AB773: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly BILL 773

December 9, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Shankland, B. Meyers, Considine, Doyle, Milroy, Vruwink, Baldeh, Cabrera, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, Neubauer, Ohnstad, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck and Sinicki, cosponsored by Senators Smith, Bewley, Ringhand and Agard. Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage.

AB773,1,3 An Act to amend 20.370 (1) (mu); and to create 29.063 (7) of the statutes; relating to: deer carcass disposal sites, chronic wasting disease education, and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide large metal containers where hunters may dispose of deer carcasses, to be placed in locations throughout the state as determined by DNR. The bill provides in the 2021-23 fiscal biennium $2,000,000 for the carcass disposal sites. The bill also provides in the 2021-23 fiscal biennium $100,000 for DNR to provide education to hunters about chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.

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:

AB773,1 Section 1. 20.370 (1) (mu) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB773,2,8 20.370 (1) (mu) General program operations — state funds. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations that are conducted under ss. 23.09 to 23.11, 27.01, 30.203, 30.277, and 90.21, and chs. 29 and 169, for activities conducted under the ecological inventory and monitoring program of the endangered resources program, for the aquatic and terrestrial resources inventory under s. 23.09 (2) (km), for deer carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7), for chronic wasting disease education, for providing the signage required under s. 23.118, and for payments of $53,700 in each fiscal year, to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (k), to the University of Wisconsin System for outdoor skills training under s. 29.598.

AB773,2 Section 2. 29.063 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB773,2,13 29.063 (7) The department shall provide large metal containers where hunters may dispose of deer carcasses in locations throughout the state as determined by the department. The department shall regularly dispose of any carcasses placed in the containers.

AB773,3 Section 3. Fiscal changes.

AB773,2,21 (1) Deer carcass disposal sites. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $1,000,000 to provide deer carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $1,000,000 to provide deer carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7).

AB773,3,4 (2) Chronic wasting disease education. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $50,000 to provide education to hunters about chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $50,000 to provide education to hunters about chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.

AB773,3,5 (End)