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2228.005 Definition. "Department" when used in this chapter without other
23words of description or qualification means the department of
natural resources fish,
24wildlife, parks, and forestry.".
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28.035
(3) Camp American Legion. (a) The written lease entered into between
6the Wisconsin state department of the American Legion and the department of
7natural resources dated June 15, 1944, which leases Camp American Legion for a
8period of 10 years commencing June 1, 1944, shall continue in full force for an
9additional 10 years, and may be renewed
with the department of fish, wildlife, parks,
10and forestry for additional 10-year periods thereafter, notwithstanding the
11expiration of the term expressed therein, so long as the Wisconsin state department
12of the American Legion or any of the American Legion posts organized under s.
13188.08 maintains on such property structures which were constructed prior to May
1431, 1956, at the expense of the Wisconsin state department of the American Legion
15or any such post, for the purpose of the rehabilitation, restoration or recreation of
16veterans and their dependents of the Spanish-American war, the Philippine
17insurrection, the Mexican border service, World Wars I and II, the Korean conflict,
18the Vietnam war and Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis
19under s. 45.34.
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(b) The ownership of all of the buildings and equipment of the camp shall revert
21to the state upon the discontinuance of the use thereof for such purposes. On or
22before January 15 of each year the department of the American Legion shall file with
23the governor, the department of veterans affairs and the department of
natural
1resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry a written report of the operations and the
2financial status of the camp.".
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528.045 Willow flowage forester. (1) The department shall assign at least
6one full-time equivalent forester position to perform all of the following functions:
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1. Manage the Willow flowage forest.
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2. Provide advice to members of the public on the techniques used to manage
9the Willow flowage forest.
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3. Provide advice to members of the public on how the techniques used to
11manage the Willow flowage forest may be used to promote sound forest management
12on state forest land.
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13(2) The forester assigned under this subsection shall be an employee of the
14department who has received a bachelor's or higher degree from a school of forestry
15with a curriculum accredited by the Society of American Foresters in the
16management of forest resources.".
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28.11
(12) Enforcement. If at any time it appears to the department that the
20lands are not being managed in accordance with this section it shall so advise the
21county forestry committee and the county clerk. If the condition persists the
22department may
proceed against the persons responsible for such noncompliance
23under s. 30.03 (4) order a hearing under ch. 227 concerning the noncompliance, and
24may request the hearing examiner to issue an order directing the responsible parties
1to perform or refrain from performing acts in order to remedy the noncompliance.
2If any person fails or neglects to obey an order, the department may request the
3attorney general to institute proceedings for the enforcement of the department's
4order in the name of the state. The proceedings shall be brought in the manner and
5with the effect of proceedings under s. 111.07 (7). No penalty may be imposed for
6violation of a hearing examiner's order under this subsection, but violation of a
7judgment enforcing the order may be punished in civil contempt proceedings.
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29.024
(2g) (am)
Social security numbers exceptions. If an applicant who is an
10individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of
11applying for, or applying to renew, an approval specified in par. (a) 1. to 3., shall
12submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department
13that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement
14shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development. An approval issued
15by the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry in reliance
16on a false statement submitted by an applicant under this paragraph is invalid.
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29.024
(2g) (c)
Disclosure of social security numbers. The department of
19natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry may not disclose any social
20security numbers received under par. (a) to any person except to the department of
21workforce development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.
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29.024
(2r) (am)
Social security and identification numbers exceptions. If an
24applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant,
25as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any of the approvals specified in
1par. (a) 1. to 21., shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or
2affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security
3number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of
4workforce development. An approval issued by the department of
natural resources 5fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry in reliance on a false statement submitted by an
6applicant under this paragraph is invalid.
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29.024
(2r) (c)
Disclosure of numbers. The department of
natural resources 9fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry may not disclose any information received under
10par. (a) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
11making certifications required under s. 73.0301.".
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13"
Section 1158mb. 29.032 of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
14(this act), is amended to read:
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1529.032 Internet bidding process. The department of
natural resources fish,
16wildlife, parks, and forestry shall post its specifications for the operation of a
17statewide automated system for issuing approvals on an Internet site maintained by
18the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of
19natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall ensure that the Internet
20site provides a means by which contractors may electronically post bids to provide
21the statewide automated system and by which contractors may view the bids posted
22by other contractors.".
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129.043
(4) If any other state confers upon the officers of this state reciprocal
2powers, the department may appoint persons who are charged with enforcing the
3laws of the other state relating to wild animals to act as
conservation wardens of this
4state, but without compensation from this state.".
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29.083
(2) (b) No person may knowingly fail to obey the order of a
conservation 10warden or other law enforcement officer to desist from conduct in violation of par. (a)
11if the order is based on any of the following:
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1. The
conservation warden or other law enforcement officer personally
13observed such conduct by the person.
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2. The
conservation warden or other law enforcement officer has reasonable
15grounds to believe that the person has engaged in such conduct that day or that the
16person intends to engage in such conduct that day.
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(3) Exemptions. This section does not apply to actions under sub. (2) (a)
191. to 5. performed by
conservation wardens and other law enforcement officers if the
20actions are authorized by law and are necessary for the performance of their official
21duties.".
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129.053
(6) Any season established by the department for the hunting of deer
2with firearms that starts in the month of November shall begin on the Saturday
3immediately preceding the Thanksgiving holiday and shall be for a period of 16
4days.".
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29.053
(5) The department shall establish an annual deer hunting season for
8the hunting of antlerless deer with firearms. The season shall begin each year on
9the Thursday that falls on October 22, or that is nearest to October 22, and shall be
104 days long. The department may establish additional deer hunting seasons for the
11hunting of antlerless deer with firearms, but may not establish any such season to
12begin or end in the month of December.".
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1529.089 (title)
Hunting and fishing on land in state parks and state fish
16hatcheries.
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29.089
(1) Except as provided in
sub.
subs. (3)
and (4), no person may hunt or
19trap on land located in state parks or state fish hatcheries.
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29.089
(2) Except as provided in
sub.
subs. (3)
and (4), no person may have in
22his or her possession or under his or her control a firearm on land located in state
23parks or state fish hatcheries unless the firearm is unloaded and enclosed within a
24carrying case.
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(3) A person may hunt deer, wild turkeys or small game in a state park,
3or in a portion of a state park,
if the state park is open for the purpose of hunting
4under sub. (4) or if the department has authorized by rule the hunting of that type
5of game in the state park, or in the portion of the state park, and if the person holds
6the approvals required under this chapter for hunting that type of game.
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29.089
(4) All land located in a state park shall be open for the purpose of
9hunting or fishing during the appropriate open season to the maximum extent
10possible if the state park in which the land is located has received any funding from
11the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund at any time during the
12preceding 10 years.".
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14"2. For purposes of subd. 1., the southern portion of the state consists of the area
15that lies southward of a line beginning at the Menominee River where CTH "JJ" in
16Marinette County intersects the Menominee River that then runs westward along
17CTH "JJ" until it intersects STH 180, that then runs westward along STH 180 until
18it intersects USH 141, that then runs southward on USH 141 until it intersects STH
1964, that then runs westward on STH 64 until it intersects STH 27, that then runs
20northward along STH 27 until it intersects USH 8, and that then runs westward on
21USH 8 until it reaches the Mississippi River.".
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129.219
(3) (c)
Use of fees. The department shall deposit receipts from the sale
2of resident 2-day sports fishing licenses under this subsection
in into the
3conservation fund. The department shall credit 50% of these receipts to the
4appropriation under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (ku).
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29.228
(7) (c)
Use of fees. The department shall deposit receipts from the sale
7of nonresident 2-day sports fishing licenses under this subsection
in into the
8conservation fund. The department shall credit 50% of these receipts to the
9appropriation under s. 20.370
(4) (1) (ku).
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29.229
(5r) Fees to the department. The department may require that the
12band remit all of the fees collected under sub. (3) (a) to the department. If the
13department so requires, all of these fees shall be deposited in the conservation fund
14and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(9) (1) (hs).
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29.2295
(4) (c) 1. The department shall make the payments under this
17subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(9) (hk) (1) (hg).
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2. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.370
(9) (hk) (1) (hg) is insufficient to
19make all of the payments under this subsection, the department shall make the
20remaining payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(9) (ht) (1) (hv).".
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129.347
(1) (a) "Law enforcement officer" means a
conservation warden or any
2other law enforcement officer authorized by the department to issue tags for car kill
3deer.".
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29.424
(2) (b) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
7has requested that the department of
natural resources
fish, wildlife, parks, and
8forestry remove the fish to address a problem affecting fish health.
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29.503
(6) (b) (intro.)
Inspection authority; entry; inspection. For the purpose
11of enforcing this subsection, a
conservation warden or a representative of the
12department, upon presentation of his or her credentials to a wholesale fish dealer,
13a person operating a vehicle or boat for a wholesale fish dealer or an employee or
14person acting on behalf of a wholesale fish dealer, is authorized during any time
15when business is being conducted on the premises:
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(7) (a)
Departmental authority; limitations. (intro.) A
conservation 18warden may enter a taxidermist's place of business for inspection purposes as
19provided under par. (b) only:
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(7) (b)
Items subject to inspection. All records required under subs. (5)
22(b) and (6) or related to the taxidermist's business are subject to departmental
23inspection as provided under par. (a). A taxidermist or an employee or agent of the
1taxidermist shall cooperate with and exhibit items subject to inspection to a
2conservation warden or any other agent of the department.
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(4) (b) Each member of a crew engaged in the setting, lifting or pulling
5of nets or other devices set under authority of a commercial fishing license shall carry
6the crew license on his or her person while so engaged and upon demand of any
7conservation warden shall exhibit the license. Persons using minnow seines and dip
8nets used for taking smelt and minnows are exempt from this subsection.
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(4) (c) In case of illness or unavailability for good cause of a licensed crew
11member, an unlicensed person may work on a commercial fishing operation for a
12period not to exceed 48 hours under a temporary crew identification card, after which
13time he or she must obtain a crew license to engage in commercial fishing operations.
14Temporary crew identification cards shall be issued by the department to commercial
15fishing licensees for use as provided in this paragraph. Prior to use, the commercial
16licensee shall indicate on the temporary crew identification card the license number
17and name of the commercial fisher for whom the crew member will be working, the
18time and date the crew member commences work under the card and the crew
19member's name, address, description and his or her signature. The card shall be
20presented, upon request, to a
conservation warden and must be in the possession of
21the crew member at all times while engaged in commercial fishing operations. The
22commercial fisher issuing the temporary crew identification card to an unlicensed
23person shall submit the card to the department with the commercial catch report
24submitted for the period in which work conducted under the card was performed.
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(6) Inspection. (intro.) For purposes of enforcement of this section,
2conservation wardens or department employees duly authorized and designated by
3the secretary, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the licensee or agent in
4charge, are authorized:
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(6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (d), for purposes of enforcement
7of this section,
conservation wardens or department employees authorized and
8designated by the secretary, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the licensee
9or agent in charge, are authorized to do all of the following:
