Amendment JR2 CA1-ASA1-AB1

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,4 (i) Legislation that impacts on the management of forest lands in this state.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,5 (j) Staffing and funding needs for forestry programs conducted by the state.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,8 (2) Report. (a) The council on forestry shall prepare a biennial report on the status of the state's forest resources and forestry industry. The report shall include a summary of each of the following:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,9 1. The magnitude, nature, and extent of the forest resources in this state.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,11 2. The current use in this state for forest products and the benefits that these forest products provide to the state.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,13 3. The projected future demand for forest products and the projected benefits that these forest products will provide to the state in the future.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,15 4. The types of owners and forms of ownership that apply to forests in this state, including the reasons why persons own forest land.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,17 5. The success of existing incentives that are offered to stimulate the development of forest resources.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,20 6. The possible economic opportunities in this state that may result if improved forest-product marketing, and increased business dealing in or use of forest products, occurs in this state.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,22 7. Recommendations for increasing the economic development of the forestry industry and employment in the forestry industry.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,98,24 8. The effect of state and local governmental laws and policy on forestry management and the location of markets for forest products.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,3 9. Recommendations as to staffing and funding needs for forestry programs and other conservation programs related to forestry that are conducted by the state to support and enhance the development of forest resources.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,5 10. Recommendations as to the need to increase the public's knowledge and awareness of forestry issues.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,11 (b) The council on forestry shall submit the report under this subsection no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year for distribution to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). The first report shall be submitted no later than June 1, 2005. Each report shall cover the 24-month period ending on the December 31 immediately preceding the date of the report.".

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,12 104. Page 29, line 17: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,13 " Section 84j. 29.001 (20) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,15 29.001 (20) "Deer" means white-tailed deer and does not include farm-raised deer.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84k Section 84k. 29.001 (22) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,18 29.001 (22) "Elk" means elk that is present in the wild and that does not have an ear tag or other mark identifying it as being raised on a farm.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84m Section 84m. 29.001 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,99,21 29.001 (36) "Game animals" includes means deer, moose, elk, bear, rabbits, squirrels, fox and, raccoon, and any other wild animals specified by the department.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84mb Section 84mb. 29.024 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,100,3 29.024 (2) (a) A Except as provided in s. 29.182 (4), a hunting, trapping, or fishing approval may be issued only to and obtained only by a natural person entitled to the approval.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84md Section 84md. 29.024 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,100,7 29.024 (2) (d) Except as provided under s. 29.182 (4) or 29.519 (2) (d) or by rule, no person may transfer his or her approval or permit the use of any approval by any other person.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84mf Section 84mf. 29.047 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,100,12 29.047 (1m) Unless prohibited by the laws of an adjoining state, any person who has lawfully killed a deer or an elk in this state may take the deer or elk or its carcass into the adjoining state and ship the deer or elk or carcass from any point in the adjoining state to any point in this state.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84mh Section 84mh. 29.089 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,100,18 29.089 (3) A person may hunt deer, elk, wild turkeys, or small game in a state park, or in a portion of a state park, if the department has authorized by rule the hunting of that type of game in the state park, or in the portion of the state park, and if the person holds the approvals required under this chapter for hunting that type of game.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84mj Section 84mj. 29.161 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,100,23 29.161 Resident small game hunting license. A resident small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any resident applying for this license. The resident small game hunting license does not authorize the hunting of bear, deer, elk, or wild turkey.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84mm Section 84mm. 29.171 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,101,6 29.171 (2) A resident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, elk, and wild turkey, during the open seasons for hunting that game with bow and arrow established by the department. This license authorizes hunting with a bow and arrow only, unless hunting with a crossbow is authorized by a Class A, Class B, or Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2) or a permit issued under sub. (4).

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84mp Section 84mp. 29.182 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,101,11 29.182 Elk hunting licenses. (1) Department authority. The department may issue elk hunting licenses and may limit the number of elk hunters and elk harvested in any area of the state. The department may establish by rule closed zones where elk hunting is prohibited.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,101,13 (2) Application. A person who applies for an elk hunting license under this section shall pay the processing fee under s. 29.553 at the time of application.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,101,18 (3) Authorization. (a) A resident elk hunting license authorizes a resident of this state to hunt elk with a firearm or bow and arrow, or with a crossbow, if the resident has a Class A, Class B, or Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2) that authorizes hunting with a crossbow, or if the resident has a crossbow permit issued under s. 29.171 (4) (a).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,101,20 (b) A nonresident elk hunting license authorizes a nonresident of this state to hunt elk with a firearm or with a bow and arrow.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,101,24 (4) Issuance. (a) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d) and sub. (4m), if the department issues elk hunting licenses, the department shall issue a resident or nonresident elk hunting license to any person who applies for such a license, and who pays the fees required for the license.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,102,4 (b) In issuing resident elk hunting licenses and nonresident elk hunting licenses under this section, the department shall determine the number of licenses it will issue in a given elk hunting season and shall allocate the licenses to residents and nonresidents in the following manner:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,102,6 1. If the total number of licenses to be issued is 100 licenses or less, the licenses shall be allocated for issuance only as resident elk hunting licenses.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,102,10 2. If the number of licenses to be issued is more than 100 licenses, the first 100 licenses and 95% of the amount over 100 shall be allocated for issuance as resident elk hunting licenses and the remaining licenses shall be allocated for issuance as nonresident elk hunting licenses.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,102,17 (c) If the number of applicants for resident elk hunting licenses exceeds the number of resident elk hunting licenses that are available under par. (b), the department shall select at random the residents to be issued the licenses. If the number of applicants for resident elk hunting licenses is less than the number of resident elk hunting licenses available under par. (b), the department shall reallocate the unissued licenses to be issued as nonresident elk hunting licenses under par. (d).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,102,23 (d) If the number of applicants for nonresident elk hunting licenses exceeds the number of nonresident elk hunting licenses that are available under par. (b), the department shall select at random the nonresidents to be issued the licenses. If the number of applicants for nonresident elk hunting licenses is less than the number of nonresident elk hunting licenses available under par. (b), the department shall reallocate the unissued licenses to be issued as resident elk hunting licenses.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,103,4 (e) In addition to any other elk hunting license that the department issues under this subsection, the department shall issue one resident elk hunting license in an elk hunting season to an organization known as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation if the organization applies for the license for that season and pays the required fees for the license. The organization may apply for the license only during the first 5 elk hunting seasons for which licenses are issued under this section.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,103,7 (f) The organization known as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation shall award the license that is issued under par. (e) as a prize in a raffle conducted by a subunit of the organization that is licensed to conduct raffles under ch. 563.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,103,12 (g) The organization known as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation shall transfer the license awarded or under par. (f) only to a person who is qualified to receive a resident elk hunting license and shall transfer to that person the carcass tag and back tag that was issued by the department to the organization under subs. (6) and (7).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,103,15 (h) If the organization known as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation fails to transfer the license under par. (g), the license shall become invalid, and the department may issue another resident elk hunting license under this subsection.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,103,18 (i) The organization known as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation shall use the proceeds from the raffle under par. (f) in this state to promote elk management, to promote the reintroduction of eastern elk, or to further elk research.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,103,22 (4m) Limitation of one license. A person may be issued, or transferred under par. (g), only one resident elk hunting license in his or her lifetime, and the resident elk hunting license shall be valid for only one elk hunting season. The issuance, or transfer under par. (g), of the license to the person is subject to s. 29.024 (2g).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,103,24 (5) Fees. Fees received from the issuance of licenses under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (hq).

AB1-ASA1-CA1,104,2 (6) Carcass tag. The department shall issue an elk carcass tag to each person and organization who is issued an elk hunting license under this section.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,104,4 (7) Back tag. (a) The department shall issue a back tag to each person and organization who is issued an elk hunting license under this section.

AB1-ASA1-CA1,104,7 (b) No person may hunt elk unless there is attached to the center of the person's coat, shirt, jacket, or similar outermost garment where it can be clearly seen, the back tag issued to the person under par. (a).

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84n Section 84n. 29.204 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,104,14 29.204 Nonresident annual small game hunting license. A nonresident annual small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident annual small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of deer, elk, bear, wild turkey, or fur-bearing animals.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nb Section 84nb. 29.207 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,104,21 29.207 Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license. A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game for which there is an open season during the 5-day period for which it is issued but does not authorize the hunting of deer, elk, bear, wild turkey, or fur-bearing animals.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nd Section 84nd. 29.213 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,105,4 29.213 Nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license. A nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license authorizes the hunting of skunk, raccoon, fox, weasel, opossum, coyote, bobcat and cougar during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of other fur-bearing animals, other small game, deer, elk, or bear.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nf Section 84nf. 29.216 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,105,11 29.216 (2) Authorization. The nonresident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, elk, wild turkey , and fur-bearing animals, during the open season for the hunting of that game with a bow and arrow. This license authorizes hunting with a bow and arrow only unless hunting with a crossbow is authorized by a Class A, Class B, or Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2).

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nh Section 84nh. 29.314 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,105,14 29.314 (3) (title) Shining deer, elk, or bear while hunting or possessing weapons prohibited.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nj Section 84nj. 29.314 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,105,18 29.314 (3) (a) Prohibition. No person may use or possess with intent to use a light for shining deer, elk, or bear while the person is hunting deer, elk, or bear or in possession of a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nm Section 84nm. 29.347 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,105,20 29.347 (title) Possession of deer and elk; heads and skins.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84np Section 84np. 29.347 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,106,9 29.347 (2) Deer or elk carcass 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. Any person who kills an elk shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the elk a current validated elk carcass tag. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.871 (7), (8), or (14) or 29.89 (6), no person may possess, control, store, or transport a deer carcass unless it is tagged as required under this subsection. Except as provided under sub. (2m), no person may possess, control, store, or transport an elk carcass unless it is tagged as required under this subsection. A person who kills a deer or elk shall register the deer or elk in the manner required by the department. The carcass tag may not be removed before registration. The removal of a carcass tag from a deer or elk before registration renders the deer or elk untagged.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nq Section 84nq. 29.347 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,106,14 29.347 (2m) (a) A deer carcass tag attached under sub. (2) and a registration tag attached by the department or a car kill tag attached under sub. (5) may be removed from a gutted carcass at the time of butchering, but the person who killed or obtained the deer or elk shall retain all tags until the meat is consumed.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84ns Section 84ns. 29.347 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,106,18 29.347 (2m) (b) Any person who retains a tag under par. (a) may give deer or elk meat to another person. The person who receives the gift of deer or elk meat is not required to possess a tag.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nt Section 84nt. 29.347 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,107,2 29.347 (3) Heads and skins. The head and skin of any deer or elk lawfully killed, when severed from the rest of the carcass, are not subject to this chapter; but no person shall may have possession or control of the green head or green skin of a deer or elk during the period beginning 30 days after the close of the open deer applicable season and the opening of the succeeding applicable season, or. Unless authorized by the department, no person may at any time have possession or control of a deer or elk head in the velvet, or a deer or elk skin in the red, blue, or spotted coat.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nu Section 84nu. 29.347 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,107,12 29.347 (4) Antlers removed or broken. Any deer taken during an open season for hunting antlered deer only or for hunting antlerless deer only from which the antlers have been removed, broken, shed, or altered so as to make determination of the legality of the deer impossible is an illegal deer if the deer is taken during an open season for hunting only antlered deer or during an open season for hunting only antlerless deer. Any elk from which the antlers have been removed, broken, shed, or altered so as to make determination of the legality of the elk impossible is an illegal elk if the elk is taken during an open season for hunting only antlered elk or during an open season for hunting antlerless elk.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84nv Section 84nv. 29.347 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84pb Section 84pb. 29.361 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,107,15 29.361 (title) Transportation of deer or elk.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84pd Section 84pd. 29.361 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,107,19 29.361 (1) No common carrier may receive for transportation or transport or attempt to transport any deer or elk or the carcass of any deer or elk except as provided in this section.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84pr Section 84pr. 29.361 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,107,23 29.361 (2) Any person may transport a lawfully taken deer or elk if it is properly tagged and registered, except as otherwise provided by rule during the open season for deer or elk and for 3 days thereafter.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84pt Section 84pt. 29.361 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,108,5 29.361 (2m) Any person may transport an antlerless deer killed under the authority of his or her hunter's choice, bonus, or other deer hunting permit on any highway, as defined s. 340.01 (22), in order to register the deer in the deer management area where the dear deer was killed or in an adjoining management area.

AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 84pv Section 84pv. 29.361 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA1,108,9 29.361 (5) This section does not apply to a person who has a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting, attempting to transport, or receiving the carcass of a deer or elk in connection with his or her business.