AB40-ASA1,412,6 229.040 Deer management report rules. The department may promulgate
3rules to implement the recommendations contained in the 2012 final report of the
4assessment of this state's deer management plans and policies that was conducted
5under the terms of a contract between the department of administration and a
6recognized deer management expert.
AB40-ASA1,552m 7Section 552m. 29.053 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,412,118 29.053 (2m) The department shall establish a catch-and-release only season
9for bass fishing for the areas of the state where there is not a continuous open season
10for bass fishing. The season shall begin on the first Saturday in March and end on
11the Sunday preceding the first Saturday in May.
AB40-ASA1,553 12Section 553. 29.181 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.181 (2) (a) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,412,1614 29.181 (2) (a) (intro.) A bonus deer hunting permit shall authorize the holder
15of the bonus deer hunting permit to take an additional deer of the sex or type specified
16by the department on the permit.
do any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,412,18 17(c) Except as authorized by rule or as provided under par. (d), a person may not
18apply for or be issued more than one bonus deer hunting permit in a single season.
AB40-ASA1,554 19Section 554. 29.181 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,412,2120 29.181 (2) (a) 1. Take an additional deer of the sex or type specified by the
21department on the permit.
AB40-ASA1,555 22Section 555. 29.181 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,412,2523 29.181 (2) (a) 2. Take an additional deer in a county or deer management area
24in which the department has confirmed that a deer has tested positive for chronic
25wasting disease.
AB40-ASA1,556
1Section 556. 29.181 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,413,52 29.181 (2) (d) A person may be issued more than one bonus deer hunting permit
3in a single season if each bonus deer hunting permit authorizes the person to take
4deer only in a county or deer management area in which a deer has tested positive
5for chronic wasting disease.
AB40-ASA1,557 6Section 557. 29.181 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,413,97 29.181 (2m) (b) The resident has been issued one bonus deer hunting permit
8for that season and for that deer management area for which the resident has paid
9the fee specified under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or 1m.
AB40-ASA1,558 10Section 558. 29.181 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,413,1511 29.181 (3) Use of money from fees. From the moneys received from the sale
12of bonus deer hunting permits issued that authorize the taking of deer as provided
13under sub. (2) (a) 2., the department shall credit an amount equal to $5 times the
14number of those bonus deer hunting permits issued to the appropriation under s.
1520.370 (1) (hx).
AB40-ASA1,559 16Section 559. 29.181 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,413,1917 29.181 (4) Rules. The department may promulgate a rule that establishes a
18fee for a bonus deer hunting permit issued under sub. (2) (a) 2. that is higher than
19the fee specified in s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. or (d) 2.
AB40-ASA1,560 20Section 560. 29.182 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,413,2321 29.182 (1m) Open season requirement. The department may not establish an
22open season for hunting elk that begins earlier than the Saturday nearest October
2315.
AB40-ASA1,560r 24Section 560r. 29.184 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (4) (b).
AB40-ASA1,560t 25Section 560t. 29.184 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,414,4
129.184 (4) (a) Except where prohibited by the department by administrative
2rule, a person may engage in the training of a dog as authorized under sub. (3) (bg)
3or (br) without keeping it on a leash during the period from July 1st through August
431st if all of the following apply:
AB40-ASA1,414,65 1. The dog is uniquely tattooed or wears a collar with the owner's name and
6address attached.
AB40-ASA1,414,87 2. The person holds a Class A or Class B bear license issued under this section
8or is exempt from holding such a license under sub. (5).
AB40-ASA1,414,109 3. The dog is being trained in a single pack of dogs that complies with the size
10requirement under par. (c).
AB40-ASA1,560v 11Section 560v. 29.184 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,414,1412 29.184 (4) (c) No more than 6 dogs may be in a single pack regardless of the
13number of individuals involved in the training and regardless of whether there is
14more than one owner of the dogs.
AB40-ASA1,561 15Section 561. 29.185 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,562 16Section 562. 29.1945 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,414,18 1729.1945 Approvals for veterans and military members. (1) In this
18section, "war period" means any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,414,2119 (a) A period between September 11, 2001, and the ending date of Operation
20Enduring Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Enduring
21Freedom, as established by the department of veterans affairs by rule.
AB40-ASA1,414,2422 (b) A period between March 19, 2003, and the ending date of Operation Iraqi
23Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Iraqi Freedom, as
24established by the department of veterans affairs by rule.
AB40-ASA1,415,17
1(2) The department of veterans affairs shall issue a voucher for a hunting or
2fishing license to each person who applies for the voucher and who is a qualified
3veteran. The voucher entitles a qualified veteran receiving the voucher to the waiver
4of the fee, including the issuing fee, and any applicable surcharge imposed under s.
529.563 (13) (a) for a single hunting or fishing license. The license may be a resident
6small game hunting license, a resident deer hunting license, a resident archer
7hunting license, or a resident annual fishing license. To qualify for the fee waiver,
8the qualified veteran must submit the voucher to the department of natural
9resources within 365 days after the date on which the qualified veteran is discharged
10or released. A voucher may not be presented to a person who is subject to an
11appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be
12submitted directly to the department of natural resources. Upon receiving the
13voucher, the department of natural resources shall waive the fees and any applicable
14surcharge and issue the license. On an annual basis, the department of veterans
15affairs shall pay to the department of natural resources an amount that equals the
16total of fees and surcharges that have been waived by the department of natural
17resources under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,415,19 18(3) (a) For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a resident who is one
19of the following:
AB40-ASA1,415,2020 1. A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), who served in a war period.
AB40-ASA1,415,2521 2. A member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national
22guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), who has served in a war period and who has
23served under honorable conditions for at least one year beginning on the member's
24date of enlistment in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or in the national
25guard.
AB40-ASA1,416,4
13. A person who served in a war period who was discharged from a reserve
2component of the U.S. armed forces or from the national guard, as defined in 32 USC
3101
(3), if that discharge was an honorable discharge or a general discharge under
4honorable conditions.
AB40-ASA1,416,115 (b) For purposes of this section, the department of veterans affairs shall
6establish a procedure for determining who qualifies as a veteran. Before issuing a
7license, the department of natural resources shall request the department of
8veterans affairs to verify whether the applicant is a qualified veteran. If the
9department of veterans affairs verifies that the applicant for a license is a qualified
10veteran, the department of natural resources shall issue the license without
11charging a fee.
AB40-ASA1,562g 12Section 562g. 29.219 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,416,1613 29.219 (1) (d) Exception; fishing in private ponds. No fishing license is required
14for a resident to fish in a pond that is a self-contained body of water and that is
15located entirely on private property owned by a person who gives permission to the
16resident to fish in the pond.
AB40-ASA1,562m 17Section 562m. 29.228 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,416,2118 29.228 (1) (d) Exception; fishing in private ponds. No fishing license is required
19for a nonresident to fish in a pond that is a self-contained body of water and that is
20located entirely on private property owned by a person who gives permission to the
21nonresident to fish in the pond.
AB40-ASA1,562r 22Section 562r. 29.2285 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,416,2523 29.2285 (3) (d) License requirement. Any person fishing for lake sturgeon shall
24hold a license authorizing the fishing or shall be exempt from holding such a license
25under s. 29.219 (1) (b) 1. or 2. or (d) or 29.228 (1) (b) or (d).
AB40-ASA1,562t
1Section 562t. 29.354 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,417,42 29.354 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to farm-raised
3deer, farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, farm-raised game
4birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
AB40-ASA1,562v 5Section 562v. 29.357 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,417,96 29.357 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4m) do not apply to the possession,
7transportation, delivery, or receipt of farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, fish
8produced in a municipal fish hatchery,
farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that
9are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
AB40-ASA1,562y 10Section 562y. 29.407 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,417,1211 29.407 (5) (b) This section does not apply to the transportation, delivery, receipt
12or shipping of farm-raised fish or fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery.
AB40-ASA1,563m 13Section 563m. 29.539 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,417,1614 29.539 (1m) (d) A farm-raised deer, a farm-raised fish, fish produced in a
15municipal fish hatchery,
a farm-raised game bird, or a wild animal that is subject
16to regulation under ch. 169 or the carcass of such a wild animal.
AB40-ASA1,564 17Section 564. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,417,1918 29.563 (2) (c) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a)
191.
: $11.25.
AB40-ASA1,565 20Section 565. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,417,2321 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2)
22(a) 2.: $5.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established
23by rule.
AB40-ASA1,566 24Section 566. 29.563 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (2) (d) 1. and
25amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,418,2
129.563 (2) (d) 1. Nonresident permit. Bonus deer issued for the purpose
2specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.
: $19.25.
AB40-ASA1,567 3Section 567. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,418,64 29.563 (2) (d) 2. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a)
52.: $5.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established by
6rule.
AB40-ASA1,568 7Section 568. 29.563 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,418,88 29.563 (4) (a) 3. Wolf harvesting: $99.25 $48.25.
AB40-ASA1,569 9Section 569. 29.563 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,418,1010 29.563 (4) (b) 3. Wolf harvesting: $499.25 $250.25.
AB40-ASA1,570 11Section 570. 29.563 (12) (c) 3g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,418,1212 29.563 (12) (c) 3g. Wolf harvesting issued to a resident: $50 $13.
AB40-ASA1,571 13Section 571. 29.563 (12) (c) 3r. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,572 14Section 572. 29.563 (14) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,418,1615 29.563 (14) (c) 4. Each bonus deer hunting permit issued for which a fee is
16charged under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or 1m. or (d): 75 cents.
AB40-ASA1,572f 17Section 572f. 29.605 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,418,22 1829.605 Sporting heritage grants. (1) (a) The department shall provide one
19grant during each fiscal biennium to a nonprofit organization to provide education
20to persons who engage in hunting, fishing, and trapping, to establish and operate
21programs to recruit persons to engage in these activities, and to encourage continued
22engagement in these activities.
AB40-ASA1,419,423 (b) During fiscal biennium 2013-15, the department shall provide a grant
24under par. (a) in the amount of $500,000. The department shall provide $200,000 of
25the grant in fiscal year 2013-14 from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (ma). The

1department shall provide the remaining $300,000 of the grant in fiscal year 2014-15
2to the extent allowed under federal law from funds received from the federal
3government under 16 USC 669-669i and from moneys available to provide any
4required state match to the federal funds.
AB40-ASA1,419,85 (c) During fiscal biennium 2015-17, and during each fiscal biennium
6thereafter, the department shall provide a grant under par. (a) in the amount of
7$450,000 to the extent allowed under federal law from funds received from the
8federal government under 16 USC 669-669i and 777-777k.
AB40-ASA1,419,10 9(2) A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under sub. (1) if it
10meets all of the following requirements:
AB40-ASA1,419,1111 (a) It has a principal place of business in this state.
AB40-ASA1,419,1412 (am) It has a relationship with a nationally recognized organization that
13provides proven and successful firearms safety education and is able to use that
14relationship to host shooting events.
AB40-ASA1,419,1715 (b) It teaches courses on firearm safety and training, shooting skills, and
16outdoor education and uses a nationally recognized curriculum to teach those
17courses.
AB40-ASA1,419,1818 (c) It has a relationship with a nationally recognized shooting expert.
AB40-ASA1,419,2019 (d) It is able to provide mentors for new hunters by recruiting volunteers and
20maintaining a database of volunteers.
AB40-ASA1,419,2121 (e) It is not an affiliate of a national federation or organization.
AB40-ASA1,419,2422 (f) It is able to ensure the maintenance or improvement of this state's position
23among all of the states in the areas of outdoor sporting heritage and recruitment by
24providing sporting education and programming to persons throughout this state.
AB40-ASA1,420,2
1(g) Beginning with grants awarded during fiscal biennium 2015-17, it
2contributes $150,000 in funds to be used with a grant awarded under this section.
AB40-ASA1,420,5 3(3) A nonprofit organization that receives a grant under sub. (1) shall use the
4grant to provide programs and education designed to preserve and protect this state's
5hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting traditions.
AB40-ASA1,420,8 6(4) During fiscal biennium 2015-17, and during each fiscal biennium
7thereafter, the department shall award a grant under this section not later than 30
8days after the biennial budget bill for that fiscal biennium is enacted.
AB40-ASA1,572h 9Section 572h. 29.739 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,420,13 1029.739 Grants for walleye production. (1) The department shall establish
11a grant program to award grants on a competitive basis to cities, villages, towns, and
12counties; to federally recognized Indian tribes or bands located in this state; and to
13fish farms.
AB40-ASA1,420,16 14(2) Grants awarded under this section shall be used for the purpose of
15increasing the grantee's capacity to raise walleye for stocking in the waters of the
16state. The grants may be used to build, improve, or repair any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,420,1717 (a) Buildings and structures used as fish hatcheries or for fish rearing.
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