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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 29, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Snyder, Armstrong,
Brooks, Callahan, Jagler, Knodl, Krug, Moses, Skowronski, Spiros,
Wichgers and Edming, cosponsored by Senators Testin,
Stafsholt, Bradley,
Cowles and Felzkowski. Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage.
AB29,1,2
1An Act to amend 29.184 (6g) (f) of the statutes;
relating to: the governor's bear
2tag.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources may regulate the
hunting of bears and issues bear hunting licenses and carcass tags. In addition to
any other bear hunting license issued by DNR, current law requires DNR to issue
two certificates for bear hunting licenses (commonly known as governor's bear tags)
to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association, which must award one certificate as a
raffle prize and one certificate at public auction. The recipient of one of these
certificates is entitled to a bear hunting license and carcass tag that is valid for one
bear hunting season.
Under current law, a person may receive a bear hunting license through this
process only once in his or her lifetime. This bill eliminates that restriction.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB29,1
3Section
1. 29.184 (6g) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB29,2,24
29.184
(6g) (f) A
person may be issued under par. (c) only one Class A bear
5hunting license in his or her lifetime, and the Class A bear hunting license
issued to
1a person under par. (c) shall be valid for only one Class A bear hunting season. The
2issuance under par. (c) of a license to the person is subject to s. 29.024 (2g).
