29.701 Propagation of fish; protected wild animals.
(1) Nothing in this chapter concerning the protection of wild animals applies to any of the following:
(a) The operation of state fish hatcheries.
(b) The removal of fish which have died from natural causes or the removal of detrimental or rough fish by or as authorized by the department.
(c) The propagation or transportation, collecting and transplanting of fish by the department.
(d) The transportation of fish into or through this state or out of it by the commissioners of fisheries of other states or of the United States.
(e) The transportation and sale of farm-raised fish.
(2) The department may not furnish fish from state hatcheries to private ponds, private clubs, corporations or preserves, and may not introduce, stock or plant them in waters where the general public is not allowed the rights and privileges enjoyed by any individual.
(3) An operator of a fish farm, or an employee of the operator, may capture turtles that are on the fish farm, transport them to different locations and release them into the wild.
History: 1997 a. 27, 237; 1997 a. 248 s. 554; Stats. 1997 s. 29.701.
Under ss. 29.50 [now s. 29.701] and 30.77, the department may refuse to stock waters where public access is inadequate. 68 Atty. Gen. 233.
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