LRB-5715/1
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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
February 7, 2024 - Introduced by Senators Testin,
Ballweg and Wanggaard,
cosponsored by Representatives
Mursau, Brandtjen, Edming, Green and
O'Connor. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting
Heritage.
SB994,1,2
1An Act to create 90.21 (5m) of the statutes;
relating to: providing grants for
2double-fencing of farm-raised white-tailed deer.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who keeps farm-raised deer must be registered
with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and, if keeping
white-tailed deer, must also obtain a fence inspection certificate from the
Department of Natural Resources. To obtain a DNR fence inspection certificate, a
farm-raised white-tailed deer keeper must meet certain fencing requirements;
keepers may choose between maintaining a double perimeter fence or a single solid
perimeter fence.
In addition, current DATCP rules require a farm-raised deer herd to be
enrolled in DATCP's chronic wasting disease (CWD) herd status program before a
live deer may be moved off the farm to a place other than to slaughter. To maintain
enrollment in the herd status program, the herd must be enclosed by a “double
protective barrier” if at least two wild deer found or killed within five miles of the
farm-raised deer herd have tested positive for CWD. A “double protective barrier”
may be either a double fence or a single solid barrier.
This bill provides that, if DNR or DATCP require a person to maintain a double
perimeter fence, install a second perimeter fence, or install a solid perimeter fence
around a deer farm, DNR must provide the person with a grant equal to the cost of
installing the second perimeter fence or solid perimeter fence.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB994,1
1Section
1. 90.21 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB994,2,82
90.21
(5m) Grants for double fencing. If the department or the department
3of agriculture, trade and consumer protection require a person to maintain a double
4perimeter fence, install a 2nd perimeter fence, or install a solid perimeter fence
5around an area containing farm-raised white-tailed deer, the department of natural
6resources shall provide the person, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (hs),
7a grant in an amount equal to the cost of installing the second perimeter fence or of
8installing the solid perimeter fence.
