AB40,407,55 25.47 (7) The fees imposed under s. 101.09 (3) (d) 101.02 (18r).
AB40,530 6Section 530. 25.47 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,407,77 25.47 (8) The fees imposed under s. 168.23 (4).
AB40,531 8Section 531. 25.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,407,12 925.60 Budget stabilization fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible
10trust fund designated as the budget stabilization fund, consisting of moneys
11transferred to the fund from the general fund under ss. 13.48 (14) (c), 16.518 (3), and
1216.72 (4) (b).
AB40,532 13Section 532. 25.61 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,407,18 1425.61 VendorNet fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund
15designated as the VendorNet fund consisting of all revenues accruing to the state
16from fees assessed under s. 16.701 (1) and (2) and from gifts, grants, and bequests
17made for the purposes of s. 16.701 (1) and (2) and moneys transferred to the fund from
18other funds.
AB40,533 19Section 533. 27.01 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,407,2020 27.01 (7) (a) (intro.) In this subsection:
AB40,534 21Section 534. 27.01 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,407,2322 27.01 (7) (a) 1. In this subsection "motor "Motor bus" has the meaning specified
23under s. 340.01 (31).
AB40,535 24Section 535. 27.01 (7) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,408,2
127.01 (7) (a) 1m. "Service member" means a person who is serving on active
2duty in the U.S. armed forces.
AB40,536 3Section 536. 27.01 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,408,64 27.01 (7) (a) 2. In this subsection "vehicle" "Vehicle" means an automobile,
5motor truck, motor delivery wagon, motor bus, motorcycle or other similar motor
6vehicle.
AB40,537 7Section 537. 27.01 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,408,128 27.01 (7) (a) 3. In this subsection "vehicle "Vehicle admission area" means the
9Bong area lands acquired under s. 23.09 (13), the Wisconsin Dells natural area, the
10Point Beach state forest, recreational areas in other state forests designated as such
11by the department, designated use zones within recreation areas established under
12s. 23.091 (3), and any state park or roadside park except those specified in par. (c) 5.
AB40,538 13Section 538. 27.01 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,408,1514 27.01 (7) (c) 1. Any vehicle in an a vehicle admission area between November
151 and March 31, except as the department provides by rule.
AB40,539 16Section 539. 27.01 (7) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,408,2017 27.01 (7) (c) 1m. Any vehicle, except a motor bus, that is in a vehicle admission
18area on Veterans Day or during the 3-day weekend that includes Memorial Day and
19that is occupied by a person who produces evidence that shows that he or she is a
20state resident and a service member.
AB40,540 21Section 540. 27.01 (8) (bn) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,408,2422 27.01 (8) (bn) 3. Any person who on Veterans Day or during the 3-day weekend
23that includes Memorial Day produces evidence that shows that he or she is a state
24resident and a service member, as defined in sub. (7) (a) 1m.
AB40,541 25Section 541. 27.01 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (9) (a).
AB40,542
1Section 542. 27.01 (9) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,409,22 27.01 (9) (a) (title) Generally.
AB40,543 3Section 543. 27.01 (9) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,409,124 27.01 (9) (bn) Annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver. The department
5shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under sub. (7) for an annual
6vehicle admission receipt for any vehicle, except a motor bus, that has Wisconsin
7registration plates and that is owned by a person who produces evidence that he or
8she is the owner, is a state resident, and is a service member, as defined in sub. (7)
9(a) 1m. Each person who qualifies for this waiver may receive the waiver only once.
10For purposes of administering this paragraph, the department shall establish and
11maintain a list of service members, as defined in sub. (7) (a) 1m., who have received
12the onetime exemption.
AB40,544 13Section 544. 27.01 (9) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,409,2014 27.01 (9) (c) Annual trail fee waiver. The department shall waive any annual
15fee for admission to state trails that is established under sub. (8) (c) for any person
16who produces evidence that he or she is a state resident and a service member, as
17defined in sub. (7) (a) 1m. Each person who qualifies for this waiver may receive the
18waiver only once. For purposes of administering this paragraph, the department
19shall establish and maintain a list of service members, as defined in sub. (7) (a) 1m.,
20who have received the onetime exemption.
AB40,545 21Section 545. 28.05 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 28.05 (2) (intro.) and
22amended to read:
AB40,410,223 28.05 (2) Procedure. (intro.) Sales Any sale of cut products or stumpage
24having an estimated value of $3,000 $10,000 or more requires approval by the
25secretary and
shall be by public sale after 2. Before the department may sell timber

1with an estimated value of $10,000 or more from a state forest the department shall
2announce the sale by one of the following methods:
AB40,410,6 3(a) Two publications of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a
4newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold
5is located. Sales with an estimated value of $3,000 or more requires approval by the
6secretary.
AB40,546 7Section 546. 28.05 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,410,108 28.05 (2) (b) Posting an advertisement announcing the sale on the
9department's Internet site. If the department posts an advertisement on its Internet
10site, it shall remain posted for at least 48 hours prior to the sale.
AB40,547 11Section 547. 28.11 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 28.11 (6) (b) 1. (intro.)
12and amended to read:
AB40,410,1813 28.11 (6) (b) 1. (intro.) Any sale of timber with an estimated value below
14$10,000 from a county forest may be made without prior advertising.
Any sale of
15timber sale with an estimated value of $3,000 $10,000 or more from a county forest
16requires approval by the secretary and
shall be by sealed bid or public sale after
17publication
. Before a county may sell timber with an estimated value of $10,000 or
18more from a county forest it shall announce the sale by one of the following methods:
AB40,410,23 19a. Publication of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper
20having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located. Any
21timber sale with an estimated value below $3,000 may be made without prior
22advertising. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $3,000 or more requires
23approval of the secretary.
AB40,548 24Section 548. 28.11 (6) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,411,3
128.11 (6) (b) 1. b. Posting an advertisement announcing the sale on the county's
2Internet site. If the advertisement is posted on the county's Internet site, it shall
3remain posted for at least 48 hours prior to the sale.
AB40,549 4Section 549. 28.22 of the statutes is renumbered 28.22 (intro.) and amended
5to read:
AB40,411,11 628.22 Timber sales; community forests. (intro.) Any timber sale from a
7community forest shall be based on the scale, measure, or count of the cut products.
8Any timber sale with an estimated value of $3,000 $10,000 or more from a
9community forest
shall be by public sale after 2. Before a city, village, town, or school
10district may sell timber with an estimated value of $10,000 or more from a
11community forest it shall announce the sale by one of the following methods:
AB40,411,14 12(1) Two publications of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a
13newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold
14is located.
AB40,550 15Section 550. 28.22 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,411,2016 28.22 (2) Posting an advertisement announcing the sale on the Internet site
17of the city, village, town, or school district that owns the community forest land or
18operates the community forest. If an advertisement is posted on the city, village,
19town, or school district Internet site, it shall remain posted for at least 48 hours prior
20to the sale.
AB40,551 21Section 551. 29.020 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,412,5 2229.020 Deer management assistance program. (1) The department shall
23establish a deer management assistance program. Under this program, the
24department shall provide deer management assistance to participating landowners.
25The department shall also provide a method for collecting information from

1participating landowners about deer health and the deer population in this state and
2for receiving suggestions from participating landowners about managing the deer
3population. The department shall analyze the information received and use it to
4improve deer health and manage the deer population in this state. The department
5shall promulgate rules to implement this program.
AB40,412,8 6(2) The department may establish fees for participation in the deer
7management assistance program. The department shall credit all fees to the
8appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (Lv).
AB40,552 9Section 552. 29.040 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,412,14 1029.040 Deer management report rules. The department may promulgate
11rules to implement the recommendations contained in the 2012 final report of the
12assessment of this state's deer management plans and policies that was conducted
13under the terms of a contract between the department of administration and a
14recognized deer management expert.
AB40,553 15Section 553. 29.181 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 29.181 (2) (a) (intro.) and
16amended to read:
AB40,412,1917 29.181 (2) (a) (intro.) A bonus deer hunting permit shall authorize the holder
18of the bonus deer hunting permit to take an additional deer of the sex or type specified
19by the department on the permit.
do any of the following:
AB40,412,21 20(c) Except as authorized by rule or as provided under par. (d), a person may not
21apply for or be issued more than one bonus deer hunting permit in a single season.
AB40,554 22Section 554. 29.181 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,412,2423 29.181 (2) (a) 1. Take an additional deer of the sex or type specified by the
24department on the permit.
AB40,555 25Section 555. 29.181 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,413,3
129.181 (2) (a) 2. Take an additional deer in a county or deer management area
2in which the department has confirmed that a deer has tested positive for chronic
3wasting disease.
AB40,556 4Section 556. 29.181 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,413,85 29.181 (2) (d) A person may be issued more than one bonus deer hunting permit
6in a single season if each bonus deer hunting permit authorizes the person to take
7deer only in a county or deer management area in which a deer has tested positive
8for chronic wasting disease.
AB40,557 9Section 557. 29.181 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,413,1210 29.181 (2m) (b) The resident has been issued one bonus deer hunting permit
11for that season and for that deer management area for which the resident has paid
12the fee specified under s. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. or 1m.
AB40,558 13Section 558. 29.181 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,413,1814 29.181 (3) Use of money from fees. From the moneys received from the sale
15of bonus deer hunting permits issued that authorize the taking of deer as provided
16under sub. (2) (a) 2., the department shall credit an amount equal to $5 times the
17number of those bonus deer hunting permits issued to the appropriation under s.
1820.370 (1) (hx).
AB40,559 19Section 559. 29.181 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,413,2220 29.181 (4) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish the
21fee for a bonus deer hunting permit issued under sub. (2) (a) 2. The fee established
22in the rule shall be at least $5.
AB40,560 23Section 560. 29.182 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,414,3
129.182 (1m) Open season requirement. The department may not establish an
2open season for hunting elk that begins earlier than the Saturday nearest October
315.
AB40,561 4Section 561. 29.185 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,562 5Section 562. 29.1945 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,414,7 629.1945 Approvals for veterans and military members. (1) In this
7section, "war period" means any of the following:
AB40,414,108 (a) A period between September 11, 2001, and the ending date of Operation
9Enduring Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Enduring
10Freedom, as established by the department by rule.
AB40,414,1311 (b) A period between March 19, 2003, and the ending date of Operation Iraqi
12Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Iraqi Freedom, as
13established by the department by rule.
AB40,415,4 14(2) The department of veterans affairs shall issue a voucher for a hunting or
15fishing license to each person who applies for the voucher and who is a qualified
16veteran. The voucher entitles a qualified veteran receiving the voucher to the waiver
17of the fee, including the issuing fee, and any applicable surcharge imposed under s.
1829.563 (13) (a) for a single hunting or fishing license. The license may be a resident
19small game hunting license, a resident deer hunting license, a resident archer
20hunting license, or a resident annual fishing license. To qualify for the fee waiver,
21the qualified veteran must submit the voucher to the department of natural
22resources within 365 days after the date on which the qualified veteran is discharged
23or released. A voucher may not be presented to a person who is subject to an
24appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be
25submitted directly to the department. Upon receiving the voucher, the department

1shall waive the fees and any applicable surcharge and issue the license. On an
2annual basis, the department of veterans affairs shall pay to the department of
3natural resources an amount that equals the total of fees and surcharges that have
4been waived by the department of natural resources under this subsection.
AB40,415,6 5(3) (a) For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a resident who is one
6of the following:
AB40,415,77 1. A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), who served in a war period.
AB40,415,128 2. A member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national
9guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), who has served in a war period and who has
10served under honorable conditions for at least one year beginning on the member's
11date of enlistment in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or in the national
12guard.
AB40,415,1613 3. A person who served in a war period who was discharged from a reserve
14component of the U.S. armed forces or from the national guard, as defined in 32 USC
15101
(3), if that discharge was an honorable discharge or a general discharge under
16honorable conditions.
AB40,415,2317 (b) For purposes of this section, the department of veterans affairs shall
18establish a procedure for determining who qualifies as a veteran. Before issuing a
19license, the department of natural resources shall request the department of
20veterans affairs to verify whether the applicant is a qualified veteran. If the
21department of veterans affairs verifies that the applicant for a license is a qualified
22veteran, the department of natural resources shall issue the license without
23charging a fee.
AB40,563 24Section 563. 29.506 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,416,5
129.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a
2person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds held a valid
3taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates
4operated a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s.
538.50 38.51, 1991 stats.
AB40,564 6Section 564. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,416,87 29.563 (2) (c) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a)
81.
: $11.25.
AB40,565 9Section 565. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,416,1110 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2)
11(a) 2.: the amount determined by the department by rule under s. 29.181 (4).
AB40,566 12Section 566. 29.563 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.563 (2) (d) 1. and
13amended to read:
AB40,416,1514 29.563 (2) (d) 1. Nonresident permit. Bonus deer issued for the purpose
15specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.
: $19.25.
AB40,567 16Section 567. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,416,1817 29.563 (2) (d) 2. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a)
182.: the amount determined by the department by rule under s. 29.181 (4).
AB40,568 19Section 568. 29.563 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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