AB872,6,17 3. A holder of a Class D permit may use an adaptive device, as authorized by the department by rule, to facilitate the use of a firearm or an airgun and may be accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a permit under this section. The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow unless that person has been issued the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying person who has not been issued the appropriate approval is limited to field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit holder and any other assistance authorized by the department by rule.

AB872,20 Section 20. 29.211 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,6,20 29.211 (2) Authorization. A nonresident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,21 Section 21 . 29.304 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,6,23 29.304 (title) Restrictions on hunting and use of firearms and airguns by persons under 16 years of age.

AB872,22 Section 22 . 29.304 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB872,7,2 29.304 (6) Rules. The department may promulgate rules specifying the types of airguns to which this section applies.

AB872,23 Section 23 . 29.311 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB872,7,7 29.311 (1) No person may hunt waterfowl or coots with any firearm or airgun using any shotshell classified by the federal government as toxic or harmful to wildlife or the environment.

AB872,24 Section 24. 29.312 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,7,13 29.312 (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that prohibits a person from sighting a firearm or airgun on land owned or leased by that person or a member of that person's immediate family during the 24-hour period prior to the opening date for hunting deer with firearms in any area where there is an open season for hunting deer with firearms.

AB872,25 Section 25. 29.314 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,7,17 29.314 (3) (a) Prohibition. No person may use or possess with intent to use a light for shining deer, elk, or bear while the person is hunting deer, elk, or bear or in possession of a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,26 Section 26 . 29.314 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,7,21 29.314 (3) (b) 4. To the holder of a Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2) (c) 4. who uses a laser sighting device while hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,27 Section 27. 29.314 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,7,25 29.314 (4) (a) Prohibition. No person may use or possess with intent to use a light for shining wild animals while the person is hunting or in possession of a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,28 Section 28. 29.314 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,8,4 29.314 (4) (b) 4. To the holder of a Class C permit issued under s. 29.193 (2) (c) 4. who uses a laser sighting device while hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,29 Section 29 . 29.314 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB872,8,7 29.314 (6m) Rules. The department may promulgate rules specifying the types of airguns to which the general restrictions under subs. (3) (a) and (4) (a) apply.

AB872,30 Section 30. 29.324 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,8,11 29.324 (1) (b) “Group deer hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms or airguns, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.

AB872,31 Section 31. 29.324 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,8,15 29.324 (1) (d) “Youth deer license" means a license that is issued by the department to a person who is under the age of 18 and that authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm or airgun.

AB872,32 Section 32 . 29.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,8,22 29.341 (1) Any person who, while hunting any wild animal or bird, discharges a firearm, airgun, or arrow, and by that discharge injures or kills another person, shall immediately give his or her name and address to the injured person, render assistance to the injured person and obtain immediate medical or hospital care for the injured person, and immediately report the injury or death to the sheriff or police of the locality in which the shooting took place.

AB872,33 Section 33 . 29.345 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,9,7 29.345 Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report. (1) Every person who has caused or been involved in an accident in which a person has been injured by discharge of a firearm, airgun, or arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, or inflicted an injury upon himself or herself with a firearm , airgun, or with an arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, shall render a report to the department at any of its field offices within 10 days after the injury unless the person is physically incapable of making the required report, in which event the person or persons involved in the accident shall designate an agent to file the report within the specified time.