AB872,12 Section 12 . 29.182 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,4,19 29.182 (3) (a) A resident elk hunting license authorizes a resident of this state to hunt elk with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,13 Section 13 . 29.182 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,4,22 29.182 (3) (b) A nonresident elk hunting license authorizes a nonresident of this state to hunt elk with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,14 Section 14 . 29.184 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,5,3 29.184 (3) (am) Evidence of bear hunting. The fact that a person is observing a bear while possessing a firearm or airgun is not sufficient evidence to prove that the person holding the firearm or airgun is hunting bear.

AB872,15 Section 15 . 29.184 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,5,6 29.184 (3) (c) Type of hunting authorized. A Class A bear license authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

AB872,16 Section 16 . 29.185 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,5,9 29.185 (6) (a) 1. A firearm or airgun, as authorized under par. (b), a bow and arrow, or a crossbow.

AB872,17 Section 17 . 29.185 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,5,15 29.185 (6) (b) Firearms and ammunition. A wolf harvesting license authorizes hunting with a rifle, a muzzle-loading firearm, a handgun, a shotgun that fires slugs or shotshells, an airgun, and any other firearm that is loaded with a single slug or ball. A wolf harvesting license authorizes hunting with shot that is larger than size BB.

AB872,18 Section 18 . 29.193 (2) (cr) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,5,20 29.193 (2) (cr) 4. A person holding a current resident or nonresident deer hunting license and a Class D permit may hunt deer of either sex with a firearm or airgun only during a special season established by the department that is open for hunting deer with firearms by disabled persons who hold a permit under this section.

AB872,19 Section 19 . 29.193 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB872,6,3 29.193 (2) (d) Assistance. 1. A holder of a Class A or Class B permit may be accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a Class A or Class B permit. 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.

AB872,6,9 2. A holder of a Class C permit shall 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 the person has been issued the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying person may include sighting the firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow, identifying the game, and field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit holder.

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: