AB514, s. 17
1Section 17. 29.05 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,68,172 29.05 (8) (a) The department and its wardens shall seize and hold subject to
3the order of the court for the county in which the alleged offense was committed, any
4apparatus, appliance, equipment, vehicle or device, declared by this chapter to be a
5public nuisance, which they have probable cause to believe is being used in violation
6of this chapter, an administrative rule promulgated under this chapter or s. 167.31,
7287.81, 940.24, 941.20, 948.60, 948.605 or 948.61, is being used in the commission
8of a crime involving an animal normally found in the wild in violation of s. 951.09
or
9is being used in the commission of a crime relating to a submerged cultural resource
10in violation of s. 44.47. If it is proven that within 6 months previous to the seizure
11the apparatus, appliance, equipment, vehicle or device was used in violation of this
12chapter or an administrative rule promulgated under this chapter or s. 167.31,
13287.81, 940.24, 941.20, 948.60, 948.605 or 948.61, was used in the commission of a
14crime involving an animal normally found in the wild in violation of s. 951.09
or was
15used in the commission of a crime relating to a submerged cultural resource in
16violation of s. 44.47, it shall be confiscated if the court directs in its order for
17judgment.
AB514, s. 18 18Section 18. 29.05 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,69,219 29.05 (8) (b) Any perishable property seized by the department or its wardens
20may be sold at the highest available price, and the proceeds of the sale turned into
21court to await disposition of the proceeds as the court directs. A conservation warden
22or other officers charged with the enforcement of the laws dealing with the
23conservation of the natural resources of the state may kill a dog found running,
24injuring, causing injury to, or killing any deer, other than farm-raised deer or deer
25subject to regulation under ch. 22
, or destroying game birds, their eggs or nests, if

1immediate action is necessary to protect the deer or game birds, their nests or eggs,
2from injury or death.
AB514, s. 19 3Section 19. 29.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,69,114 29.09 (1) License or other approval required for hunting, trapping or
5fishing.
Except as specifically provided otherwise by ch. 22 or s. 29.155 (1g) and (1h)
6or another section of this chapter, no person may hunt any wild animal, trap any
7game or fish for fish in the waters of this state unless the appropriate approval is
8issued to the person. A person shall carry the required approval with him or her at
9all times while hunting, trapping or fishing unless otherwise required by another
10section of this chapter or unless otherwise authorized or required by the department.
11A person shall exhibit the approval to the department or its wardens on demand.
AB514, s. 20 12Section 20. 29.092 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 21 13Section 21. 29.092 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,69,1714 29.092 (15) (a) Issuing fee generally. In addition to the fees specified for licenses
15and stamps under subs. (2) to (9) (8), (11) and (13) and any surcharge fee imposed
16under sub. (14), a person who applies for a license or stamp or for a duplicate license
17or stamp issued under this chapter shall pay an issuing fee.
AB514, s. 22 18Section 22. 29.092 (15) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,69,2219 29.092 (15) (f) Addition of issuing fee to be shown with license or stamp fee as
20one amount.
The issuing fee shall be added to the fee provided in subs. (2) to (9) (8),
21(11) and (13) and any surcharge fee imposed under sub. (14). Any amount shown on
22the printed license form or stamp shall be the total of the issuing fee and other fees.
AB514, s. 23 23Section 23. 29.093 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 24 24Section 24. 29.1025 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,70,2
129.1025 (1) (c) Any person hunting pheasant under s. 29.123 or on premises
2licensed under s. 29.573
is exempt from the requirements under par. (a).
AB514, s. 25 3Section 25. 29.134 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,70,54 29.134 (10m) This section applies to raw furs and dressed furs from
5fur-bearing animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 26 6Section 26. 29.136 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,70,177 29.136 (4) Authorization. Subject to this section and rules promulgated under
8this section, a taxidermist permit authorizes the permit holder to possess and
9transport wild animals or carcasses of wild animals in connection with his or her
10business. This authority supersedes restrictions on the possession and
11transportation of wild animals and carcasses regardless of bag limits, rest days,
12closed seasons and similar restrictions, notwithstanding s. 29.174 and rules
13promulgated by the department under that section
carcasses of wild animals under
14ch. 22 and this chapter and under any rules promulgated under ch. 22 and this
15chapter
. Subject to this section and rules promulgated under this section, a
16taxidermist permit entitles the permit holder to the same privileges as a Class A fur
17dealer's license.
AB514, s. 27 18Section 27. 29.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,219 29.17 (1) The department may issue a scientific collector permit to a qualified
20natural person as provided under this section. This permit authorizes the permittee
21to collect or salvage for scientific purposes only, the eggs, nest and live fish and the
22nests and carcasses of any
wild animals specified in the permit subject to the
23conditions and limitations specified in the permit and the rules of the department.
24The permittee may use the specimens for the scientific purposes collected or salvaged
25and may transport them or cause them to be transported by common carrier.

1Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other person except
2these specimens may be exchanged for other specimens for scientific purposes.
AB514, s. 28 3Section 28. 29.245 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,74 29.245 (5) (b) 3. To a person who possesses a flashlight or who uses a flashlight
5while if the person is on foot and training a dog to track or hunt raccoons, foxes or
6other unprotected wild animals and if the raccoons, foxes or other wild animals are
7not subject to regulation under ch. 22
.
AB514, s. 29 8Section 29. 29.255 of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 30 9Section 30. 29.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,1510 29.40 (2) Deer tags. Except as provided under sub. (5) and s. 29.405 (3), any
11person who kills a deer shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the deer a
12current validated deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the type of deer
13killed. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.578 (7), (8) or (14), no person may
14possess, control, store or transport a deer carcass unless it is tagged as required
15under this subsection.
AB514, s. 31 16Section 31. 29.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,71,1817 29.40 (6) (title) Farm-raised deer Deer. This section does not apply to
18farm-raised deer or deer that are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 32 19Section 32. 29.41 of the statutes is renumbered 29.41 (1), and 29.41 (1) (c), as
20renumbered, is amended to read:
AB514,72,221 29.41 (1) (c) Possess the raw skin of any muskrat, mink, otter, fisher or pine
22marten at any time unless the person is the holder of a scientific collector permit, fur
23dealer license, trapping license or resident conservation patron license of current
24issue. No license is required for a person breeding, raising and producing domestic
25fur-bearing animals in captivity as defined in s. 29.579 or
for a person authorized

1to take muskrats on a cranberry marsh under a permit issued to the person by the
2department.
AB514, s. 33 3Section 33. 29.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,72,54 29.41 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the skins of fur-bearing animals that
5are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 34 6Section 34. 29.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,72,117 29.42 (1) Approval necessary. No person, except a person who is issued a valid
8hunting license, sports license, a conservation patron license, taxidermist permit or
9scientific collector permit and who is carrying this approval on his or her person, may
10possess or have under his or her control any game bird, or game animal or the carcass
11of any game bird or game animal.
AB514, s. 35 12Section 35. 29.42 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (2) (a) and amended
13to read:
AB514,72,1714 29.42 (2) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person, except a person who
15is issued a valid scientific collector permit,
may take, needlessly destroy or possess
16or have under his or her control the nest or eggs of any wild bird for which a closed
17season is prescribed under this chapter.
AB514, s. 36 18Section 36. 29.42 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,72,2119 29.42 (2) (b) A person who has a valid scientific collector permit may take or
20possess or have under his or her control the nest of a wild bird and may destroy the
21nest if necessary for a scientific purpose.
AB514, s. 37 22Section 37. 29.42 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,72,2423 29.42 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to wild animals
24that are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 38 25Section 38. 29.425 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 39
1Section 39. 29.425 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 40 2Section 40. 29.425 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 41 3Section 41. 29.425 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 42 4Section 42. 29.425 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (1m) and amended
5to read:
AB514,73,106 29.42 (1m) Hunting and trapping. A person who hunts or traps any game
7animal, game bird or fur-bearing animal shall kill the animal it when it is taken and
8make it part of the daily bag or shall release the animal it unless authorized the
9person has the authority to possess
under s. 29.55, 29.572, 29.574, 29.575, 29.578 or
1029.585
ch. 22.
AB514, s. 43 11Section 43. 29.425 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 44 12Section 44. 29.425 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 29.42 (5) and amended
13to read:
AB514,73,1514 29.42 (5) Penalty. A person who violates this section sub. (1m) shall forfeit not
15less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
AB514, s. 45 16Section 45. 29.427 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 46 17Section 46. 29.427 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 47 18Section 47. 29.427 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 48 19Section 48. 29.427 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 49 20Section 49. 29.427 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 50 21Section 50. 29.427 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 22.03 (2) (e) and amended
22to read:
AB514,74,523 22.03 (2) (e) No person may operate on a live wild skunk to remove its scent
24glands unless the person is a veterinarian and the person who possesses brings the
25skunk is authorized under s. 29.55 to the veterinarian holds a Class A or Class B

1captive wild animal farm license
. A veterinarian to whom a person brings a live wild
2skunk for removal of its scent glands or for other treatment shall verify if the person
3holds such a license. If the person does not hold such a license, the veterinarian shall

4notify that person that possession of a live skunk is illegal and shall notify the
5department.
AB514, s. 51 6Section 51. 29.427 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 52 7Section 52. 29.427 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 53 8Section 53. 29.427 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 54 9Section 54. 29.43 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,1210 29.43 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to the possession,
11transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or wild animals that are
12subject to regulation under ch. 22
.
AB514, s. 55 13Section 55. 29.44 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,1614 29.44 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the possession, transportation,
15delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or wild animals that are subject to regulation
16under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 56 17Section 56. 29.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,1918 29.45 (6) This section does not apply to the transportation of farm-raised deer
19or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 57 20Section 57. 29.46 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,74,2421 29.46 (5) Exemption; taxidermists. Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a
22person who is issued a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting , in
23connection with his or her business,
the carcass of a game bird in connection with his
24or her business
or the carcass of a wild bird that is subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 58 25Section 58. 29.48 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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129.48 (7) This section does not apply to the carcass of a wild animal that is
2subject to regulation under ch. 22.
AB514, s. 59 3Section 59. 29.49 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,54 29.49 (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to the meat from farm-raised
5deer or to meat that is subject to regulation under s. 22.13 or 22.14.
AB514, s. 60 6Section 60. 29.535 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,7 729.535 (title) Introduction of wild animals fish.
AB514, s. 61 8Section 61. 29.535 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,119 29.535 (1) (a) 1. Importing into the state any fish , or spawn or any other wild
10animal
for the purpose of introducing, stocking or planting that fish, or spawn or wild
11animal
.
AB514, s. 62 12Section 62. 29.535 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,1413 29.535 (1) (a) 2. Introducing, stocking or planting any fish, or spawn or other
14wild animal
.
AB514, s. 63 15Section 63. 29.535 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,1816 29.535 (1) (c) Permits for introducing, stocking or planting under par. (a) 2.
17shall be issued by the department only after investigation and inspection of the fish,
18or spawn or other wild animals as the department determines necessary.
AB514, s. 64 19Section 64. 29.535 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB514,75,2120 29.535 (1) (g) The department may promulgate rules to establish additional
21requirements for the importation, introduction, stocking or planting of fish or spawn.
AB514, s. 65 22Section 65. 29.535 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,75,2523 29.535 (2) (a) Importing into the state any fish, spawn or any other wild animal
24for the purpose of introducing, stocking or planting that fish, or spawn or wild
25animal
.
AB514, s. 66
1Section 66. 29.535 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,76,32 29.535 (2) (b) Introducing, stocking or planting any fish, or spawn or other wild
3animal
.
AB514, s. 67 4Section 67. 29.54 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB514,76,6 529.54 (title) State propagation of wild mammals and Food in the wild
6for game
birds.
AB514, s. 68 7Section 68. 29.54 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB514, s. 69 8Section 69. 29.54 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.54.
AB514, s. 70 9Section 70. 29.55 of the statutes is repealed.
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