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28.11
(9) (ar) 2. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the amount in the
25appropriation under s.
20.370 (5) (bq) 20.375 (2) (t) is insufficient for the amount that
1must lapse under subd. 1., the remainder that is necessary for the lapse shall lapse
2from the appropriation under s.
20.370 (5) (bu) 20.375 (2) (v).
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428.90 (title)
Enforcement.
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28.90
(1) Enforcement duties. (a) The department shall enforce all of the laws
7that the department is required to administer for the state forests and shall bring,
8or cause to be brought, actions and proceedings in the name of the state for that
9purpose.
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(b) All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, coroners, and other police officers are deputy
11state forest rangers, and shall assist the department and its rangers in the
12enforcement of this chapter whenever notice of a violation of this chapter is given to
13them by the department or its rangers.
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1528.92 State forest rangers. (1) The persons appointed by the department
16to enforce the laws relating to state forests shall be known as state forest rangers and
17shall be subject to ch. 230.
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18(2) The department shall provide to all state forest rangers, before exercising
19any of their powers, a commission issued by the department under its seal, to read
20substantially as follows:
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21State of Wisconsin
22
Department of forestry
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To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:
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Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity and ability
25of ...., of the county of ...., we do hereby appoint and constitute .... a state forest ranger
1for the state of Wisconsin, and do authorize and empower .... to execute and fulfill the
2duties of that office according to law, during good behavior and the faithful
3performance of the duties of that office.
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In testimony whereof, the secretary has hereunto affixed the secretary's
5signature and the official seal of the department, at its office in the city of Madison,
6Wisconsin, this .... day of ...., .....
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(Seal)
State of Wisconsin
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8Department of forestry
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10(3) The department shall furnish to each state forest ranger at the time of the
11ranger's appointment, a pocket identification folder in the same form and substance
12as the folder described in s. 23.10 (5), except that the impression shall be the seal of
13the department.
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14(4) A state forest ranger shall carry the identification folder on his or her person
15at all times that he or she is on official duty, and a state forest ranger shall, on
16demand, exhibit the same to any person to whom he or she may represent himself
17or herself as a state forest ranger.
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1928.94 Resisting or falsely impersonating a state forest ranger. Any
20person who does any of the following may be fined not more than $10,000 or
21imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both:
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22(1) Assaults or otherwise resists or obstructs any state forest ranger in the
23performance of his or her duties.
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24(2) Falsely represents himself or herself to be a state forest ranger or assumes
25to act as a state forest ranger without having been first appointed.
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228.98 General penalty provision. Any person who violates any provision
3of this chapter or any rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter for which
4no other penalty is prescribed is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $100.".
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29.089
(1) Except as provided in
sub.
subs. (3)
and (4), no person may hunt or
10trap 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
13his or her possession or under his or her control a firearm on land located in state
14parks or state fish hatcheries unless the firearm is unloaded and enclosed within a
15carrying case.
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29.089
(3) A person may hunt deer, wild turkeys or small game in a state park,
18or in a portion of a state park,
if the state park is open for the purpose of hunting
19under sub. (4) or if the department has authorized by rule the hunting of that type
20of game in the state park, or in the portion of the state park, and if the person holds
21the 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
24hunting during the appropriate open season to the maximum extent possible if the
1state park in which the land is located has received any funding from the fish and
2wildlife account of the conservation fund at any time during the preceding 10 years.
3The natural resources board may exempt a state park from this requirement.
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529.09 Fishing on land in state parks. The department may not prohibit
6fishing on land located in a state park during the appropriate open season and shall
7allow fishing to the maximum extent possible if the state park in which the land is
8located has received any funding from the fish and wildlife account of the
9conservation fund at any time during the preceding 10 years. The natural resources
10board may exempt a state park from this requirement.".
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29.519
(2) (e)
Retention of licenses. 1. A commercial fishing licensee who is
18authorized under the license to conduct commercial fishing operations in the waters
19of Green Bay may retain the license without conducting any commercial fishing
20operations as authorized under the license for one period of up to 7 consecutive years.
21During this period, the commercial fishing licensee may not be required to transfer
22the license, may not be required to invest in any fishing gear or equipment, and is
23exempt from paying the applicable fees for the license under s. 29.563.
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12. A commercial fishing licensee who conducts commercial fishing operations
2as authorized under the license in the waters of Green Bay may choose for one period
3of up to 7 consecutive years to be exempt from any minimum requirement on the
4amount of fish harvested that is established by the department and that applies to
5the licensee.".
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29.566
(1r) I
ssuing payment for special deer hunting permits. The
10department shall establish a system under which the department pays each agent
11appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. or 3. a payment of 50 cents each time that the
12agent uses the statewide automated system contracted for under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4.
13to issue to an individual one or more deer hunting permits as authorized under s.
1429.177. The department shall make these payments by allowing the agent to retain
15an amount equal to the payments from the amounts that are collected by the agent
16and that would otherwise be remitted to the department.".
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29.591
(3) Instruction fee. The department
shall establish by rule the may
20not charge a fee for the course of instruction under the hunter education program and
21the bow hunter education program. The
instructor shall collect this instruction fee
22from each person who receives instruction under the hunter education program and
23the bow hunter education program and remit the fee to the department. The
24department may determine the portion of this fee, which may not exceed 50%, that
1the instructor may retain to defray expenses incurred by the instructor in conducting
2the course. The instructor shall remit the remainder of the fee or, if nothing is
3retained, the entire fee to the department
may reimburse instructors for allowable
4costs, as determined by the department, up to $5 for each person who receives
5instruction from that instructor.".
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7"
Section 1225m. 29.89 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
8renumbered 29.89 (1) and amended to read:
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29.89
(1) Definitions. Definition. In this section
:, (a) "Charitable "charitable 10organization" means a nonprofit corporation, charitable trust or other nonprofit
11association that is described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and
12that is exempt from taxation under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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15"
Section 1228c. 29.89 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 29.89 (5) (b) 2. b.".
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17"
Section 1232c. 29.89 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.89 (5) (b) 1. and
18amended to read:
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29.89
(5) (b) 1. The department shall reimburse counties under this section
20from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5)
(fq) (ft).
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212. c. Moneys are available under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) after first deducting from s.
2220.370 (5) (fq) payments made for county administrative costs, payments made for
23wildlife damage abatement assistance
, and wildlife damage claim payments under
24s. 29.889.
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29.89
(5) (b) 2. (intro.) The department shall reimburse counties under this
3section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) if all of the following apply:
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a. The total amount of reimbursable costs exceeds the amount available under
5s. 20.370 (5) (ft).
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6Section 1232f. 29.89 (5) (b) 2. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
7Act .... (this act), is repealed.".
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1230.015 Time limits for issuing permit determinations. In issuing permits
13under this chapter, the department shall initially determine whether a complete
14application for the permit has been submitted and, no later than 60 days after the
15application is submitted, notify the applicant in writing about the initial
16determination of completeness. If the department determines that the application
17is incomplete, the notice shall state the reason for the determination and the specific
18items of information necessary to make the application complete. An applicant may
19supplement and resubmit an application that the department has determined to be
20incomplete. There is no limit on the number of times that an applicant may resubmit
21an application that the department has determined to be incomplete under this
22section. The department may not demand items of information that are not specified
23in the notice as a condition for determining whether the application is complete
24unless both the department and the applicant agree or unless the applicant makes
1material additions or alterations to the project for which the application has been
2submitted.
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30.02
(3) Upon receipt of a complete permit application or a request for a
5determination under s. 236.16 (3) (d), the department shall either schedule a
public 6hearing
to be held within 60 days after receipt of the application or request or provide
7notice stating that it will proceed on the application or request without a
public 8hearing if, within 30 days after the publication of the notice, no substantive written
9objection to issuance of the permit is received or no request for a hearing concerning
10the determination under s. 236.16 (3) (d) is received. The notice shall be provided
11to the clerk of each municipality in which the project is located and to any other
12person required by law to receive notice. The department may provide notice to other
13persons as it deems appropriate. The department shall provide a copy of the notice
14to the applicant, who shall publish it as a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in a newspaper
15designated by the department that is likely to give notice in the area affected. The
16applicant shall file proof of publication with the department.
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30.02
(4) (a) If a public hearing is ordered, the division of hearings and appeals
19shall mail a written notice at least 10 days before the hearing to each person given
20notice under sub. (3) and in the case of an application for a permit, to any person who
21submitted a substantive written objection to issuance of the permit.
The public
22hearing shall be conducted within 60 days after the hearing is ordered.
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(4) (b) The applicant shall publish a class 1 notice under ch. 985 of the
25public hearing in a newspaper designated by the department that is likely to give
1notice in the area affected. The applicant shall file proof of publication under this
2paragraph with the hearing examiner at or prior to the hearing.".
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30.121
(3g) Exception; historical or cultural value. Subsection (3) does not
7apply to the repair or maintenance of a boathouse or a fixed houseboat if the
8boathouse or fixed houseboat has a historic or cultural value, as determined by the
9state historical society or a local or county historical society established under s.
1044.03.".
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30.134
(2) Authorization. Members of the public may use any exposed shore
15area of a stream without the permission of the riparian
to engage in a water-related
16recreational activity only if it is necessary to exit the body of water to bypass an
17obstruction.
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18Section 1255j. 30.134 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.134 (3)
19(a) and amended to read:
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30.134
(3) (a) In
engaging in a water-related recreational activity in the using 21an exposed shore area of a stream, as authorized under sub. (2), a member of the
22public may not
do any of the following: enter the exposed shore area except from the
23water, from a point of public access on the stream, or with the permission of the
24riparian.
