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:
AB926,130,107 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, s. 608 16Section 608. 29.2295 (4) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1728
, is amended to read:
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).
AB926,130,2320 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, s. 612 11Section 612. 29.564 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
12is amended to read:
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:
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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:
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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. 625 24Section 625. 30.07 of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 55, is
25renumbered 30.795.
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:
AB926,134,1914 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:
AB926,134,2220 (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. 629 23Section 629. 30.1255 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 55, is
24renumbered 23.243.
AB926, s. 630 25Section 630. 30.20 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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. 634 12Section 634. 30.26 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts 7 and
1332, is renumbered 23.43.
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:
AB926,136,134 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.
AB926, s. 645 20Section 645. 30.50 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,136,2121 30.50 (11m) "Secretary" means the secretary of natural resources.
AB926, s. 646 22Section 646. 30.52 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,136,2523 30.52 (1m) (e) Receipt of fees. All fees remitted to or collected by the department
24under par. (ar) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu)
25(1) (jw).
AB926, s. 647
1Section 647. 30.52 (3m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
228
, is amended to read:
AB926,137,53 30.52 (3m) (b) All moneys collected under par. (a), less the amount retained as
4authorized under par. (am), shall be deposited into the account under s. 20.370 (3)
5(1) (is).
AB926, s. 648 6Section 648. 30.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,137,117 30.54 (2) If a person applies for a replacement certificate under sub. (1),
8conservation wardens or local law enforcement officials law enforcement officers,
9after presenting appropriate credentials to the owner or legal representative of the
10owner named in the certificate of title, shall inspect the boat's engine serial number
11or hull identification number, for purposes of verification or enforcement.
AB926, s. 649 12Section 649. 30.544 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,137,18 1330.544 Inspection of boats purchased out-of-state. For purposes of
14enforcement, conservation wardens or local law enforcement officials law
15enforcement officers
, after presenting appropriate credentials to the owner of a boat
16which was purchased outside of this state and which is subject to the certificate of
17title requirements of this chapter, shall inspect the boat's engine serial number or
18hull identification number.
AB926, s. 650 19Section 650. 30.67 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,138,220 30.67 (2) (a) If a boating accident results in death or injury to any person, the
21disappearance of any person from a boat under circumstances indicating death or
22injury, or property damage, every operator of a boat involved in an accident shall,
23without delay and by the quickest means available, give notice of the accident to a
24conservation warden or local law enforcement officer and shall file a written report
25with the department on the form prescribed by it. The department shall promulgate

1rules necessary to keep accident reporting requirements in conformity with rules
2adopted by the U.S. coast guard.
AB926, s. 651 3Section 651. 30.773 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,138,104 30.773 (2) Procedures. A municipality authorized to establish a bulkhead line
5under s. 30.11 may establish a designated mooring area in the same manner as it is
6authorized to establish the bulkhead line except that the municipality is required to
7obtain the approval of the department of natural resources, rather than the
8department of environmental quality, and
if the municipality created a board of
9harbor commissioners, the municipality is also required to obtain the approval of
10that board in addition to the approval of the department.
AB926, s. 652 11Section 652. 30.80 (5m) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 55,
12is amended to read:
AB926,138,1513 30.80 (5m) Any person violating any provision of s. 30.07 30.795 (2) or (6) shall
14forfeit not more than $500 for the first offense and shall forfeit not more than $2,000
15upon conviction of the same offense a 2nd or subsequent time within 3 years.
AB926, s. 653 16Section 653. 30.92 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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