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20. 29.235 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
29.235 (2) (dm) A resident crossbow hunting license.
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21. 29.235 (2m) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
29.235 (2m) (dm) A nonresident crossbow hunting license.
61,22
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22. 29.346 of the statutes is created to read:
29.346 Registration information. If the department requires a person who kills an animal to register that animal with the department, the department shall, at the time of registration, make a record of the type of weapon that was used to kill the animal.
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23. 29.563 (2) (a) 8r. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 8r. Crossbow: $21.25.
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24. 29.563 (2) (a) 8t. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (a) 8t. Crossbow issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $17.25.
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25. 29.563 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2) (b) 6m. Crossbow: $157.25.
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26. 29.563 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (2g) Reduced fees for certain archer and crossbow licenses. Notwithstanding the fees under sub. (2) (a) 8. and 8r. and (b) 6. and 6m., the fee is $2.25 for any of the following licenses:
(a) A resident archer hunting license issued to a person who holds a resident crossbow hunting license, provided that the resident archer hunting license and the resident crossbow hunting license authorize hunting during the same hunting season.
(b) A nonresident archer hunting license issued to a person who holds a nonresident crossbow hunting license, provided that the nonresident archer hunting license and the nonresident crossbow hunting license authorize hunting during the same hunting seasons.
(c) A resident crossbow hunting license issued to a person who holds a resident archer hunting license, provided that the resident crossbow hunting license and the resident archer hunting license authorize hunting during the same hunting season.
(d) A nonresident crossbow hunting license issued to a person who holds a nonresident archer hunting license, provided that the nonresident crossbow hunting license and the nonresident archer hunting license authorize hunting during the same hunting seasons.
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27. 29.563 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (6m) Reduced fees for certain first-time approvals. (a) The fee for an approval that is listed under sub. (2) (a) 1., 2., 4. to 5g., or 7. to 9. 8m., or 9., (3) (a) 1., or (6) (a) 1. is $4.25 if the approval is issued to a person who has not received that type of approval, or has not been conferred the privileges of that type of approval under a license issued under s. 29.231 or 29.235, in any of the 10 years preceding the date of application.
(b) The fee for an approval listed under sub. (2) (b) 1., 3., or 5. to, 6., 7., 8., (3) (b) 1., or (6) (am) is one-half of the fee listed for the respective approval, rounded up to the nearest dollar, if the approval is issued to a person who has not received that type of approval by the department, or has not been conferred the privileges of that type of approval under a license issued under s. 29.231 or 29.235, in any of the 10 years preceding the date of application.
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28. 29.563 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (12) (a) 2. Archer, crossbow, sports, or conservation patron: $14.25 if deer tags are included; $11.25 after open season and deer tags are not included.
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29. 29.563 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (12m) Duplicates of reduced fee approvals. Notwithstanding the fees specified under sub. (12) (a) and (b), a person who was issued an approval and charged the reduced fee specified under sub. (2g) or (6m) may not be charged a fee for a duplicate of that approval that exceeds the fee specified for the approval under sub. (2g) or (6m).
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30. 29.592 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.592 (3) A person who is authorized to hunt with a mentor under this section and a mentor under this section with whom that person hunts may jointly have only one firearm, only one bow, or if hunting with a
only one crossbow is authorized under s. 29.171 (4) or 29.193 (2), only one crossbow in their possession or control while hunting.
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31. 29.593 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.593 (1) (b) A certificate of accomplishment issued to a person for successfully completing the course under the bow hunter education program only authorizes the person to obtain a resident or archer hunting license, a nonresident archer hunting license, a resident crossbow hunting license, or a nonresident crossbow hunting license.
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32. 29.593 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.593 (2m) A person who has a certificate, license, or other evidence that is satisfactory to the department indicating that he or she has successfully completed in another state, country, or province a bow hunter education course recognized by the department may obtain an archer hunting license or crossbow hunting license.
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33.
Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Bow and arrow season" means the open season established by the department for hunting with a bow and arrow but not with a firearm.
2. "Crossbow season" means the open season established by the department for hunting with a crossbow.
3. "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(b) A crossbow season established by the department under section 29.014 (1m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for hunting deer, elk, small game, wild turkey, or bear shall run concurrently with the bow and arrow season for hunting the respective animal. The requirement under this subsection that the crossbow season and the bow and arrow season run concurrently applies only for the period beginning with the 2014-15 hunting season and ending with the 2015-16 hunting season.
(2) The department may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes that are necessary for the purpose of establishing crossbow seasons under section 29.014 (1m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until June 30, 2016, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
