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8(4) A state forest ranger shall carry the identification folder on his or her person
9at all times that he or she is on official duty, and a state forest ranger shall, on
10demand, exhibit the same to any person to whom he or she may represent himself
11or herself as a state forest ranger.
AB926, s. 598
12Section
598. 28.94 of the statutes is created to read:
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1328.94 Resisting or falsely impersonating a state forest ranger. Any
14person who does any of the following may be fined not more than $10,000 or
15imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both:
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16(1) Assaults or otherwise resists or obstructs any state forest ranger in the
17performance of his or her duties.
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18(2) Falsely represents himself or herself to be a state forest ranger or assumes
19to act as a state forest ranger without having been first appointed.
AB926, s. 599
20Section
599. 28.98 of the statutes is created to read:
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2128.98 General penalty provision. Any person who violates any provision
22of this chapter or any rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter for which
23no other penalty is prescribed is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $100.
AB926, s. 600
24Section
600. 29.024 (6) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.024
(6) (ag) Under a contract issued under par. (a) 4., the department may
2deduct a portion of each fee collected for a license issued pursuant to the statewide
3automated system. The department shall credit all of the amounts deducted to the
4appropriation account under s. 20.370
(9) (hv) (1) (hx).
AB926, s. 601
5Section
601. 29.088 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,129,106
29.088
(2g) (b) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to toxicants placed in the
7waters of a preexisting fish rearing facility that is an artificial body of water if the
8toxicants are necessary to the operation of the fish farm and the department
of
9environmental quality has issued a permit under s. 283.31 for the preexisting fish
10rearing facility.
AB926, s. 602
11Section
602. 29.097 of the statutes is created to read:
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1229.097 Hunting, trapping, and fishing in certain forests. No person may
13hunt, trap, or fish in forests owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the
14department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection unless the department of
15natural resources authorizes hunting, trapping, or fishing in those forests.
AB926, s. 603
16Section
603. 29.219 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.219
(3) (c)
Use of fees. The department shall deposit receipts from the sale
18of resident 2-day sports fishing licenses under this subsection in the conservation
19fund. The department shall credit 50% of these receipts to the appropriation under
20s. 20.370
(4) (1) (ku).
AB926, s. 604
21Section
604. 29.219 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.219
(3m) (c)
Use of fees. The department shall deposit receipts from the sale
23of 2-day inland lake trout fishing licenses under this subsection in the conservation
24fund. The department shall credit 50 percent of these receipts to the appropriation
25account under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (kv).
AB926, s. 605
1Section
605. 29.228 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,130,52
29.228
(7) (c)
Use of fees. The department shall deposit receipts from the sale
3of nonresident 2-day sports fishing licenses under this subsection in the
4conservation fund. The department shall credit 50% of these receipts to the
5appropriation under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (ku).
AB926, s. 606
6Section
606. 29.2285 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.2285
(3) (e)
Use of moneys from fees. The department shall deposit the
8receipts from the sale of sturgeon hook and line tags issued under this subsection into
9the conservation fund and shall credit these receipts to the appropriation account
10under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (ky).
AB926, s. 607
11Section
607. 29.229 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,130,1512
29.229
(5r) Fees to the department. The department may require that the
13band remit all of the fees collected under sub. (3) (a) to the department. If the
14department so requires, all of these fees shall be deposited in the conservation fund
15and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(9) (hs) (1) (js).
AB926,130,1918
29.2295
(4) (c) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall make the payment
19under par. (a) from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(9) (hk) (1) (hg).
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2. If the amount calculated under par. (b) for a fiscal year exceeds the amount
21appropriated under s. 20.370
(9) (hk) (1) (hg) for that fiscal year, the department shall
22make a payment from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(9) (ht) (1) (hv) to the band
23that equals the difference between the 2 amounts.
AB926, s. 609
24Section
609. 29.2297 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.2297
(4) Use of moneys. All moneys retained by the department pursuant
2to a contract entered into under this section shall be credited to the appropriation
3account under s. 20.370
(9) (hu) (1) (jw).
AB926, s. 610
4Section
610. 29.237 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,131,75
29.237
(5) The department shall deposit receipts from the sale of sturgeon
6spearing licenses under this subsection into the conservation fund and shall credit
7these receipts to the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (kw).
AB926, s. 611
8Section
611. 29.556 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,131,109
29.556
(3) Any fees collected under this section by the department shall be
10credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(9) (hu) (1) (jw).
AB926,131,1513
29.564
(2) All moneys collected under sub. (1), less the amount retained as
14authorized under sub. (1m), shall be deposited into the account under s. 20.370
(3) 15(1) (is).
AB926, s. 613
16Section
613. 29.601 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,131,2317
29.601
(3) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to authorized drainage and sewage
18from municipalities and industrial or other wastes discharged from mines or
19commercial or industrial or ore processing plants or operations, through treatment
20and disposal facilities installed and operated in accordance with plans submitted to
21and approved by the department
of environmental quality under chs. 281, 285 or 289
22to 299 or in compliance with orders of the department
of environmental quality. Any
23order is subject to modification by subsequent orders.
AB926, s. 614
24Section
614. 29.601 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,132,4
129.601
(5) (b) 2. This section does not apply to toxicants placed in the waters
2of a preexisting fish rearing facility that is an artificial body of water if the toxicants
3are necessary to the operation of the fish farm and the department
of environmental
4quality has issued a permit under s. 283.31 for the preexisting fish rearing facility.
AB926, s. 615
5Section
615. 29.931 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,132,146
29.931
(2) (am) If the department or its wardens seize any net or similar fishing
7device under par. (a), the owner shall reimburse the department for all costs
8associated with the seizure within 20 days after the department gives written notice
9to the owner of the owner's obligation to reimburse the department. The notice shall
10include the amount of the costs required to be reimbursed by the owner. If the owner
11does not reimburse the department as required under this paragraph, the owner
12shall forfeit not more than $1,000 in addition to the costs of reimbursement. All
13reimbursement costs collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the
14appropriation under s. 20.370
(3) (mi) (1) (pi).
AB926, s. 616
15Section
616. 29.984 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,132,1816
29.984
(2) Use of commercial fish protection surcharge funds. All moneys
17collected from commercial fish protection surcharges shall be credited to the
18appropriation under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (kr).
AB926, s. 617
19Section
617. 29.987 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,132,2220
29.987
(2) Use of natural resources surcharge funds. All moneys collected
21from natural resources surcharges shall be credited to the appropriation under s.
2220.370
(3) (mu) (1) (pu).
AB926, s. 618
23Section
618. 29.989 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,133,3
129.989
(2) Use of natural resources restitution surcharge funds. All
2moneys collected from natural resources restitution surcharges shall be
3appropriated for use under s. 20.370
(3) (mu) (1) (pu).
AB926, s. 619
4Section
619. 29.9905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,133,75
29.9905
(2) Use of Great Lakes resource surcharge funds. All moneys
6collected from Great Lakes resource surcharges shall be credited to the
7appropriation under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (kr).
AB926, s. 620
8Section
620. 30.01 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,133,9
930.01 (title)
Definitions for chapter.
AB926, s. 621
10Section
621. 30.01 (1j) of the statutes is repealed.
AB926, s. 622
11Section
622. 30.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB926, s. 623
12Section
623. 30.015 of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,133,13
1330.015 Definitions for subchs. I to III. (1) In subchs. I to III:
AB926,133,1414
(a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.
AB926,133,1515
(b) "Secretary" means the secretary of environmental quality.
AB926, s. 624
16Section
624. 30.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,133,2317
30.03
(2) The district attorney of the appropriate county or, at the request of
18the department
of environmental quality, the attorney general shall institute
19proceedings to recover any forfeiture imposed or to abate any nuisance committed
20under
this chapter subchs. I to III or ch. 31.
The district attorney or, at the request
21of the department of natural resources, the attorney general shall institute
22proceedings to recover any forfeiture imposed or to abate any nuisance committed
23under subch. IV or V.
AB926, s. 626
1Section
626. 30.12 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,134,42
30.12
(1m) (a) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection,
3after consulting with the department of
natural resources environmental quality,
4specifically approves the structure or deposit.
AB926, s. 627
5Section
627. 30.12 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,134,106
30.12
(1m) (b) The structure or deposit is required, under rules promulgated
7by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, in order to conform
8the drain to specifications approved by the department of agriculture, trade and
9consumer protection after consulting with the department of
natural resources 10environmental quality.
AB926, s. 628
11Section
628. 30.124 of the statutes, as affected by
2009 Wisconsin Act 55, is
12renumbered 23.244, and 23.244 (1) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered are amended to
13read:
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23.244
(1) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 30.12, 30.20, 30.44, and 30.45, and if the
15department finds
, after consulting with the department of environmental quality, 16that the activity will not adversely affect public or private rights or interests in fish
17and wildlife populations, navigation, or waterway flood flow capacity and will not
18result in environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), the department may
19do all of the following on public lands or waters:
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(a) Cut aquatic plants, as defined in s.
30.07 30.795 (1) (b), without removing
21them from the water, for the purpose of improving waterfowl nesting, brood, and
22migration habitat.
AB926, s. 630
25Section
630. 30.20 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,135,8
130.20
(1g) (c) A removal of material by the drainage board for the Duck Creek
2Drainage District from a drain that the board operates in the Duck Creek Drainage
3District is exempt from the individual and general permit requirements under this
4section if the removal is required, under rules promulgated by the department of
5agriculture, trade and consumer protection, in order to conform the drain to
6specifications imposed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
7protection after consulting with the department of
natural resources environmental
8quality.
AB926, s. 631
9Section
631. 30.203 of the statutes is renumbered 23.178.
AB926, s. 632
10Section
632. 30.24 of the statutes is renumbered 23.0942.
AB926, s. 633
11Section
633. 30.255 of the statutes is renumbered 23.0943.
AB926, s. 635
14Section
635. 30.265 of the statutes is renumbered 23.431.
AB926, s. 636
15Section
636. 30.27 of the statutes is renumbered 23.432.
AB926, s. 637
16Section
637. 30.275 of the statutes is renumbered 23.434.
AB926, s. 638
17Section
638. 30.277 of the statutes is renumbered 23.0944.
AB926, s. 639
18Section
639. 30.40 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,135,1919
30.40
(3e) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
AB926, s. 640
20Section
640. 30.40 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,135,2521
30.40
(3g) "Forester" means a person who is employed by the department
of
22natural resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection 23to carry out assigned forest management responsibilities or who has received a
24bachelor's or higher degree from a school of forestry with curriculum accredited by
25the society of American foresters in the management of forest resources.
AB926, s. 641
1Section
641. 30.40 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,136,22
30.40
(15m) "Secretary" means the secretary of natural resources.
AB926, s. 642
3Section
642. 30.42 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.42
(1) (d) 1. Promulgate rules
, in consultation with the department of
5agriculture, trade and consumer protection, that are applicable only to land in the
6riverway to regulate the cutting and harvesting of timber so that the effect of cutting
7or harvesting of timber on the scenic beauty and the natural value of the riverway
8is minimized. For land that is in the river edge zone or the bluff zone, the rules
9promulgated under this paragraph shall require that the cutting and harvesting of
10timber be solely by selection cutting and that the minimum basal area for the
11residual stand of timber be 60 square feet per acre. The rules promulgated under this
12paragraph do not apply to any cutting or harvesting of timber subject to regulation
13under s. 30.43 (3).
AB926, s. 643
14Section
643. 30.50 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,136,1515
30.50
(3m) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
AB926, s. 644
16Section
644. 30.50 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,136,1917
30.50
(4s) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under s. 165.85
18(2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden
by the department 19under s. 23.10 (1)
or a state forest ranger appointed under s. 28.92.