Under current law as administered by DNR, a person applying for a
conservation patron license does not have to pay the processing fee for an application
for certain permits and licenses that other applicants must pay. These permits and
licenses include hunter's choice and bonus deer hunting permits, wild turkey
hunting licenses and bobcat hunting and trapping permits. Under the bill, a holder
of a conservation patron license must pay the processing fee for a bobcat hunting and
trapping permit.
Under current law, a person must have a bear hunting license in order to chase
wild bear. To shoot at or kill a bear, a person must have a bear harvest permit in
addition to the bear hunting license. Under current law, a preference system applies
to limit the number of harvest permits issued. This system gives preference to those
applicants who have applied for, in consecutive previous years, but who have not
received permits due to the numerical limit and gives the most preference to those

applicants who applied for but did not receive permits in the most consecutive
previous seasons.
This bill changes the bear hunting approval system by establishing 2 different
bear hunting licenses. Under the bill, a person who holds a Class A bear license,
which is similar to the bear harvest permit under current law, may hunt bear, may
bait bear and may use and train dogs to track or otherwise locate bear. A person who
holds a Class B bear license, which is similar to the bear hunting license under
current law, may assist a person with a Class A bear license in hunting bear but may
not shoot at, shoot or otherwise take a bear. A person who holds a Class B bear license
may also bait bear and use and train dogs to track or otherwise locate bear. The bill
exempts a child under the age of 12 who is engaged in these bear hunting activities
from holding a Class B bear license. The bill also requires a person applying for a
bear hunting license to specify on the application when and where he or she will be
bear hunting or training dogs to hunt bear. The bill restricts the licensed hunter
engaging in these activities to the areas and times he or she specified on the
application.
Under current law, hunting dogs are exempt from the requirements of wearing
collars and licensing and rabies vaccination tags when they are engaged in hunting.
Under this bill, this exemption does not apply to hunting dogs while they are being
used or trained to hunt bear. A person who fails to have his or dogs licensed or to have
their collars and tags on while hunting is subject to having his or her bear hunting
license and bear hunting privileges revoked for 3 years.
Under the bill, the preference system that applies to Class A bear licenses is the
same as the one that applies to bear harvest permits under current law except that
the previous seasons in which the applicants applied need not be consecutive.
The bill also increases the fees for these bear hunting approvals.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB61, s. 1 1Section 1. 29.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,3,52 29.01 (8) "Hunt" or "hunting" includes shooting, shooting at, pursuing, taking,
3catching or killing any wild animal or animals, except that for the purposes of ss.
429.1085, 29.109 and 29.114, "hunt" or "hunting" does not include shooting, shooting
5at, taking, catching or killing any bear
.
AB61, s. 2 6Section 2. 29.09 (9m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,4,4
129.09 (9m) (a) (intro.) If Except as provided in par. (c), if the department issues
2any of the following approvals, a nonrefundable processing fee, in addition to any
3other fee imposed under s. 29.092, shall be collected for each application for such an
4approval:
AB61, s. 3 5Section 3. 29.09 (9m) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB61,4,66 29.09 (9m) (a) 8. Class A bear license.
AB61, s. 4 7Section 4. 29.09 (9m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB61,4,108 29.09 (9m) (c) The department may waive the processing fee for the approvals
9specified in par. (a) 1., 1m. and 3. to 7. for persons who apply for or are holders of
10resident conservation patron licenses and nonresident conservation patron licenses.
AB61, s. 5 11Section 5. 29.092 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,4,1312 29.092 (2) (a) Resident small game. Except as provided in sub. (3v) (a) 1. and
13(am), the fee for a resident small game hunting license is $10.25 $12.25.
AB61, s. 6 14Section 6. 29.092 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,4,1615 29.092 (2) (c) Resident deer. The fee for a resident deer hunting license is $16.25
16$18.25.
AB61, s. 7 17Section 7. 29.092 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,4,1918 29.092 (2) (d) (title) Resident Class A bear. The fee for a resident Class A bear
19hunting license is $5 $39.25.
AB61, s. 8 20Section 8. 29.092 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,4,2221 29.092 (2) (e) Resident archer. The fee for a resident archer hunting license is
22$16.25 $18.25.
AB61, s. 9 23Section 9. 29.092 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,4,2524 29.092 (2) (em) Resident wild turkey. The fee for a resident wild turkey hunting
25license is $7.25 $10.25.
AB61, s. 10
1Section 10. 29.092 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,32 29.092 (2) (f) Nonresident annual small game. The fee for a nonresident annual
3small game hunting license is $68.25 $73.25.
AB61, s. 11 4Section 11. 29.092 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,65 29.092 (2) (g) Nonresident 5-day small game. The fee for a nonresident 5-day
6small game hunting license is $38.25 $41.25.
AB61, s. 12 7Section 12. 29.092 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,98 29.092 (2) (h) Nonresident deer. The fee for a nonresident deer hunting license
9is $118.25 $128.25.
AB61, s. 13 10Section 13. 29.092 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,1211 29.092 (2) (i) (title) Nonresident Class A bear. The fee for a nonresident Class
12A
bear hunting license is $20 $199.25.
AB61, s. 14 13Section 14. 29.092 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,1514 29.092 (2) (j) Nonresident fur-bearing animal. The fee for a nonresident
15fur-bearing animal hunting license is $138.25 $148.25.
AB61, s. 15 16Section 15. 29.092 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,1817 29.092 (2) (k) Nonresident archer. The fee for a nonresident archer hunting
18license is $118.25 $128.25.
AB61, s. 16 19Section 16. 29.092 (2) (kd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,2120 29.092 (2) (kd) Nonresident wild turkey. The fee for a nonresident wild turkey
21hunting license is $49.25 $54.25.
AB61, s. 17 22Section 17. 29.092 (2) (kg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,5,2423 29.092 (2) (kg) (title) Resident Class B bear harvest permit license. The fee for
24a resident Class B bear harvest permit license is $30 $6.25.
AB61, s. 18 25Section 18. 29.092 (2) (kr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,6,2
129.092 (2) (kr) (title) Nonresident Class B bear harvest permit license. The fee
2for a nonresident Class B bear harvest permit license is $120 $98.25.
AB61, s. 19 3Section 19. 29.092 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,6,54 29.092 (2) (m) Waterfowl hunting stamp. The fee for a waterfowl hunting
5stamp is $5 $6.75.
AB61, s. 20 6Section 20. 29.092 (2) (om) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,6,97 29.092 (2) (om) Bear carcass tag. There is no fee for a bear carcass tag issued
8with a resident Class A bear harvest permit or nonresident bear harvest permit
9license.
AB61, s. 21 10Section 21. 29.092 (2) (or) of the statutes is created to read:
AB61,6,1211 29.092 (2) (or) Bear back tag. There is no fee for a back tag issued with a Class
12A bear license or a Class B bear license.
AB61, s. 22 13Section 22. 29.092 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,6,1514 29.092 (3) (a) Resident annual. Except as provided in sub. (3v) (a) 2. and (b),
15the fee for a resident annual fishing license is $11.25 $13.25.
AB61, s. 23 16Section 23. 29.092 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,6,1817 29.092 (3) (b) Resident annual husband and wife. The fee for a resident annual
18husband and wife fishing license is $19.25 $23.25.
AB61, s. 24 19Section 24. 29.092 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,6,2120 29.092 (3) (c) Resident 2-day sports fishing. The fee for a resident 2-day sports
21fishing license is $7.25 $9.25.
AB61, s. 25 22Section 25. 29.092 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,6,2423 29.092 (3) (h) Nonresident annual. The fee for a nonresident annual fishing
24license is $27.25 $32.25.
AB61, s. 26 25Section 26. 29.092 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,2
129.092 (3) (i) Nonresident annual family. The fee for a nonresident annual
2family fishing license is $47.25 $51.25.
AB61, s. 27 3Section 27. 29.092 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,54 29.092 (3) (j) Nonresident 15-day. The fee for a nonresident 15-day fishing
5license is $17.25 $19.25.
AB61, s. 28 6Section 28. 29.092 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,87 29.092 (3) (k) Nonresident 15-day family. The fee for a nonresident 15-day
8family fishing license is $27.25 $29.25.
AB61, s. 29 9Section 29. 29.092 (3) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,1110 29.092 (3) (L) Nonresident 4-day. The fee for a nonresident 4-day fishing
11license is $12.25 $13.25.
AB61, s. 30 12Section 30. 29.092 (3) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,1413 29.092 (3) (m) Nonresident 2-day sports fishing. The fee for a nonresident
142-day sports fishing license is $7.25 $9.25.
AB61, s. 31 15Section 31. 29.092 (3v) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,1616 29.092 (3v) (a) 1. Resident small game hunting license, $3.25 $5.25.
AB61, s. 32 17Section 32. 29.092 (3v) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,1818 29.092 (3v) (a) 2. Resident annual fishing license, $4.25 $6.25.
AB61, s. 33 19Section 33. 29.092 (3v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,2120 29.092 (3v) (b) The fee for a resident annual fishing license issued to a resident
21aged 16 or 17 is $4.25 $6.25.
AB61, s. 34 22Section 34. 29.092 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,7,2523 29.092 (4) (a) Resident sports license. The minimum fee for a resident sports
24license is $36.25 $41.25. Any applicant, at the applicant's option, may pay a greater
25or additional fee for this license.
AB61, s. 35
1Section 35. 29.092 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,8,42 29.092 (4) (am) Nonresident sports license. The minimum fee for a nonresident
3sports license is $222.25 $248.25. Any applicant, at the applicant's option, may pay
4a greater or additional fee for this license.
AB61, s. 36 5Section 36. 29.092 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,8,86 29.092 (4) (b) Resident conservation patron license. The fee for a resident
7conservation patron license is $100 $117.25. Any applicant, at the applicant's option,
8may pay a greater or additional fee for this license.
AB61, s. 37 9Section 37. 29.092 (4) (bn) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,8,1210 29.092 (4) (bn) Nonresident conservation patron license. The fee for a
11nonresident conservation patron license is $523.25 $572.25. Any applicant, at the
12applicant's option, may pay a greater or additional fee for this license.
AB61, s. 38 13Section 38. 29.092 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,8,1514 29.092 (6) (a) Resident trapping. The fee for a resident trapping license is
15$14.25 $17.25.
AB61, s. 39 16Section 39. 29.092 (7) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,8,1917 29.092 (7) (a) 4. The license fee for each licensed boat or for fishing without a
18boat is $749.25 $899.25 if issued for an effective period ending June 30, 1993, or any
19June 30 thereafter.
AB61, s. 40 20Section 40. 29.092 (7) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB61,8,2321 29.092 (7) (b) 5. The license fee for each licensed boat or for fishing without a
22boat is $5,599.25 $6,499.25 if issued for an effective period ending June 30, 1993, or
23any June 30 thereafter.
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