{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-169.08","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 169.08","heading":"Propagation of wild animals.","body":"(1) Requirement. No person may propagate any native wild animal or any nonnative wild animal of the family ursidae except as authorized under a captive wild animal farm license, a bird hunting preserve license, a wild fur farm license, a nonprofit educational exhibiting license, or a scientific research license.\n(2) Exemption for certain wild animals. A person is exempt from the requirement under sub. (1) if the wild animal that the person propagates is a wild animal that is exempt under s. 169.04 (4) (a) or (b).\n(3) Exemption for certain institutions. Each of the following is exempt from the requirement under sub. (1):\n(a) A public zoo or aquarium.\n(b) A circus or the Circus World Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin.\n(c) The department.\n(4) Inapplicability to certain wild animals. This section does not authorize the propagating of harmful wild animals.","path":["Chs. 164-177, Police Regulations","Chapter 169 Captive Wildlife"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/169.08","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:59Z","sha256":"8f79ba2d12fb0690a2a7d164305896e506ef035dd51dac69e5ef5ea20de9cf0f","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-169.07","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-169.085"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}