Wisconsin Legislature: 20,562r

20,558 Section 558. 29.181 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

29.181 (3) Use of money from fees. From the moneys received from the sale of bonus deer hunting permits issued that authorize the taking of deer as provided under sub. (2) (a) 2., the department shall credit an amount equal to $5 times the number of those bonus deer hunting permits issued to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (hx).

20,559 Section 559. 29.181 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

29.181 (4) Rules. The department may promulgate a rule that establishes a fee for a bonus deer hunting permit issued under sub. (2) (a) 2. that is higher than the fee specified in s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. or (d) 2.

20,560 Section 560. 29.182 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

29.182 (1m) Open season requirement. The department may not establish an open season for hunting elk that begins earlier than the Saturday nearest October 15.

20,560r Section 560r. 29.184 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (4) (b).

20,560t Section 560t. 29.184 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

29.184 (4) (a) Except at facilities and specified property locations where prohibited by s. NR 45.06, Wis. Adm. Code, a person may engage in the training of a dog as authorized under sub. (3) (bg) or (br) without keeping it on a leash during the period from July 1st through August 31st if all of the following apply:

1. The dog is uniquely tattooed or wears a collar with the owner's name and address attached.

2. The person holds a Class A or Class B bear license issued under this section or is exempt from holding such a license under sub. (5).

3. The dog is being trained in a single pack of dogs that complies with the size requirement under par. (c).

20,560v Section 560v. 29.184 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

29.184 (4) (c) No more than 6 dogs may be in a single pack regardless of the number of individuals involved in the training and regardless of whether there is more than one owner of the dogs.

20,561 Section 561. 29.185 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

20,562 Section 562. 29.1945 of the statutes is created to read:

29.1945 Approvals for veterans and military members. (1) In this section, "war period" means any of the following:

(a) A period between September 11, 2001, and the ending date of Operation Enduring Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Enduring Freedom, as established by the department of veterans affairs by rule.

(b) A period between March 19, 2003, and the ending date of Operation Iraqi Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Iraqi Freedom, as established by the department of veterans affairs by rule.

(2) The department of veterans affairs shall issue a voucher for a hunting or fishing license to each person who applies for the voucher and who is a qualified veteran. The voucher entitles a qualified veteran receiving the voucher to the waiver of the fee, including the issuing fee, and any applicable surcharge imposed under s. 29.563 (13) (a) for a single hunting or fishing license. The license may be a resident small game hunting license, a resident deer hunting license, a resident archer hunting license, or a resident annual fishing license. To qualify for the fee waiver, the qualified veteran must submit the voucher to the department of natural resources within 365 days after the date on which the qualified veteran is discharged or released. A voucher may not be presented to a person who is subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be submitted directly to the department of natural resources. Upon receiving the voucher, the department of natural resources shall waive the fees and any applicable surcharge and issue the license. On an annual basis, the department of veterans affairs shall pay to the department of natural resources an amount that equals the total of fees and surcharges that have been waived by the department of natural resources under this subsection.

(3) (a) For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a resident who is one of the following:

1. A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), who served in a war period.

2. A member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), who has served in a war period and who has served under honorable conditions for at least one year beginning on the member's date of enlistment in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or in the national guard.

3. A person who served in a war period who was discharged from a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or from the national guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), if that discharge was an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.

(b) For purposes of this section, the department of veterans affairs shall establish a procedure for determining who qualifies as a veteran. Before issuing a license, the department of natural resources shall request the department of veterans affairs to verify whether the applicant is a qualified veteran. If the department of veterans affairs verifies that the applicant for a license is a qualified veteran, the department of natural resources shall issue the license without charging a fee.

20,562g Section 562g. 29.219 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

29.219 (1) (d) Exception; fishing in private ponds. No fishing license is required for a resident to fish in a pond that is a self-contained body of water and that is located entirely on private property owned by a person who gives permission to the resident to fish in the pond.

20,562m Section 562m. 29.228 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

29.228 (1) (d) Exception; fishing in private ponds. No fishing license is required for a nonresident to fish in a pond that is a self-contained body of water and that is located entirely on private property owned by a person who gives permission to the nonresident to fish in the pond.

20,562r Section 562r. 29.2285 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.2285 (3) (d) License requirement. Any person fishing for lake sturgeon shall hold a license authorizing the fishing or shall be exempt from holding such a license under s. 29.219 (1) (b) 1. or 2. or (d) or 29.228 (1) (b) or (d).

20,562t Section 562t. 29.354 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

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

20,562v Section 562v. 29.357 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

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

20,562y Section 562y. 29.407 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.407 (5) (b) This section does not apply to the transportation, delivery, receipt or shipping of farm-raised fish or fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery.

20,563m Section 563m. 29.539 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

29.539 (1m) (d) A farm-raised deer, a farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, a farm-raised game bird, or a wild animal that is subject to regulation under ch. 169 or the carcass of such a wild animal.

20,564 Section 564. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (2) (c) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $11.25.

20,565 Section 565. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

29.563 (2) (c) 1m. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: $5.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established by rule.

20,566 Section 566. 29.563 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (2) (d) 1. and amended to read:

29.563 (2) (d) 1. Nonresident permit. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $19.25.

20,567 Section 567. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

29.563 (2) (d) 2. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: $5.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established by rule.

20,568 Section 568. 29.563 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (4) (a) 3. Wolf harvesting: $99.25 $48.25.

20,569 Section 569. 29.563 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (4) (b) 3. Wolf harvesting: $499.25 $250.25.

20,570 Section 570. 29.563 (12) (c) 3g. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (12) (c) 3g. Wolf harvesting issued to a resident: $50 $13.

20,571 Section 571. 29.563 (12) (c) 3r. of the statutes is repealed.

20,572 Section 572. 29.563 (14) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

29.563 (14) (c) 4. Each bonus deer hunting permit issued for which a fee is charged under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or 1m. or (d): 75 cents.

20,572f Section 572f. 29.605 of the statutes is created to read:

29.605 Sporting heritage grants. (1) (a) The department shall provide one grant during each fiscal biennium to a nonprofit organization to provide education to persons who engage in hunting, fishing, and trapping, to establish and operate programs to recruit persons to engage in these activities, and to encourage continued engagement in these activities.

(b) During fiscal biennium 2013-15, the department shall provide a grant under par. (a) in the amount of $500,000. The department shall provide $200,000 of the grant in fiscal year 2013-14 from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (ma). The department shall provide the remaining $300,000 of the grant in fiscal year 2014-15 to the extent allowed under federal law from funds received from the federal government under 16 USC 669-669i and from moneys available to provide any required state match to the federal funds .

(c) During fiscal biennium 2015-17, and during each fiscal biennium thereafter, the department shall provide a grant under par. (a) in the amount of $450,000 to the extent allowed under federal law from funds received from the federal government under 16 USC 669-669i and 777-777k .

(2) A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under sub. (1) if it meets all of the following requirements:

(a) It has a principal place of business in this state.

(am) It has a relationship with a nationally recognized organization that provides proven and successful firearms safety education and is able to use that relationship to host shooting events.

(b) It teaches courses on firearm safety and training, shooting skills, and outdoor education and uses a nationally recognized curriculum to teach those courses.

(d) It is able to provide mentors for new hunters by recruiting volunteers and maintaining a database of volunteers.

(e) It is not an affiliate of a national federation or organization.

(f) It is able to ensure the maintenance or improvement of this state's position among all of the states in the areas of outdoor sporting heritage and recruitment by providing sporting education and programming to persons throughout this state.

(g) Beginning with grants awarded during fiscal biennium 2015-17, it contributes $150,000 in funds to be used with a grant awarded under this section.

(3) A nonprofit organization that receives a grant under sub. (1) shall use the grant to provide programs and education designed to preserve and protect this state's hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting traditions.

(4) During fiscal biennium 2015-17, and during each fiscal biennium thereafter, the department shall award a grant under this section not later than 30 days after the biennial budget bill for that fiscal biennium is enacted.

20,572h Section 572h. 29.739 of the statutes is created to read:

29.739 Grants for walleye production. (1) The department shall establish a grant program to award grants on a competitive basis to cities, villages, towns, and counties; to federally recognized Indian tribes or bands located in this state; and to fish farms.

(2) Grants awarded under this section shall be used for the purpose of increasing the grantee's capacity to raise walleye for stocking in the waters of the state. The grants may be used to build, improve, or repair any of the following:

(a) Buildings and structures used as fish hatcheries or for fish rearing.

(b) Fish rearing ponds.

(d) Biosecurity systems to ensure fish health.

(e) Holding facilities and equipment used for fish brood stock.

(f) Equipment used for the distribution of fish or for the collection of fish spawn.

(3) For a fish farm to be eligible for a grant under this section, the fish farm shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) The fish farm is registered with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 95.60.

(b) The fish farm is in compliance with all applicable state and federal environmental laws and all applicable state and federal laws related to fish health.

(4) A contract awarding a grant under this section shall state the number of fingerlings that will be reared as a result of the increased capacity and the purchase price the grantee shall charge for the fingerlings when the construction, improvement, or repair is completed.

(5) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program to be established under this section.

20,572m Section 572m. 29.740 of the statutes is created to read:

29.740 Contracts for walleye production. (1) In this section, "local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county.

(2) The department may enter into contracts with local governmental units, federally recognized Indian tribes or bands located in this state, and fish farms for the purpose of increasing the amount of walleye available for stocking in the waters of the state.

(3) The terms of a contract entered into under this section may include all of the following: