Wis. Stat. § 29.055
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 29.055, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Wild animals; possession in closed season or in excess of bag limit.
Official statutory text
Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no person may have in the person’s possession or under the person’s control, or have in storage, any wild animal or carcass that was taken during the closed season for that wild animal or that is in excess of the bag or possession limit or contrary to the size limits for that wild animal. The open and closed seasons and the bag, possession and size limits of the state, province or country in which a wild animal was taken shall apply to the wild animal or the carcass if it was lawfully killed outside of this state. This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised fish, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169 .
History: 1975 c. 360 , 421 ; 1993 a. 410 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 502 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.055; 2001 a. 56 .
History: 1975 c. 360 , 421 ; 1993 a. 410 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 502 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.055; 2001 a. 56 .
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