Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Beginning on March 1, 2024, this bill increases all of the following fees for
nonresident hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals:
1. Nonresident elk and bear hunting licenses: $248.25 to $311.25
2. Nonresident archer and crossbow deer hunting licenses: $162.25 to $197.25.
3. Nonresident bonus deer hunting permit, outside chronic wasting disease
areas: $19.25 to $30.25.
4. Nonresident wild turkey hunting license: $62.25 to $97.25.
5. Nonresident additional wild turkey hunting authorization: $14.75 to $23.75.
6. Nonresident fur-bearing animal license: $162.25 to $197.25.

7. Nonresident wolf harvesting license: $250.25 to $313.25.
8. Nonresident trapping license: $149.25 to $187.25.
9. Itinerant fur buyer license: $200 to $600.
10. Nonresident conservation patron license: $615.25 to $715.25.
11. Nonresident youth conservation patron license: $72.25 to $86.25.
12. Nonresident sports fishing license: $292.25 to $319.25.
13. Nonresident youth sports fishing license: $33.25 to $38.25.
14. Nonresident two-day sports fishing license: $9.25 to $10.25.
15. Nonresident sturgeon spearing fishing license: $64.25 to $70.25.
16. Nonresident sturgeon hook and line fishing tag: $49.75 to $54.75.
17. Nonresident outlying waters commercial fishing license fees, with or
without a boat: $6,499.25 to $12,249.25.
18. Nonresident Lake Michigan, Green Bay, and Lake Superior sport trolling
licenses: $400 to $2,000.
19. Nonresident fishing guide license: $99.25 to $219.25.
20. Nonresident taxidermist license: $100 to $275.
21. Nonresident wild ginseng harvest license: $30 to $60.
22. Nonresident ginseng dealer license: $1,000 to $2,000.
The bill also decreases the nonresident five-day small game hunting license fee
to $55.25 from $57.25.
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:
SB993,1 1Section 1. 29.563 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
219
, is amended to read:
SB993,2,33 29.563 (2) (b) 2. Five-day small game: $57.25 $55.25.
SB993,2 4Section 2. 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,2,55 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. Elk: $248.25 $311.25.
SB993,3 6Section 3. 29.563 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,2,77 29.563 (2) (b) 4. Class A bear: $248.25 $311.25.
SB993,4 8Section 4. 29.563 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
919
, is amended to read:
SB993,2,1010 29.563 (2) (b) 6. Archer: $162.25 $197.25.
SB993,5
1Section 5. 29.563 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
219
, is amended to read:
SB993,3,33 29.563 (2) (b) 6m. Crossbow: $162.25 $197.25.
SB993,6 4Section 6. 29.563 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
519
, is amended to read:
SB993,3,66 29.563 (2) (b) 7. Fur-bearing animal: $162.25 $197.25.
SB993,7 7Section 7. 29.563 (2) (b) 8. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
819
, is amended to read:
SB993,3,99 29.563 (2) (b) 8. Wild turkey: $62.25 $97.25.
SB993,8 10Section 8. 29.563 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,3,1211 29.563 (2) (d) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a)
121.: $19.25 $30.25.
SB993,9 13Section 9. 29.563 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,3,1514 29.563 (2) (g) Nonresident authorizations. Each additional wild turkey
15hunting authorization issued to a nonresident under s. 29.164 (4) (b): $14.75 $23.75.
SB993,10 16Section 10. 29.563 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,3,1717 29.563 (3) (b) 6. Two-day sports: $9.25 $10.25.
SB993,11 18Section 11. 29.563 (3) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,3,1919 29.563 (3) (b) 7. Sturgeon spearing: $64.25 $70.25.
SB993,12 20Section 12. 29.563 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,3,2121 29.563 (3) (cm) 2. Sturgeon hook and line issued to nonresident: $49.75 $54.75.
SB993,13 22Section 13. 29.563 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
2319
, is amended to read:
SB993,3,2524 29.563 (4) (b) 1. Sports: $292.25 $319.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's
25option.
SB993,14
1Section 14. 29.563 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,32 29.563 (4) (b) 1m. Sports issued to persons who are under 18 years of age:
3$33.25 $38.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's option.
SB993,15 4Section 15. 29.563 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
519
, is amended to read:
SB993,4,76 29.563 (4) (b) 2. Conservation patron: $615.25 $715.25 or a greater amount at
7the applicant's option.
SB993,16 8Section 16. 29.563 (4) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,109 29.563 (4) (b) 2m. Conservation patron issued to persons who are under 18
10years of age: $72.25 $86.25 or a greater amount at the applicant's option.
SB993,17 11Section 17. 29.563 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,1212 29.563 (4) (b) 3. Wolf harvesting: $250.25 $313.25.
SB993,18 13Section 18. 29.563 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,1414 29.563 (5) (b) 1. Guide: $99.25 $219.25.
SB993,19 15Section 19. 29.563 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,1616 29.563 (5) (b) 2. Lake Michigan and Green Bay sport trolling: $400 $2,000.
SB993,20 17Section 20. 29.563 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,1818 29.563 (5) (b) 3. Lake Superior sport trolling: $400 $2,000.
SB993,21 19Section 21. 29.563 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,2020 29.563 (6) (am) Nonresident license. Trapping: $149.25 $187.25.
SB993,22 21Section 22. 29.563 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,2222 29.563 (6) (b) 1. Itinerant fur buyer: $200 $600.
SB993,23 23Section 23. 29.563 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,4,2424 29.563 (6) (d) Nonresident permit. Taxidermist: $100 $275.
SB993,24 25Section 24. 29.563 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,5,3
129.563 (7) (b) 1. Outlying waters: $6,499.25 $12,249.25 for the first boat and
2$6,499.25
$12,249.25 for each additional boat that is listed on a license issued under
3s. 29.519 (1m).
SB993,25 4Section 25. 29.563 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,5,55 29.563 (7) (b) 2. Outlying waters without boat: $6,499.25 $12,249.25.
SB993,26 6Section 26. 29.563 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,5,77 29.563 (10) (b) 2. Wild ginseng harvest issued to a nonresident: $30 $60.
SB993,27 8Section 27. 29.563 (10) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB993,5,99 29.563 (10) (b) 6. Nonresident wild ginseng dealer: $1,000 $2,000.
SB993,28 10Section 28. Initial applicability.
SB993,5,1211 (1) This act first applies to an application for a hunting, fishing, or trapping
12approval submitted on the effective date of this subsection.
SB993,29 13Section 29. Effective date.
SB993,5,1414 (1) This act takes effect on March 1, 2024.
SB993,5,1515 (End)
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