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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
January 25, 2010 - Introduced by Senators Holperin, Decker, Wirch, A. Lasee,
Plale, Grothman, Taylor
and Schultz, cosponsored by Representatives
Milroy, Danou, Gunderson, Vruwink, Tauchen, Suder, Bies, Mursau,
Nerison, Petrowski, A. Williams, Ripp
and Friske. Referred to Committee on
Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
SB481,1,9 1An Act to repeal 29.164 (1), 29.164 (2) (c) (title), 29.164 (3), 29.164 (3m), 29.164
2(4), 29.179 (1) (a) 7., 29.180 (1) (a) 7., 29.183 (1) (g) and 29.553 (1) (f); to
3renumber and amend
29.164 (2) (c) 1., 29.164 (2) (c) 2. and 29.164 (2) (d); to
4amend
29.024 (6) (a) (intro.), 29.179 (4), 29.194 (1) (a), 29.559 (1) (c), 29.563 (2)
5(f), 29.563 (2) (g), 29.563 (14) (a) 1., 29.563 (14) (c) 3. and 29.563 (14) (c) 6.; to
6repeal and recreate
29.164 (2) (title) and 29.164 (2) (a); and to create 29.024
7(6) (ac), 29.164 (2) (ag), 29.164 (2m) (title), 29.164 (2m) (a) 3., 29.164 (4g) and
829.164 (4r) of the statutes; relating to: wild turkey hunting approvals; the
9regulation of the hunting of wild turkey; and granting rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Wild turkey hunting licenses, stamps, and tags
Under current law, to hunt wild turkey, a person must be issued a wild turkey
hunting license with an accompanying hunting stamp and tag. In issuing the
licenses, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must use a preference system
which gives preferences to residents over nonresidents if the number of license
applicants exceeds the number of wild turkey tags that are available for a particular
season. Under the system, qualified resident landowners receive first preference.

To qualify for the landowner preference, a landowner must own at least 50 acres of
land in a single parcel in an established wild turkey hunting zone.
Second preference is for residents who in a previous season applied for but were
not issued licenses, and all other residents receive third preference. Qualified
nonresident landowners receive fourth preference, and all other nonresidents
receive fifth preference. To implement this system, DNR allocates a given number
of tags.
This bill eliminates the preference system. Instead, the bill requires that DNR
issue a wild turkey hunting license and accompanying stamp and tag to each
resident or nonresident who applies for the license. The tag issued with the license
is valid for the entire state. Under current law, the tag issued with a license under
the preference system is limited to a specific wild turkey hunting zone.
Under current law, if the number of tags exceeds the number of licenses applied
for, DNR may issue license holders additional tags. Under the bill, DNR may issue
additional tags if it determines that is necessary to manage the wild turkey
population. Under current law and under the bill, a fee is charged for the additional
tags, with nonresidents paying a higher fee. The bill does not change the amount of
the fee.
Wild turkey hunting zones; hunting seasons and hours
Under current rules promulgated by DNR, there is a fall turkey hunting season
and a spring hunting season. Also, under these rules, the state is divided into seven
wild turkey hunting zones. This bill codifies these provisions in the statutes.
Additionally, the bill codifies the starting and ending dates and hunting hours for the
spring season that are currently in the rules.
Other provisions
Under current law, a student who is not a permanent resident of this state but
who is a full-time student at a college or university in this state that offers an
associate or bachelor's degree (eligible student) may be issued a resident fishing,
small game hunting, or deer hunting license instead of a corresponding nonresident
fishing or hunting license. The fees for these types of resident licenses are lower than
those for the nonresident licenses. This bill allows eligible students to qualify as
state residents for purposes of issuing wild turkey hunting licenses, stamps, and
tags, resulting in their paying the lower fees for the licenses and tags.
The bill also requires DNR to promulgate a rule that allows for the registration
of wild turkey carcasses over the telephone or by using the Internet. Under current
law, a hunter must bring the carcass to one of the registration stations operated by
DNR.
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:
SB481, s. 1
1Section 1. 29.024 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,3,42 29.024 (6) (a) (intro.) In Except as provided in par. (ac), in issuing approvals
3under this section chapter, the department may do any of the following for each type
4of approval:
SB481, s. 2 5Section 2. 29.024 (6) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
SB481,3,86 29.024 (6) (ac) The department and each person appointed or under contract
7with the department to issue hunting approvals shall issue all of the types of wild
8turkey hunting approvals specified in this section.
SB481, s. 3 9Section 3. 29.164 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 4 10Section 4. 29.164 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB481,3,1111 29.164 (2) (title) Licenses; stamps; tags.
SB481, s. 5 12Section 5. 29.164 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB481,3,1813 29.164 (2) (a) Issuance. Subject to s. 29.024, the department shall issue a wild
14turkey hunting license, wild turkey hunting stamp, and a wild turkey hunting tag
15to each qualified resident or nonresident who applies for the license. The license,
16stamp, and tag shall be valid for either the spring or fall hunting season as
17established under sub. (4g) (b). The tag issued under this paragraph shall be valid
18in all 7 wild turkey hunting zones established under sub. (4g) (a).
SB481, s. 6 19Section 6. 29.164 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB481,4,220 29.164 (2) (ag) Additional tags. 1. The department may issue tags in addition
21to those issued under par. (a) for years in which the department finds that the size
22or characteristics of the wild turkey population of this state require, for proper game
23management, that additional tags are necessary. The department shall charge the
24applicable fee specified in s. 29.563 (2) (f) or (g) for each additional tag issued under

1this paragraph. Each additional tag issued under this paragraph shall be valid for
2hunting in a specific wild turkey hunting zone.
SB481,4,43 2. The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards for
4determining the number of additional tags to be issued.
SB481, s. 7 5Section 7. 29.164 (2) (c) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 8 6Section 8. 29.164 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (2m) (a) (intro.)
7and amended to read:
SB481,4,98 29.164 (2m) (a) (intro.) No person may hunt wild turkey unless he or she all
9of the following apply:
SB481,4,12 101. The person has a valid wild turkey hunting license and a valid wild turkey
11hunting stamp attached to or imprinted on the person's wild turkey hunting license
12in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3.
SB481, s. 9 13Section 9. 29.164 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (2m) (a) 2. and
14amended to read:
SB481,4,2115 29.164 (2m) (a) 2. If the department establishes a wild turkey hunting zone
16where or a season time period during which wild turkey hunting is permitted, no
17person may hunt wild turkeys in that wild turkey hunting zone or during that season
18time period unless the person has a wild turkey hunting license and a valid wild
19turkey hunting stamp as required under subd. 1. and unless the
The person has a
20wild turkey hunting tag that is valid for that zone and that time period the wild
21turkey hunting season during which the person is hunting
.
SB481, s. 10 22Section 10. 29.164 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (2m) (b) and
23amended to read:
SB481,5,224 29.164 (2m) (b) Exception. Any person holding a senior citizen recreation card
25or a conservation patron license is exempt from the requirements under par. (c) if the

1person has received a notice of approval under sub. (3) (e) and the person is exempt
2from paying the fee for the wild turkey hunting license
(a) 1.
SB481, s. 11 3Section 11. 29.164 (2m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB481,5,44 29.164 (2m) (title) Approvals required.
SB481, s. 12 5Section 12. 29.164 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB481,5,86 29.164 (2m) (a) 3. If the person is hunting under the authority of an additional
7tag issued under sub. (2) (ag), the person is hunting in the wild turkey hunting zone
8for which the tag is issued.
SB481, s. 13 9Section 13. 29.164 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 14 10Section 14. 29.164 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 15 11Section 15. 29.164 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 16 12Section 16. 29.164 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB481,5,1813 29.164 (4g) Hunting zones; hunting seasons and hours established. (a) Seven
14wild turkey hunting zones are established in this state. The boundaries of each zone
15shall be the same as those promulgated by the department by rule that are in effect
16on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and may not be
17subsequently modified by the department. The department shall publish a map of
18these zones as part of ch. NR 10, Wis. Adm. Code.
SB481,5,2519 (b) A spring wild turkey hunting season and a fall wild turkey hunting season
20are established for each year. The spring hunting season shall begin on the
21Wednesday that is nearest to April 15 and shall continue every day for 6 consecutive
22weeks. The hours for wild turkey hunting during the spring hunting season shall
23be the same as those promulgated by the department by rule that are in effect on the
24effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and may not be subsequently
25modified by the department.
SB481, s. 17
1Section 17. 29.164 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB481,6,72 29.164 (4r) Registration of wild turkey carcasses. The department shall
3establish by rule a procedure under which wild turkey carcasses may be presented
4to the department at specific registration stations or may be registered online using
5the Internet or by telephoning the department. The procedure for telephoning or
6using the Internet shall require that the person who possesses the wild turkey
7carcass state in which wild turkey hunting zone the wild turkey was killed.
SB481, s. 18 8Section 18. 29.179 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 19 9Section 19. 29.179 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,6,1310 29.179 (4) Retention of preference points. Notwithstanding ss. 29.164 (3)
11(cr),
29.177 (5) (b), 29.184 (6) (b), and 29.192 (4) a minor who is transferred an
12approval under this section shall retain all preference points that he or she has
13previously accumulated for that type of approval.
SB481, s. 20 14Section 20. 29.180 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 21 15Section 21. 29.183 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 22 16Section 22. 29.194 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,7,217 29.194 (1) (a) Notwithstanding ss. 29.024 (2) and 29.228 (1) (a), the department
18shall issue a resident fishing license, resident small game hunting license or resident
19deer hunting license to a qualified student applying for the license. Notwithstanding
20s. 29.024 (2), the department shall treat a qualified student as a resident for purposes
21of determining the student's eligibility for and cost of obtaining a wild turkey hunting
22approval under s. 29.164.
A qualified student is a person who exhibits proof that he
23or she is a registered full-time student who is present in this state attending a public
24or private college or university that is located in this state and that offers an associate
25degree or a bachelor's degree or that he or she is a citizen of a foreign country

1temporarily residing in this state while attending a high school located in this state
2or an agricultural short course at the University of Wisconsin System.
SB481, s. 23 3Section 23. 29.553 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB481, s. 24 4Section 24. 29.559 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,7,105 29.559 (1) (c) Any person, including the department, who issues a wild turkey
6hunting tag under s. 29.164 (4) (b) (2) (ag) or a sturgeon hook and line tag under s.
729.2285 (3) (b) shall collect, in addition to the statutory fee, and an issuing fee for each
8tag that the person is issued. A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4.
9may retain 15 cents for each issuing fee of each tag to compensate for services in
10issuing the tag.
SB481, s. 25 11Section 25. 29.563 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,7,1312 29.563 (2) (f) Resident tags. Each additional wild turkey hunting tag issued
13to a resident under s. 29.164 (4) (b) (2) (ag): $9.75.
SB481, s. 26 14Section 26. 29.563 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,7,1615 29.563 (2) (g) Nonresident tags. Each additional wild turkey hunting tag
16issued to a nonresident under s. 29.164 (4) (b) (2) (ag): $14.75.
SB481, s. 27 17Section 27. 29.563 (14) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1828
, is amended to read:
SB481,7,2319 29.563 (14) (a) 1. The processing fee for applications for approvals under the
20cumulative preference systems for the hunter's choice deer hunting permit, bonus
21deer hunting permit, wild turkey hunting license, Class A bear license, Canada goose
22hunting permit, sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit, otter trapping permit, fisher
23trapping permit or sturgeon fishing permit: $2.75.
SB481, s. 28 24Section 28. 29.563 (14) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,8,5
129.563 (14) (c) 3. Each application for a hunter's choice permit, bonus deer
2hunting permit, elk hunting license, wild turkey hunting license, Canada goose
3hunting permit, sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit, bobcat hunting and trapping
4permit, otter trapping permit, fisher trapping permit, or sturgeon fishing permit: 25
5cents.
SB481, s. 29 6Section 29. 29.563 (14) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB481,8,87 29.563 (14) (c) 6. Each wild turkey hunting tag issued under s. 29.164 (4) (b)
8(2) (ag) or sturgeon hook and line tag issued under s. 29.2285 (3) (b): 25 cents.
SB481, s. 30 9Section 30. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
10except as follows:
SB481,8,1211 (1) The treatment of section 29.164 (2) (ag) 2. and (4r) of the statutes takes effect
12on the day after publication.
SB481,8,1313 (End)
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