AB49: Bill Text

AB49,18 Section 18. 29.889 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,6,19 29.889 (7) (a) Investigation. A participating county The department shall investigate each statement of claim and determine the total amount of the wildlife damage that occurred, regardless of the amount that may be eligible for payment under par. (b).

AB49,19 Section 19. 29.889 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,6,23 29.889 (7) (b) Calculating amount of payment. (intro.) In calculating the amount of the wildlife damage claim payment to be paid for a claim under par. (a), the participating county department shall determine the amount as follows:

AB49,20 Section 20 . 29.889 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,7,3 29.889 (7) (b) 2. If the amount of claim is more than $500 but not more than $5,250 $5,500, the claimant will be paid 100 percent of the amount of the claim that exceeds $500.

AB49,21 Section 21. 29.889 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,7,7 29.889 (7) (b) 3. If the amount of the claim is more than $5,250 $5,500, the claimant will be paid the amount calculated under subd. 2., plus 80 percent of the amount of the claim that exceeds $5,250, subject to subd. 4. $5,500.

AB49,22 Section 22. 29.889 (7) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB49,23 Section 23. 29.889 (7) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB49,24 Section 24. 29.889 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,7,17 29.889 (7) (d) 2. The department shall pay claimants under subd. 1. from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) after first deducting from s. 20.370 (5) (fq) payments made for county administrative costs under sub. (2) (d) and payments made for wildlife damage abatement assistance under sub. (5) (c) (b). If the amount remaining after these deductions from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) are not sufficient to pay the full amount required under subd. 1., the department shall pay claimants on a prorated basis.

AB49,25 Section 25. 29.889 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,8,2 29.889 (7m) (a) Requirements. A person who receives wildlife damage abatement assistance or wildlife damage claim payments and any other person who owns, leases, or controls the land where the wildlife damage occurred shall permit hunting of the type of wild animals causing the wildlife damage on that land and on contiguous land under the same ownership, lease or control, subject to par. (ae). In order to satisfy the requirement to permit hunting under this subsection, the land shall be open to hunting during the appropriate open season. The county, with the assistance of the department, shall determine the acreage of land suitable for hunting.

AB49,26 Section 26. 29.889 (7m) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,8,5 29.889 (7m) (ar) Exemption; land not required to be open to hunting. (intro.) The requirement under par. (a) does not apply to a any of the following:

AB49,8,8 1m. A person to whom the department grants a shooting permit for deer causing damage that is issued as an abatement measure recommended under this section if all of the following apply:

AB49,27 Section 27. 29.889 (7m) (ar) 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 29.889 (7m) (ar) 1m. a. and b.

AB49,28 Section 28. 29.889 (7m) (ar) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB49,8,13 29.889 (7m) (ar) 2m. A person who acquires a bear trap with wildlife damage abatement assistance under this section if all of the following apply:

AB49,8,14 a. The person leases the land on which the trap is placed.

AB49,8,16 b. The person waives any eligibility to receive a wildlife damage claim payment under sub. (7) for wildlife damage caused by bears.

AB49,29 Section 29. 29.889 (8g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,8,21 29.889 (8g) Review. A participating county's The department's determination of the amount of wildlife damage, the amount of a wildlife damage claim, or the amount of wildlife damage abatement assistance shall be treated as a final decisions decision for purposes of review.

AB49,30 Section 30. 29.889 (8r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,9,2 29.889 (8r) Records; entry to land. (a) Records. A person receiving wildlife damage abatement assistance or wildlife damage claim payments shall retain all records as required by the participating county or the department and make them available to the participating county or the department for inspection at reasonable times.

AB49,9,5 (b) Entry to land. The department or a participating county may enter and inspect, at reasonable times, any land for which a wildlife damage claim has been filed or for which wildlife damage abatement measures have been implemented.

AB49,9,11 (c) Responsibilities. No person may refuse entry or access to or withhold records from the department or the participating county under this subsection. No person may obstruct or interfere with an inspection by the department or a participating county under this subsection. The department or participating county, if requested, shall furnish to the person a report setting forth all of the factual findings by the department or participating county that relate to the inspection.

AB49,31 Section 31 . 29.89 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB49,32 Section 32 . 29.89 (5) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49,9,17 29.89 (5) (b) 2. c. Moneys are available under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) after first deducting from s. 20.370 (5) (fq) payments made for county administrative costs, payments made for wildlife damage abatement assistance, and wildlife damage claim payments under s. 29.889.

AB49,33 Section 33 . Initial applicability.

AB49,9,21 (1) Remote monitoring of bear traps. The treatment of s. 29.889 (5) (d) first applies to a bear trap acquired with wildlife damage abatement assistance on July 2, 1983.

AB49,34 Section 34. Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 1, 2022, except as follows:

AB49,9,25 (1) Remote monitoring of bear traps. The treatment of s. 29.889 (5) (d) and Section 33 (1) of this act take effect on June 30, 2021.

AB49,10,3 (2) Types of eligible damage and hunting land exemption. The treatment of s. 20.889 (6) (em) and (7m) (ar) (intro.), 1., 2., and 2m. takes effect on the day after publication.

AB49,10,4 (End)