169.04(5)(a)(a) Each of the following is exempt from holding a license or other approval as required under this chapter to possess any wild animal:
169.04(5)(a)1.
1. A veterinarian, for the purpose of providing medical treatment to wild animals.
169.04(5)(a)3.
3. A circus or the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
169.04(5)(a)5.
5. A person who is licensed under
s. 95.68 or
95.71 and who is possessing the wild animal under the authority of the license.
169.04(5)(a)6.
6. A person who is licensed under
s. 95.69 and who possesses wild animals for 10 days or less and solely for the purpose of resale or slaughter.
169.04(5)(b)
(b) For purposes of
par. (a) 1., "medical treatment" does not include rehabilitation.
169.04(5m)(a)(a) A person holding a rehabilitation license who is rehabilitating white-tailed deer in Walworth County may possess these white-tailed deer after they have been rehabilitated without holding any other license or approval as required under this chapter and without being registered under
s. 95.55 if all of the following conditions apply:
169.04(5m)(a)1.
1. The deer were taken from the wild before August 1, 2003.
169.04(5m)(a)2.
2. The license holder keeps the deer within a fenced area that has a double perimeter fence around the area and that complies with all of the requirements under the rules promulgated under
s. 90.21 (6).
169.04(5m)(a)3.
3. The license holder identifies the deer by tagging or by other means as required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
169.04(5m)(a)4.
4. The license holder does not propagate the deer or otherwise allow the deer to reproduce.
169.04(5m)(a)5.
5. The license holder does not remove, or authorize the removal of, the deer from the facilities and premises that are approved for use under the rehabilitation license.
169.04(5m)(a)6.
6. The license holder notifies the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection of any illness found in any of the deer.
169.04(5m)(a)7.
7. If any of the deer dies, the license holder shall have the carcass tested for chronic wasting disease and shall have the test results submitted to the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
169.04(5m)(a)8.
8. If any of the deer is found, as a result of testing, to have chronic wasting disease, the license holder shall have all of the deer destroyed.
169.04(5m)(b)
(b) Legal title to the white-tailed deer subject to
par. (a) remains with the state.
169.04(5m)(c)
(c) The holder of the rehabilitation license who possesses the white-tailed deer as authorized under
par. (a) shall immediately notify the department if any of the deer are not fenced as required under
par. (a) 2., are not identified as required under
par. (a) 3., reproduce, or are removed from the facilities and premises that are approved for use under the rehabilitation license.
169.04(5m)(d)
(d) Upon notification under
par. (c), or if the department determines that any of the conditions under
par. (a) are not met, the holder of the rehabilitation license shall no longer be authorized to possess the white-tailed deer.
169.04(5m)(e)
(e) If any of the deer escape from the facilities or premises that are approved for use under the rehabilitation license, the license holder shall notify the department immediately.
169.04(5m)(f)
(f) The holder of the rehabilitation license may not release any of the deer subject to
par. (a) into the wild without the prior approval of the department.
169.04(6)
(6) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. 169.04(6)(a)(a) This section does not authorize the possession of harmful wild animals.
169.04(6)(b)
(b) The possession of native wild reptiles and native wild amphibians is subject to
s. 169.12 and not to this section.
169.04 History
History: 2001 a. 56 ss.
75,
224;
2003 a. 179.
169.05
169.05
Taking of wild animals. 169.05(1)
(1)
Requirement. No person may take any wild animal from the wild except as authorized under a bird hunting preserve license, a wild fur farm license, a rehabilitation license, or a scientific research license or under
s. 29.319.
169.05(2)
(2) Exemption for certain wild animals. A person is exempt from the requirement under
sub. (1) if the wild animal that the person takes from the wild is a native wild animal that is exempt under
s. 169.04 (4) (a).
169.05(3)
(3) Exemption for certain persons and institutions. 169.05(3)(a)(a) Each of the following is exempt from the requirement under
sub. (1):
169.05(3)(a)1.
1. A veterinarian, for the purpose of providing medical treatment to wild animals.
169.05(3)(b)
(b) For purposes of
par. (a) 1., "medical treatment" does not include rehabilitation.
169.05(4)
(4) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. 169.05(4)(a)(a) This section does not authorize the taking of harmful wild animals.
169.05(4)(b)
(b) The taking of native wild reptiles and native wild amphibians is subject to
s. 169.12 and not to this section.
169.05 History
History: 2001 a. 56.
169.06
169.06
Introduction, stocking, and release of wild animals. 169.06(1)(1)
Requirement; persons other than the department. 169.06(1)(a)(a) No person may introduce, stock, or release into the wild, or import into this state to introduce, stock, or release into the wild, any wild animal except as authorized under a bird hunting preserve license, a bird dog training license, a hound dog training license, a dog club training license, a bird dog trial license, a hound dog trial license, a stocking license, a rehabilitation license, or a scientific research license or under
s. 29.319.
169.06(1)(b)
(b) No person may introduce, stock, or release into the wild, or import into this state for introducing, stocking, or releasing into the wild, any wild animal unless the department has given its authorization under
par. (c) and the person has complied with the requirements under
par. (d).
169.06(1)(c)
(c) The department may authorize the introducing, stocking, releasing into the wild, or importing of a species of wild animal only if the department has determined that the wild animal will not be detrimental in any manner to the conservation of the natural resources of this state.
169.06(1)(d)
(d) Introducing, stocking, or releasing a wild animal under this section is subject to all of the following requirements:
169.06(1)(d)1.
1. If a wild animal has been exposed to or infected with any contagious or infectious disease, as defined under rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
s. 95.001 (2), the person introducing, stocking, or releasing the wild animal shall ensure that a veterinarian files a copy of a valid certificate of veterinary inspection with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection certifying that the wild animal is free of any such diseases before the introducing, stocking, or release.
169.06(1)(d)2.
2. A person introducing, stocking, or releasing wild birds under the authority of a stocking license, a bird hunting preserve license, a bird dog training license, or a bird dog trial license may only introduce, stock, or release wild birds that meet all of the following requirements:
169.06(1)(d)2.a.
a. The wild birds originate from a flock of a person participating in the national poultry improvement plan under
9 CFR part 145 and any other captive wild birds with which they have had contact originate from such a flock.
169.06(1)(d)2.b.
b. Within 30 days before the introducing, stocking, or release, the wild birds meet the requirements of any rules promulgated by the department under
sub. (3m).
169.06(2)
(2) Reports. At the request of a municipality in an area in which wild animals are introduced, stocked, or released under
sub. (1), the department shall require a person who introduced, stocked, or released those wild animals to report to the municipality the number and species of wild animals introduced, stocked, or released and the location at which the animals were introduced, stocked, or released.
169.06(3)
(3) By the department. The department may import into this state to introduce, stock, or release into the wild, may introduce, stock, or release into the wild, or may authorize introducing, stocking, or releasing into the wild, a wild animal without holding a license as required under
sub. (1) (a).
169.06(3m)(a)(a) The department may promulgate rules to establish the following:
169.06(3m)(a)1.
1. Additional requirements that wild animals shall meet before they enter this state.
169.06(3m)(a)2.
2. Additional requirements that any animals shall meet before they may be introduced, stocked, or released into the wild.
169.06(3m)(b)
(b) The requirements under
par. (a) may include mandatory testing of the animals for disease.
169.06(4)
(4) Exemption. Subsections (1) to
(3m) do not apply to wild animals that are released into the wild after being accidentally trapped or confined.
169.06 History
History: 2001 a. 56.
169.07
169.07
Exhibition of live wild animals. 169.07(1)(a)(a) No person may exhibit any captive live native wild animal or any captive live nonnative wild animal of the family ursidae except as authorized under a captive wild animal farm license, a rehabilitation license, a nonprofit educational exhibiting license, or a nonresident temporary exhibiting license or under
s. 29.319.
169.07(1)(b)
(b) If a person exhibits a wild animal subject to
par. (a) under the authority of a captive wild animal farm license or a rehabilitation license, the person may exhibit only those species of wild animals that are specified by the department on the license.
169.07(2)
(2) Exemption for certain wild animals. A person is exempt from the requirements under
sub. (1) if the wild animal that the person exhibits is a wild animal that is exempt under
s. 169.04 (4) (a) or
(b).
169.07(3)
(3) Exemption for certain institutions. Each of the following is exempt from the requirements under
sub. (1):
169.07(3)(b)
(b) A circus or the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
169.07(3)(e)
(e) A person who is licensed under
s. 95.69 and who possesses wild animals for 10 days or less and solely for the purpose of resale or slaughter.
169.07(4)
(4) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize the exhibiting of harmful wild animals.
169.07 History
History: 2001 a. 56.
169.08
169.08
Propagation of wild animals. 169.08(1)
(1)
Requirement. No person may propagate any native wild animal or any nonnative wild animal of the family ursidae except as authorized under a captive wild animal farm license, a bird hunting preserve license, a wild fur farm license, a nonprofit educational exhibiting license, or a scientific research license.
169.08(2)
(2) Exemption for certain wild animals. A person is exempt from the requirement under
sub. (1) if the wild animal that the person propagates is a wild animal that is exempt under
s. 169.04 (4) (a) or
(b).
169.08(3)
(3) Exemption for certain institutions. Each of the following is exempt from the requirement under
sub. (1):
169.08(3)(b)
(b) A circus or the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
169.08(4)
(4) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize the propagating of harmful wild animals.
169.08 History
History: 2001 a. 56.
169.085
169.085
Rehabilitation of wild animals. 169.085(1)
(1)
Requirement. No person may rehabilitate any wild animal except as authorized under a rehabilitation license.
169.085(2)
(2) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize the rehabilitation of harmful wild animals.
169.085 History
History: 2001 a. 56.
169.09
169.09
Hunting of captive wild animals. 169.09(1)
(1)
Requirement; generally. No person may hunt a captive wild animal except as authorized under a bird hunting preserve license, a bird dog training license, a hound dog training license, a dog club training license, a bird dog trial license, or a hound dog trial license.
169.09(1m)
(1m) Possession of weapon while hunting. Notwithstanding any authorization for hunting under this section, no person may do any of the following:
169.09(1m)(a)
(a) Shoot or shoot at any wild animal that is or has been captive while hunting unless the person is in physical possession of the weapon.
169.09(1m)(b)
(b) Provide or operate, or offer to provide or operate, a facility that allows a person the opportunity to hunt any wild animal that is or has been captive if the person who is hunting is in violation of
par. (a).
