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Chapter 29. Wild animals and plants.

• 29.001 Definitions.
• 29.011 Title to wild animals.
• 29.014 Rule-making for this chapter.
• 29.024 Approvals; forms; issuing agents.
• 29.03 Wildlife violator compact.
• 29.035 Report of department.
• 29.037 Fish and wildlife restoration.
• 29.038 Local regulation of wild animals.
• 29.039 Nongame species.
• 29.041 Department to regulate hunting and fishing in interstate waters.
• 29.042 Agreements to retire licenses.
• 29.043 Interstate comity.
• 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.
• 29.059 Reports of hunters.
• 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.
• 29.088 Use of poison and explosives; pole traps.
• 29.089 Hunting 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.
• 29.173 Resident deer hunting license.
• 29.177 Special deer hunting permits.
• 29.179 Transfer of approvals to minors.
• 29.180 Transfers of approvals upon death.
• 29.181 Bonus deer hunting permits.
• 29.182 Elk hunting licenses.
• 29.183 Deferral of certain approvals.
• 29.184 Bear licenses.
• 29.191 Hunting stamps.
• 29.192 Regulation of takings of certain wild animals.
• 29.193 Approvals for disabled persons.
• 29.194 Approvals for students and members of the armed forces, reserves, or national guard.
• 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.
• 29.219 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.
• 29.231 Sports licenses.
• 29.235 Conservation patron license.
• 29.237 Sturgeon spearing license.
• 29.241 Trapping 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.
• 29.314 Shining animals.
• 29.317 Taking homing pigeons.
• 29.319 Falconry regulation.
• 29.324 Group deer hunting.
• 29.327 Regulation of waterfowl blinds.
• 29.331 Trapping regulation.
• 29.334 Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.
• 29.335 Feeding wild animals for nonhunting purposes.
• 29.336 Feeding deer.
• 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.
• 29.347 Possession of deer and elk; heads and skins.
• 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.
• 29.403 Fishing tournaments.
• 29.4035 Bass fishing tournament pilot program.
• 29.404 Fishing shanties on ice, regulation.
• 29.405 Fishing with bow and arrow.
• 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.
• 29.506 Taxidermists.
• 29.509 Bait dealer license.
• 29.512 Guide licenses.
• 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.
• 29.553 Processing fee.
• 29.556 Handling fee.
• 29.559 Issuing fee.
• 29.561 Back tag number reservation fee.
• 29.563 Fee schedule.
• 29.564 Voluntary contributions; invasive species grants.
• 29.565 Voluntary contributions; venison processing and grant program.
• 29.566 Collection, retention, and deposit of fees.
• 29.567 Voluntary contributions; elk research.
• 29.569 Effective periods.
• 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.
• 29.601 Noxious substances.
• 29.604 Endangered and threatened species protected.
• 29.607 Wild rice.
• 29.611 Wild ginseng.
• 29.614 Scientific collector permit.
• 29.617 Public hunting and fishing grounds.
• 29.621 Wildlife refuges.
• 29.624 Senior citizen recreation card.
• 29.627 Domestic fur-bearing animal farms.
• 29.701 Propagation of fish; protected wild animals.
• 29.705 Propagation of fish; removal of fish.
• 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.
• 29.735 Importation of fish.
• 29.736 Stocking of fish.
• 29.737 Permit for private management.
• 29.738 Private fishing preserves.
• 29.741 Food in the wild for game birds.
• 29.749 Horicon marsh fur farm and dam.
• 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.
• 29.889 Wildlife damage abatement program; wildlife damage claim program.
• 29.89 Venison processing and donation program.
• 29.921 Warrants; arrests; police powers.
• 29.924 Investigations; searches.
• 29.927 Public nuisances.
• 29.931 Seizures.
• 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.
• 29.951 Resisting a warden.
• 29.954 False impersonation of warden.
• 29.957 Breaking seals of department.
• 29.961 Incorrect information.
• 29.962 Worthless checks for approvals.
• 29.964 Changing approval.
• 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.
• 29.9905 Great Lakes resource surcharge.
• 29.991 Fishing net removal surcharge.