Bill > AB693

This bill creates an exception to the existing prohibition on selling, purchasing, bartering, or trading wild animals by allowing deer hunted in specific Wisconsin farmland zones (central and southern) to be offered to meat processing facilities in exchange for local business gift cards, with the condition that the meat processing facility will process the deer and donate the processed meat to a food distribution service. The bill aims to facilitate deer donation to food pantries by providing an incentive for hunters through gift cards while ensuring that the meat is processed and distributed to low-income individuals. A food distribution service, as defined in current law, is a nonprofit program that either directly provides food products to low-income individuals or collects food products for that purpose. This provision could help address food insecurity by creating a pathway for hunters to contribute venison to local food assistance programs.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab693