Hunter education program and certificates
Hunter education program and certificates
Under current law, any person born on or after January 1, 1993, may not be
issued a hunting license unless the person is issued a certificate stating that he or
she has completed a hunter education program. Under current law, the department
of natural resources (DNR) may recognize hunter education certificates from other
states for the purpose of issuing hunting licenses. DNR also recognizes hunter
education certificates from other states and provinces for purposes of allowing
14-year-olds and 15-year-olds to hunt and possess firearms. This bill allows DNR
to recognize certificates from other states, provinces and countries for both of these
purposes.
Under current law, a holder of a hunter education certificate may use the
certificate in place of special permit, such as a hunter's choice permit, to take one
antlerless deer. The bill also allows the certificate to be used in place of a bonus deer
hunting permit to take such a deer.
Under current law, the hunter education certificate may be used in lieu of a
special permit only during the deer hunting season immediately following the date
or which the certificate was issued. A certificate holder who is under 12 years old
during that season is not able to use the certificate as a permit during that season
because he or she must be 12 years old to hunt. Under the bill, the certificate may
be used during the deer hunting season immediately following the date on which the
certificate holder is first eligible to apply for a deer hunting license.
Seized and confiscated wild animals and other items
This bill makes various changes to current law that applies to wild animals,
their carcasses and other personal property that come into the possession of DNR,
that are seized by DNR or that are confiscated by the courts. These changes include:

1. Allowing DNR to retain and use unclaimed, seized or confiscated property,
for DNR's educational hunting, fishing, trapping and other conservation programs.
2. Allowing DNR to sell seized or confiscated fish and game to certain
businesses licensed by DNR, such as bait dealers, wholesale fish dealers, fur dealers
and taxidermists. Under current law, DNR may only sell these items to restaurants.
The bill also establishes a procedure for DNR to dispose of unclaimed property
that comes into DNR's possession. The procedure is similar to the procedure used
by cities, villages, towns and counties under current law; and it specifies methods of
disposal and authorizes DNR to dispose of unclaimed property after holding the
property for 30 days.
Miscellaneous provisions
Under current law, proceeds received by DNR from the sales of pelts that are
prepared during instruction under the trapper education program established by
DNR are deposited in the conservation fund. Under this bill, these proceeds are
specifically credited to an appropriation to provide funds for the trapper education
program.
The bill also requires certain types of arrow tips be used on crossbows,
depending on the type of game being hunted.
For further information see the state and local 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:
AB851, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.370 (1) (Lq) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,4,72 20.370 (1) (Lq) Trapper education program. As a continuing appropriation, all
3moneys remitted to the department under s. 29.597 (3), an amount equal to the
4amount calculated under s. 29.331 (3m), all moneys received from the sale of skins
5processed as part of the trapper education program under s. 29.597
and all moneys
6received from fees collected under s. 29.563 (12) (c) 3. for the trapper education
7program under s. 29.597.
AB851, s. 2 8Section 2. 20.909 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,5,69 20.909 (1) Lost or abandoned property. Except as provided in s. 170.12, any
10personal property lost or abandoned in any building or on any lands belonging to the

1state and unclaimed for a period of 60 days may be returned to the person finding the
2same or may be sold at private or public sale by the state agency having charge of the
3place where such personal property is found. All receipts from such sales, after
4deducting the necessary expenses of keeping such property and selling the same,
5shall be paid promptly into the state treasury and credited to the school fund. This
6subsection does not apply to personal property that is subject to s. 29.939.
AB851, s. 3 7Section 3. 29.171 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,5,98 29.171 (4) (b) 5. Shall be used with bolts or arrows of not less than 14 inches
9in length with a broadhead.
AB851, s. 4 10Section 4. 29.171 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB851,5,1211 29.171 (4) (b) 6. Shall be used with bolts or arrows that have broadhead tips
12when hunting bear or deer.
AB851, s. 5 13Section 5. 29.171 (4) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB851,5,1514 29.171 (4) (b) 7. Shall be used with bolts or arrows that have broadhead tips
15or blunt tips when hunting game other than bear or deer.
AB851, s. 6 16Section 6. 29.194 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB851,5,1817 29.194 (4) Resident small game hunting licenses for nonresident minors. (a)
18In this subsection:
AB851,5,2019 1. "Hunting license" means a license or permit that authorizes the hunting of
20small game with a firearm.
AB851,5,2221 2. "Minor" means a person who is at least 12 years of age but less than 16 years
22of age.
AB851,5,2423 (b) A small game hunting license shall be issued by the department to a person
24who resides in another state and who applies for this license if all of following apply:
AB851,5,2525 1. The applicant is a minor.
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12. The state in which the applicant resides issues hunting licenses to minors
2who are residents of this state and collects a fee for those hunting licenses that is the
3same as the fee collected from minors residing in that state for those hunting
4licenses.
AB851, s. 7 5Section 7. 29.304 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,6,66 29.304 (1) (title) Persons Hunting by persons under 12 years of age.
AB851, s. 8 7Section 8. 29.304 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB851, s. 9 8Section 9. 29.304 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB851, s. 10 9Section 10. 29.304 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (2) and
10amended to read:
AB851,6,1411 29.304 (2) Persons 12 to 14 Hunting by persons 12 and 13 years of age. No
12person 12 years of age or older but under 14 years of age may hunt unless he or she
13is accompanied by a his or her parent or guardian or by a person at least 18 years of
14age who is designated by the parent or guardian
.
AB851, s. 11 15Section 11. 29.304 (2) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB851, s. 12 16Section 12. 29.304 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3m)
17(intro.) and amended to read:
AB851,6,2018 29.304 (3m) Possession by persons under 14 years of age. (intro.) No person
1912 years of age or older but under 14 years of age may have in his or her possession
20or control any firearm unless he or she:
AB851, s. 13 21Section 13. 29.304 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3m) (a) and
22amended to read:
AB851,6,2423 29.304 (3m) (a) Is accompanied by a his or her parent or guardian or by a person
24at least 18 years of age who is designated by the parent or guardian
; or
AB851, s. 14 25Section 14. 29.304 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3m) (b).
AB851, s. 15
1Section 15. 29.304 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,7,22 29.304 (3) (title) Persons 14 to 16 Hunting by persons 14 and 15 years of age.
AB851, s. 16 3Section 16. 29.304 (3) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB851, s. 17 4Section 17. 29.304 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3)
5(intro.).
AB851, s. 18 6Section 18. 29.304 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3) (a) and
7amended to read:
AB851,7,98 29.304 (3) (a) Is accompanied by a his or her parent or guardian or by a person
9at least 18 years of age who is designated by the parent or guardian
; or
AB851, s. 19 10Section 19. 29.304 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3) (b)
11amended to read:
AB851,7,1612 29.304 (3) (b) Is issued a certificate of accomplishment that states that he or
13she successfully completed the course of instruction under the hunter education
14program or has a similar certificate issued by another state or, province or country
15that has a hunter safety course that is recognized by the department under a
16reciprocity agreement
.
AB851, s. 20 17Section 20. 29.304 (3) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB851, s. 21 18Section 21. 29.304 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3r)
19(intro.).
AB851, s. 22 20Section 22. 29.304 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3r) (a) and
21amended to read:
AB851,7,2322 29.304 (3r) (a) Is accompanied by a his or her parent or guardian or by a person
23at least 18 years of age who is designated by the parent or guardian
.
AB851, s. 23 24Section 23. 29.304 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3r) (b).
AB851, s. 24
1Section 24. 29.304 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 29.304 (3r) (c) and
2amended to read:
AB851,8,63 29.304 (3r) (c) Is issued a certificate of accomplishment that states that he or
4she completed the course of instruction under the hunter education program or has
5a similar certificate issued by another state or, province or country that has a hunter
6safety course that is recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement
.
AB851, s. 25 7Section 25. 29.304 (3r) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB851,8,88 29.304 (3r) (title) Possession by persons 14 to 16 years of age.
AB851, s. 26 9Section 26. 29.304 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,8,1310 29.304 (5) Exception. Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3) (2) to (3r), a person 12
11years of age or older may possess or control a firearm and may hunt with a firearm
12or bow and arrow on land under the ownership of the person or the person's family
13if no license is required and if the firing of firearms is permitted on that land.
AB851, s. 27 14Section 27. 29.541 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,8,1815 29.541 (1) (a) (intro.) No Except as provided in s. 29.934 (2) (b), no innkeeper,
16manager or steward of any restaurant, club, hotel, boarding house, tavern, logging
17camp or mining camp may sell, barter, serve or give, or cause to be sold, bartered,
18served or given, to its guests or boarders any of the following:
AB851, s. 28 19Section 28. 29.563 (11) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act
209
, is amended to read:
AB851,8,2221 29.563 (11) (b) 1. Hunter education and firearm safety instruction fee: the fee
22as established by rule.
AB851, s. 29 23Section 29. 29.563 (12) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,8,2524 29.563 (12) (c) 2. Hunter education and firearm safety course certificate of
25accomplishment: $2.
AB851, s. 30
1Section 30. 29.591 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,9,82 29.591 (4) (am) Authorization for antlerless deer. The department may
3authorize a person to whom it issues a certificate of accomplishment for successfully
4completing the course of instruction under the hunter education program under s.
529.591
for the first time to use the certificate in place of a permit issued under s.
629.177 or 29.181 to take one antlerless deer in specific areas identified by the
7department. The authorization for group deer hunting under s. 29.324 shall not
8apply to a person hunting an antlerless deer as authorized under this paragraph.
AB851, s. 31 9Section 31. 29.591 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,9,1510 29.591 (4) (ar) Period for hunting antlerless deer. A certificate of
11accomplishment issued under this section that the department has authorized to be
12used in place of a permit under s. par. (am) is valid for the hunting of one antlerless
13deer during the deer hunting season immediately following the date of issuance of
14the certificate
on which the person holding the certificate is first eligible to apply for
15a deer hunting license
.
AB851, s. 32 16Section 32. 29.593 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,9,2117 29.593 (2) A If a person who has evidence that is satisfactory to the department
18indicating that he or she has completed in another state, province or country a hunter
19safety course, and if the course is recognized by the department under a reciprocity
20agreement, the person may obtain an approval authorizing hunting. for successfully
21completing the course of instruction the hunter education program
AB851, s. 33 22Section 33. 29.597 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB851,9,2523 29.597 (7) Proceeds from the sale of skins. The department may sell, either
24directly or by an agent under supervision by the department, skins that are prepared
25as a part of the course of instruction under the trapper education program. Any

1proceeds that the department receives from the sale of these skins shall be credited
2to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (Lq).
AB851, s. 34 3Section 34. 29.934 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB851,10,4 429.934 (title) Sale of confiscated game wild animals and objects.
AB851, s. 35 5Section 35. 29.934 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.934 (1) and
6amended to read:
AB851,10,167 29.934 (1) Sales in general. All wild animals, carcasses or plants that are
8confiscated by the department and all confiscated vehicles, boats or objects shall, if
9not destroyed as authorized by law, be sold, except as provided in ss. 29.936 and
1029.938,
at the highest price obtainable, by the department, or by an agent on
11commission under supervision of the department. The net proceeds of sales under
12this subsection, after deducting the expense of seizure and sale and any commissions
13and any amounts owing to holders of security interests under par. (c) or (d) subs. (1m)
14and (1r)
, shall be remitted to the department. The remittance shall be accompanied
15by a report of the sales, supported by vouchers for expenses and commissions, and
16shall be filed with the department.
AB851, s. 36 17Section 36. 29.934 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.934 (1g) and
18amended to read:
AB851,10,2219 29.934 (1g) Distribution of sale proceeds. Of the remittance from the sales
20under sub. (1) of confiscated vehicles, boats or objects, 18% shall be paid into the
21conservation fund to reimburse it for expenses incurred in seizure and sale, and the
22remaining 82% shall be paid into the common school fund.
AB851, s. 37 23Section 37. 29.934 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.934 (1m) (a) and
24amended to read:
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129.934 (1m) (a) In the case of the sale of a confiscated motor vehicle under sub.
2(1)
, the department shall make a reasonable effort, within 10 days after seizure, to
3ascertain if a security interest in the seized motor vehicle exists. The department
4shall, within 10 days after obtaining actual or constructive notice of any security
5interest in the seized motor vehicle, give the secured party notice of the time and
6place when there is to be any proceeding before a court pertaining to the confiscation
7of the motor vehicle. Constructive notice shall be limited to security interests
8perfected by filing.
AB851, s. 38 9Section 38. 29.934 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 29.934 (1m) (b) and
10amended to read:
AB851,11,1411 29.934 (1m) (b) The time of sale of the confiscated motor vehicle shall be within
1220 days after judgment of confiscation as provided in s. 29.931 (2). The department
13shall give each secured party discovered in accordance with subd. 1. par. (a) at least
1410 days' notice of the time and place of sale of the motor vehicle.
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