29.09(9)(c)4.
4. The department shall issue a Class C permit to any person who is visually handicapped.
29.09(9)(cg)
(cg)
Approval required. In order to hunt, fish or troll after receiving a permit under this section, the permit holder must apply for and be issued, or must already hold, any type of approval required under this chapter for the type of hunting or fishing that he or she will be doing.
29.09(9)(cr)
(cr)
Authorization. A person holding a current resident or nonresident deer hunting license and a Class A or Class C permit may hunt deer of either sex with a firearm during any season open to hunting of deer with firearms that is established by the department.
29.09(9)(d)1.1. A holder of a Class A or Class B permit may be accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a Class A or Class B permit. The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, bow or crossbow unless authorized to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying person who is not authorized to hunt or carry a firearm, bow or crossbow is limited to field dressing, tagging and retrieving deer or other game for the permit holder.
29.09(9)(d)2.
2. A holder of a Class C permit shall be accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a permit under this section. The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, bow or crossbow unless authorized to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying person may include sighting the firearm, bow or crossbow, identifying the deer or other game and field dressing, tagging and retrieving deer or other game for the permit holder.
29.09(9)(e)
(e)
Review of decisions. An applicant denied a permit under this subsection, except a permit under
par. (c) 3., may obtain a review of that decision by a licensed physician or a licensed chiropractor designated by the department and with an office located in the department district in which the applicant resides. The department shall pay for the cost of a review under this paragraph unless the denied application on its face fails to meet the standards set forth in
par. (c) 1. or
2. A review under this paragraph is the only method of review of a decision to deny a permit under this subsection and is not subject to further review under
ch. 227.
29.09(9m)
(9m) Processing fees for applications for certain approvals. 29.09(9m)(a)(a) If the department issues any of the following approvals, a nonrefundable processing fee, in addition to any other fee imposed under
s. 29.092, shall be collected for each application for such an approval:
29.09(9m)(b)
(b) If a person applies jointly for a hunter's choice deer hunting permit and a bonus deer hunting permit, the person shall pay a single processing fee. A person who applies for a bonus deer hunting permit is exempt from paying an additional processing fee if the person has already applied for a hunter's choice deer hunting permit for the same season. If the department authorizes the issuing of more than one bonus deer hunting permit to a person in a single season under
s. 29.1075 (2), the person is exempt from paying an additional processing fee for an application for the 2nd or subsequent bonus deer hunting permit.
29.09(9r)
(9r) Handling fees for applications for certain approvals. 29.09(9r)(a)(a) In addition to any other fee imposed under
s. 29.092, the department may collect handling fees for the approvals that the department itself issues. The handling fees shall cover the costs associated with paying for approvals that are requested by mail, telephone or electronic means.
29.09(9r)(b)
(b) If the department collects handling fees under
par. (a), it shall promulgate rules to designate the approvals to which the fees shall apply and to establish the amounts of the fees. The fees may not be more than the amounts necessary to cover the handling costs of issuing the approvals. In this paragraph, "handling costs" includes credit transaction fees, mailing costs and personnel costs that are necessary to process the credit transaction.
29.09(9r)(c)
(c) Any fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.370 (1) (Lu).
29.09(10)(a)(a)
Collection of issuing fee. A person authorized to issue any license or stamp prescribed by this chapter shall collect, in addition to the statutory license or stamp fee, an issuing fee for each license and each stamp the person issued to compensate for services in issuing the license or stamp.
29.09(10)(am)
(am)
Collection of issuing fee for certain approval applications. A person authorized to distribute an application under
sub. (9m) shall collect, in addition to the processing fee, an issuing fee for each application.
29.09(10)(b)
(b)
Department employes. An issuing fee collected by any employe of the department shall be remitted to the department together with the statutory approval fee.
29.09(10)(c)
(c)
Nonpublic issuing agents. Deputies appointed by county clerks, other than county employes, and deputies appointed by the department, other than state employes, are entitled to retain 50 cents of each issuing fee for licenses and 15 cents of each issuing fee for stamps.
29.09(11)
(11) Bond required. The department shall provide and pay the cost of a blanket surety bond covering county clerks performing duties under this chapter. The bond shall be conditioned, among other things, upon the faithful performance of the clerk's duties according to law and shall provide for the payment to the parties entitled to payment, damages, not exceeding the amount provided in the bond, as may be suffered by them in consequence of a failure on the part of any clerk to discharge his or her duties. The amount of the bond shall be determined by the department.
29.09(12)(a)(a)
Certain resident licenses may be issued to students and members of the armed forces. Notwithstanding
sub. (1m) and
s. 29.14 (1) (a), the department and the county clerk of each county shall issue a resident fishing license, resident small game hunting license or resident deer hunting license to a qualified student or qualified member of the armed forces applying for the license. A qualified student is a person who exhibits proof that he or she is a registered full-time undergraduate student in residence at a public or private college or university located in this state and offering a bachelor's degree or that he or she is a citizen of a foreign country temporarily residing in this state while attending a high school located in this state or an agricultural short course at the university of Wisconsin system. A qualified member of the armed forces is a person who exhibits proof that he or she is in active service with the U.S. armed forces and that he or she is stationed in this state.
29.09(12)(b)
(b)
Resident armed forces fishing license. An annual fishing license shall be issued by the department or a county clerk to any member of the U.S. armed forces applying for this license who exhibits proof that he or she is in active service with the armed forces and that he or she is a resident on furlough or leave.
29.09(12)(c)
(c)
Resident armed forces small game hunting license. A small game hunting license shall be issued by the department or by a county clerk to any member of the U.S. armed forces applying for this license who exhibits proof that he or she is in active service with the armed forces and that he or she is a resident on furlough or leave.
29.09(13)
(13) Stamps; artwork. The department shall design and produce waterfowl hunting stamps, pheasant hunting stamps, wild turkey hunting stamps, inland waters trout stamps and Great Lakes trout and salmon stamps. The department may select artwork for stamps through a contest or otherwise may acquire original artwork for stamps.
29.09 History
History: 1971 c. 213 s.
5;
1971 c. 215;
1973 c. 90;
1975 c. 365;
1977 c. 69;
1979 c. 34;
1981 c. 226;
1983 a. 27,
368,
420,
538;
1985 a. 29 ss.
656,
3202 (39) (f);
1985 a. 36,
326;
1987 a. 27,
353;
1987 a. 403 s.
256;
1989 a. 31,
56,
73;
1991 a. 39,
77;
1993 a. 167,
217;
1995 a. 27,
376.
29.09 Annotation
Treaty of 1854 construed to allow Chippewa Indians fishing rights in Lake Superior by methods reasonably conforming to aboriginal methods. State v. Gurnoe, 53 W (2d) 390, 192 NW (2d) 892.
29.09 Annotation
See note to 23.53, citing State v. Peterson, 98 W (2d) 487, 297 NW (2d) 52 (Ct. App. 1980).
29.09 AnnotationChanges made to (7m) by
1987 Wisconsin Act 27 did not alter county board's authority to permit county clerk to keep issuing fees prescribed by 29.09 (10) and 29.092 (15) as part of compensation.
77 Atty. Gen. 267.
29.092
29.092
Fish, wildlife and wild plant fee schedule. 29.092(1)(1)
Imposition of fees. Unless another section of this chapter specifically provides otherwise, a person who applies for an approval issued under this chapter shall pay the fees specified under
subs. (2) to
(15).
29.092(2)
(2) Hunting licenses; permits; stamps; certificate; tags. 29.092(2)(a)(a)
Resident small game. Except as provided in
sub. (3v) (a) 1. and
(am), the fee for a resident small game hunting license is $10.25.
29.092(2)(b)
(b)
Resident armed forces small game. There is no fee for a small game hunting license issued to a member of the U.S. armed forces under
s. 29.09 (12) (c).
29.092(2)(c)
(c)
Resident deer. The fee for a resident deer hunting license is $16.25.
29.092(2)(d)
(d)
Resident bear. The fee for a resident bear hunting license is $5.
29.092(2)(e)
(e)
Resident archer. The fee for a resident archer hunting license is $16.25.
29.092(2)(em)
(em)
Resident wild turkey. The fee for a resident wild turkey hunting license is $7.25.
29.092(2)(f)
(f)
Nonresident annual small game. The fee for a nonresident annual small game hunting license is $68.25.
29.092(2)(g)
(g)
Nonresident 5-day small game. The fee for a nonresident 5-day small game hunting license is $38.25.
29.092(2)(h)
(h)
Nonresident deer. The fee for a nonresident deer hunting license is $118.25.
29.092(2)(i)
(i)
Nonresident bear. The fee for a nonresident bear hunting license is $20.
29.092(2)(j)
(j)
Nonresident fur-bearing animal. The fee for a nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license is $138.25.
29.092(2)(k)
(k)
Nonresident archer. The fee for a nonresident archer hunting license is $118.25.
29.092(2)(kd)
(kd)
Nonresident wild turkey. The fee for a nonresident wild turkey hunting license is $49.25.
29.092(2)(kg)
(kg)
Resident bear harvest permit. The fee for a resident bear harvest permit is $30.
29.092(2)(kr)
(kr)
Nonresident bear harvest permit. The fee for a nonresident bear harvest permit is $120.
29.092(2)(ku)
(ku)
Resident bonus deer hunting permit. The fee for a resident bonus deer hunting permit is $12.
29.092(2)(kz)
(kz)
Nonresident bonus deer hunting permit. The fee for a nonresident bonus deer hunting permit is $20.
29.092(2)(L)
(L)
Wild turkey hunting stamp. The fee for a wild turkey hunting stamp is $5.
29.092(2)(Lm)
(Lm)
Pheasant hunting stamp. The fee for a pheasant hunting stamp is $7.
29.092(2)(m)
(m)
Waterfowl hunting stamp. The fee for a waterfowl hunting stamp is $5.
29.092(2)(n)
(n)
Hunter education and firearm safety; instruction fee; certificate of accomplishment. The instruction fee for the hunter education and firearm safety course provided in
s. 29.225 is $3. There is no fee for the original issuance of a certificate of accomplishment if the instruction fee is paid.
29.092(2)(o)
(o)
Deer tag and back tag. There is no fee for a deer tag or back tag issued with a resident deer hunting license, resident archer hunting license, nonresident deer hunting license, nonresident archer hunting license, resident sports license, nonresident sports license, resident conservation patron license or nonresident conservation patron license.
29.092(2)(om)
(om)
Bear carcass tag. There is no fee for a bear carcass tag issued with a resident bear harvest permit or nonresident bear harvest permit.
29.092(3)(a)(a)
Resident annual. Except as provided in
sub. (3v) (a) 2. and
(b), the fee for a resident annual fishing license is $11.25.
29.092(3)(b)
(b)
Resident annual husband and wife. The fee for a resident annual husband and wife fishing license is $19.25.
29.092(3)(c)
(c)
Resident 2-day sports fishing. The fee for a resident 2-day sports fishing license is $7.25.
29.092(3)(d)
(d)
Resident armed forces. There is no fee for an annual fishing license issued to a member of the U.S. armed forces under
s. 29.09 (12) (b).
29.092(3)(f)
(f)
Resident disabled person. The fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident disabled person under
s. 29.145 (1c) is $6.25.
29.092(3)(h)
(h)
Nonresident annual. The fee for a nonresident annual fishing license is $27.25.
29.092(3)(i)
(i)
Nonresident annual family. The fee for a nonresident annual family fishing license is $47.25.
29.092(3)(j)
(j)
Nonresident 15-day. The fee for a nonresident 15-day fishing license is $17.25.
29.092(3)(k)
(k)
Nonresident 15-day family. The fee for a nonresident 15-day family fishing license is $27.25.
29.092(3)(L)
(L)
Nonresident 4-day. The fee for a nonresident 4-day fishing license is $12.25.
29.092(3)(m)
(m)
Nonresident 2-day sports fishing. The fee for a nonresident 2-day sports fishing license is $7.25.
29.092(3)(n)
(n)
Sturgeon spearing license. The fee for a sturgeon spearing license is $9.25.
29.092(3)(o)
(o)
Inland waters trout stamp. The fee for an inland waters trout stamp is $7.
29.092(3)(p)
(p)
Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp. The fee for a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp is $7.
29.092(3m)
(3m) Special fees. For special scheduled fishing events or programs, the department may, by rule, on no more than one day per year, charge fees in addition to or instead of the fees under
sub. (3).
29.092(3r)
(3r) Voluntary contributions; lake research. 29.092(3r)(a)(a) Any applicant for a fishing license under
sub. (3) (a) to
(m) may, in addition to paying any fee charged for the license, elect to make a voluntary $1 contribution to be used for lake research.
29.092(3v)
(3v) Reduced fees for certain residents. 29.092(3v)(a)(a) The fee for the following approvals issued to resident senior citizens shall be as follows:
29.092(3v)(am)
(am) The fee for a resident annual small game hunting license issued to a resident who is at least 12 years old but less than 18 years old is $6.25.
29.092(3v)(b)
(b) The fee for a resident annual fishing license issued to a resident aged 16 or 17 is $4.25.
