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129.563 (2) (a) 5g. Deer issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds persons who are
2younger than 18 years of age
: $17.25.
AB672, s. 24 3Section 24. 29.563 (2) (a) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,8,54 29.563 (2) (a) 8m. Archer issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year olds persons who
5are younger than 18 years of age
: $17.25.
AB672, s. 25 6Section 25. 29.563 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,8,107 29.563 (2m) Hunting approvals for certain nonresidents. The fees for
8hunting approvals for a 12 to 17 year-old person who is younger than 18 years of age,
9who is not a resident, and who exhibits proof that his or her parent is a resident shall
10be the same as the fees for hunting approvals for residents under sub. (2) (a) and (c).
AB672, s. 26 11Section 26. 29.563 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,8,1412 29.563 (4) (a) 1m. Sports issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds persons who
13are younger than 18 years of age
: $32.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's
14option.
AB672, s. 27 15Section 27. 29.563 (4) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,8,1816 29.563 (4) (a) 2m. Conservation patron issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds
17persons who are younger than 18 years of age: $70.25 or a greater amount at the
18applicant's option.
AB672, s. 28 19Section 28. 29.563 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,8,2220 29.563 (4) (b) 1m. Sports issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds persons who
21are younger than 18 years of age
: $33.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's
22option.
AB672, s. 29 23Section 29. 29.563 (4) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.563 (4) (b) 2m. Conservation patron issued to 12-year-olds to 17-year-olds
2persons who are younger than 18 years of age: $72.25 or a greater amount at the
3applicant's option.
AB672, s. 30 4Section 30. 29.592 of the statutes is created to read:
AB672,9,9 529.592 Hunting mentorship program. (1) A person who is at least 10 years
6of age, or the age specified by the department by rule under sub. (6), whichever age
7is lower, may hunt in this state without obtaining a certificate of accomplishment
8under s. 29.591 and may, while hunting, possess or control a firearm if all of the
9following apply:
AB672,9,1110 (a) At all times when hunting, the person is within arm's reach of a mentor who
11meets the qualifications under sub. (2).
AB672,9,1212 (b) The person holds a hunting approval.
AB672,9,14 13(2) No person may serve as a qualified mentor for a hunter unless the person
14meets all of the following requirements:
AB672,9,1515 (a) The person is 18 years of age or older.
AB672,9,1916 (b) The person is the parent or guardian of the person for whom he or she is
17serving as a mentor or is authorized by the parent or guardian to serve as a mentor.
18This requirement does not apply to a person serving as a mentor for a person who
19is 18 years of age or older.
AB672,9,2120 (c) At all times when serving as a mentor, the person is within arm's reach of
21the person for whom he or she is serving as a mentor.
AB672,9,2522 (d) The person has been issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.591,
23or under s. 29.595 if the person is serving as a mentor for hunting elk, unless the
24person was born before January 1, 1973, and is not required to obtain a certificate
25of accomplishment.
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1(e) The person holds a current valid hunting approval.
AB672,10,5 2(3) A person who is authorized to hunt with a mentor under this section and
3a mentor under this section with whom that person hunts may jointly have only one
4firearm, only one bow, or, if hunting with a crossbow is authorized under s. 29.171
5(4) or 29.193 (2), only one crossbow in their possession or control while hunting.
AB672,10,7 6(4) A mentor under this section may take only one person hunting at a time for
7whom he or she is serving as a mentor.
AB672,10,12 8(5) The department shall issue to each person to whom the department issues
9a hunting approval a pamphlet, developed by the department, that contains hunter
10safety information if the person is not required to obtain a certificate of
11accomplishment under s. 29.591 and is authorized to hunt with a mentor under this
12section.
AB672,10,18 13(6) The department may promulgate rules lowering the minimum age specified
14in sub. (1) for purposes of this section if the department determines that hunting by
15persons younger than 10 years of age does not present a safety risk. The department
16may make this determination only after considering existing studies and data on the
17safety risk of hunting and firearm possession by persons who are under 10 years of
18age.
AB672, s. 31 19Section 31. 29.593 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,10,2220 29.593 (1) (a) Except as provided under subs. (2), (2m) and (3), and s. 29.592
21(1),
no person born on or after January 1, 1973, may obtain any approval authorizing
22hunting unless the person is issued a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.591.
AB672, s. 32 23Section 32. 29.593 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.593 (4) (b) An approval authorizing hunting that was issued to him or her
2under this chapter within 365 days before submitting the application , if the approval
3contains his or her hunter education certificate number
.
AB672, s. 33 4Section 33. 29.593 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,11,85 29.593 (4) (c) An approval authorizing hunting that was issued to him or her
6under this chapter for a hunting season that ended within 365 days before
7submitting the application, if the approval contains his or her hunter education
8certificate number
.
AB672, s. 34 9Section 34. 169.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,11,1310 169.20 (1) (a) The department shall issue a bird dog training license to any
11individual who is at least 12 years of age, or the age specified by the department by
12rule under s. 29.592 (6), whichever age is lower, and
who files a proper application
13and who pays the applicable fee.
AB672, s. 35 14Section 35. 169.20 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,11,1715 169.20 (2) (a) The department shall issue a hound dog training license to any
16individual who is at least 12 years of age, or the age specified by the department by
17rule under s. 29.592 (6), whichever age is lower, and
who pays the applicable fee.
AB672, s. 36 18Section 36. 169.33 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,11,2119 169.33 (2) (d) An individual who applies for a bird dog training license or a
20hound dog training license shall be at least 12 years of age, or the age specified by
21the department by rule under s. 29.592 (6), whichever age is lower
.
AB672, s. 37 22Section 37. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB672,12,223 (1) The department of natural resources shall prepare a report on the effect of
24this act on the recruitment of new hunters. By July 1, 2010, the department of

1natural resources shall submit the report to the legislature in the manner provided
2under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.
AB672,12,33 (End)
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