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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 SENATE BILL 411
September 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators J AMES, TOMCZYK and QUINN,
cosponsored by Representatives SUMMERFIELD, O'CONNOR, EDMING, GREEN,
MICHALSKI and STEFFEN. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and
Sporting Heritage.
AN ACT to renumber and amend 29.407 (1) (b) and 29.407 (2) (d); and to create
29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. and 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes; relating to: the
transportation of fish taken by hook and line.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law restricts the transportation of a fish with the head or tail, or both,
removed or a filleted fish, if that fish is subject to a minimum size limit and taken
by hook and line from inland waters or outlying waters. Under current law, such a
dressed or filleted fish may be transported only if it continues to meet the minimum
size limit. Under this bill, such a dressed or filleted fish may also be transported if
the person transporting the fish provides upon request a physical or digital
photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the photograph was
taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed alongside a ruler
or other method acceptable to the Department of Natural Resources for proving its
length.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 29.407 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.407 (1) (b) 1. (intro.)
and amended to read:
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29.407 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) All fish that are subject to a minimum size limit and
are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed
and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the one of the following
applies:
a. The dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit.
2. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The
skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
SECTION 2. 29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. The person transporting the fish provides upon request a
physical or digital photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the
photograph was taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed
alongside a ruler or other method acceptable to the department for proving the
length of the fish.
SECTION 3. 29.407 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.407 (2) (d) 1. (intro.)
and amended to read:
29.407 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) All fish which are subject to a minimum size limit and
are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed
and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the one of the following
applies:
a. The dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit.
2. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The
skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
SECTION 4. 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. The person transporting the fish provides upon request a
physical or digital photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the
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photograph was taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed
alongside a ruler or other method acceptable to the department for proving the
length of the fish.
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