Under current law, there are many requirements and restrictions relating to
wild animals, including those relating to hunting, killing, possessing, transporting,
selling, serving, and stealing wild animals. However, these requirements and
restrictions generally do not apply to farm-raised deer. The bill exempts
farm-raised game bovids from these requirements and restrictions and specifically
allows the hunting of farm-raised game bovids without a license.
The bill requires farm-raised game bovids to be fenced in the same manner as
farm-raised deer other than white-tailed deer. The bill also treats farm-raised
game bovids in the same manner as farm-raised deer for the purpose of sales taxes;
farmland preservation and the purchase of agricultural conservation easements;
various trade regulation provisions, such as the misrepresentation of animal breeds;
disease control, with the exception that farm-raised game bovids are not required
to be tested for chronic wasting disease; premises registration; voluntary tagging;
indemnity payments for condemned animals; animal market licensing;
slaughtering; and the seizure and disposal of escaped animals.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB563,1 3Section 1. 29.001 (25s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB563,2,54 29.001 (25s) “Farm-raised game bovid" has the meaning given in s. 95.001 (1)
5(aim).
SB563,2 6Section 2. 29.011 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,2,97 29.011 (3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game
8bovids,
farm-raised game birds, farm-raised fish, or wild animals that are subject
9to regulation under ch. 169.
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1Section 3. 29.047 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,3,42 29.047 (2) (b) The possession, transportation, delivery or receipt of farm-raised
3deer, farm-raised game bovids, farm-raised game birds, farm-raised fish, or wild
4animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB563,4 5Section 4. 29.055 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,3,15 629.055 Wild animals; possession in closed season or in excess of bag
7limit.
Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no person may have in the
8person's possession or under the person's control, or have in storage, any wild animal
9or carcass that was taken during the closed season for that wild animal or that is in
10excess of the bag or possession limit or contrary to the size limits for that wild animal.
11The open and closed seasons and the bag, possession and size limits of the state,
12province or country in which a wild animal was taken shall apply to the wild animal
13or the carcass if it was lawfully killed outside of this state. This section does not apply
14to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game
15birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB563,5 16Section 5. 29.057 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,3,22 1729.057 Wild animals; possession in open season. It is unlawful to possess
18or control at any time a protected wild animal or the carcass of any protected wild
19animal showing that it was taken during the closed season for the protected wild
20animal. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids,
21farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to
22regulation under ch. 169.
SB563,6 23Section 6. 29.334 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.334 (3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game
2bovids,
farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under
3ch. 169.
SB563,7 4Section 7. 29.354 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,4,85 29.354 (5) Captive wild animals. This section does not apply to farm-raised
6deer, farm-raised game bovids, farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish
7hatchery, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation
8under ch. 169.
SB563,8 9Section 8. 29.357 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,4,1310 29.357 (5) (b) Subsections (1) to (4m) do not apply to the possession,
11transportation, delivery, or receipt of farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids,
12farm-raised fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, farm-raised game
13birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB563,9 14Section 9. 29.539 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,4,1715 29.539 (1m) (d) A farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids, a farm-raised
16fish, fish produced in a municipal fish hatchery, a farm-raised game bird, or a wild
17animal that is subject to regulation under ch. 169 or the carcass of such a wild animal.
SB563,10 18Section 10. 29.541 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,4,2119 29.541 (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to the meat from
20farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids, farm-raised fish, or farm-raised game
21birds or to meat that is subject to regulation under s. 169.14.
SB563,11 22Section 11. 29.875 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 29.875 (1g) (intro.) and
23amended to read:
SB563,4,2424 29.875 (1g) (intro.) In this section, “deer":
SB563,4,25 25(a) “Deer” means any species of deer.
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1Section 12. 29.875 (1g) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB563,5,32 29.875 (1g) (b) “Farm-raised game bovid" has the meaning given in s. 95.001
3(1) (aim).
SB563,13 4Section 13. 29.875 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,5,105 29.875 (1r) The department may seize and dispose of or may authorize the
6disposal of any deer or farm-raised game bovid that has escaped from land owned
7by a person registered under s. 95.55 or by a person who is subject to s. 169.04 (5m)
8if the escaped deer or farm-raised game bovid has traveled more than 3 miles from
9the land or if the licensee or person has not had the deer or farm-raised game bovid
10returned to the land within 24 hours of the discovery of the escape.
SB563,14 11Section 14. 29.875 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,5,1512 29.875 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1r), the department may dispose of the deer
13or farm-raised game bovid immediately if the department of agriculture, trade and
14consumer protection determines that the deer or farm-raised game bovid poses a
15risk to public safety or to the health of other domestic or wild animals.
SB563,15 16Section 15. 29.885 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,5,2017 29.885 (1) (f) Notwithstanding s. 29.001 (90), “wild animal" means any
18undomesticated mammal or bird, but does not include farm-raised deer,
19farm-raised game bovids, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject
20to regulation under ch. 169.
SB563,16 21Section 16. 29.969 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,6,2 2229.969 Larceny of wild animals. A person who, without permission of the
23owner, disturbs or appropriates any wild animal or its carcass that has been lawfully
24reduced to possession by another shall forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than
25$2,000. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids,

1farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to
2regulation under ch. 169.
SB563,17 3Section 17. 29.971 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,6,134 29.971 (14) In any prosecution under this section it is not necessary for the
5state to allege or prove that the animals were not farm-raised deer, farm-raised
6game bovids,
farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, wild animals subject to
7regulation under ch. 169, or domestic animals, that they were not taken for scientific
8purposes, or that they were taken or in possession or under control without a
9required approval. The person claiming that these animals were farm-raised deer,
10farm-raised game bovids, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, wild animals
11subject to ch. 169, or domestic animals, that they were taken for scientific purposes
12or that they were taken or in possession or under control under the required
13approval, has the burden of proving these facts.
SB563,18 14Section 18. 29.974 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,6,1715 29.974 (2) (a) In this subsection, “wild animal" does not include a farm-raised
16deer, a farm-raised game bovid, a farm-raised fish, a farm-raised game bird, or a
17wild animal subject to regulation under ch. 169.
SB563,19 18Section 19. 77.54 (62) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,6,2219 77.54 (62) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other
20consumption of farm-raised deer, as defined in s. 95.001 (1) (ag), or farm-raised
21game bovids, as defined in s. 95.001 (1) (aim),
sold to a person who is operating a
22hunting preserve or game farm in this state.
SB563,20 23Section 20. 90.20 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,6,25 2490.20 (title) Fencing of farm-raised deer that are not white-tailed deer
25and farm-raised game bovids.
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1Section 21. 90.20 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB563,7,32 90.20 (1) (am) “Farm-raised game bovids” has the meaning given in s. 95.001
3(1) (aim).
SB563,22 4Section 22. 90.20 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,7,85 90.20 (2) Specifications. (intro.) Unless s. 90.21 or 95.55 (1) (c) applies, any
6person who keeps farm-raised deer or farm-raised game bovids shall keep the
7farm-raised deer or farm-raised game bovids enclosed by a fence that meets all of
8the following requirements:
SB563,23 9Section 23. 90.20 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,7,1110 90.20 (2) (e) The wires are installed on the side of the fence toward the
11farm-raised deer or farm-raised game bovids, except at corners.
SB563,24 12Section 24. 91.01 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,7,1513 91.01 (20m) “Livestock" means bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry,
14sheep, swine, farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids, farm-raised game birds,
15camelids, ratites, and farm-raised fish.
SB563,25 16Section 25. 93.73 (1m) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,7,1917 93.73 (1m) (dm) “Livestock" means bovine animals, equine animals, goats,
18poultry, sheep, swine, farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, farm-raised game
19bovids,
camelids, ratites, and farm-raised fish.
SB563,26 20Section 26. 95.001 (1) (ad) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,7,2221 95.001 (1) (ad) 2. A farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovid, farm-raised
22game bird, or farm-raised fish.
SB563,27 23Section 27. 95.001 (1) (aim) of the statutes is created to read:
SB563,8,224 95.001 (1) (aim) “Farm-raised game bovid” means an animal that is not
25currently native to this state, is kept in captivity to be hunted, is a member of the

1family bovidae, and is a member of the subfamily aepycerotinae, alcelaphinae,
2antilopinae, bovinae, caprinae, or hippotraginae.
SB563,28 3Section 28. 95.185 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,8,234 95.185 (2) Voluntary individual animal identification. The department shall
5create and administer a voluntary program under which a person who has obtained
6a livestock premises registration under s. 95.51 may obtain RFID tags for individual
7bovine animals, goats, sheep, swine, or farm-raised deer, or farm-raised game
8bovids
. An RFID tag must include a 15-digit individual animal identification
9number that is connected to the livestock premises identification code for the
10animal's premises of origin. As part of the program under this section, the
11department shall maintain on its Internet site a link to the U.S. Department of
12Agriculture's list of authorized manufacturers of animal identification number
13devices. The department may contract with an agent to collect and maintain
14individual animal identification records, which may include submitting the
15information to an existing state or federal database. Individual animal
16identification records held by the department or by an agent with whom the
17department has contracted are not subject to copying or inspection under s. 19.35 (1)
18and, unless an exemption provided under s. 95.51 (5) (b) or (c) applies, the
19department or the agent may not disclose such records. The department may
20promulgate rules to implement this section. The department may amend any rules
21promulgated under this section as necessary to adapt to future advances in animal
22identification technology, including to substitute RFID tags with another technology
23if RFID technology becomes obsolete.
SB563,29 24Section 29. 95.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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195.25 (1) In order to detect and control bovine tuberculosis the department may
2test for tuberculosis those cattle where indication of possible infection is disclosed by
3means of the slaughter cattle identification program and any other cattle,
4farm-raised deer, farm-raised game bovids, or other species the department has
5reason to believe may be infected or exposed or considers necessary to test for any
6other reason. Tuberculosis tests authorized by the department shall be made at such
7times and in such manner as the department determines, in the light of the latest
8and best scientific and practical knowledge and experience.
SB563,30 9Section 30. 95.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,9,1810 95.25 (2) Upon reasonable notice, the department, its authorized agents and
11all inspectors and persons appointed or authorized to assist in the work of applying
12the tuberculin test, may enter any buildings or enclosures where cattle, farm-raised
13deer, farm-raised game bovids, or other species are, for the purpose of making
14inspection and applying the tuberculin test, and any person who interferes therewith
15or obstructs them in their work or attempts to obstruct or prevent by force the
16inspection and the testing shall, in addition to the penalty prescribed therefor, be
17liable for all damages caused thereby to the state or to any person lawfully engaged
18in the work of inspection and testing.
SB563,31 19Section 31. 95.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,9,2520 95.25 (5) For each animal of a species raised primarily to produce food for
21human consumption, including farm-raised deer and farm-raised game bovids,
22condemned and slaughtered, except as provided in s. 95.36, the owner shall receive
23and, upon certificate of the department, the state shall pay two-thirds of the
24difference between the net salvage value and the appraised value of the animal, but
25the payment may not exceed $1,500 for an animal.
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1Section 32. 95.26 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,10,32 95.26 (5m) (a) The department may obtain blood or tissue samples from swine,
3farm-raised game bovids,
and farm-raised deer to test for brucellosis.
SB563,33 4Section 33. 95.26 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,10,75 95.26 (5m) (b) The department may condemn swine , farm-raised game bovids,
6and farm-raised deer that are reactors to the brucellosis test and may quarantine
7the herd from which the reactors come.
SB563,34 8Section 34. 95.26 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,10,179 95.26 (7) For each animal of a species raised primarily to produce food for
10human consumption, including farm-raised deer and farm-raised game bovids,
11condemned and slaughtered, except as provided in ss. 95.36 and 95.48, the owner
12shall receive and, upon certificate of the department, the state shall pay two-thirds
13of the difference between the net salvage value and the appraised value of the
14animal, but the payment may not exceed $1,500 for an animal. With the consent of
15the owner the department may condemn, in infected herds, animals which have been
16exposed and which are suspected of being infected, although the animals have not
17reacted to the brucellosis tests.
SB563,35 18Section 35. 95.30 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,10,23 1995.30 Disposal of animals infected with tuberculosis. The owner of cattle
20or, farm-raised deer, or farm-raised game bovids tested and found to be afflicted with
21bovine tuberculosis shall ship them under the direction of the department to some
22place designated by it for immediate slaughter under U.S. government inspection,
23or under the inspection approved by the department.
SB563,36 24Section 36. 95.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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195.31 (3) In addition to the indemnities for specific animal diseases provided
2under ss. 95.25, 95.26 and 95.27 or under special emergency programs and subject
3to s. 95.36, the department shall pay indemnities on livestock condemned and
4slaughtered or destroyed because of other diseases if the department determines
5that the condemnation and slaughter or destruction is necessary to protect public
6health or the livestock industry. The indemnity under this subsection shall be
7two-thirds of the difference between net salvage value and appraised value, but may
8not exceed $1,500 for an animal, except as provided in sub. (3m). As used in this
9subsection, “livestock" means animals of species raised primarily to produce food for
10human consumption, including farm-raised deer and farm-raised game bovids.
SB563,37 11Section 37. 95.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,11,2312 95.31 (4) In the event of a major or serious outbreak of a contagious or infectious
13disease that may affect public health or the health of animals and that requires
14special control measures, the department may request the joint committee on
15finance to release funds appropriated under s. 20.115 (2) (b) as needed to conduct
16emergency control programs independently or in cooperation with federal or local
17units of government and, subject to s. 95.36, to pay indemnities on animals of species
18raised primarily to produce food for human consumption, including farm-raised deer
19and farm-raised game bovids, condemned and slaughtered or destroyed under the
20emergency control programs. For all indemnities paid under this subsection, the
21state shall pay two-thirds of the difference between the net salvage value and the
22appraised value of an animal, except that no payment may exceed $1,500 for an
23animal.
SB563,38 24Section 38. 95.33 of the statutes is amended to read:
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195.33 Tubercular animals that do not react. Whenever in the opinion of
2the department a bovine or, farm-raised deer, or farm-raised game bovid is afflicted
3with tuberculosis, although failing to react to the tubercular test, such animal shall
4be condemned and the appraisal and all subsequent procedure shall be the same as
5in the case of reactors.
SB563,39 6Section 39. 95.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,12,107 95.40 (1) No person shall use or cause to be used tuberculin or any other agent
8upon cattle or, farm-raised deer, or farm-raised game bovids, by injection or
9otherwise, for the purpose of preventing a proper reaction when a tuberculin test is
10made.
SB563,40 11Section 40. 95.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,12,1512 95.41 (2) The department shall provide ear tags to be used for identifying cattle
13and, farm-raised deer, and farm-raised game bovids tested for purposes of disease
14control, and shall distribute the tags to persons authorized by the department to
15identify cattle and, farm-raised deer, and farm-raised game bovids.
SB563,41 16Section 41. 95.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB563,12,22 1795.42 Revocation of permit to test. Only veterinarians approved by the
18department may apply the tuberculin test to cattle and , farm-raised deer, and
19farm-raised game bovids,
and no veterinarian applying the test may tag or brand
20reactors except as specifically authorized or directed by the department. Any
21veterinarian who fails to comply with this section and the rules and instructions
22furnished by the department shall forfeit all right to apply the tuberculin test.
SB563,42 23Section 42. 95.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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