(d) 2. Update the department's Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system with any change in the violator's hunting, fishing and trapping revocation status.
Section 15. NR 8.54 (1) (a) 2. and (b) are amended to read:
NR 8.54 (1) (a) 2. Enter the violator's identifying information and revocation status into the department's Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system if not already entered into the system.
(b) In addition to the requirements under par. (a), the department, through the Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system, shall deny applications for any hunting, fishing and trapping privileges, approvals and preference points subject to the revocation for the term of the revocation.
Section 16. NR 10.08 (title) and 6 are amended to read:
NR 10.08 Possession and transportation of game.
(6) Field dressing. No person may completely dress any pheasant game bird while in the field or during transportation from the field. The head, or one fully feathered wing, or entire leg shall remain attached to the all game birds dressed carcass while in the field or during transportation from the field to the person's permanent abode or a preservation facility.
Section 17. NR 10.08 (7) and (Note) are created to read:
NR 10.08 (7) Carcass tags. No person may:
(a) Hunt or trap any of the species enumerated in s. NR 10.085(1) unless in possession of a valid, unique carcass tag that has not already been used to harvest an animal. A tag is not valid when hunting or trapping in a zone, management unit, or land type that is not authorized by the tag, or if the tag is expired. A tag is not valid when hunting with a weapon that is not authorized for use with the tag. (b) Upon harvesting any of the species enumerated in s. NR 10.085(1), fail to immediately validate the carcass tag that authorized the harvest. (c) Possess or transport the carcass of any of the species enumerated in s. NR 10.085(1) unless also in possession of the validated carcass tag that authorized the harvest. (d) Fail to keep a validated carcass tag in good, legible condition so as to permit meaningful inspection by the department. Carcass tags shall remain intact except that part of a tag may be separated as designated by the department on the tag as a means of validation.
(e) Transport or possess an unskinned bobcat, fisher, otter, or wolf carcass, or a raw pelt of these species unless it has been tagged in accordance with s. NR 10.085. (f) While afield, possess or transport the carcass of any of the species enumerated in s. NR 10.085(1) that is tagged with or possessed under the authority of a validated carcass tag of another person unless accompanied by the person issued the carcass tag. After the animal is registered it may be transported by vehicle on a public roadway or possessed at a dwelling or business establishment by a person who is not hunting without the need to be accompanied by the person who tagged and registered it. A dwelling for the purposes of this subsection includes permanent residences as well as temporary residences, such as an established hunting cabin or camp site. (g) While afield, hunting, or trapping, possess a validated carcass tag, or any copy of a unique carcass tag already used to harvest an animal, for any of the species enumerated in s. NR 10.085(1) unless the person is also in possession of the legally killed animal corresponding to that carcass tag. (h) Validate or attach a carcass tag to an animal trapped, killed, or harvested by another, or an animal killed by unlawful or unknown means.
(i) Possess more than one copy of a unique carcass tag while afield or hunting or trapping.
(j) Possess a raw bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf pelt after the 5th day of the month following closure of the open season for each species and the respective opening date of the next trapping or hunting season without a registration tag attached and locked to the head of the animal.
(k) Transfer, give, trade, sell or purchase a raw pelt or unskinned carcass of any bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf without a registration tag being attached and locked to the head portion of the pelt by the department in accordance with s. NR 10.085 (6) (c). (l) Transport or possess a bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf pelt without a registration tag being attached and locked to the head portion of the pelt by the department in accordance with s. NR 10.085 (6) (c). This paragraph does not apply to the authorized harvester of the animal. Note: Additional requirements for the transportation of deer species from chronic wasting disease affected areas in this state and from other states and countries where CWD has been identified are established in s. NR 10.105. Note: The department lacks authority to issue wolf carcass tags while the wolf is listed on the federal endangered list or the state endangered list. See s. 29.185, Stats. Section 18. NR 10.085 is created to read:
NR 10.085 Tagging and registration of game. Requirements for the tagging and registration of game in this section apply to the species listed in (1), except that paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) also apply to deer and paragraphs (6) and (8) also apply to turkey:
(1) Species.
(a) Bear.
(b) Elk.
(c) Sharp-tailed grouse.
(d) Canada goose if the department determines that extra harvest control measures are necessary to restrict harvest under s. NR 10.125 (3). (e) Bobcat.
(f) Fisher.
(g) Otter.
(h) Wolf.
NOTE: The department lacks authority to issue wolf carcass tags while the wolf is listed on the federal endangered list or the state endangered list. See s. 29.185, Stats. (2) Validation. Any person who kills any of the species identified in this section shall immediately validate the carcass tag by separating a designated portion of the tag or by marking it as designated by the department on the tag. Failure to completely validate the carcass tag renders possession of the animal illegal and the carcass tag invalid.
(3) Display. No person may refuse or fail to display a validated carcass tag or registration verification number to the department or its wardens upon request.
(4) Attachment. (a) No person who kills any of the species identified in this section may leave the carcass unless the tag has been attached to the carcass.
Note: Tags may be attached using string, plastic ties, wire or in any manner which results in the tag being secured to the carcass in a visible manner. Carcass tags may be protected from environmental elements in sealed clear plastic bags.
(b) The pelt tag shall be attached to a bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf when it is killed and before it is carried by hand or transported in any manner. Failure to attach the pelt tag invalidates the permit. The pelt and registration tag shall remain attached to the pelt until removed by a fur dresser or taxidermist at time of preparation.
(5) Removal and retention. A carcass tag attached as required in this section may be removed from the carcass at the time of butchering or when prepared by a taxidermist, but the person who killed or obtained the animal shall retain all tags until the meat is consumed. The validated carcass tag shall be retained by the person who possesses the carcass until it is consumed.
(6) Registration. No person who kills any of the following species may fail to register the animal as follows:
(a) Deer, bear, elk, wild turkey and sharp-tailed grouse shall be registered no later than 5:00 p.m. of the day after the animal was recovered using a telephone, internet, or other harvest registration system established by the department except when exhibition of elk, deer or bear is required under sub. (7).
(b) Registration of deer, bear, or elk shall occur before the animal is moved from the county of kill or an adjoining county.
(c) Each person who has killed a bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf shall:
1. Exhibit the pelt, separated from the rest of the carcass, to an authorized department representative no later than 5 days after the month of harvest. Persons who intend to have a bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf mounted by a taxidermist may exhibit the bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf to the department for registration in whole carcass condition without separating the pelt, but shall surrender the skinned carcass to the department within 30 days after registration.
2. Allow inspection of the carcass and pelt, and attachment of a registration tag to the head portion of the pelt of all lawfully taken and possessed bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf.
3. Provide the skinned carcass to the department as required by the department.
(7) Registration of certain elk, deer and bear. The department may require that an elk be exhibited and registered at registration stations designated by the department no later than 5:00 p.m. of the day after it was recovered. The department may require that any deer or bear harvested in an area affected by CWD, tuberculosis, or where there are other serious infections disease threats, or area where samples are needed for department research purposes, shall be exhibited and registered at registration stations designated by the department no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third day after it was recovered, or by 5:00 p.m. on the day after the close of the season during which it was recovered, as described in s. NR 10.01 (3), whichever is earlier, unless otherwise authorized by the department. No person shall fail to exhibit the carcass of a deer, bear or elk at a registration location specified by the department when required under this paragraph. (8) Research. The department may require that any part of animal subject to registration under this section shall be collected, sampled, or submitted to the department for research purposes. No person may fail to comply with any collection, sampling, or submission procedure required by the department.
Note: In addition to registering harvested animals, the department also requires reporting of , bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf harvest. Additional information on bobcat, fisher and otter harvest in s. NR 10.145. Section 19. NR 10.101 (3) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.101 (3) Possession (a) No person may possess a bear carcass in violation of the requirements for possession and transportation established under s. NR 10.08 (7) and for tagging and registration established under s. NR 10.085. Section 20. NR 10.103 (1) is amended to read:
NR 10.103 (1) Tags. A carcass tag shall be issued with each hunting license except when an archer license is issued to a person who has already been issued a crossbow license or when a crossbow license issued to a person who has already been issued an archer license. While hunting, no person may possess a validated carcass tag including bonus and special carcass tags unless it is attached to a legally killed deer.
Section 21. NR 10.103 (2) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.103 (2) Possession. No person may possess a deer carcass in violation of the requirements for registration established under s. NR 10.085. Section 22. NR 10.103 (Note) is repealed.
