SB415: Bill Text

SB415,2,17 29.501 (1) (ag) 2. Buying, selling, bartering, or trading nonedible parts of upland game birds.

SB415, s. 6 Section 6. 29.501 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,3,3 29.501 (1) (d) "Itinerant fur buyers" means persons , other than resident fur dealers residents holding licenses authorizing the dealing in furs, who engage in the business of buying, bartering, trading or otherwise obtaining raw furs from trappers or from fur buyers or fur dealers in retail lots for purposes of resale, except those buying furs at a nationally advertised public auction conducted by a regularly licensed fur auctioneer.

SB415, s. 7 Section 7. 29.501 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB415,3,6 29.501 (1) (dm) "Nonedible part" means a part of an animal that is not bought, sold, bartered, or traded for the purpose of being eaten.

SB415, s. 8 Section 8. 29.501 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 29.501 (1) (af) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB415,3,12 29.501 (1) (af) (intro.) "Resident fur dealer, Class A" "Class A resident fur and feather dealer" means persons a person having an established post or place of business in the state where they carry the person carries on the a business of buying, to the amount of $2,000 or more each year, doing any combination of the following:

SB415,3,14 1. Buying, bartering, bargaining for, trading and, or otherwise obtaining raw or dressed furs, to the amount of $2,000 or more each year.

SB415, s. 9 Section 9. 29.501 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 29.501 (1) (ag) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB415,3,20 29.501 (1) (ag) (intro.) "Resident fur dealer, Class B" "Class B resident fur and feather dealer" means persons a person having an established post or place of business in the state where they carry the person carries on the a business of buying, to the amount of less than $2,000, doing any combination of the following:

SB415,3,22 1. Buying, bartering, bargaining for, trading and, or otherwise obtaining raw or dressed furs, to the amount of less than $2,000 each year.

SB415, s. 10 Section 10. 29.501 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB415,4,3 29.501 (1) (h) "Upland game bird" means a grouse, partridge, pheasant, quail, or wild turkey that is present in the wild and that does not have a leg band or other mark identifying it as being held in captivity.

SB415, s. 11 Section 11. 29.501 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,4,7 29.501 (2) No person may engage in the business of buying, bartering, bargaining, trading, or otherwise obtaining raw furs until unless he or she has a license issued under this section.

SB415, s. 12 Section 12. 29.501 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB415,4,22 29.501 (2m) No person may engage in the business of buying, selling, bartering, or trading nonedible parts of upland game birds unless he or she is a Class A resident fur and feather dealer or a Class B resident fur and feather dealer and he or she holds a license issued under this section. A resident fur dealer, Class A, as defined in s. 29.501 (1) (f), 2009 stats., or a resident fur dealer, Class B, as defined in s. 29.501 (1) (g), 2009 stats., may engage in the business of buying, selling, bartering, and trading nonedible parts of upland game birds under the authority of a license issued before the effective date of the subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and may continue to do so until the expiration date of the license. The exemption under sub. (9g) applies to a transaction under which a nonedible part of an upland game bird is bought or otherwise acquired by a holder of such a fur dealer license or a taxidermist permit issued under s. 29.506. A holder of such a fur dealer license shall be subject all of the other applicable provisions under this section until the expiration date of the license.

SB415, s. 13 Section 13. 29.501 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,5,4 29.501 (3) Licenses shall be issued, subject to s. 29.024 (2g) and (2r), by the department upon application Upon application, the department shall issue, subject to s. 29.024 (2g) and (2r), licenses to fur auctioneers, fur dressers or dyers, itinerant fur buyers, and Class A resident fur and feather dealers and Class B resident fur and feather dealers. The form of application and license shall be prescribed by the department.

SB415, s. 14 Section 14. 29.501 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,5,9 29.501 (5) Persons who apply for a license under this section in order to buy, barter, trade, or otherwise obtain furs and who have not had a place of business in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the date of application for such the license, shall be issued itinerant fur buyers' licenses only.

SB415, s. 15 Section 15. 29.501 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,5,14 29.501 (6) Each resident fur dealer, Class A; resident fur dealer, Class B; fur dresser or dyer; itinerant fur dealer or fur auctioneer license issued under this section shall bear upon its face the date of issuance. The license shall be shown to the department upon request.

SB415, s. 16 Section 16. 29.501 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,6,2 29.501 (6m) (a) Every person licensed under this section shall keep records of all transactions in the buying, selling, dressing, dyeing, or tanning of raw furs by the person. This record and of all transactions in the buying, selling, bartering, or trading of nonedible parts of upland game birds by the person. These records shall show the name and address of each person from whom the furs or nonedible parts were purchased bought and to whom sold, together with the date of receipt and shipment, and a detailed account as to the number and kinds of raw furs or nonedible parts in each shipment received or sold. This record The records shall be open to the inspection of the department at all reasonable hours. The records shall be kept intact for a period of 2 years after the expiration of any license issued under this section, as to all transactions carried on while the license was effective.

SB415, s. 17 Section 17. 29.501 (9g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB415,6,6 29.501 (9g) This section does not apply to a transaction under which a person sells, barters, or trades a nonedible part of upland game bird that he or she has lawfully killed under this chapter.

SB415, s. 18 Section 18. 29.506 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,6,14 29.506 (4) Authorization. Subject to this section, a taxidermist permit authorizes the permit holder to possess and transport carcasses of wild animals in connection with his or her business. This authority supersedes, to the extent permitted under this section, restrictions on the possession and transportation of carcasses of wild animals established under this chapter and ch. 169. A taxidermist permit entitles the permit holder to the same privileges as a Class A or Class B resident fur and feather dealer's license.

SB415, s. 19 Section 19. 29.539 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB415,6,17 29.539 (2m) The feathers and other nonedible parts of an upland game bird, as defined in s. 29.501 (a) (h), that has been lawfully killed are exempt from sub. (1).

SB415, s. 20 Section 20. 29.563 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,6,21 29.563 (6) Approvals for trapping, fur dealers and taxidermists. (intro.) The fees for trapping, fur and feather dealer, taxidermist and related approvals are as follows:

SB415, s. 21 Section 21. 29.563 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,6,23 29.563 (6) (a) 2. Class A resident fur and feather dealer: $25.

SB415, s. 22 Section 22. 29.563 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,6,25 29.563 (6) (a) 3. Class B resident fur and feather dealer: $10.

SB415, s. 23 Section 23. 169.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB415,7,2 169.01 (8) "Dressed fur" has the meaning given in s. 29.501 (1) (a) (am).

SB415, s. 24 Section 24. Initial applicability.

SB415,7,5 (1) This act first applies to nonedible parts of upland game birds that are killed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB415,7,6 (End)