16,1153yg
Section 1153yg. 28.92 of the statutes is created to read:
28.92 State forest rangers. (1) The persons appointed by the department to enforce the laws relating to state forests shall be known as state forest rangers and shall be subject to ch. 230.
(2) The department shall provide to all state forest rangers, before exercising any of their powers, a commission issued by the department under its seal, to read substantially as follows:
State of Wisconsin
Department of forestry
To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity and ability of ...., of the county of ...., we do hereby appoint and constitute .... a state forest ranger for the state of Wisconsin, and do authorize and empower .... to execute and fulfill the duties of that office according to law, during good behavior and the faithful performance of the duties of that office.
In testimony whereof, the secretary has hereunto affixed the secretary's signature and the official seal of the department, at its office in the city of Madison, Wisconsin, this .... day of ...., .....
(Seal) State of Wisconsin
Department of forestry
By .... ....
(3) The department shall furnish to each state forest ranger at the time of the ranger's appointment, a pocket identification folder in the same form and substance as the folder described in s. 23.10 (5), except that the impression shall be the seal of the department.
(4) A state forest ranger shall carry the identification folder on his or her person at all times that he or she is on official duty, and a state forest ranger shall, on demand, exhibit the same to any person to whom he or she may represent himself or herself as a state forest ranger.
16,1153yj
Section 1153yj. 28.94 of the statutes is created to read:
28.94 Resisting or falsely impersonating a state forest ranger. Any person who does any of the following may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both:
(1) Assaults or otherwise resists or obstructs any state forest ranger in the performance of his or her duties.
(2) Falsely represents himself or herself to be a state forest ranger or assumes to act as a state forest ranger without having been first appointed.
16,1153ym
Section 1153ym. 28.98 of the statutes is created to read:
28.98 General penalty provision. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter for which no other penalty is prescribed is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $100.
16,1158m
Section 1158m. 29.032 of the statutes is created to read:
29.032 Internet bidding process. The department of natural resources shall post its specifications for the operation of a statewide automated system for issuing approvals on an Internet site maintained by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of natural resources shall ensure that the Internet site provides a means by which contractors may electronically post bids to provide the statewide automated system and by which contractors may view the bids posted by other contractors.
16,1159
Section
1159. 29.037 of the statutes is amended to read:
29.037 Fish and wildlife restoration. This state assents to the provisions of the acts of congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved September 2, 1937 (Public Law No. 415, 75th Congress), and "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration management projects, and for other purposes," approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law No. 681, 81st Congress) 16 USC 669 to 669i and 777 to 777L. The department is authorized and directed to perform any acts necessary to establish cooperative-wildlife cooperative wildlife restoration projects and cooperative fish restoration
and management projects, as defined in the acts of congress, in compliance with the acts these federal provisions and with regulations promulgated by the secretary of the interior. No funds accruing to this state from license fees paid by hunters and from sport and recreation fishing license fees may be diverted for any other purpose than those provided by the department the administration of the department when it is exercising its responsibilities that are specific to the management of the fish and wildlife resources of this state.
16,1160
Section
1160. 29.038 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.038 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 22.01 (7).
16,1162h
Section 1162h. 29.089 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.089 (1) Except as provided in sub.
subs. (3) and (4), no person may hunt or trap on land located in state parks or state fish hatcheries.
16,1162p
Section 1162p. 29.089 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.089 (2) Except as provided in sub.
subs. (3) and (4), no person may have in his or her possession or under his or her control a firearm on land located in state parks or state fish hatcheries unless the firearm is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case.
16,1162t
Section 1162t. 29.089 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.089 (3) A person may hunt deer, wild turkeys or small game in a state park, or in a portion of a state park, if the state park is open for the purpose of hunting under sub. (4) or if the department has authorized by rule the hunting of that type of game in the state park, or in the portion of the state park, and if the person holds the approvals required under this chapter for hunting that type of game.
16,1162w
Section 1162w. 29.089 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
29.089 (4) All land located in a state park shall be open for the purpose of hunting during the appropriate open season to the maximum extent possible if the state park in which the land is located has received any funding from the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund at any time during the preceding 10 years. The natural resources board may exempt a state park from this requirement.
16,1162wm
Section 1162wm. 29.09 of the statutes is created to read:
29.09 Fishing on land in state parks. The department may not prohibit fishing on land located in a state park during the appropriate open season and shall allow fishing to the maximum extent possible if the state park in which the land is located has received any funding from the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund at any time during the preceding 10 years. The natural resources board may exempt a state park from this requirement.
16,1171gb
Section 1171gb. 29.324 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.324 (1) (b) "Group deer hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms or all using bows and arrows, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.
16,1171gd
Section 1171gd. 29.324 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.324 (2) (intro.) Any member of a group deer hunting party, the members of which are all using firearms, may kill a deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if both of the following conditions exist:
16,1171gf
Section 1171gf. 29.324 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.324 (2m) (a) In this subsection, "regular gun deer season" means the deer hunting season established by the department that begins on the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving and that authorizes hunting with firearms.
(b) Any member of a group deer hunting party, the members of which are all using bows and arrows, may kill an antlerless deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if all of the following conditions exist:
1. At the time and place of the kill, the person who kills the antlerless deer is in contact with the person for whom the antlerless deer is killed.
2. The person for whom the antlerless deer is killed possesses a current unused deer carcass tag that is authorized for use on the antlerless deer killed.
3. The antlerless deer is killed after the close of the regular gun deer season.
16,1171gh
Section 1171gh. 29.324 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.324 (3) A person who kills a deer under sub. (2) or (2m) shall ensure that a member of his or her group deer hunting party without delay attaches a current validated deer carcass tag to the deer in the manner specified under s. 29.347 (2). The person who kills the deer may not leave the deer unattended until after it is tagged.
16,1177g
Section 1177g. 29.347 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.347 (5) (a) Any person who while operating a motor vehicle on a highway accidentally collides with and kills a deer may retain take possession of the carcass. If the motor vehicle operator does not want to retain
take the carcass, the carcass may be retained taken by any other person who is present at the scene of the accident at the time the collision occurs or at any time after the collision occurs.
16,1177r
Section 1177r. 29.347 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.347 (5) (b) (intro.) No person may retain take possession of the carcass of a deer killed in the manner specified in par. (a) and remove the carcass from the scene of the accident unless one of the following apply:
16,1184m
Section 1184m. 29.519 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
29.519 (2) (e) Retention of licenses. 1. A commercial fishing licensee who is authorized under the license to conduct commercial fishing operations in the waters of Green Bay may retain the license without conducting any commercial fishing operations as authorized under the license for one period of up to 7 consecutive years. During this period, the commercial fishing licensee may not be required to transfer the license, may not be required to invest in any fishing gear or equipment, and is exempt from paying the applicable fees for the license under s. 29.563.
2. A commercial fishing licensee who conducts commercial fishing operations as authorized under the license in the waters of Green Bay may choose for one period of up to 7 consecutive years to be exempt from any minimum requirement on the amount of fish harvested that is established by the department and that applies to the licensee.
16,1190
Section
1190. 29.563 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (4) (b) 1. Sports: $248.25
$238.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's option.
16,1196
Section
1196. 29.565 of the statutes is created to read:
29.565 Voluntary contributions; venison processing and grant program. (1) Any applicant for a hunting license listed under s. 29.563 (2) (a) or (b) may, in addition to paying any fee charged for the license, elect to make a voluntary contribution of at least $1 to be used for the venison processing and donation program under s. 29.89.
(2) All moneys collected under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (ft).
16,1196g
Section 1196g. 29.566 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.566 (title) Collection, retention, and deposit of fees.
16,1196r
Section 1196r. 29.566 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.566 (1m) Transaction payments. The department shall establish a system under which the department pays each agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. or 3. a payment of 50 cents for each time that the agent processes a transaction through the statewide automated system contracted for under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4. This payment is in addition to any issuing fee, processing fee, or handling fee retained by the agent. The department shall make these payments by allowing the agent to retain an amount equal to the payments from the amounts that are collected by the agent and that would otherwise be remitted to the department.
16,1196rk
Section 1196rk. 29.566 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
29.566 (1r) Issuing payment for special deer hunting permits. The department shall establish a system under which the department pays each agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. or 3. a payment of 50 cents each time that the agent uses the statewide automated system contracted for under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4. to issue to an individual one or more deer hunting permits as authorized under s. 29.177. The department shall make these payments by allowing the agent to retain an amount equal to the payments from the amounts that are collected by the agent and that would otherwise be remitted to the department.
16,1197g
Section 1197g. 29.569 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.569 (3) (b) Restrictions on issuance of sturgeon spearing licenses during the open season. No
Except as provided in par. (bm), no sturgeon spearing license may be issued during a period beginning on October 1 and ending on the last day of the open season for the spearing of rock or lake sturgeon that follows that October 1.
16,1197h
Section 1197h. 29.569 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
29.569 (3) (bm) Exceptions. A sturgeon spearing license may be issued during a period beginning on October 1 and ending on the last day of the open season for the spearing of rock or lake sturgeon that follows that October 1 to any of the following:
1. A person who is a member of the U.S. armed forces and who exhibits proof that he or she is a resident, is in active service with the armed forces outside this state, and is on furlough or leave.
2. A person who is a resident and who has attained the age of 14 during that period.
16,1197hm
Section 1197hm. 29.591 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.591 (3) Instruction fee. The department shall establish by rule the may not charge a fee for the course of instruction under the hunter education program and the bow hunter education program. The instructor shall collect this instruction fee from each person who receives instruction under the hunter education program and the bow hunter education program and remit the fee to the department. The department may determine the portion of this fee, which may not exceed 50%, that the instructor may retain to defray expenses incurred by the instructor in conducting the course. The instructor shall remit the remainder of the fee or, if nothing is retained, the entire fee to the department may reimburse instructors for allowable costs, as determined by the department, up to $5 for each person who receives instruction from that instructor.
16,1200
Section
1200. 29.604 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.604 (2) (am) "State agency" means a board, commission, committee, department or office in the state government or the Fox River Navigational System Authority. "State agency" does not include the department of natural resources or the office of the governor.
16,1203
Section
1203. 29.741 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.741 (2) No person shall take, remove, sell, or transport from the public waters of this state to any place beyond the borders of the state, any duck potato, wild celery, or any other plant or plant product except wild rice native in said waters and commonly known to furnish food for game birds.
16,1225
Section
1225. 29.89 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (title) Venison processing grants and donation program.
16,1225m
Section 1225m. 29.89 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 29.89 (1) and amended to read:
29.89
(1) Definitions. Definition. In this section
: (a) "Charitable, "charitable organization" means a nonprofit corporation, charitable trust or other nonprofit association that is described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is exempt from taxation under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
16,1225r
Section 1225r. 29.89 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1226
Section
1226. 29.89 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (2) Establishment of program. The department shall establish a program to reimburse counties for the costs that they incur in processing and donating venison from certain deer carcasses.
16,1227
Section
1227. 29.89 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (3) (b) The county accepts deer carcasses for processing and pays for the costs of processing.
16,1228c
Section 1228c. 29.89 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 29.89 (5) (b) 2. b.
16,1229
Section
1229. 29.89 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (3) (e) The processed venison is donated county shall make reasonable efforts to donate the venison as provided under sub. (4).
16,1230
Section
1230. 29.89 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
