Wi Dept Of Regulation & Licensing (2024)

FAQs

How much is a Wisconsin guide license? ›

How much is a Wisconsin guide license? If approved, an approval will be posted to your Go Wild account that will allow you to obtain and pay for your license online or at an agent location. The Resident license fee is $40.00 and the Nonresident license fee is $100.00.

A taxidermist permit is required of any person who mounts or preserves the carcass of any wild animal for any type of compensation. It is not required of agents or employees of taxidermists while working under the direct supervision of a taxidermist permit holder.

Use our licensing online helpdesk. We typically respond to questions in 24 to 48 hours. Call us at (800) 266-1027.

Bartenders are subject to legal requirements that govern the alcohol industry. In Wisconsin, applying for and obtaining a bartender license is required.

Retail sale of alcohol

State law prohibits retail sale of liquor and wine between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and beer between midnight and 6:00 a.m. State law allows local municipalities to further restrict retail sales of alcohol, or ban the issuance of retail liquor licenses altogether.

During the open trout season, people who do not possess a bait dealer's license can't use more than three minnow traps to collect or harvest minnows from trout streams. Bait minnows may be harvested, where allowed, by the following methods only: Hook and line.

It is illegal:

Containers and live boxes used by anglers while fishing are exempt from this requirement. to buy, sell or trade any game fish. It is legal to sell rough fish. Selling rough fish to anyone other than the final consumer requires a wholesale fish dealers license unless you hold a commercial fishing license.

No one can use or possess a set or bank pole or setline unless they have a license and comply with the regulations for that particular gear. Licenses are only available to residents of Wisconsin. License and tags can be purchased from selected vendors (Note: Check to see which DNR Service Centers are currently open).

Custom taxidermy takes innumerable amounts of time, love, and care to recreate your pet to the best of an artist's ability. Your pet will not look exactly the same as he or she did in life. The eyes will be glass, and the body will be rigid in a fixed position of your choosing.

No person may engage in business as a taxidermist unless he or she is issued a taxidermist permit subject to s. 29.024 by the department.

What is Act 20 in Wisconsin? ›

Act 20 requires local education agencies to assess all students in grades 4K-3 using a DPI-selected early literacy screener that meets the requirements laid out in the law. The law does not specify that the assessment must be given in English.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Educator Licensing Online (ELO) is DPI's on-line educator licensing portal. Use this portal to apply for, renew, print, and pay for your Wisconsin educator license application. No account set-up is needed! Just enter your personal information below and you will be logged in to ELO.

Wisconsin currently charges a $20 registration fee to apply for the Seller's Permit.

Liquor License in Wisconsin

In most states, food trucks cannot obtain a full liquor license. The best they can do is to get short-term liquor licenses for special events, but selling alcohol regularly should not be part of your Wisconsin food truck business plan.

The new law requires such venues to either get a permit or license to sell or allow alcohol legally starting in 2026. Currently, wedding barns and other private event venues don't need liquor licenses to operate, and many contract with licensed vendors to provide alcohol at events.