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:

29.563 (2) (e) 3. Waterfowl: $6.75 $9.75.

SECTION 49. 29.563 (2) (e) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

29.563 (2) (e) 4. Grouse and woodcock. $9.75.

SECTION 50. 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.

SECTION 51. 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.

SECTION 52. 29.563 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (3) (a) 1. Annual: $16.25 $19.25.

SECTION 53. 29.563 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (3) (a) 2. Annual fishing issued to a resident senior citizen: $6.25 $9.25.

SECTION 54. 29.563 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (3) (a) 3. Husband and wife: $28.25 $34.25.

SECTION 55. 29.563 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (3) (a) 7. Annual or temporary fishing issued to a disabled person under s. 29.193 (3) (a) or (b) or (3m): $6.25 $9.25.

SECTION 56. 29.563 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (3) (c) 1. Inland waters trout: $7 $9.75.

SECTION 57. 29.563 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

29.563 (3) (cm) Tags. 1. Sturgeon hook and line issued to a resident: $19.75.

2. Sturgeon hook and line issued to nonresident: $49.75.

SECTION 58. 29.563 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (4) (a) 1. Sports: $43.25 $61.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's option.

SECTION 59. 29.563 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (4) (a) 2. Conservation patron: $137.25 $135.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's option.

SECTION 60. 29.563 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (4) (b) 1. Sports: $273.25 $272.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's option.

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