Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB174 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 174
5	5	April 10, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives MURPHY, TUSLER, BEHNKE, S.
6	6	JOHNSON and MURSAU, cosponsored by Senators COWLES, CABRAL-GUEVARA,
7	7	FELZKOWSKI, FEYEN, MARKLEIN and STROEBEL. Referred to Committee on
8	8	Veterans and Military Affairs.
9	9	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
10	10	AN ACT to amend 167.31 (2) (d); and to create 29.314 (3) (b) 5., 29.314 (4) (b) 5.,
11	11	29.314 (5) (b) 5., 167.31 (4) (k) and 941.20 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes; relating to:
12	12	nuisance wildlife management at airports.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	Under current law generally, no person may use or possess with intent to use
15	15	a light to shine wild animals while armed or hunting or between the hours of 10 p.m.
16	16	and 7 a.m. from September 15 to December 31.
17	17	Under current law generally, a person is prohibited from placing, possessing,
18	18	or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a motorboat with the motor
19	19	running or a motor vehicle unless the firearm is unloaded or is a handgun, the bow
20	20	does not have an arrow nocked, or the crossbow is not cocked or is unloaded. A person
21	21	is also prohibited from loading a firearm, other than a handgun, in a vehicle and from
22	22	discharging a firearm or shooting a bolt or an arrow from a bow or crossbow in or from
23	23	a vehicle. A person is also prohibited from discharging a firearm or shooting a bolt
24	24	or an arrow from a bow or crossbow from or across a highway or within 50 feet of the
25	25	center of a roadway.
26	26	Under current law generally, it is a felony to discharge a firearm at or toward
27	27	another person, vehicle, or building from a vehicle while on a highway or on a vehicle
28	28	parking lot that is open to the public.
29	29	This bill creates an exception to each of these provisions applicable to
30	30	designated personnel at a public-use airport or an airport under the exclusive
31	31	control of the national guard or U.S. Department of Defense for the purposes of
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37	37	nuisance wildlife management and control that is conducted in accordance with
38	38	applicable state or federal permits. For the purpose of these provisions, the bill
39	39	provides that “designated personnel” includes any person who is acting within the
40	40	scope of his or her employment or employer and who is an employee or contractor of
41	41	the airport or the local government that operates the airport or a federal employee
42	42	or agent.
43	43	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
44	44	enact as follows:
45	45	SECTION 1. 29.314 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
46	46	29.314 (3) (b) 5. To designated personnel at a public-use airport, as defined in
47	47	s. 114.002 (18m), or an airport under the exclusive control of the national guard or
48	48	U.S. department of defense, for the purposes of nuisance wildlife management and
49	49	control that is conducted in accordance with applicable state or federal permits.
50	50	“Designated personnel” includes any person who is acting within the scope of his or
51	51	her employment or employer and who is an employee or contractor of the airport or
52	52	the local government that operates the airport or a federal employee or agent.
53	53	SECTION 2. 29.314 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
54	54	29.314 (4) (b) 5. To designated personnel at a public-use airport, as defined in
55	55	s. 114.002 (18m), or an airport under the exclusive control of the national guard or
56	56	U.S. department of defense, for the purposes of nuisance wildlife management and
57	57	control that is conducted in accordance with applicable state or federal permits.
58	58	“Designated personnel” includes any person who is acting within the scope of his or
59	59	her employment or employer and who is an employee or contractor of the airport or
60	60	the local government that operates the airport or a federal employee or agent.
61	61	SECTION 3. 29.314 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
62	62	29.314 (5) (b) 5. To designated personnel at a public-use airport, as defined in
63	63	s. 114.002 (18m), or an airport under the exclusive control of the national guard or
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87	87	U.S. department of defense, for the purposes of nuisance wildlife management and
88	88	control that is conducted in accordance with applicable state or federal permits.
89	89	“Designated personnel” includes any person who is acting within the scope of his or
90	90	her employment or employer and who is an employee or contractor of the airport or
91	91	the local government that operates the airport or a federal employee or agent.
92	92	SECTION 4. 167.31 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
93	93	167.31 (2) (d) Except as provided in sub. (4) (a), (bg), (cg), (e), (fm), and (g), and
94	94	(k), no person may discharge a firearm or shoot a bolt or an arrow from a bow or
95	95	crossbow from or across a highway or within 50 feet of the center of a roadway.
96	96	SECTION 5. 167.31 (4) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
97	97	167.31 (4) (k) Subsection (2) does not apply to designated personnel at a
98	98	public-use airport, as defined in s. 114.002 (18m), or an airport under the exclusive
99	99	control of the national guard or U.S. department of defense, for the purposes of
100	100	nuisance wildlife management and control that is conducted in accordance with
101	101	applicable state or federal permits. “Designated personnel” includes any person who
102	102	is acting within the scope of his or her employment or employer and who is an
103	103	employee or contractor of the airport or the local government that operates the
104	104	airport or a federal employee or agent.
105	105	SECTION 6. 941.20 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
106	106	941.20 (3) (b) 3. Paragraph (a) does not apply to designated personnel at a
107	107	public-use airport, as defined in s. 114.002 (18m), or an airport under the exclusive
108	108	control of the national guard or U.S. department of defense, for the purposes of
109	109	nuisance wildlife management and control that is conducted in accordance with
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139	139	employee or contractor of the airport or the local government that operates the
140	140	airport or a federal employee or agent.
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