2015 WISCONSIN ACT 31
An Act to amend 20.370 (5) (fs), 20.370 (5) (ft), 29.565 (title), 29.565 (1), 29.89 (title), 29.89 (2), 29.89 (3) (b), 29.89 (3) (d), 29.89 (3) (e), 29.89 (4) and 29.89 (5) (a) of the statutes; relating to: authorizing reimbursement to counties for the costs incurred in processing and donating certain wild turkeys.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 20.370 (5) (fs) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (5) (fs) Venison and wild turkey processing. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule from moneys received under s. 29.563 (13) for the venison and wild turkey processing and donation program under s. 29.89 and for promotional and educational activities and materials to encourage voluntary contributions under s. 29.565.
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2. 20.370 (5) (ft) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (5) (ft) Venison and wild turkey processing; voluntary contributions. All moneys received from voluntary contributions under s. 29.565 to be used for payments under the venison and wild turkey processing and donation program under s. 29.89 and for promotional and educational activities and materials to encourage voluntary contributions under s. 29.565.
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3. 29.565 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.565 (title) Voluntary contributions; venison and wild turkey processing and grant donation program.
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4. 29.565 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.565 (1) Any applicant for a hunting license listed under s. 29.563 (2) (a) or (b) may, in addition to paying any fee charged for the license, elect to make a voluntary contribution of at least $1 to be used for the venison and wild turkey processing and donation program under s. 29.89.
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5. 29.89 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (title) Venison and wild turkey processing and donation program.
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6. 29.89 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (2) Establishment of program. The department shall establish a program to reimburse counties for the costs that they incur in processing and donating venison from certain deer carcasses and in processing and donating meat from certain wild turkey carcasses.
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7. 29.89 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (3) (b) The county accepts deer carcasses
or wild turkey carcasses for processing.
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8. 29.89 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (3) (d) The county pays for the costs of processing the venison or wild turkey meat.
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9. 29.89 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (3) (e) The county shall make reasonable efforts to donate the venison or wild turkey meat as provided under sub. (4).
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10. 29.89 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (4) Donations authorized. A county may donate the processed venison or process wild turkey meat to a food distribution service or a charitable organization. The county may require that the carcasses be field dressed before accepting them for processing.
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11. 29.89 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.89 (5) (a) Subject to par. (c), reimbursement under this section shall equal the costs, including administrative costs, that a county incurs in processing the venison or wild turkey meat and in donating the processed venison or wild turkey meat under sub. (4).
