1997 Wisconsin Act 168

  Date of enactment: April 22, 1998
1997 Assembly Bill 299   Date of publication*: May 6, 1998

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1995-96: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

1997 WISCONSIN ACT 168

An Act to amend 29.103 (2) (ar), 29.104 (2) and 29.104 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes; relating to: disabled hunter permits issued to persons who are visually handicapped.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

168,1 Section 1 . 29.103 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.103 (2) (ar) Type of hunting authorized. A license issued under this section authorizes hunting with a firearm or bow and arrow or with a crossbow if the holder of the license is a resident and has a permit issued under s. 29.09 (9) (c) 1. or 4. or has a crossbow permit issued under s. 29.104 (4) (a).

168,2 Section 2 . 29.104 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.104 (2) A resident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear and wild turkey, during the open seasons for hunting that game with bow and arrow established by the department. This license authorizes hunting with a bow and arrow only, unless hunting with a crossbow is authorized by a permit issued under s. 29.09 (9) (c) 1. or 4. or under sub. (4).

168,3 Section 3 . 29.104 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.104 (4) (b) (intro.) Crossbows used in hunting with a permit under s. 29.09 (9) (c) 1. or 4. or under this subsection shall meet all of the following specifications: