29.235(3)
(3) Authorization; admission to state parks and related areas. A person may operate a motor vehicle, except a motor bus, as defined in
s. 340.01 (31), subject to the admission requirements under
s. 27.01 (7), in any vehicle admission area under
s. 27.01 (7) without having an admission receipt affixed to the vehicle or otherwise displayed and without paying a fee if the vehicle has as an occupant a holder of a resident or nonresident conservation patron license who can present the license upon demand in the vehicle admission area. The conservation patron license permits the license holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying an admission fee. This subsection does not apply to holders of conservation patron licenses who are under the age of 18 years.
29.235(4)
(4) Deer tag and back tag. The department shall issue to each person who is issued a conservation patron license a deer tag and back tag.
29.235(5)
(5) Subscription. At the time the department issues a conservation patron license, it shall provide each licensee who is at least 18 years of age with an annual subscription to the Wisconsin natural resources magazine without any additional fee or charge.
29.235(6)
(6) Admission receipt. At the same time the department issues a conservation patron license, it may issue an annual resident or nonresident vehicle admission receipt or a special receipt for admission to state parks and similar areas. The department may issue an annual resident or nonresident vehicle admission receipt or a special receipt for admission to state parks and similar areas to a person who has a conservation patron license on location at the state park or similar area. A person who is issued a receipt under this subsection shall affix the receipt by its own adhesive to the interior surface of the lower left-hand corner of the windshield of the vehicle or otherwise display it as authorized under a rule promulgated under
s. 27.01 (7) (e) 2. A receipt issued under this section is not considered part of a conservation patron license for the purpose of issuing a duplicate. No duplicate receipt may be issued for a receipt that is affixed by its own adhesive to a windshield unless the license holder provides evidence that the vehicle upon which the sticker receipt is affixed is no longer usable or that the vehicle was transferred to another person and the license holder presents the original receipt or remnants of it to the department.
Section 29.024 (7) applies to the issuance of a duplicate receipt that is displayed as authorized under the rule promulgated under
s. 27.01 (7) (e) 2. This subsection does not apply to holders of conservation patron licenses who are under the age of 18 years.
29.236
29.236
Annual disabled veteran recreation card. 29.236(1)(1) The department, subject to
ss. 29.024 and
54.25 (2) (c) 1. d., shall issue an annual disabled veteran recreation card to any resident who produces evidence that shows that he or she is a veteran, as defined in
38 USC 101, and is receiving disability compensation benefits under
38 USC 1101 to
1163 for disabilities that result in a disability rating that is 50 percent or greater under
38 USC 1114 or
1134, or is receiving disability compensation benefits due to being individually unemployable under
38 CFR 4.16 as authorized under
38 USC 501.
29.236(2)
(2) An annual disabled veteran recreation card entitles the holder to exercise all of the combined rights and privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license and a resident fishing license, subject to all duties, conditions, limitations, and restrictions of the licenses. A person may operate any motor vehicle, except a motor bus, as defined in
s. 340.01 (31), subject to the admission requirements under
s. 27.01 (7) in any vehicle admission area under
s. 27.01 (7) without having an admission receipt affixed to the vehicle or otherwise displayed and without paying a fee if the vehicle has as an occupant a card holder who can present the card upon demand in the vehicle admission area. The card permits a card holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying an admission fee.
29.236(3)
(3) Except as provided in this section, possession of an annual disabled veteran recreation card shall not entitle the holder to obtain any other privileges or services for free if the privileges or services may be obtained only through payment of a fee.
29.236 History
History: 2011 a. 168.
29.237
29.237
Sturgeon spearing license. 29.237(1)(a)
(a) "Lake Winnebago and upper Fox and Wolf rivers system" means Buttes des Morts Lake, Winneconne Lake, Poygan Lake, Winnebago Lake, and all of the following:
29.237(1)(a)1.
1. Each stream that flows into any of these lakes, from the mouth of the stream upstream to the first dam on the stream.
29.237(1)(a)2.
2. The Fox River from the point that it flows into Lake Winnebago upstream to the dam above the city of Princeton.
29.237(1)(a)3.
3. Each tributary of the Fox River from the point that it flows into the Fox River upstream to the first dam on the tributary.
29.237(1)(a)4.
4. The Wolf River from its mouth upstream to the dam in the city of Shawano.
29.237(1)(a)5.
5. Each tributary of the Wolf River from the point that it flows into the Wolf River to the first dam on the tributary.
29.237(1)(b)
(b) "Validated" means marked with specified information in the manner required by the department.
29.237(1m)
(1m) Subject to
s. 29.024 and any limit imposed under
s. 29.192 (3), a sturgeon spearing license shall be issued by the department to any person applying for this license who is at least 12 years old.
29.237(2)
(2) The sturgeon spearing license shall be accompanied by sturgeon carcass tags in the quantity to correspond with the season bag limit for spearing lake sturgeon established by the department. The serial numbers of these tags shall be entered on the license by the person issuing the license or by the department.
29.237(3)
(3) A sturgeon spearing license authorizes the spearing of lake sturgeon subject to any limit imposed under
s. 29.192 (3) and only during the open season for spearing these sturgeon established by the department. No person may fish for sturgeon by means of a spear unless the person is issued a sturgeon spearing license. The sturgeon spearing license shall be carried on the person of the licensee at all times while fishing for sturgeon by means of a spear.
29.237(4)
(4) Any person having taken a lake sturgeon by means of a spear shall immediately attach a current, validated sturgeon carcass 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 section.
29.237(5)
(5) The department shall deposit receipts from the sale of sturgeon spearing licenses under this subsection into the conservation fund and shall credit these receipts to the appropriation account under
s. 20.370 (4) (kw).
29.237 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ss.
NR 20.07 and
20.11, Wis. adm. code.