Wis. Stat. § 29.969
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 29.969, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Larceny of wild animals.
Official statutory text
A person who, without permission of the owner, disturbs or appropriates any wild animal or its carcass that has been lawfully reduced to possession by another shall forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000. 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: 1993 a. 137 ; 1995 a. 79 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 690 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.969; 2001 a. 56 .
History: 1993 a. 137 ; 1995 a. 79 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 s. 690 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.969; 2001 a. 56 .
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