Section 19.13. Disposition of deer accidentally killed by a motor vehicle.

 

(1)  The driver of a motor vehicle involved in a vehicle-deer collision may have first priority to the deer killed. However, if the driver does not want to take possession of the deer it may be given to another party at the scene of the accident by the department or its agents.

(2)  If a driver collides with and kills 2 or more deer at one time, the driver is eligible to receive as many of these deer as the driver wishes.

(3)  No vehicle-killed deer, or any parts thereof, may be sold or bartered by the individual to any other person at any time, except the head or hide, which may be disposed of pursuant to s. 29.539 , Stats. Vehicle-killed deer may be given to another person or to charitable organizations, except that spotted hides or velvet antler possession shall comply with sub. (4) .

(4)  Possession of vehicle-killed deer shall be limited to 90 days. Pursuant to ss. 29.347 (3) and 29.349 (2) , Stats., if the vehicle-killed deer is a spotted fawn or a deer with antlers in velvet and the person who possesses the deer wants to retain the spotted hide or velvet antlers for more than 90 days, the person shall contact the department for written authorization to retain the spotted hide or velvet antlers before the end of the 90 day period. Written authorization to possess spotted hides and velvet antlers from a vehicle-killed deer does not allow sale or transfer to another.

(5)  White deer may not be released by the department.

(6)  No deer may be retained until it has been tagged as required under this section.

(7)  Permits shall be issued and attached by the department or its agents for each deer released.

(8)  The permit shall contain the following information:

(a) Name and address of permittee.

(b) Vehicle license number if deer given to driver involved in the collision.

(c) Date of accident.

(d) Date of issuance.

(e) Identification of permittee as driver of vehicle, or other.

(f) Sex of deer and approximate weight.

(g) Location of kill as to county and deer management unit.

(h) Name of officer who issued permit carcass tag and the name and address of the officer's agency.

(i) Statement that the permit is valid for a period of 90 days after the date of issuance.

(9)  One copy of permit shall be issued to permittee, one copy sent to the department, and one copy retained by issuing agency.

(10)  Provisions of permit and restrictions shall be printed on the back of the permit form.

(11)  If a deer is not released pursuant to sub. (1) , it may be sold by the department at the highest price obtainable or otherwise disposed of.

(12)  The entrails or any other parts of deer killed in vehicle-deer collisions may not be disposed of on the highway right-of-way.

Cr. Register, June 1976, No. 246 , eff. 7-1-76; am. Register, August, 1994, No. 464 , eff. 9-1-94; am. (3), Register, October, 1997, No. 502 , eff. 11-1-97; CR 04-046 : am. (4) and (5) Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04; CR 05-031 : am. (3) Register November 2005 No. 599 , eff. 12-1-05; correction in (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register May 2013 No. 689 .