Amendment ASA1-AB595

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2009 ASSEMBLY BILL 595

April 14, 2010 - Offered by Committee on Fish and Wildlife.

AB595-ASA1,1,3 An Act to amend 29.193 (2) (b) 2., 29.193 (2) (b) 3. and 29.193 (2) (c) 1. (intro.); and to create 29.193 (2) (c) 1g. of the statutes; relating to: hunting permits issued to persons who are terminally ill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB595-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 29.193 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 113, is amended to read:

AB595-ASA1,1,10 29.193 (2) (b) 2. An Except as provided in par. (c) 1g., an applicant shall submit an application on a form prepared and furnished by the department, which shall include a written statement or report prepared and signed by a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, or a licensed podiatrist prepared no more than 6 months preceding the application and verifying that the applicant is physically disabled.

AB595-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 29.193 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB595-ASA1,2,4 29.193 (2) (b) 3. As Except as provided in par. (c) 1g., as part of the application for a Class A or Class B permit under this subsection, the applicant shall authorize the department by written release to examine all medical records regarding the applicant's physical disability.

AB595-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 29.193 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB595-ASA1,2,9 29.193 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) The department shall issue a Class A permit under this subsection to an applicant who meets the requirements under subd. 1g. or who is permanently disabled, as determined by the department, in any of the following ways:

AB595-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. 29.193 (2) (c) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB595-ASA1,2,22 29.193 (2) (c) 1g. The department shall issue a Class A permit under this subsection to an applicant who submits an application on a form prepared and furnished by the department that is accompanied by a statement from a licensed physician that the applicant has a life expectancy of less than 12 months. The department shall issue a Class A permit under this subdivision within 7 working days after the department receives the applicant's submission. The department may not require a written release from the applicant authorizing the department to examine the applicant's medical records regarding the applicant's disability or life expectancy prognosis. Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the department is not required to conduct an investigation before issuing a Class A permit under this subdivision. A person may be issued only one Class A permit under this subdivision in his or her lifetime.

AB595-ASA1,2,23 (End)