Amendment JR2 AA1-ASA1-AB1

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84np Section 84np. 29.347 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,62,13 29.347 (2) Deer or elk carcass tags. Except as provided under sub. (5) and s. 29.324 (3), any person who kills a deer shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the deer a current validated deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the type of deer killed. Any person who kills an elk shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the elk a current validated elk carcass tag. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.871 (7), (8), or (14) or 29.89 (6), no person may possess, control, store, or transport a deer carcass unless it is tagged as required under this subsection. Except as provided under sub. (2m), no person may possess, control, store, or transport an elk carcass unless it is tagged as required under this subsection. A person who kills a deer or elk shall register the deer or elk in the manner required by the department. The carcass tag may not be removed before registration. The removal of a carcass tag from a deer or elk before registration renders the deer or elk untagged.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84nq Section 84nq. 29.347 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,62,18 29.347 (2m) (a) A deer carcass tag attached under sub. (2) and a registration tag attached by the department or a car kill tag attached under sub. (5) may be removed from a gutted carcass at the time of butchering, but the person who killed or obtained the deer or elk shall retain all tags until the meat is consumed.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84ns Section 84ns. 29.347 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,62,22 29.347 (2m) (b) Any person who retains a tag under par. (a) may give deer or elk meat to another person. The person who receives the gift of deer or elk meat is not required to possess a tag.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84nt Section 84nt. 29.347 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,63,5 29.347 (3) Heads and skins. The head and skin of any deer or elk lawfully killed, when severed from the rest of the carcass, are not subject to this chapter; but no person shall may have possession or control of the green head or green skin of a deer or elk during the period beginning 30 days after the close of the open deer applicable season and the opening of the succeeding applicable season, or. Unless authorized by the department, no person may at any time have possession or control of a deer or elk head in the velvet, or a deer or elk skin in the red, blue, or spotted coat.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84nu Section 84nu. 29.347 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,63,15 29.347 (4) Antlers removed or broken. Any deer taken during an open season for hunting antlered deer only or for hunting antlerless deer only from which the antlers have been removed, broken, shed, or altered so as to make determination of the legality of the deer impossible is an illegal deer if the deer is taken during an open season for hunting only antlered deer or during an open season for hunting only antlerless deer. Any elk from which the antlers have been removed, broken, shed, or altered so as to make determination of the legality of the elk impossible is an illegal elk if the elk is taken during an open season for hunting only antlered elk or during an open season for hunting antlerless elk.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84nv Section 84nv. 29.347 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84pb Section 84pb. 29.361 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,63,18 29.361 (title) Transportation of deer or elk.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84pd Section 84pd. 29.361 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,63,22 29.361 (1) No common carrier may receive for transportation or transport or attempt to transport any deer or elk or the carcass of any deer or elk except as provided in this section.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84pr Section 84pr. 29.361 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,64,3 29.361 (2) Any person may transport a lawfully taken deer or elk if it is properly tagged and registered, except as otherwise provided by rule during the open season for deer or elk and for 3 days thereafter.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84pt Section 84pt. 29.361 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,64,9 29.361 (2m) Any person may transport an antlerless deer killed under the authority of his or her hunter's choice, bonus, or other deer hunting permit on any highway, as defined s. 340.01 (22), in order to register the deer in the deer management area where the dear deer was killed or in an adjoining management area.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84pv Section 84pv. 29.361 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,64,13 29.361 (5) This section does not apply to a person who has a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting, attempting to transport, or receiving the carcass of a deer or elk in connection with his or her business.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84px Section 84px. 29.361 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rb Section 84rb. 29.539 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,64,17 29.539 (1) (a) 1. Deer, elk, bear, squirrel, game bird, game fish, or the carcass of any of these wild animals at any time.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rd Section 84rd. 29.541 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,64,20 29.541 (1) (a) 1. The meat of any deer, elk, bear, squirrel, game bird, or game fish taken from inland waters at any time.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rf Section 84rf. 29.553 (1) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,64,22 29.553 (1) (hm) Elk hunting license.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rh Section 84rh. 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,64,24 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. Elk: $39.25.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rj Section 84rj. 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,1 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. Elk: $199.25.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rm Section 84rm. 29.563 (12) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,3 29.563 (12) (a) 5. Elk: $13.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rp Section 84rp. 29.563 (14) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,6 29.563 (14) (a) 3. The processing fee for applications for elk hunting licenses: $2.75.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rr Section 84rr. 29.563 (14) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,12 29.563 (14) (c) 3. Each application for a hunter's choice permit, bonus deer hunting permit, elk hunting license, wild turkey hunting license, Canada goose hunting permit, sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit, bobcat hunting and trapping permit, otter trapping permit, fisher trapping permit, or sturgeon fishing permit: 25 cents.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84rt Section 84rt. 29.567 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,17 29.567 Voluntary contributions; elk research. (1) Any applicant for an elk hunting license under s. 29.182 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 elk research.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,19 (2) All moneys collected under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (hq).

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sb Section 84sb. 29.595 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,22 29.595 Elk hunter education program. (1) Establishment. The department shall establish and conduct an elk hunter education program.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,24 (2) Instruction. The elk hunter education program shall provide a course of instruction that includes all of the following:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,65,25 (a) History and recovery of elk in this state and the eastern United States.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,1 (b) Elk census and population estimation methods used in this state.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,2 (c) Elk biology and disease prevention.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,3 (d) Elk hunting techniques and hunter ethics.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,4 (e) Elk hunting zones.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,5 (f) Rules promulgated by the department concerning elk hunting.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,6 (g) Native American hunting.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,9 (3) Certificate of accomplishment. (a) The department shall issue a certificate of accomplishment to a person who successfully completes the course of instruction under the elk hunter education program.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,12 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), no person may be issued an elk hunting license unless he or she holds a valid certificate of accomplishment issued under this subsection.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,17 (c) A person may be issued an elk hunting license if the person holds evidence that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that he or she has successfully completed in another state or province an elk hunter education course and if the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement with that state or province.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,19 (4) Fee prohibited. The department may not charge a fee for the course of instruction or the certificate of accomplishment.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sd Section 84sd. 29.875 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,21 29.875 (title) Disposal of escaped deer or elk.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sf Section 84sf. 29.875 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.875 (1r).

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sg Section 84sg. 29.875 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,66,24 29.875 (1g) In this section, "deer" means any species of deer.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sj Section 84sj. 29.875 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,67,4 29.875 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (1r), the department may dispose of the deer immediately if the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection determines that the deer poses a risk to public safety or to the health of other domestic or wild animals.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sm Section 84sm. 29.889 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,67,7 29.889 (1) (f) Elk, if the department has promulgated a rule that establishes a season for hunting elk.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sp Section 84sp. 29.921 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,67,12 29.921 (7) Dogs injuring wildlife. A warden may kill a dog found running, injuring, causing injury to, or killing, any deer, other than farm-raised deer or elk, or destroying game birds, their eggs, or nests, if immediate action is necessary to protect the deer, elk, or game birds, their nests or eggs, from injury or death.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84sr Section 84sr. 29.927 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,67,15 29.927 (8) Any dog found running deer, except farm-raised deer, or elk at any time, or used in violation of this chapter.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84st Section 84st. 29.934 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,67,19 29.934 (1) (e) This subsection does not apply to a deer killed, or so injured that it must be killed, by a collision with a motor vehicle on a highway. For purposes of this subsection, "deer" does not include farm-raised deer.".

AB1-ASA1-AA1,67,20 79. Page 29, line 17: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,67,22 " Section 84n. 26.39 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is renumbered 26.39 (4) (a) and amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,68,3 26.39 (4) (a) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cu) the moneys received as surcharges under s. 28.06 (2m) during fiscal year 2001-02, up to a total amount of $300,000. The department shall credit any balance over $300,000 that remains from the moneys received as such surcharges during fiscal year 2001-02 to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cv).

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84p Section 84p. 26.39 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,68,8 26.39 (4) (b) For fiscal year 2002-03 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall credit 50% of the moneys received as surcharges under s. 28.06 (2m) during the applicable fiscal year to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cu) and the remaining 50% to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cv).".

AB1-ASA1-AA1,68,9 80. Page 29, line 17: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,68,10 " Section 84nb. 29.235 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,68,17 29.235 (2) Authorization; resident hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges. A resident conservation patron license confers upon the licensee all the combined privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license, resident deer hunting license, resident wild turkey hunting license, resident archer hunting license, waterfowl hunting stamp, pheasant hunting stamp, a wild turkey hunting stamp, resident annual fishing license, sturgeon spearing license, an inland waters trout stamp, a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp, and trapping license.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84nc Section 84nc. 29.235 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,2 29.235 (2m) Authorization; nonresident hunting and fishing privileges. A nonresident conservation patron license confers upon the licensee all the combined privileges conferred by a nonresident small game hunting license, nonresident deer hunting license, nonresident wild turkey hunting license, nonresident archer hunting license, waterfowl hunting stamp, pheasant hunting stamp, a wild turkey hunting stamp, nonresident annual fishing license, sturgeon spearing license, an inland waters trout stamp, and a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84nf Section 84nf. 29.237 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.237 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,5 29.237 (1) (intro.) In this section, "validated":

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,7 (b) "Validated" means marked with specified information in the manner required by the department.

AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 84ng Section 84ng. 29.237 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,11 29.237 (1) (a) "Lake Winnebago and upper Fox and Wolf rivers system" means Buttes des Morts Lake, Winneconne Lake, Poygan Lake, Winnebago Lake, and all of the following:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,13 1. Each stream that flows into any of these lakes, from the mouth of the stream upstream to the first dam on the stream.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,15 2. The Fox River from the point that it flows into Lake Winnebago upstream to the dam above the city of Princeton.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,17 3. Each tributary of the Fox River from the point that it flows into the Fox River upstream to the first dam on the tributary.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,69,18 4. The Wolf River from its mouth upstream to the dam in the city of Shawano.