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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
October 4, 2019 - Introduced by Senators Smith, Schachtner, Bewley, Ringhand,
Larson, Shilling and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Shankland,
Milroy, Considine, Doyle, Gruszynski, B. Meyers, Vruwink, Anderson,
Billings, Brostoff, Hintz, Kolste, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Spreitzer, C.
Taylor
and Zamarripa. Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining
and Forestry.
SB477,1,3 1An Act to amend 20.370 (1) (mu); and to create 29.063 (7) of the statutes;
2relating to: deer carcass disposal sites, chronic wasting disease education, and
3making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide large metal
containers where hunters may dispose of deer carcasses, to be placed in locations
throughout the state as determined by DNR. The bill provides in the 2019-21 fiscal
biennium $2,000,000 for the carcass disposal sites. The bill also provides in the
2019-21 fiscal biennium $100,000 for DNR to provide education to hunters about
chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.
For further information see the state 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:
SB477,1 4Section 1. 20.370 (1) (mu) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,2,75 20.370 (1) (mu) General program operations — state funds. The amounts in
6the schedule for general program operations that are conducted under ss. 23.09 to

123.11, 27.01, 30.203, 30.277, and 90.21, and chs. 29 and 169, for activities conducted
2under the ecological inventory and monitoring program of the endangered resources
3program, for the aquatic and terrestrial resources inventory under s. 23.09 (2) (km),
4for deer carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063, chronic wasting disease education,
5and for payments of $53,700 in each fiscal year, to be credited to the appropriation
6account under s. 20.285 (1) (k), to the University of Wisconsin System for outdoor
7skills training under s. 29.598.
SB477,2 8Section 2. 29.063 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477,2,129 29.063 (7) The department shall provide large metal containers where hunters
10may dispose of deer carcasses in locations throughout the state as determined by the
11department. The department shall regularly dispose of any carcasses placed in the
12containers.
SB477,3 13Section 3. Fiscal changes.
SB477,2,2014 (1) Deer carcass disposal sites. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
15appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the
16dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,000,000 to provide deer
17carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
18appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the
19dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $1,000,000 to provide deer
20carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7).
SB477,3,321 (2) Chronic wasting disease education. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for
22the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu),
23the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $50,000 to provide
24education to hunters about chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper
25carcass disposal. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the

1department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the dollar amount for fiscal
2year 2020-21 is increased by $50,000 to provide education to hunters about chronic
3wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.
SB477,3,44 (End)
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