29.228(1)(a)(a)
Requirement. Except as otherwise specifically provided under this chapter, no nonresident may fish in the waters of this state unless the person has a nonresident fishing license.
29.228(1)(b)
(b)
Exception; nonresidents under 16 years of age. No fishing license is required for a nonresident under the age of 16 years to fish with a hook and line or a rod and reel for fish of any variety, subject to all other conditions, limitations and restrictions prescribed in this chapter.
29.228(1)(c)
(c)
Exception; nonresident obtaining bait. No separate or other fishing license is required for a nonresident who is issued a valid nonresident fishing license to take minnows for bait or smelt for food under the same conditions and rules governing residents but minnows or smelt taken by a nonresident may not be sold, traded or bartered in any manner.
29.228(1)(d)
(d)
Exception; fishing in private ponds. No fishing license is required for a nonresident to fish in a pond that is a self-contained body of water and that is located entirely on private property owned by a person who gives permission to the nonresident to fish in the pond.
29.228(2)(a)(a) The department shall issue a nonresident annual fishing license, subject to
s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license.
29.228(2)(b)
(b) A nonresident annual fishing license issued to any nonresident who holds a one-day fishing license under
sub. (4m) that is valid during the same year for which the nonresident applies for a nonresident annual fishing license shall be issued at the reduced fee under
s. 29.563 (3r).
29.228(3)
(3) Fifteen-day license. The department shall issue a nonresident 15-day fishing license, subject to
s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license.
29.228(4)
(4) Four-day fishing license. The department shall issue a nonresident 4-day fishing license, subject to
s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license.
29.228(4m)
(4m) One-day fishing license. The department shall issue a nonresident one-day fishing license, subject to
s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license.
29.228(5)
(5) Annual family fishing license. The department shall issue a nonresident annual family fishing license, subject to
s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife and any minor children to fish under this license.
29.228(6)
(6) Fifteen-day family fishing license. The department shall issue a nonresident 15-day family fishing license, subject to
s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife and any minor children to fish under this license.
29.228(7)
(7) Two-day sports fishing license. 29.228(7)(a)(a)
Issuance. The department shall issue a nonresident 2-day sports fishing license, subject to
s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license.
29.228(7)(b)
(b)
Authorization. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited, a nonresident 2-day sports fishing license only authorizes fishing in outlying trout and salmon waters, as defined in
s. 29.2285 (2) (a).
29.228(7)(c)
(c)
Use of fees. The department shall deposit receipts from the sale of nonresident 2-day sports fishing licenses under this subsection in the conservation fund. The department shall credit 50% of these receipts to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (4) (ku).
29.2285
29.2285
Fishing stamps and tags. 29.2285(1)(a)(a)
Definition. In this subsection, "inland trout waters" means inland waters but this term excludes all of the following:
29.2285(1)(a)2.
2. Any river or stream tributary of Lake Michigan or Green Bay, except the Kewaunee River, from its mouth upstream to the first dam or lake.
29.2285(1)(a)3.
3. Any other river or stream tributary of Lake Michigan or Green Bay that is designated by the department.
29.2285(1)(b)
(b)
Requirement. Except as provided in
par. (d), no person may fish for trout in inland trout waters unless he or she is issued a conservation patron license, unless he or she is issued a 2-day inland lake trout fishing license, or unless he or she is issued an inland waters trout stamp which is attached to or imprinted on the person's fishing license or sports license in the manner required by the rule promulgated under
s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3.
29.2285(1)(c)
(c)
Issuance. The department shall issue an inland waters trout stamp subject to
s. 29.024 to each person holding or applying for a fishing license, other than a two-day inland lake trout fishing license, or holding or applying for a sports license if the person intends to use the license for trout fishing in inland trout waters of the state.
29.2285(1)(d)
(d)
Exemption. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a fishing license or who is not required to pay a fee for a fishing license is exempt from the requirements under
par. (b).
29.2285(1)(e)
(e)
Use of moneys from fees. The department shall expend the receipts from the sale under this subsection of inland waters trout stamps on improving and maintaining trout habitat in inland trout waters, conducting trout surveys in inland trout waters and administering this subsection.
29.2285(2)
(2) Great Lakes trout and salmon stamps. 29.2285(2)(a)(a)
Definition. In this subsection, "outlying trout and salmon waters" means any outlying waters and this term includes all of the following:
29.2285(2)(a)1.
1. Any river or stream tributary of Lake Michigan or Green Bay from its mouth upstream to the first dam or lake.
29.2285(2)(a)2.
2. Any other river or stream tributary of Lake Michigan or Green Bay that is designated by the department.
29.2285(2)(b)
(b)
Requirement. No person may fish for trout or salmon in the outlying trout and salmon waters of the state unless the person is issued a resident or nonresident 2-day sports fishing license, unless the person is issued a conservation patron license or unless the person is issued a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp which is attached to or imprinted on the person's fishing license or sports license in the manner required by the rule promulgated under
s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3.
29.2285(2)(c)
(c)
Issuance. The department shall issue a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp subject to
s. 29.024 to any person holding or applying for a fishing license or a sports license if the person intends to use the license for trout or salmon fishing in the outlying trout and salmon waters of the state.
29.2285(2)(d)
(d)
Exemptions. This subsection does not apply to a person who is exempt from the payment or requirement for a fishing license.
29.2285(2)(e)
(e)
Use of fees. The department shall expend the receipts from the sale of Great Lakes trout and salmon stamps to supplement and enhance the existing trout and salmon rearing and stocking program for outlying waters and to administer this subsection.
29.2285(3)(a)(a)
Requirement. No person may possess a lake sturgeon taken by hook and line from the waters of the state unless he or she is issued one or more sturgeon hook and line tags.
29.2285(3)(b)
(b)
Issuance. The department shall issue sturgeon hook and line tags to each person holding or applying for a fishing license or a sports license if the person intends to possess a lake sturgeon taken by hook and line in the waters of the state.
29.2285(3)(c)
(c)
Tagging requirement. Any person having taken a lake sturgeon by means of a hook and line shall immediately attach a current, validated sturgeon hook and line tag issued to that person to the tail of the sturgeon. No person may possess, control, store, or transport a lake sturgeon carcass unless it is tagged as required under this paragraph.
29.2285(3)(e)
(e)
Use of moneys from fees. The department shall deposit the receipts from the sale of sturgeon hook and line tags issued under this subsection into the conservation fund and shall credit these receipts to the appropriation account under
s. 20.370 (4) (ky).
29.2285 History
History: 2005 a. 25 ss.
569,
570,
574 to
575;
2013 a. 20.
29.229
29.229
Fishing approvals issued by the Lac du Flambeau band. 29.229(1)(a)
(a) "Band" means the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
29.229(1)(b)
(b) "Reservation" means the territory within the boundaries of the Lac du Flambeau reservation that were in existence on April 10, 1996.
29.229(2)
(2) Authorization for issuance. The band may issue one or more types of fishing approvals that are equivalent to one or more of the following types of approvals by authorizing the same types of fishing by the same persons and in the same bodies of water:
29.229(2)(d)
(d) Nonresident annual family fishing licenses.
29.229(2)(e)
(e) Nonresident 15-day family fishing licenses.
29.229(3)
(3) Requirements for issuance; fees; periods of validity. 29.229(3)(a)(a) For any approval issued under this section, the band shall collect the same amount that would be collected for the equivalent approval under
s. 29.563, including the issuing fee under
s. 29.563 (14) (c). The band shall retain all of the fees collected under this paragraph, except as provided in
sub. (5r).
29.229(3)(b)
(b) The band may not issue or sell approvals under this section in conjunction with discount coupons or as part of a promotion or other merchandising offer.
29.229(3)(c)
(c) For any approval issued under this section, the period of validity shall be the same as it would be for the equivalent approval under
s. 29.569.
29.229(3)(d)
(d) The band may issue duplicates only for the approvals that it issues under this section.
29.229(3)(e)
(e) The band may issue approvals under this section only to applicants who appear in person on the reservation.
29.229(4)(a)(a) The band shall prepare, procure the printing of, and supply all necessary approval forms and applications for approvals issued under this section. Approval forms and applications used under this section shall be numbered consecutively, at the time of printing, in a separate series for each kind of approval. Each license form issued under this section shall be provided with a corresponding stub or carbon numbered with the serial number of the license. Each requisition for the printing of the approval forms shall specify any serial numbers to be printed on the forms.
29.229(4)(b)
(b) Each license issued under this section shall bear on its face the signature of the licensee, the date of issuance and the signature of the issuing agent. All licenses shall be issued in English and in ink.
29.229(4)(c)
(c) Before June 1 annually, the band shall submit a report to the department notifying it of the number of each type of approval that the band issued for the period beginning on April 1 of the previous year and ending on March 31 of the year in which the report is submitted.
29.229(4)(d)
(d) For law enforcement purposes, persons issuing approvals under this section shall make available for inspection by the department during normal business hours their records of all approvals issued, including copies of all licenses issued.
29.229(4)(e)
(e) The band shall ensure that a record of each approval issued under this section, including a copy of each license issued, is retained for at least 2 years after the date of expiration of the license.
29.229(5)
(5) Restrictions on approvals. A person who is fishing under the authority of an approval issued under this section shall be subject to the same conditions, limitations, and restrictions as are imposed on the equivalent approval issued under
ss. 29.219,
29.228,
29.2285 (1), and
29.231, including bag limits, size limits, rest days, and closed seasons.
29.229(5m)
(5m) Denial and revocation of approvals based on child support delinquency. 29.229(5m)(a)(a) The band is requested to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of children and families under
s. 49.857.
29.229(5m)(b)
(b) The band is requested to enact tribal laws or ordinances that require each person who has a social security number, as a condition of being issued an approval under this section, to provide to the band his or her social security number, tribal laws or ordinances that require each person who does not have a social security number, as a condition of being issued an approval under this section, to provide to the band a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation on a form prescribed by the department of children and families that the person does not have a social security number, and tribal laws or ordinances that prohibit the disclosure of that number by the band to any other person except to the department of children and families for the purpose of administering
s. 49.22.
29.229(5m)(c)
(c) The band is requested to enact tribal laws or ordinances that deny an application to issue or renew, suspend if already issued or otherwise withhold or restrict an approval issued under this section if the applicant for or the holder of the approval fails to provide the information required under tribal laws or ordinances enacted under
par. (b) or fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or if the department of children and families certifies that the applicant for or the holder of the approval has failed to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse. The band is also requested to enact tribal laws or ordinances that invalidate an approval issued under this subsection if issued in reliance upon a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation under tribal laws or ordinances enacted under
par. (b) that is false.
29.229(5r)
(5r) Fees to the department. The department may require that the band remit all of the fees collected under
sub. (3) (a) to the department. If the department so requires, all of these fees shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.370 (9) (hs).
29.229(6)
(6) Applicability. This section does not apply unless the department and the band have in effect a written agreement under which the band agrees to comply with
subs. (2) to
(4) and that contains all of the following terms:
29.229(6)(a)
(a) The manner in which the band will limit its treaty-based right to fish outside the reservation.
29.229(6)(b)
(b) A requirement that the fees collected by the band under
sub. (3) (a) be used only for fishery management within the reservation.
29.2295
29.2295
Department approvals issued on the Lac du Flambeau reservation. 29.2295(1)(a)
(a) "Band" means the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
29.2295(1)(b)
(b) "Reservation" means the territory within the boundaries of the Lac du Flambeau reservation that were in existence on April 10, 1996.
29.2295(2)
(2) Authorization. The band may elect to issue one or more of the following types of approvals, subject to
s. 29.024, as an agent of the department:
