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AB872,9 7Section 9 . 29.091 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,4,108 29.091 (2) (intro.) The prohibition in sub. (1), as it relates to the possession or
9control of a loaded or unencased gun or, firearm, or airgun within a refuge
10established under s. 23.09 (2) (b), does not apply to any of the following:
AB872,10 11Section 10 . 29.164 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,4,1312 29.164 (2) (b) Type of hunting authorized. A license issued under this section
13authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,11 14Section 11. 29.173 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,4,1615 29.173 (2) (a) A resident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer
16with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,12 17Section 12 . 29.182 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,4,1918 29.182 (3) (a) A resident elk hunting license authorizes a resident of this state
19to hunt elk with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,13 20Section 13 . 29.182 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,4,2221 29.182 (3) (b) A nonresident elk hunting license authorizes a nonresident of
22this state to hunt elk with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,14 23Section 14 . 29.184 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,5,3
129.184 (3) (am) Evidence of bear hunting. The fact that a person is observing
2a bear while possessing a firearm or airgun is not sufficient evidence to prove that
3the person holding the firearm or airgun is hunting bear.
AB872,15 4Section 15 . 29.184 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,5,65 29.184 (3) (c) Type of hunting authorized. A Class A bear license authorizes
6hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,16 7Section 16 . 29.185 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,5,98 29.185 (6) (a) 1. A firearm or airgun, as authorized under par. (b), a bow and
9arrow, or a crossbow.
AB872,17 10Section 17 . 29.185 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,5,1511 29.185 (6) (b) Firearms and ammunition. A wolf harvesting license authorizes
12hunting with a rifle, a muzzle-loading firearm, a handgun, a shotgun that fires slugs
13or shotshells, an airgun, and any other firearm that is loaded with a single slug or
14ball. A wolf harvesting license authorizes hunting with shot that is larger than size
15BB.
AB872,18 16Section 18 . 29.193 (2) (cr) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,5,2017 29.193 (2) (cr) 4. A person holding a current resident or nonresident deer
18hunting license and a Class D permit may hunt deer of either sex with a firearm or
19airgun
only during a special season established by the department that is open for
20hunting deer with firearms by disabled persons who hold a permit under this section.
AB872,19 21Section 19 . 29.193 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,6,322 29.193 (2) (d) Assistance. 1. A holder of a Class A or Class B permit may be
23accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a Class A or Class B permit.
24The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow
25unless that person has been issued the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance

1rendered by an accompanying person who has not been issued the appropriate
2approval is limited to field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit
3holder.
AB872,6,94 2. A holder of a Class C permit shall be accompanied by a person who is not
5eligible to apply for a permit under this section. The accompanying person may not
6hunt or carry a firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow unless the person has been issued
7the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying
8person may include sighting the firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow, identifying the
9game, and field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit holder.
AB872,6,1710 3. A holder of a Class D permit may use an adaptive device, as authorized by
11the department by rule, to facilitate the use of a firearm or an airgun and may be
12accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a permit under this section.
13The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow
14unless that person has been issued the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance
15rendered by an accompanying person who has not been issued the appropriate
16approval is limited to field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit
17holder and any other assistance authorized by the department by rule.
AB872,20 18Section 20. 29.211 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,6,2019 29.211 (2) Authorization. A nonresident deer hunting license authorizes the
20hunting of deer with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,21 21Section 21 . 29.304 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,6,23 2229.304 (title) Restrictions on hunting and use of firearms and airguns
23by persons under 16 years of age.
AB872,22 24Section 22 . 29.304 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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129.304 (6) Rules. The department may promulgate rules specifying the types
2of airguns to which this section applies.
AB872,23 3Section 23 . 29.311 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 16,
4is amended to read:
AB872,7,75 29.311 (1) No person may hunt waterfowl or coots with any firearm or airgun
6using any shotshell classified by the federal government as toxic or harmful to
7wildlife or the environment.
AB872,24 8Section 24. 29.312 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,7,139 29.312 (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that prohibits
10a person from sighting a firearm or airgun on land owned or leased by that person
11or a member of that person's immediate family during the 24-hour period prior to
12the opening date for hunting deer with firearms in any area where there is an open
13season for hunting deer with firearms.
AB872,25 14Section 25. 29.314 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,7,1715 29.314 (3) (a) Prohibition. No person may use or possess with intent to use a
16light for shining deer, elk, or bear while the person is hunting deer, elk, or bear or in
17possession of a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,26 18Section 26 . 29.314 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,7,2119 29.314 (3) (b) 4. To the holder of a Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2) (c)
204. who uses a laser sighting device while hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and
21arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,27 22Section 27. 29.314 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,7,2523 29.314 (4) (a) Prohibition. No person may use or possess with intent to use a
24light for shining wild animals while the person is hunting or in possession of a
25firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,28
1Section 28. 29.314 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,8,42 29.314 (4) (b) 4. To the holder of a Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2) (c)
34. who uses a laser sighting device while hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and
4arrow, or crossbow.
AB872,29 5Section 29 . 29.314 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB872,8,76 29.314 (6m) Rules. The department may promulgate rules specifying the
7types of airguns to which the general restrictions under subs. (3) (a) and (4) (a) apply.
AB872,30 8Section 30. 29.324 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,8,119 29.324 (1) (b) “Group deer hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in
10a group all using firearms or airguns, each of whom holds an individual license to
11hunt deer.
AB872,31 12Section 31. 29.324 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,8,1513 29.324 (1) (d) “Youth deer license" means a license that is issued by the
14department to a person who is under the age of 18 and that authorizes the hunting
15of deer with a firearm or airgun.
AB872,32 16Section 32 . 29.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,8,2217 29.341 (1) Any person who, while hunting any wild animal or bird, discharges
18a firearm, airgun, or arrow, and by that discharge injures or kills another person,
19shall immediately give his or her name and address to the injured person, render
20assistance to the injured person and obtain immediate medical or hospital care for
21the injured person, and immediately report the injury or death to the sheriff or police
22of the locality in which the shooting took place.
AB872,33 23Section 33 . 29.345 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,9,7 2429.345 Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report. (1)
25Every person who has caused or been involved in an accident in which a person has

1been injured by discharge of a firearm, airgun, or arrow while hunting, fishing, or
2trapping, or inflicted an injury upon himself or herself with a firearm , airgun, or with
3an
arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, shall render a report to the department
4at any of its field offices within 10 days after the injury unless the person is physically
5incapable of making the required report, in which event the person or persons
6involved in the accident shall designate an agent to file the report within the
7specified time.
AB872,9,13 8(2) Any person who is involved in an accident with a firearm, airgun, or arrow
9while hunting, fishing, or trapping, and who fails to submit the report required by
10this section, shall forfeit not more than $50. In addition, the court may revoke any
11license issued to the person under this chapter and may further provide that no
12license shall be issued to the person under this chapter for a fixed period of time
13specified by the court.
AB872,34 14Section 34 . 29.592 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,9,1815 29.592 (1) (intro.) A person may hunt in this state without obtaining a
16certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.591 and may, while hunting, possess or
17control a firearm, or an airgun to which s. 29.304 applies under rules promulgated
18by the department,
if all of the following apply:
AB872,35 19Section 35 . 29.621 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,9,2520 29.621 (4) Protection. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 29.091 (1), no owner
21of a wildlife refuge, and no other person, may hunt or trap within the boundaries of
22any wildlife refuge or have in his or her possession or under his or her control in the
23wildlife refuge a gun, firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow, unless the gun or, firearm,
24or airgun
is unloaded, the bow or crossbow is unstrung, and the gun, firearm, airgun,
25bow, or crossbow is enclosed within a carrying case. This subsection, as it relates to

1the possession or control of a loaded or unencased firearm or airgun, does not apply
2to any of the following:
AB872,36 3Section 36 . 29.927 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,10,64 29.927 (6g) Any lamp, light, gun, firearm, airgun, ammunition, bow, crossbow,
5bolt, or arrow used in violation of this chapter or s. 167.31 or any rules promulgated
6under s. 167.31.
AB872,37 7Section 37 . 29.971 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,10,188 29.971 (12) In addition to any other penalty for violation of this chapter or any
9department order made under this chapter, the court may revoke any or all approvals
10granted under this chapter for a period of up to 3 years. If a person is convicted of
11reckless or highly negligent conduct in the operation or handling of a firearm, airgun,
12or bow and arrow in violation of s. 940.08, 940.24, or 941.20 and either death or bodily
13harm to another results from that violation, the court shall revoke every approval
14issued to that person under this chapter and shall provide a fixed period during
15which no new approval may be issued to the person. If no death or bodily harm to
16another results from the violation, the court may revoke any approval issued to that
17person under this chapter and may provide a fixed period during which no new
18approval may be issued to the person.
AB872,38 19Section 38 . 66.0409 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB872,10,2120 66.0409 (1) (a) “Firearm" has the meaning given in s. 167.31 (1) (c) and includes
21an airgun, as defined in s. 29.001 (7)
.
AB872,39 22Section 39 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB872,11,723 (1) The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24
24to promulgate emergency rules under ss. 29.014 (1u) (b), 29.304 (6), and 29.314 (6m)
25for the period before the date on which permanent rules under ss. 29.014 (1u) (b),

129.304 (6), and 29.314 (6m) take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2),
2emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the
3permanent rules take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
4department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that
5promulgating rules under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the
6preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
7provide a finding of emergency for rules promulgated under this subsection.
AB872,40 8Section 40 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on March 1, 2022, except
9as follows:
AB872,11,1110 (1) The treatment of ss. 29.014 (1u) (b), 29.304 (6), and 29.314 (6m) and Section
1139 (1 ) of this act take effect on the day after publication.
AB872,11,1212 (End)
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