29.164 (title) Wild turkey hunting license approvals.
SECTION 7. 29.164 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (2) (c) 2. If the department establishes a wild turkey hunting zone where or a season time period during which wild turkey hunting is permitted, no person may hunt wild turkeys in that wild turkey hunting zone or during that season time period unless the person has a wild turkey hunting license that is valid for that zone and that has a valid wild turkey hunting stamp attached or imprinted in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3 as required under subd. 1. and unless the person has a wild turkey hunting tag that is valid for that zone and that time period.
SECTION 8. 29.164 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:
29.164 (3) (a) 1. If the department requires wild turkey hunting licenses under sub. (2) (a) and the number of applications for wild turkey hunting licenses tags for a given wild turkey hunting zone or a given wild turkey hunting season time period exceeds the number of available wild turkey hunting licenses tags allocated by the department for that zone or that season time period, the department shall issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags for that zone or that season time period according to the cumulative preference system under this subsection.
SECTION 9. 29.164 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
29.164 (3) (a) 2. If the department requires wild turkey hunting licenses under sub. (2) (a) and the number of applications for wild turkey hunting tags for a given wild turkey hunting zone or a given wild turkey hunting season time period does not exceed the number of available wild turkey hunting tags allocated by the department for that zone or that season time period, the department shall issue a wild turkey hunting license and tag to each applicant.
SECTION 10. 29.164 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (3) (e) Notification; issuance; payment. The department shall issue a notice of approval to those qualified applicants selected to receive a wild turkey hunting license and tag under par. (a). A person who receives a notice of approval and who pays the license fee in the manner required by the department shall be issued a wild turkey hunting license and tag. The department may not charge a fee for a tag that is issued under this paragraph.
SECTION 11. 29.164 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (4) (title) WILD TURKEY HUNTING STAMPS; ADDITIONAL TAGS.
SECTION 12. 29.164 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
29.164 (4) (b) Additional tags. The department may issue the wild turkey hunting tags that were allocated for a given wild turkey hunting zone or season time period under sub. (3) (a) 2. but that were not issued. The department shall charge the fee specified in s. 29.563 (2) (f) or (g) for each of these additional tags. The issuance of a tag under this paragraph does not affect the priority that the person receiving the tag may have under the cumulative preference system.
SECTION 13. 29.191 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
29.191 (title) Hunting stamps.
SECTION 14. 29.191 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
29.191 (3) GROUSE AND WOODCOCK HUNTING STAMP. (a) Requirement. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no person may hunt ruffed grouse or woodcock unless he or she has a valid conservation patron license, or has a valid grouse and woodcock hunting stamp that, in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3., is attached to or imprinted on the person's hunting license that authorizes the hunting of small game or to the person's sports license.
2. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a license authorizing the hunting of small game or who is not required to pay a fee for a license authorizing the hunting of small game is exempt from the requirement under subd. 1.
(b) Issuance. The grouse and woodcock hunting stamp shall be issued by the department subject to s. 29.024.
(c) Use of moneys from fees. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (hx).
SECTION 15. 29.191 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.2285 (1).
SECTION 16. 29.191 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 29.2285 (2).
SECTION 17. 29.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.192 (4) If the department decides to limit the number of hunters or trappers persons taking Canada geese, sharp-tailed grouse, fishers, otters, bobcats or sturgeon by issuing permits and if the number of persons seeking the permits exceeds the number of available permits, the department shall issue the permits according to a cumulative preference system established by the department. The department shall give a preference point to each applicant for each previous season for which the applicant applied but was not issued a permit. The system shall establish preference categories for these applicants, with higher priority given to those categories with more points than those with fewer points. Applicants who fail to apply at least once during any 3 consecutive years shall lose all previously accumulated preference points. If the number of applicants within a preference category or a subcategory exceeds the number of permits available in the category or subcategory, the department shall select at random within the category or subcategory the applicants to be issued the permits.
SECTION 18. 29.219 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.219 (3) (b) Authorization. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited, a resident 2-day sports fishing license only authorizes fishing in outlying trout and salmon waters, as defined in s. 29.191 (5) 29.2285 (2) (a).
SECTION 19. 29.228 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.228 (7) (b) Authorization. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited, a nonresident 2-day sports fishing license only authorizes fishing in outlying trout and salmon waters, as defined in s. 29.191 (5) 29.2285 (2) (a).
SECTION 20. 29.2285 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
29.2285 (title) Fishing stamps and tags.
SECTION 21. 29.2285 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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).
SECTION 22. 29.229 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
29.229 (2) (k) Sturgeon hook and line tags.
SECTION 23. 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.
SECTION 24. 29.2295 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.2295 (2) (m) Sturgeon hook and line tags.
SECTION 25. 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 grouse and woodcock 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.
SECTION 26. 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 grouse and woodcock 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.
SECTION 27. 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.
SECTION 28. 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.
SECTION 29. 29.563 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 1. Small game: $14.25 $17.25.
SECTION 30. 29.563 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 2. Small game issued to a resident senior citizen: $6.25 $7.25.
SECTION 31. 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.
SECTION 32. 29.563 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 5. Deer: $18.25 $29.25.
SECTION 33. 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 5m. Elk: $43.25 $42.25.
SECTION 34. 29.563 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 6. Class A bear: $43.25 $46.25.
SECTION 35. 29.563 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 7. Class B bear: $12.25 $11.25.
SECTION 36. 29.563 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 8. Archer: $18.25 $29.25.
SECTION 37. 29.563 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 9. Wild turkey: $11.25 $12.25.
SECTION 38. 29.563 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 1. Annual small game: $78.25 $77.25.
SECTION 39. 29.563 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 2. Five-day small game: $48.25 $47.25.
SECTION 40. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 3. Deer: $158.25 $157.25.
SECTION 41. 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 3m. Elk: $249.25 $248.25.
SECTION 42. 29.563 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 4. Class A bear: $249.25 $248.25.
SECTION 43. 29.563 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 5. Class B bear: $108.25 $107.25.
SECTION 44. 29.563 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 6. Archer: $158.25 $157.25.
SECTION 45. 29.563 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 7. Fur-bearing animal: $158.25 $157.25.
SECTION 46. 29.563 (2) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 8. Wild turkey: $58.25 $57.25.
SECTION 47. 29.563 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (e) 2. Pheasant: $7 $9.75.
SECTION 48. 29.563 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
