Wisconsin § 169.26 - Nonprofit educational exhibiting license.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 169.26 — Nonprofit educational exhibiting license., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 169.26. Nonprofit educational exhibiting license.
169.26(1) (1) Issuance. The department shall issue a nonprofit educational exhibiting license to any nature center, aquarium, or educational institution if the center, aquarium, or institution is a nonstock, nonprofit corporation described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code and if the center, aquarium, or institution files a proper application and pays the applicable fee. 169.26(2) (2) Authorization. A nonprofit educational exhibiting license authorizes the person holding the license to do all of the following: 169.26(2)(a) (a) Possess and exhibit live wild animals. 169.26(2)(b) (b) Purchase and propagate live wild animals subject to sub. (3) (a) for the purpose of exhibiting only. 169.26(3) (3) Authorization: restriction; trading. 169.26(3)(a) (a) A person holding a nonprofit educational exhibiting license may purchase or propagate only those species of wild animals that the department specifically authorizes on the license. 169.26(3)(b) (b) If a person holding a nonprofit educational exhibiting license determines that the person possesses more live wild animals than are necessary for exhibiting purposes, the person may sell the excess wild animals to another person who is not prohibited under this chapter from possessing the wild animals. 169.26(4) (4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules establishing standards, limitations, and requirements for nonprofit educational exhibiting licenses. 169.26 History History: 2001 a. 56 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 169.26 ("Nonprofit educational exhibiting license.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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