29.334 Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.
(1) A person who hunts or traps any game animal or fur-bearing animal shall kill the animal when it is taken and make it part of the daily bag or shall release the game animal or fur-bearing animal.
(2) A person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
(3) This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
History: 1997 a. 248 s. 513; 1999 a. 32; 2001 a. 56 ss. 38 to 40, 69; 2015 a. 196.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants.
29.011 - Title to wild animals.
29.014 - Rule-making for this chapter.
29.016 - Department authority; deer hunting seasons and license restrictions.
29.020 - Deer management assistance program.
29.024 - Approvals; forms; issuing agents.
29.03 - Wildlife violator compact.
29.035 - Report of department.
29.036 - Sporting heritage council.
29.037 - Fish and wildlife restoration.
29.038 - Local regulation of wild animals.
29.040 - Deer management report rules.
29.041 - Department to regulate hunting and fishing in interstate waters.
29.042 - Agreements to retire licenses.
29.045 - Interstate license privileges.
29.047 - Interstate transportation of game.
29.053 - Specific open and closed seasons.
29.055 - Wild animals; possession in closed season or in excess of bag limit.
29.057 - Wild animals; possession in open season.
29.063 - Management of chronic wasting disease.
29.071 - Wildlife on Indian reservations protected.
29.075 - Hunting, trapping and fishing by American Indians.
29.079 - Deer hunting by practitioners of Ho-Chunk religion.
29.083 - Interference with hunting, fishing or trapping.
29.084 - Incentives for recruitment.
29.088 - Use of poison and explosives; pole traps.
29.089 - Hunting, fishing, and trapping on land in state parks and state fish hatcheries.
29.091 - Hunting or trapping in wildlife refuge.
29.095 - Hunting on land in a school forest.
29.161 - Resident small game hunting license.
29.164 - Wild turkey hunting approvals.
29.171 - Resident archer hunting license.
29.172 - Resident crossbow hunting license.
29.173 - Resident deer hunting license.
29.177 - Special deer hunting permits.
29.179 - Transfer of approvals to minors and disabled persons.
29.180 - Transfers of approvals upon death.
29.181 - Bonus deer hunting permits.
29.182 - Elk hunting licenses.
29.183 - Deferral of certain approvals.
29.185 - Wolf harvesting licenses.
29.192 - Regulation of takings of certain wild animals.
29.193 - Approvals for disabled persons.
29.194 - Resident approvals for certain nonresidents and members of the armed forces.
29.1945 - Approvals for veterans and military members.
29.195 - Disabled veterans, Great Lakes Naval Hospital.
29.197 - Waivers of certain approvals.
29.199 - Authorizations for certain patients and institutionalized persons to fish.
29.201 - Waiver of fishing license requirement for groups of disabled persons.
29.204 - Nonresident annual small game hunting license.
29.207 - Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license.
29.211 - Nonresident deer hunting license.
29.213 - Nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license.
29.216 - Nonresident archer hunting license.
29.217 - Nonresident crossbow hunting license.
29.219 - Resident fishing licenses.
29.228 - Nonresident fishing licenses.
29.2285 - Fishing stamps and tags.
29.229 - Fishing approvals issued by the Lac du Flambeau band.
29.2295 - Department approvals issued on the Lac du Flambeau reservation.
29.2297 - Federal approvals for hunting, trapping, and fishing.
29.235 - Conservation patron license.
29.236 - Annual disabled veteran recreation card.
29.237 - Sturgeon spearing license.
29.301 - General restrictions on hunting.
29.304 - Restrictions on hunting and use of firearms by persons under 16 years of age.
29.307 - Hunting with aid of aircraft prohibited.
29.311 - Shotshell restrictions.
29.312 - Rules regulating the sighting of a firearm.
29.317 - Taking homing pigeons.
29.322 - Taking certain wounded animals.
29.327 - Regulation of waterfowl blinds.
29.334 - Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.
29.335 - Feeding wild animals for nonhunting purposes.
29.337 - Hunting and trapping by landowners and occupants.
29.341 - Duties on accidental shooting.
29.345 - Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report.
29.346 - Registration information.
29.347 - Possession of deer and elk; heads and skins.
29.349 - Animals killed by motor vehicles.
29.351 - Skins of fur-bearing animals.
29.354 - Possession of game birds and animals.
29.357 - Transportation; general provisions.
29.361 - Transportation of deer or elk.
29.364 - Transportation of game birds.
29.401 - Possession of fishing equipment.
29.404 - Fishing shanties on ice, regulation.
29.405 - Fishing with bow and arrow or crossbow.
29.407 - Transportation of fish.
29.411 - Cooperation during a fish census.
29.414 - Erection of barriers to exclude rough fish.
29.417 - Permit to take rough fish.
29.421 - Removal of rough fish.
29.424 - Control of detrimental fish.
29.501 - Fur dealers regulated.
29.503 - Wholesale fish dealer license.
29.514 - Outlying water sport trolling licenses.
29.516 - Fishing with nets and setlines.
29.519 - Commercial fishing in outlying waters.
29.522 - Description of nets; use of.
29.523 - Net licenses, Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.
29.526 - Slat net fishing in the Mississippi River.
29.529 - Trammel net fishing in the Mississippi River.
29.531 - Set or bank pole licenses.
29.533 - Setline licenses; inland waters.
29.535 - Shovelnose sturgeon permit.
29.537 - Clams, clamming and commercial clamming.
29.539 - Sale of wild animals.
29.541 - Serving of game to guests.
29.564 - Voluntary contributions; invasive species grants.
29.565 - Voluntary contributions; venison and wild turkey processing and donation program.
29.566 - Collection, retention, and deposit of fees.
29.567 - Voluntary contributions; elk research.
29.591 - Hunter education program and bow hunter education program.
29.592 - Hunting mentorship program.
29.593 - Requirement for certificate of accomplishment to obtain hunting approval.
29.595 - Elk hunter education program.
29.597 - Trapper education program.
29.598 - Outdoors skills training.
29.604 - Endangered and threatened species protected.
29.614 - Scientific collector permit.
29.617 - Public hunting and fishing grounds.
29.624 - Senior citizen recreation card.
29.627 - Domestic fur-bearing animal farms.
29.630 - Raffling lake sturgeon from state fish hatcheries.
29.701 - Propagation of fish; protected wild animals.
29.705 - Propagation of fish; removal of fish.
29.707 - Propagation of fish; department rules.
29.709 - State fish hatcheries.
29.713 - Trespass to state fish hatchery.
29.717 - Trespass on riparian land.
29.733 - Natural waters used in fish farms.
29.734 - Barriers required for fish farms.
29.737 - Permit for private management.
29.738 - Private fishing preserves.
29.739 - Grants for walleye production.
29.740 - Contracts for walleye production.
29.741 - Food in the wild for game birds.
29.749 - Horicon marsh fur farm and dam.
29.753 - Importation of wild elk.
29.875 - Disposal of escaped deer or elk.
29.885 - Removal of wild animals.
29.886 - Management of double-crested cormorants.
29.887 - Wildlife control in urban communities.
29.888 - Wolf depredation program; wolf damage claims.
29.889 - Wildlife damage abatement program; wildlife damage claim program.
29.89 - Venison and wild turkey processing and donation program.
29.921 - Warrants; arrests; police powers.
29.924 - Investigations; searches.
29.934 - Sale of confiscated game and objects.
29.936 - Distribution of fish and game to food distribution services.
29.938 - Use by the department of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property.
29.941 - Assistance of law enforcement officers.
29.944 - Exemption from liability.
29.947 - Law enforcement aid program; spearfishing.
29.954 - False impersonation of warden.
29.957 - Breaking seals of department.
29.961 - Incorrect information.
29.962 - Worthless checks for approvals.
29.964 - Falsification or illegal possession of approvals.
29.967 - Prohibitions during periods of suspension or revocation.
29.969 - Larceny of wild animals.
29.971 - General penalty provisions.
29.972 - Revocation; failure to comply.
29.973 - Commercial fish reporting system.
29.974 - Penalties; repeaters.
29.977 - Civil actions for damages caused by law violations.
29.981 - Parties to a violation.
29.983 - Wild animal protection surcharges.
29.984 - Commercial fish protection surcharge.
29.985 - Fishing shelter removal surcharge.
29.987 - Natural resources surcharge.
29.989 - Natural resources restitution surcharge.
29.99 - Wildlife violator compact surcharge.