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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).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,332,96
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).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,332,1411
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).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,332,1716
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).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,333,3
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.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,333,86
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:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,333,1917
29.506
(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:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,334,221
29.506
(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.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,334,84
29.519
(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.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,334,2410
29.519
(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.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,335,4
129.519
(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:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,335,96
29.537
(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:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,335,1211
29.556
(3) Any fees collected under this section by the department shall be
12credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(9) (hu) (1) (hw).".
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29.519
(2) (e)
Retention of licenses. 1. A commercial fishing licensee who is
16authorized under the license to conduct commercial fishing operations in the waters
17of Green Bay may retain the license without conducting any commercial fishing
18operations as authorized under the license for one period of up to 7 consecutive years.
19During this period, the commercial fishing licensee may not be required to transfer
20the license, may not be required to invest in any fishing gear or equipment, and is
21exempt from paying the applicable fees for the license under s. 29.563.
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2. A commercial fishing licensee who conducts commercial fishing operations
23as authorized under the license in the waters of Green Bay may choose for one period
24of up to 7 consecutive years to be exempt from any minimum requirement on the
1amount of fish harvested that is established by the department and that applies to
2the licensee.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,336,65
29.564
(2) All moneys collected under sub. (1) shall be deposited into the
6account under s. 20.370
(3) (1) (is).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,336,169
29.601
(3) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to authorized drainage and sewage
10from municipalities and industrial or other wastes discharged from mines or
11commercial or industrial or ore processing plants or operations, through treatment
12and disposal facilities installed and operated in accordance with plans submitted to
13and approved by the department
of environmental management under chs. 281, 285
14or 289 to 299, except s. 281.48, or in compliance with orders of the department
of
15environmental management. Any order is subject to modification by subsequent
16orders.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,336,2418
29.601
(4) Use of pesticides. The department of
natural resources fish,
19wildlife, parks, and forestry, after public hearing, may promulgate rules governing
20the use of any pesticide which it finds is a serious hazard to wild animals other than
21those it is intended to control, and the making of reports about the pesticide. In
22promulgating the rules, the department to the extent relevant shall consider the
23need for pesticides to protect the well-being of the general public. "Pesticide" has the
24meaning given in s. 94.67.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,337,62
29.601
(5) (b) 2. This section does not apply to toxicants placed in the waters
3of a preexisting fish rearing facility that is an artificial body of water if the toxicants
4are necessary to the operation of the fish farm and the department
of environmental
5management has issued a permit under s. 283.31 for the preexisting fish rearing
6facility.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,337,199
29.591
(3) Instruction fee. The department
shall establish by rule the may
10not charge a fee for the course of instruction under the hunter education program and
11the bow hunter education program. The
instructor shall collect this instruction fee
12from each person who receives instruction under the hunter education program and
13the bow hunter education program and remit the fee to the department. The
14department may determine the portion of this fee, which may not exceed 50%, that
15the instructor may retain to defray expenses incurred by the instructor in conducting
16the course. The instructor shall remit the remainder of the fee or, if nothing is
17retained, the entire fee to the department
may reimburse instructors for allowable
18costs, as determined by the department, up to $5 for each person who receives
19instruction from that instructor.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,337,22
21"
Section 1200b. 29.604 (2) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
22Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
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29.604
(2) (am) "State agency" means a board, commission, committee,
24department or office in the state government or the Fox River Navigational System
1Authority. "State agency" does not include the department of
natural resources fish,
2wildlife, parks, and forestry or the office of the governor.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,338,124
29.604
(6r) (c) The department shall notify the state agency if the department
5determines that there is reasonable cause for the department to determine that an
6activity by the state agency is not being carried out in compliance with this
7subsection or with any environmental protection requirements developed through
8interagency consultation procedures. If the secretary of
natural resources fish,
9wildlife, parks, and forestry and the head, as defined in s. 15.01 (8), of the state
10agency are unable to agree upon methods or time schedules to be used to correct the
11alleged noncompliance, the department may bring any action or initiate any other
12proceedings to enforce compliance with this subsection.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,338,2014
29.705
(4) (b) Paragraph (a) does not authorize the department of
natural
15resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry to remove fish or fish eggs from a
16self-contained fish rearing facility or from a preexisting fish rearing facility that is
17an artificial body of water unless the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
18protection has requested that the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife,
19parks, and forestry remove the fish or fish eggs to address a problem affecting fish
20health.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,338,23
22"
Section 1225m. 29.89 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
23renumbered 29.89 (1) and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,339,4
129.89
(1) Definitions. In this section
:, (a) "Charitable "charitable 2organization" means a nonprofit corporation, charitable trust or other nonprofit
3association that is described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and
4that is exempt from taxation under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,339,1310
29.921
(7) Dogs injuring wildlife. A
conservation warden may kill a dog found
11running, injuring, causing injury to, or killing, any deer, other than farm-raised
12deer, or destroying game birds, their eggs or nests, if immediate action is necessary
13to protect the deer or game birds, their nests or eggs, from injury or death.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,339,2415
29.924
(2) Driving without headlights. In the performance of their law
16enforcement duties,
conservation wardens may operate motor vehicles owned or
17leased by the department upon a highway, other than an interstate, a state trunk
18highway or any highway within the limits of any incorporated area, during hours of
19darkness without lighted headlamps, tail lamps or clearance lamps, contrary to s.
20347.06, if the driving will aid in the accomplishment of a lawful arrest for violation
21of this chapter or in ascertaining whether a violation of this chapter has been or is
22about to be committed. Any civil action or proceeding brought against any
23conservation warden operating a motor vehicle under this subsection is subject to ss.
24893.82 and 895.46.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,340,132
29.931
(2) (a) The department and its
conservation wardens shall seize and
3hold, subject to the order of the court for the county in which the alleged offense was
4committed, any vehicle, boat or object declared by this chapter to be a public
5nuisance, or which they have probable cause to believe is being used in violation of
6this chapter or s. 167.31,
287.81, 940.24, 941.20, 948.60, 948.605 or 948.61 or is being
7used in the commission of a crime relating to a submerged cultural resource in
8violation of s. 44.47. If it is proven that the vehicle, boat or object is a public nuisance
9or that within 6 months previous to the seizure the vehicle, boat or object was used
10in violation of this chapter or s. 167.31,
287.81, 940.24, 941.20, 948.60, 948.605 or
11948.61 or was used in the commission of a crime relating to a submerged cultural
12resource in violation of s. 44.47, it shall be confiscated if the court directs in its order
13for judgment.
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1529.944 Exemption from liability. Members of the
natural resources fish,
16wildlife, parks, and forestry board, and each
conservation warden, in the
17performance of official duties, are exempt from liability to any person for acts done
18or permitted or property destroyed by authority of law. No taxable costs or attorney
19fees shall be allowed to either party in an action against a member of the
natural
20resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board or a
conservation warden.
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2229.951 Resisting a conservation warden. Any person who assaults or
23otherwise resists or obstructs any
conservation warden in the performance of duty
24shall be subject to the penalty specified in s. 939.51 (3) (a).
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129.954 False impersonation of
conservation warden. Any person who
2falsely represents himself or herself to be a
conservation warden or who assumes to
3act as a
conservation warden without having been first duly appointed shall be
4subject to the penalty specified in s. 939.51 (3) (a).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,341,7
6"
Section 1240g. 30.10 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 30.10 (4) (d) 2. and
7amended to read:
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30.10
(4) (d) 2. A drainage district drain located in the Duck Creek Drainage
9District and operated by the board for that district
or any other drainage district
10drain that is used primarily for agricultural purposes is not navigable unless it is
11shown, by means of a U.S. geological survey map or other similarly reliable scientific
12evidence, that the drain was a navigable stream before it became a drainage district
13drain.
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30.10
(4) (d) 1. In this paragraph, "agricultural purposes" has the meaning
16given in s. 29.181 (1b) (a).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,341,2119
29.987
(2) Use of natural resources assessment funds. All moneys collected
20from natural resources assessments shall be credited to the appropriation under s.
2120.370
(3) (mu) (1) (pu).
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129.989
(2) Use of natural resources restitution payment funds. All moneys
2collected from natural resources restitution payments shall be appropriated for use
3under s. 20.370
(3) (mu) (1) (pu).