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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
April 15, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Hines, Moulton, Suder, Gundrum,
Townsend, Gronemus, Albers, Sheridan, Musser, Molepske, Hahn, Pettis,
Kreibich, F. Lasee, Wieckert and Petrowski, cosponsored by Senators Zien,
Brown, Reynolds and
Grothman. Referred to Committee on Natural
Resources.
AB337,1,2
1An Act to create 29.405 of the statutes;
relating to: fishing with a bow and
2arrow at night.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is required to
establish open and closed seasons for fish and game and to establish conditions that
conserve the fish and game supply and that ensure opportunities for good fishing,
hunting, and trapping. Current law authorizes DNR to exercise this authority for
the entire state, for any specified county, or for any lake or stream.
This bill provides that if DNR establishes an open season for fishing with a bow
and arrow on a particular body of water, DNR must allow fishing with a bow and
arrow on that body of water from sunset to sunrise during that open season.
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:
AB337, s. 1
3Section
1. 29.405 of the statutes is created to read:
AB337,2,2
429.405 Fishing with bow and arrow. If the department establishes an open
5season for fishing with a bow and arrow on a particular body of water, the department
1shall allow fishing with a bow and arrow on that body of water from sunset to sunrise
2during that open season.
