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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1204 |
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| 5 | 5 | | April 11, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives CONSIDINE, CONLEY, ANDRACA, |
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| 6 | 6 | | BILLINGS, JOERS and PALMERI, cosponsored by Senator ROYS. Referred to |
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| 7 | 7 | | Committee on Sporting Heritage. |
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| 8 | 8 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT to amend 29.888 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: eliminating |
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| 10 | 10 | | depredation payments for hunting dogs injured or killed by wolves. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 12 | 12 | | This bill eliminates the Department of Natural Resources's authority under the |
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| 13 | 13 | | wolf depredation program to make payments for death or injury caused by wolves to |
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| 14 | 14 | | hunting dogs. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Under current law, DNR administers a wolf depredation program under which |
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| 16 | 16 | | it makes payments to persons who apply for reimbursement for death or injury |
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| 17 | 17 | | caused by wolves to livestock, to hunting dogs other than those being actively used |
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| 18 | 18 | | in hunting of wolves, and to pets and for management and control activities |
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| 19 | 19 | | conducted by DNR to reduce damage caused by wolves. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 21 | 21 | | enact as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. 29.888 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 29.888 (1m) The department shall administer a wolf depredation program |
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| 24 | 24 | | under which payments may be made to persons who apply for reimbursement for |
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| 25 | 25 | | death or injury caused by wolves to livestock, to hunting dogs other than those being |
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| 32 | 32 | | ZDW:skw |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 1204 |
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| 34 | 34 | | actively used in the hunting of wolves, and to pets and for management and control |
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| 35 | 35 | | activities conducted by the department for the purpose of reducing such damage |
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| 36 | 36 | | caused by wolves. The department may make payments for death or injury caused |
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| 37 | 37 | | by wolves under this program only if the death or injury occurs during a period of |
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| 38 | 38 | | time when the wolf is not listed on the federal endangered list and is not listed on the |
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| 39 | 39 | | state endangered list. The department may expend moneys under this program for |
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| 40 | 40 | | its management and control activities only during a period of time when the wolf is |
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| 41 | 41 | | not listed on the federal endangered list and is not listed on the state endangered list. |
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