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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 194
May 29, 2013 - Offered by Representative Czaja.
AB194-ASA1,1,10
1An Act to repeal 29.171 (2m), 29.171 (4) (a), 29.171 (4) (c) and 29.216 (2m);
to
2renumber and amend 29.171 (3), 29.193 (1m) (a), 29.193 (2) (cr) 2. and 29.216
3(3);
to amend 29.014 (1m) (b), 29.171 (2), 29.185 (2) (b), 29.216 (2), 29.563 (6m),
429.563 (12) (a) 2., 29.563 (12m), 29.592 (3), 29.593 (1) (b) and 29.593 (2m); and
5to create 29.171 (3) (b), 29.172, 29.193 (1m) (a) 1., 29.193 (1m) (a) 2., 29.216 (3)
6(b), 29.217, 29.235 (2) (dm), 29.235 (2m) (dm), 29.346, 29.563 (2) (a) 8r., 29.563
7(2) (a) 8t., 29.563 (2) (b) 6m. and 29.563 (2g) of the statutes;
relating to: the
8authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons
9for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be recorded at the time
10of carcass registration.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issues hunting
licenses and establishes open hunting seasons that allow the hunting of specified
game animals. Among the licenses that DNR issues are resident and nonresident
archer hunting licenses. An archer hunting license allows the holder to hunt all
game, except bear, elk, wolf, and wild turkey, with a bow and arrow during the
relevant open season established by DNR. An archer hunting license allows a person
to hunt only with a bow and arrow and not with a crossbow unless the person is
disabled and holds a permit from DNR that authorizes the use of a crossbow or unless
the person is at least 65 years old. This substitute amendment eliminates the age
and disability requirements for using a crossbow. Instead, the substitute
amendment establishes a new resident crossbow hunting license and a new
nonresident crossbow hunting license.
The crossbow hunting licenses established in this substitute amendment allow
a license holder to use a crossbow to hunt the same game animals that may be hunted
under current law with an archer hunting license. The substitute amendment also
allows the holder of an archer hunting license to obtain a crossbow hunting license
at a substantially reduced fee and allows the holder of a crossbow hunting license to
obtain an archer hunting license at a substantially reduced fee. As with other
hunting licenses under current law, a person may not obtain a crossbow hunting
license unless the person completes a course of instruction in hunter education or
bow hunter education.
Current law provides that if DNR establishes an open season for hunting deer,
elk, small game, wild turkey, or bear with a bow and arrow but not with a firearm,
DNR may not open that season for hunting with a crossbow unless the hunter is at
least 65 years old or is disabled and holds a permit from DNR. This substitute
amendment provides that if DNR establishes an open season for hunting any of those
animals with a bow and arrow but not with a firearm, DNR must also establish a
concurrent open season that allows a person to hunt the respective animal with a
crossbow regardless of the age of the hunter or whether the hunter has a disability.
The substitute amendment also provides that if DNR requires a person who
kills an animal to register the animal with DNR, then DNR must make a record of
the type of weapon that was used to kill the animal.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB194-ASA1,1
1Section
1. 29.014 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB194-ASA1,3,22
29.014
(1m) (b) If the department establishes an open season for hunting deer,
3elk, small game, wild turkey, or bear with a bow and arrow but not with a firearm,
4the department
may not shall also establish a concurrent open
that season for
5hunting
the respective game with a crossbow
except by a person who has attained
1the age of 65 or by a person who is authorized to hunt with a crossbow by a permit
2issued under s. 29.171 (4) (a) or 29.193 (2).
AB194-ASA1,2
3Section
2. 29.171 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.171
(2) A resident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all
5game, except bear, elk, and wild turkey, during the open seasons
established by the
6department for hunting that game with bow and arrow
established by the
7department. This license authorizes hunting with a bow and arrow only, unless
8hunting with a crossbow is authorized by a Class A, Class B, or Class C permit issued
9under s. 29.193 (2) or a permit issued under sub. (4).
AB194-ASA1,3
10Section
3. 29.171 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB194-ASA1,4
11Section
4. 29.171 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 29.171 (3) (a) and amended
12to read:
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29.171
(3) (a)
The Except as provided under par. (b), the department shall issue
14to each person who is issued a resident archer hunting license a deer tag and a back
15tag.
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16Section
5. 29.171 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB194-ASA1,3,1917
29.171
(3) (b) The department may not issue a deer tag or back tag to a person
18who is issued a resident archer hunting license at the reduced fee under s. 29.563
19(2g).
AB194-ASA1,6
20Section
6. 29.171 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB194-ASA1,7
21Section
7. 29.171 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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22Section
8. 29.172 of the statutes is created to read:
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2329.172 Resident crossbow hunting license. (1) A resident crossbow
24hunting license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the
25department to any resident applying for this license.
AB194-ASA1,4,4
1(2) A resident crossbow hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game,
2except bear, elk, and wild turkey, during the open seasons for hunting that game with
3a crossbow established by the department. This license authorizes hunting with a
4crossbow only.
AB194-ASA1,4,6
5(3) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the department shall issue to each
6person who is issued a resident crossbow hunting license a deer tag and a back tag.
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(b) The department may not issue a deer tag or back tag to a person who is
8issued a resident crossbow hunting license at the reduced fee under s. 29.563 (2g).
AB194-ASA1,9
9Section
9. 29.185 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.185
(2) (b)
Resident archer Archer licenses, crossbow licenses, and trapping
11licenses. Notwithstanding ss. 29.171 (2),
29.172 (2), 29.216 (2),
29.217 (2), and 29.241
12(3), a resident archer hunting license, a nonresident archer hunting license,
a
13resident crossbow hunting license, a nonresident crossbow hunting license, or a
14trapping license does not authorize the hunting or trapping of wolves.
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15Section
10. 29.193 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.193 (1m) (a)
16(intro.) and amended to read:
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29.193
(1m) (a) The department shall, after an investigation and without
18charging a fee, issue a trolling permit to any person who meets
the any of the
19following requirements
under s. 29.171 (4) (a) 2. or 4.:
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20Section
11. 29.193 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB194-ASA1,4,2221
29.193
(1m) (a) 1. Has an amputation or other loss of one or more arms above
22the wrist.
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23Section
12. 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB194-ASA1,5,224
29.193
(1m) (a) 2. Has a permanent substantial loss of function in one or both
25arms or one or both hands and fails to meet the minimum standards of any one of the
1following standard tests, administered under the direction of a licensed physician or
2a licensed chiropractor:
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a. Upper extremity pinch.
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c. Nine-hole peg.
AB194-ASA1,13
6Section
13. 29.193 (2) (cr) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 29.193 (2) (cr) 2.
7(intro.) and amended to read:
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29.193
(2) (cr) 2. (intro.) A Class A permit authorizes the holder to
shoot do all
9of the following:
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10a. Shoot or hunt from a stationary vehicle
, to fish.
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11b. Fish or troll as authorized under sub. (1m) (b)
and to hunt certain game with
12a crossbow as authorized under ss. 29.171 (2) and 29.216 (2).
AB194-ASA1,14
13Section
14. 29.216 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB194-ASA1,5,1814
29.216
(2) The nonresident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of
15all game, except bear, elk, wild turkey, and fur-bearing animals, during the open
16season for the hunting of that game with a bow and arrow
. This license authorizes
17hunting with a bow and arrow only unless hunting with a crossbow is authorized by
18a Class A, Class B, or Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2).
AB194-ASA1,15
19Section
15. 29.216 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB194-ASA1,16
20Section
16. 29.216 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 29.216 (3) (a) and
21amended to read:
AB194-ASA1,5,2422
29.216
(3) (a)
Deer tag and back tag.
The Except as provided under par. (b),
23the department shall issue to each person who is issued a nonresident archer
24hunting license a deer tag and a back tag.
AB194-ASA1,17
25Section
17. 29.216 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB194-ASA1,6,3
129.216
(3) (b) The department may not issue a deer tag or back tag to a person
2who is issued a nonresident archer hunting license if the department issues the
3nonresident archer hunting license at the reduced fee under s. 29.563 (2g).
AB194-ASA1,18
4Section
18. 29.217 of the statutes is created to read:
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529.217 Nonresident crossbow hunting license. (1) Issuance. A
6nonresident crossbow hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the
7department to any nonresident applying for this license.
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8(2) Authorization. The nonresident crossbow hunting license authorizes the
9hunting of all game, except bear, elk, wild turkey, and fur-bearing animals, during
10the open season for the hunting of that game with a crossbow.
AB194-ASA1,6,12
11(3) Deer tag and back tag. (a) The department shall issue to each person who
12is issued a nonresident crossbow hunting license a deer tag and a back tag.
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(b) The department may not issue a deer tag or back tag to a person who is
14issued a nonresident crossbow hunting license at the reduced fee under s. 29.563
15(2g).
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16Section
19. 29.235 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB194-ASA1,6,1717
29.235
(2) (dm) A resident crossbow hunting license.
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18Section
20. 29.235 (2m) (dm) of the statutes is created to read: