Amendment SSA1-SB222

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2009 SENATE BILL 222

February 3, 2010 - Offered by Senator Decker.

SB222-SSA1,1,5 An Act to repeal 29.324 (2) (a); to consolidate, renumber and amend 29.324 (2) (intro.) and (b); to amend 29.324 (3); and to create 167.31 (4) (bh), 167.31 (4) (bj) and 167.31 (4) (bk) of the statutes; relating to: group deer hunting requirements and restrictions on placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB222-SSA1, s. 1 Section 1. 29.324 (2) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 29.324 (2) and amended to read:

SB222-SSA1,1,11 29.324 (2) Any member of a group deer hunting party may kill a deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if both of the following conditions exist: (b) The the person for whom the deer is killed possesses a current unused deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the deer killed.

SB222-SSA1, s. 2 Section 2. 29.324 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB222-SSA1, s. 3 Section 3. 29.324 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB222-SSA1,2,8 29.324 (3) A person who kills a deer under sub. (2) shall ensure that a inform the member of his or her group deer hunting party without delay attaches a for whom the deer was killed of the kill. The member of the group deer hunting party for whom the deer was killed shall attach his or her 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 within one hour after the deer is killed.

SB222-SSA1, s. 4 Section 4. 167.31 (4) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:

SB222-SSA1,2,12 167.31 (4) (bh) Subsection (2) (b) does not prohibit a person who is legally hunting from placing or possessing in or on a stationary vehicle a firearm, bow, or crossbow that is not encased if all of the following apply:

SB222-SSA1,2,13 1. If the person is hunting with a firearm, the firearm is unloaded.

SB222-SSA1,2,14 2. If the person is hunting with a bow, the bow is unstrung.

SB222-SSA1,2,17 3. If the person is hunting with a crossbow, the person holds a permit under s. 29.171 (4) or the person has attained the age of 65 and holds a resident or nonresident archer hunting license.

SB222-SSA1, s. 5 Section 5. 167.31 (4) (bj) of the statutes is created to read:

SB222-SSA1,2,22 167.31 (4) (bj) Subsection (2) (b) does not prohibit a person who is legally hunting from possessing or transporting in or on a moving vehicle any of the following during the hunting hours established by the department for the regular fall firearm deer hunting season:

SB222-SSA1,2,24 1. An unloaded firearm that is not encased if the overall length of the firearm is 26 inches or longer.

SB222-SSA1,3,2 2. A crossbow that is not encased, if the person holds a Class A or a Class B permit under s. 29.193 (2) that authorizes hunting with a crossbow.

SB222-SSA1, s. 6 Section 6. 167.31 (4) (bk) of the statutes is created to read:

SB222-SSA1,3,8 167.31 (4) (bk) 1. Subsection (2) (b) does not prohibit a person who is legally hunting during a hunting season other than the regular fall firearm deer hunting season from possessing or transporting in or on a moving vehicle in the manner specified in subd. 2., any of the following during the hunting hours established by the department for that hunting season:

SB222-SSA1,3,10 a. An unloaded firearm that is not encased if the overall length of the firearm is 26 inches or longer.

SB222-SSA1,3,11 b. A bow that is unstrung and that is not encased.

SB222-SSA1,3,14 c. A crossbow that is not encased, if the person is authorized to hunt with a crossbow under s. 29.171 (2m) or (4), under a Class A or a Class B permit issued under s. 29.193 (2), or under s. 29.216 (2m).

SB222-SSA1,3,19 2. A person may place, possess, or transport a firearm, bow, or crossbow in the manner provided under this paragraph only if the firearm, bow, or crossbow is placed, possessed, or transported in the bed of a pickup truck that contains no passengers, in the closed trunk of a vehicle, or if the vehicle does not have a trunk, in the rearmost area of a vehicle that is not used, or intended to be used, for seating.

SB222-SSA1,3,20 (End)