AB864,7,14
1An Act to repeal 29.01 (intro.), 29.015 (title), 29.015 (1) (a), 29.015 (1) (n) to (q),
229.02 (3), 29.02 (3m), 29.05 (title), 29.09 (title), 29.09 (3) (c), 29.09 (9) (a) 4.,
329.09 (12) (title), 29.092 (title) and (1) to (3m), 29.092 (3v) to (13m) and (14)
4(title), (a), (am) and (b), 29.092 (15) and (15m), 29.093 (2) (a), 29.093 (2) (c) to
5(f) 1., 29.093 (3) (a), 29.093 (3) (c) to (g), 29.093 (4) to (7), 29.093 (8), 29.093 (8m),
629.093 (9) to (11), 29.093 (14), 29.095 (6), 29.102 (1) (a) (title), 29.102 (1) (b)
7(title), 29.102 (1) (c) (title), 29.103 (6), 29.1085 (6), 29.134 (9), 29.135 (3), 29.137
8(5), 29.149 (1) (c), 29.15 (1) (a) 2., 29.15 (1) (b), 29.155 (1j), 29.17, 29.174 (title),
929.174 (3), 29.174 (4), 29.174 (4a), 29.174 (7), 29.174 (9), 29.174 (12), 29.224 (2)
10(c), 29.283 (1), 29.33 (3), 29.44 (1), 29.47 (2) (a) and (b), 29.47 (5), 29.51 (1) (d),
1129.51 (1) (f), 29.51 (7) (title), 29.511, 29.512, 29.535 (2), 29.536, 29.565 (1),
1229.565 (3), 29.571 (2) and (3), 29.571 (5), 29.59 (1) (b), 29.99 (13) and 30.745 (1)
13(c);
to renumber 29.01 (2m), 29.01 (2r), 29.01 (2s), 29.01 (2w), 29.01 (3m), 29.01
14(6), 29.01 (9), 29.01 (9m), 29.01 (10), 29.01 (11), 29.01 (11c), 29.01 (11d), 29.01
1(11m), 29.01 (12), 29.01 (12m), 29.01 (12p), 29.01 (14), 29.015 (1) (b) to (i), 29.015
2(1) (k) to (m), 29.025, 29.05 (9), 29.087 (title), 29.087 (2), 29.09 (2), 29.09 (3m)
3(title) and (a), 29.09 (3r), 29.09 (8), 29.09 (9) (a) (intro.) and 1., 29.09 (9) (a) 5.,
429.09 (9m) (a) 1. to 7., 29.09 (9m) (a) 8., 29.09 (9m) (a) 9., 29.09 (10) (b), 29.09
5(12) (b), 29.09 (12) (c), 29.09 (13), 29.092 (3r) (title), 29.093 (3) (b), 29.093 (3) (h),
629.093 (12) and (13), 29.095 (title), 29.095 (3), (5) and (5m), 29.102 (title), 29.102
7(1) (title), 29.102 (2), 29.1025 (1) (title), 29.103 (2) (b) (title), 29.103 (4) (title) and
8(a), 29.103 (4) (b), 29.103 (4) (c), 29.103 (4) (cg), 29.103 (4) (cm), 29.103 (4) (cr),
929.103 (4) (d), 29.103 (4) (e), 29.103 (5) (title), 29.104 (title), 29.105 (title), 29.105
10(2), 29.107 (5) (d), 29.107 (6), 29.1075 (title), 29.1075 (1b), 29.1075 (2), 29.1075
11(2m) (intro.) and (a), 29.1085 (title), 29.1085 (1m), 29.1085 (3) (title), 29.1085
12(3) (b), 29.1085 (3) (c) (title), 29.1085 (3) (c) 1., 29.1085 (4) and (5), 29.113 (title),
1329.113 (2), 29.117 (title), 29.117 (2), 29.123, 29.13 (1) (b) and (c), 29.135 (8),
1429.136 (title), 29.136 (7m), 29.137 (8), 29.137 (9), 29.14 (title) and (1) (title),
1529.14 (1) (b) and (c), 29.14 (7) (c), 29.145 (title) and (1) (title), 29.145 (1) (b) (title)
16and 1., 29.145 (1) (c), 29.145 (1c), 29.145 (2) (c), 29.145 (3) (c), 29.1475 (title),
1729.1475 (2) and (2m), 29.1475 (5), 29.148 (1), 29.148 (1m) (a), 29.148 (2), 29.149
18(title), 29.15 (title), 29.155 (title) and (1), 29.155 (1g) (a), 29.156, 29.157, 29.174
19(2) (c) and (cm), 29.174 (2) (g) 3., 29.174 (4m), 29.174 (14), 29.174 (15), 29.223,
2029.225 (4) (title), 29.225 (4) (a) (title), 29.226 (4) (intro.), 29.226 (4) (b) and (c),
2129.24 (title) and (1) (intro.), 29.24 (1) (b), 29.24 (2), 29.245, 29.256, 29.283 (title),
2229.286 (3), 29.29 (title), 29.29 (1) (title), 29.29 (3) (title), 29.29 (3) (c), 29.29 (5)
23(title), 29.29 (5) (b), 29.30 (3), 29.33 (title) and (1) (title), 29.33 (2) (title), 29.33
24(2) (d) to (h), 29.33 (4m) (title), (a) and (b), 29.33 (4m) (c) (intro.), 29.33 (4m) (c)
251. and 2., 29.33 (4m) (e), 29.33 (5), 29.33 (6m) and (7), 29.336, 29.34 (4) (c),
129.343 (2), 29.343 (5), 29.36 (title), 29.36 (3), 29.37 (title), 29.37 (3) (b), 29.37 (4),
229.42 (title), 29.42 (4), 29.425 (4m) and (5), 29.43 (5) (b), 29.44 (title), 29.47
3(title), 29.47 (2) (title), 29.47 (3) (title), 29.47 (4), 29.47 (7) (title), 29.47 (7) (b),
429.48 (title), 29.48 (1m), 29.48 (2), 29.48 (3), 29.48 (4) and (5), 29.49 (title), 29.49
5(1) (b), 29.49 (3), 29.51 (title), 29.51 (3m) (title), 29.51 (3m) (a), 29.51 (3m) (b),
629.51 (5) (intro.), 29.51 (5) (a) and (b), 29.513 (title), 29.513 (5), 29.514, 29.521,
729.525, 29.53 (title) and (1) to (4), 29.535 (title), 29.55, 29.555, 29.557, 29.565
8(title), 29.572 (title), 29.578 (title), 29.578 (1m), 29.578 (15) and (16), 29.585
9(title), 29.59 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (a), 29.59 (1) (c) to (e), 29.59 (1) (f), 29.595,
1029.598 (title), 29.598 (1), 29.598 (2) (title) and (a), 29.598 (2) (b), 29.598 (2) (d),
1129.598 (3), 29.598 (4) (title) and (a), 29.598 (4) (b), 29.598 (4) (bn), 29.598 (4) (c),
1229.598 (5) (title) and (a), 29.598 (5) (b), 29.598 (5) (bm), 29.598 (5) (c), 29.598 (6)
13(title) and (a), 29.598 (6) (b), 29.598 (6) (c), 29.598 (6) (d), 29.598 (6) (dm) and
14(em), 29.598 (6) (f), 29.598 (7) and (7m), 29.598 (8), 29.599, 29.60 (2g), 29.623
15(title), 29.623 (2), 29.64, 29.641, 29.642 (title) and (1), 29.642 (2), 29.6425,
1629.643, 29.65 (title), 29.65 (1) (intro.), 29.65 (1) (b) and (c), 29.65 (1) (e) to (m),
1729.65 (3), 29.99 (11m) (a), 29.99 (11p), 29.99 (12), 29.99 (14), 29.99 (15) and
1829.996;
to renumber and amend 29.01 (1), 29.01 (1m), 29.01 (2), 29.01 (3),
1929.01 (4), 29.01 (5), 29.01 (7), 29.01 (8), 29.01 (12r), 29.01 (13), 29.015 (1) (intro.),
2029.015 (1) (j), 29.02 (title), (1) and (2), 29.03, 29.05 (1), 29.05 (1d), 29.05 (1m),
2129.05 (1v), 29.05 (2), 29.05 (3), 29.05 (4), 29.05 (5), 29.05 (6), 29.05 (6m), 29.05
22(7), 29.05 (8), 29.05 (10), 29.06 (title), 29.06 (1), 29.06 (2) and (3), 29.07, 29.08,
2329.085, 29.087 (1), 29.09 (1), 29.09 (1m), 29.09 (3) (title), 29.09 (3) (a), 29.09 (3)
24(b), 29.09 (3m) (b), 29.09 (4), 29.09 (8m) (title) and (a), 29.09 (8m) (b), 29.09 (9)
25(title), 29.09 (9) (a) 2. and 3., 29.09 (9) (b) to (e), 29.09 (9m) (title), 29.09 (9m) (a)
1(intro.), 29.09 (9m) (b), 29.09 (9m) (c), 29.09 (9r) (title), (a) and (b), 29.09 (9r) (c),
229.09 (10) (title), 29.09 (10) (a), 29.09 (10) (am), 29.09 (10) (c), 29.09 (12) (a),
329.092 (3r) (a), 29.092 (3r) (b), 29.092 (14) (c), 29.092 (16), 29.093 (title) and (1),
429.093 (2) (title), 29.093 (2) (b), 29.093 (2) (f) 2., 29.093 (2) (g), 29.093 (2) (i),
529.093 (3) (title), 29.095 (2), 29.10, 29.101, 29.102 (1) (a), 29.102 (1) (b), 29.102
6(1) (c), 29.1025 (title), 29.1025 (1) (a), 29.1025 (1) (b), 29.1025 (1) (c), 29.1025 (1)
7(d), 29.1025 (2), 29.1025 (3), 29.103 (title) and (1), 29.103 (2) (title), (am) and
8(ar), 29.103 (2) (b) 1., 29.103 (2) (b) 2., 29.103 (2) (c), 29.103 (5) (a), 29.103 (5)
9(b), 29.103 (7), 29.104 (1), 29.104 (2), 29.104 (3), 29.104 (4), 29.105 (1), 29.105
10(3), 29.106, 29.107 (title), (1), (2), (3) and (3m), 29.107 (4), 29.107 (5) (title) and
11(a), 29.107 (5) (b), 29.107 (5) (c), 29.1075 (1m), 29.1075 (2m) (b), 29.1075 (3),
1229.1085 (1b), 29.1085 (2), 29.1085 (2g), 29.1085 (2m), 29.1085 (3) (a), 29.1085
13(3) (c) 2., 29.1085 (5g), 29.11, 29.112, 29.113 (1), 29.113 (3), 29.116, 29.117 (1),
1429.117 (3), 29.125, 29.13 (title), 29.13 (1) (a), 29.13 (1) (d), 29.13 (2) to (5), 29.134
15(title) and (1) to (8), 29.134 (10) and (11), 29.135 (title) and (1), 29.135 (2) (title),
1629.135 (2), 29.135 (4) to (7), 29.136 (1) to (7), 29.136 (8), 29.137 (title) and (1),
1729.137 (2), 29.137 (3), 29.137 (5m) and (7), 29.138, 29.139, 29.14 (1) (a), 29.14
18(2) to (6), 29.14 (7) (title), 29.14 (7) (a), 29.14 (7) (b), 29.145 (1) (a), 29.145 (1) (b)
192., 29.145 (2) (title), 29.145 (2) (a), 29.145 (2) (b), 29.145 (3) (title), 29.145 (3) (a),
2029.145 (3) (b), 29.146, 29.147 (title), 29.147 (1), 29.147 (2), 29.147 (2m), 29.147
21(3), 29.1475 (1), 29.1475 (3), 29.1475 (4), 29.1475 (6), 29.148 (title), 29.148 (1m)
22(intro.), 29.148 (1m) (b) and (c), 29.148 (3), 29.149 (1) (intro.), 29.149 (1) (a),
2329.149 (1) (b), 29.149 (2) and (3), 29.149 (4), 29.149 (5), 29.15 (1) (a) 1., 29.15 (2),
2429.15 (3), 29.15 (4) and (5), 29.155 (1g) (intro.), 29.155 (1g) (b), 29.155 (1h),
2529.155 (1m), (1r), (2), (3) and (4), 29.16, 29.165, 29.166, 29.174 (1), 29.174 (2) (a),
129.174 (2) (er), 29.174 (2) (f), 29.174 (2) (g) (intro.), 29.174 (2) (g) 1. and 2., 29.174
2(2) (g) 4., 29.174 (6), 29.174 (8), 29.174 (13), 29.175, 29.22, 29.221, 29.222,
329.224 (title), (1) and (2) (title), (a) and (b), 29.224 (3) to (6) (a), 29.224 (6) (b) (bn),
4(c) and (d), 29.225 (title) and (1) to (3), 29.225 (4) (a) 1., 29.225 (4) (a) 2., 29.225
5(4) (am), 29.225 (4) (b), 29.226 (title) and (1) to (3), 29.226 (4) (a), 29.227, 29.23,
629.24 (1) (a), 29.255, 29.27 (title) and (1), 29.27 (3), 29.283 (3) to (5), 29.286
7(title), (1) and (2), 29.29 (1) and (2), 29.29 (3) (b), 29.29 (4), 29.29 (5) (a), 29.30
8(title), (1) and (2), 29.33 (1), 29.33 (2) (c), 29.33 (4), 29.33 (4g), 29.33 (6), 29.34
9(title), (1), (2) and (4) (a) and (b), 29.34 (5), 29.34 (6), 29.343 (title), 29.343 (1),
1029.343 (3), 29.343 (4), 29.343 (6), 29.344 (title) and (1) to (4), 29.344 (5), 29.36
11(1) and (2), 29.36 (4), 29.37 (1), 29.37 (3) (a), 29.37 (5), 29.38, 29.39, 29.395,
1229.40, 29.405, 29.41, 29.415, 29.42 (1), (2) and (3), 29.425 (title) and (1) to (3),
1329.425 (4), 29.427, 29.43 (title), (1) to (4) and (5) (title) and (a), 29.44 (2), 29.44
14(3), 29.45, 29.46, 29.47 (2) (intro.), 29.47 (2) (c) and (d), 29.47 (3) (intro.), 29.47
15(3) (a) to (c), 29.47 (6), 29.47 (7) (a), 29.475, 29.48 (1), 29.48 (6), 29.49 (1) (title),
1629.49 (1) (a) (intro.), 29.49 (1) (a) 1., 29.49 (1) (a) 2., 29.49 (2), 29.50, 29.51 (1)
17(intro.), 29.51 (1) (a), (b) and (c), 29.51 (1) (e), 29.51 (2), 29.51 (3), 29.51 (4), 29.51
18(6), 29.513 (1) to (4), 29.515, 29.53 (5), 29.535 (1) (a) (intro.), 29.535 (1) (a) 1.,
1929.535 (1) (a) 2., 29.535 (1) (b), 29.535 (1) (c), 29.54, 29.544, 29.547, 29.56, 29.565
20(intro.), 29.565 (2), 29.57, 29.571 (title) and (1), 29.571 (4), 29.572 (1), 29.572 (2)
21and (3), 29.573, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 (1), 29.578 (2), 29.578 (3), 29.578 (4) to
22(13), 29.578 (14) (a), 29.578 (14) (am), 29.578 (14) (b), 29.578 (14) (c), 29.579,
2329.583, 29.585 (1), 29.585 (2) (a), 29.585 (2) (b) to (6), 29.586, 29.59 (2) to (7),
2429.598 (2) (c), 29.598 (8g), (8r), (9), (10) and (11), 29.60 (title), (1) and (2), 29.60
25(2m) and (3), 29.605, 29.62 (title), 29.623 (1), 29.625, 29.626, 29.644, 29.645,
129.65 (1) (a), 29.65 (1) (d), 29.65 (2), 29.99 (intro.) and (1) to (11), 29.99 (11m)
2(b) and (c), 29.99 (11r) and (11v), 29.995, 29.9965, 29.9967, 29.997 and 29.998;
3to consolidate, renumber and amend 29.15 (1) (intro.) and (a) (intro.),
429.174 (2) (d), (dg), (dr), (e), (eg) and (em), 29.51 (7) (a) and (b) and 29.62 (1) and
5(3);
to amend 2.04, 20.370 (1) (fb), 20.370 (1) (fs), 20.370 (1) (ft), 20.370 (1) (hr)
6and (ht), 20.370 (1) (hu), 20.370 (1) (Lq), 20.370 (1) (Lr) and (Ls), 20.370 (1) (ma),
720.370 (3) (is), 20.370 (4) (ku), 20.370 (4) (kv), 20.370 (5) (aq), 20.370 (5) (ea),
820.370 (5) (fq), 20.370 (5) (fr), 20.370 (7) (ft), 20.370 (9) (ht), 20.370 (9) (hu),
923.09 (2) (d) 6., 23.16 (1), 23.33 (4) (d) 6., 23.51 (3g), 23.51 (4), 23.51 (5), 23.51
10(10), 23.795 (2), 25.29 (6), 26.985 (2), 26.985 (3), 27.01 (7) (c) 6. and 7., 27.01 (7)
11(f) 1. and (g) 1., 27.01 (7) (gm) 3., 27.01 (7) (gm) 4., 27.01 (8) (b) 2. and 3., 28.11
12(3) (k), 30.01 (4r), 30.12 (4) (a), 30.124 (2), 30.202 (3), 30.204 (5), 30.51 (2) (c) 2.,
1330.71, 59.25 (3) (f) 2., 59.40 (2) (m), 66.894 (2), 70.111 (3m), 70.113 (1) (intro.),
1470.113 (2) (a), 70.114 (1) (c), 71.10 (5) (a) 2., 94.50 (5), 114.10, 125.27 (2) (a) 1.
15(intro.), 125.51 (5) (c) 1., 167.31 (1) (h), 167.31 (4) (b), 167.31 (4) (c), 167.31 (4)
16(cg) (intro.), 167.31 (4) (cm) (intro.), 167.31 (4) (cm) and (4m), 174.01 (2), 181.297
17(3) (a) 5., 283.87 (1), 347.06 (4), 350.01 (5), 480.08 (2m) (intro.), 814.60 (2) (d),
18814.60 (2) (e), 814.60 (2) (em), 814.63 (3) (c), 814.63 (3) (d), 814.63 (3) (e), 814.63
19(3) (eg), 895.57 (3), 938.343 (7), 941.20 (3) (b) 2., 943.13 (4m) (a) and (b), 943.75
20(3), 946.13 (2) (g), 948.55 (5), 948.60 (3) (c), 951.015, 968.20 (3) (a), 968.20 (3)
21(b) and 973.05 (1);
to repeal and recreate chapter 29 (title) and 30.92 (1) (bn);
22and
to create subchapter I (title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.001], 29.001
23(intro.), 29.001 (3), 29.001 (6), 29.001 (9), 29.001 (16), 29.001 (54), 29.001 (57),
2429.001 (78), 29.001 (87), subchapter II (title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.011],
2529.014 (title), 29.014 (2) (a) and (c), 29.014 (4), 29.024 (title), 29.024 (9), 29.035
1(title), 29.047 (1) and (1m), 29.047 (2) (intro.), 29.053 (title), subchapter III
2(title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.161], 29.191 (title), 29.191 (4) (a) 3., 29.191 (5)
3(a) 2., 29.192 (title), 29.193 (title), 29.194 (title), 29.241 (title), subchapter IV
4(title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.301], 29.331 (2) (title) and (5) (title),
5subchapter V (title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.401], subchapter VI (title) of
6chapter 29 [precedes 29.501], 29.503 (2) (b), subchapter VII (title) of chapter 29
7[precedes 29.553], 29.563, 29.566 (title), subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 29
8[precedes 29.591], 29.597 (6) (b) (intro.), subchapter IX (title) of chapter 29
9[precedes 29.601], 29.614, subchapter X (title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.701],
1029.705 (2), 29.745 (2), subchapter XI (title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.851],
1129.867 (2m), 29.871 (2m), subchapter XII (title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.885],
1229.889 (12) (title), subchapter XIII (title) of chapter 29 [precedes 29.921], 29.921
13(title), 29.921 (6), 29.921 (7), 29.924 (title), 29.931 (title) and 29.961 (2) of the
14statutes;
relating to: recodification of fish and game laws.
1. The DNR's predecessor agency, the conservation commission, was first given
authority to adopt orders governing hunting, fishing and trapping in 1933. Prior to that
time, the statutes provided all regulatory detail necessary to administer the various fish
and game programs. Much of this detail is more appropriate for rules, rather than
statutes, but the statutes have not been systematically amended to remove details and
thus allow the DNR to address by rule the specific requirements of each subject of
regulation.
2. Chapter 29 is quite long (55 pages in the 1995-96 statutes) and has insufficient
internal organization. In many cases, similar subjects are not grouped together.
3. As is typical of statutes, regulatory programs accumulate incrementally. New
regulatory programs are not made consistent with existing programs, even when the
subjects are similar. The current statutes related to the several types of bird and game
farms, for example, use significantly different statutory language to accomplish the same
purpose in each of the programs.
4. Statutory drafting style has evolved into the use of "plain English" whenever
possible. Chapter 29 is full of archaic phrases and circumlocutions, such as s. 29.57,
which describes certain lands, and subsequently refers to them as "the said lands".
5. Although ch. 29 is fairly comprehensive, there are occasional gaps in the DNR's
regulatory authority, such as the omission of a general statement of rule-making
authority.
In discussing and responding to its charge, the special committee determined to
recodify ch. 29 by reorganizing it into subchapters and modernizing the statutory
language to the extent possible. In addition, the special committee agreed to make minor
substantive changes that appear to be consistent with the original intent of the
legislature or that are consistent with current policies of the legislature and the DNR in
fish and game programs. The special committee is not proposing major substantive
changes to any provisions of ch. 29 in this bill.
The bill divides ch. 29 into 13 subchapters and reorganizes the material
incorporated into each of the newly created subchapters as necessary. The new
subchapter headings are as follows:
For the convenience of the reader, a table of contents listing all section numbers of
reorganized ch. 29 is included in this Prefatory note. Also, a finding aid is included at
the end of the bill, which matches the current statute numbers with the new statute
numbers assigned by this bill.