AB633,25 18Section 25 . 29.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,7,2419 29.341 (1) Any person who, while hunting any wild animal or bird, discharges
20a firearm, airgun, or arrow, and by that discharge injures or kills another person,
21shall immediately give his or her name and address to the injured person, render
22assistance to the injured person and obtain immediate medical or hospital care for
23the injured person, and immediately report the injury or death to the sheriff or police
24of the locality in which the shooting took place.
AB633,26 25Section 26 . 29.345 of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.345 Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report. (1)
2Every person who has caused or been involved in an accident in which a person has
3been injured by discharge of a firearm, airgun, or arrow while hunting, fishing, or
4trapping, or inflicted an injury upon himself or herself with a firearm , airgun, or with
5an
arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, shall render a report to the department
6at any of its field offices within 10 days after the injury unless the person is physically
7incapable of making the required report, in which event the person or persons
8involved in the accident shall designate an agent to file the report within the
9specified time.
AB633,8,15 10(2) Any person who is involved in an accident with a firearm, airgun, or arrow
11while hunting, fishing, or trapping, and who fails to submit the report required by
12this section, shall forfeit not more than $50. In addition, the court may revoke any
13license issued to the person under this chapter and may further provide that no
14license shall be issued to the person under this chapter for a fixed period of time
15specified by the court.
AB633,27 16Section 27. 29.592 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,8,1917 29.592 (1) (intro.) A person may hunt in this state without obtaining a
18certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.591 and may, while hunting, possess or
19control a firearm or an airgun if all of the following apply:
AB633,28 20Section 28 . 29.621 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,9,321 29.621 (4) Protection. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 29.091 (1), no owner
22of a wildlife refuge, and no other person, may hunt or trap within the boundaries of
23any wildlife refuge or have in his or her possession or under his or her control in the
24wildlife refuge a gun, firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow, unless the gun or, firearm,
25or airgun
is unloaded, the bow or crossbow is unstrung, and the gun, firearm, airgun,

1bow, or crossbow is enclosed within a carrying case. This subsection, as it relates to
2the possession or control of a loaded or unencased firearm or airgun, does not apply
3to any of the following:
AB633,29 4Section 29 . 29.927 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,9,75 29.927 (6g) Any lamp, light, gun, firearm, airgun, ammunition, bow, crossbow,
6bolt, or arrow used in violation of this chapter or s. 167.31 or any rules promulgated
7under s. 167.31.
AB633,30 8Section 30 . 29.971 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,9,199 29.971 (12) In addition to any other penalty for violation of this chapter or any
10department order made under this chapter, the court may revoke any or all approvals
11granted under this chapter for a period of up to 3 years. If a person is convicted of
12reckless or highly negligent conduct in the operation or handling of a firearm, airgun,
13or bow and arrow in violation of s. 940.08, 940.24, or 941.20 and either death or bodily
14harm to another results from that violation, the court shall revoke every approval
15issued to that person under this chapter and shall provide a fixed period during
16which no new approval may be issued to the person. If no death or bodily harm to
17another results from the violation, the court may revoke any approval issued to that
18person under this chapter and may provide a fixed period during which no new
19approval may be issued to the person.
AB633,31 20Section 31 . 66.0409 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,9,2221 66.0409 (1) (a) “Firearm" has the meaning given in s. 167.31 (1) (c) and includes
22an airgun, as defined in s. 29.001 (7)
.
AB633,32 23Section 32. 167.31 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB633,9,2424 167.31 (1) (am) “Airgun” has the meaning given in s. 29.001 (7).
AB633,33 25Section 33. 167.31 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1167.31 (2) (c) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may load a firearm, other
2than a handgun, in a vehicle or discharge a firearm or airgun or shoot a bolt or an
3arrow from a bow or crossbow in or from a vehicle.
AB633,34 4Section 34. 167.31 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,10,75 167.31 (2) (d) Except as provided in sub. (4) (a), (bg), (cg), (e), (fm), and (g), no
6person may discharge a firearm or airgun or shoot a bolt or an arrow from a bow or
7crossbow from or across a highway or within 50 feet of the center of a roadway.
AB633,35 8Section 35. 167.31 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,10,119 167.31 (3) (b) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may load or discharge
10a firearm or airgun or shoot a bolt or an arrow from a bow or crossbow in or from an
11aircraft.
AB633,36 12Section 36. 167.31 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,10,1413 167.31 (3m) (a) Except as provided in sub. (4) (b) and (h), no person may
14intentionally discharge a firearm or airgun in the direction of a transmission facility.
AB633,37 15Section 37. 167.31 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,10,1916 167.31 (4) (a) (intro.) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to any of the following
17who, in the line of duty, place, possess, transport, load or discharge a firearm or
18airgun
in, on or from a vehicle, motorboat or aircraft or discharge a firearm or airgun
19from or across a highway or within 50 feet of the center of a roadway:
AB633,38 20Section 38. 167.31 (4) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,10,2421 167.31 (4) (am) 1. Subsections (2) (a), (c) and (d) and (3) (a) and (b) do not apply
22to a peace officer who, in the line of duty, loads or discharges a firearm or airgun in,
23on or from a vehicle, motorboat or aircraft or discharges a firearm or airgun from or
24across a highway or within 50 feet of the center of a roadway.
AB633,39 25Section 39. 167.31 (4) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1167.31 (4) (at) Subsections (2) (c) and (d) and (3) (b) do not apply to the
2discharge of a firearm or airgun if the actor's conduct is justified or, had it been
3subject to a criminal penalty, would have been subject to a defense described in s.
4939.45.
AB633,40 5Section 40. 167.31 (4) (cg) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,11,96 167.31 (4) (cg) (intro.) A holder of a Class A or Class B permit under s. 29.193
7(2) who is hunting from a stationary vehicle may load and discharge a firearm or
8airgun
or shoot a bolt or an arrow within 50 feet of the center of a roadway if all of
9the following apply:
AB633,41 10Section 41. 167.31 (4) (cg) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,11,1311 167.31 (4) (cg) 4. The holder of the permit has obtained permission from any
12person who is the owner or lessee of private property across or on to which the holder
13of the permit intends to discharge a firearm or airgun or shoot a bolt or an arrow.
AB633,42 14Section 42. 167.31 (4) (cg) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,11,1615 167.31 (4) (cg) 6. The holder of the permit discharges the firearm or airgun or
16shoots the bolt or arrow away from and not across or parallel to the roadway.
AB633,43 17Section 43. 167.31 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,11,2118 167.31 (4) (e) Subsection (2) (d) does not apply to a person who is legally
19hunting small game with a muzzle-loading firearm or with a shotgun firearm or
20airgun
loaded with shotshell or chilled shot number BB or smaller, if the surface of
21the highway or roadway is anything other than concrete or blacktop.
AB633,44 22Section 44. 167.31 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,11,2523 167.31 (4) (f) Subsection (2) (d) does not prohibit a person from possessing a
24loaded firearm or airgun within 50 feet of the center of a roadway if the person does
25not violate sub. (2) (b) or (c).
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1Section 45. 167.31 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,12,72 167.31 (4) (fm) Subsection (2) (d) does not prohibit the department of natural
3resources, acting under s. 29.885, or an agent of a city, village, town, or county
4authorized by the department of natural resources under s. 29.885 from discharging
5a firearm or airgun within 50 feet of the center of a roadway in order to dispose of a
6beaver or muskrat that is causing damage to a highway in which the roadway is
7located if the discharge does not pose a risk to public safety.
AB633,46 8Section 46. 167.31 (4) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB633,12,109 167.31 (4) (h) (intro.) Subsection (3m) does not apply to any of the following who
10discharge a firearm or airgun in the direction of a transmission facility:
AB633,47 11Section 47 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB633,12,2012 (1) The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24
13to promulgate emergency rules under s. 29.014 (1u) (b) for the period before the date
14on which permanent rules under s. 29.014 (1u) (b) take effect. Notwithstanding s.
15227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in
16effect until the permanent rules take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and
17(3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that
18promulgating rules under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the
19preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
20provide a finding of emergency for rules promulgated under this subsection.
AB633,12,2121 (End)
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