167.31(4)(cg)4.
4. The holder of the permit has obtained permission from any person who is the owner or lessee of private property across or on to which the holder of the permit intends to discharge a firearm or shoot a bolt or an arrow.
167.31(4)(cg)5.
5. The vehicle bears special registration plates issued under
s. 341.14 (1),
(1a),
(1e),
(1m) or
(1r) or displays a sign that is at least 11 inches square on which is conspicuously written "disabled hunter".
167.31(4)(cg)6.
6. The holder of the permit discharges the firearm or shoots the bolt or arrow away from and not across or parallel to the roadway.
167.31(4)(cm)
(cm) For purposes of
pars. (c) and
(cg), the exemption from
sub. (2) (b) under these paragraphs only applies to the firearm, bow or crossbow being used for hunting by the holder of the Class A or Class B permit under
s. 29.193 (2).
167.31(4)(co)
(co) For purposes of
par. (cg), a person may stop a vehicle off the roadway on the left side of the highway.
167.31(4)(cr)
(cr) For purposes of
par. (cg) 4., "private property" does not include property leased for hunting by the public, land that is subject to a contract under
subch. I of ch. 77, or land that is subject to an order designating it as managed forest land under
subch. VI of ch. 77 and that is not designated as closed to the public under
s. 77.83 (1).
167.31(4)(d)
(d) Subsection (2) (b) does not prohibit a person from leaning an unloaded firearm against a vehicle.
167.31(4)(e)
(e) Subsection (2) (d) does not apply to a person who is legally hunting small game with a muzzle-loading firearm or with a shotgun loaded with shotshell or chilled shot number BB or smaller, if the surface of the highway or roadway is anything other than concrete or blacktop.
167.31(4)(f)
(f) Subsection (2) (d) does not prohibit a person from possessing a loaded firearm within 50 feet of the center of a roadway if the person does not violate
sub. (2) (b) or
(c).
167.31(4)(g)
(g) A person who is fishing with a bow and arrow may shoot an arrow from a bow within 50 feet of the center of a roadway if the person does not shoot the arrow from the roadway or across a highway.
167.31(4m)
(4m) Rules. The department of natural resources may further restrict hunting from stationary vehicles on county or town highways by promulgating rules designating certain county and town highways, or portions thereof, upon which a holder of a Class A or Class B permit issued under
s. 29.193 (2) may not discharge a firearm or shoot a bolt or an arrow from a bow or crossbow under
sub. (4) (cg). For each restriction of hunting from a county or town highway contained in a rule to be promulgated under this subsection, the department shall submit a specific justification for the restriction with the rule submitted to legislative council staff for review under
s. 227.15 (1).
167.31(5)(a)(a) If a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of this section, the court shall also impose a weapons surcharge under
ch. 814 equal to 75% of the amount of the fine or forfeiture.
167.31(5)(b)
(b) If a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the weapons surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
167.31(5)(c)
(c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this subsection applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the weapons surcharge under this subsection. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the weapons surcharge shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration under
par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the amount of the weapons surcharge shall also be returned.
167.31(5)(d)
(d) The clerk of the circuit court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the weapons surcharge as required under
s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then pay the secretary of administration as provided in
s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration shall deposit all amounts received under this paragraph in the conservation fund to be appropriated under
s. 20.370 (3) (mu).
167.31 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ss.
NR 10.001,
10.05, and
10.07, Wis. adm. code.
167.32
167.32
Safety at sporting events. 167.32(1)(a)
(a) "Alcohol beverages" means fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquor.
167.32(1)(e)
(e) "Passing" includes pushing, pulling, throwing and moving.
167.32(1)(f)
(f) "Sports facility" means a facility where sporting events are held, regardless of whether that is the exclusive use of the facility.
167.32(2)(a)(a) A spectator at a sporting event at a sports facility shall not participate in the process of passing another person above the floor or ground from one location to another.
167.32(2)(b)
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the act of a person moving another person in order to render first aid or otherwise assist or care for that other person.
167.32(3)
(3) Object passing. A spectator at a sporting event at a sports facility shall not participate in the process of passing bleachers, seats or other objects in a manner which threatens the safety of other persons.
167.32(4)(a)(a) A spectator shall not bring alcohol beverages into a sports facility where there is a sporting event at the sports facility.
167.32(4)(b)
(b) A spectator shall not possess or consume alcohol beverages at a sporting event at a sports facility if the alcohol beverages were brought to the facility as specified in
par. (a).
167.32(4)(c)
(c) This subsection does not apply to any vendor or other person who brings alcohol beverages into a sports facility with the authorization of the person in charge of the facility.
167.32(6)
(6) Citation procedure. The state may use the citation procedures under
s. 778.25 to enforce this section. A county or municipality may use the citation procedures under
s. 778.25 to enforce a local ordinance strictly conforming to this section.
167.32 History
History: 1985 a. 254.
