2001 WISCONSIN ACT 17
An Act to renumber 29.193 (1); to renumber and amend 29.024 (6) (c) and 29.559 (1); to amend 29.193 (2) (cr) 2., 29.193 (3) (intro.), 29.563 (3) (a) 7. and 29.563 (3) (a) 9.; and to create 29.024 (6) (c) 2., 29.193 (1b), 29.193 (3m) and 29.559 (1) (b) of the statutes; relating to: the issuance of temporary fishing licenses to disabled persons.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 29.024 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (6) (c) 1. and amended to read:
29.024 (6) (c) 1. The department shall promulgate rules for each type of approval under this chapter that specify which persons appointed under par. (a) shall issue that type of approval except as provided under subd. 2.
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2. 29.024 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (6) (c) 2. Persons appointed under par. (a) 2. and 3., as well as the department, shall issue temporary disabled person fishing licenses under s. 29.193 (3m).
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3. 29.193 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.193 (1m).
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4. 29.193 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
29.193 (1b) Definition. In this section, "nongovernmental issuing agent" means a person who is appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 3.
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5. 29.193 (2) (cr) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.193 (2) (cr) 2. A Class A permit authorizes the holder to shoot or hunt from a stationary vehicle, to fish or troll as authorized under sub. (1) (1m) (b) and to hunt certain game with a crossbow as authorized under ss. 29.164 (2) (b), 29.171 (2) and 29.216 (2).
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6. 29.193 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.193 (3) Fishing Annual fishing license for disabled persons. (intro.) The department or a county clerk appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. shall issue, subject to s. 29.024 (2g), an annual disabled person fishing license to any resident who at the time the resident applies for this license and who if the resident does one of the following:
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7. 29.193 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.193 (3m) Temporary fishing license for disabled persons. (a) If a person submits an application to a nongovernmental issuing agent for an annual disabled person fishing license that includes the evidence specified in sub. (3) (a), (b), or (c) and the applicable license fee and issuing fee, the nongovernmental issuing agent shall issue, subject to s. 29.024 (2g), a temporary disabled person fishing license to the applicant. The nongovernmental issuing agent shall promptly forward all of the application materials for the annual fishing license to the department for the department's review. A temporary fishing license issued under this subsection is valid for 14 days after the date of issuance. If the department denies the application for an annual fishing license, the department shall notify the applicant within 30 days after the date the temporary fishing license is issued. If the department approves the application, the department shall issue, subject to s. 29.024 (2g), the annual fishing license and mail it to the applicant within 30 days after the date the temporary fishing license is issued. The department may not charge any type of fee for issuing the annual fishing license, and the department may not refund the applicable fees for the temporary fishing license if the department denies the application for the temporary fishing license.
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8. 29.559 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.559 (1) (a) and amended to read:
29.559 (1) (a) Any person, including the department, who issues any license or stamp under this chapter shall collect, in addition to the statutory license or stamp fee, an issuing fee for each license and each stamp the person issued. A Except as provided in par. (b), a person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain 50 cents of each issuing fee for each license and 15 cents for each issuing fee of each stamp to compensate for services in issuing the license or stamp.
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9. 29.559 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
29.559 (1) (b) A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 3. may retain the entire issuing fee for each temporary disabled person fishing license the person issues in order to compensate for services in issuing the license.
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10. 29.563 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (3) (a) 7. Annual or temporary fishing issued to a disabled person under s. 29.193 (3) (a) or (b) or (3m): $6.25.
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11. 29.563 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (3) (a) 9. Annual or temporary fishing license issued to a disabled veteran under s. 29.193 (3) (c) or (3m): $2.25.
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12.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to fishing licenses issued on the effective date of this subsection.
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Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
