29.001 (58) "Municipal fish hatchery" means a fish hatchery that is owned or operated by a city, village, town, county, or a federally recognized Indian tribe or band located in this state.
20,551
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551. 29.020 of the statutes is created to read:
29.020 Deer management assistance program. (1) The department shall establish a deer management assistance program. Under this program, the department shall provide deer management assistance to participating landowners. The department shall also provide a method for collecting information from participating landowners about deer health and the deer population in this state and for receiving suggestions from participating landowners about managing the deer population. The department shall analyze the information received and use it to improve deer health and manage the deer population in this state. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this program.
(2) The department may establish fees for participation in the deer management assistance program. The department shall credit all fees to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (Lv).
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552. 29.040 of the statutes is created to read:
29.040 Deer management report rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement the recommendations contained in the 2012 final report of the assessment of this state's deer management plans and policies that was conducted under the terms of a contract between the department of administration and a recognized deer management expert.
20,552m
Section 552m. 29.053 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.053 (2m) The department shall establish a catch-and-release only season for bass fishing for the areas of the state where there is not a continuous open season for bass fishing. The season shall begin on the first Saturday in March and end on the Sunday preceding the first Saturday in May.
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553. 29.181 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.181 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
29.181 (2) (a) (intro.) A bonus deer hunting permit shall authorize the holder of the bonus deer hunting permit to take an additional deer of the sex or type specified by the department on the permit. do any of the following:
(c) Except as authorized by rule or as provided under par. (d), a person may not apply for or be issued more than one bonus deer hunting permit in a single season.
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554. 29.181 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
29.181 (2) (a) 1. Take an additional deer of the sex or type specified by the department on the permit.
20,555
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555. 29.181 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
29.181 (2) (a) 2. Take an additional deer in a county or deer management area in which the department has confirmed that a deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
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556. 29.181 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
29.181 (2) (d) A person may be issued more than one bonus deer hunting permit in a single season if each bonus deer hunting permit authorizes the person to take deer only in a county or deer management area in which a deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
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557. 29.181 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.181 (2m) (b) The resident has been issued one bonus deer hunting permit for that season and for that deer management area for which the resident has paid the fee specified under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or 1m.
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558. 29.181 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
29.181 (3) Use of money from fees. From the moneys received from the sale of bonus deer hunting permits issued that authorize the taking of deer as provided under sub. (2) (a) 2., the department shall credit an amount equal to $5 times the number of those bonus deer hunting permits issued to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (hx).
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559. 29.181 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
29.181 (4) Rules. The department may promulgate a rule that establishes a fee for a bonus deer hunting permit issued under sub. (2) (a) 2. that is higher than the fee specified in s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. or (d) 2.
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560. 29.182 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.182 (1m) Open season requirement. The department may not establish an open season for hunting elk that begins earlier than the Saturday nearest October 15.
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Section 560r. 29.184 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (4) (b).
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Section 560t. 29.184 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
29.184 (4) (a) Except at facilities and specified property locations where prohibited by s. NR 45.06, Wis. Adm. Code, a person may engage in the training of a dog as authorized under sub. (3) (bg) or (br) without keeping it on a leash during the period from July 1st through August 31st if all of the following apply:
1. The dog is uniquely tattooed or wears a collar with the owner's name and address attached.
2. The person holds a Class A or Class B bear license issued under this section or is exempt from holding such a license under sub. (5).
3. The dog is being trained in a single pack of dogs that complies with the size requirement under par. (c).
20,560v
Section 560v. 29.184 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
29.184 (4) (c) No more than 6 dogs may be in a single pack regardless of the number of individuals involved in the training and regardless of whether there is more than one owner of the dogs.
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561. 29.185 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
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562. 29.1945 of the statutes is created to read:
29.1945 Approvals for veterans and military members. (1) In this section, "war period" means any of the following:
(a) A period between September 11, 2001, and the ending date of Operation Enduring Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Enduring Freedom, as established by the department of veterans affairs by rule.
(b) A period between March 19, 2003, and the ending date of Operation Iraqi Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Iraqi Freedom, as established by the department of veterans affairs by rule.
(2) The department of veterans affairs shall issue a voucher for a hunting or fishing license to each person who applies for the voucher and who is a qualified veteran. The voucher entitles a qualified veteran receiving the voucher to the waiver of the fee, including the issuing fee, and any applicable surcharge imposed under s. 29.563 (13) (a) for a single hunting or fishing license. The license may be a resident small game hunting license, a resident deer hunting license, a resident archer hunting license, or a resident annual fishing license. To qualify for the fee waiver, the qualified veteran must submit the voucher to the department of natural resources within 365 days after the date on which the qualified veteran is discharged or released. A voucher may not be presented to a person who is subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be submitted directly to the department of natural resources. Upon receiving the voucher, the department of natural resources shall waive the fees and any applicable surcharge and issue the license. On an annual basis, the department of veterans affairs shall pay to the department of natural resources an amount that equals the total of fees and surcharges that have been waived by the department of natural resources under this subsection.
(3) (a) For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a resident who is one of the following:
1. A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), who served in a war period.
2. A member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national guard, as defined in
32 USC 101 (3), who has served in a war period and who has served under honorable conditions for at least one year beginning on the member's date of enlistment in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or in the national guard.
3. A person who served in a war period who was discharged from a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or from the national guard, as defined in
32 USC 101 (3), if that discharge was an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.
(b) For purposes of this section, the department of veterans affairs shall establish a procedure for determining who qualifies as a veteran. Before issuing a license, the department of natural resources shall request the department of veterans affairs to verify whether the applicant is a qualified veteran. If the department of veterans affairs verifies that the applicant for a license is a qualified veteran, the department of natural resources shall issue the license without charging a fee.
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Section 562g. 29.219 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
29.219 (1) (d) Exception; fishing in private ponds. No fishing license is required for a resident to fish in a pond that is a self-contained body of water and that is located entirely on private property owned by a person who gives permission to the resident to fish in the pond.
20,562m
Section 562m. 29.228 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
29.228 (1) (d) Exception; fishing in private ponds. No fishing license is required for a nonresident to fish in a pond that is a self-contained body of water and that is located entirely on private property owned by a person who gives permission to the nonresident to fish in the pond.
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Section 562r. 29.2285 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.2285 (3) (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 (d) or 29.228 (1) (b) or (d).
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Section 562t. 29.354 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.354 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
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Section 562v. 29.357 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.357 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4m) do not apply to the possession, transportation, delivery, or receipt of farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
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Section 562y. 29.407 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.407 (5) (b) This section does not apply to the transportation, delivery, receipt or shipping of farm-raised fish or fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery.
20,563m
Section 563m. 29.539 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.539 (1m) (d) A farm-raised deer, a farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, a farm-raised game bird, or a wild animal that is subject to regulation under ch. 169 or the carcass of such a wild animal.
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564. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (2) (c) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $11.25.
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565. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (c) 1m. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: $5.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established by rule.
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566. 29.563 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (2) (d) 1. and amended to read:
29.563 (2) (d) 1. Nonresident permit. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $19.25.
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567. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (d) 2. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: $5.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established by rule.
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568. 29.563 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (4) (a) 3. Wolf harvesting: $99.25 $48.25.
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569. 29.563 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (4) (b) 3. Wolf harvesting: $499.25 $250.25.
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570. 29.563 (12) (c) 3g. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (12) (c) 3g. Wolf harvesting issued to a resident: $50 $13.
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571. 29.563 (12) (c) 3r. of the statutes is repealed.
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572. 29.563 (14) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (14) (c) 4. Each bonus deer hunting permit issued for which a fee is charged under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or 1m. or (d): 75 cents.
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Section 572f. 29.605 of the statutes is created to read:
29.605 Sporting heritage grants. (1) (a) The department shall provide one grant during each fiscal biennium to a nonprofit organization to provide education to persons who engage in hunting, fishing, and trapping, to establish and operate programs to recruit persons to engage in these activities, and to encourage continued engagement in these activities.
(b) During fiscal biennium 2013-15, the department shall provide a grant under par. (a) in the amount of $500,000. The department shall provide $200,000 of the grant in fiscal year 2013-14 from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (ma). The department shall provide the remaining $300,000 of the grant in fiscal year 2014-15
to the extent allowed under federal law from funds received from the federal government under 16 USC 669-669i and from moneys available to provide any required state match to the federal funds .
(c) During fiscal biennium 2015-17, and during each fiscal biennium thereafter, the department shall provide a grant under par. (a) in the amount of $450,000
to the extent allowed under federal law from funds received from the federal government under 16 USC 669-669i and 777-777k .
(2) A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under sub. (1) if it meets all of the following requirements:
(a) It has a principal place of business in this state.
(am) It has a relationship with a nationally recognized organization that provides proven and successful firearms safety education and is able to use that relationship to host shooting events.
(b) It teaches courses on firearm safety and training, shooting skills, and outdoor education and uses a nationally recognized curriculum to teach those courses.
(c) It has a relationship with a nationally recognized shooting expert.
(d) It is able to provide mentors for new hunters by recruiting volunteers and maintaining a database of volunteers.
(e) It is not an affiliate of a national federation or organization.
(f) It is able to ensure the maintenance or improvement of this state's position among all of the states in the areas of outdoor sporting heritage and recruitment by providing sporting education and programming to persons throughout this state.
(g) Beginning with grants awarded during fiscal biennium 2015-17, it contributes $150,000 in funds to be used with a grant awarded under this section.
(3) A nonprofit organization that receives a grant under sub. (1) shall use the grant to provide programs and education designed to preserve and protect this state's hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting traditions.
