AB150,669,43 (a) That a report that the vehicle was stolen was given to the department before
4the violation occurred or within a reasonable time after the violation occurred.
AB150,669,105 (b) If the owner of the vehicle provides the department with the name and
6address of the person operating the vehicle or having the vehicle under his or her
7control at the time of the violation and sufficient information for the department to
8determine that probable cause does not exist to believe that the owner of the vehicle
9was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation, then the owner of the vehicle
10shall not be liable under sub. (1) or s. 27.01 (7) (b).
AB150,669,1411 (c) If the vehicle is owned by a lessor of vehicles and at the time of the violation
12the vehicle was in the possession of a lessee, and the lessor provides the department
13with the information required under s. 343.46 (3), then the lessee and not the lessor
14shall be liable under sub. (1) or s. 27.01 (7) (b).
AB150,669,2015 (d) If the vehicle is owned by a dealer, as defined in s. 340.01 (11) (intro.) but
16including the persons specified in s. 340.01 (11) (a) to (d), and at the time of the
17violation the vehicle was being operated by or was under the control of any person
18on a trial run, and if the dealer provides the department with the name, address and
19operator's license number of the person operating the vehicle, then that person, and
20not the dealer, shall be liable under sub. (1) or s. 27.01 (7) (b)
****Note: This is a conceptual reconcile transferring the creation of s. 27.01 (7) (hg)
and (hr) to 27.95. This Section has been affected by LRB-2161 and LRB-1016.
AB150, s. 1520 21Section 1520. 27.98 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,670,2 2227.98 General penalty provision. Any person who violates any provision
23of this chapter or any department rule or order promulgated by the department of

1tourism and parks or by the department of natural resources
under this chapter for
2which no other penalty is prescribed is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $100.
AB150, s. 1521 3Section 1521. 28.005 of the statutes is renumbered 28.005 (intro.) and
4amended to read:
AB150,670,6 528.005 (title) Definition Definitions. (intro.) "Department" when When
6used in this chapter without other words of description or qualification :
AB150,670,7 7(1) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
AB150, s. 1522 8Section 1522. 28.005 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,670,109 28.005 (2) "Southern state forest" means a state forest that is located within
10the region specified in s. 25.29 (7) (a).
AB150, s. 1523 11Section 1523. 28.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,670,17 1228.01 Forestry supervision. The department of natural resources shall
13execute all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the state, direct
14the management of state forests, except for the southern state forests, collect data
15relative to forest use and conditions and advance the cause of forestry within the
16state. The department of tourism and parks shall direct the management of the
17southern state forests.
AB150, s. 1524 18Section 1524. 28.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,671,919 28.02 (1) Defined. State forests lands include all lands granted to the state
20by an act of congress entitled, "An act granting lands to the state of Wisconsin for
21forestry purposes," approved June 27, 1906; all lands donated to the state by the
22Nebagamon Lumber Company for forestry purposes; all lands acquired pursuant to
23chapter 450, laws of 1903, chapter 264, laws of 1905, chapter 638, laws of 1911, and
24chapter 639, laws of 1911, or under ss. 1494-41 to 1494-62, 1915 stats., and all lands
25subsequently acquired for forestry purposes. Unless an island is designated as state

1forest land by the department, state forest lands do not include lands granted to the
2state by an act of congress entitled, "An act granting unsurveyed and unattached
3islands to the state of Wisconsin for forestry purposes," approved August 22, 1912.
4The department of natural resources and the department of tourism and parks may
5designate as state forest lands any lands within state forest boundaries which were
6purchased with other conservation funds and where forestry would not conflict with
7a more intensive use. The department of natural resources may make this
8designation for state forests, other than southern state forests, and the department
9of tourism and parks may make this designation for the southern state forests.
AB150, s. 1525 10Section 1525. 28.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,671,1911 28.02 (2) (title) Acquisition by department of natural resources. The
12department may acquire lands or interest in lands by grant, devise, gift,
13condemnation or purchase within the boundaries of established state forests, other
14than southern state forests,
or within purchase areas; and outside of such boundaries
15for forest nurseries, tracts for forestry research or demonstration and for forest
16protection structures, or for access to such properties. In the case of condemnation
17the department shall first obtain approval from the appropriate standing
18committees of each house of the legislature as determined by the presiding officer
19thereof of each house.
AB150, s. 1526 20Section 1526. 28.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,672,221 28.02 (5) Easements. The For state forests other than southern state forests,
22the
department of natural resources may grant easements for a right-of-way for
23public or private roads or public utility lines, or for flowage rights where it finds that
24any such use at the designated location does not conflict with the planned
25development of the forest. The department of tourism and parks may do the same

1for the southern state forests.
Easements for public roads shall be granted for a
2nominal sum; in all other cases the appraised value shall be required in payment.
AB150, s. 1527 3Section 1527. 28.11 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,672,174 28.11 (5) (a) A comprehensive county forest land use plan shall be prepared for
5a 10-year period by the county forestry committee with the assistance of technical
6personnel from the department and other interested agencies, and shall be approved
7by the county board and the department. The plan shall include land use
8designations, land acquisition, forest protection, annual allowable timber harvests,
9recreational developments, fish and game wildlife management activities, roads,
10silvicultural operations and operating policies and procedures; it shall include a
11complete inventory of the county forest and shall be documented with maps, records
12and priorities showing in detail the various projects to be undertaken during the plan
13period. The plan may include an application for aids under s. 23.09 (17m). The
14application will be considered an annual application for these aids during the
1510-year period of the plan.
The initial plan shall be completed within 2 years from
16October 2, 1963 and may be revised as changing conditions require and shall be
17revised upon expiration of the plan period.
AB150, s. 1528 18Section 1528. 28.11 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,672,2519 28.11 (5m) Grants for county forest administrators. The department may
20make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (av) (5) (bw), to counties
21having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund up to 50% of the salary of one professional
22forester in the position of county forest administrator or assistant county forest
23administrator. The department may not make a grant under this subsection for a
24year for which the department has not approved the annual work plan that was
25approved by the county board under sub. (5) (b).
AB150, s. 1529
1Section 1529. 28.11 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,673,62 28.11 (8) (a) Acreage payments. As soon after April 20 of each year as feasible,
3the department shall pay to each town treasurer 30 cents per acre, based on the
4acreage of such lands as of the preceding June 30, as a grant out of the appropriation
5made by s. 20.370 (4) (ar) (5) (bv) on each acre of county lands entered under this
6section.
AB150, s. 1530 7Section 1530. 28.11 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,673,248 28.11 (8) (b) 1. A county having established and maintaining a county forest
9under this section is eligible to receive from the state from the appropriations under
10s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and (bs) an annual payment as a noninterest
11bearing loan to be used for the purchase, development, preservation and
12maintenance of the county forest lands and the payment shall be credited to a county
13account to be known as the county forestry aid fund. A county board may, by a
14resolution adopted during the year and transmitted to the department by December
1531, request to receive a payment of not more than 50 cents for each acre of land
16entered and designated as "county forest land". The department shall review the
17request and approve the request if the request is found to be consistent with the
18comprehensive county forest land use plan. If any lands purchased from the fund
19are sold, the county shall restore the purchase price to the county forestry aid fund.
20The department shall pay to the county the amount due to it on or before March 31
21of each year, based on the acreage of the lands as of the preceding June 30. If the
22amounts in the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and (bs) are
23not sufficient to pay all of the amounts approved by the department under this
24subdivision, the department shall pay eligible counties on a prorated basis.
AB150, s. 1531 25Section 1531. 28.11 (8) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,674,17
128.11 (8) (b) 2. The department may allot additional interest free forestry aid
2loans on a project basis to individual counties to permit the counties to undertake
3meritorious and economically productive forestry operations, including land
4acquisitions. These additional aids may not be used for the construction of
5recreational facilities or for fish and game management projects. Application shall
6be made in the manner and on forms prescribed by the department and specify the
7purpose for which the additional aids will be used. The department shall make an
8investigation as it deems necessary to satisfy itself that the project is feasible,
9desirable and consistent with the comprehensive plan. If the department so finds,
10it may make allotments in such amounts as it determines to be reasonable and
11proper and charge the allotments to the forestry fund account of the county. These
12allotments shall be credited by the county to the county forestry aid fund. After
13determining the loans as required under subd. 1., the department shall make the
14remainder of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (at) and (aw) (5) (bq) and
15(bs)
for that fiscal year available for loans under this subdivision. The department
16shall also make loans under this subdivision from the appropriations under s. 20.370
17(4) (ax) (5) (bt) and (ay) (bu).
AB150, s. 1532 18Section 1532. 28.11 (9) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,674,2219 28.11 (9) (am) The acreage loan severance share payments shall be deposited
20in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw)
21(5) (bq), and the project loan severance share payments shall be deposited in the
22conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ay) (5) (bu).
AB150, s. 1533 23Section 1533. 28.11 (9) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,675,324 28.11 (9) (ar) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the sum of the
25unencumbered balances in the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (aw), (ax) (5) (bq),

1(bt)
and (ay) (bu) exceeds $400,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year, the amount in excess
2of $400,000 shall lapse from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw) (5) (bq) to the
3conservation fund, except as provided in subd. 2.
AB150, s. 1534 4Section 1534. 28.11 (9) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,675,85 28.11 (9) (ar) 2. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the amount in the
6appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aw) (5) (bq) is insufficient for the amount that must
7lapse under subd. 1., the remainder that is necessary for the lapse shall lapse from
8the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ay) (5) (bu).
AB150, s. 1535 9Section 1535. 29.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,676,410 29.05 (2) Additional arrest powers. In addition to the arrest powers under
11sub. (1), a conservation warden who has completed a program of law enforcement
12training approved by the law enforcement standards board, has been certified as
13qualified to be a law enforcement officer under s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. and has complied
14with any applicable requirements under s. 165.85 (4) (bn) 1. while on duty and in
15uniform or on duty and upon display of proper credentials may assist another law
16enforcement agency as defined under s. 165.83 (1) (b) including making an arrest at
17the request of the agency, may arrest a person pursuant to an arrest warrant
18concerning the commission of a felony or may arrest a person who has committed a
19crime in the presence of the warden. If the conservation warden makes an arrest
20without the presence of another law enforcement agency, the conservation warden
21shall cause the person arrested to be delivered to the chief of police or sheriff in the
22jurisdiction where the arrest is made, along with the documents and reports
23pertaining to the arrest. The conservation warden shall be available as a witness for
24the state. A conservation warden may not conduct investigations for violations of
25state law except as authorized in sub. (3) and ss. 16.21 27.41 (12) and 23.11 (4). A

1conservation warden acting under the authority of this subsection is considered an
2employe of the department and is subject to its direction, benefits and legal
3protection. The authority granted in this section does not apply to county
4conservation wardens or special conservation wardens.
AB150, s. 1536 5Section 1536. 29.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,676,126 29.05 (10) Exemption from liability. Members of the natural resources board,
7and each
Each warden, in the performance of official duties, shall be exempt from any
8and
all liability to any person for acts done or permitted or property destroyed by
9authority of law. In any action brought against any board member or warden
10involving any official action, the district attorney of the county in which the action
11is commenced shall represent such board member or the warden. No taxable costs
12or attorney fees shall be allowed to either party in said the action.
AB150, s. 1537 13Section 1537. 29.09 (9m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,676,1414 29.09 (9m) (am) Bonus deer hunting permit.
AB150, s. 1538 15Section 1538. 29.09 (9r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,676,2016 29.09 (9r) Handling fees for applications for certain approvals. (a) In
17addition to any other fee imposed under s. 29.092, the department may collect
18handling fees for the approvals that the department itself issues. The handling fees
19shall cover the costs associated with paying for approvals that are requested by mail,
20telephone or electronic means.
AB150,677,221 (b) If the department collects handling fees under par. (a), it shall promulgate
22rules to designate the approvals to which the fees shall apply and to establish the
23amounts of the fees. The fees may not be more than the amounts necessary to cover
24the handling costs of issuing the approvals. In this paragraph, "handling costs"

1includes credit transaction fees, mailing costs and personnel costs that are necessary
2to process the credit transaction.
AB150,677,43 (c) Any fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
4conservation fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (Lu).
AB150, s. 1539 5Section 1539. 29.092 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act
6153
, is amended to read:
AB150,677,87 29.092 (2) (a) Resident small game. Except as provided in sub. (3v) (a) 1. and
8(am)
, the fee for a resident small game hunting license is $10.25 $12.25.
AB150, s. 1540 9Section 1540. 29.092 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,677,1110 29.092 (2) (c) Resident deer. The fee for a resident deer hunting license is $16.25
11$20.25.
AB150, s. 1541 12Section 1541. 29.092 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,677,1413 29.092 (2) (d) Resident bear. The fee for a resident bear hunting license is $5
14$10.25.
AB150, s. 1542 15Section 1542. 29.092 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,677,1716 29.092 (2) (e) Resident archer. The fee for a resident archer hunting license is
17$16.25 $20.25.
AB150, s. 1543 18Section 1543. 29.092 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,677,2019 29.092 (2) (em) Resident wild turkey. The fee for a resident wild turkey hunting
20license is $7.25 $11.25.
AB150, s. 1544 21Section 1544. 29.092 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,677,2322 29.092 (2) (f) Nonresident annual small game. The fee for a nonresident annual
23small game hunting license is $68.25 $73.25.
AB150, s. 1545 24Section 1545. 29.092 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,2
129.092 (2) (g) Nonresident 5-day small game. The fee for a nonresident 5-day
2small game hunting license is $38.25 $43.25.
AB150, s. 1546 3Section 1546. 29.092 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,54 29.092 (2) (h) Nonresident deer. The fee for a nonresident deer hunting license
5is $118.25 $128.25.
AB150, s. 1547 6Section 1547. 29.092 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,87 29.092 (2) (i) Nonresident bear. The fee for a nonresident bear hunting license
8is $20 $48.25.
AB150, s. 1548 9Section 1548. 29.092 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,1110 29.092 (2) (j) Nonresident fur-bearing animal. The fee for a nonresident
11fur-bearing animal hunting license is $138.25 $148.25.
AB150, s. 1549 12Section 1549. 29.092 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,1413 29.092 (2) (k) Nonresident archer. The fee for a nonresident archer hunting
14license is $118.25 $128.25.
AB150, s. 1550 15Section 1550. 29.092 (2) (kd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,1716 29.092 (2) (kd) Nonresident wild turkey. The fee for a nonresident wild turkey
17hunting license is $49.25 $59.25.
AB150, s. 1551 18Section 1551. 29.092 (2) (kg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,2019 29.092 (2) (kg) Resident bear harvest permit. The fee for a resident bear harvest
20permit is $30 $40.
AB150, s. 1552 21Section 1552. 29.092 (2) (kr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,678,2322 29.092 (2) (kr) Nonresident bear harvest permit. The fee for a nonresident bear
23harvest permit is $120 $150.
AB150, s. 1553 24Section 1553. 29.092 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,679,2
129.092 (2) (L) Wild turkey hunting stamp. The fee for a wild turkey hunting
2stamp is $5 $2.75.
AB150, s. 1554 3Section 1554. 29.092 (2) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,679,54 29.092 (2) (Lm) Pheasant hunting stamp. The fee for a pheasant hunting
5stamp is $7 $6.75.
AB150, s. 1555 6Section 1555. 29.092 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,679,87 29.092 (2) (m) Waterfowl hunting stamp. The fee for a waterfowl hunting
8stamp is $5 $6.75.
AB150, s. 1556 9Section 1556. 29.092 (2) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,679,1410 29.092 (2) (o) Deer tag and back tag. There is no fee for a deer tag or back tag
11issued with a resident deer hunting license, resident archer hunting license,
12nonresident deer hunting license, nonresident archer hunting license, resident
13sports license, nonresident sports license, resident conservation patron license or
14nonresident conservation patron license.
AB150, s. 1557 15Section 1557. 29.092 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act
16153
, is amended to read:
AB150,679,1817 29.092 (3) (a) Resident annual. Except as provided in sub. (3v) (a) 2. and (b),
18the fee for a resident annual fishing license is $11.25 $14.25.
AB150, s. 1558 19Section 1558. 29.092 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,679,2120 29.092 (3) (b) Resident annual husband and wife. The fee for a resident annual
21husband and wife fishing license is $19.25 $24.25.
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