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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
November 14, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives Wright, Spiros, Kolste,
Murphy, Milroy, Thiesfeldt, Kahl, Kestell, Ohnstad, Bies, Genrich,
Brooks, Danou, Bernier, Vruwink, T. Larson, Pridemore and Marklein,
cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Hansen and Schultz. Referred to
Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
AB509,1,4
1An Act to amend 29.164 (3m) (title); and
to create 29.164 (3m) (am) of the
2statutes;
relating to: an exemption for recipients of the purple heart medal
3from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses
4and tags.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if the number of applicants for wild turkey hunting tags for
a given wild turkey hunting zone or a given wild turkey hunting season time period
exceeds the number of available wild turkey hunting tags allocated by the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for that zone or time period, DNR must
issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags for that zone or time period according to
a cumulative preference system. Under this system, DNR issues a limited number
of licenses and tags to applicants according to their placement in any of several
preference categories based on landowner status, resident status, and the number
of seasons for which the applicant applied for but was not issued a license.
Under current law, DNR may issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags to
certain members of the U.S. armed forces without requiring that the licenses and
tags be issued pursuant to the cumulative preference system. Under this bill, DNR
must issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags for recipients of the purple heart
medal without using the cumulative preference system.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB509,1
1Section
1. 29.164 (3m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB509,2,32
29.164
(3m) (title)
Wild turkey hunting licenses issued to members of armed
3forces and recipients of the purple heart medal.
AB509,2
4Section
2. 29.164 (3m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB509,2,95
29.164
(3m) (am) Notwithstanding sub. (3), the department shall issue to
6qualified recipients of the purple heart medal wild turkey hunting licenses and tags
7without requiring that the licenses and tags be issued pursuant to the cumulative
8preference system under sub. (3). A qualified recipient of a purple heart medal is one
9who exhibits proof that he or she has received the medal.
AB509,3
10Section
3.
Initial applicability.
AB509,2,1211
(1) This act first applies to wild turkey hunting licenses issued for the first wild
12turkey hunting season that begins after the effective date of this subsection.
AB509,4
13Section
4.
Effective date.
AB509,2,1414
(1)
This act takes effect on April 1, 2015.
