SB307, s. 19 18Section 19. 29.001 (39) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,12,2319 29.001 (39) "Game birds" means birds that are in the wild and includes wild
20geese, brant, wild ducks, wild swan, rails, coots, gallinules, snipe, woodcock, plovers,
21sandpipers, ruffed grouse, prairie chicken, sharp-tailed grouse, pheasants,
22Hungarian gray partridge, Chukar chukar partridge, bobwhite, quail, crows and
23wild turkey.
SB307, s. 20 24Section 20. 29.001 (60) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,13,3
129.001 (60) "Nongame species" means any species of wild animal that is living
2in the wild and that is
not classified as a game fish, game animal, game bird or
3fur-bearing animal.
SB307, s. 21 4Section 21. 29.011 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,13,65 29.011 (3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game
6birds, farm-raised fish, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 22 7Section 22. 29.024 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,13,158 29.024 (1) Approvals required. Except as specifically provided in this chapter,
9ch. 169,
or s. 95.55 (5), no person may hunt or trap in this state, fish in the waters
10of this state or engage in any of the activities regulated under this chapter unless the
11appropriate approval is issued to the person. A person shall carry the required
12approval with him or her at all times while hunting, trapping or fishing or engaged
13in regulated activities unless otherwise required by this chapter or unless otherwise
14authorized or required by the department. A person shall exhibit the approval to the
15department or its wardens on demand.
SB307, s. 23 16Section 23. 29.024 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,13,1817 29.024 (2g) (a) 2. Any permit issued under s. 29.537, 29.733, 29.735, or 29.736
18or 29.871.
SB307, s. 24 19Section 24. 29.024 (2r) (a) 17. of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 25 20Section 25. 29.024 (2r) (a) 18. of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 26 21Section 26. 29.024 (2r) (a) 19. of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 27 22Section 27. 29.024 (2r) (a) 20. of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 28 23Section 28. 29.024 (2r) (a) 21. of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 29 24Section 29. 29.024 (2r) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,14,9
129.024 (2r) (am) Social security and identification numbers exceptions. If an
2applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant,
3as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any of the approvals specified in
4par. (a) 1. to 21. 16., shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or
5affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security
6number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of
7workforce development. An approval issued by the department of natural resources
8in reliance on a false statement submitted by an applicant under this paragraph is
9invalid.
SB307, s. 30 10Section 30. 29.042 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,14,1611 29.042 (1) Beginning on January 1, 1998, the department may not enter into
12any agreement to make payments to persons holding approvals issued under s.
1329.501, 29.503, 29.506, 29.509, 29.512, 29.514, 29.519, 29.523, 29.526, 29.529,
1429.531, 29.533, 29.537, 29.607, 29.611, or 29.614 , 29.865, 29.867, 29.869, 29.871 or
1529.877
in exchange for the retirement of the approval or for the temporary or
16permanent cessation of any activity authorized under the approval.
SB307, s. 31 17Section 31. 29.047 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,14,2018 29.047 (2) (b) The possession, transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised
19deer or, farm-raised game birds, farm-raised fish, or wild animals that are subject
20to regulation under ch. 169
.
SB307, s. 32 21Section 32. 29.055 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,15,6 2229.055 Wild animals; possession in closed season or in excess of bag
23limit.
Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no person may have in the
24person's possession or under the person's control, or have in storage, any wild animal
25or carcass that was taken during the closed season for that wild animal or that is in

1excess of the bag or possession limit or contrary to the size limits for that wild animal.
2The open and closed seasons and the bag, possession and size limits of the state,
3province or country in which a wild animal was taken shall apply to the wild animal
4or the carcass if it was lawfully killed outside of this state. This section does not apply
5to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that
6are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 33 7Section 33. 29.057 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,15,12 829.057 Wild animals; possession in open season. It is unlawful to possess
9or control at any time a protected wild animal or the carcass of any protected wild
10animal showing that it was taken during the closed season for the protected wild
11animal. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish,
12farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 34 13Section 34. 29.071 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,15,17 1429.071 Wildlife on Indian reservations protected. No person may remove
15or take from any Indian reservation the carcass of any protected wild animal during
16the closed season for the wild animal without a permit from except as authorized by
17the department under this chapter or ch. 169.
SB307, s. 35 18Section 35. 29.191 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,15,2019 29.191 (2) (a) 3. Any person hunting pheasant under s. 29.195 or on premises
20licensed under s. 29.865
is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1.
SB307, s. 36 21Section 36. 29.319 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,15,2422 29.319 (1) (intro.) In regulating The department may regulate falconry and the
23taking of raptors for use in falconry,. In so doing, the department may do any of the
24following:
SB307, s. 37 25Section 37. 29.321 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 38
1Section 38. 29.334 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,16,2 229.334 (title) Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.
SB307, s. 39 3Section 39. 29.334 of the statutes is renumbered 29.334 (1) and amended to
4read:
SB307,16,85 29.334 (1) A person who hunts or traps any game animal or fur-bearing animal
6shall kill the animal when it is taken and make it part of the daily bag or shall release
7the game animal or fur-bearing animal unless authorized under s. 29.857, 29.863,
829.867, 29.869, 29.871 or 29.877
.
SB307, s. 40 9Section 40. 29.334 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,16,1110 29.334 (3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game
11birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 41 12Section 41. 29.337 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,16,1613 29.337 (1) (intro.) The owner or occupant of any land, and any member of his
14or her family, may hunt or trap beaver, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, rabbits,
15and squirrels on the land without a license issued under this chapter or ch. 169 at
16any time, except as follows:
SB307, s. 42 17Section 42. 29.347 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,16,2518 29.347 (2) Deer tags. Except as provided under sub. (5) and s. 29.324 (3), any
19person who kills a deer shall immediately attach to the ear or antler of the deer a
20current validated deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the type of deer
21killed. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.871 (7), (8) or (14) or s. 29.89 (6),
22no person may possess, control, store or transport a deer carcass unless it is tagged
23as required under this subsection. The carcass tag may not be removed before
24registration. The removal of a carcass tag from a deer before registration renders the
25deer untagged.
SB307, s. 43
1Section 43. 29.351 of the statutes is renumbered 29.351 (1), and 29.351 (1) (c),
2as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB307,17,93 29.351 (1) (c) Possess the raw skin of any muskrat, mink, otter, fisher or pine
4marten at any time unless the person is the holder of a valid scientific collector
5permit, fur dealer license, trapping license or resident conservation patron license.
6No license is required for a person breeding, raising and producing domestic
7fur-bearing animals in captivity, as defined in s. 29.873 29.627, or for a person
8authorized to take muskrats on a cranberry marsh under a permit issued to the
9person by the department.
SB307, s. 44 10Section 44. 29.351 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,17,1211 29.351 (2m) Subsection (1) does not apply to the skins of fur-bearing animals
12that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 45 13Section 45. 29.354 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,17,2014 29.354 (1) Approval necessary. No person, except a person who has a valid
15hunting license, sports license, conservation patron license, taxidermist permit or
16scientific collector permit and who is carrying this approval on his or her person,
may
17possess or have under his or her control any game bird, or game animal or the carcass
18of any game bird or game animal unless the person has a valid hunting license, sports
19license, conservation patron license, taxidermist permit, or scientific collector
20permit
.
SB307, s. 46 21Section 46. 29.354 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.354 (2) (a) and
22amended to read:
SB307,18,223 29.354 (2) (a) No person, except a Except as provided in par. (b), no person who
24has a valid scientific collector permit, may take, needlessly destroy or possess or have

1under his or her control the nest or eggs of any wild bird for which a closed season
2is prescribed under this chapter.
SB307, s. 47 3Section 47. 29.354 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,18,64 29.354 (2) (b) A person who has a valid scientific collector permit may take or
5possess or have under his or her control the nest of a wild bird and may destroy the
6nest if necessary for a scientific purpose.
SB307, s. 48 7Section 48. 29.354 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 49 8Section 49. 29.354 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,18,119 29.354 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to farm-raised
10deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to
11regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 50 12Section 50. 29.357 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,18,1513 29.357 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to the possession,
14transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised deer or , farm-raised fish,
15farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169
.
SB307, s. 51 16Section 51. 29.501 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB307,18,1817 29.501 (9m) This section applies to the raw furs and dressed furs of fur-bearing
18animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB307, s. 52 19Section 52. 29.506 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,19,220 29.506 (4) Authorization. Subject to this section, a taxidermist permit
21authorizes the permit holder to possess and transport wild animals or carcasses of
22wild animals
in connection with his or her business. This authority supersedes, to
23the extent permitted under this section, restrictions on the possession and
24transportation of wild animals and carcasses of wild animals established under this

1chapter and ch. 169. A taxidermist permit entitles the permit holder to the same
2privileges as a Class A fur dealer's license.
SB307, s. 53 3Section 53. 29.539 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,19,64 29.539 (1m) Subsection (1) does not apply to farm-raised deer or, farm-raised
5fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under
6ch. 169 or the carcasses of these animals
.
SB307, s. 54 7Section 54. 29.541 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,19,108 29.541 (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to the meat from
9farm-raised deer or from, farm-raised fish, or farm-raised game birds or to meat
10that is subject to regulation under s. 169.14
.
SB307, s. 55 11Section 55. 29.563 (9) (intro.) and (a) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
SB307, s. 56 12Section 56. 29.563 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (7) (c) 5m.
SB307, s. 57 13Section 57. 29.563 (9) (a) 2. to 10. and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB307, s. 58 14Section 58. 29.563 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 59 15Section 59. 29.614 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB307,20,416 29.614 (3) A scientific collector permit authorizes the permittee to collect or
17salvage from the wild, for scientific purposes only, the eggs, nest and live fish and the
18nests and carcasses of any
wild animals specified in the permit subject to the
19conditions and limitations specified in the permit and the rules of the department.
20The permittee may use the specimens for the scientific purposes for which collected
21or salvaged and may transport them or cause them to be transported by common
22carrier. Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other person,
23except that these specimens may be exchanged for other specimens for scientific
24purposes. A scientific collector permit may authorize the use of net guns and
25tranquilizer guns for activities related to the purposes for which the permit is issued.

1Any person who is convicted of violating this chapter shall forfeit the person's permit
2and the permit is thereby revoked, in addition to all other penalties. Any person so
3convicted is not eligible for a permit under this section for one year following the
4conviction.
SB307, s. 60 5Section 60. 29.741 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 61 6Section 61. 29.741 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.741 and amended to
7read:
SB307,20,13 829.741 State propagation of wild animals Food in the wild for game
9birds
. No person shall may, from the public waters of this state, take, remove, sell,
10or transport from the public waters of this state to any place beyond the borders of
11the state,
any duck potato, wild celery, or any other plant or plant product except wild
12rice, that is native in said to these waters and that is commonly known to furnish food
13for game birds.
SB307, s. 62 14Section 62. 29.745 of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 63 15Section 63. 29.853 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 64 16Section 64. 29.853 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 65 17Section 65. 29.853 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 66 18Section 66. 29.853 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 67 19Section 67. 29.853 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 68 20Section 68. 29.853 (5) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 69 21Section 69. 29.853 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 29.334 (2) and amended
22to read:
SB307,20,2423 29.334 (2) A person who violates this section sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than
24$100 nor more than $1,000.
SB307, s. 70 25Section 70. 29.855 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 71
1Section 71. 29.855 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 72 2Section 72. 29.855 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 73 3Section 73. 29.855 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 74 4Section 74. 29.855 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB307, s. 75 5Section 75. 29.855 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 169.04 (2) (e) and
6amended to read:
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