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2429.225 (title)
Hunter education and firearm safety program; certificate
25of accomplishment.
AB100, s. 1089
1Section
1089. 29.225 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.225 (1) (a) and
2amended to read:
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29.225
(1) (a) The department shall establish by rule a statewide hunter
4education and
firearm safety program.
The Except as provided in par. (c), the hunter
5education and
firearm safety program shall provide for a course of instruction in each
6school district or county. The department shall conduct this course of instruction in
7cooperation with qualified individuals, organizations, groups, associations, public or
8private corporations and federal, state and local governmental entities.
This
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9(b) The course
of instruction shall provide instruction to students in
the
10commonly accepted principles of safety in handling hunting firearms and
11equipment, the responsibilities of hunters to wildlife, environment, landowners and
12others, how to recognize threatened and endangered species
which that cannot be
13hunted and the principles of wildlife management and conservation.
AB100, s. 1090
14Section
1090. 29.225 (1) (bg) and (br) of the statutes are created to read:
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29.225
(1) (bg) In addition to the topics specified under par. (b), the course of
16instruction shall include the following components:
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1. A firearm safety component providing instruction in the commonly accepted
18principles of safety in handling firearms used in hunting and their associated
19equipment.
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2. A bow hunting safety component providing instruction in hunting with bows
21and arrows and their associated equipment.
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(br) The bow hunting safety component need not be offered in each school
23district or county.
AB100, s. 1091
24Section
1091. 29.225 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1) (c) A person who is enrolled in the course may take the firearm safety
2component, or, if the bow hunting safety component is offered, the bow hunting safety
3component or both components.
AB100, s. 1092
4Section
1092. 29.225 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.225
(2) Administration. The law enforcement administrator shall be the
6department's authorized agent to administer, supervise and enforce this section.
7The department shall appoint a qualified person from the law enforcement function,
8under the classified service, as the hunter education administrator and shall
9prescribe his or her duties and responsibilities. The department may appoint county
10directors, master hunter education instructors and regular hunter education
11instructors necessary for the hunter education and
firearm safety program. These
12appointees are responsible to the department and shall serve on a voluntary basis
13without compensation.
AB100, s. 1093
14Section
1093. 29.225 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.225
(3) Instruction fee. The department shall collect the instruction fee
16specified under s. 29.092 (2) (n) from each person who receives instruction under the
17hunter education and
firearm safety program. The department may authorize an
18instructor conducting a course of instruction meeting standards established by the
19department to retain 50% of this fee to defray expenses incurred locally to operate
20the program. The remaining portion of the fee or, if nothing is retained, the entire
21fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund.
AB100, s. 1094
22Section
1094. 29.225 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.225
(4) (a)
Issuance. The department shall issue a certificate of
24accomplishment to a person who successfully completes the course of instruction
25under the hunter education and
firearm safety program and who pays the
1instruction fee. The department shall prescribe the form and content of the
2certificate of accomplishment.
The certificate shall state whether the person
3successfully completed the firearm safety component, the bow hunting safety
4component or both. The certificate may be used by a resident to whom issued in place
5of a small game hunting license as required in s. 29.09.
AB100, s. 1095
6Section
1095. 29.226 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.226 (1) (a) and
7amended to read:
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29.226
(1) (a) Except as provided under subs. (2)
, (2m) and (3), no person born
9on or after January 1, 1973, may obtain any approval authorizing hunting unless the
10person is issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.225.
AB100, s. 1096
11Section
1096. 29.226 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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29.226
(1) (b) For a person who is issued a certificate of accomplishment under
13s. 29.225 on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the
14approval issued under par. (a) shall authorize hunting only with a bow and arrow if
15the person's certificate states that the person successfully completed only the bow
16hunting safety component of the course of instruction under s. 29.225 (1) (bg) 2.
AB100, s. 1097
17Section
1097. 29.226 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.226
(2) A person who has a certificate, license or other evidence indicating
19that he or she has completed
in another state a hunter safety course
in another state 20and
if the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement
, the
21person may obtain an approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the
22person is issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.225 in this state.
AB100, s. 1098
23Section
1098. 29.226 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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29.226
(2m) A person who has a certificate, license or other evidence indicating
25that he or she has completed in another state a hunter safety course that consisted
1only of bow hunting safety instruction and if the course is recognized by the
2department under a reciprocity agreement, the person may obtain an approval
3authorizing hunting only with a bow and arrow regardless of whether the person is
4issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.225 in this state.
AB100, s. 1099
5Section
1099. 29.227 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.227
(1) (b)
Restrictions on possession or control of a firearm. No person
7under 12 years of age may have in his or her possession or control any firearm unless
8he or she is enrolled in a course of instruction under the hunter education and
9firearm safety program
that includes the firearm safety component and
he or she is
10carrying the firearm in a case and unloaded to or from that class under the
11supervision of a parent or guardian or is handling or operating the firearm during
12that class under the supervision of an instructor.
AB100, s. 1100
13Section
1100. 29.227 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.227
(2) (b) 2. Is enrolled in a course of instruction
that includes the firearm
15safety component under the hunter education and
firearm safety program and is
16carrying the firearm in a case and unloaded to or from that class or is handling or
17operating the firearm during that class under the supervision of an instructor.
AB100, s. 1101
18Section
1101. 29.227 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.227
(3) (a) 2. Is issued a certificate of accomplishment
that states that he
20or she completed the firearm safety component under the hunter education and
21firearm safety program or
has a similar certificate issued by another state or
22province.
AB100, s. 1102
23Section
1102. 29.227 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.227
(3) (b) 2. Is enrolled in a course of instruction
that includes the firearm
25safety component under the hunter education and
firearm safety program and is
1carrying the firearm in a case and unloaded to or from that class or is handling or
2operating the firearm during that class under the supervision of an instructor; or
AB100, s. 1103
3Section
1103. 29.227 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.227
(3) (b) 3. Is issued a certificate of accomplishment
that states that he
5or she completed the firearm safety component under the hunter education
and
6firearm safety program or
has a similar certificate issued by another state or
7province.
AB100, s. 1104
8Section
1104. 29.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.33
(1) License authorized. Any person desiring to conduct commercial
10fishing operations on any of the outlying waters shall first obtain a commercial
11fishing license. The department may limit the number of licenses issued under this
12section and designate the areas in the outlying waters under the jurisdiction of this
13state where commercial fishing operations shall be restricted. The department may
14establish harvest limits and allocate the harvest limits among commercial fishing
15licensees. The department may designate the kind, size and amount of gear to be
16used in the harvest. The limitations on licenses, restricted fishing areas, harvests
17and gear shall be based on the available harvestable population of fish and in the
18wise use and conservation of the fish so as to prevent overexploitation. The
19department may promulgate rules defining the qualifications of licensees in the
20reasonable exercise of this authority, giving due consideration to residency, past
21record including compliance with the reporting requirements of sub. (5), fishing and
22navigation ability and quantity and quality of equipment possessed. Rules relating
23to licensing commercial fishers shall be based on criteria provided by the commercial
24fishing boards under sub. (7). The application for the license shall be made to the
25department on a blank provided for that purpose, accompanied by the fee specified
1in s. 29.092 (7). The application shall state the name, birthdate, description and
2residence of the applicant, the manner in which he or she proposes to fish, the name
3or number and overall length of his or her boats, the name of the hailing port from
4which the boats will operate, and the number and kind of nets or other gear he or she
5intends to use in connection with commercial fishing and any other information
6required by the department for statistical purposes. The applicant shall provide an
7itemized listing of commercial fishing gear and equipment with the current values
8of those items of commercial fishing equipment, sufficient to meet the investment
9requirements for licensing as established in rules promulgated under this section.
10"Overall length" means the minimum distance between the extreme outside end of
11the bow and the stern using the nearest whole number of feet. The license shall be
12issued in accordance with
s. ss. 29.09
and 29.091. No outlying waters commercial
13fishing license may be issued to a person under the age of 18 years.
AB100, s. 1105
14Section
1105. 29.33 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.33
(2) (d)
Transfer of license. The department may, upon application, permit
16the transfer of a license to any similar boat during the time a licensed boat is disabled
17or undergoing repairs or upon the sale of a licensed boat. The department shall
18promulgate rules governing the transfer of commercial fishing licenses between
19individuals equally qualified to hold the licenses and to members of a licensee's
20immediate family provided the rules assure the wise use and conservation of the fish
21resources being harvested under the license. The rules shall relate only to those
22waters in which the number of licenses is limited. The commercial fishing boards,
23under sub. (7), shall approve or deny transfers of commercial fishing licenses in
24accordance with the rules promulgated under this section.
For purposes of s. 29.091,
1a transfer of a license under this section shall be considered an issuance of a license
2to the transferee.
AB100, s. 1106
3Section
1106. 29.33 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.33
(4) (a) Any commercial fishing licensee may use licensed crew members
5when fishing with or without a boat. The number of crew members engaged under
6a single license may not exceed 4 when fishing with nets under the ice. The
7department, upon proper application for crew licenses, may issue with each
8commercial fishing license no more than 4 crew licenses for the specific purpose of
9fishing with nets under the ice and the number indicated on the application for the
10purpose of fishing in open water. Each crew license shall bear the number of the
11commercial fishing license, the purpose for which intended, the year for which issued
12and the name of the crew member to whom the crew license is issued.
Section 29.091
13applies to the issuance of crew licenses. The crew license permits a person to engage
14in commercial fishing only as a member of a crew of a commercial fisher licensed
15under sub. (1).
AB100, s. 1107
16Section
1107. 29.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.34
(1) Licenses which authorize the use of nets in the Mississippi river as
18limited herein and in that part of the St. Croix river downstream from the dam at St.
19Croix Falls shall be issued subject to
s. ss. 29.09
and 29.091 by the department to any
20resident applying therefor. This subsection as applicable to the St. Croix river shall
21not become effective until Minnesota has enacted similar legislation.
AB100, s. 1108
22Section
1108. 29.34 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.34
(4) (c) The department
or the county clerk shall issue net tags to the
24licensee at the time of issuing the net license.
AB100, s. 1109
25Section
1109. 29.343 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) A slat net license authorizing the taking of commercial fish through
2the use of slat nets in that part of the Mississippi river over which this state has
3jurisdiction between the Minnesota-Iowa boundary line extended and the
4Wisconsin-Illinois boundary line extended
may shall be issued subject to s. 29.09 by
5the
county clerk of a county bordering these waters
department to any resident who
6applies for this license.
AB100, s. 1110
7Section
1110. 29.343 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
8(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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29.343
(1) A slat net license authorizing the taking of commercial fish through
10the use of slat nets in that part of the Mississippi river over which this state has
11jurisdiction between the Minnesota-Iowa boundary line extended and the
12Wisconsin-Illinois boundary line extended shall be issued subject to ss. 29.09 and
1329.091 by the department to any resident who applies for this license.
AB100, s. 1111
14Section
1111. 29.343 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.343
(5) Except as herein provided slat net licenses shall be issued to any
16resident applying therefor and shall be subject to s. 29.09, except that they shall be
17issued by the county clerk of the counties bordering on such waters. A sufficient
18supply of slat net tags shall be furnished
such county clerks by the department
to
19persons issuing approvals under this section.
AB100, s. 1112
20Section
1112. 29.344 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.344
(1) The department may issue a trammel net license to any resident who
22applies for this license subject to
s. ss. 29.09
and 29.091.
AB100, s. 1113
23Section
1113. 29.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.36
(1) A set or bank pole license authorizing the use of not to exceed 5 set
25or bank poles for taking, catching or killing fish in the inland waters of the state
1where the use of setlines is permitted shall be issued subject to s. 29.09 by the
2department
or the county clerk of the county where the set or bank poles are intended
3to be used to any resident
of the state applying for this license.
AB100, s. 1114
4Section
1114. 29.36 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
5(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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29.36
(1) A set or bank pole license authorizing the use of not to exceed 5 set
7or bank poles for taking, catching or killing fish in the inland waters of the state
8where the use of setlines is permitted shall be issued subject to ss. 29.09 or 29.091
9by the department to any resident applying for this license.
AB100, s. 1115
10Section
1115. 29.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.36
(2) No set or bank pole shall be used unless there is securely attached
12thereto a metal tag stamped with the number of the license covering the same. Tags
13shall be furnished by the department
to the county clerk, or agents of the same or of
14the department and by such agency to the licensee at the time of issuing the license.
AB100, s. 1116
15Section
1116. 29.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.37
(1) A setline license authorizing the use of setlines and hooks in inland
17waters in the manner determined by the department for taking, catching or killing
18fish shall be issued subject to s. 29.09 by the department
or the county clerk of the
19county bordering on the waters where the setlines are intended and permitted to be
20used to any resident
of the state applying for this license.
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21Section
1117. 29.37 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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29.37
(1) A setline license authorizing the use of setlines and hooks in inland
24waters in the manner determined by the department for taking, catching or killing
1fish shall be issued subject to ss. 29.09 and 29.091 by the department to any resident
2applying for this license.
AB100, s. 1118
3Section
1118. 29.37 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.37
(3) (b) The department
or the county clerk shall issue setline tags to the
5licensee at the time of issuing the setline license.
AB100, s. 1119
6Section
1119. 29.38 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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29.38
(3) (e) Section 29.091 applies to the issuance of licenses and permits
8under this section.
AB100, s. 1120
9Section
1120. 29.49 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.49
(1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in
s. ss. 29.06 (2) (c), 29.062 and 29.52,
11no innkeeper, manager or steward of any restaurant, club, hotel, boarding house,
12tavern, logging camp or mining camp may sell, barter, serve or give, or cause to be
13sold, bartered, served or given
, to the guests or boarders thereof:
AB100, s. 1121
14Section
1121. 29.52 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.52
(1) Private Subject to s. 29.091, private fish hatchery licenses may be
16issued by the department under this section.
AB100, s. 1122
17Section
1122. 29.52 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.52
(4m) A Subject to s. 29.091, a private fish hatchery license shall be issued
19and renewed by the department to any person applying therefor who is the owner or
20lessee of lands suitable for the propagation of fish in nonnavigable waters.
21Subsection (3) (a) shall not apply to this subsection but the remainder of this section
22which is not inconsistent with this subsection shall apply.
AB100, s. 1123
23Section
1123. 29.52 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) Upon the filing of the application for a private fish hatchery license,
25the department shall inspect and investigate the fish hatchery and may hold public
1hearings on the matter. All expenses of the inspection, except the salary of the
2employe who inspects the hatchery, shall be paid by the applicant. When satisfied
3that the applicant is the owner or lessee of the lands described and upon finding that
4all provisions and conditions of this section have been fully complied with, the
5department shall issue a license to propagate, rear, sell and possess fish of the kind
6specified in the license and as provided in this section. All licenses shall be renewed,
7subject to
s. 29.091 and this section, upon filing of a report with the department
8containing the information on the operation of the hatchery requested by the
9department, together with the appropriate license fee.
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10Section
1124. 29.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) The Subject to s. 29.091, the department may, from year to year, renew
12any private fish hatchery license issued prior to, and in effect on, May 12, 1965. If
13a private fish hatchery license is not renewed as provided in sub. (5) or is terminated
14for any reason, all rights and privileges of the licensee under such license terminate
15and thereafter the lands and waters which were included in such license shall be
16subject to all of the provisions of this section if an application for a license hereunder
17is made which includes any of such lands or waters.