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Wis. Stat. § 29.191

Hunting stamps

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Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2003
(1) Waterfowl hunting stamp. (a) Requirement; issuance; exceptions. 1. Except as provided in subd. 3. , no person may hunt waterfowl unless he or she is issued a conservation patron license or unless he or she is issued a waterfowl hunting stamp which, in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3. , is attached to or imprinted on the person's hunting license which authorizes the hunting of small game or to the person's sports license. 2. The waterfowl hunting stamp shall be issued by the department subject to s. 29.024 . 3. Any person who is under 16 years of age is exempt from the requirements of this paragraph. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a hunting license or who is not required to pay a fee for a hunting license is exempt from the requirements of subd. 1. (b) Use of money from fees. 1. `Habitat.' The department shall expend 67% of the money received from fees for waterfowl hunting stamps for developing, managing, preserving, restoring and maintaining wetland habitat and for producing waterfowl and ecologically related species of wildlife. 2. `Propagation.' The department shall expend 33% of the money received from fees for waterfowl hunting stamps for the development of waterfowl propagation areas within Canada which will provide waterfowl for this state and the Mississippi flyway. Money for the development of waterfowl propagation areas shall be provided only to nonprofit organizations. Before providing any money the department shall obtain evidence that the proposed waterfowl propagation project is acceptable to the appropriate provincial and federal governmental agencies of Canada.
(1) Waterfowl hunting stamp. (a) Requirement; issuance; exceptions. 1. Except as provided in subd. 3. , no person may hunt waterfowl unless he or she is issued a conservation patron license or unless he or she is issued a waterfowl hunting stamp which, in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3. , is attached to or imprinted on the person's hunting license which authorizes the hunting of small game or to the person's sports license. 2. The waterfowl hunting stamp shall be issued by the department subject to s. 29.024 . 3. Any person who is under 16 years of age is exempt from the requirements of this paragraph. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a hunting license or who is not required to pay a fee for a hunting license is exempt from the requirements of subd. 1. (b) Use of money from fees. 1. `Habitat.' The department shall expend 67 percent of the money received from fees for waterfowl hunting stamps for developing, managing, preserving, restoring and maintaining wetland habitat and for producing waterfowl and ecologically related species of wildlife. 2. `Propagation.' The department shall expend 33 percent of the money received from fees for waterfowl hunting stamps for the development of waterfowl propagation areas within Canada which will provide waterfowl for this state and the Mississippi flyway. Money for the development of waterfowl propagation areas shall be provided only to nonprofit organizations. Before providing any money the department shall obtain evidence that the proposed waterfowl propagation project is acceptable to the appropriate provincial and federal governmental agencies of Canada.
(2) Pheasant hunting stamp. (a) Requirement. 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. to 4. , no person may hunt pheasant unless he or she has a valid conservation patron license, or has a valid pheasant hunting stamp which, in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3. , is attached to or imprinted on the person's hunting license which authorizes the hunting of small game or to the person's sports license. 2. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a license authorizing the hunting of small game or who is not required to pay a fee for a license authorizing the hunting of small game is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1. 3. Any person hunting pheasant under s. 29.195 is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1. 4. Any person hunting pheasant outside of a pheasant management zone, as established by the department, is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1. (b) Issuance. The pheasant hunting stamp shall be issued by the department subject to s. 29.024 . (c) Use of moneys from fees. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (hr) . (4) 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 Michigan or Green Bay, except the Kewaunee River, from its mouth upstream to the first dam or lake. 3. Any other river or stream tributary of Lake Michigan or Green Bay that is designated by the department. (b) Requirement. Except as provided in par. (d) , no person may fish for trout in inland trout waters unless he or she is issued a conservation patron license or unless he or she is issued an inland waters trout stamp which is attached to or imprinted on the person's fishing license or sports license in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3. (c) Issuance. The department shall issue an inland waters trout stamp subject to s. 29.024 to each person holding or applying for a fishing license or a sports license if the person intends to use the license for trout fishing in inland trout waters of the state. (d) Exemption. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a fishing license or who is not required to pay a fee for a fishing license is exempt from the requirements under par. (b) . (e) Use of moneys from fees. The department shall expend the receipts from the sale under this subsection of inland waters trout stamps on improving and maintaining trout habitat in inland trout waters, conducting trout surveys in inland trout waters and administering this subsection. (5) Great Lakes trout and salmon stamps. (a) Definition. In this subsection, "outlying trout and salmon waters" means any outlying waters and this term includes all of the following: 1. Any river or stream tributary of Lake Michigan or Green Bay from its mouth upstream to the first dam or lake. 2. Any other river or stream tributary of Lake Michigan or Green Bay that is designated by the department. (b) Requirement. No person may fish for trout or salmon in the outlying trout and salmon waters of the state unless the person is issued a resident or nonresident 2-day sports fishing license, unless the person is issued a conservation patron license or unless the person is issued a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp which is attached to or imprinted on the person's fishing license or sports license in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3. (c) Issuance. The department shall issue a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp subject to s. 29.024 to any person holding or applying for a fishing license or a sports license if the person intends to use the license for trout or salmon fishing in the outlying trout and salmon waters of the state. (d) Exemptions. This subsection does not apply to a person who is exempt from the payment or requirement for a fishing license. (e) Use of fees. The department shall expend the receipts from the sale of Great Lakes trout and salmon stamps to supplement and enhance the existing trout and salmon rearing and stocking program for outlying waters and to administer this subsection.
(2) Pheasant hunting stamp. (a) Requirement. 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. to 4. , no person may hunt pheasant unless he or she has a valid conservation patron license, or has a valid pheasant hunting stamp which, in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3. , is attached to or imprinted on the person's hunting license which authorizes the hunting of small game or to the person's sports license. 2. Any person who is exempt from the requirement to have a license authorizing the hunting of small game or who is not required to pay a fee for a license authorizing the hunting of small game is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1. 3. Any person hunting pheasant under s. 29.195 is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1. 4. Any person hunting pheasant outside of a pheasant management zone, as established by the department, is exempt from the requirements under subd. 1. (b) Issuance. The pheasant hunting stamp shall be issued by the department subject to s. 29.024 . (c) Use of moneys from fees. 1. Forty percent of the fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (hr) . 2. Sixty percent of the fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (hw) .

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