Amendment ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1, s. 1153i Section 1153i. 27.01 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,481,18 27.01 (7) (h) Use of vehicle admission receipt and issuing fees. All moneys collected as fees under pars. (g) to (gr) and sub. (7m) (b) that are not retained by agents appointed under par. (gu) or sub. (7m) (a) shall be paid within one week into the state treasury, credited to the conservation fund and used for state parks, state recreation areas, recreation areas in state forests, and the Bong area lands.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1153L Section 1153L. 27.01 (7m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,481,22 27.01 (7m) (d) The department may contract with persons who are not employees of the department to operate a statewide automated system for issuing vehicle admission receipts and collecting vehicle admission fees under sub. (7).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1153m Section 1153m. 27.012 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,482,5 27.012 Access to Mountain-Bay State Trail. The department shall allow the town of Weston in Marathon County to provide a public access site that crosses the Mountain-Bay State Trail and that is in addition to any public access site that is in existence on the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date]. The department may not require the town of Weston in Marathon County to close any public access to the Mountain-Bay State Trail that exists on the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date].

SB55-ASA1, s. 1153p Section 1153p. 28.015 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,482,16 28.015 Forestry demonstration and education center. The department shall develop a plan to establish a forestry demonstration and education center. As part of the planning process, the department shall conduct a review of possible locations for the center. The possible locations that will be reviewed shall include sites in southeastern Wisconsin, including sites in Havenwoods state forest and other sites in Milwaukee County. The department may not acquire any land, or any interest in any land for the establishment of this center, if the department, after a reasonable investigation, determines that there are residual amounts of arsenic or other contaminants on that land that are at or exceed a level that may pose a danger to public health.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1153q Section 1153q. 28.06 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,482,24 28.06 (2m) Surcharge. A person who purchases a seedling under sub. (2) shall pay, in addition to the price of the seedling charged under sub. (2), a surcharge of one cent for each seedling purchased. Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], and ending on June 30, 2002, the surcharge shall be 2 cents for each seedling. Beginning on July 1, 2002, the surcharge shall be 3 cents for each seedling. All surcharges collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the conservation fund.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1153s Section 1153s. 28.11 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,483,2 28.11 (5r) Sustainable forestry grants. (a) In this subsection, "sustainable forestry" has the meaning given in s. 28.04 (1) (e).

SB55-ASA1,483,5 (b) The department may make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bw), to counties having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund the cost of activities designed to improve sustainable forestry on the lands.

SB55-ASA1,483,8 (c) The department shall promulgate rules for establishing criteria and procedures for awarding grants under this subsection that include all of the following:

SB55-ASA1,483,9 1. Criteria for determining which counties are eligible to receive a grant.

SB55-ASA1,483,11 2. The maximum grant amount that the department may award to an eligible county.

SB55-ASA1,483,12 3. The activities for which a county is eligible to receive a grant.

SB55-ASA1,483,13 4. Amounts by which a county must match a grant award.

SB55-ASA1,483,17 5. A method for establishing priorities for awarding grants or a method for prorating amounts available for awarding grants, if the total amount that eligible counties request under this subsection exceeds the funds available to the department for awarding grants.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1158m Section 1158m. 29.032 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,483,25 29.032 Internet bidding process. The department of natural resources shall post its specifications for the operation of a statewide automated system for issuing approvals on an Internet site maintained by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of natural resources shall ensure that the Internet site provides a means by which contractors may electronically post bids to provide the statewide automated system and by which contractors may view the bids posted by other contractors.

SB55-ASA1, s. 730 Section 730. 29.037 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,484,17 29.037 Fish and wildlife restoration. This state assents to the provisions of the acts of congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved September 2, 1937 (Public Law No. 415, 75th Congress), and "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration management projects, and for other purposes," approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law No. 681, 81st Congress) 16 USC 669 to 669i and 777 to 777L. The department is authorized and directed to perform any acts necessary to establish cooperative-wildlife cooperative wildlife restoration projects and cooperative fish restoration and management projects, as defined in the acts of congress, in compliance with the acts these federal provisions and with regulations promulgated by the secretary of the interior. No funds accruing to this state from license fees paid by hunters and from sport and recreation fishing license fees may be diverted for any other purpose than those provided by the department the administration of the department when it is exercising its responsibilities that are specific to the management of the fish and wildlife resources of this state.

SB55-ASA1, s. 731 Section 731. 29.038 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,484,20 29.038 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 22.01 (7).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1161m Section 1161m. 29.053 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,485,2 29.053 (4) Any season established by the department for the hunting of deer with a bow and arrow that starts in the month of September shall include the period beginning on the opening date and ending on the Thursday immediately preceding the opening of any season that is established by the department for the hunting of deer by firearms, other than muzzle-loaders, that starts in the month of November.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1165d Section 1165d. 29.184 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (4) (a) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,485,8 29.184 (4) (a) While a person is using a dog to hunt bear or to engage in any of the activities specified in sub. (3) (br) 1. to 3., the person shall keep on his or her person any tag required for the dog under s. 95.21 (2) (f), 174.053 (2), or 174.07 (1) (e).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1165g Section 1165g. 29.184 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,485,11 29.184 (4) (b) 1. No person may hunt bear with the use of dogs in the southern portion of the state.

SB55-ASA1,485,22 2. For purposes of subd. 1., the southern portion of the state consists of the area that lies southward of a line beginning at the Menominee River where CTH "JJ" in Marinette County intersects the Menominee River that then runs westward along CTH "JJ" until it intersects STH 180, that then runs westward along STH 180 until it intersects USH 141, that then runs southward on USH 141 until it intersects STH 64, that then runs westward on STH 64 until it intersects USH 45, that then runs northward on USH 45 until it intersects USH 8, that then runs westward on USH 8 until it intersects STH 13, that then runs southward on STH 13 until it intersects STH 64, that then runs westward on STH 64 until it intersects STH 27, that then runs northward along STH 27 until it intersects USH 8, and that then runs westward on USH 8 until it reaches the Mississippi River.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1165m Section 1165m. 29.184 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,485,25 29.184 (4) (c) A person may train a dog under sub. (3) (br) 3. only during the period beginning on July 1 and ending on August 31 of each year.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1165r Section 1165r. 29.184 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,486,5 29.184 (4) (d) A person hunting bear with a pack of dogs or using a pack of dogs while engaging in any of the activities specified in sub. (3) (br) 1. to 3. under the authority of a Class A bear license may not have more than 6 dogs in the pack. The person may replace a dog in the pack with another dog at any time.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1165w Section 1165w. 29.184 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,486,9 29.184 (5) (d) A person holding a valid license issued under s. 29.512 who accompanies and assists a holder of valid Class A bear license may engage in the activities authorized under sub. (3) (br) 1. to 3. without holding a Class B bear license.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171d Section 1171d. 29.315 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,486,14 29.315 Restriction on departmental authority to establish hunting hours and to close hunting seasons. (1) The department may not restrict the hunting hours for coyote or for any other wild animal for which there is no closed season.

SB55-ASA1,486,16 (2) The department may not establish a closed season for the hunting of coyote unless all of the following apply:

SB55-ASA1,486,18 (a) The closed season applies in an area of the state during a season when the area is open to deer hunting with firearms.

SB55-ASA1,486,21 (b) The closed season applies in an area of the state in which the department determines the wolf population may be endangered by the hunting of coyotes during an open season for deer hunting with firearms.

SB55-ASA1,486,24 (c) The closed season is established only for all or a portion of the period beginning 24 hours before the deer hunting season specified in par. (a) and continuing through that season.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171e Section 1171e. 29.321 of the statutes is renumbered 29.321 (1).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171f Section 1171f. 29.321 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,487,4 29.321 (2) (a) Beginning on May 1 and ending on June 30 of each year, no person may hunt a wild animal using a dog in the northern portion of the state unless any of the following apply:

SB55-ASA1,487,6 1. The dog is being trained or is competing in a dog trial as authorized by the department.

SB55-ASA1,487,8 2. The dog is being trained or is competing in a dog trial on land licensed under s. 29.865, 29.867, or 29.869.

SB55-ASA1,487,17 (b) For purposes of par. (a), the northern portion of the state consists of the area that lies northward of a line beginning at Lake Michigan that follows the Oconto River upstream to where it reaches USH 41, that then runs northward along USH 41 until it intersects STH 22, that then runs westward along STH 22 to the city of Shawano, that then runs westward from the city of Shawano along STH 29 until it reaches STH 13, that then runs northward along STH 13 until it reaches STH 64, that then runs westward along STH 64 until it reaches USH 53, that then runs northwestward along USH 53 until it reaches USH 8, and that then runs westward along USH 8 until it reaches the Mississippi River.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171gb Section 1171gb. 29.324 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,487,21 29.324 (1) (b) "Group deer hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms or all using bows and arrows, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171gd Section 1171gd. 29.324 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,487,25 29.324 (2) (intro.) Any member of a group deer hunting party, the members of which are all using firearms, may kill a deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if both of the following conditions exist:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171gf Section 1171gf. 29.324 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,488,4 29.324 (2m) (a) In this subsection, "regular gun deer season" means the deer hunting season established by the department that begins on the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving and that authorizes hunting with firearms.

SB55-ASA1,488,7 (b) Any member of a group deer hunting party, the members of which are all using bows and arrows, may kill an antlerless deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if all of the following conditions exist:

SB55-ASA1,488,9 1. At the time and place of the kill, the person who kills the antlerless deer is in contact with the person for whom the antlerless deer is killed.

SB55-ASA1,488,11 2. The person for whom the antlerless deer is killed possesses a current unused deer carcass tag that is authorized for use on the antlerless deer killed.

SB55-ASA1,488,12 3. The antlerless deer is killed after the close of the regular gun deer season.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171gh Section 1171gh. 29.324 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,488,18 29.324 (3) A person who kills a deer under sub. (2) or (2m) shall ensure that a member of his or her group deer hunting party without delay attaches a current validated deer carcass tag to the deer in the manner specified under s. 29.347 (2). The person who kills the deer may not leave the deer unattended until after it is tagged.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1171n Section 1171n. 29.335 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,488,23 29.335 Baiting of wild animals for hunting and dog training purposes. (1) In this section, "undisturbed carrion" means carrion of a wild animal that has not been moved by humans from the place where the wild animal died except to the degree necessary to field dress the wild animal.

SB55-ASA1,489,3 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may use honey, bones, fish, meat, or solid animal fat or parts of dead animals for the purpose of hunting or for the purpose of training dogs to track, trail, or otherwise locate wild animals. The department may not otherwise restrict or prohibit the types of bait used for any of these purposes.

SB55-ASA1,489,7 (b) A person who is hunting coyote, fox, raccoon, or any wild animal for which there is no closed season or who is training dogs to track, trail, or otherwise locate coyote, fox, raccoon, or any wild animal for which there is no closed season may use undisturbed carrion as bait.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1177g Section 1177g. 29.347 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,489,13 29.347 (5) (a) Any person who while operating a motor vehicle on a highway accidentally collides with and kills a deer may retain take possession of the carcass. If the motor vehicle operator does not want to retain take the carcass, the carcass may be retained taken by any other person who is present at the scene of the accident at the time the collision occurs or at any time after the collision occurs.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1177r Section 1177r. 29.347 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,489,17 29.347 (5) (b) (intro.) No person may retain take possession of the carcass of a deer killed in the manner specified in par. (a) and remove the carcass from the scene of the accident unless one of the following apply:

SB55-ASA1, s. 732 Section 732. 29.563 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,489,20 29.563 (4) (b) 1. Sports: $248.25 $238.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's option.

SB55-ASA1, s. 733 Section 733. 29.565 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,490,2 29.565 Voluntary contributions; venison processing and grant program. (1) Any applicant for a hunting license listed under s. 29.563 (2) (a) or (b) may, in addition to paying any fee charged for the license, elect to make a voluntary contribution of at least $1 to be used for the venison processing and donation program under s. 29.89.

SB55-ASA1,490,4 (2) All moneys collected under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (ft).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1196g Section 1196g. 29.566 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,490,6 29.566 (title) Collection, retention, and deposit of fees.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1196r Section 1196r. 29.566 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,490,15 29.566 (1m) Transaction payments. The department shall establish a system under which the department pays each agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. or 3. a payment of $1.50 for each time that the agent processes a transaction through the statewide automated system contracted for under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4. This payment is in addition to any issuing fee, processing fee, or handling fee retained by the agent. The department shall make these payments by allowing the agent to retain an amount equal to the payments from the amounts that are collected by the agent and that would otherwise be remitted to the department.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1197g Section 1197g. 29.569 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,490,20 29.569 (3) (b) Restrictions on issuance of sturgeon spearing licenses during the open season. No Except as provided in par. (bm), no sturgeon spearing license may be issued during a period beginning on October 1 and ending on the last day of the open season for the spearing of rock or lake sturgeon that follows that October 1.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1197h Section 1197h. 29.569 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,490,24 29.569 (3) (bm) Exceptions. A sturgeon spearing license may be issued during a period beginning on October 1 and ending on the last day of the open season for the spearing of rock or lake sturgeon that follows that October 1 to any of the following:

SB55-ASA1,491,3 1. A person who is a member of the U.S. armed forces and who exhibits proof that he or she is a resident, is in active service with the armed forces outside this state, and is on furlough or leave.

SB55-ASA1,491,5 2. A person who is a resident and who has attained the age of 14 during that period.

SB55-ASA1, s. 734 Section 734. 29.604 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,491,10 29.604 (2) (am) "State agency" means a board, commission, committee, department or office in the state government or the Fox River Navigational System Authority. "State agency" does not include the department of natural resources or the office of the governor.

SB55-ASA1, s. 735 Section 735. 29.741 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,491,15 29.741 (2) No person shall 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 native in said waters and commonly known to furnish food for game birds.