(d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the natural resources assessment and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer shall deposit the amount of the natural resources assessment in the conservation fund.
(e) All moneys collected from natural resources assessments shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (3) (mu).
(2) Natural resources restitution payments. (a) If a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of this chapter for failure to obtain a license required under this chapter, the court shall impose a natural resources restitution payment equal to the amount of the fee for the license that was required and should have been obtained.
(b) If a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the natural resources restitution payment shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension unless the court directs otherwise.
(c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this subsection applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the natural resources restitution payment prescribed in this subsection. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the natural resources restitution payment shall be transmitted to the state treasurer under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the natural resources restitution payment shall also be returned.
(d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the natural resources restitution payment and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer shall deposit the amount of the natural resources restitution payment in the conservation fund.
(e) All moneys collected from natural resources restitution payments shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (3) (mu).
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225. 173.23 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
173.23 (1m) (b) If the animal is not a dog or cat, sell the animal at public auction, including sale at a licensed livestock animal market.
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226. 174.001 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
174.001 (3) "Livestock" means any horse, bovine, sheep, goat, pig, elk or other deer raised in captivity, llama, alpaca, domestic rabbit, farm-raised deer, as defined in s. 95.001 (1) (a) (ag), or domestic fowl, including game fowl raised in captivity any farm-raised game bird, as defined in s. 169.01 (12m).
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227. 350.01 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
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228. 814.60 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
814.60 (2) (e) Natural resources restitution payment imposed by s. 169.46 (2) or 29.989.
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229. 895.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
895.57 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any humane officer, local health officer, peace officer, employee of the department of natural resources while on any land licensed under s. 29.865, 29.867, 29.869 or 29.871 169.15, 169.18, or 169.19, subject to certification under s. 90.21, or designated as a wildlife refuge under s. 29.621 (1) or employee of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection if the officer's or employee's acts are in good faith and in an apparently authorized and reasonable fulfillment of his or her duties.
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230. 943.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
943.75 (3) Subsections (2) and (2m) do not apply to any humane officer, local health officer, peace officer, employee of the department of natural resources while on any land licensed under s. 29.865, 29.867, 29.869 or 29.871 169.15, 169.18, or 169.19, subject to certification under s. 90.21, or designated as a wildlife refuge under s. 29.621 (1) or employee of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection if the officer's or employee's acts are in good faith and in an apparently authorized and reasonable fulfillment of his or her duties. This subsection does not limit any other person from claiming the defense of privilege under s. 939.45 (3).
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231. 951.01 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
951.01 (1m) "Conservation warden" means a warden appointed under s. 23.10.
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232. 951.015 of the statutes is renumbered 951.015 (1) and amended to read:
951.015 (1) This chapter may not be interpreted as controverting any law regulating wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169, the taking of a wild animal wild animals, as defined in s. 29.001 (90), the trapping of animals, the use of live animals in dog trials or in the training of hunting dogs or the slaughter of animals by persons acting under state or federal law.
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233. 951.015 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
951.015 (2) For purposes of enforcing this chapter as to wild animals subject to regulation under ch. 169, a conservation warden has the same powers and duties that a law enforcement officer has under this chapter.
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234. 951.09 of the statutes is renumbered 951.09 (1) and amended to read:
951.09 (1) No person may instigate, promote, aid or abet as a principal, agent, employee, participant or spectator, or participate in the earnings from, or intentionally maintain or allow any place to be used for the shooting, killing or wounding shoot, kill, or wound with a firearm, or with any deadly weapon, any animal that is tied, staked out, caged or otherwise intentionally confined in a man-made an artificial enclosure, regardless of size.
Nothing in this section prohibits the shooting of any wild game in its wild state or the shooting of game birds and waterfowl at licensed game farms or licensed shooting preserves.
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235. 951.09 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
951.09 (2) (a) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a violation of this section is a principal and may be charged with and convicted of the violation although he or she did not directly commit it and although the person who directly committed it has not been convicted of the violation.
(b) A person is concerned in the commission of a violation of this section under par. (a) if the person does any of the following:
1. Instigates, promotes, aids, or abets the violation as a principal, agent, employee, participant, or spectator.
2. Participates in any earnings from the commission of the violation.
3. Intentionally maintains or allows any place to be used for the commission of the violation.
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236. 951.09 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
951.09 (3) This section does not apply to any of the following animals:
(b) A captive wild bird that is shot, killed, or wounded on a bird hunting preserve licensed under s. 169.19.
(c) Farm-raised deer, as defined in s. 95.001 (1) (ag).
(d) Animals that are treated in accordance with normally acceptable husbandry practices.
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237. 951.18 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
951.18 (4) (a) 2. A sentencing court shall require a criminal violator to pay restitution to a person, including any local humane officer or society or county or municipal pound or a law enforcement officer or conservation warden, for any pecuniary loss suffered by the person as a result of the crime, including expenses in keeping any animal that is involved in the crime. This requirement applies regardless of whether the criminal violator is placed on probation under s. 973.09. If restitution is ordered, the court shall consider the financial resources and future ability of the criminal violator to pay and shall determine the method of payment. Upon the application of any interested party, the court shall schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing to determine the value of any pecuniary loss under this paragraph.
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238. 951.18 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
951.18 (4) (b) 1. A sentencing court may order that an animal be delivered to the local humane officer or society or the county or municipal pound or to a law enforcement officer if a person commits a crime under this chapter, the person is the owner of the animal that is involved in the crime and the court considers the order to be reasonable and appropriate. A sentencing court may order that an animal be delivered to the department of natural resources, if the animal is a wild animal that is subject to regulation under ch. 169 and the court considers the order to be reasonable and appropriate. The society, pound or, officer or department of natural resources shall release the animal to a person other than the owner or dispose of the animal in a proper and humane manner. If the animal is a dog, the release or disposal shall be in accordance with s. 173.23 (1m), except that the fees under s. 173.23 (1m) (a) 4. do not apply if the expenses are covered under s. 173.24. If the animal is not a dog, the society, pound or officer may charge a fee for the release of the animal.
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239. 973.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.05 (1) When a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine, the court may grant permission for the payment of the fine, of the penalty assessment imposed by s. 757.07, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 973.045, the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge under s. 973.046, any applicable drug abuse program improvement surcharge imposed by s. 961.41 (5), any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261, any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 971.37 (1m) (c) 1. or 973.055, any applicable driver improvement surcharge imposed by s. 346.655, any applicable enforcement assessment imposed by s. 253.06 (4) (c), any applicable weapons assessment imposed by s. 167.31, any applicable uninsured employer assessment imposed by s. 102.85 (4), any applicable environmental assessment imposed by s. 299.93, any applicable wild animal protection assessment imposed by s. 29.983, any applicable natural resources assessment imposed by s. 29.987 or 169.46 (1) and any applicable natural resources restitution payment imposed by s. 29.989 or 169.46 (2) to be made within a period not to exceed 60 days. If no such permission is embodied in the sentence, the fine, the penalty assessment, the jail assessment, the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, any applicable deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge, any applicable drug abuse program improvement surcharge, any applicable consumer information assessment, any applicable domestic abuse assessment, any applicable driver improvement surcharge, any applicable enforcement assessment, any applicable weapons assessment, any applicable uninsured employer assessment, any applicable environmental assessment, any applicable wild animal protection assessment, any applicable natural resources assessment and any applicable natural resources restitution payment shall be payable immediately.
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240.
Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) In this Section:
(a) "Livestock" means bovine animals, sheep, goats, swine, farm-raised deer, and equine animals.
(b) "Wild animal" means a wild animal that is subject to regulation under chapter 169 of the statutes, as created by this act.
(2) Any livestock market license and any livestock vehicle registration issued under section 95.68, 1999 stats., shall remain valid until its expiration date and shall allow the trading and transport of wild animals as well as livestock in the manner authorized under the license until that date.
(3) Any livestock dealer license and any livestock vehicle registration issued under section 95.69, 1999 stats., shall remain valid until its expiration date and and shall allow the dealing in, and transport of, wild animals as well as livestock in the manner authorized under the license until that date.
(4) Any livestock trucker license and any livestock vehicle registration issued under section 95.71, 1999 stats., shall remain valid until its expiration date and shall allow the transporting for hire of wild animals as well as livestock in the manner authorized under the license until that date.
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241.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 1, 2003, except as follows:
(1) The treatment of sections 169.015, 169.29, 169.34, and 169.35 of the statutes takes effect on the day after publication.