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2023 SENATE BILL 545
October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators QUINN, JACQUE and TOMCZYK,
cosponsored by Representatives GREEN, BODDEN, BROOKS, EDMING, MAGNAFICI,
MURSAU and SCHMIDT. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and
Sporting Heritage.
1 AN ACT relating to: hunting wild animals with the aid of a dog, dog training on
2 wild animals, and dog trialing on wild animals in the northern portion of the
3 state.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill repeals a current Department of Natural Resources administrative
code provision that generally prohibits a person from hunting or pursuing any
free-roaming wild animal with the aid of a dog from May 1 to June 30 in a portion
of the state north of certain east-west highways. The bill also repeals DNR
administrative code restrictions on dog training and dog trialing on any free roaming
wild animal in that area and during that period.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
4 SECTION 1. NR 10.07 (1) (i) of the administrative code is repealed.
5 SECTION 2. NR 13.30 (2) (g) 6. of the administrative code is repealed.
6 SECTION 3. NR 17.001 (7) of the administrative code is repealed.
7 SECTION 4. NR 17.04 (2) (b) of the administrative code is repealed.
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SENATE BILL 545 SECTION 5
1 SECTION 5. NR 17.04 (3) (a) of the administrative code is repealed.
2 SECTION 6. NR 17.04 (4) of the administrative code is repealed.
3 SECTION 7. NR 17.08 (2) (b) of the administrative code is repealed.
4 SECTION 8. NR 17.08 (3) (a) of the administrative code is repealed.
5 SECTION 9. NR 17.08 (4) of the administrative code is repealed.
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