29.093(2)(i)2.
2. A resident archer hunting license or a resident conservation patron license issued during the open season for hunting deer with a bow and arrow authorizes such hunting beginning on the date of issuance if issued to a person who is a member of the U.S. armed forces who exhibits proof that he or she is in active service with the armed forces and that he or she is stationed in this state or is a resident of this state on furlough or leave.
29.093(2)(i)3.
3. A resident deer hunting license may be issued during a season for hunting deer with firearms to a person who is a resident and who has attained the age of 12 during that season.
29.093(3)
(3) Fishing licenses and authorizations; stamps. 29.093(3)(a)(a)
Generally. Except as provided under
pars. (b) to
(f), a fishing license and an authorization under
s. 29.156 is valid from April 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until March 31 of the following year.
29.093(3)(b)
(b)
Resident senior citizen fishing license. A permanent fishing license issued to a resident senior citizen under s.
29.145 (1a), 1989 stats., is valid from the date of issuance and remains valid if the licensee is a resident.
29.093(3)(c)
(c)
Resident disabled person fishing license. A fishing license issued before July 29, 1995, to a disabled person under
s. 29.145 (1c) is valid from the date of issuance and remains valid until March 31, 1996, as long as the licensee continues to be a resident and continues to meet the requirement of
s. 29.145 (1c) (a),
(b) or
(c).
29.093(3)(d)
(d)
Nonresident 15-day and nonresident 15-day family fishing licenses. A nonresident 15-day fishing license or a nonresident 15-day family fishing license is valid for the 15-day period specified on the license.
29.093(3)(e)
(e)
Nonresident 4-day fishing license. A nonresident 4-day fishing license is valid for the 4-day period specified on the license.
29.093(3)(f)
(f)
Resident and nonresident 2-day sports fishing licenses. A resident 2-day sports fishing license or a nonresident 2-day sports fishing license is valid only for the 2-day period specified on the license.
29.093(3)(fm)
(fm)
Trolling permits. A trolling permit is valid for the 5-year period specified on the permit.
29.093(3)(g)
(g)
Fishing stamps. An inland waters trout stamp or Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp is valid from April 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until March 31 of the following year.
29.093(3)(h)
(h)
Restrictions on issuance of sturgeon spearing licenses during the open season. No sturgeon spearing license may be issued during the open season for the spearing of rock or lake sturgeon.
29.093(4)
(4) Combination licenses. A sports license or a conservation patron license is valid from April 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until March 31 of the following year.
29.093(5)
(5) Guide and sport trolling licenses. A guide license or sport trolling license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(6)
(6) Trapping and fur dealer licenses; taxidermist permits; certificates of accomplishment. 29.093(6)(a)(a)
Trapping license. A trapping license is valid from May 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following April 30.
29.093(6)(am)
(am)
Certificate of accomplishment. A certificate of accomplishment issued under
s. 29.224 (5) is valid for trapping in place of a trapping license for the period beginning on the date of issuance of the certificate and ending on April 30 of the following year.
29.093(6)(b)
(b)
Fur dealer and related licenses. A resident fur dealer, Class A license; resident fur dealer, Class B license; fur dresser or dyer license; itinerant fur dealer license or fur auctioneer license is valid from September 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following August 31.
29.093(6)(c)
(c)
Taxidermist permit. A resident or nonresident taxidermist permit is valid from September 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until August 31 of the 2nd year following the year of issuance.
29.093(7)
(7) Commercial fishing, commercial clamming and wholesale fish dealer licenses. 29.093(7)(a)(a)
Outlying waters. A commercial fishing license or a related crew license is valid from July 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following June 30.
29.093(7)(b)
(b)
Mississippi and St. Croix rivers net license. A net license for the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers authorizing the use of seine, gill, bait, buffalo, frame, slat or trammel nets is valid from April 16 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following April 15.
29.093(7)(d)
(d)
Inland waters set or bank pole or setline license. A set or bank pole license or setline license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(7)(e)
(e)
Wholesale fish dealer license. A wholesale fish dealer license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(7)(f)
(f)
Assistant clam buyer license. An assistant clam buyer license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(7)(g)
(g)
Clam buyer license. A clam buyer license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(7)(h)
(h)
Clam helper license. A clam helper license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(7)(i)
(i)
Commercial clam sheller license. A commercial clam sheller license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(8)
(8) Bait dealer and fish hatchery licenses. 29.093(8)(a)(a)
Bait dealer. A bait dealer, Class A license or a bait dealer, Class B license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(8)(b)
(b)
Fish hatcheries. A private fish hatchery, Class A, Class B, Class C or Class D license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(9)
(9) Bird and game farms, related activities and wildlife in captivity; licenses and permits. 29.093(9)(a)(a)
Pheasant and quail farm license. A pheasant and quail farm license is valid from July 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following June 30.
29.093(9)(b)
(b)
Game bird and animal farm license. A game bird and animal farm license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(9)(c)
(c)
Fur animal farm license. A fur animal farm license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(9)(d)
(d)
Deer farm license. A deer farm license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(9)(e)
(e)
Deer farm sales license. A deer farm sales license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(9)(f)
(f)
Special retail deer sale permit. A special retail deer sale permit is valid for the limited period specified on the permit.
29.093(9)(g)
(g)
Venison serving permit. A venison serving permit is valid for a period not to exceed 30 days after the date of issuance.
29.093(9)(h)
(h)
Bird and game farms; late filing. Notwithstanding
pars. (a) to
(e), the rights and privileges of a person issued a license under
ss. 29.573 to
29.578 may be continued for 45 days as provided under
s. 29.572 (3).
29.093(9)(i)
(i)
Wildlife exhibit license. A wildlife exhibit license is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(10)
(10) Scientific collector and endangered species permits. 29.093(10)(a)(a)
Scientific collector permit. A scientific collector permit is valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until December 31.
29.093(10)(b)
(b)
Endangered species permit. A permit issued under
s. 29.415 (6) or
(6m) is valid for the period designated by the department.
29.093(11)(a)(a)
Wild rice licenses. A wild rice harvest license or any class A, class B, class C or class D wild rice dealer license is valid from May 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following April 30.
29.093(11)(b)
(b)
Wild ginseng harvest license. A wild ginseng harvest license is valid from September 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until November 1 of that same year.
29.093(11)(c)
(c)
Wild ginseng dealer license. A nonresident wild ginseng dealer license or a class A, class B or class C wild ginseng dealer license is valid from July 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following June 30.
29.093(12)
(12) Senior citizen recreation card. A senior citizen recreation card is valid from the date of issuance and shall remain valid as long as the person is a resident.
29.093(13)
(13) Duplicates. A duplicate approval is valid from the date of issuance until the expiration of the original approval.
29.093(14)
(14) Other. A license or stamp not mentioned under
subs. (2) to
(13) is valid from April 1 or the date of issuance, whichever is later, until the following March 31.
29.093 History
History: 1983 a. 27;
1983 a. 192 s.
303 (6);
1983 a. 420;
1985 a. 29,
270,
289;
1987 a. 27,
353,
399;
1989 a. 31,
216,
336;
1991 a. 39,
77,
254,
269;
1993 a. 16,
213;
1995 a. 27,
79,
296.
29.095
29.095
Senior citizen recreation card. 29.095(2)
(2) A senior citizen recreation card entitles the holder to exercise all of the combined rights and privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license, a wild turkey hunting license, a wild turkey hunting stamp and a resident fishing license, subject to all duties, conditions, limitations and restrictions prescribed under this chapter and by department order. The card permits any vehicle, except a motor bus, as defined in
s. 340.01 (31), having a card holder as an occupant to enter any vehicle admission area under
s. 27.01 (7) without having an admission sticker affixed to it and without paying a fee. The card permits a card holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying an admission fee.
29.095(3)
(3) Except as provided in this section, possession of a senior citizen recreation card shall not entitle the holder to obtain any other privileges or services for free if the privileges or services may be obtained only through payment of a fee.
29.095(5)
(5) The department shall allocate the proceeds from senior citizen recreation card sales among the various affected programs at its discretion.
29.095(5m)
(5m) The department may not issue a senior citizen recreation card after December 31, 1991.
29.095(6)
(6) Beginning in 1991, the department shall annually submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) concerning the numbers of resident senior citizens, by counties in this state, to whom the department distributed materials explaining the voluntary program that is specified in
s. 71.55 (10) (b). This paragraph does not apply after December 31, 1992.
29.10
29.10
Resident small game hunting license. A resident small game hunting license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any resident applying for this license. The resident small game hunting license does not authorize the hunting of bear, deer or wild turkey.
29.101
29.101
Lead shotshell restrictions. No person may hunt waterfowl or coots with any firearm utilizing lead shotshells or any other shotshell classified by the federal government as toxic or harmful to wildlife or the environment.
29.101 History
History: 1985 a. 155,
332.
29.102
29.102
Waterfowl hunting stamp. 29.102(1)
(1)
Requirement; issuance; exceptions. 29.102(1)(a)(a)
Requirement. Except as provided under
par. (c), no person may hunt waterfowl unless he or she is issued a conservation patron license or unless he or she is issued a waterfowl hunting stamp which is affixed by the stamp's adhesive to the person's hunting license which authorizes the hunting of small game or to the person's sports license.
29.102(1)(b)
(b)
Issuance. The waterfowl hunting stamp shall be issued by the department and its agents and by county clerks subject to
s. 29.09. The waterfowl hunting stamp shall be designed and produced by the department as provided under
s. 29.09 (13).
29.102(1)(c)
(c)
Exemptions. Any person who is under 16 years of age is exempt from the requirements of this subsection. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a hunting license or who is not required to pay a fee for a hunting license is exempt from the requirements of
par. (a).
29.102(2)(a)(a)
Habitat. The department shall expend 67% of the money received from fees for waterfowl hunting stamps for developing, managing, preserving, restoring and maintaining wetland habitat and for producing waterfowl and ecologically related species of wildlife.
29.102(2)(b)
(b)
Propagation. The department shall expend 33% of the money received from fees for waterfowl hunting stamps for the development of waterfowl propagation areas within Canada which will provide waterfowl for this state and the Mississippi flyway. Money for the development of waterfowl propagation areas shall be provided only to nonprofit organizations. Before providing any money the department shall obtain evidence that the proposed waterfowl propagation project is acceptable to the appropriate provincial and federal governmental agencies of Canada.
29.1025
29.1025
Pheasant hunting; stamps. 29.1025(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
pars. (b) to
(d), no person may hunt pheasant unless he or she has a valid conservation patron license, or has a valid pheasant hunting stamp affixed by the stamp's adhesive to the person's hunting license which authorizes the hunting of small game or to the person's sports license.
29.1025(1)(b)
(b) Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a license authorizing the hunting of small game or who is not required to pay a fee for a license authorizing the hunting of small game is exempt from the requirements under
par. (a).
29.1025(1)(c)
(c) Any person hunting pheasant under
s. 29.123 or on premises licensed under
s. 29.573 is exempt from the requirements under
par. (a).
29.1025(1)(d)
(d) Any person hunting pheasant outside of a pheasant management zone, as established by the department, is exempt from the requirements under
par. (a).
29.1025(2)
(2) Issuance. The pheasant hunting stamp shall be issued by the department or a county clerk subject to
s. 29.09. The department shall design and produce pheasant hunting stamps as provided under
s. 29.09 (13).
29.1025(3)
(3) Use of moneys from fees. The fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (1) (hr).
29.1025 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 16.
29.103
29.103
Wild turkey hunting; license; stamp; zones. 29.103(1)(1)
Definitions. As used in this section:
29.103(1)(a)
(a) "Family member" means a person who is related to another person as a parent, child, spouse or sibling.
29.103(1)(b)
(b) "Landowner" means the owner of record of a parcel of land or the purchaser of land under a land contract who has the right to occupy and the right to use the land.
29.103(1)(c)
(c) "Operator" means a resident who is residing on a parcel of land under a rental agreement, lease, agreement or contract and who is engaged in farm activities or other operations on the land.
29.103(1)(d)
(d) "Resident applicant" includes a qualified resident landowner who applies for a wild turkey hunting license.
29.103(2)(am)(am)
Department authority. The department may regulate and limit the hunting of wild turkeys under this section and under
s. 29.174. If the department allows hunting of wild turkeys, the department shall regulate such hunting by issuing licenses under this section.
