29.020 Deer management assistance program. (1) The department shall establish a deer management assistance program. Under this program, the department shall provide deer management assistance to participating landowners. The department shall also provide a method for collecting information from participating landowners about deer health and the deer population in this state and for receiving suggestions from participating landowners about managing the deer population. The department shall analyze the information received and use it to improve deer health and manage the deer population in this state. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this program. (2) The department may establish fees for participation in the
May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)
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deer management assistance program. The department shall credit all fees to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (Lv). History: 2013 a. 20.
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Approvals; forms; issuing agents. (1) APPROVALS REQUIRED. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, ch. 169, or s. 95.55 (5), no person may hunt or trap in this state, fish in the waters of this state or engage in any of the activities regulated under this chapter unless the appropriate approval is issued to the person. A person shall carry proof of the required approval with him or her at all times while hunting, trapping, or fishing or engaged in regulated activities unless otherwise required by this chapter or unless otherwise authorized or required by the department. A person shall exhibit this proof to the department or its wardens on demand. (2) CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON APPROVALS. (a) Except as provided in s. 29.182 (4), a hunting, trapping, or fishing approval may be issued only to and obtained only by a natural person entitled to the approval. (b) Except as provided under s. 29.194 (1), a resident hunting, trapping or fishing approval may be issued only to a person who presents to the issuing agent or the department definite proof of his or her identity and that he or she is a resident. (c) No more than one of the same series of approval may be issued to the same person for the same hunting or fishing season in any year except as authorized by the department. (d) Except as provided under s. 29.179, 29.180, 29.182 (4),