29.106(3)
(3) Nothing in this section may be construed to eliminate any requirement that a landowner's permission must be obtained prior to hunting on his or her land.
29.106 History
History: 1977 c. 242.
29.107
29.107
Special deer hunting permits. 29.107(1)
(1)
Issuance. The department may issue a hunter's choice deer hunting permit, a deer hunting party permit or other special deer hunting permit to a person with a valid deer hunting license who applies for the permit.
29.107(2)
(2) Authorization. A hunter's choice deer hunting permit may authorize or require the permit holder to take deer of a sex or type not authorized by a regular deer hunting license. A deer hunting party permit may authorize members of a deer hunting party to take additional deer not authorized by a regular deer hunting license. Except as authorized by rule, a person may not apply for or be issued more than one special deer hunting permit in a single season.
29.107(3)
(3) Findings. The department may issue permits authorized under this section and
s. 29.1075 only in those years in which the department finds that the size or characteristics of the deer population of this state require additional or special types of deer to be taken for proper game management.
29.107(3m)
(3m) Deer management rules. For the purposes of permits issued under this section and
s. 29.1075, the department shall specify by rule the type and number of deer which may be taken, the deer management areas where these permits are valid, the number of permits to be issued and other restrictions and conditions concerning these permits.
29.107(4)
(4) Continuous preference system; random selection. If the number of qualified applicants for a type of special deer hunting permit in a deer management area exceeds the number of such available special permits, the department shall issue those special permits for that deer management area according to the continuous preference system established under this subsection and
sub. (5). If the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of special permits available in a preference category, the department shall select at random the applicants to be issued special permits.
29.107(5)(a)(a)
First preference. The department shall create a first preference category in issuing special deer hunting permits to applicants who are qualified landowners, but not more than 30% of the available special permits for a deer management area for one season may be issued under this preference category.
29.107(5)(b)
(b)
Second preference. The department shall create a 2nd preference category in issuing special deer hunting permits to resident applicants who applied for but were not issued special permits for a given deer management area for the prior season. Within this preference category, the department shall give a point to each applicant for each consecutive preceding season in which the person applied for but was not issued a special permit for that deer management area. The department shall create subcategories for each point total and place each applicant in the applicable subcategory. The department shall rank the subcategories according to the number of points received, giving higher priority to those subcategories with more points than those with fewer points.
29.107(5)(c)
(c)
Third preference. The department shall create a 3rd preference category in issuing special deer hunting permits for those persons who are not eligible under the 1st or 2nd preference categories.
29.107(6)
(6) Qualified landowner. In order to apply for a special deer hunting permit as a qualified landowner a person is required to be a resident, the owner of record or a vendee under a land contract of at least 50 acres in one parcel located in whole or in part in the deer management area for which the special permit is valid and a resident of the county in which that parcel is located or a resident of a county adjacent to the county in which that parcel is located. No more than one person may apply as a qualified landowner for one parcel of land in one season and if the parcel of land is located in more than one deer management area, the owner or vendee may apply as a qualified landowner in only one of the deer management areas in which the parcel of land is located in one season.
29.1075
29.1075
Bonus deer hunting permits. 29.1075(1)
(1)
Issuance. Subject to
s. 29.107 (3) and
(3m), the department may issue a bonus deer hunting permit to a person who has a hunting license that authorizes the hunting of deer and who applies for the bonus deer hunting permit.
29.1075(2)
(2) Authorization. A bonus deer hunting permit shall authorize the holder of the bonus deer hunting permit to take an additional deer of the sex or type specified by the department on the permit. Except as authorized by rule, a person may not apply for or be issued more than one bonus deer hunting permit in a single season.
29.1075(3)
(3) Use of fees. The fees received from issuing permits under this section shall be deposited into the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (5) (fq).
29.1075 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1995 a. 27.
29.1085
29.1085
Bear harvest permits. 29.1085(1)
(1)
Department authority. The department may regulate and limit the number of bear hunters and bear harvested in any area of the state.
29.1085(2)(a)(a)
Requirement. No person may shoot, shoot at, kill, take, catch or possess a bear unless the person is issued a valid bear harvest permit.
29.1085(2)(b)
(b)
Authorization. A bear harvest permit is valid only for the area specified in the permit.
29.1085(2)(c)
(c)
License requirement. The department may not issue a bear harvest permit to a person unless the person has a valid bear hunting license.
29.1085(3)(a)(a)
Application. A person who seeks a bear harvest permit shall hold a bear hunting license valid for the applicable bear hunting season at the time of application and shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department. The department may specify information to be included in the application and other requirements and procedures for application.
29.1085(3)(b)
(b)
Continuous preference system; random selection. If the number of qualified applications for bear harvest permits exceeds the number of available permits, the department shall select applicants to be issued bear harvest permits based upon a continuous preference system. This system shall establish preference categories for those applicants who applied for but did not receive a bear harvest permit in the previous season, with the highest preference category for those who applied for but did not receive the permit in the most consecutive preceding seasons. The department shall select at random the applicants to be issued bear harvest permits within each preference category.
29.1085(3)(c)
(c)
Notification, issuance; payment. The department shall issue a notice of approval to those qualified applicants selected to receive a bear harvest permit. A person who receives a notice of approval and who pays the fee as required by the department shall be issued a bear harvest permit.
29.1085(4)
(4) Use of fees. Fees received from the issuance of bear harvest permits shall be paid into the conservation fund to be used for administering bear hunting licenses and bear harvest permits and for bear management activities.
29.1085(5)
(5) Carcass tag. The department shall issue a bear carcass tag to each person who is issued a bear harvest permit. A person who kills a bear shall immediately validate and attach the carcass tag to the bear. The carcass tag shall be attached and validated according to rules promulgated by the department.
29.1085(6)
(6) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer and interpret this section.
29.1085 History
History: 1985 a. 270.
29.109
29.109
Resident bear hunting license. 29.109(1)
(1)
Issuance. A resident bear 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.
29.109(2)
(2) Authorization. No person issued a resident bear hunting license may:
29.109(2)(a)
(a)
Bear harvest permit required. Shoot, shoot at, kill, take, catch or possess a bear unless the person also holds a bear harvest permit issued under
s. 29.1085.
29.109(2)(b)
(b)
Assisting a permit holder. Pursue a bear unless the person is assisting a person who holds a bear harvest permit issued under
s. 29.1085.
29.109(3)
(3) Use of fees. Fees received from the issuance of resident bear hunting licenses shall be paid into the conservation fund to be used for administering bear hunting licenses and bear harvest permits and for bear management activities.
29.109 History
History: 1985 a. 270.
29.11
29.11
Nonresident annual small game hunting license. A nonresident annual small game hunting license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident annual small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of deer, bear, wild turkey or fur-bearing animals.
29.11 History
History: 1983 a. 27;
1991 a. 39.
29.112
29.112
Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license. A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game for which there is an open season during the 5-day period for which it is issued but does not authorize the hunting of deer, bear, wild turkey or fur-bearing animals.
29.112 History
History: 1983 a. 27;
1991 a. 39.
29.113
29.113
Nonresident deer hunting license. 29.113(1)
(1)
Issuance. A nonresident deer hunting license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any nonresident applying for this license.
29.113(2)
(2) Authorization. A nonresident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer with firearms only.
29.113(3)
(3) Deer tag and back tag. The department or county clerk shall issue to each person who is issued a nonresident deer hunting license a deer tag and a back tag in the form and numbered as required by the department.
29.113 History
History: 1983 a. 27.
29.114
29.114
Nonresident bear hunting license. 29.114(1)
(1)
Issuance. A nonresident bear hunting license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any nonresident applying for this license.
29.114(2)
(2) Authorization. No person issued a nonresident bear hunting license may:
29.114(2)(a)
(a)
Bear harvest permit required. Shoot, shoot at, kill, take, catch or possess a bear unless the person also holds a bear harvest permit issued under
s. 29.1085.
29.114(2)(b)
(b)
Assisting a permit holder. Pursue a bear unless the person is assisting a person who holds a bear harvest permit issued under
s. 29.1085.
29.114(3)
(3) Use of fees. Fees received from the issuance of nonresident bear hunting licenses shall be paid into the conservation fund to be used for administering bear hunting licenses and bear harvest permits and for bear management activities.
29.114 History
History: 1985 a. 270.
29.116
29.116
Nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license. A nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or a county clerk to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license authorizes the hunting of skunk, raccoon, fox, weasel, opossum, coyote and wildcat during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of other fur-bearing animals, other small game, deer or bear.
29.116 History
History: 1983 a. 27.
29.117
29.117
Nonresident archer hunting license. 29.117(1)(1)
Issuance. A nonresident archer hunting license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any nonresident applying for this license.
29.117(2)
(2) Authorization. The nonresident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, wild turkey and fur-bearing animals, during the open season for the hunting of that game with a bow and arrow. This license authorizes hunting with a bow and arrow only and does not authorize hunting with a crossbow.
29.117(3)
(3) Deer tag and back tag. The department or county clerk shall issue to each person who is issued a nonresident archer hunting license a deer tag and a back tag in the form and numbered as required by the department.
29.123
29.123
Disabled veterans, Great Lakes Naval Hospital. Notwithstanding any other statute, any disabled veteran who is a patient at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois, may hunt pheasant in this state in Columbia county on any one day in November in each year, the day to be specified by the administrator of the hospital to the department, without obtaining a resident or nonresident hunting license under this chapter.
29.123 History
History: 1971 c. 127;
1973 c. 243 s.
81.
29.125
29.125
Reports of hunters. Each person to whom a hunting or trapping license has been issued under this chapter shall, when requested to do so by the department, report to the department, on forms furnished by it, the number of the person's license, the number and kind of each animal taken by the licensee and such other information as the department requires.
29.125 History
History: 1991 a. 316.
29.13
29.13
Trapping licenses. 29.13(1)(a)(a)
Issuance. A trapping license shall be issued subject to
s. 29.09 by the department or by a county clerk to any resident applying for this license.
29.13(1)(b)
(b)
Authorization. A trapping license authorizes the use of traps for trapping fur-bearing animals.
29.13(1)(c)
(c)
Individual licenses required. If a trapper employs any person in trapping, a license is required for each person employed.
29.13(1)(d)
(d)
Tags. Each trap used under a trapping license shall be tagged with a metal tag stamped with the name and address of the owner. All untagged traps shall be seized and confiscated, and the owner or person using or attending the untagged traps shall be punished as provided under
s. 29.99 (4) and
(12).
29.13(2)
(2) All shipments of hides must be marked showing the number and kinds of hides in the package, the name and address of the shipper, and the number of the shipper's trapping license.
29.13(3)
(3) On or before June first of each year, such licensee shall report to the department, by affidavit, on blanks furnished by the department, the number of the licensee's license, the number and value of each variety of animals taken during the previous 12 months ending May first, and such other information as may be required on the blanks furnished.
29.13(3m)
(3m) From the moneys received from the sale of trapping licenses issued under this section, the department shall calculate an amount equal to $2 times the number of trapping licenses issued and shall credit this amount to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (1) (Lq).
29.13(5)(a)(a) No person may molest, take or appropriate a trap belonging to another person when the trap is lawfully placed. No person may take or appropriate the animal or contents of any lawfully placed trap belonging to another person.
29.13(5)(b)
(b) A person who violates this subsection shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both. In addition, if a person violates this subsection, the court shall revoke all licenses issued to the person under this chapter for 5 years.
29.134
29.134
Fur dealers regulated. 29.134(1)
(1) For the purpose of carrying out this section the following definitions for the expressions used are:
29.134(1)(a)
(a) "Dressed fur" means the dressed or tanned skins of any fur-bearing animal, but does not include fur in the manufactured article.
29.134(1)(b)
(b) "Fur auctioneer" means a person duly licensed to sell furs of wild-fur-bearing animals of this or other states or foreign countries. The department or its representatives may sell confiscated or other furs in its possession by auction or otherwise.
29.134(1)(c)
(c) "Fur dresser or dyer" means a person engaged in the business of dressing, dyeing, tanning and otherwise preparing furs to be made into manufactured articles.
29.134(1)(d)
(d) "Itinerant fur buyers" means persons other than resident fur dealers who engage in the business of buying, bartering, trading or otherwise obtaining raw furs from trappers or from fur buyers or fur dealers in retail lots for purposes of resale, except those buying furs at a nationally advertised public auction conducted by a regularly licensed fur auctioneer.
29.134(1)(e)
(e) "Raw fur" means the undressed skins or pelts of any fur-bearing animal.
29.134(1)(f)
(f) "Resident fur dealer, Class A" means persons having an established post or place of business in the state where they carry on the business of buying, bartering, trading and otherwise obtaining raw or dressed furs, to the amount of $2,000 or more each year.
29.134(1)(g)
(g) "Resident fur dealer, Class B" means persons having an established post or place of business in the state where they carry on the business of buying, bartering, trading and otherwise obtaining raw or dressed furs, to the amount of less than $2,000 each year.
