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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
To 1995 SENATE BILL 356
November 2, 1995 - Offered by
Committee on Agriculture.
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At the locations indicated, amend the
bill as shown by senate substitute
2amendment 1, as follows:
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Section 31g. 29.583 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.583
(1) The department may seize and dispose of or may authorize the
7disposal of any deer that has escaped from land licensed under s. 29.574, 29.578 or
829.58
or owned by a person registered under s. 95.55 if the escaped deer has traveled
9more than 3 miles from the land or if the licensee
or person has not had the deer
10returned to the land within 72 hours of the discovery of the escape.
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29.583
(2) Notwithstanding
the 72-hour waiting period in sub. (1), the
13department
of natural resources may dispose of the deer immediately if
the
14department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection determines that the deer
15poses a risk to public safety or to the health of other domestic or wild animals.".
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Section 39b. 90.20 of the statutes is created to read:
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490.20 Fencing of farm-raised deer. (1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) "Farm-raised deer" has the meaning given in s. 95.001 (1) (a).
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(b) "Heavily galvanized" means having a zinc coating weighing 230 grams per
7square meter or 0.8 ounces per square foot.
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(c) "High tensile" means having a tensile strength of 1,235 to 1,450 mega
9pascals or 179,000 to 210,000 pounds per square inch.
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(d) "Medium tensile" means having a tensile strength of 700 to 850 mega
11pascals or 101,000 to 123,000 pounds per square inch.
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12(2) Specifications. Any person who keeps farm-raised deer shall keep the
13farm-raised deer enclosed by a fence that meets all of the following requirements:
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(a) Except for animals of the genus rangifer, the fence is at least 7 feet 10 inches
15high and is a woven wire fence that satisfies sub. (3) or is a high tensile fence that
16satisfies sub. (4). The top 6 inches of the fence may consist of a single strand of smooth
17high tensile wire.
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(b) For animals of the genus rangifer, the fence is at least 5 feet high and is a
19woven wire fence that satisfies sub. (3) or is a high tensile fence that satisfies sub.
20(4).
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(c) If the fence is made with wood posts, all of the following apply:
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1. The posts are at least 12 feet long.
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2. The tops of the line posts are, if rectangular, at least 3.5 inches in the smallest
24dimension or, if round, at least 3.5 inches in diameter.
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13. The tops of the corner and gate posts are, if rectangular, at least 5.5 inches
2in the smallest dimension or, if round, at least 5.5 inches in diameter.
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4. The wires are held securely to the posts, allowing for free movement of the
4horizontal line wires, using 9-gauge staples of at least 1.5 inch size.
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(d) If the fence is made with steel or iron posts, the posts are at least 11 feet long
6or, if the posts are of the type known as T post, the posts are at least 10 feet long.
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(e) The wires are installed on the side of the fence toward the farm-raised deer
8except at corners.
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9(3) Woven wire fence. A woven wire fence satisfies the requirements of this
10subsection if all of the following apply;
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(a) The wire is 14 1/2 gauge or heavier.
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(b) If the wire is 14 1/2 gauge, the mesh is not larger than 36 square inches.
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(c) If the wire is heavier than 14 1/2 gauge, the mesh is not larger than 48 square
14inches.
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(d) The posts are not more than 12 feet apart.
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16(4) High tensile fence. A high tensile fence satisfies the requirements of this
17subsection if all of the following apply:
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(a) The horizontal line wires are not less than 2.5 millimeters in size and are
19heavily galvanized high tensile wire.
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(b) The vertical stay wires are not less than 2.5 millimeters in size and are
21heavily galvanized medium tensile wire.
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(c) The knot wire is not less than 2.24 millimeters in size and is heavily
23galvanized mild steel.
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(d) The distance between vertical stay wires is not more than 6 inches.
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1(e) The distance between horizontal line wires is not more than 4 inches in the
2bottom foot of the fence, is not more than 6.5 inches in the next 2 feet of the fence and
3is not more than 8.5 inches in the rest of the fence.
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(f) The posts are not more than 20 feet apart.".
