Wisconsin § 169.19 - Bird hunting preserve licenses.

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§ 169.19. Bird hunting preserve licenses.

169.19(1) (1) Issuance. The department shall issue a Class A or a Class B bird hunting preserve license to any person who files a proper application and who pays the applicable fee. 169.19(2) (2) Authorization. 169.19(2)(a) (a) A Class A or a Class B bird hunting preserve license authorizes all of the following: 169.19(2)(a)1. 1. Possessing, stocking, propagating, releasing into the wild, selling, and purchasing of live wild birds of the species authorized under par. (b) by the holder of the license. 169.19(2)(a)2. 2. Hunting or taking of released wild birds of those species that have been stocked in the preserve by the holder of the license and other persons authorized by the holder. 169.19(2)(b) (b) The department may authorize any of the following species of live wild birds under a Class A or a Class B bird hunting preserve license: 169.19(2)(b)1. 1. Pheasants of the species Phasianus colchicus or the species Syrmaticus reevesii. 169.19(2)(b)2. 2. Quail that are of the subfamily Odontophorinae. 169.19(2)(b)3. 3. Gray partridge. 169.19(2)(b)4. 4. Chukar partridge. 169.19(2)(b)5. 5. Red-legged partridge. 169.19(2)(b)6. 6. Mallard ducks that are bred in captivity. 169.19(2)(b)7. 7. Wild turkeys, if the wild turkeys are located outside a wild turkey hunting zone established under s.

Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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