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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 137 |
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| 5 | 5 | | March 31, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives GREEN, ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, |
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| 6 | 6 | | BODDEN, BROOKS, CALLAHAN, DALLMAN, EDMING, GUSTAFSON, MAGNAFICI, |
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| 7 | 7 | | MURSAU, PENTERMAN, PRONSCHINSKE, SAPIK, SCHUTT, SUMMERFIELD, |
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| 8 | 8 | | SWEARINGEN, TITTL, SCHRAA and ROZAR, cosponsored by Senators STAFSHOLT, |
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| 9 | 9 | | COWLES, FELZKOWSKI, MARKLEIN, QUINN, STROEBEL, TESTIN and TOMCZYK. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage. |
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| 11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend 29.185 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: establishing a |
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| 13 | 13 | | statewide wolf population goal. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | 15 | | Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources to implement a wolf |
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| 16 | 16 | | management plan. This bill requires DNR to establish a statewide wolf population |
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| 17 | 17 | | goal in its wolf management plan. |
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| 18 | 18 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 19 | 19 | | enact as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. 29.185 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 21 | 21 | | 29.185 (1m) DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY. If the wolf is not listed on the federal |
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| 22 | 22 | | endangered list and is not listed on the state endangered list, the department shall |
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| 23 | 23 | | allow the hunting and trapping of wolves and, shall regulate such hunting and |
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| 24 | 24 | | trapping as provided in this section, and shall implement a wolf management plan |
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| 25 | 25 | | that establishes a statewide wolf population goal. In regulating wolf hunting and |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 137 |
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| 36 | 36 | | trapping, the department may limit the number of wolf hunters and trappers and the |
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| 37 | 37 | | number of wolves that may be taken by issuing wolf harvesting licenses. |
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