2017 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 169. Captive wildlife.
169.21 Dog trial licenses.
169.21 Dog trial licenses.
(1) Bird dog trial license.
(a) The department shall issue a bird dog trial license to any person who files a proper application and who pays the applicable fee.
(b) A bird dog trial license authorizes the holder of the license to purchase, possess, release into the wild, and hunt any live captive wild bird for any organized competitive field event that involves sporting dog breeds and that is sanctioned, licensed, or recognized by a local, state, regional, or national dog organization.
(2) Hound dog trial license.
(a) The department shall issue a hound dog trial license to any person who files a proper application and who pays the applicable fee.
(b) A hound dog trial license authorizes the holder of the license to purchase, possess, release into the wild, and hunt live captive raccoon, live captive rabbit, live captive fox, live captive coyote, live captive bobcat, and live captive bear of the species Ursus americanus for any organized competitive field event that involves sporting dog breeds and that is sanctioned, licensed, or recognized by a local, state, regional, or national dog organization.
(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish additional standards, limitations, and requirements for licenses issued under this section. The rules may include standards that provide adequate protection for the wild animals that are authorized under a dog trial license. The department shall issue a license to an applicant based on the rules in effect under this subsection on the date of the application and may not delay the issuance of a license pending promulgation of additional, modified, or new rules.
