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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 430
September 19, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SUMMERFIELD, O'CONNOR,
STEFFEN, MICHALSKI, EDMING, GREEN, BODDEN, GUSTAFSON and BEHNKE,
cosponsored by Senators JAMES, TOMCZYK, QUINN and BALLWEG. Referred to
Committee on Sporting Heritage.
1 AN ACT to renumber and amend 29.407 (1) (b) and 29.407 (2) (d); and to create
2 29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. and 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes; relating to: the
3 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:
4 SECTION 1. 29.407 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.407 (1) (b) 1. (intro.)
5 and amended to read:
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1 29.407 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) All fish that are subject to a minimum size limit and
2 are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed
3 and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the one of the following
4 applies:
5 a. The dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit.
6 2. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The
7 skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
8 SECTION 2. 29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
9 29.407 (1) (b) 1. b. The person transporting the fish provides upon request a
10 physical or digital photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the
11 photograph was taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed
12 alongside a ruler or other method acceptable to the department for proving the
13 length of the fish.
14 SECTION 3. 29.407 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 29.407 (2) (d) 1. (intro.)
15 and amended to read:
16 29.407 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) All fish which are subject to a minimum size limit and
17 are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed
18 and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the one of the following
19 applies:
20 a. The dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit.
21 2. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The
22 skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
23 SECTION 4. 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
24 29.407 (2) (d) 1. b. The person transporting the fish provides upon request a
25 physical or digital photograph that bears a stamp of the time and date on which the
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1 photograph was taken and that shows the fish before the head or tail was removed
2 alongside a ruler or other method acceptable to the department for proving the
3 length of the fish.
4 (END)