NEW BILL INTRODUCED Politics Wisconsin

2019 SENATE BILL TO PROHIBITING CONTESTS FOR KILLING WILD ANIMALS & PROVIDING A PENALTY

By RVL / February 23, 2019
2019 – 2020 LEGISLATURE
2019 SENATE BILL 30
February 8, 2019 – Introduced by Senators Risser, Hansen and Carpenter, 
cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Doyle, Stubbs, Pope, Subeck, 
Sargent and Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining 
and Forestry.
1An Act to create 29.097 and 29.971 (1n) of the statutes; relating to: prohibiting
2contests for killing wild animals and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits the organization of and participation in contests for killing 
wild animals. “Contest” is defined as an organized or sponsored competition with the 
objective of taking, capturing, or killing a wild animal for entertainment or for the 
chance to win designated prizes. “Contest” does not include a lawful fishing 
tournament. The bill prohibits a person from doing any of the following: 1) 
organizing, conducting, or sponsoring a contest; 2) providing a venue for a contest; 
and 3) participating in a contest. A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by 
a forfeiture.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be 
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do 
enact as follows:
3Section 1. 29.097 of the statutes is created to read:
429.097 Contests for killing wild animals. (1) In this section, “contest” 
5means an organized or sponsored competition with the objective of taking, capturing, 

1or killing a wild animal for entertainment or for the chance to win designated prizes. 
2“Contest” does not include a fishing tournament conducted with the permits required 
3by the department and that complies with the terms and conditions of the permit.

4(2) No person may do any of the following:
5(a) Organize, conduct, or sponsor a contest.
6(b) Provide a venue for a contest.
7(c) Participate in a contest.
8Section 2. 29.971 (1n) of the statutes is created to read:
929.971 (1n) (a) For the violation of s. 29.097 (2) (a) or (b), by a forfeiture of not 
10less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000.
11(b) For the violation of s. 29.097 (2) (c), by a forfeiture of not more than $500.
12Section 3. Initial applicability.
13(1) This act first applies to a contest, as defined in s. 29.097 (1), that is conducted 
14on the effective date of this subsection.
15(end)
EDITOR’S NOTES:  This bill has been created by the Democrats listed above. Stop and think about this, it is one more back door effort to stop hunting and take away your guns in the long run. No Hunting, No Need For Guns. No more Rabbit contests, Big Buck Contests, No More Archery Contests, whatever they dream up to go after the sportsman. Almost all the Anti-Hunting and Anti-gun groups support this bill.  There are a lot of legislators on both sides that better wake up and start following our Federal and State Constitution as it is written.

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