Wis. Stat. § 29.334
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 29.334, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.
Official statutory text
(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 .
(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 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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