SB307,17,2014 29.354 (1) Approval necessary. No person, except a person who has a valid
15hunting license, sports license, conservation patron license, taxidermist permit or
16scientific collector permit and who is carrying this approval on his or her person,
may
17possess or have under his or her control any game bird, or game animal or the carcass
18of any game bird or game animal unless the person has a valid hunting license, sports
19license, conservation patron license, taxidermist permit, or scientific collector
20permit
.
SB307, s. 46 21Section 46. 29.354 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.354 (2) (a) and
22amended to read:
SB307,18,223 29.354 (2) (a) No person, except a Except as provided in par. (b), no person who
24has a valid scientific collector permit, may take, needlessly destroy or possess or have

1under his or her control the nest or eggs of any wild bird for which a closed season
2is prescribed under this chapter.
SB307, s. 47 3Section 47. 29.354 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,18,64 29.354 (2) (b) A person who has a valid scientific collector permit may take or
5possess or have under his or her control the nest of a wild bird and may destroy the
6nest if necessary for a scientific purpose.
SB307, s. 48 7Section 48. 29.354 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 49 8Section 49. 29.354 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,18,119 29.354 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to farm-raised
10deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to
11regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 50 12Section 50. 29.357 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,18,1513 29.357 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to the possession,
14transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or , farm-raised fish,
15farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169
.
SB307, s. 51 16Section 51. 29.501 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,18,1817 29.501 (9m) This section applies to the raw furs and dressed furs of fur-bearing
18animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 52 19Section 52. 29.506 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,19,220 29.506 (4) Authorization. Subject to this section, a taxidermist permit
21authorizes the permit holder to possess and transport wild animals or carcasses of
22wild animals
in connection with his or her business. This authority supersedes, to
23the extent permitted under this section, restrictions on the possession and
24transportation of wild animals and carcasses of wild animals established under this

1chapter and ch. 169. A taxidermist permit entitles the permit holder to the same
2privileges as a Class A fur dealer's license.
SB307, s. 53 3Section 53. 29.539 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,19,64 29.539 (1m) Subsection (1) does not apply to farm-raised deer or, farm-raised
5fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under
6ch. 169 or the carcasses of these animals
.
SB307, s. 54 7Section 54. 29.541 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,19,108 29.541 (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to the meat from
9farm-raised deer or from, farm-raised fish, or farm-raised game birds or to meat
10that is subject to regulation under s. 169.14
.
SB307, s. 55 11Section 55. 29.563 (9) (intro.) and (a) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
SB307, s. 56 12Section 56. 29.563 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (7) (c) 5m.
SB307, s. 57 13Section 57. 29.563 (9) (a) 2. to 10. and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB307, s. 58 14Section 58. 29.563 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 59 15Section 59. 29.614 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,20,416 29.614 (3) A scientific collector permit authorizes the permittee to collect or
17salvage from the wild, for scientific purposes only, the eggs, nest and live fish and the
18nests and carcasses of any
wild animals specified in the permit subject to the
19conditions and limitations specified in the permit and the rules of the department.
20The permittee may use the specimens for the scientific purposes for which collected
21or salvaged and may transport them or cause them to be transported by common
22carrier. Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other person,
23except that these specimens may be exchanged for other specimens for scientific
24purposes. A scientific collector permit may authorize the use of net guns and
25tranquilizer guns for activities related to the purposes for which the permit is issued.

1Any person who is convicted of violating this chapter shall forfeit the person's permit
2and the permit is thereby revoked, in addition to all other penalties. Any person so
3convicted is not eligible for a permit under this section for one year following the
4conviction.
SB307, s. 60 5Section 60. 29.741 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 61 6Section 61. 29.741 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.741 and amended to
7read:
SB307,20,13 829.741 State propagation of wild animals Food in the wild for game
9birds
. No person shall may, from the public waters of this state, take, remove, sell,
10or transport from the public waters of this state to any place beyond the borders of
11the state,
any duck potato, wild celery, or any other plant or plant product except wild
12rice, that is native in said to these waters and that is commonly known to furnish food
13for game birds.
SB307, s. 62 14Section 62. 29.745 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 63 15Section 63. 29.853 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 64 16Section 64. 29.853 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 65 17Section 65. 29.853 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 66 18Section 66. 29.853 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 67 19Section 67. 29.853 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 68 20Section 68. 29.853 (5) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 69 21Section 69. 29.853 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 29.334 (2) and amended
22to read:
SB307,20,2423 29.334 (2) A person who violates this section sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than
24$100 nor more than $1,000.
SB307, s. 70 25Section 70. 29.855 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 71
1Section 71. 29.855 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 72 2Section 72. 29.855 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 73 3Section 73. 29.855 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 74 4Section 74. 29.855 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 75 5Section 75. 29.855 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 169.04 (2) (e) and
6amended to read:
SB307,21,157 169.04 (2) (e) No person may operate on a live wild skunk to remove its scent
8glands unless the person who possesses holds a Class A or Class B captive wild
9animal farm license or unless the person is a veterinarian and the person bringing

10the skunk is authorized under s. 29.857 or 29.869 to the veterinarian holds such a
11license
. A veterinarian to whom a person brings a live wild skunk for removal of its
12scent glands or for other treatment shall verify whether the person holds a Class A
13or Class B captive wild animal farm license. If the person does not hold such a license,
14the veterinarian shall
notify that person that possession of a live skunk is illegal and
15shall notify the department.
SB307, s. 76 16Section 76. 29.855 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 77 17Section 77. 29.855 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 78 18Section 78. 29.855 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 79 19Section 79. 29.857 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 80 20Section 80. 29.861 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 81 21Section 81. 29.863 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 82 22Section 82. 29.865 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 83 23Section 83. 29.867 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 84 24Section 84. 29.869 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 85 25Section 85. 29.871 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 86
1Section 86. 29.873 of the statutes is renumbered 29.627.
SB307, s. 87 2Section 87. 29.875 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,22,73 29.875 (1) The department may seize and dispose of or may authorize the
4disposal of any deer that has escaped from land licensed under s. 29.867 or 29.871
5or owned by a person registered under s. 95.55 if the escaped deer has traveled more
6than 3 miles from the land or if the licensee or person has not had the deer returned
7to the land within 72 24 hours of the discovery of the escape.
SB307, s. 88 8Section 88. 29.877 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 89 9Section 89. 29.879 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 90 10Section 90. 29.881 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 91 11Section 91. 29.885 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,22,1412 29.885 (1) (f) Notwithstanding s. 29.001 (90), "wild animal" means any
13undomesticated mammal or bird, but does not include farm-raised deer fish,
14farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169
.
SB307, s. 92 15Section 92. 29.889 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,22,1816 29.889 (1) Definition. (intro.) In this section, "wildlife damage" means damage
17caused by any of the following noncaptive wild animals that are not subject to
18regulation under ch. 169
:
SB307, s. 93 19Section 93. 29.889 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,22,2020 29.889 (1) (a) Deer that are not farm-raised deer.
SB307, s. 94 21Section 94. 29.924 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,23,322 29.924 (4) Access to storage places. The owner or occupant of any
23cold-storage warehouse or building used for the storage or retention of wild animals,
24or their carcasses, that are subject to regulation under this chapter shall permit the
25department and its wardens to enter and examine the premises subject to s. 66.0119.

1The owner or occupant, or the agent or employee of the owner or occupant, shall
2deliver to the officer any such wild animal or carcass, in his or her possession during
3the closed season, whether taken within or without the state.
SB307, s. 95 4Section 95. 29.927 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,23,65 29.927 (5) Any unlicensed trap, snare, spring gun, set gun, net or other device
6used in violation of this chapter which might entrap, ensnare, or kill game.
SB307, s. 96 7Section 96. 29.931 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,23,158 29.931 (1) Seizure and confiscation of wild animals or plants. The
9department and its wardens shall seize and confiscate any wild animal, carcass or
10plant caught, killed, taken, had in possession or under control, sold or transported
11in violation of this chapter and the or ch. 169. The officer may, with or without
12warrant, open, enter and examine all buildings, camps, boats on inland or outlying
13waters, vehicles, valises, packages and other places where the officer has probable
14cause to believe that wild animals, carcasses or plants, taken or held in violation of
15this chapter or ch. 169, are to be found.
SB307, s. 97 16Section 97. 29.931 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,24,517 29.931 (2) (a) The department and its wardens shall seize and hold, subject to
18the order of the court for the county in which the alleged offense was committed, any
19vehicle, boat or object declared by this chapter to be a public nuisance, or which they
20have probable cause to believe is being used in violation of this chapter or ch. 169 or
21s. 167.31, 287.81, 940.24, 941.20, 948.60, 948.605 or 948.61, is being used in the
22commission of a crime involving an animal normally found in the wild in violation
23of s. 951.09,
or is being used in the commission of a crime relating to a submerged
24cultural resource in violation of s. 44.47. If it is proven that the vehicle, boat or object
25is a public nuisance or that within 6 months previous to the seizure the vehicle, boat

1or object was used in violation of this chapter or ch. 169 or s. 167.31, 287.81, 940.24,
2941.20, 948.60, 948.605 or 948.61, was used in the commission of a crime involving
3an animal normally found in the wild in violation of s. 951.09,
or was used in the
4commission of a crime relating to a submerged cultural resource in violation of s.
544.47, it shall be confiscated if the court directs in its order for judgment.
SB307, s. 98 6Section 98. 29.931 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,24,87 29.931 (4) Ordinance violations. For purposes of this section, a violation of ch.
8169 includes a violation of an ordinance enacted under s. 169.43.
SB307, s. 99 9Section 99. 29.934 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,24,1910 29.934 (1) (a) All wild animals, carcasses or plants that are confiscated by the
11department for a violation of this chapter or ch. 169 and all confiscated vehicles,
12boats or objects confiscated by the department for a violation of this chapter or ch.
13169
shall, if not destroyed as authorized by law, be sold at the highest price
14obtainable, by the department, or by an agent on commission under supervision of
15the department. The net proceeds of sales under this subsection, after deducting the
16expense of seizure and sale and any commissions and any amounts owing to holders
17of security interests under par. (c) or (d), shall be remitted to the department. The
18remittance shall be accompanied by a report of the sales, supported by vouchers for
19expenses and commissions, and shall be filed with the department.
SB307, s. 100 20Section 100. 29.957 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,25,2 2129.957 Breaking seals of department. Any person who breaks, removes or
22interferes with any seal or tag attached to any animal, carcass or object by the
23department, or who interferes with any animal, carcass or object with a seal or tag
24attached, or who counterfeits a seal or tag, attached or unattached, shall be fined not

1more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both. This section applies
2to seals and tags required by the department under this chapter or ch. 169.
SB307, s. 101 3Section 101. 29.969 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,25,8 429.969 Larceny of game wild animals. A person who, without permission
5of the owner, disturbs or appropriates any wild animal or its carcass that has been
6lawfully reduced to possession by another shall forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more
7than $2,000. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer or, farm-raised fish,
8farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169
.
SB307, s. 102 9Section 102. 29.971 (14) of the statutes amended is to read:
SB307,25,1910 29.971 (14) In any prosecution under this section it is not necessary for the
11state to allege or prove that the animals were not farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish,
12farm-raised game birds, wild animals subject to regulation under ch. 169,
or
13domesticated domestic animals, that they were not taken for scientific purposes, or
14that they were taken or in possession or under control without a required approval.
15The person claiming that these animals were farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish,
16farm-raised game birds, wild animals subject to ch. 169,
or domesticated domestic
17animals, that they were taken for scientific purposes or that they were taken or in
18possession or under control under the required approval, has the burden of proving
19these facts.
SB307, s. 103 20Section 103. 29.974 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.974 (2) (b).
SB307, s. 104 21Section 104. 29.974 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,25,2422 29.974 (2) (a) In this subsection, "wild animal" does not include a farm-raised
23deer, a farm-raised fish, a farm-raised game bird, or a wild animal subject to
24regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 105 25Section 105. 29.977 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,26,2
129.977 (1) (g) Any pheasant, Hungarian gray partridge, quail, rail, Wilson's
2snipe, woodcock or shore bird, or protected song bird or harmless bird, $17.50.
SB307, s. 106 3Section 106. 29.983 (1) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
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