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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
April 3, 2014 - Introduced by Representative Vruwink. Referred to Committee on
Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
AB927,1,9 1An Act to renumber 169.38 (1); to amend 169.04 (4) (b) 2., 169.06 (1) (d) 2. b.,
2169.06 (3m) (a) 2., 169.06 (3m) (b), 169.20 (1) (d), 169.37 (1) (d), 169.38 (title),
3169.38 (2) (intro.), 169.38 (2) (b), 169.39 (1), 169.39 (2) (intro.), 169.39 (3) and
4169.39 (4); to repeal and recreate 169.19 (2) (b) 2. and 169.38 (1) (title); and
5to create 169.01 (22m), 169.04 (4) (b) 1m., 169.06 (3m) (ag), 169.06 (3m) (ar),
6169.36 (10) (c), 169.38 (1b), 169.38 (1m), 169.39 (2m) and 169.42 (3) of the
7statutes; relating to: regulation of captive new world quail by the Department
8of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and granting rule-making
9authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issues bird
hunting preserve licenses that authorize the possession of captive game birds. These
include pheasants of certain species, quail that are native to the western hemisphere
(new world quail), and certain species of partridge. Each bird hunting preserve
license specifies the species of game birds that are covered by the license.
A bird hunting preserve license also authorizes the holder of the license to
introduce and release game birds for the purpose of establishing a population in an

area of the state where the game bird is not naturally present. In addition, the
license authorizes the propagation, sale, and purchase of the game birds and the
hunting of the birds on the preserve by the licensee and other activities authorized
by the licensee (licensed activities).
Current law authorizes DNR to promulgate rules to establish additional
requirements that must be met before game birds are brought into the state for
introduction or before they are released. Current law also authorizes DNR to
promulgate and enforce rules relating to the care, treatment, and feeding of these
birds, and to conduct inspections in order to enforce the laws related to bird hunting
preserves. This bill transfers from DNR to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection the authority to promulgate these rules and conduct these
inspections as they relate to possession and introduction of new world quail and
other licensed activities related to new world quail.
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:
AB927,1 1Section 1. 169.01 (22m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,2,22 169.01 (22m) "New world quail" means quail of the subfamily Odontophorinae.
AB927,2 3Section 2. 169.04 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,2,44 169.04 (4) (b) 1m. New world quail that are not native.
AB927,3 5Section 3. 169.04 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,2,76 169.04 (4) (b) 2. Nonnative wild Wild birds of the family anatidae that are not
7native and that are
migratory birds.
AB927,4 8Section 4. 169.06 (1) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,2,119 169.06 (1) (d) 2. b. Within 30 days before the introducing, stocking, or release,
10the wild birds meet the requirements of any rules promulgated by the department
11under sub. (3m).
AB927,5 12Section 5. 169.06 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,2,1413 169.06 (3m) (a) 2. Additional requirements that any wild animals shall meet
14before they may be introduced, stocked, or released into the wild.
AB927,6
1Section 6. 169.06 (3m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,3,52 169.06 (3m) (ag) The rules promulgated under par. (a) may not include rules
3that apply to the housing, care, treatment, feeding, sanitation, or health of new world
4quail that will enter the state or that will be introduced, stocked, or released into the
5wild.
AB927,7 6Section 7. 169.06 (3m) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,3,117 169.06 (3m) (ar) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
8may promulgate rules that establish additional requirements that new world quail
9must meet before they enter this state or before they are introduced, stocked, or
10released into the wild. Rules promulgated under this paragraph may only relate to
11the housing, care, treatment, feeding, sanitation, and health of new world quail.
AB927,8 12Section 8. 169.06 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,3,1413 169.06 (3m) (b) The requirements under par. pars. (a) and (ar) may include
14mandatory testing of the wild animals for disease.
AB927,9 15Section 9. 169.19 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB927,3,1616 169.19 (2) (b) 2. New world quail.
AB927,10 17Section 10. 169.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,3,2318 169.20 (1) (d) A person training a bird dog in a bird hunting preserve for which
19the hunting of pheasant, new world quail, mallard ducks bred in captivity, or
20partridge has been authorized under a bird hunting preserve license is exempt from
21holding a bird dog training license to possess, release into the wild, and hunt live
22captive wild birds for the purposes of training the dog to retrieve, point, flush, and
23track wild birds.
AB927,11 24Section 11. 169.36 (10) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,4,4
1169.36 (10) (c) If the annual report submitted to the department under sub. (a)
2contains information relating to new world quail, the person holding the license shall
3submit a copy of the report to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
4protection within 30 days after the last day of the license year that the report covers.
AB927,12 5Section 12. 169.37 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,4,96 169.37 (1) (d) Investigate and inspect any wild animal or any other animal,
7other than new world quail, that is
to be introduced, stocked, or released into the
8wild. Inspection under this paragraph may include the removal of reasonable
9diagnostic samples from wild animals for biological examination.
AB927,13 10Section 13. 169.38 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,4,12 11169.38 (title) Inspections of items subject to regulation by involving the
12department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB927,14 13Section 14. 169.38 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB927,4,1414 169.38 (1) (title) Authority.
AB927,15 15Section 15. 169.38 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 169.38 (1g).
AB927,16 16Section 16. 169.38 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,4,1817 169.38 (1b) Definition. In this section, "wild animal" does not include new
18world quail.
AB927,17 19Section 17. 169.38 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,4,2420 169.38 (1m) Authority; new world quail. (a) For purposes of enforcing s.
21169.39 and rules promulgated under s. 169.39, with respect to a person who
22possesses new world quail, an inspector or other representative authorized by the
23department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, upon presenting his or
24her credentials to that person, may do any of the following:
AB927,5,2
11. Enter and inspect any land, vehicle, building, or other structure where new
2world quail are possessed or where carcasses of new world quail are possessed.
AB927,5,43 2. Inspect any equipment, materials, or other activities related to new world
4quail.
AB927,5,75 3. Gain access to and inspect any records that relate to new world quail that
6are required to be kept under s. 169.36 (9) or any rules promulgated under s. 169.36
7(9).
AB927,5,108 4. Investigate and inspect new world quail that are to be introduced, stocked,
9or released into the wild. Inspection under this subdivision may include the removal
10of reasonable diagnostic samples from wild animals for biological examination.
AB927,5,1311 (b) Only persons determined by the department of agriculture, trade and
12consumer protection to be experienced in wildlife disease may remove diagnostic
13samples under par. (a) 4.
AB927,18 14Section 18. 169.38 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,5,1615 169.38 (2) Times for inspections. (intro.) An inspection authorized under sub.
16(1) (1g) or (1m) may be conducted during any of the following times:
AB927,19 17Section 19. 169.38 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,5,1918 169.38 (2) (b) During the time that the person who keeps new world quail,
19white-tailed deer, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals is conducting business.
AB927,20 20Section 20. 169.39 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,5,2321 169.39 (1) Compliance with rules. No license may be issued under this chapter
22unless the department determines that the applicant will comply with all of the rules
23promulgated under subs. (2), (2m), and (3).
AB927,21 24Section 21. 169.39 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,6,4
1169.39 (2) Rules; general. (intro.) The department shall promulgate and
2enforce rules for the housing, care, treatment, enrichment, feeding, and sanitation
3of wild animals, other than new world quail, that are subject to regulation under this
4chapter to ensure all of the following:
AB927,22 5Section 22. 169.39 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,6,96 169.39 (2m) Rules; new world quail. The department of agriculture, trade and
7consumer protection shall promulgate and enforce rules for the housing, care,
8treatment, feeding, sanitation, and health of new world quail to ensure all of the
9following:
AB927,6,1010 (a) That the new world quail receive humane treatment.
AB927,6,1111 (b) That the new world quail are held under sanitary conditions.
AB927,6,1212 (c) That the new world quail receive adequate housing, care, and food.
AB927,23 13Section 23. 169.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,6,2014 169.39 (3) Rules; housing. The rules for housing under sub. subs. (2) and (2m)
15shall include requirements for the size and location of permanent enclosures and of
16temporary enclosures at locations other than those where the wild animals are
17permanently housed. The rules regulating the location of enclosures shall include
18the distance required between 2 enclosures. The rules for housing under sub. (2)
19shall include specifications for enclosures for each species of harmful wild animal
20that the department designates under s. 169.11 (1).
AB927,24 21Section 24. 169.39 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB927,7,222 169.39 (4) Orders. The department may issue an order requiring any person
23holding a license under this chapter to comply with the rules promulgated under sub.
24(2). The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may issue an

1order requiring any person possessing new world quail to comply with the rules
2promulgated under sub. (2m).
AB927,25 3Section 25. 169.42 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB927,7,104 169.42 (3) New world quail. (a) A conservation warden who takes a new world
5quail into custody under sub. (1) or (2) shall notify the department of agriculture,
6trade and consumer protection within 24 hours of its acceptance into custody. The
7department of natural resources shall transfer the new world quail to the
8department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection within 24 hours after
9receiving a request to do so by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
10protection.
AB927,7,1311 (b) An inspector or other representative of the department of agriculture, trade
12and consumer protection has the same authority with respect to taking new world
13quail into custody as does a conservation warden under sub. (1).
AB927,26 14Section 26. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB927,7,2415 (1) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of natural
16resources that relate to the housing, care, treatment, feeding, sanitation, or health
17of new world quail and that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection
18remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by
19the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. All orders issued by
20the department of natural resources that relate to the housing, care, treatment,
21feeding, sanitation, or health of new world quail and that are in effect on the effective
22date of this subsection remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until
23modified or rescinded by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
24protection.
AB927,8,7
1(2) Pending matters. All matters pending with the department of natural
2resources on the effective date of this subsection that relate to the housing, care,
3treatment, feeding, sanitation, or health of new world quail are transferred to the
4department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and any material
5submitted to or action taken by the department of natural resources with respect to
6the pending matter is considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
7department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB927,27 8Section 27. Effective date.
AB927,8,109 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
10publication.
AB927,8,1111 (End)
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