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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 550
October 17, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Smith
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
,
Spreitzer
,
Larson
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Pfaff
,
Hesselbein
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
J. Jacobson
,
Brown
,
Palmeri
,
Roe
,
Joers
,
Goodwin
,
Emerson
,
Clancy
,
Madison
,
Phelps
,
Stroud
,
Udell
,
Miresse
,
Johnson
,
DeSmidt
and
Stubbs
. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
SB550,1,3
1
An Act
to amend
20.370 (1) (mu);
to create
29.063 (7) of the statutes;
relating
2
to:
deer carcass disposal sites, chronic wasting disease education, and making
3
an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide large metal containers where hunters may dispose of deer carcasses, to be placed in locations throughout the state as determined by DNR. The bill provides in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $1,000,000 for the carcass disposal sites. The bill also provides in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $500,000 for DNR to provide education to hunters about chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.
For further information see the state 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:
SB550,1
4
Section
1
.
20.370 (1) (mu) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,2,9
5
20.370
(1)
(mu)
General program operations — state funds.
The amounts in
1
the schedule for general program operations that are conducted under ss. 23.09 to
2
23.11, 27.01, 30.203, 30.277, and 90.21, and chs. 29 and 169, for activities conducted
3
under the ecological inventory and monitoring program of the endangered
4
resources program, for the aquatic and terrestrial resources inventory under s.
5
23.09 (2) (km),
for deer carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7), for chronic wasting
6
disease education,
for providing the signage required under s. 23.118, and for
7
payments of $53,700 in each fiscal year, to be credited to the appropriation account
8
under s. 20.285 (1) (k), to the University of Wisconsin System for outdoor skills
9
training under s. 29.598.
SB550,2
10
Section
2
.
29.063 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,2,14
11
29.063
(7)
The department shall provide large metal containers where
12
hunters may dispose of deer carcasses in locations throughout the state as
13
determined by the department. The department shall regularly dispose of any
14
carcasses placed in the containers.
SB550,3
15
Section
3
. Fiscal changes.
SB550,2,22
16
(
1
)
Deer carcass disposal sites.
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
17
appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the
18
dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $500,000 to provide deer
19
carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
20
appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the
21
dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $500,000 to provide deer
22
carcass disposal sites under s. 29.063 (7).
SB550,3,7
23
(
2
)
Chronic wasting disease education.
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
1
for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1)
2
(mu), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $250,000 to provide
3
education to hunters about chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper
4
carcass disposal. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
5
department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (1) (mu), the dollar amount for
6
fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $250,000 to provide education to hunters about
7
chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.
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