Wisconsin § 169.42 - Taking custody of captive wild animals.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 169.42 — Taking custody of captive wild animals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 169.42. Taking custody of captive wild animals.
169.42(1) (1) Intake of wild animals. A conservation warden may take into custody a wild animal that is subject to regulation under this chapter on behalf of the department if the conservation warden has reasonable grounds to believe that the wild animal is one of the following: 169.42(1)(a) (a) An abandoned or stray captive wild animal. 169.42(1)(b) (b) An unwanted captive wild animal delivered to the conservation warden. 169.42(1)(c) (c) A wild animal possessed, taken, introduced, stocked, released, exhibited, propagated, rehabilitated, hunted, sold, or purchased in violation of this chapter, any rule promulgated under this chapter, or any ordinance enacted under s.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 169.42 ("Taking custody of captive wild animals.") 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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