AB100: Bill Text

AB100,402,12 29.219 (3) (b) Authorization. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited, a resident 2-day sports fishing license only authorizes fishing in outlying trout and salmon waters, as defined in s. 29.191 (5) 29.2285 (2) (a).

AB100, s. 573 Section 573. 29.228 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,402,16 29.228 (7) (b) Authorization. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited, a nonresident 2-day sports fishing license only authorizes fishing in outlying trout and salmon waters, as defined in s. 29.191 (5) 29.2285 (2) (a).

AB100, s. 574 Section 574. 29.2285 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,402,18 29.2285 (title) Fishing stamps and tags.

AB100, s. 575 Section 575. 29.2285 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,402,22 29.2285 (3) Sturgeon hook and line tags. (a) Requirement. No person may possess a lake sturgeon taken by hook and line from the waters of the state unless he or she is issued one or more sturgeon hook and line tags.

AB100,402,25 (b) Issuance. The department shall issue sturgeon hook and line tags to each person holding or applying for a fishing license or a sports license if the person intends to possess a lake sturgeon taken by hook and line in the waters of the state.

AB100,403,5 (c) Tagging requirement. Any person having taken a lake sturgeon by means of a hook and line shall immediately attach a current, validated sturgeon hook and line tag issued to that person to the tail of the sturgeon. No person may possess, control, store, or transport a lake sturgeon carcass unless it is tagged as required under this paragraph.

AB100,403,8 (d) License requirement. Any person fishing for lake sturgeon shall hold a license authorizing the fishing or shall be exempt from holding such a license under s. 29.219 (1) (b) 1. or 2. or 29.228 (1) (b).

AB100,403,12 (e) Use of moneys from fees. The department shall deposit the receipts from the sale of sturgeon hook and line tags issued under this subsection into the conservation fund and shall credit these receipts to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (ky).

AB100, s. 576 Section 576. 29.229 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,403,14 29.229 (2) (k) Sturgeon hook and line tags.

AB100, s. 577 Section 577. 29.229 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,403,20 29.229 (5) Restrictions on approvals. A person who is fishing under the authority of an approval issued under this section shall be subject to the same conditions, limitations, and restrictions as are imposed on the equivalent approval issued under s. ss. 29.191 (4), 29.219, 29.228, 29.2285 (1), and 29.231, including bag limits, size limits, rest days, and closed seasons.

AB100, s. 578 Section 578. 29.2295 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,403,22 29.2295 (2) (m) Sturgeon hook and line tags.

AB100, s. 579 Section 579. 29.2295 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,404,2 29.2295 (4) (c) 2. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (hk) is insufficient to make all of the payments under this subsection par. (a), the department shall make the remaining payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (ht).

AB100, s. 580 Section 580. 29.2295 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,404,6 29.2295 (4m) Resource management. In addition to any payment made under sub. (4) (a), the department shall make an annual payment of $50,000 to the band for the purposes of fishery management within the reservation.

AB100, s. 581 Section 581. 29.235 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,404,12 29.235 (1) Issuance. A resident conservation patron license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any resident 14 12 years old or older who applies for the license. A nonresident conservation patron license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any person 14 12 years old or older who is not a resident and who applies for the license.

AB100, s. 582 Section 582. 29.235 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,404,21 29.235 (2) Authorization; resident hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges. A resident conservation patron license confers upon the licensee all the combined privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license, a resident deer hunting license, a resident wild turkey hunting license, a resident archer hunting license, a waterfowl hunting stamp, a pheasant hunting stamp, a grouse and woodcock hunting stamp, a wild turkey hunting stamp, a resident annual fishing license, an inland waters trout stamp, a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp, a sturgeon hook and line tag, and a trapping license.

AB100, s. 583 Section 583. 29.235 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,405,5 29.235 (2m) Authorization; nonresident hunting and fishing privileges. A nonresident conservation patron license confers upon the licensee all the combined privileges conferred by a nonresident small game hunting license, a nonresident deer hunting license, a nonresident wild turkey hunting license, a nonresident archer hunting license, a waterfowl hunting stamp, a pheasant hunting stamp, a grouse and woodcock hunting stamp, a wild turkey hunting stamp, a nonresident annual fishing license, an inland waters trout stamp, and a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp, and a sturgeon hook and line tag.

AB100, s. 584 Section 584. 29.235 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,405,16 29.235 (3) Authorization; admission to state parks and related areas. A person may operate a motor vehicle, except a motor bus, as defined in s. 340.01 (31), subject to the admission requirements under s. 27.01 (7), in any vehicle admission area under s. 27.01 (7) without having an admission receipt affixed to the vehicle or otherwise displayed and without paying a fee if the vehicle has as an occupant a holder of a resident or nonresident conservation patron license who can present the license upon demand in the vehicle admission area. The conservation patron license permits the license holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying an admission fee. This subsection does not apply to holders of conservation patron licenses who are under the age of 18 years.

AB100, s. 585 Section 585. 29.235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,405,21 29.235 (5) Subscription. At the time the department issues a conservation patron license, it shall provide the each licensee who is at least 18 years of age with an annual subscription to the Wisconsin natural resources magazine without any additional fee or charge.

AB100, s. 586 Section 586. 29.235 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,406,16 29.235 (6) Admission receipt. At the same time the department issues a conservation patron license, it may issue an annual resident or nonresident vehicle admission receipt or a special receipt for admission to state parks and similar areas. The department may issue an annual resident or nonresident vehicle admission receipt or a special receipt for admission to state parks and similar areas to a person who has a conservation patron license on location at the state park or similar area. A person who is issued a receipt under this subsection shall affix the receipt by its own adhesive to the interior surface of the lower left-hand corner of the windshield of the vehicle or otherwise display it as authorized under a rule promulgated under s. 27.01 (7) (e) 2. A receipt issued under this section is not considered part of a conservation patron license for the purpose of issuing a duplicate. No duplicate receipt may be issued for a receipt that is affixed by its own adhesive to a windshield unless the license holder provides evidence that the vehicle upon which the sticker receipt is affixed is no longer usable or that the vehicle was transferred to another person and the license holder presents the original receipt or remnants of it to the department. Section 29.024 (7) applies to the issuance of a duplicate receipt that is displayed as authorized under the rule promulgated under s. 27.01 (7) (e) 2. This subsection does not apply to holders of conservation patron licenses who are under the age of 18 years.

AB100, s. 587 Section 587. 29.401 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,406,22 29.401 (2m) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that prohibits persons from possessing barbed hooks while fishing for trout in inland trout waters, as defined in s. 29.191 (4) 29.2285 (1) (a), during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on the Friday immediately preceding the first Saturday in the following May.

AB100, s. 588 Section 588. 29.506 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,407,2 29.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds a valid taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 45.54 38.50.

AB100, s. 589 Section 589. 29.519 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,407,4 29.519 (1) (title) License Licenses; permits; fees authorized.

AB100, s. 590 Section 590. 29.519 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,407,10 29.519 (1) (bg) The department may charge the fee specified in s. 29.563 (7) (c) 2g. for the 2nd and any subsequent permit issued to allot individual licensee catch quotas for a given year. The department may charge the reduced fee specified in s. 29.563 (7) (c) 2m. for the issuance of any such permit for a species for which, during the year that the permit is in effect, there is no open fishing season.

AB100, s. 591 Section 591. 29.519 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,407,15 29.519 (1) (bn) The department may charge the fee specified in s. 29.563 (7) (c) 2r. for the 2nd and any subsequent permit issued to regulate fishing for a species for which there is a harvest limit but for which there is no allotment of catch quotas to individual licensees.

AB100, s. 592 Section 592. 29.519 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,407,18 29.519 (1) (br) The department may charge the fee specified in s. 29.563 (7) (c) 2w. for the transfer of a permit issued under par. (bg) or (bn).

AB100, s. 593 Section 593. 29.519 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,408,5 29.519 (7) Commercial fishing boards. The Lake Superior and Lake Michigan commercial fishing boards established under s. 15.345 (2) and (3) shall review and consider applications for a transfer of license licenses under this section and shall approve or deny applications on the basis of rules promulgated by the department. The boards shall recommend to the department species harvest limits and formulas for the allotment of individual licensee catch quotas when the department establishes species harvest limits for allocation among licensees. The boards shall assist the department in establishing criteria for identifying inactive licensees. The criteria established for identifying inactive licensees shall be the basis for rules governing the issuance of licenses. The boards may also advise the department on all other commercial fishing matters relating to Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

AB100, s. 594 Section 594. 29.559 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,408,11 29.559 (1) (c) Any person, including the department, who issues a wild turkey hunting tag under s. 29.164 (4) (b) or a sturgeon hook and line tag under s. 29.2285 (3) (b) shall collect, in addition to the statutory fee, and issuing fee for each tag that the person is issued. A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain 15 cents for each issuing fee of each tag to compensate for services in issuing the tag.

AB100, s. 595 Section 595. 29.563 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,408,13 29.563 (2) (a) 1. Small game: $14.25 $17.25.

AB100, s. 596 Section 596. 29.563 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,408,15 29.563 (2) (a) 2. Small game issued to a resident senior citizen: $6.25 $7.25.

AB100, s. 597 Section 597. 29.563 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,408,18 29.563 (2) (a) 4. Small game issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds: $7.25 $6.25.

AB100, s. 598 Section 598. 29.563 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,408,20 29.563 (2) (a) 5. Deer: $18.25 $29.25.

AB100, s. 599 Section 599. 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,408,22 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. Elk: $43.25 $42.25.

AB100, s. 600 Section 600. 29.563 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,408,24 29.563 (2) (a) 6. Class A bear: $43.25 $46.25.

AB100, s. 601 Section 601. 29.563 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,1 29.563 (2) (a) 7. Class B bear: $12.25 $11.25.

AB100, s. 602 Section 602. 29.563 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,3 29.563 (2) (a) 8. Archer: $18.25 $29.25.

AB100, s. 603 Section 603. 29.563 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,5 29.563 (2) (a) 9. Wild turkey: $11.25 $12.25.

AB100, s. 604 Section 604. 29.563 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,7 29.563 (2) (b) 1. Annual small game: $78.25 $77.25.

AB100, s. 605 Section 605. 29.563 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,9 29.563 (2) (b) 2. Five-day small game: $48.25 $47.25.

AB100, s. 606 Section 606. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,11 29.563 (2) (b) 3. Deer: $158.25 $157.25.

AB100, s. 607 Section 607. 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,13 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. Elk: $249.25 $248.25.

AB100, s. 608 Section 608. 29.563 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,15 29.563 (2) (b) 4. Class A bear: $249.25 $248.25.

AB100, s. 609 Section 609. 29.563 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,17 29.563 (2) (b) 5. Class B bear: $108.25 $107.25.

AB100, s. 610 Section 610. 29.563 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,19 29.563 (2) (b) 6. Archer: $158.25 $157.25.

AB100, s. 611 Section 611. 29.563 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,21 29.563 (2) (b) 7. Fur-bearing animal: $158.25 $157.25.

AB100, s. 612 Section 612. 29.563 (2) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,409,23 29.563 (2) (b) 8. Wild turkey: $58.25 $57.25.

AB100, s. 613 Section 613. 29.563 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,409,25 29.563 (2) (c) 3. Pheasant: $9.75.

AB100, s. 614 Section 614. 29.563 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (2) (d) 1.

AB100, s. 615 Section 615. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read: