(1) Pursuant to s.
23.47(1),
Stats., this subsection establishes that only the following, issued or
authenticated through the statewide automated system, may be used in lieu of
the original approval document to provide proof of authorization to engage in
the activities in pars. (a) to (d):
(a) For
any of the following: hunting licenses, hunting stamps, goose permits, wild
turkey harvest authorizations, deer harvest authorizations, fisher harvest
authorizations, otter harvest authorizations, and trapping licenses, authorized
under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 5, 2017, except
licenses and stamps authorized by s.
29.2297,
Stats.; fishing licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch.
29, Stats., as published on January 5, 2017, only while fishing on inland
waters that are not boundary waters; disabled trolling, hunting and fishing
permits issued under s.
29.193,
Stats.; guide licenses authorized under s.
29.512, Stats.;
certificates of accomplishment authorized under ss.
29.591,
29.595,
and 29.597, Stats.; and wild rice harvest licenses authorized under s.
29.607(3):
1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3),
of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed
under s.
29.024(6) (a), Stats.
2. A conservation card issued under s.
23.47(2),
Stats.
3. An authenticated,
current, non-expired Wisconsin operator's license issued by the department of
transportation, of the type required under s.
343.18(1),
Stats.
4. A discernible and easily
viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed
on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that
permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such
image for purposes of establishing compliance with s.
29.024(1),
Stats.
(b) For fishing
licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as
published on January 5, 2017, while fishing on the waters that are boundary
waters or while fishing on the waters that are outlying waters, a reprint, as
designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the
department or agent appointed under s.
29.024(6) (a), Stats.
(c) For any of the following: safety
certificates required under ss.
23.33(5) (b),
23.335(13),
30.678,
and
350.05,
Stats.; a temporary trail use receipt authorized under s.
23.33(2j),
23.335(6) or
350.12(3j),
Stats., and a temporary operating receipt authorized under ss.
23.33(2) (ig) 1 b., 23.335 (4) (c) 4., 30.52 (1m) (ag)
1. a., and 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. b., Stats.; and wild ginseng licenses authorized
under s.
29.611, Stats.:
1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3),
of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed
under s.
29.024(6) (a), Stats.
2. A discernible and easily viewable image
produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any
electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a
law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for
purposes of establishing compliance with the requirement to exhibit proof of
the certificate.
(d) For
an approval issued as a unique carcass tag for bear, grouse, or sturgeon that
has not been validated or used to harvest an animal, a reprint, as designated
under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or
agent appointed under s.
29.024(6) (a), Stats.
Note: Once an individual has harvested a bear,
grouse, or sturgeon under the authority of a unique carcass tag, the tag is no
longer eligible to be reprinted.
(2) For any approval not specifically
enumerated in sub. (1), no alternative forms of proof are permitted.
(3) Pursuant to s.
23.47(3),
Stats., for a license, stamp, certificate, harvest authorization or tag for
which a reprint is authorized as proof of authorization under sub. (1), an
approval holder may cause their original approval document to be reprinted by
doing any of the following:
(a) Utilizing a
digital file issued by the department to produce a high-quality printed
hard-copy that facilitates meaningful inspection by a law enforcement
officer.
(b) Requesting the
department to produce a printed hard-copy at a service center.
(c) Requesting an agent appointed under ss.
29.024(6) (a) 2 or 3., Stats., to produce a printed
hard-copy, if the approval is of the type the agent is authorized to
issue.
(4) Any tag or
harvest authorization that is identified by a unique number is a unique carcass
tag or harvest authorization that remains as a singular harvest approval
regardless of the number of reprints generated. Every reprint that bears an
identical unique number collectively represent one authorization to harvest an
animal; once an animal has been harvested under the authority of the harvest
approval, all of the reprints are considered filled and the tag or harvest
authorization is no longer valid.
