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WI Stat § 29.753 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.753 - Importation of wild elk.

29.753  Importation of wild elk. Notwithstanding ss. 95.20 and 95.55 (6) and rules promulgated under those provisions, the department may import and move elk and introduce the elk into Ashland, Bayfield, Jackson, Price, or Sawyer county if all of the following apply: (1) The elk are taken from the wild and not raised on a farm. (2) The purpose of importing or moving the elk is to protect, develop, or manage wildlife resources in this state. (3) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection determines that the applicable requirements related to chronic wasting disease under ss. 95.20 and 95.55 (6) are met to the fullest extent possible and practical with wild and free-roaming elk. (4) The department tests each elk for tuberculosis and brucellosis before importing or moving the elk in accordance with the applicable disease testing requirements of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. (5) The department does not seek a reduction of road access to public lands in connection with importing, moving, or introducing the elk. History:  2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 29.875 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.875 - Disposal of escaped deer or elk.

29.875  Disposal of escaped deer or elk. (1g) In this section, “deer" means any species of deer. (1r) The department may seize and dispose of or may authorize the disposal of any deer that has escaped from land owned by a person registered under s. 95.55 or by a person who is subject to s. 169.04 (5m) if the escaped deer has traveled more than 3 miles from the land or if the licensee or person has not had the deer returned to the land within 24 hours of the discovery of the escape. (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1r), the department may dispose of the deer immediately if the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection determines that the deer poses a risk to public safety or to the health of other domestic or wild animals.History:  1991 a. 269; 1995 a. 79; 1997 a. 248 s. 631; Stats. 1997 s. 29.875; 2001 a. 56, 109; 2003 a. 179.
WI Stat § 29.886 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.886 - Management of double-crested cormorants.

29.886  Management of double-crested cormorants. (1) In this section:(a) “U.S. depredation order" means the depredation order for double-crested cormorants to protect public resources that was issued by the U.S. department of interior, fish and wildlife service, in 50 CFR 21.48, to reduce or minimize the wildlife damage caused by double-crested cormorants.(b) “Wildlife damage" means adverse impacts on fish, including fish hatchery stock, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. (2) The department shall, in cooperation with federal agencies, administer a program in a manner that complies with the U.S. depredation order to control and manage double-crested cormorants in order to reduce wildlife damage caused by double-crested cormorants.History:  2005 a. 287.
WI Stat § 29.887 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.887 - Wildlife control in urban communities.

29.887  Wildlife control in urban communities. (1) The department shall establish a program to award matching grants to urban communities for up to 50 percent of the costs for projects to plan wildlife abatement measures or to engage in wildlife control efforts or both. (2) A grant awarded under this section may not exceed $5,000. (3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for awarding grants under this section.History:  1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 s. 643; Stats. 1997 s. 29.887.
WI Stat § 29.888 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.888 - Wolf depredation program; wolf damage claims.

29.888  Wolf depredation program; wolf damage claims. (1b) In this section:(a) “Federal endangered list" has the meaning given in s. 29.185 (1b) (a).(b) “State endangered list" has the meaning given in s. 29.185 (1b) (b). (1m) The department shall administer a wolf depredation program under which payments may be made to persons who apply for reimbursement for death or injury caused by wolves to livestock, to hunting dogs other than those being actively used in the hunting of wolves, and to pets and for management and control activities conducted by the department for the purpose of reducing such damage caused by wolves. The department may make payments for death or injury caused by wolves under this program only if the death or injury occurs during a period of time when the wolf is not listed on the federal endangered list and is not listed on the state endangered list. The department may expend moneys under this program for its management and control activities only during a period of time when the wolf is not listed on the federal endangered list and is not listed on the state endangered list. (2) The department shall establish maximum amounts that will be paid under sub. (1m) depending on the type of animal that suffered the death or injury. If the department determines that the amount available from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fv) is insufficient in a given fiscal year for making all of these payments, the department shall make the payments on a prorated basis. (3) If, after making the payments under sub. (2), there are moneys remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fv) for a given fiscal year, the department may use all or part of the remaining moneys in the following fiscal year for management and control of the wolf population activities conducted by the department. (4) If there are any moneys remaining at the end of a given fiscal year after making the payments under sub. (2) and paying for activities authorized under sub. (3), these moneys shall lapse into the conservation fund, notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c).  (5) (a) From the sources described in par. (c), the department shall pay damage claims for damage caused by wolves during the period when the wolf is listed on the federal endangered list or on the state endangered list.(b) The department shall pay damage claims under par. (a) as soon as practicable after determining that the claim is eligible to be paid.(c) The department shall make the remainder of the payments from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (1) (fb), (fe), and (fs). If the department determines that the amount available under s. 20.370 (1) (fb), (fe), and (fs) is insufficient in a given fiscal year to pay the claims under par. (a), the department may request the joint committee on finance to take action under s. 13.101. The requirement of a finding of emergency under s. 13.101 (3) (a) 1. does not apply to such a request.History:  2011 a. 169; 2013 a. 165 s. 115; 2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 29.89 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.89 - Venison and wild turkey processing and donation program.

29.89  Venison and wild turkey processing and donation program. (1) Definition. In this section, “charitable organization" means a nonprofit corporation, charitable trust or other nonprofit association that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. (2)  Establishment of program. The department shall establish a program to reimburse counties for the costs that they incur in processing and donating venison from certain deer carcasses and in processing and donating meat from certain wild turkey carcasses.  (3)  Eligibility requirements. A county is eligible for reimbursement under this section if all of the following apply:(a) The county participates in the administration of both the wildlife damage abatement program and the wildlife damage claim program under s. 29.889.(b) The county accepts deer carcasses or wild turkey carcasses for processing. (d) The county pays for the costs of processing the venison or wild turkey meat. (e) The county shall make reasonable efforts to donate the venison or wild turkey meat as provided under sub. (4).  (4)  Donations authorized. A county may donate the processed venison or processed wild turkey meat to a food distribution service or a charitable organization. The county may require that the carcasses be field dressed before accepting them for processing. (5)  Reimbursement; funding. (a) Subject to par. (c), reimbursement under this section shall equal the costs, including administrative costs, that a county incurs in processing the venison or wild turkey meat and in donating the processed venison or wild turkey meat under sub. (4).(b)1. The department shall reimburse counties under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fs) and (ft).2. The department shall reimburse counties under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) if all of the following apply:a. The total amount of reimbursable costs exceeds the amount available under s. 20.370 (5) (fs) and (ft).c. Moneys are available under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) after first deducting from s. 20.370 (5) (fq) payments made for county administrative costs, payments made for wildlife damage abatement assistance, and wildlife damage claim payments under s. 29.889.(c) If the total amount of reimbursable costs under par. (a) exceeds the amount available under par. (b), the department shall establish a system to prorate the reimbursement payments among the eligible counties.History:  1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 25; 2015 a. 31; 2017 a. 59, 366.
WI Stat § 29.924 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.924 - Investigations; searches.

29.924  Investigations; searches. (1) Investigations. The department and its wardens shall, upon receiving notice or information of the violation of any laws cited in s. 29.921 (1), as soon as possible make a thorough investigation and institute proceedings if the evidence warrants it. (2)  Driving without headlights. In the performance of their law enforcement duties, wardens may operate motor vehicles owned or leased by the department upon a highway, other than an interstate, a state trunk highway or any highway within the limits of any incorporated area, during hours of darkness or during a period of limited visibility without lighted headlamps, tail lamps, or clearance lamps if the driving will aid in the accomplishment of a lawful arrest for violation of this chapter or in ascertaining whether a violation of this chapter has been or is about to be committed. Any civil action or proceeding brought against any warden operating a motor vehicle under this subsection is subject to ss. 893.82 and 895.46. (3)  Opening packages. The department and its wardens may examine and open any package in the possession of a common carrier which they have probable cause to believe contains wild animals in violation of this chapter, or carcasses, or is falsely labeled in violation of this chapter. Each common carrier and its agent or employee shall permit the officer to examine and open the package. Any opened package shall be restored to its original condition. (4)  Access to storage places. The owner or occupant of any cold-storage warehouse or building used for the storage or retention of wild animals, or their carcasses, that are subject to regulation under this chapter shall permit the department and its wardens to enter and examine the premises subject to s. 66.0119. The owner or occupant, or the agent or employee of the owner or occupant, shall deliver to the officer any such wild animal or carcass, in the warehouse or building, that the officer has reasonable cause to believe is possessed or was taken in violation of the law, whether taken within or without the state. The owner or occupant, or the agent or employee of the owner or occupant, shall permit the department to examine and copy any record pertaining to the storage or retention of any wild animal either when the owner, occupant, agent, or employee is present or upon 24 hours' notice. (5)  Access to private land. The department may, after making reasonable efforts to notify the owner or occupant, enter private lands to retrieve or diagnose dead or diseased wild animals and take actions reasonably necessary to prevent the spread of contagious disease in the wild animals.History:  1997 a. 248 ss. 103 to 107, 711; 1999 a. 83; 1999 a. 150 s. 2; 2001 a. 30, 56; 2005 a. 288; 2015 a. 165.
WI Stat § 29.927 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.927 - Public nuisances.

29.927  Public nuisances. The following are declared public nuisances: (1) Any unlicensed, untagged or unmarked net of any kind, or other unlicensed, untagged or unmarked device for fishing. (1m) Any licensed, tagged or marked net or other device for fishing set, placed, or found in any waters where it is prohibited to be used, or in a manner prohibited by this chapter. (2) Any unlicensed, untagged or unmarked setline, cable, rope, or line, with more than one fish line attached. (2c) Any licensed, tagged or marked setline set, placed, or found in any waters where it is prohibited to be used, or in a manner prohibited by this chapter. (2g) Any fish line left in the water unattended, whether having one or more hooks attached. (2m) Any long tunnel pound net or similar entrapping net other than the legal fyke net, drop net, submarine trap net and the short tunnel pound net whenever found in outlying waters or on any boat, dock, pier or wharf or in any building or vehicle on or adjacent to outlying waters. Any nets found as described in this subsection shall be sufficient evidence of the use of the nets by the owner. (3) Any device set in public waters to prevent the free passage of fish, or set in any stream which has been stocked by the state unless authorized by the department. (4) Any permanent or temporary structure placed, occupied, or used on the ice of any waters in violation of this chapter. (5) Any trap, snare, spring gun, set gun, net or other device used in violation of this chapter which might entrap, ensnare, or kill game. (5m) Any trap without a metal tag attached as required by law. (6) Any boat, together with its tackle and equipment, used in violation of this chapter. (6g) Any lamp, light, gun, firearm, ammunition, bow, crossbow, bolt, or arrow used in violation of this chapter or s. 167.31 or any rules promulgated under s. 167.31.  (6r) Any boat, floating raft, box, or blind set in open water and used in hunting game birds. (7) Any decoys left in the water unattended. (8) Any dog found running deer or elk at any time, or used in violation of this chapter. (9) Any ferret, rat, weasel, or guinea pig in possession or used while hunting. (10) Any blind used in hunting waterfowl in violation of s. 29.327. (11) Any motor vehicle, boat, aircraft, remote sensing equipment, navigational device, survey equipment, scuba gear or other equipment or device used in the commission of a crime relating to a submerged cultural resource in violation of s. 44.47.History:  1977 c. 443; 1983 a. 192 s. 303 (6); 1985 a. 36; 1993 a. 169; 1995 a. 79; 1997 a. 248 s. 93; Stats. 1997 s. 29.927; 2001 a. 56, 109; 2005 a. 161; 2011 a. 180.
WI Stat § 29.931 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.931 - Seizures.

29.931  Seizures. (1) Seizure and confiscation of wild animals or plants. The department and its wardens shall seize and confiscate any wild animal, carcass or plant caught, killed, taken, had in possession or under control, sold or transported in violation of any of the laws for which the department and its wardens have enforcement authority under s. 29.921. The officer also may, with or without warrant, open, enter and examine all buildings, camps, boats on inland or outlying waters, vehicles, valises, packages and other places where the officer has probable cause to believe that wild animals, carcasses or plants that are taken or held in violation of any of these laws are to be found. (2)  Seizure and confiscation of objects; sale of perishable property. (a) The department and its wardens shall seize and hold, subject to the order of the court for the county in which the alleged offense was committed, any vehicle, boat or object declared by this chapter to be a public nuisance, or which they have probable cause to believe is being used in violation of any of the laws for which the department and its wardens have enforcement authority under s. 29.921. If it is proven that the vehicle, boat or object is a public nuisance or that within 6 months previous to the seizure the vehicle, boat or object was used in violation of any of the laws for which the department and its wardens have enforcement authority under s. 29.921, it shall be confiscated if the court directs in its order for judgment.(am) If the department or its wardens seize any net or similar fishing device under par. (a), the owner shall reimburse the department for all costs associated with the seizure within 20 days after the department gives written notice to the owner of the owner's obligation to reimburse the department. The notice shall include the amount of the costs required to be reimbursed by the owner. If the owner does not reimburse the department as required under this paragraph, the owner shall forfeit not more than $1,000 in addition to the costs of reimbursement. All reimbursement costs collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (3) (mi).(b) Any perishable property seized by the department or its wardens under this section may be sold at the highest available price, and the proceeds of the sale turned into court for disposition as the court directs. (3)  Entire shipment affected. Confiscation of any part of a shipment under this section shall include the entire shipment. (4)  Ordinance violations. For purposes of this section, a violation of ch. 169 includes a violation of an ordinance enacted under s. 169.43.History:  1997 a. 248 ss. 108 to 110, 712; 2001 a. 56; 2005 a. 288, 394.
WI Stat § 29.938 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.938 - Use by the department of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property.

29.938  Use by the department of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property. The department may receive, retain, and use for the hunter education programs under ss. 29.591 and 29.595, the trapper education program under s. 29.597, or other educational hunting, fishing, trapping, or conservation activities the department conducts any of the following property: (1) Property seized or confiscated for violations of s. 167.31 or 943.13, this chapter, or ch. 169 or 951. (2) Property turned over to the department under s. 968.20 (3). (3) Personal property that is in the possession of the department and that is lost, abandoned, or not claimed by its owner.History:  2005 a. 394.
WI Stat § 29.941 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.941 - Assistance of law enforcement officers.

29.941  Assistance of law enforcement officers. All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and other law enforcement officers are deputy conservation wardens, and shall assist the department and its wardens in the enforcement of this chapter whenever notice of a violation is given to them by the department or its wardens.History:  1979 c. 110; 1997 a. 248 s. 116; Stats. 1997 s. 29.941.
WI Stat § 29.944 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.944 - Exemption from liability.

29.944  Exemption from liability. Members of the natural resources board, and each warden, in the performance of official duties, are exempt from liability to any person for acts done or permitted or property destroyed by authority of law. No taxable costs or attorney fees shall be allowed to either party in an action against a member of the natural resources board or a warden.History:  1997 a. 248 s. 111.A game warden who kills a dog that he believes is wounding or worrying a domestic animal is not exempt from liability under all circumstances. Munyon v. Moe, 46 Wis. 2d 629, 176 N.W.2d 324 (1970).
WI Stat § 29.951 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.951 - Resisting a warden.

29.951  Resisting a warden. Any person who assaults or otherwise resists or obstructs any warden in the performance of duty shall be subject to the penalty specified in s. 939.51 (3) (a).History:  1975 c. 365, 421; 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 20; 1993 a. 137; 1997 a. 248 s. 683; Stats. 1997 s. 29.951.This section defines one crime with multiple modes of commission and comports with the applicable fundamental fairness standard embodied in the due process clause. Jury unanimity as to the manner in which a defendant violates it is not required. Failure to specify the manner of violation did not deny the defendant his due process right to a unanimous jury verdict. State v. Dearborn, 2008 WI App 131, 313 Wis. 2d 767, 758 N.W.2d 463, 07-1894.Affirmed on other grounds. 2010 WI 84, 327 Wis. 2d 252, 786 N.W.2d 97, 07-1894.
WI Stat § 29.954 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.954 - False impersonation of warden.

29.954  False impersonation of warden. Any person who falsely represents himself or herself to be a warden or who assumes to act as a warden without having been first duly appointed shall be subject to the penalty specified in s. 939.51 (3) (a).History:  1975 c. 365; 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 20; 1993 a. 137; 1997 a. 248 s. 684; Stats. 1997 s. 29.954.
WI Stat § 29.957 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.957 - Breaking seals of department.

29.957  Breaking seals of department. No person may break, remove, or interfere with any seal or tag issued by the department. No person may interfere with any animal, carcass, or object with a seal or tag attached or for which a tag has been validated. Any person who violates this section shall forfeit not less than $250 and not more than $2,000. This section applies to seals and tags required by the department under this chapter or ch. 169.History:  1975 c. 365; 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 20; 1997 a. 248 s. 689; Stats. 1997 s. 29.957; 2001 a. 56; 2015 a. 89.
WI Stat § 29.961 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.|29.961 - Incorrect information.

29.961  Incorrect information. (1) (b) No person may provide incorrect information in order to obtain an approval issued under this chapter to which the person is not entitled.(c) Any person who violates par. (b) shall forfeit not more than $200 and shall pay a natural resources restitution surcharge equal to the amount of the statutory fee for the approval that was required and should have been obtained. (2) (a) No person may do any of the following:1. Fail to keep records as required under this chapter.2. Fail to keep accurate records under this chapter.3. Provide incorrect information to the department under this chapter.(b) Any person who violates par. (a) shall forfeit not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.History:  1975 c. 365; 1979 c. 34, 175; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 399; 1997 a. 248 ss. 685, 713; Stats. 1997 s. 29.961; 2003 a. 139; 2015 a. 89.