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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
April 2, 2003 - Introduced by Senator Decker, cosponsored by Representatives
Hahn, Huber, Ainsworth, Gronemus and Plouff. Referred to Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources.
SB92,1,3
1An Act to amend 29.181 (2m) (title) and 29.181 (2m) (a); and
to create 29.181
2(1b) (c) of the statutes;
relating to: issuance of bonus deer hunting permits to
3certain residents who are engaged in the production of maple syrup.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may issue
bonus deer hunting permits (bonus permits) to residents and nonresidents who hold
licenses that authorize the hunting of deer if DNR determines that the size or
characteristics of the state's deer population require the hunting of additional or
special types of deer. This bonus permit allows the holder to kill an additional deer
of the sex or type authorized by DNR. Under current law, an applicant for this bonus
permit must pay a fee for the permit. DNR may issue free bonus permits to farm
owners who meet certain eligibility requirements. To be eligible, a farm owner must
be a state resident and must have already purchased a bonus permit for a given
season. Also the farm owner's land must be located in whole or in part in a deer
management area where the number of available bonus permits exceeds the number
of permit applications or, in whole or in part, in an adjacent deer management area.
Under the bill, a resident who owns a parcel of land that is at least 50 acres in
size and that contains trees that are used for the commercial production of maple
syrup is eligible for these free bonus permits if the parcel is located in a deer
management area where owners of farms are eligible for these free permits.
For further information see the state 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:
SB92, s. 1
1Section
1. 29.181 (1b) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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29.181
(1b) (c) "Maple syrup production land" means a parcel of land, other
3than land that is enrolled in the conservation reserve program under
16 USC 3831 4to
3836, that is at least 50 acres in size and that contains trees that are used on a
5commercial basis for maple syrup production.
SB92, s. 2
6Section
2. 29.181 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.181
(2m) (title)
Resident farm owner landowner.
SB92, s. 3
8Section
3. 29.181 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.181
(2m) (a) The resident is an owner of record or a vendee under a contract
10of a farm
that or of maple syrup production land and the farm or the maple syrup
11production land is located in whole or in part in the deer management area or in
12whole or in part in an adjacent deer management area.
SB92,2,1514
(1)
This act takes effect on first day of the 7th month beginning after
15publication.
