SB347,46 13Section 46. 29.172 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,22,1614 29.172 (3) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the department shall issue to
15each person who is issued a resident crossbow hunting license a deer carcass tag and
16a back tag.
SB347,22,1817 (b) The department may not issue a deer carcass tag or back tag to a person who
18is issued a resident crossbow hunting license at the reduced fee under s. 29.563 (2g).
SB347,47 19Section 47. 29.173 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,22,2220 29.173 (3) Deer carcass tag and back tag. The department shall issue to each
21person who is issued a resident deer hunting license a deer carcass tag and a back
22tag.
SB347,48 23Section 48. 29.179 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,23,324 29.179 (3) (a) If the holder of an approval is a resident and the holder applies
25to transfer the approval to a nonresident and if there is a fee for the issuance of the

1approval, the holder transferee shall pay, at the time of application, any difference
2between the fee for issuing the approval to a resident and the fee for the approval to
3a nonresident
the fee for the approval.
SB347,49 4Section 49. 29.184 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,23,105 29.184 (8) (a) The department shall issue a bear carcass tag to each person who
6is issued a Class A bear license. Except as provided under par. (b) and s. 29.349 (2),
7a person who kills a bear shall immediately validate and attach the carcass tag to
8the bear. The
No person may possess, control, store, or transport a bear carcass
9unless the
carcass tag shall be attached and has been validated according to rules
10promulgated
in the manner required by the department.
SB347,50 11Section 50. 29.184 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,23,1412 29.184 (8) (b) A person who kills a bear under sub. (3) (br) 4. shall ensure that
13the person for whom the bear is killed attaches a current validated validates the bear
14carcass tag in the manner provided under par. (a) required by the department.
SB347,51 15Section 51. 29.185 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,23,1916 29.185 (4) (b) If the holder of the wolf harvesting license is a resident and the
17holder
applies to transfer the license to a nonresident, the holder transferee shall
18pay, at the time of application, any difference between the fee for issuing the license
19to a resident and the fee for issuing the license to a nonresident
the fee for the license.
SB347,52 20Section 52. 29.185 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,24,621 29.185 (7) (a) The department shall issue one wolf carcass tag to each person
22who is issued a wolf harvesting license under sub. (3). Each holder of a wolf
23harvesting license who kills a wolf shall immediately validate and attach the carcass
24tag to the wolf. No person may possess, control, store, or transport a wolf carcass
25unless it is tagged as required under this paragraph. The carcass tag shall be

1attached and
the carcass tag has been validated in the manner required by the
2department. A person who kills a wolf shall register the carcass with the department
3on a telephone registration system or through an electronic notification system
4established by the department, except as provided in par. (am). The carcass tag may
5not be removed before registration. The removal of a carcass tag from a wolf before
6registration results in the wolf being untagged.
SB347,53 7Section 53. 29.192 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,24,108 29.192 (2) (a) Requiring hunters to validate a carcass tag in the manner
9required by the department for
each sharp-tailed grouse killed with a tag issued by
10the department
.
SB347,54 11Section 54. 29.211 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,24,1412 29.211 (3) Deer carcass tag and back tag. The department shall issue to each
13person who is issued a nonresident deer hunting license a deer tag and a back tag
14and the appropriate number of deer carcass tags.
SB347,55 15Section 55. 29.216 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,24,1916 29.216 (3) Deer carcass tag and back tag. (a) Except as provided in par. (b),
17the department shall issue to each person who is issued a nonresident archer
18hunting license a deer tag and a back tag and the appropriate number of deer carcass
19tags
.
SB347,24,2220 (b) The department may not issue a deer carcass tag or back tag to a person who
21is issued a nonresident archer hunting license if the department issues the
22nonresident archer hunting license at the reduced fee under s. 29.563 (2g).
SB347,56 23Section 56. 29.217 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,25,3
129.217 (3) Deer carcass tag and back tag. (a) The department shall issue to
2each person who is issued a nonresident crossbow hunting license a deer carcass tag
3and a back tag.
SB347,25,64 (b) The department may not issue a deer carcass tag or back tag to a person who
5is issued a nonresident crossbow hunting license at the reduced fee under s. 29.563
6(2g).
SB347,57 7Section 57. 29.2285 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,25,128 29.2285 (3) (b) Issuance. The department shall issue sturgeon hook and line
9tags to each person holding or applying for a fishing license or a sports license if the
10person intends to possess a lake sturgeon taken by hook and line in the waters of the
11state. Each sturgeon hook and line tag shall contain a unique number that is linked
12to the fishing license being issued.
SB347,58 13Section 58. 29.2285 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,25,1914 29.2285 (3) (c) Tagging requirement. Any person having taken a lake sturgeon
15by means of a hook and line shall immediately attach a current, validated validate
16the
sturgeon hook and line tag issued to that person to the tail of the sturgeon. No
17person may possess, control, store, or transport a lake sturgeon carcass unless it is
18tagged as
a hook and line tag has been validated in the manner required under this
19paragraph
by the department.
SB347,59 20Section 59. 29.231 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,25,2221 29.231 (4) The department shall issue to each person who is issued a sports
22license a deer tag and back tag and the appropriate number of deer carcass tags.
SB347,60 23Section 60. 29.235 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,26,3
129.235 (4) Deer carcass tag and back tag. The department shall issue to each
2person who is issued a conservation patron license a deer tag and back tag and the
3appropriate number of deer carcass tags
.
SB347,61 4Section 61. 29.236 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,26,155 29.236 (2) An annual disabled veteran recreation card entitles the holder to
6exercise all of the combined rights and privileges conferred by a resident small game
7hunting license and a resident fishing license, subject to all duties, conditions,
8limitations, and restrictions of the licenses. A person may operate any motor vehicle,
9except a motor bus, as defined in s. 340.01 (31), subject to the admission
10requirements under s. 27.01 (7) in any vehicle admission area under s. 27.01 (7)
11without having an admission receipt affixed to the vehicle or otherwise displayed
12and without paying a fee if the vehicle has as an occupant a card holder who can
13present exhibit the card upon demand in the vehicle admission area. The card
14permits a card holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying
15an admission fee.
SB347,62 16Section 62. 29.237 (1) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are consolidated,
17renumbered 29.237 (1b) (intro.) and amended to read:
SB347,26,2018 29.237 (1b) (intro.) In this section: (a), "Lake Winnebago and upper Fox and
19Wolf rivers system" means Buttes des Morts Lake, Winneconne Lake, Poygan Lake,
20Winnebago Lake, and all of the following:
SB347,63 21Section 63. 29.237 (1) (a) 1. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 29.237 (1b)
22(a) to (e).
SB347,64 23Section 64. 29.237 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB347,65 24Section 65. 29.237 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,27,6
129.237 (2) The Each sturgeon spearing license issued under this section shall
2be accompanied by sturgeon carcass tags in the quantity to correspond with the
3season bag limit for spearing lake sturgeon established by the department. The
4serial numbers of these tags shall be entered on the license by the person issuing the
5license or by the department.
Each carcass tag shall contain a unique number that
6is assigned to the sturgeon spearing license being issued.
SB347,66 7Section 66. 29.237 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,27,138 29.237 (3) A sturgeon spearing license authorizes the spearing of lake sturgeon
9subject to any limit imposed under s. 29.192 (3) and only during the open season for
10spearing these sturgeon established by the department. No person may fish for
11sturgeon by means of a spear unless the person is issued a sturgeon spearing license.
12The Proof of the sturgeon spearing license shall be carried on the person of the
13licensee at all times while fishing for sturgeon by means of a spear.
SB347,67 14Section 67. 29.237 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,27,1915 29.237 (4) Any person having taken a lake sturgeon by means of a spear shall
16immediately attach a current, validated validate the sturgeon carcass tag issued to
17that person to the tail of the sturgeon. No person may possess, control, store, or
18transport a lake sturgeon carcass unless it is tagged as a sturgeon carcass tag has
19been validated in the manner
required under this section by the department.
SB347,68 20Section 68. 29.301 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB347,69 21Section 69. 29.324 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,28,222 29.324 (3) A person who kills a deer under sub. (2) shall ensure that a member
23of his or her group deer hunting party without delay attaches a current validated
24validates a deer carcass tag to the deer in the manner specified under s. 29.347 (2).

1The person who kills the deer may not leave the deer unattended until after it is
2tagged.
SB347,70 3Section 70. 29.347 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB347,71 4Section 71. 29.347 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,28,225 29.347 (2) Deer or elk carcass tags. Except as provided under ss. 29.324 (3)
6and 29.349 (2), any person who kills a deer shall immediately attach to the ear or
7antler of the deer a current validated
validate a deer carcass tag which that is
8authorized for use on the type of deer killed. Any person who kills an elk shall
9immediately attach to the ear or antler of the elk a current validated validate an elk
10carcass tag. Except as provided under sub. (2m) or s. 29.89 (6), no person may
11possess, control, store, or transport, transfer, or dispose of a deer carcass unless it is
12tagged as
a deer carcass tag has been validated in the manner required under this
13subsection
by the department. Except as provided under sub. (2m), no person may
14possess, control, store, or transport, transfer, or dispose of an elk carcass unless it is
15tagged as
an elk carcass tag has been validated in the manner required under this
16subsection
by the department. A person who kills a deer or an elk shall register the
17deer or elk in the manner required by the department. A No person who kills a deer
18or an elk shall
may possess, control, store, or transport the, transfer, or dispose of a
19deer or elk carcass unless in compliance with rules promulgated by the department
20under s. 29.063 (3). The carcass tag may not be removed before registration. The
21removal of a carcass tag from a deer or an elk before registration renders the deer
22or elk untagged.
SB347,72 23Section 72. 29.347 (2m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2455
, is amended to read:
SB347,29,6
129.347 (2m) (a) A The person who killed or obtained an animal shall ensure
2that the validated
carcass tag attached under sub. (2) and a registration tag attached
3or confirmation number issued by the department may be removed from a gutted
4carcass at
accompany the carcass until the time of butchering, but the. After
5butchering, the
person who killed or obtained the animal shall retain all tags and the
6confirmation number
until the meat is consumed.
SB347,73 7Section 73. 29.347 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,29,108 29.347 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (6), the control or
9possession of the head or skin of any deer or elk lawfully killed, when severed from
10the rest of the carcass, are not subject to this chapter.
SB347,74 11Section 74. 29.347 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
12is repealed.
SB347,75 13Section 75. 29.361 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB347,76 14Section 76. 29.501 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,29,1815 29.501 (6) Each resident fur dealer, Class A; resident fur dealer, Class B; fur
16dresser or dyer; itinerant fur dealer or fur auctioneer license shall bear upon its face
17the date of issuance. The license shall be shown exhibited to the department upon
18request.
SB347,77 19Section 77. 29.506 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.506 (1) (intro.) and
20amended to read:
SB347,29,2121 29.506 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, "taxidermist":
SB347,29,23 22(b) "Taxidermist" means a person who mounts or preserves the carcass of any
23wild animal for consideration.
SB347,78 24Section 78. 29.506 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB347,30,2
129.506 (1) (am) "Identification numbers" include numbers that appear on
2identification tags under sub. (5) (b), registration numbers, and carcass tag numbers.
SB347,79 3Section 79. 29.506 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,30,94 29.506 (5) (a) Commingling. No person may commingle, store, possess or
5transport carcasses of wild animals received in connection with his or her business
6with carcasses of wild animals received for any other purpose. This paragraph does
7not require separate refrigeration units for carcasses of wild animals received in
8connection with a person's business, if properly identified and recorded under par.
9pars. (b) and (c), and carcasses of wild animals received for any other purpose.
SB347,80 10Section 80. 29.506 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,30,1711 29.506 (5) (b) Carcass identification ; owner information. A person who receives
12the carcass of any wild animal in connection with his or her business as a taxidermist
13shall attach an identification tag to the carcass and record information concerning
14the owner of the carcass. The identification tag shall remain with the carcass while
15it is in the possession or under the control of the taxidermist. Each identification tag
16shall have an identification number which that corresponds with the information
17record of prepared by or for the owner of the carcass as specified under par. (c).
SB347,30,21 18(c) Owner information. The information record of prepared by or for the owner
19shall include the owner's name, address, and signature ,; a description of the carcass
20and; the date on which the carcass is received by the taxidermist. This paragraph
21does
; and all identification numbers that are related to the carcass.
SB347,30,24 22(d) Salvage and spare parts. Paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply to salvage or
23spare parts of any carcass owned by a taxidermist that are used for repair or
24replacement purposes.
SB347,81 25Section 81. 29.506 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,31,8
129.506 (6) Records. A taxidermist shall maintain records on sales forms, in
2triplicate, as required by the department. These records shall include information
3records of prepared by or for the owner as required under sub. (5) (b) (c), records of
4all other wild animal carcasses received in his or her place of business and records
5of deliveries and shipments of wild animal carcasses. Records related to the effective
6period of a taxidermist permit shall be maintained for 2 years following the end of
7that effective period. This subsection does not apply to salvage or spare parts of any
8carcass owned by a taxidermist that are used for repair or replacement purposes.
SB347,82 9Section 82. 29.506 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,31,1410 29.506 (7) (b) Items subject to inspection. All records required under subs. (5)
11(b) and (c) and (6) or related to the taxidermist's business are subject to departmental
12inspection as provided under par. (a). A taxidermist or an employee or agent of the
13taxidermist shall cooperate with and exhibit items subject to inspection to a warden
14or any other agent of the department.
SB347,83 15Section 83. 29.506 (7m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,31,1916 29.506 (7m) (d) For the species of fish specified in par. (b), a holder of a
17taxidermy school permit issued under this subsection shall comply with the tagging
18and information requirements under sub. (5) (b) and (c) and the recording
19requirements under sub. (6) and shall allow inspections as authorized under sub. (7).
SB347,84 20Section 84. 29.555 of the statutes is created to read:
SB347,31,23 2129.555 Reprint fee. The department may and an agent appointed under s.
2229.024 (6) (a) 2. or 3. who issues a reprint of an approval shall collect a fee for the
23reprint.
SB347,85 24Section 85. 29.559 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,32,8
129.559 (1) (a) Any person, including the department, who issues any license or
2stamp under this chapter or a conservation card under s. 23.47 (2) shall collect, in
3addition to the statutory license or, stamp, or conservation card fee, an issuing fee
4for each license and, each stamp, and each conservation card the person issued.
5Except as provided in par. pars. (b), and (bm), a person appointed under s. 29.024 (6)
6(a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain 50 cents of each issuing fee for each license and for each
7reprint
and 15 cents for of each issuing fee of for each stamp to compensate for
8services in issuing the license or stamp.
SB347,86 9Section 86. 29.559 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB347,32,1110 29.559 (1) (bm) A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain
1115 cents of each issuing fee for each conservation card.
SB347,87 12Section 87. 29.561 of the statutes is repealed.
SB347,88 13Section 88. 29.563 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,32,1614 29.563 (1) General. Unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, a
15person who applies for an approval shall pay the applicable fees specified in subs. (2)
16to (14).
SB347,89 17Section 89. 29.563 (11) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB347,32,1918 29.563 (11) Miscellaneous permits and fees. (intro.) The fees for other
19approvals permits, programs, and cards are as follows:
SB347,90 20Section 90. 29.563 (11) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB347,32,2121 29.563 (11) (c) Conservation card. Conservation card: $3.25.
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