9,718g
Section 718g. 26.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.08 (2) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) to (d), the department may lease state park land or state forest land for terms not exceeding 15 years.
9,718r
Section 718r. 26.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
26.08 (2) (d) The department may lease Northern Highland American Legion State Forest land on Statehouse Lake in the town of Manitowish Waters for the North Lakeland Discovery Center for a term not exceeding 30 years.
9,719
Section
719. 26.145 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
9,720d
Section 720d. 27.01 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (a) 3. In this subsection "vehicle admission area" means the Bong area lands acquired under s. 23.09 (13), the Wisconsin Dells natural area, the Point Beach state forest, recreational areas in other state forests designated as such by the department, designated use zones within recreation areas established under s. 23.091 (3), and any state park or roadside park except those specified in par. (c) 5.
9,720g
Section 720g. 27.01 (15) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
27.01 (15) (title) Certain types of campsites.
9,720m
Section 720m. 27.01 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (15) (b) and amended to read:
27.01 (15) (b) The department shall maintain a ratio of number of state park campsites with an electric receptacle to receptacles shall be maintained by the department so that not more than 25% of all state park campsites that is equal to or less than the ratio which exists on April 26, 1988 have electric receptacles and not less than 25% of all state park campsites are rustic state park campsites.
9,720r
Section 720r. 27.01 (15) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (15) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Rustic state park campsite" means a state park campsite in a campground that meets all of the requirements that are promulgated by rule by the department for campgrounds that do not provide modern facilities such as electrical receptacles, flush-type toilets and showers.
2. "State park campsite" means a campsite that is located in a state park.
9,722
Section
722. 28.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
28.05 (1) Limitations. Cutting shall be limited to trees marked or designated for cutting by a forester in the professional series of the state classified civil service or by a department-designated employe equally qualified by reason of long, practical experience. The department may sell products removed in cultural or salvage cuttings and standing timber designated in timber sale contracts, but all sales shall be based on tree scale or on the scale, measure or count of the cut products. The department may require that a person purchasing products or standing timber under a timber sale contract provide surety for the proper performance of the contract either directly or through a bond furnished by a surety company authorized to do business in this state.
9,722e
Section 722e. 28.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
28.05 (2) Procedure. Sales of cut products or stumpage having an estimated value of $1,000 $3,000 or more shall be by public sale after 2 publications of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located. Sales with an estimated value of $2,500 $3,000 or more requires approval by the secretary.
9,722m
Section 722m. 28.11 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (6) (b) 1. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $1,000 $3,000 or more shall be by sealed bid or public sale after publication of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located. Any timber sale with an estimated value below $1,000 $3,000 may be made without prior advertising. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $2,500
$3,000 or more requires approval of the secretary.
9,722s
Section 722s. 28.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
28.22 Timber sales; community forests. Any timber sale from a community forest shall be based on the scale, measure or count of the cut products. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $1,000 $3,000 or more shall be by public sale after 2 publications of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located.
9,722t
Section 722t. 29.001 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
29.001 (28) "Food distribution service" means a program that provides food or serves meals directly to individuals with low incomes or to elderly individuals, or that collects and distributes food to persons who provide food or serve meals directly to these individuals.
9,722te
Section 722te. 29.024 (2g) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (2g) (a) Social security numbers required. (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (am), the department shall require an applicant who is an individual to provide his or her social security number as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any of the following approvals:
9,722tg
Section 722tg. 29.024 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (2g) (a) 1. Any license issued under this chapter except for any group fishing license issued under s. 29.193 (5).
9,722tm
Section 722tm. 29.024 (2g) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (2g) (am) Social security numbers exceptions. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, an approval specified in par. (a) 1. to 3., shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development. An approval issued by the department of natural resources in reliance on a false statement submitted by an applicant under this paragraph is invalid.
9,722ts
Section 722ts. 29.024 (2g) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (2g) (d) 2. As provided in the memorandum of understanding required under s. 49.857 (2), the department shall deny an application to issue or renew an approval specified in par. (a) 1. to 3. if the applicant for or the holder of the approval fails to provide his or her social security number as required under par. (a), unless the applicant is an individual who does not have a social security number and who submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under par. (am).
9,722u
Section 722u. 29.024 (2g) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (2g) (e) Alternative to providing social security numbers. If the federal government allows a method under the system under s. 49.857 (2) for purposes of administering this subsection that does not require the use of social security numbers of individuals applying for or holding approvals, other than the method under par. (am) for submitting a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the individual does not have a social security number, the department shall request that the legislative reference bureau prepare legislation that allows compliance with that method and that eliminates the requirement that individuals provide their social security numbers under the system. The secretary shall submit the proposed legislation to the standing committee of each house of the legislature that has jurisdiction over fish and wildlife matters under s. 13.172 (3).
9,722ue
Section 722ue. 29.024 (2r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (2r) (a) Social security and identification numbers required. (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (am), the department shall require an applicant who is an individual to provide his or her social security number and an applicant who is not an individual to provide the applicant's federal employer identification number as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any of the following approvals:
9,722um
Section 722um. 29.024 (2r) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (2r) (am) Social security and identification numbers exceptions. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any of the approvals specified in par. (a) 1. to 21., shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development. An approval issued by the department of natural resources in reliance on a false statement submitted by an applicant under this paragraph is invalid.
9,722us
Section 722us. 29.024 (2r) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (2r) (d) 1. and amended to read:
29.024 (2r) (d) 1. The Except as provided in subd. 2., the department shall deny an application to issue or renew, or revoke if already issued, an approval specified in par. (a) if the applicant for or the holder of the approval fails to provide the information required under par. (a) or if the department of revenue certifies that the applicant or approval holder is liable for delinquent taxes under s. 73.0301.
9,722ut
Section 722ut. 29.024 (2r) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (2r) (d) 2. The department may not deny an application under subd. 1. for the reason that the applicant failed to provide his or her social security number, if the applicant is an individual who submitted a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under par. (am).
9,722v
Section 722v. 29.024 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (6) (a) 4. Contract with persons who are not employes of the department to operate a statewide automated system for issuing approvals.
9,723
Section
723. 29.024 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (6) (am) In reserving deer hunting back tag numbers, the department may do any of the following:
1. Directly reserve the numbers.
2. Appoint, as an agent of the department, the clerk of one or more counties to reserve the numbers.
3. Appoint, as agents of the department, persons who are not employes of the department to reserve the numbers.
9,724
Section
724. 29.024 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (6) (b) The clerk of each county appointed under par. (a) 2. or (am) 2. may accept the appointment.
9,725
Section
725. 29.024 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (6) (d) The department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons appointed under par. pars. (a) 2. and, 3.
and 4. and (am) 2. and 3.
9,725g
Section 725g. 29.164 (3) (ci) of the statutes is created to read:
29.164 (3) (ci) Fourth preference. The department shall create a 4th preference category in issuing wild turkey hunting licenses to applicants who are qualified nonresident landowners. For purposes of this paragraph, a qualified nonresident landowner is a person who is not a resident and who owns at least 50 acres in one parcel in an established wild turkey hunting zone and who agrees to allow other persons to hunt wild turkeys on that land if those persons first obtain permission to hunt from the landowner. If more than one individual is the landowner of a single parcel of land, only one individual may be considered a qualified nonresident landowner.
9,725r
Section 725r. 29.164 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (3) (cm) Fourth
Fifth preference. The department shall create a 4th 5th preference category in issuing wild turkey hunting licenses to all other nonresident applicants who are not resident applicants.
9,726
Section
726. 29.181 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.181 (2m) Resident farm owner. (intro.) If the department determines that for a deer management area the number of available bonus deer hunting permits for a single season will exceed the number of applications submitted, the department may authorize by rule the issuance of one or more bonus deer hunting permits to a resident without the resident having to pay any fee, including any processing or issuing fee, if the resident meets all of the following requirements:
9,726c
Section 726c. 29.184 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (2).
9,726e
Section 726e. 29.184 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
9,726j
Section 726j. 29.184 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (6) (b) Cumulative preference system; random selection. If the number of qualified applications for Class A bear licenses exceeds the number of available licenses, the department shall select applicants to be issued Class A bear licenses based upon a cumulative preference system. This system shall establish preference categories for those applicants who applied for but who were not issued Class A bear licenses or bear harvest permits under s. 29.1085 (3) (b), 1993 stats., in the previous season, with higher priority given to those categories with more preference points than those with fewer preference points. For each season, the department shall allow each applicant under the system to apply for a preference point or for a license. The department shall give a preference point to each applicant who applies for a given season and preference point and to each applicant who applies for a license but who is not selected or who is selected but declines to pay the required fee for a Class A bear license. Applicants who fail to apply for either a preference point or a license at least once during any 3 consecutive years shall lose all previously accumulated preference points. If the number of applicants within a preference category exceeds the number of Class A bear licenses available in the category, the department shall select at random the applicants to be issued licenses within the preference category.
9,726k
Section 726k. 29.184 (6) (c) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (6) (c) (title) Notification, issuance; payment fees.
9,726L
Section 726L. 29.184 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (6) (c) 1r. and amended to read:
29.184 (6) (c) 1r. The department shall issue a notice of approval to those qualified applicants selected to receive a Class A bear license. A person who receives a notice of approval and who pays the required fee
fees required for the license shall be issued the license subject to s. 29.09 (11m) 29.024 (2g).
9,726n
Section 726n. 29.184 (6) (c) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
29.184 (6) (c) 1g. A person who applies for a preference point or a license under par. (a) shall pay the processing fee under s. 29.553 at the time of application.
9,726p
Section 726p. 29.184 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (6) (c) 2. A Class B bear license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 (11m) (2g) by the department to any resident who applies for this license.
9,727
Section
727. 29.184 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (9) (a) The department shall issue a back tag to each person who is issued a Class A bear license, and the department or county clerk shall issue a back tag to each person who is issued or a Class B bear license.
9,727m
Section 727m. 29.193 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
29.193 (5) Group fishing license for the developmentally disabled. (a) "Developmental disability" has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (5) (a).
(b) The department shall issue one-day group fishing licenses to groups consisting of individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Not more than 12 individuals may fish under the privilege conferred by each license.
9,728
Section
728. 29.229 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.229 (4) (f) Sections 29.024 (3), (4) (b), (5) (b), (7), (8) and (9), 29.559 (2) and (3) and 29.564 do not apply to any approval that may be issued under this section.
9,728g
Section 728g. 29.229 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.229 (5m) (b) The band is requested to enact tribal laws or ordinances that require each person who has a social security number, as a condition of being issued an approval under this section, to provide to the band his or her social security number, tribal laws or ordinances that require each person who does not have a social security number, as a condition of being issued an approval under this section, to provide to the band a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation on a form prescribed by the department of workforce development that the person does not have a social security number, and tribal laws or ordinances that prohibit the disclosure of that number by the band to any other person except to the department of workforce development for the purpose of administering s. 49.22.
9,728h
Section 728h. 29.229 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.229 (5m) (c) The band is requested to enact tribal laws or ordinances that deny an application to issue or renew, suspend if already issued or otherwise withhold or restrict an approval issued under this section if the applicant for or the holder of the approval fails to provide the information required under tribal laws or ordinances enacted under par. (b) or fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or if the department of workforce development certifies that the applicant for or the holder of the approval has failed to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse. The band is also requested to enact tribal laws or ordinance that invalidate an approval issued under this subsection if issued in reliance upon a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation under tribal laws or ordinances enacted under par. (b) that is false.
9,729
Section
729. 29.2295 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
29.2295 (4) (c) 1. The department shall make the payments under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (hk).
2. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (hk) is insufficient to make all of the payments under this subsection, the department shall make the remaining payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (ht).
9,730f
Section 730f. 29.319 of the statutes is created to read:
29.319 Falconry regulation. (1) In regulating falconry and the taking of raptors for use in falconry, the department may do any of the following:
(a) Establish by rule a fee for any approval that it issues as part of this regulation.
