Wisconsin Legislature: 56,37

56,20 Section 20. 29.001 (60) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.001 (60) "Nongame species" means any species of wild animal that is living in the wild and that is not classified as a game fish, game animal, game bird or fur-bearing animal.

56,21 Section 21. 29.011 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

29.011 (3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, farm-raised fish, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,22 Section 22. 29.024 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.024 (1) Approvals required. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, ch. 169, or s. 95.55 (5), no person may hunt or trap in this state, fish in the waters of this state or engage in any of the activities regulated under this chapter unless the appropriate approval is issued to the person. A person shall carry the required approval with him or her at all times while hunting, trapping or fishing or engaged in regulated activities unless otherwise required by this chapter or unless otherwise authorized or required by the department. A person shall exhibit the approval to the department or its wardens on demand.

56,23 Section 23. 29.024 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.024 (2g) (a) 2. Any permit issued under s. 29.537, 29.733, 29.735, or 29.736 or 29.871.

56,24 Section 24. 29.024 (2r) (a) 17. of the statutes is repealed.

56,25 Section 25. 29.024 (2r) (a) 18. of the statutes is repealed.

56,26 Section 26. 29.024 (2r) (a) 19. of the statutes is repealed.

56,27 Section 27. 29.024 (2r) (a) 20. of the statutes is repealed.

56,28 Section 28. 29.024 (2r) (a) 21. of the statutes is repealed.

56,29 Section 29. 29.024 (2r) (am) of the statutes is amended 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. 16., 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.

56,30 Section 30. 29.042 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.042 (1) Beginning on January 1, 1998, the department may not enter into any agreement to make payments to persons holding approvals issued under s. 29.501, 29.503, 29.506, 29.509, 29.512, 29.514, 29.519, 29.523, 29.526, 29.529, 29.531, 29.533, 29.537, 29.607, 29.611, or 29.614, 29.865, 29.867, 29.869, 29.871 or 29.877 in exchange for the retirement of the approval or for the temporary or permanent cessation of any activity authorized under the approval.

56,31 Section 31. 29.047 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.047 (2) (b) The possession, transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or, farm-raised game birds, farm-raised fish, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,32 Section 32. 29.055 of the statutes is amended to read:

29.055 Wild animals; possession in closed season or in excess of bag limit. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no person may have in the person's possession or under the person's control, or have in storage, any wild animal or carcass that was taken during the closed season for that wild animal or that is in excess of the bag or possession limit or contrary to the size limits for that wild animal. The open and closed seasons and the bag, possession and size limits of the state, province or country in which a wild animal was taken shall apply to the wild animal or the carcass if it was lawfully killed outside of this state. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,33 Section 33. 29.057 of the statutes is amended to read:

29.057 Wild animals; possession in open season. It is unlawful to possess or control at any time a protected wild animal or the carcass of any protected wild animal showing that it was taken during the closed season for the protected wild animal. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,34 Section 34. 29.071 of the statutes is amended to read:

29.071 Wildlife on Indian reservations protected. No person may remove or take from any Indian reservation the carcass of any protected wild animal during the closed season for the wild animal without a permit from except as authorized by the department under this chapter or ch. 169.

56,35 Section 35. 29.191 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.191 (2) (a) 3. Any person hunting pheasant under s. 29.195 or on premises licensed under s. 29.865 is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1.

56,36 Section 36. 29.319 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.319 (1) (intro.) In regulating The department may regulate falconry and the taking of raptors for use in falconry,. In so doing, the department may do any of the following:

56,37 Section 37. 29.321 of the statutes is repealed.

56,38 Section 38. 29.334 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.334 (title) Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.

56,39 Section 39. 29.334 of the statutes is renumbered 29.334 (1) and amended to read:

29.334 (1) A person who hunts or traps any game animal or fur-bearing animal shall kill the animal when it is taken and make it part of the daily bag or shall release the game animal or fur-bearing animal unless authorized under s. 29.857, 29.863, 29.867, 29.869, 29.871 or 29.877.

56,40 Section 40. 29.334 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

29.334 (3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,41 Section 41. 29.337 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.337 (1) (intro.) The owner or occupant of any land, and any member of his or her family, may hunt or trap beaver, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, rabbits, and squirrels on the land without a license issued under this chapter or ch. 169 at any time, except as follows:

56,42 Section 42. 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 s. 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.

56,43 Section 43. 29.351 of the statutes is renumbered 29.351 (1), and 29.351 (1) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read:

29.351 (1) (c) Possess the raw skin of any muskrat, mink, otter, fisher or pine marten at any time unless the person is the holder of a valid scientific collector permit, fur dealer license, trapping license or resident conservation patron license. No license is required for a person breeding, raising and producing domestic fur-bearing animals in captivity, as defined in s. 29.873 29.627, or for a person authorized to take muskrats on a cranberry marsh under a permit issued to the person by the department.

56,44 Section 44. 29.351 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

29.351 (2m) Subsection (1) does not apply to the skins of fur-bearing animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,45 Section 45. 29.354 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.354 (1) Approval necessary. No person, except a person who has a valid hunting license, sports license, conservation patron license, taxidermist permit or scientific collector permit and who is carrying this approval on his or her person, may possess or have under his or her control any game bird, or game animal or the carcass of any game bird or game animal unless the person has a valid hunting license, sports license, conservation patron license, taxidermist permit, or scientific collector permit.

56,46 Section 46. 29.354 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.354 (2) (a) and amended to read:

29.354 (2) (a) No person, except a Except as provided in par. (b), no person who has a valid scientific collector permit, may take, needlessly destroy or possess or have under his or her control the nest or eggs of any wild bird for which a closed season is prescribed under this chapter.

56,47 Section 47. 29.354 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

29.354 (2) (b) A person who has a valid scientific collector permit may take or possess or have under his or her control the nest of a wild bird and may destroy the nest if necessary for a scientific purpose.

56,48 Section 48. 29.354 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

56,49 Section 49. 29.354 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

29.354 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,50 Section 50. 29.357 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.357 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to the possession, transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or, farm-raised fish , farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,51 Section 51. 29.501 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:

29.501 (9m) This section applies to the raw furs and dressed furs of fur-bearing animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.

56,52 Section 52. 29.506 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.506 (4) Authorization. Subject to this section, a taxidermist permit authorizes the permit holder to possess and transport wild animals or carcasses of wild animals in connection with his or her business. This authority supersedes, to the extent permitted under this section, restrictions on the possession and transportation of wild animals and carcasses of wild animals established under this chapter and ch. 169. A taxidermist permit entitles the permit holder to the same privileges as a Class A fur dealer's license.

56,53 Section 53. 29.539 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.539 (1m) Subsection (1) does not apply to farm-raised deer or, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 or the carcasses of these animals.

56,54 Section 54. 29.541 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.541 (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to the meat from farm-raised deer or from, farm-raised fish, or farm-raised game birds or to meat that is subject to regulation under s. 169.14.

56,55 Section 55. 29.563 (9) (intro.) and (a) (title) of the statutes are repealed.

56,56 Section 56. 29.563 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (7) (c) 5m.

56,57 Section 57. 29.563 (9) (a) 2. to 10. and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

56,58 Section 58. 29.563 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

56,59 Section 59. 29.614 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.614 (3) A scientific collector permit authorizes the permittee to collect or salvage from the wild, for scientific purposes only, the eggs, nest and live fish and the nests and carcasses of any wild animals specified in the permit subject to the conditions and limitations specified in the permit and the rules of the department. The permittee may use the specimens for the scientific purposes for which collected or salvaged and may transport them or cause them to be transported by common carrier. Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other person, except that these specimens may be exchanged for other specimens for scientific purposes. A scientific collector permit may authorize the use of net guns and tranquilizer guns for activities related to the purposes for which the permit is issued. Any person who is convicted of violating this chapter shall forfeit the person's permit and the permit is thereby revoked, in addition to all other penalties. Any person so convicted is not eligible for a permit under this section for one year following the conviction.

56,60 Section 60. 29.741 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

56,61 Section 61. 29.741 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.741 and amended to read:

29.741 State propagation of wild animals Food in the wild for game birds. No person shall may, from the public waters of this state, take, remove, sell, or transport from the public waters of this state to any place beyond the borders of the state, any duck potato, wild celery, or any other plant or plant product except wild rice, that is native in said to these waters and that is commonly known to furnish food for game birds.

56,62 Section 62. 29.745 of the statutes is repealed.

56,63 Section 63. 29.853 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

56,64 Section 64. 29.853 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

56,65 Section 65. 29.853 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

56,66 Section 66. 29.853 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

56,67 Section 67. 29.853 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.

56,68 Section 68. 29.853 (5) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

56,69 Section 69. 29.853 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 29.334 (2) and amended to read:

29.334 (2) A person who violates this section sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.

56,70 Section 70. 29.855 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

56,71 Section 71. 29.855 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

56,72 Section 72. 29.855 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

56,73 Section 73. 29.855 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

56,74 Section 74. 29.855 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

56,75 Section 75. 29.855 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 169.04 (2) (e) and amended to read:

169.04 (2) (e) No person may operate on a live wild skunk to remove its scent glands unless the person who possesses holds a Class A or Class B captive wild animal farm license or unless the person is a veterinarian and the person bringing the skunk is authorized under s. 29.857 or 29.869 to the veterinarian holds such a license. A veterinarian to whom a person brings a live wild skunk for removal of its scent glands or for other treatment shall verify whether the person holds a Class A or Class B captive wild animal farm license. If the person does not hold such a license, the veterinarian shall notify that person that possession of a live skunk is illegal and shall notify the department.

56,76 Section 76. 29.855 (5) of the statutes is repealed.