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WI Stat § 29.614 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.614 - Scientific collector permit.

29.614  Scientific collector permit. (1) Application for a scientific collector permit shall be submitted to the department. The department may issue a scientific collector permit if the department determines that the applicant is a natural person and is engaged in a bona fide program leading to increased, useful scientific knowledge. (2) A scientific collector permit shall state the name and address of the permittee, the date of issuance, the purposes for which it is issued, the type, species and number of specimens authorized to be collected or salvaged, the area and period of time in which the specimens may be collected or salvaged, the place where the specimens may be kept and other conditions and limitations that the department requires. A scientific collector permit is not transferable. (3) A scientific collector permit authorizes the permittee to collect or salvage from the wild, for scientific purposes only, live fish and the nests and carcasses of any wild animals specified in the permit subject to the conditions and limitations specified in the permit and the rules of the department. The permittee may use the specimens for the scientific purposes for which collected or salvaged and may transport them or cause them to be transported by common carrier. Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other person, except that these specimens may be exchanged for other specimens for scientific purposes. A scientific collector permit may authorize the use of net guns and tranquilizer guns for activities related to the purposes for which the permit is issued. Any person who is convicted of violating this chapter shall forfeit the person's permit and the permit is thereby revoked, in addition to all other penalties. Any person so convicted is not eligible for a permit under this section for one year following the conviction.History:  1997 a. 248; 2001 a. 56.
WI Stat § 29.617 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.617 - Public hunting and fishing grounds.

29.617  Public hunting and fishing grounds. The department may acquire, lease, develop and maintain public hunting and fishing grounds. The department may agree to adjust and pay damages arising from the operation of public hunting or fishing grounds.History:  1979 c. 34 s. 730; 1997 a. 248 s. 598; Stats. 1997 s. 29.617.
WI Stat § 29.621 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.621 - Wildlife refuges.

29.621  Wildlife refuges. (1) Establishment. The owner of contiguous land comprising in the aggregate not less than 160 acres located outside the limits of any city or village may apply to the department for the establishment of the land as a wildlife refuge. If the department determines that the establishment of the land as a wildlife refuge will promote the conservation of species or varieties native to this state, it may by order establish the land as a wildlife refuge. (2)  Signs. Within 30 days after the date of the order the owner of the land shall post signs or notices as required and furnished by the department, designating the refuge. (3)  Publication. The order is not effective until at least 30 days after issuance and until the department has caused to be published a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the county containing the land. The land shall remain a wildlife refuge for not less than 5 years. (4)  Protection. Except as provided in s. 29.091 (1), no owner of a wildlife refuge, and no other person, may hunt or trap within the boundaries of any wildlife refuge or have in his or her possession or under his or her control in the wildlife refuge a gun, firearm, bow or crossbow, unless the gun or firearm is unloaded, the bow or crossbow is unstrung and the gun, firearm, bow or crossbow is enclosed within a carrying case. This subsection, as it relates to the possession or control of a loaded or unencased firearm, does not apply to any of the following:(a) A person who is employed in this state by a public agency as a law enforcement officer and to whom s. 941.23 (1) (g) 2. to 5. and (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.(b) A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (g), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.(c) A former officer, as defined in s. 941.23 (1) (c), to whom s. 941.23 (2) (c) 1. to 7. applies.(d) A licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (d), or an out-of-state licensee, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (g), if the gun or firearm is a handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm). (5)  Animals procured by department. The department may place wild animals within any wildlife refuge, for the purpose of propagation. (6)  Injurious animals. Nothing in this section may prohibit, prevent, or interfere with the department in the destruction of injurious animals.History:  1971 c. 42; 1989 a. 214; 1997 a. 248 s. 608; Stats. 1997 s. 29.621; 2011 a. 35.
WI Stat § 29.624 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.624 - Senior citizen recreation card.

29.624  Senior citizen recreation card. (1) A senior citizen recreation card entitles the holder to exercise all of the combined rights and privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license, a wild turkey hunting license, a wild turkey hunting stamp and a resident fishing license, subject to all duties, conditions, limitations, and restrictions of the licenses and stamp. 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 exhibit 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. (2) Except as provided in this section, possession of a senior citizen 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. (3) The department shall allocate the proceeds from senior citizen recreation card sales among the various affected programs at its discretion. (4) The department may not issue a senior citizen recreation card after December 31, 1991.History:  1997 a. 248 ss. 189 to 192; Stats. 1997 s. 29.624; 2015 a. 89.
WI Stat § 29.627 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.627 - Domestic fur-bearing animal farms.

29.627  Domestic fur-bearing animal farms. The breeding, raising and producing in captivity, and the marketing, by the producer, of foxes, fitch, nutria, marten, fisher, mink, chinchilla, rabbit or caracul, as live animals, or as animal pelts or carcasses shall be considered an agricultural pursuit, and all such animals so raised in captivity shall be considered domestic animals, subject to all the laws of the state with reference to possession, ownership and taxation as are at any time applicable to domestic animals. All persons engaged in the foregoing activities are farmers and engaged in farming for all statutory purposes.History:  1997 a. 248 s. 630; Stats. 1997 s. 29.873; 2001 a. 56 s. 86; Stats. 2001 s. 29.627.
WI Stat § 29.701 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.701 - Propagation of fish; protected wild animals.

29.701  Propagation of fish; protected wild animals. (1) Nothing in this chapter concerning the protection of wild animals applies to any of the following:(a) The operation of state fish hatcheries.(b) The removal of fish which have died from natural causes or the removal of detrimental or rough fish by or as authorized by the department.(c) The propagation or transportation, collecting and transplanting of fish by the department.(d) The transportation of fish into or through this state or out of it by the commissioners of fisheries of other states or of the United States.(e) The transportation and sale of farm-raised fish. (2) The department may not furnish fish from state hatcheries to private ponds, private clubs, corporations or preserves, and may not introduce, stock or plant them in waters where the general public is not allowed the rights and privileges enjoyed by any individual. (3) An operator of a fish farm, or an employee of the operator, may capture turtles that are on the fish farm, transport them to different locations and release them into the wild.History:  1997 a. 27, 237; 1997 a. 248 s. 554; Stats. 1997 s. 29.701.Under ss. 29.50 [now s. 29.701] and 30.77, the department may refuse to stock waters where public access is inadequate. 68 Atty. Gen. 233.
WI Stat § 29.707 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.707 - Propagation of fish; department rules.

29.707  Propagation of fish; department rules. (1) The department shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:(a) Define the role and extent that genetics is involved in the department's fish stocking strategies.(b) Standardize the department's fish donation procedures. (2) The department and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall review the departments' rules relating to viral hemorrhagic septicemia, and shall promulgate new rules as the departments determine are necessary. (3) The department, with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall assess the efficiency and utility of the fish hatchery classification system under rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall promulgate new rules as it determines are necessary. (4) The department shall assess the viability and use of bait fish and forage fish and of the continued classification of bait fish and forage fish as established nonnative fish species, and shall promulgate new rules as it determines are necessary. (5) The department shall consider economic factors, healthy fish populations, and fishing opportunities, and shall consult with interested parties, including fishing groups and the aquaculture industry, when promulgating rules under this section. (6) The final draft of a proposed rule under this section shall be submitted under s. 227.19 (2) no later than June 28, 2019.History:  2017 a. 21.
WI Stat § 29.709 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.709 - State fish hatcheries.

29.709  State fish hatcheries. The department may operate state fish hatcheries and may do all of the following: (1) Breed and propagate fish of such species and varieties as it determines to be of value. (2) Distribute information regarding the propagation and conservation of fish. (3) Manage the state fish hatcheries and all other property held by the state for the propagation of fish. (4) Subject to s. 95.60, receive from any person all fish eggs or fish donated to the state or purchased, and procure, receive, exchange, distribute and dispose of fish eggs and fish.History:  1997 a. 248 ss. 558, 559, 561.
WI Stat § 29.713 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.713 - Trespass to state fish hatchery.

29.713  Trespass to state fish hatchery. Whoever does any of the following without proper authority shall be subject to the penalties under s. 29.971 (1): (1) Enters upon the grounds of a state fish hatchery for the purpose of killing or taking fish. (2) Kills or takes fish from any waters or grounds of a state fish hatchery. (3) Injures any fish, or interferes harmfully with the ponds, streams, troughs or other property of a state fish hatchery.History:  1975 c. 365; 1985 a. 29; 1997 a. 248 s. 580; Stats. 1997 s. 29.713.
WI Stat § 29.717 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.717 - Trespass on riparian land.

29.717  Trespass on riparian land. In an action against a person for damages sustained from trespassing on lands bordering streams stocked by the consent of the owner of the lands, with fish received from a state hatchery, where the damage exceeds $2, the trespasser is liable for double the amount of the damage and all of the taxable costs; and where the damage is $2 or less the trespasser shall be liable for the amount of the damage and costs not to exceed the amount of the damage.History:  1997 a. 248 s. 682; Stats. 1997 s. 29.717.
WI Stat § 29.734 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.734 - Barriers required for fish farms.

29.734  Barriers required for fish farms. No person may use any body of water as a fish farm or as part of a fish farm unless the body of water is equipped with barriers that prevent the passage of fish between it and the other waters of the state.History:  1997 a. 237; 1999 a. 32 s. 65; Stats. 1997 s. 29.734.
WI Stat § 29.735 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.735 - Importation of fish.

29.735  Importation of fish. (1) No person may bring into this state any fish, or fish eggs, of a species that is not native to this state for the purpose of introduction into the waters of the state, as defined in s. 281.01 (18), of use as bait or of rearing in a fish farm without having a permit issued by the department. (2) A person applying for a permit under this section shall submit a written application to the department. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the importation of fish by the department. (4) For the purpose of issuing permits under this section, the department may not require that any testing, inspection or investigation be performed concerning the health of the fish.History:  1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 s. 582; Stats. 1997 s. 29.735.
WI Stat § 29.736 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.736 - Stocking of fish.

29.736  Stocking of fish. (1) In this section:(a) “Fish" includes fish eggs.(b) “Qualified inspector" means a veterinarian licensed under ch. 89 or a person who is qualified to provide evidence of fish health under s. 95.60 (4s) (c).(c) “Waters of the state" does not include preexisting fish rearing facilities that are artificial bodies of water or self-contained fish rearing facilities. (2) (a) No person may introduce, stock or plant any fish in the waters of the state unless all of the following apply:1. The person has a permit issued by the department.2. The fish have been certified by a qualified inspector to meet the fish health standards and requirements promulgated under s. 95.60 (4s) (b).3. The fish is not a species of lake sturgeon.(b) A person applying for a permit under this section shall submit a written application to the department.(c) This subsection does not apply to introduction, stocking or planting of fish by the department. (3) The department may not introduce, stock or plant any fish in the waters of the state unless the fish have been certified by a qualified inspector to meet the fish health standards and requirements promulgated under s. 95.60 (4s) (b).NOTE:  Sub. (3) is shown as renumbered from sub. (3) (a) by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2. (4) For the purposes of issuing permits under this section and for introducing, stocking or planting of fish by the department, the department:(a) Shall accept the certification by a qualified inspector that the fish meet the fish health standards and requirements promulgated under s. 95.60 (4s) (b) and may not require that any additional testing, inspection or investigation be performed concerning the health of the fish.(b) May regulate the species of fish, the number of fish and the sites where the fish will be introduced, planted or stocked. (5) The requirement of being issued a permit under this section does not apply to civic organizations, organizations operating newspapers or television stations or promoters of sport shows when and in connection with publicly showing or exhibiting, giving demonstrations with or providing fishing of fish for periods of not to exceed 10 days if the fish are placed in a tank or an artificially constructed pond that is a self-contained body of water. Fish used for these purposes shall have been certified by a qualified inspector to meet the fish health standards and requirements promulgated under s. 95.60 (4s) (b).History:  1997 a. 27, 237; 1997 a. 248 ss. 583, 584; Stats. 1997 s. 29.736; 2003 a. 136; 2015 a. 55; s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
WI Stat § 29.737 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.737 - Permit for private management.

29.737  Permit for private management. (1) Any person or persons owning all of the land bordering a navigable lake that is completely landlocked may apply to the department for a permit to remove, destroy or introduce fish in the lake. (2) The department shall hold a public hearing on the permit application in the vicinity of the lake, and if the department determines that the hearing is favorable the department may issue a permit authorizing the applicant to remove, destroy or introduce fish in the lake. (3) The department shall impose appropriate terms, conditions and limitations on the permit. All work done under the permit shall be under the supervision of employees or agents of the department, who shall have free access to the lake at all times for that purpose. The permittee shall pay the expenses of the supervision. (4) All fish removed from the lake under a permit shall be disposed of as directed by the department. (5) A person who is using a navigable lake that is a freeze-out pond as a fish farm, or as part of a fish farm, is exempt from obtaining a permit under this section.History:  1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 576 to 578; Stats. 1997 s. 29.737.
WI Stat § 29.738 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.738 - Private fishing preserves.

29.738  Private fishing preserves. (1) A single person may register with the department a natural, navigable, self-contained body of water as a private fishing preserve if all of the following apply:(a) All of the use and occupancy rights in the land that is riparian to the body of water are owned or leased by the registrant.(b) The registrant and any owner of the riparian land do not provide access to the body of water to the public by means of an easement or other right-of-way or by means of a business open to the public.(c) The registrant held a private fish hatchery license under s. 29.52, 1995 stats., on December 31, 1997, that applied to the body of water being registered as a private fishing preserve. (2) No lake association, corporation or other association that is formed to establish a private fishing preserve is eligible to register under this section. (3) A registration under this section is valid for one year. (4) A person who is fishing in a private fishing preserve is exempt from having any sport fishing approval issued under this chapter. No person may sell or trade fish that are caught in a private fishing preserve. No person may charge a fee for fishing in a private fishing preserve or a fee for an activity that includes the privilege of fishing in a private fishing preserve.History:  1997 a. 27, 237; 1997 a. 248 s. 579; Stats. 1997 s. 29.738.
WI Stat § 29.739 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.739 - Grants for walleye production.

29.739  Grants for walleye production. (1) The department shall establish a grant program to award grants on a competitive basis to cities, villages, towns, and counties; to federally recognized Indian tribes or bands located in this state; and to fish farms. (2) Grants awarded under this section shall be used for the purpose of increasing the grantee's capacity to raise walleye for stocking in the waters of the state. The grants may be used to build, improve, or repair any of the following:(a) Buildings and structures used as fish hatcheries or for fish rearing.(b) Fish rearing ponds.(c) Wells or water recirculation systems.(d) Biosecurity systems to ensure fish health.(e) Holding facilities and equipment used for fish brood stock.(f) Equipment used for the distribution of fish or for the collection of fish spawn. (3) For a fish farm to be eligible for a grant under this section, the fish farm shall meet all of the following requirements:(a) The fish farm is registered with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 95.60.(b) The fish farm is in compliance with all applicable state and federal environmental laws and all applicable state and federal laws related to fish health. (4) A contract awarding a grant under this section shall state the number of fingerlings that will be reared as a result of the increased capacity and the purchase price the grantee shall charge for the fingerlings when the construction, improvement, or repair is completed. (5) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program to be established under this section. History:  2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 29.740 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.740 - Contracts for walleye production.

29.740  Contracts for walleye production. (1) In this section, “local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county. (2) The department may enter into contracts with local governmental units, federally recognized Indian tribes or bands located in this state, and fish farms for the purpose of increasing the amount of walleye available for stocking in the waters of the state. (3) The terms of a contract entered into under this section may include all of the following:(a) Authorization for the department to furnish fish eggs and fish for free or at cost to a local governmental unit, tribe, band, or fish farm that is a party to the contract.(b) Authorization for the department to purchase fish from a local governmental unit, tribe, band, or fish farm that is a party to the contract. (4) No contract entered into under this section may have a term that is more than 5 years. History:  2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 29.741 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.741 - Food in the wild for game birds.

29.741  Food in the wild for game birds. No person may, from the public waters of this state, take, remove, sell, or transport any duck potato, wild celery, or any other plant or plant product except wild rice, that is native to these waters and that is commonly known to furnish food for game birds.History:  1989 a. 359; 1997 a. 248 s. 593; Stats. 1997 s. 29.741; 2001 a. 16, 56.
WI Stat § 29.749 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.749 - Horicon marsh fur farm and dam.

29.749  Horicon marsh fur farm and dam. (1) The department shall establish a fur farm on the Horicon marsh in Dodge County under the supervision of the department. (2) The department may maintain a dam in or near the city of Horicon, to control and regulate the flood waters on the Rock River, and to restore the Rock River on Horicon marsh to the natural levels existing prior to drainage of the marsh.History:  1997 a. 248 ss. 609 to 612; Stats. 1997 s. 29.749.