169.31 License and tag fees.

(1) Fees. The following fees shall be paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of licenses:

(a) Captive wild animal farm licenses.

1. The fee for an initial Class A captive wild animal farm license is $200 and the fee for an initial Class B captive wild animal farm license is $50, except as provided in sub. (1m). The department shall waive the fee for an initial license under this subdivision for an individual who is under 14 years of age if the individual is a member of a 4-H club or a sporting club.

2. The fee for a renewal of a Class A captive wild animal farm license is $100, and the fee for a renewal of a Class B captive wild animal farm license is $25.

(d) Wild fur farm license. The fee for a wild fur farm license is $50, except as provided in sub. (1m).

(e) Bird hunting preserve licenses.

1. The fee for an initial Class A bird hunting preserve license is $300, and the fee for an initial Class B bird hunting preserve license is $200, except as provided in sub. (1m).

2. The fee for a renewal of a Class A bird hunting preserve license is $200, and the fee for a renewal of a Class B bird hunting preserve license is $100.

(f) Dog training licenses.

1. The fee for a bird dog training license is $25.

2. The fee for a hound dog training license is $25.

3. The fee for a dog club training license is $100.

(g) Dog trial licenses.

1. The fee for a bird dog trial license is $25.

2. The fee for a hound dog trial license is $25.

(i) Stocking license. The fee for a stocking license is $25.

(j) Rehabilitation license. There is no fee for a rehabilitation license.

(k) Scientific research license. The fee for a scientific research license is $25.

(L) Nonprofit educational exhibiting license. The fee for a nonprofit educational exhibiting license is $25.

(m) Nonresident temporary exhibiting license. The fee for a nonresident temporary exhibiting license is $50.

(o) Validation license. There is no fee for an initial or subsequent validation license.

(1m) Fee waiver for veterans. An individual who is eligible under the veterans fee waiver program for a fee waiver is not required to pay a fee for a captive wild animal farm license, a wild fur farm license, or a bird hunting preserve license.

(2) Late fee. The late fee for the renewal of any license issued under this chapter that is filed after the expiration date of the license is $20.

(3) Applicability of license; cumulative fees.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (bn), a license issued under this section authorizes the applicable activity on only one block of contiguous land.

(b) The department shall continue to issue one license under this chapter to a business or other operation that was licensed for certain activities as one legal entity with one set of records under one license under s. 29.865, 1999 stats., s. 29.867, 1999 stats., or s. 29.869, 1999 stats., if the activities for which the license was issued were conducted on noncontiguous land and there is one license that authorizes all of those activities. The department shall continue to issue the one license until the person holding that one license ceases to be issued a license for the activities or until the person holding the one license issued ceases to have a controlling interest in that business or operation.

(bn) Upon request of an applicant for a Class A bird hunting preserve license, the department shall issue a single license for a Class A bird hunting preserve that is not in one block of contiguous land if each parcel of the land is at least 80 acres in size and if all of the parcels are located in the same county or if each of the outlying parcels is either in the same county as the parcel on which the hunting preserve bases its operations or in a county that is adjacent to that county.

(c) A person applying for 2 or more licenses under this section that are necessary to engage in a single business or other operation shall pay a total fee that equals the fee for the required license with the highest fee that is required, plus 50 percent of the fee for each additional required license.

(4) Tags. Any tags required by this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter shall be provided by the department for a fee that is equal to the cost to the department.

History: 2001 a. 56; 2011 a. 209.