Assembly Bill 374
Fence requirements for deer farms, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 6, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill subjects the fences that enclose deer farms to additional requirements, especially if chronic wasting disease (CWD) is confirmed in a farm-raised deer that is kept in captivity on the deer farm. Under the bill, “farm-raised deer” means any animal of the cervid family, which includes white-tailed deer, non-white-tailed deer, reindeer, elk, and moose, that is kept in captivity. The bill requires each deer farm to pay a fee for and hold a fence inspection certificate issued by the Department of Natural Resources after DNR inspects the fence enclosing the deer farm and determines that it meets certain requirements. The bill provides that a fence inspection certificate for a deer farm is valid for two years, except that a fence inspection certificate for a deer farm is valid for one year if CWD has been confirmed in a farm-raised deer kept in captivity on that deer farm. Current law requires that fences enclosing a deer farm meet certain specifications but does not require a fence inspection certificate for a deer farm unless the deer farm keeps at least one white-tailed deer. Under current law, the fence inspection certificates for deer farms keeping white-tailed deer are valid for approximately ten years.
Further, the bill requires deer farms to install an electronic monitoring system, or other system approved by DNR, on each gate in the perimeter fence enclosing a deer farm. Additionally, under the bill, if CWD is confirmed in a farm-raised deer, the deer farm must install, within 30 days, either 1) a double-perimeter fence, with each layer of the fence meeting the mandatory specifications; or 2) an electric fence that meets requirements established by DNR by rule.
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The bill requires that if the farm-raised deer kept on a deer farm have been removed because CWD is confirmed at that deer farm, the operator of the deer farm, or the landowner, must maintain the fences enclosing the deer farm until DNR and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection certify that the deer farm has been free of CWD prions for five years. If a fence fails to meet the specifications under the bill, DNR must issue an order to the person who is required to maintain the fence to bring it into compliance within ten days. The bill grants DNR authority to inspect the fence enclosing deer farms containing non-white-tailed deer at any time. DNR has authority under current law to inspect the fences enclosing white-tailed deer farms at any time.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . All 15 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 25, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 30, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 6, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
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Jun 6, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wachs, Milroy, Meyers, Barca, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, Considine, Fields, Hesselbein, Mason, Ohnstad, Spreitzer, Subeck and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Miller and Carpenter
- Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- Jun 30, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 25, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate