Chapter 29, WILD ANIMALS AND PLANTS

29.195 Disabled veterans, Great Lakes Naval Hospital. Notwithstanding any other statute, any disabled veteran who is a patient at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois, may hunt pheasant in this state in Columbia County on any one day in November in each year, the…

29.197 Waivers of certain approvals. (1) DEFINITION. In this section “recreational activity” means hunting, fishing or trapping for sport. (2) WAIVER. For a special event or program that involves a recreational activity and that is sponsored or approved by the department, the dep…

29.199 Authorizations for certain patients and institutionalized persons to fish. The department shall issue an authorization without charge to a county hospital, state or federal mental hospital, state correctional institution or nonprofit institution located in this state for r…

29.201 Waiver of fishing license requirement for groups of disabled persons. The department may exempt from the requirement of having fishing licenses groups of persons who are developmentally or physically disabled and who are participating in fishing excursions conducted by non…

29.204 Nonresident annual small game hunting license. (1) A nonresident annual small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident annual small game hunting license authorizes the hunting …

29.207 Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license. (1) A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of …

29.211 Nonresident deer hunting license. (1) ISSUANCE. A nonresident deer hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. (2) AUTHORIZATION. A nonresident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer with…

29.213 Nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license. (1) A nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license authorizes the hunti…

29.216 Nonresident archer hunting license. 29.216(1)(1) Issuance. A nonresident archer hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. 29.216(2)(2) Authorization. The nonresident archer hunting license authorize…

29.217 Nonresident crossbow hunting license. (1) ISSUANCE. A nonresident crossbow hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. (2) AUTHORIZATION. The nonresident crossbow hunting license authorizes the huntin…

29.219 Resident fishing licenses. 29.219(1)(1) Fishing license requirement; exceptions. 29.219(1)(a)(a) Requirement. Except as specifically provided otherwise by another section of this chapter, no resident may fish in the waters of this state unless the person has a valid reside…

29.228 Nonresident fishing licenses. (1) FISHING LICENSE REQUIREMENT; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Requirement. Except as otherwise specifically provided under this chapter, no nonresident may fish in the waters of this state unless the person has a nonresident fishing license. (b) Exception;…

29.2285 Fishing stamps and tags. (1) INLAND WATERS TROUT STAMPS. (a) Definition. In this subsection, “inland trout waters” means inland waters but this term excludes all of the following: 1. Any harbor on Lake Michigan or Lake Superior. 2. Any river or stream tributary of Lake Mi…

29.229 Fishing approvals issued by the Lac du Flambeau band. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Band” means the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa. (b) “Reservation” means the territory within the boundaries of the Lac du Flambeau reservation that were in existenc…

29.2295 Department approvals issued on the Lac du Flambeau reservation. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Band” means the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa. (b) “Reservation” means the territory within the boundaries of the Lac du Flambeau reservation that were …

29.2297 Federal approvals for hunting, trapping, and fishing. (1) CONTRACT. (a) The department may enter into a contract with the federal government under which the department shall issue, through the statewide automated system contracted for under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4., one or mo…

29.231 Sports licenses. (1) A resident sports license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident who applies for this license, and a nonresident sports license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any perso…

29.235 Conservation patron license. (1) ISSUANCE. A resident conservation patron license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident 10 years old or older who applies for the license. A nonresident conservation patron license sh…

29.236 Annual disabled veteran recreation card. (1) The department, subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d., shall issue an annual disabled veteran recreation card to any resident who produces evidence that shows that he or she is a veteran, as defined in 38 USC 101, and is…

29.237 Sturgeon spearing license. (1b) In this section, “Lake Winnebago and upper Fox and Wolf rivers system” means Buttes des Morts Lake, Winneconne Lake, Poygan Lake, Winnebago Lake, and all of the following: (a) Each stream that flows into any of these lakes, from the mouth of…

29.241 Trapping license. (1) ISSUANCE. A trapping license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any resident applying for this license or to any nonresident of this state who applies for this license and who resides in a state that allows nonresidents of that …

29.301 General restrictions on hunting. (1) HUNTING RESTRICTED AREAS. (a) In this subsection, “school” means a public or private elementary or secondary school, including a charter school, a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), or a technical college. (b) No person may …

29.304 Restrictions on hunting and use of firearms by persons under 16 years of age. (1) PERSONS UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE. (a) Prohibition on hunting. No person under 12 years of age may hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow. (b) Restrictions on possession or control of a …

29.307 Hunting with aid of aircraft prohibited. (1) No person may hunt any animal with the aid of an aircraft, including the use of an aircraft to spot, group or drive, or otherwise attempt to affect the behavior of, animals for hunters on the ground. (3) Any rules promulgated un…

29.311 Shotshell restrictions. (1) No person may hunt waterfowl or coots with any firearm or airgun using any shotshell classified by the federal government as toxic or harmful to wildlife or the environment. (2) The department may not limit the use, possession, or control of sho…

29.312 Rules regulating the sighting of a firearm. (1) In this section, “immediate family” means persons who are related as spouses, as siblings, or as parent and child. (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that prohibits a person from sighting a firearm or air…

29.314 Shining animals. (1) DEFINITION. As used in this section: (ac) “Firearm-mounted light” means a light that is battery operated and designed to be mounted on a firearm, but does not include a laser sighting device. (ag) “Flashlight” means a battery operated light designed to…

29.317 Taking homing pigeons. Any person who takes, catches, kills or impedes the progress or otherwise interferes with any homing pigeon shall forfeit not more than $50. History: 1975 c. 365; 1997 a. 248 s. 440; Stats. 1997 s. 29.317.

29.319 Falconry regulation. (1) The department may regulate falconry and the taking of raptors for use in falconry. In so doing, the department may do any of the following: (a) Establish by rule a fee for any approval that it issues as part of this regulation. (b) Allow persons w…

29.322 Taking certain wounded animals. (1) In this section: (a) “Accompanying hunter” means a person who is an adult, who holds any valid hunting approval, and who is hunting with a youth or mentee. (b) “Mentee” means a person hunting with a qualified mentor as provided under s. …

29.324 Group deer hunting. (1) In this section: (a) “Contact” means visual or voice contact without the aid of any mechanical or electronic amplifying device other than a hearing aid. (b) “Group deer hunting party” means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms or …

29.327 Regulation of waterfowl blinds. (1) In this section: (a) “Blind” means a permanent structure used in hunting waterfowl which is not removed at the end of hunting hours each day. (b) “Waterfowl” means wild geese, brant, wild ducks, rails, coots, gallinules, snipe, woodcock,…

29.331 Trapping regulation. (1) TAGS. (a) Except as provided under par. (b), each trap used under a trapping license shall be tagged with a metal tag stamped with the name and address or customer identification number of the operator of the trap. If a trap is operated by more tha…

29.334 Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals. (1) A person who hunts or traps any game animal or furbearing animal shall kill the animal when it is taken and make it part of the daily bag or shall release the game animal or fur-bearing animal. (2) A person who violates …

29.335 Feeding wild animals for nonhunting purposes. Subject to s. 29.336, the department shall promulgate rules to regulate the recreational and supplemental feeding of wild animals for purposes other than hunting. History: 2001 a. 108; 2003 a. 240.

29.336 Feeding deer. (1) In this section, “feeding deer” means to place any material to feed or attract deer in or from the wild. (2) The department shall promulgate rules that prohibit feeding deer for hunting or viewing purposes in any of the following counties: (a) A county in…

29.337 Hunting and trapping by landowners and occupants. (1) The owner or occupant of any land, and any member of his or her family, may hunt or trap beaver, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, rabbits, and squirrels on the land without a license issued under this chapter or ch…

29.341 Duties on accidental shooting. (1) Any person who, while hunting any wild animal or bird, discharges a firearm, airgun, or arrow, and by that discharge injures or kills another person, shall immediately give his or her name and address to the injured person, render assista…

29.345 Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report. (1) Every person who has caused or been involved in an accident in which a person has been injured by discharge of a firearm, airgun, or arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, or inflicted an injury upon himself…

29.346 Registration information. If the department requires a person who kills an animal to register that animal with the department, the department shall, at the time of registration, make a record of the type of weapon that was used to kill the animal. History: 2013 a. 61.

29.347 Possession of deer and elk; heads and skins. (2) ELK CARCASS TAGS; DEER AND ELK REGISTRATION. Any person who kills an elk shall immediately validate an elk carcass tag. Except as provided under sub. (2m), no person may possess, control, store, transport, transfer, or dispo…

29.349 Animals killed by motor vehicles. (1) In this section, “law enforcement officer” means a warden or any other law enforcement officer authorized by the department to issue tags for an animal killed by a vehicle. (2) (a) Subject to s. 29.347 (6), any person who while operati…

29.351 Skins of fur-bearing animals. (1g) No person may possess or control the skin of any mink, muskrat, fisher, pine marten, or otter showing that the animal was shot. (1m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), or unless otherwise authorized by the department, no person may posse…

29.354 Possession of game birds and animals. (1) APPROVAL NECESSARY. No person may possess or have under his or her control any game bird or game animal or the carcass of any game bird or game animal unless the person has a valid hunting license, sports license, conservation patr…

29.357 Transportation; general provisions. 29.357(1)(1) During closed season. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, no person may transport or cause to be transported, or deliver or receive or offer to deliver or receive for transportation, any game or game fish…

29.361 Transportation of deer or elk. (1) No common carrier may receive for transportation or transport or attempt to transport any deer or elk or the carcass of any deer or elk except as provided in this section. (2m) Any person may transport an antlerless deer killed under the …

29.364 Transportation of game birds. (1) TRANSPORTATION. No common carrier may receive for transportation or transport or attempt to transport any game bird or carcass of a game bird except as provided in this section. (2) RESIDENTS. Any resident who has all of the required hunti…

29.401 Possession of fishing equipment. (1) (a) No person may possess or control at any time any trammel, gill, or hoop net, or any other kind of net, nets, or fish trap that might take, catch or kill fish in the counties of: Adams, Barron, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Colu…

29.403 Fishing tournaments. (1b) In this section, “live well” means a container designed to hold, and capable of holding, live fish on a boat. (1g) The department shall promulgate rules to establish a program to authorize and regulate fishing tournaments. The rules shall establis…

29.404 Fishing shanties on ice, regulation. 29.404(1)(1) Public nuisance; removal. Any building, vehicle, tent, fish shanty or similar shelter that is used or left on the ice in violation of any department order or that has fallen through the ice is a public nuisance. The departm…