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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
April 12, 2010 - Introduced by Senators Decker, Lehman, Schultz and Taylor,
cosponsored by Representatives
Sinicki, Kaufert, Pridemore, Petrowski and
Suder. Referred to Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and
Natural Resources.
SB683,1,3
1An Act to amend 29.024 (2) (d); and
to create 29.184 (6m) of the statutes;
2relating to: transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded a purple heart
3medal.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issues two
types of bear hunting licenses. A Class A bear license allows the license holder to
shoot and kill bear. A Class B bear license allows the license holder to assist a Class
A bear license holder in pursuing bear, to bait bear, and to train dogs to pursue bear,
but it does not allow the license holder to actually shoot at or kill bear. DNR
administers a cumulative preference system for issuing Class A bear licenses if the
number of applicants for the licenses exceeds the number of licenses available. The
more preference points an applicant has, the higher the priority he or she is given
in the issuance of the Class A bear licenses.
This bill allows a person who is issued a Class A bear license to transfer that
license to a person who was awarded a purple heart medal. The bill provides that
a purple heart medal recipient may be the transferee of a Class A bear license only
once during his or her lifetime. The transfer of a license to a purple heart medal
recipient does not affect the number of preference points that the transferee may
have previously acquired under the cumulative preference system. The bill allows
both residents and nonresidents to transfer Class A bear licenses and allows both
residents and nonresident to be the transferees. No fee in addition to the original fee
paid by the transferor of the license is required except that, if a resident transfers
a license to a nonresident, the resident must pay a fee equal to the difference between
the fees for the nonresident and resident license. There is no rebate of the fee if a
nonresident transfers a license to a resident.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB683, s. 1
1Section
1. 29.024 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.024
(2) (d) Except as provided under s. 29.179, 29.180, 29.182 (4),
29.184
3(6m), or 29.519 (2) (d) or by rule, no person may transfer his or her approval or permit
4the use of any approval by any other person.
SB683, s. 2
5Section
2. 29.184 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
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29.184
(6m) Transfer of Class A bear licenses. (a) Upon application by a
7holder of a Class A bear license to transfer the license to a person awarded the purple
8heart medal, and upon the payment of any fee required under par. (b), the
9department shall transfer the license to the person awarded the purple heart medal
10if the application is made no later than 15 days immediately preceding the open
11season for the hunting of bear to which the license applies and if the person awarded
12the purple heart medal has not been previously transferred a license under this
13subsection.
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(b) If the holder of a Class A bear license is a resident and the holder applies
15to transfer the license to a nonresident, the holder shall pay, at the time of
16application, the difference between the fee for a Class A bear license to a resident and
17the fee for a Class A bear license to a nonresident.
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(c) Notwithstanding sub. (6) (b), a person who is transferred a Class A bear
19license under this subsection shall retain all preference points that he or she has
20previously accumulated.
SB683,3,2
1(d) A holder of a Class A bear license being transferred under this subsection
2may not receive any consideration for the transfer of the license.
