1999 Wisconsin Act 9

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.

(b) Allow persons who are not residents to take raptors from the wild to be used for falconry, but only if all of the following apply:

1. The person holds an approval, issued by the department, that authorizes the taking of raptors for use in falconry.

2. The person holds an approval, issued by the state, province or country of which he or she is a resident, that authorizes the taking of raptors for use in falconry.

3. The state, province or country of which the person is a resident allows residents of this state to take raptors from the wild in that state, province or country.

(2) Any fees collected by the department under this section shall be deposited in the conservation fund to be used for department activities relating to fish and wildlife.

9,730h Section 730h. 29.324 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

29.324 (2m) (a) In this subsection, "group deer bow hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using bows and arrows, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.

(b) Beginning on April 1, 2000, any member of a group deer bow hunting party may kill a deer for another member of the group deer bow hunting party if all of the following conditions exist:

1. The deer is an antlerless deer.

2. At the time and place of the kill, the person who kills the antlerless deer is in contact with the person for whom the antlerless deer is killed.

3. The person for whom the antlerless deer is killed possesses a current unused deer carcass tag that is authorized for use on the antlerless deer killed.

(c) This subsection does not apply after March 31, 2002.

9,730j Section 730j. 29.324 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.324 (3) A person who kills a deer under sub. (2) or (2m) shall ensure that a member of his or her group deer hunting party without delay attaches a current validated deer carcass tag to the deer in the manner specified under s. 29.347 (2). The person who kills the deer may not leave the deer unattended until after it is tagged.

9,730m Section 730m. 29.347 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.347 (2) Deer tags. Except as provided under sub. (5) and s. 29.324 (3), any person who kills a deer shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the deer a current validated deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the type of deer killed. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.871 (7), (8) or (14) or 29.89 (6), no person may possess, control, store or transport a deer carcass unless it is tagged as required under this subsection. The carcass tag may not be removed before registration. The removal of a carcass tag from a deer before registration renders the deer untagged.

9,732 Section 732. 29.506 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds a valid taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 39.51 45.54.

9,733 Section 733. 29.556 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.556 (1m) and amended to read:

29.556 (1m) In addition to any other fee imposed under s. 29.563, the department may collect a handling fee for the approvals that the department itself issues to cover long-distance handling costs and in-person credit transaction costs incurred in issuing approvals.

9,733d Section 733d. 29.556 (1b) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

29.556 (1b) (a) "In -person credit transaction costs" means the costs associated with issuing approvals that are applied for and issued in person and that are paid for by using a credit card.

9,734 Section 734. 29.556 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.556 (2) (a) and amended to read:

29.556 (2) (a) If the department collects a handling fee under sub. (1) (1m), it shall promulgate rules to designate do all of the following:

1. Designate the approvals to which the fee applies and to establish.

2. Establish the amounts amount of the fee. The

(c) A handling fee may not be more than the amounts necessary to cover the long-distance handling costs or the in-person credit transaction costs of issuing the approvals.

(1b) In this paragraph, "handling section:

(b) "Long-distance handling costs" includes means the costs associated with paying for approvals that are requested by mail, telephone or electronic means and includes credit transaction fees, mailing costs and personnel costs that are necessary to process the a credit transaction.