25 (11) "Cougar" means a wild animal of the species Felis concolor.

AB514,7,1 (12) "Coyote" means a wild animal of the species Canis latrans.

AB514,7,2 (13) "Department" means the department of natural resources.

AB514,7,4 (14) "Domesticated animal" means farm-raised deer or an animal that is all of the following:

AB514,7,8 (a) An animal that, due to a long association with humans, has been bred to a degree that results in changes affecting the animal's temperament, color, conformation or other attribute of the species to an extent that it makes the animal unique and distinguishable from a wild animal of its species.

AB514,7,9 (b) Listed as a domesticated animal by rule by the department.

AB514,7,10 (15) "Dressed fur" has the meaning given in s. 29.134 (1) (a).

AB514,7,14 (16) "Endangered or threatened species" means those species of wild animals that are indigenous to the United States or Canada and are identified on the federal list of endangered and threatened species or on the Wisconsin list of endangered and threatened species.

AB514,7,15 (17) "English sparrow" means a wild bird of the species Passer domesticus.

AB514,7,18 (18) "Environmentally injurious wild animal" means a species of wild animal that is not a native wild animal and that is capable of inflicting harm to the environment.

AB514,7,20 (19) "Exhibit" means to display for the purpose of public viewing, regardless of whether a fee is charged.

AB514,7,21 (20) "Farm-raised deer" has the meaning given in 95.001 (1) (a).

AB514,7,22 (21) "Fisher" means a wild animal of the species Martes pennanti.

AB514,7,23 (22) "Free-roaming" means not captive.

AB514,8,3 (23) "Fur-bearing wild animal" includes badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, fisher, red fox, gray fox, lynx, marten, mink, muskrat, opossum, otter, raccoon, skunk, weasel and wolf.

AB514,8,4 (24) "Gray fox" means a wild animal of the species Urocyon cinereoargenteus.

AB514,8,5 (25) "Gray partridge" means a wild bird of the species Perdix perdix.

AB514,8,6 (26) "Ground squirrel" means a wild animal of the family Spermophilus.

AB514,8,10 (27) "Harm to the environment" includes adversely affecting the natural population dynamics of wild animals or wild plants, adversely affecting the habitat of wild animals or wild plants or displacing wild animals or wild plants from any part of their habitat.

AB514,8,12 (28) "Inherently dangerous wild animal" means a species of wild animal that is capable of inflicting severe bodily harm to a human.

AB514,8,15 (29) "Introduce" means to release for the purpose of allowing the animal to establish a population in an area in the wild where that type of animal is not naturally present at the time the wild animal is released.

AB514,8,16 (30) "Leopard frog" means a wild amphibian of the species Rana pipiens.

AB514,8,17 (31) "License year" means the year during which a license is valid.

AB514,8,18 (32) "Lynx" means a wild animal of the species Lynx canadensis.

AB514,8,20 (33) "Mallard duck" means a wild bird of the species Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos.

AB514,8,21 (34) "Marten" means a wild animal of the species Martes americana.

AB514,8,22 (35) "Mice" means wild animals of the family Cricetidae.

AB514,8,23 (36) "Mink" means a wild animal of the species Mustela vison.

AB514,8,24 (37) "Mole" means a wild animal of the family Scalopus.

AB514,8,25 (38) "Mud puppy" means a wild amphibian of the species Necturus maculosus.

AB514,9,1 (39) "Muskrat" means a wild animal of the species Ondatra zibethicus.

AB514,9,3 (40) "Native" means indigenous and occurring or having occurred naturally within the boundaries of this state.

AB514,9,4 (41) "Nonnative wild animal" means a wild animal that is not native.

AB514,9,5 (42) "Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state.

AB514,9,6 (43) "Opossum" means a wild animal of the species Didelphis marsupialis.

AB514,9,7 (44) "Otter" means a wild animal of the species Lutra canadensis.

AB514,9,8 (45) "Painted turtle" means a wild reptile of the species Chrysemys picta.

AB514,9,10 (46) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation, association, trust, estate or other legal entity.

AB514,9,12 (47) "Pigeon" means a wild bird of the species Columba domestica or the species Columba livia.

AB514,9,13 (48) "Pocket gopher" means a wild animal of the species Geomys bursarius.

AB514,9,14 (49) "Porcupine" means a wild animal of the species Erithizon dorsatum.

AB514,9,15 (50) "Possess" means to own, control, restrain, transport or keep.

AB514,9,17 (51) "Propagate" means to breed, encourage or facilitate for the purpose of generating offspring.

AB514,9,19 (52) "Public zoo or aquarium" means a zoo or aquarium that is operated by the state or by a city, village or county.

AB514,9,21 (53) "Purchase" means to acquire through a sale or through an exchange for consideration.

AB514,9,22 (54) "Quail" means a wild bird of the family Perdicidae.

AB514,9,23 (55) "Rabbit" means a wild animal of the species Sylvilagus floridanus.

AB514,9,24 (56) "Raccoon" means a wild animal of the species Procyon lotor.

AB514,9,25 (57) "Rat" means a wild animal of the family Rattus.

AB514,10,1 (58) "Raw fur" has the meaning given in s. 29.134 (1) (e).

AB514,10,2 (59) "Red fox" means a wild animal of the species Vulpes vulpes.

AB514,10,3 (60) "Red-legged partridge" means a wild bird of the species Alectoris rufa.

AB514,10,5 (61) "Red squirrel" means a wild animal of the species Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.

AB514,10,6 (62) "Sell" means to transfer or exchange for consideration.

AB514,10,7 (63) "Shrew" means a wild animal of the family Soricidae.

AB514,10,8 (64) "Skunk" means a wild animal of the species Mephitis mephitis.

AB514,10,9 (65) "Snapping turtle" means a wild reptile of the species Chelydra serpentina.

AB514,10,10 (66) "Starling" means a wild bird of the species Sturnus vulgaris.

AB514,10,11 (67) "State resident" has the meaning given "resident" in s. 27.01 (10) (a).

AB514,10,13 (68) "Stock" means to release for the purpose of increasing or maintaining a population of the animal.

AB514,10,14 (69) "Take" means to capture, but does not including killing.

AB514,10,16 (70) "Tiger salamander" means a wild amphibian of the species Ambystoma tigrinum.

AB514,10,18 (71) "Veterinarian" means an individual who is licensed as a veterinarian under ch. 453 or by another state and who is accredited under 9 CFR subch. J.

AB514,10,19 (72) "Vole" means a wild animal of the family Microtus.

AB514,10,20 (73) "Weasel" means a wild animal of the species Mustela.

AB514,10,22 (74) "Wild animal" means any animal of a wild nature that is normally found in the wild and that is not a domesticated animal.

AB514,10,23 (75) "Wild amphibian" means a wild animal that is an amphibian.

AB514,10,24 (76) "Wild bird" means a wild animal that is a bird.

AB514,10,25 (77) "Wild reptile" means a wild animal that is a reptile.

AB514,11,1 (78) "Wild turkey" means a wild bird of the species Meleagris gallopavo.

AB514,11,2 (79) "Wolf" means a native wild animal of the species Canis lupus.

AB514,11,10 22.02 Title to wild animals. (1) Title vested in owner. Except as provided in sub. (3), legal title to a live captive wild animal or the carcass of a captive wild animal is vested in the person who owns the wild animal if the person is in compliance with this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter. A person holding legal title may transfer without consideration the live captive wild animal or the carcass of the captive wild animal to a person who is in compliance with this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter. A person holding legal title to a live captive wild animal may kill it, or have it killed, in a humane manner.

AB514,11,14 (2) Title with state. The department may assume on behalf of the state, or may sell or otherwise transfer to another person, legal title to any live captive wild animal, or the carcass of any captive wild animal, that is possessed by any person in violation of this chapter or the rules promulgated under this chapter.

AB514,11,20 (3) Exceptions. Legal title to a live captive wild animal or the carcass of a captive wild animal that is possessed as authorized under a rehabilitation license or a scientific research license remains with the state. A person holding a rehabilitation license or a scientific research license may transfer or dispose of a live captive wild animal or the carcass of a captive wild animal only as specifically authorized by the department at the time of the transfer or disposal.

AB514,11,23 22.03 Possession of live wild animals. (1) Restrictions on possession; generally. (a) No person may possess any live wild animal unless the wild animal is legally obtained.

AB514,11,25 (b) No person may possess any live wild animal unless the person possesses it in compliance with this chapter.

AB514,12,4 (2) Temporary possession. (a) A person possessing a live native wild animal for a period not to exceed 24 hours is exempt from having a license as required under sub. (1) (b) if the person is possessing the wild animal for any of the following purposes:

AB514,12,6 1. To restrain or transport the wild animal for medical treatment by a veterinarian or by a person holding a rehabilitation license.

AB514,12,8 2. To remove or transport the wild animal from one location to a more appropriate location.

AB514,12,10 3. To restrain or transport the wild animal for game censuses or surveys, or other purposes authorized by the department.

AB514,12,15 (b) If a person possessing a live native wild animal under par. (a) determines that it is necessary to possess the wild animal for a period exceeding 24 hours after the time the wild animal was first possessed, the person shall request that the department approve an extension for the temporary possession. The department may either deny the requested extension or approve it for a specific period of time.