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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
September 19, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, O'Connor,
Steffen, Michalski, Edming, Green, Bodden, Gustafson and Behnke,
cosponsored by Senators James, Tomczyk, Quinn and Ballweg. Referred to
Committee on Sporting Heritage.
AB430,1,3 1An Act to renumber and amend 29.407 (1) (b) and 29.407 (2) (d); and to create
229.407 (1) (b) 1. b. and 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes; relating to: the
3transportation of fish taken by hook and line.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law restricts the transportation of a fish with the head or tail, or both,
removed or a filleted fish, if that fish is subject to a minimum size limit and taken
by hook and line from inland waters or outlying waters. Under current law, such a
dressed or filleted fish may be transported only if it continues to meet the minimum
size limit. Under this bill, such a dressed or filleted fish may also be transported if
the person transporting the fish provides upon request a physical or digital
photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the photograph was
taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed alongside a ruler
or other method acceptable to the Department of Natural Resources for proving its
length.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB430,1 4Section 1. 29.407 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.407 (1) (b) 1. (intro.)
5and amended to read:
AB430,2,4
129.407 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) All fish that are subject to a minimum size limit and
2are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed
3and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the one of the following
4applies:
AB430,2,5 5a. The dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit.
AB430,2,7 62. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The
7skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
AB430,2 8Section 2. 29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB430,2,139 29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. The person transporting the fish provides upon request a
10physical or digital photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the
11photograph was taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed
12alongside a ruler or other method acceptable to the department for proving the
13length of the fish.
AB430,3 14Section 3. 29.407 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.407 (2) (d) 1. (intro.)
15and amended to read:
AB430,2,1916 29.407 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) All fish which are subject to a minimum size limit and
17are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed
18and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the one of the following
19applies:
AB430,2,20 20a. The dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit.
AB430,2,22 212. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The
22skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
AB430,4 23Section 4. 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB430,3,324 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. The person transporting the fish provides upon request a
25physical or digital photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the

1photograph was taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed
2alongside a ruler or other method acceptable to the department for proving the
3length of the fish.
AB430,3,44 (End)
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