AB684,62,99 (c) That the wild animals receive adequate housing, care and food.
AB684,62,1010 (d) The public is protected from injury by the wild animals.
AB684,62,17 11(3) Rules; housing. The rules for housing under sub. (2) shall include
12requirements for the size and location of permanent enclosures and of temporary
13enclosures at locations other than those where the wild animals are permanently
14housed. The rules regulating the location of enclosures shall include the distance
15required between 2 enclosures. The rules for housing shall include specifications for
16enclosures for each type of inherently dangerous wild animal that the department
17designates under s. 22.11 (1).
AB684,62,19 18(4) Orders. The department may issue an order requiring any person holding
19a license under this chapter to comply with the rules promulgated under sub. (2).
AB684,62,22 2022.40 Prohibited activities; trespassing. (1) Diseased wild animals. (a)
21No person may sell, lease, transfer, move from one location to another, release or
22dispose of any wild animal if any of the following applies:
AB684,62,2423 1. The wild animal is under a quarantine order and the department issuing the
24order does not authorize the sale, lease, transfer, move or disposal.
AB684,62,2525 2. Testing for disease has been conducted and the results are pending.
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13. The person knows that the wild animal has been exposed to or has been
2infected with a contagious or infectious disease as defined under rules promulgated
3by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 95.001 (2),
4or a reportable disease as designated by the department of natural resources under
5s. 22.44 (2).
AB684,63,66 (b) No person may misrepresent the disease status of any wild animal.
AB684,63,97 (c) No person may fail to present any wild animal for any required testing for
8disease as required by the department or by the department of agriculture, trade and
9consumer protection.
AB684,63,1110 (d) The prohibition under sub. (1) (a) 3. does not apply if results from testing
11for the disease show that the wild animal is not likely to transmit the disease.
AB684,63,1512 (e) No veterinarian may fail to report a contagious or infectious disease, as
13defined under rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and
14consumer protection under s. 95.001 (2), or a reportable disease, as designated by the
15department of natural resources under s. 22.44 (2), in a wild animal.
AB684,63,18 16(2) Tampering; commingling. (a) No person may remove, alter or tamper in any
17way with any form of official identification on a wild animal, including any ear or
18back tag, leg band or tattoo.
AB684,63,2019 (b) No person may cause or permit the commingling of wild animals with
20domesticated animals, except as authorized by the department.
AB684,63,25 21(3) Taking of wild animals. A person who hunts, traps, kills or takes a wild
22animal subject to this chapter on land subject to a license issued under this chapter
23without the permission of the license holder or of the holder's employe or agent is
24liable to the license holder for any damage that the person causes to any wild animal
25that is subject to this chapter or to any property or land that is subject to the license.
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122.41 Quarantines. (1) Summary action. (a) The department of natural
2resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may
3summarily issue a quarantine order to control contagious, infectious or
4communicable diseases, to protect the health of wild animals and domesticated
5animals in this state and to control the possessing of wild animals in this state.
AB684,64,76 (b) No person may move any wild animal in violation of a quarantine order or
7fail to comply with the terms and conditions of a quarantine order.
AB684,64,11 8(2) Service of notice. No quarantine order is effective until written notice of
9the order is served upon any person possessing the wild animals and on any person
10controlling the premises affected by the quarantine order. The department issuing
11the quarantine order may serve the order in any of the following ways:
AB684,64,1212 (a) By personal service.
AB684,64,1313 (b) By registered mail.
AB684,64,1514 (c) By posting a copy of the order at 2 conspicuous places on the premises
15affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,18 16(3) Proof of service. Service of the quarantine order shall be proved by
17affidavit, except for service by registered mail. Proof of service shall be filed with the
18department.
AB684,64,20 19(4) Contents of order. The quarantine order shall contain all of the following
20information:
AB684,64,2121 (a) The name and address of the person affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,2222 (b) The identification of all wild animals affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,2323 (c) A description of the premises affected by the quarantine.
AB684,64,2424 (d) The reason or justification for the quarantine.
AB684,64,2525 (e) All terms and conditions applicable to the quarantine.
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1(f) Notice of the right to request a hearing to review the quarantine.
AB684,65,4 2(5) Duration of order. A quarantine order shall remain in effect until a
3written notice of release is issued by the department issuing the order or until a
4decision releasing the order is rendered under sub. (6).
AB684,65,9 5(6) Review of order. Any person affected by a quarantine order shall be
6granted a hearing by the department issuing the order to determine whether the
7order shall remain in effect if the person requests the hearing within 30 days after
8the date of service of the order. The hearing shall be treated as a contested case if
9the requirements of s. 227.42 (1) are met.
AB684,65,14 1022.42 Taking custody of captive wild animals. (1) Intake of wild animals.
11A conservation warden may take into custody a wild animal that is subject to
12regulation under this chapter on behalf of the department of natural resources if the
13conservation warden has reasonable grounds to believe that the wild animal is one
14of the following:
AB684,65,1515 (a) An abandoned or stray captive wild animal.
AB684,65,1616 (b) An unwanted captive wild animal delivered to the conservation warden.
AB684,65,1917 (c) A wild animal possessed, taken, introduced, stocked, released, exhibited,
18propagated, rehabilitated, hunted, sold or purchased in violation of this chapter or
19any ordinance enacted under s. 22.43.
AB684,65,2120 (d) A captive wild animal that is not confined as required by a quarantine order
21under s. 22.41 or any rule or ordinance relating to the control of any animal disease.
AB684,65,2222 (e) A captive wild animal that has caused damage to persons or property.
AB684,65,2323 (f) A participant in an animal fight intentionally instigated by any person.
AB684,65,2524 (g) A captive wild animal that has been mistreated in violation of this chapter
25or ch. 951.
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1(h) A captive wild animal delivered by a veterinarian under s. 173.13 (2).
AB684,66,72 (i) A captive wild animal that is dead, dying or sick and that has been exposed
3to, or is known to be infected with, a contagious or infectious disease as defined in
4the rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
5protection under s. 95.001 (2), with a reportable disease as designated by the
6department of natural resources under s. 22.44 (2), or with a disease or parasite that
7has pathological significance to humans or to any animals.
AB684,66,98 (j) A captive wild animal that has escaped and has not been returned to its
9owner or another person who is authorized to possess the animal.
AB684,66,1010 (k) A wild animal that is being housed or held in violation of s. 22.39.
AB684,66,1111 (L) A wild animal that has entered the state in violation of s. 22.38.
AB684,66,14 12(2) Transfer of wild animals. (a) A conservation warden shall accept into
13custody any wild animal that is delivered by a law enforcement officer or humane
14officer.
AB684,66,1615 (b) A conservation warden taking custody of a wild animal shall comply with
16the applicable procedures under ch. 173.
AB684,66,18 1722.43 Local ordinances. A municipality or county may enact and enforce an
18ordinance that prohibits the possession or selling of live wild animals.
AB684,66,21 1922.44 Rules by the department. (1) Domesticated animals. The
20department shall promulgate rules specifying which animals are domesticated
21animals for purposes of s. 22.01 (7) (b).
AB684,66,23 22(2) Reportable diseases. The department may promulgate rules listing
23reportable diseases for purposes of this chapter.
AB684,66,25 24(3) Introduction requirements. (a) The department may promulgate rules
25to establish the following:
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11. Additional requirements that wild animals shall meet before they enter this
2state.
AB684,67,43 2. Additional requirements that any animals shall meet before they may
4introduced, stocked or released into the wild.
AB684,67,65 (b) The requirements under par. (a) may include mandatory testing of the
6animals for disease.
AB684,67,9 7(4) Certificates. The department may promulgate rules that establish the
8information that is required for issuing, and that shall be provided on, interstate
9health certificates and certificates of veterinary inspection.
AB684,67,12 1022.45 Penalties; revocations. (1) Definition. In this section, "violation of
11this chapter" means a violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this
12chapter.
AB684,67,14 13(2) Penalties. For a violation of this chapter, a person shall be subject to a
14forfeiture of not more than $200, except as follows:
AB684,67,1715 (a) Possession. For possessing any live wild animal, or a carcass of a wild
16animal, in violation of this chapter, a person shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more
17than $500.
AB684,67,2018 (b) Sale or purchase. For selling or purchasing any live wild animal in violation
19of this chapter, a person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $2,000 or
20imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
AB684,67,2421 (c) Possession, sale, release and descenting of live skunks. For possessing,
22selling, purchasing, descenting, introducing, stocking or releasing into the wild a live
23skunk in violation of this chapter, a person shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more
24than $1,000. This penalty shall apply in lieu of the penalties under pars. (a) and (b).
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1(d) Taking of bear and deer. For taking bear or deer from the wild in violation
2of s. 22.05, or a rule promulgate thereunder, a person shall be fined not less than
3$1,000 nor more than $2,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
AB684,68,74 (e) Diseased and environmentally injurious wild animals. For a violation of s.
522.11 (2) (b) or (c) or 22.40 (1) or a quarantine order issued under s. 22.41, a person
6shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more
7than 6 months or both.
AB684,68,108 (f) Selling or purchasing venison from white-tailed deer. For violation of s.
922.13 (1) or (2) or rules promulgated thereunder, a person shall be fined not less than
10$1,000 nor more than $2,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
AB684,68,1411 (g) Obtaining license during period of revocation. For obtaining any license
12under this chapter during the period of time when that license is revoked or
13suspended by any court, a person shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned
14for not more than 90 days or both.
AB684,68,17 15(3) Penalty; violation of order. Any person who fails to comply with an order
16issued under s. 22.39 (4) within 10 days after its issuance is subject to a forfeiture
17of not more than $200.
AB684,68,20 18(4) Diminished penalties. No penalty imposed under sub. (2) shall be held to
19be diminished because the violation for which it is imposed falls also within the scope
20of a more general prohibition.
AB684,68,25 21(5) Penalties; repeaters. If a person is convicted of any violation of this chapter
22and it is alleged in the indictment, information or complaint, and proved or admitted
23on trial or ascertained by the court after conviction that the person was previously
24convicted within a period of 5 years for a violation of this chapter, the person shall
25be subject to all of the following in addition to the penalty for the current violation:
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1(a) The person shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more
2than 6 months or both.
AB684,69,63 (b) For violations under sub. (2) (a), (b), (d) and (e), the court shall revoke all
4of the licenses issued to the person under this chapter, and the department may not
5issue any license under this chapter to the person for a period of one year after the
6current conviction.
AB684,69,9 7(6) Court revocations and suspensions. In addition to or in lieu of any other
8penalty for violation of this chapter, the court may revoke or suspend any privilege
9or license under this chapter for a period of up to 3 years.
AB684,69,12 10(7) Revocations by the department. In addition to revocations under subs. (5)
11(b) and (6), the department may revoke any license to which any of the following
12applies:
AB684,69,1413 (a) The department determines that the license was fraudulently procured,
14erroneously issued or otherwise prohibited by law.
AB684,69,1615 (b) The department determines that the person holding the license is not in
16compliance with this chapter or with a rule promulgated under this chapter.
AB684,69,21 17(8) Prohibitions during periods of suspension or revocation. (a) Any person
18who has had an approval or privilege under this chapter revoked or suspended and
19who engages in the activity authorized by the approval or in the privilege during the
20period of revocation or suspension is subject to the following penalties, in addition
21to any other penalty imposed for failure to have an approval:
AB684,69,2322 1. For the first conviction, the person shall forfeit not less than $300 nor more
23than $500.
AB684,69,2524 2. If the number of convictions in a 5-year period equals 2 or more, the person
25shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
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1(b) The 5-year period under par. (a) 2. shall be measured from the dates of the
2violations which resulted in the convictions.
AB684,70,7 3(9) Parties to a violation. (a) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a
4violation of this chapter is a principal and may be charged with and convicted of the
5violation of this chapter although he or she did not directly commit it and although
6the person who directly committed it has not been convicted of the violation of this
7chapter.
AB684,70,98 (b) A person is concerned in the commission of the violation of this chapter if
9the person does any of the following:
AB684,70,1010 1. Directly commits the violation of this chapter.
AB684,70,1111 2. Aids and abets the commission of the violation of this chapter.
AB684,70,1312 3. Is a party to a conspiracy with another to commit the violation of this chapter
13or advises, hires or counsels or otherwise procures another to commit it.
AB684,70,18 1422.46 Natural resources assessments and restitution payments. (1)
15Natural resources assessments. (a) If a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a
16violation of this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter, the court shall
17impose a natural resources assessment equal to 75% of the amount of the fine or
18forfeiture.
AB684,70,2019 (b) If a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the natural resources
20assessment shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
AB684,71,221 (c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this subsection applies, the
22person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the
23natural resources assessment prescribed in this subsection. If the deposit is
24forfeited, the amount of the natural resources assessment shall be transmitted to the

1state treasurer under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the natural resources
2assessment shall also be returned.
AB684,71,73 (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the
4natural resources assessment and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m).
5The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer as provided in
6s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer shall deposit the amount of the natural
7resources assessment in the conservation fund.
AB684,71,98 (e) All moneys collected from natural resources assessments shall be deposited
9in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (3) (mu).
AB684,71,14 10(2) Natural resources restitution payments. (a) If a court imposes a fine or
11forfeiture for a violation of this chapter for failure to obtain a license required under
12this chapter, the court shall impose a natural resources restitution payment equal
13to the amount of the fee for the license that was required and should have been
14obtained.
AB684,71,1715 (b) If a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the natural resources
16restitution payment shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension unless the court
17directs otherwise.
AB684,71,2318 (c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this subsection applies, the
19person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the
20natural resources restitution payment prescribed in this subsection. If the deposit
21is forfeited, the amount of the natural resources restitution payment shall be
22transmitted to the state treasurer under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the
23natural resources restitution payment shall also be returned.
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