AB864, s. 217
19Section
217. 29.103 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (2) (d) and
20amended to read:
AB864,64,2421
29.164
(2) (d)
Exception. Any person holding a senior citizen recreation card
22or a conservation patron license is exempt from the requirements under par.
(b) (c) 23if the person has received a notice of approval under sub.
(4) (3) (e) and the person
24is exempt from paying the fee for the wild turkey hunting license.
AB864, s. 224
13Section
224. 29.103 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (3) (d).
AB864, s. 225
14Section
225. 29.103 (4) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (3) (e).
AB864, s. 226
15Section
226. 29.103 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (4) (title).
AB864,65,1918
29.164
(4) (a)
Issuance. The wild turkey hunting stamp shall be issued by the
19department subject to s.
29.09 29.024.
AB864, s. 228
20Section
228. 29.103 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (4) (b) and
21amended to read:
AB864,65,2322
29.164
(4) (b)
Tags. The department may
provide require that tags
to be issued
23with
a wild turkey hunting
stamp
stamps.
AB864, s. 229
24Section
229. 29.103 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Current s. 29.103 (6) provides:
"29.103 (6) Wild turkey hunting zones. The department may establish by rule
wild turkey hunting zones where turkey hunting is permitted. The department may
establish by rule closed zones where wild turkey hunting is prohibited.".
The requirement relating to establishment by rule of hunting zones where turkey
hunting is prohibited and where it is closed is unnecessary since general authority is
provided to the department by subch. II to establish open and closed hunting seasons and
areas.
AB864, s. 230
1Section
230. 29.103 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (5) and amended
2to read:
AB864,66,53
29.164
(5) Use of moneys from fees. The fees collected from the sale of wild
4turkey hunting stamps
under this section shall be
deposited in the conservation fund
5and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (ht).
AB864, s. 231
6Section
231. 29.104 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.171 (title).
AB864,66,109
29.171
(1) A resident archer hunting license shall be issued subject to s.
29.09 1029.024 by the department to any resident applying for this license.
AB864, s. 233
11Section
233. 29.104 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.171 (2) and amended
12to read:
AB864,66,1713
29.171
(2) A resident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all
14game, except bear and wild turkey, during the open seasons for hunting that game
15with bow and arrow established by the department. This license authorizes hunting
16with a bow and arrow only, unless hunting with a crossbow is authorized by a permit
17issued under s.
29.09 (9) 29.193 (2) (c) 1. or under sub. (4).
AB864,67,3
129.171
(3) The department shall issue to each person who is issued a resident
2archer hunting license a deer tag and a back tag
in the form and numbered as
3required by the department.
AB864, s. 235
4Section
235. 29.104 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.171 (4), and 29.171
5(4) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB864,67,86
29.171
(4) (b) (intro.) Crossbows used in hunting with a permit under s.
29.09
7(9) 29.193 (2) (c) 1. or under this subsection shall meet all of the following
8specifications:
AB864, s. 236
9Section
236. 29.105 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.173 (title).
AB864,67,1312
29.173
(1) Issuance. A resident deer hunting license shall be issued subject to
13s.
29.09 29.024 by the department to any resident applying for this license.
AB864, s. 238
14Section
238. 29.105 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.173 (2).
AB864,67,1917
29.173
(3) Deer tag and back tag. The department shall issue to each person
18who is issued a resident deer hunting license a deer tag and a back tag
in the form
19and numbered as required by the department.
AB864, s. 240
20Section
240. 29.106 of the statutes is renumbered 29.079, and 29.079 (title),
21(1) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB864,68,4
2229.079 (title)
Deer hunting by practitioners of Winnebago Ho-Chunk
23religion. (1) Persons who are enrolled members of the
Winnebago Indian tribe 24Ho-Chunk nation and residents
of this state and who practice the traditional
25Winnebago religion
of the Ho-Chunk people may hunt deer during daylight hours
1for the members' use in religious ceremonies without obtaining licenses under this
2chapter. Each hunting party shall be designated by the respective clan. Each clan
3leader shall obtain permission for deer hunting under this section from the
4department not less than 24 hours prior to each hunt.
AB864,68,12
5(2) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to control the conditions
6and location under which hunting under this section may take place. The
7department may deny permission for hunting under this section when it determines
8that
such a denial is necessary to effectively manage the deer population. The
9number of deer taken
by all of the Winnebago clans for religious purposes under sub.
10(1) during any calendar year shall be established by the department, by rule, when
11necessary to effectively manage the deer population. Hunting privileges under this
12section may not be exercised during the regular open season for deer.
AB864, s. 241
13Section
241. 29.107 (title), (1), (2), (3) and (3m) of the statutes are renumbered
1429.177 (title), (1), (2), (3) and (3m), and 29.177 (3) and (3m), as renumbered, are
15amended to read:
AB864,68,1916
29.177
(3) Findings. The department may issue permits authorized under this
17section and s.
29.1075 29.181 only in those years in which the department finds that
18the size or characteristics of the deer population of this state require additional or
19special types of deer to be taken for proper game management.
AB864,68,24
20(3m) Deer management rules. For the purposes of permits issued under this
21section and s.
29.1075 29.181, the department shall specify by rule the type and
22number of deer which may be taken, the deer management areas where these
23permits are valid, the number of permits to be issued and other restrictions and
24conditions concerning these permits.
AB864,69,73
29.177
(4) Cumulative preference system. If the number of qualified
4applicants for a type of special deer hunting permit in a deer management area
5exceeds the number of such available special permits, the department shall issue
6those special permits for that deer management area according to the cumulative
7preference system
established under sub. (5).
AB864, s. 243
8Section
243. 29.107 (5) (title) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered 29.177
9(5) (title) and (a), and 29.177 (5) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB864,69,1310
29.177
(5) (a)
First preference. The department shall create a first preference
11category
in issuing special deer hunting permits to
for applicants who are qualified
12landowners, but not more than 30% of the available special permits for a deer
13management area for one season may be issued under this preference category.
AB864,70,216
29.177
(5) (b)
Second preference. The department shall create a 2nd preference
17category
in issuing special deer hunting permits to
for resident applicants who
18applied for but were not issued special permits for a given deer management area for
19the previous season. Within this preference category, the department shall give a
20preference point to each applicant for each previous season in which the person
21applied for but was not issued a special permit for that deer management area. The
22department shall create subcategories for each point total and place each applicant
23in the applicable subcategory. The department shall rank the subcategories
24according to the number of points received, giving higher priority to those
25subcategories with more points than those with fewer points. Applicants who fail to
1apply at least once during any 3 consecutive years shall lose all previously
2accumulated preference points.
AB864, s. 245
3Section
245. 29.107 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 29.177 (5) (c) and
4amended to read:
AB864,70,75
29.177
(5) (c)
Third preference. The department shall create a 3rd preference
6category
in issuing special deer hunting permits for those persons who are not
7eligible under the 1st or 2nd preference categories.
AB864, s. 247
10Section
247. 29.107 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 29.177 (6).
AB864, s. 248
11Section
248. 29.1075 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.181 (title).
AB864,70,1816
29.181
(1m) Issuance. Subject to s.
29.107 29.177 (3) and (3m), the department
17may issue a bonus deer hunting permit to a person who has a hunting license that
18authorizes the hunting of deer and who applies for the bonus deer hunting permit.
AB864, s. 251
19Section
251. 29.1075 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.181 (2).
AB864,71,3
129.181
(2m) (b) The resident has been issued one bonus deer hunting permit
2for that season and for that deer management area for which the resident has paid
3the fee specified under s.
29.092 (2) (ku) 29.563 (2) (c) 1.
AB864, s. 254
4Section
254. 29.1075 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 29.181 (3) and amended
5to read:
AB864,71,86
29.181
(3) Use of fees. The fees received from issuing permits under this
7section shall be
deposited into the conservation fund and credited to the
8appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq).
AB864,71,1613
29.184
(1) Definition. Notwithstanding s.
29.01 (8) 29.001 (42), in this section
14"hunt bear" means to shoot, shoot at, take, catch or kill a bear or pursue, with or
15without the use of dogs, a bear for the purpose of shooting, shooting at, taking,
16catching or killing the bear.
AB864, s. 258
19Section
258. 29.1085 (2) of the statutes, as affected by
1997 Wisconsin Act 1,
20is renumbered 29.184 (3), and 29.184 (3) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to
21read:
AB864,71,2422
29.184
(3) (a)
Prohibition. (intro.) Except as authorized under a Class A bear
23license or a Class B bear license and under sub.
(2m)
(5), no person may do any of the
24following:
AB864,72,63
29.184
(4) Use of dogs. While a person is using a dog to hunt bear or to engage
4in any of the activities specified in sub.
(2) (3) (br) 1. to 3., the person shall keep on
5his or her person any tag required for the dog under s. 95.21 (2) (f), 174.053 (2) or
6174.07 (1) (e).
AB864,72,119
29.184
(5) Exemption. A person under the age of 12 years may engage in the
10activities authorized under sub.
(2) (3) (br) 1. to 3. without holding a Class B bear
11license.
AB864, s. 261
12Section
261. 29.1085 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (6) (title).
AB864,72,1815
29.184
(6) (a)
Application. A person who seeks a Class A or Class B bear
16hunting license shall apply to the department
on forms provided by the department.
17The department may specify information to be included in the application and other
18requirements and procedures for application.
AB864, s. 264
21Section
264. 29.1085 (3) (c) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (6) (c)
22(title).
AB864,73,53
29.184
(6) (c) 2. A Class B bear license shall be issued subject to s.
29.09 29.024 4by the department to any resident who applies for this license
and who pays the
5required fee.
AB864,73,1310
29.184
(9) Back tag. (a) The department shall issue a back tag to each person
11who is issued a Class A bear license, and the department or county clerk shall issue
12a back tag to each person who is issued a Class B bear license.
The back tag shall
13be in the form and numbered as required by the department.
AB864,73,1714
(b) No person may hunt bear or engage in the activity specified in sub.
(2) (3) 15(br) 1. or 3. unless there is attached to the center of the person's coat, shirt, jacket or
16similar outermost garment where it can clearly be seen the back tag issued to the
17person under par. (a).
AB864, s. 269
18Section
269. 29.1085 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Current s. 29.1085 (6) provides:
"29.1085 (6) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer and
interpret this section.".
The provision is repealed since it duplicates the rule-making authority in new
subch. II.