29.2285 (3) Sturgeon hook and line tags. (a) Requirement. No person may possess a lake sturgeon taken by hook and line from the waters of the state unless he or she is issued one or more sturgeon hook and line tags.
(b) Issuance. The department shall issue sturgeon hook and line tags to each person holding or applying for a fishing license or a sports license if the person intends to possess a lake sturgeon taken by hook and line in the waters of the state.
(c) Tagging requirement. Any person having taken a lake sturgeon by means of a hook and line shall immediately attach a current, validated sturgeon hook and line tag issued to that person to the tail of the sturgeon. No person may possess, control, store, or transport a lake sturgeon carcass unless it is tagged as required under this paragraph.
(d) License requirement. Any person fishing for lake sturgeon shall hold a license authorizing the fishing or shall be exempt from holding such a license under s. 29.219 (1) (b) 1. or 2. or 29.228 (1) (b).
(e) Use of moneys from fees. The department shall deposit the receipts from the sale of sturgeon hook and line tags issued under this subsection into the conservation fund and shall credit these receipts to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (ky).
25,576
Section
576. 29.229 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
29.229 (2) (k) Sturgeon hook and line tags.
25,577
Section
577. 29.229 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.229 (5) Restrictions on approvals. A person who is fishing under the authority of an approval issued under this section shall be subject to the same conditions, limitations, and restrictions as are imposed on the equivalent approval issued under s. ss. 29.191 (4), 29.219, 29.228, 29.2285 (1), and 29.231, including bag limits, size limits, rest days, and closed seasons.
25,578
Section
578. 29.2295 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.2295 (2) (m) Sturgeon hook and line tags.
25,579
Section
579. 29.2295 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.2295 (4) (c) 2. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (hk) is insufficient to make all of the payments under this subsection par. (a), the department shall make the remaining payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (ht).
25,580
Section
580. 29.2295 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.2295 (4m) Resource management. In addition to any payment made under sub. (4) (a), the department shall make an annual payment of $50,000 to the band for the purposes of fishery management within the reservation.
25,581
Section
581. 29.235 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.235 (1) Issuance. A resident conservation patron license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any resident 14 12 years old or older who applies for the license. A nonresident conservation patron license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any person 14 12 years old or older who is not a resident and who applies for the license.
25,582
Section
582. 29.235 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, a resident deer hunting license, a resident wild turkey hunting license, a resident archer hunting license, a waterfowl hunting stamp, a pheasant hunting stamp, a wild turkey hunting stamp, a resident annual fishing license, an inland waters trout stamp, a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp, a sturgeon hook and line tag, and
a trapping license.
25,583
Section
583. 29.235 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, a nonresident deer hunting license,
a nonresident wild turkey hunting license, a nonresident archer hunting license, a waterfowl hunting stamp, a pheasant hunting stamp, a wild turkey hunting stamp, a nonresident annual fishing license, an inland waters trout stamp, and a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp, and a sturgeon hook and line tag.
25,584
Section
584. 29.235 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.235 (3) Authorization; admission to state parks and related areas. A person may operate a motor vehicle, except a motor bus, as defined in s. 340.01 (31), subject to the admission requirements under s. 27.01 (7), in any vehicle admission area under s. 27.01 (7) without having an admission receipt affixed to the vehicle or otherwise displayed and without paying a fee if the vehicle has as an occupant a holder of a resident or nonresident conservation patron license who can present the license upon demand in the vehicle admission area. The conservation patron license permits the license holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying an admission fee. This subsection does not apply to holders of conservation patron licenses who are under the age of 18 years.
25,585
Section
585. 29.235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.235 (5) Subscription. At the time the department issues a conservation patron license, it shall provide the each licensee who is at least 18 years of age with an annual subscription to the Wisconsin natural resources magazine without any additional fee or charge.
25,586
Section
586. 29.235 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.235 (6) Admission receipt. At the same time the department issues a conservation patron license, it may issue an annual resident or nonresident vehicle admission receipt or a special receipt for admission to state parks and similar areas. The department may issue an annual resident or nonresident vehicle admission receipt or a special receipt for admission to state parks and similar areas to a person who has a conservation patron license on location at the state park or similar area. A person who is issued a receipt under this subsection shall affix the receipt by its own adhesive to the interior surface of the lower left-hand corner of the windshield of the vehicle or otherwise display it as authorized under a rule promulgated under s. 27.01 (7) (e) 2. A receipt issued under this section is not considered part of a conservation patron license for the purpose of issuing a duplicate. No duplicate receipt may be issued for a receipt that is affixed by its own adhesive to a windshield unless the license holder provides evidence that the vehicle upon which the sticker receipt is affixed is no longer usable or that the vehicle was transferred to another person and the license holder presents the original receipt or remnants of it to the department. Section 29.024 (7) applies to the issuance of a duplicate receipt that is displayed as authorized under the rule promulgated under s. 27.01 (7) (e) 2. This subsection does not apply to holders of conservation patron licenses who are under the age of 18 years.
25,587
Section
587. 29.401 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.401 (2m) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that prohibits persons from possessing barbed hooks while fishing for trout in inland trout waters, as defined in s. 29.191 (4) 29.2285 (1) (a), during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on the Friday immediately preceding the first Saturday in the following May.
25,587d
Section 587d. 29.404 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.404 (1m) and amended to read:
29.404 (1m) Public nuisance; removal. Any building, vehicle, tent, fish shanty or similar shelter that is used or left on the ice without a permit as required under sub. (1b) or in violation of any department order or that has fallen through the ice is a public nuisance. The department shall notify the owner, if known. If after the expiration of 10 days after notice is given the owner does not claim the nuisance, the department may destroy or sell the nuisance in the name of the state.
25,587dm
Section 587dm. 29.404 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
29.404 (1b) Nonresidents; permit required. A person who is not a resident may not place a fish shanty or similar shelter on the ice unless the person holds a nonresident annual fish shanty permit or a nonresident 7-day fish shanty permit issued by the department.
25,587e
Section 587e. 29.424 (2) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 29.424 (2) and amended to read:
29.424 (2) Subsection (1) does not authorize the department to remove fish from a self-contained fish rearing facility or from a preexisting fish rearing facility that is an artificial body of water unless one or more of the following apply: (b) The the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection has requested that the department of natural resources remove the fish to address a problem affecting fish health.
25,587g
Section 587g. 29.424 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
25,588m
Section 588m. 29.506 (7m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
29.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds a valid taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 39.90
38.50.
25,594
Section
594. 29.559 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
29.559 (1) (c) Any person, including the department, who issues a wild turkey hunting tag under s. 29.164 (4) (b) or a sturgeon hook and line tag under s. 29.2285 (3) (b) shall collect, in addition to the statutory fee, and issuing fee for each tag that the person is issued. A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain 15 cents for each issuing fee of each tag to compensate for services in issuing the tag.
25,594g
Section 594g. 29.559 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
29.559 (3) Collection of issuing fee for fish shanty permit. Any person, including the department, may retain 50 cents of each fish shanty permit fee collected under s. 29.563 (11) (a) 3. or 4. as a fee to compensate for services in issuing the permit.
25,595
Section
595. 29.563 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 1. Small game: $14.25
$15.25.
25,597
Section
597. 29.563 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 4. Small game issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds: $7.25 $6.25.
25,598
Section
598. 29.563 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 5. Deer: $18.25 $21.25.
25,598m
Section 598m. 29.563 (2) (a) 5g. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 5g. Deer issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds: $17.25.
25,599
Section
599. 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 5m. Elk: $43.25 $46.25.
25,600
Section
600. 29.563 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 6. Class A bear: $43.25 $46.25.
25,601
Section
601. 29.563 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 7. Class B bear: $12.25 $11.25.
25,602
Section
602. 29.563 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 8. Archer: $18.25
$21.25.
25,602m
Section 602m. 29.563 (2) (a) 8m. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 8m. Archer issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year olds: $17.25.
25,603
Section
603. 29.563 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 9. Wild turkey: $11.25
$12.25.
25,604
Section
604. 29.563 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 1. Annual small game: $78.25 $82.25.
25,605
Section
605. 29.563 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 2. Five-day small game: $48.25 $52.25.
25,606
Section
606. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 3. Deer: $158.25
$157.25.
25,607
Section
607. 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 3m. Elk: $249.25
$248.25.
25,608
Section
608. 29.563 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 4. Class A bear: $249.25 $248.25.
25,609
Section
609. 29.563 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 5. Class B bear: $108.25 $107.25.
25,610
Section
610. 29.563 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 6. Archer: $158.25
$157.25.
25,611
Section
611. 29.563 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 7. Fur-bearing animal: $158.25 $157.25.
25,612
Section
612. 29.563 (2) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 8. Wild turkey: $58.25
$57.25.
25,616
Section
616. 29.563 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (e) 2. Pheasant: $7 $9.75.
25,619
Section
619. 29.563 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (f) Resident tags. Each additional wild turkey hunting tag issued to a resident under s. 29.164 (4) (b): $9.75.
25,620
Section
620. 29.563 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (g) Nonresident tags. Each additional wild turkey hunting tag issued to a nonresident under s. 29.164 (4) (b): $14.75.
25,621
Section
621. 29.563 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (3) (a) 1. Annual: $16.25
$19.25.
25,623
Section
623. 29.563 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
