29.559 Issuing fee.
(1) Collection of issuing fee.
(a) Any person, including the department, who issues any license or stamp under this chapter or a conservation card under s. 23.47 (2) shall collect, in addition to the statutory license, stamp, or conservation card fee, an issuing fee for each license, each stamp, and each conservation card the person issued. Except as provided in pars. (b), and (bm), a person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain 50 cents of each issuing fee for each license and for each reprint and 15 cents of each issuing fee for each stamp to compensate for services in issuing the license or stamp.
(b) A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 3. may retain the entire issuing fee for each temporary disabled person fishing license the person issues in order to compensate for services in issuing the license.
(bm) A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain 15 cents of each issuing fee for each conservation card.
(c) Any person, including the department, who issues a wild turkey hunting authorization under s. 29.164 (4) (b) or a sturgeon hook and line tag under s. 29.2285 (3) (b) shall collect, in addition to the statutory fee, an issuing fee for each authorization or tag that the person is issued. A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4. may retain 15 cents for each issuing fee of each authorization or tag to compensate for services in issuing the authorization or tag.
(1m) Collection of issuing fee for certain approval applications. A person authorized to distribute an application under s. 29.553 shall collect, in addition to the processing fee, an issuing fee for each application.
(1r) Collection of issuing fee for bonus deer hunting permits. Any person, including the department, who issues a bonus deer hunting permit shall collect, in addition to the statutory permit fee, an issuing fee for each permit. A person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3. or 4. may retain 50 cents of each issuing fee for each permit to compensate for services in issuing the permit.
(2) Department employees. An issuing fee collected by any employee of the department shall be remitted to the department together with the statutory approval fee.
History: 1997 a. 248 ss. 152 to 156; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 17, 108; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 276; 2015 a. 89; 2017 a. 59.
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.