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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
October 20, 2009 - Introduced by Senators Lassa, A. Lasee, Taylor and Schultz,
cosponsored by Representatives
Schneider, Vruwink, Gunderson, Ballweg
and Brooks. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
SB356,1,3
1An Act to amend 95.55 (5) (bg) 3.; and
to create 95.55 (5) (bj) of the statutes;
2relating to: acreage requirements for areas in which farm-raised deer that
3may be hunted are kept.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)
administers the laws that regulate farm-raised deer of any species and that require
the registration of owners of farmed-raised deer. Under current law, an owner of a
deer farm may charge a fee for hunting deer on the farm only if the deer to be hunted
are confined in a contiguous area of 80 acres or more. Current law provides an
exemption to this requirement if the deer farm had a deer farm license issued by the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under previous law that was in effect on
December 30, 2002, if the contiguous area is not smaller than the area authorized
under the DNR license, and if other requirements are met. This bill expands this
exemption to include areas that are less than 80 acres but that are part of a deer farm
that is larger than 80 acres if the area that is less than 80 acres is not smaller than
it was on December 31, 2002.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB356, s. 1
4Section
1. 95.55 (5) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB356,2,4
195.55
(5) (bg) 3. The deer are confined in an area that is not
less smaller than
2the acreage subject to the deer farm license on December 31, 2002
or are confined in
3a smaller fenced area that is located within the acreage subject to the license and that
4is not smaller than it was on December 31, 2002.
SB356, s. 2
5Section
2. 95.55 (5) (bj) of the statutes is created to read:
SB356,2,86
95.55
(5) (bj) In reviewing evidence under par. (bg) 5., the department shall
7consider oral statements or sworn affidavits in determining whether the deer farm
8meets the requirement under par. (bg) 3.
