April 5, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Gunderson, Bies, Albers, Ballweg,
Hraychuck, LeMahieu, Lothian, Musser, A. Ott, Petrowski, Sheridan,
Vruwink
and M. Williams, cosponsored by Senators Decker, Grothman,
Kedzie, Miller
and Schultz. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
AB228,1,6 1An Act to repeal 29.184 (1) (b) and 29.184 (6m) (title); to renumber and amend
229.184 (6m) (a), 29.184 (6m) (b), 29.184 (6m) (c) and 29.184 (6m) (d); to
3consolidate, renumber and amend
29.184 (1) (intro.) and (a); to amend
429.024 (2) (d) and 29.180 (title); and to create 29.179 (title) and (1), 29.179 (3)
5(title), 29.179 (4) (title) and 29.179 (5) of the statutes; relating to: the transfer
6of certain fish and game licenses and permits to minors.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issues certain
licenses and permits, including otter and fisher trapping permits, bonus deer
hunting permits, Canada goose hunting permits, Class A bear licenses, wild turkey
hunting licenses, and elk hunting licenses, based on a random or preference selection
system. The preference selection system for a wild turkey hunting license, for
example, provides that resident landowners are in the first preference category,
residents who applied in a previous season are in the second preference category, all
other residents are in the third preference category, qualified nonresident
landowners are in the fourth preference category, and all other nonresidents are in
the fifth preference category.
Under current law, a person may transfer a Class A bear license to a minor. This
bill expands this provision to allow a person who has been issued a license or permit
under a random or preference selection system to transfer the approval to a minor

who is eligible to use the approval and who has not previously been transferred that
type of approval.
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:
AB228, s. 1 1Section 1. 29.024 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB228,2,42 29.024 (2) (d) Except as provided under s. 29.179, 29.180, 29.182 (4), 29.184
3(6m),
or 29.519 (2) (d) or by rule, no person may transfer his or her approval or permit
4the use of any approval by any other person.
AB228, s. 2 5Section 2. 29.179 (title) and (1) of the statutes are created to read:
AB228,2,7 629.179 (title) Transfer of approvals to minors. (1) Definitions. In this
7section:
AB228,2,98 (a) "Approval" means any of the following that the department issues to a
9resident or a nonresident under a random or preference selection system:
AB228,2,1010 1. A hunter's choice deer hunting permit.
AB228,2,1111 2. A bonus deer hunting permit.
AB228,2,1212 3. A bobcat hunting and trapping permit.
AB228,2,1313 4. An otter trapping permit.
AB228,2,1414 5. A fisher trapping permit.
AB228,2,1515 6. A Canada goose hunting permit.
AB228,2,1616 7. A wild turkey hunting license.
AB228,2,1717 8. A sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit.
AB228,2,1818 9. A Class A bear license.
AB228,2,1919 10. An elk hunting license.
AB228,2,2020 11. A sturgeon spearing license.
AB228,3,1
1(b) "Minor" means a person who is under 18 years of age.
AB228, s. 3 2Section 3. 29.179 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB228,3,33 29.179 (3) (title) Payment of fee.
AB228, s. 4 4Section 4. 29.179 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB228,3,55 29.179 (4) (title) Retention of preference points.
AB228, s. 5 6Section 5. 29.179 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB228,3,87 29.179 (5) Applicability. This section does not apply to transfers of approvals
8to minors that are subject to s. 29.180 (3).
AB228, s. 6 9Section 6. 29.180 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB228,3,10 1029.180 (title) Transfers of approvals upon death.
AB228, s. 7 11Section 7. 29.184 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
12renumbered 29.184 (1) and amended to read:
AB228,3,1613 29.184 (1) Definitions Definition. (intro.) In this section : (a)
14Notwithstanding
, notwithstanding s. 29.001 (42), "hunt bear" means to shoot, shoot
15at, take, catch, or kill a bear or pursue, with or without the use of dogs, a bear for the
16purpose of shooting, shooting at, taking, catching, or killing the bear.
AB228, s. 8 17Section 8. 29.184 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB228, s. 9 18Section 9. 29.184 (6m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB228, s. 10 19Section 10. 29.184 (6m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.179 (2) and
20amended to read:
AB228,4,321 29.179 (2) Application. Upon application by a holder of a Class A bear license
22an approval to transfer the license approval to a minor, and upon the payment of any
23fee required under par. (b) sub. (3), the department shall transfer the license
24approval to the minor if the application is made no later than the August 1st
25immediately preceding the applicable open season for the hunting of bear to which

1the license applies
and if the minor has not been previously transferred a license that
2type of approval
under this subsection section and if the minor is otherwise eligible
3to use the approval
.
AB228, s. 11 4Section 11. 29.184 (6m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.179 (3) (a) and
5amended to read:
AB228,4,106 29.179 (3) (a) If the holder of a Class A bear license an approval is a resident
7and the holder applies to transfer the license approval to a nonresident and if there
8is a fee for the issuance of the approval
, the holder shall pay, at the time of
9application, the any difference between the fee for a Class A license issuing the
10approval
to a resident and the fee for a Class A license the approval to a nonresident.
AB228, s. 12 11Section 12. 29.184 (6m) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 29.179 (3) (b) and
12amended to read:
AB228,4,1513 29.179 (3) (b) A holder of a Class A bear license an approval being transferred
14under this section
may not receive any consideration for the transfer of the license
15approval.
AB228, s. 13 16Section 13. 29.184 (6m) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.179 (4) and
17amended to read:
AB228,4,2118 29.179 (4) Notwithstanding sub. ss. 29.164 (3) (cr), 29.177 (5) (b), 29.184 (6) (b),
1929.192 (4) a minor who is transferred a Class A bear license an approval under this
20subsection section shall retain all preference points that he or she has previously
21accumulated for that type of approval.
AB228,4,2222 (End)
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