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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
October 29, 2015 - Introduced by Senator Risser, cosponsored by Representatives
Sinicki, Sargent, Ohnstad, Wachs, Pope, Berceau and C. Taylor. Referred to
Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry.
SB361,1,2
1An Act to amend 29.089 (1m) (a); and
to create 29.089 (1m) (c) of the statutes;
2relating to: prohibiting the use of certain trapping devices in state parks.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, with certain exceptions, state parks are open to trapping by
persons who hold the appropriate license, permit, or other approval from the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR may prohibit trapping in a state
park or a portion of a state park if the prohibition applies within 100 yards of a
designated use area or if DNR determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect
public safety or a unique animal or plant community.
This bill prohibits persons from setting, operating, or otherwise using a
steel-jawed trap, a body-gripping trap, or a snare to trap an animal in a state park.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB361,1
3Section
1. 29.089 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.089
(1m) (a) Except as provided in
par. pars. (b)
and (c), state parks shall
5be open to hunting, fishing, and trapping by persons who hold the appropriate
6approvals required under this chapter.
SB361,2
1Section
2. 29.089 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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29.089
(1m) (c) No person may trap an animal in a state park by setting,
3operating, or otherwise using a steel-jawed trap, a body-gripping trap, or a snare.
