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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.083 - Application for the dredging of a channel of a waterway

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications
				from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funds for dredging
				of a channel of a waterway on inland waters shall be made to the department for
				presentation to the commission.
(2)
				The application shall be made on forms provided by the department and at a
				minimum contain the following information:
Note: Application forms are available at any department
				  regional office.
(a) A resolution
				officially adopted by the governmental unit or qualified lake association
				authorizing a representative to act as agent for the governmental unit or lake
				association for the signing of forms or claims and verifying that sufficient
				funds are available to complete the project.
(b) A statement supported by appropriate
				documents that the project is feasible from an economic, environmental and
				engineering viewpoint.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.084 - Applications for the acquisition of capital equipment to collect floating trash and debris from a waterway

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications
				from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funding the
				acquisition of capital equipment to collect and remove floating trash and
				debris shall be made to the department for presentation to the
				commission.
(2) The application
				shall be made on forms provided by the department at its regional offices and
				shall contain the following information:
(a)
				A resolution officially adopted by the governmental unit or qualified lake
				association authorizing a representative to act as agent for the governmental
				unit or lake association to sign forms or claims and verifying that sufficient
				funds are available to acquire the equipment.
(b) A statement supported by appropriate
				documents that the project is feasible from economic and environmental
				viewpoints.
(c) A detailed estimate
				of the cost of the project indicating the local share, the requested amount of
				state funding, and the extent of all other sources of funds.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.085 - Application for the acquisition of capital equipment to cut and remove aquatic plants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications from governmental units and
				qualified lake associations for funding the acquisition of capital equipment to
				cut and remove aquatic plants on inland waters shall be made to the department
				for presentation to the commission.
(2) The application shall be made on forms
				provided by the department at its district offices and at a minimum contain the
				following information:
Note: Application forms are available at any department
				  regional office.
(a) A resolution
				officially adopted by the governmental unit or qualified lake association
				authorizing a representative to act as agent for the governmental unit or lake
				association to sign forms or claims and verifying that sufficient funds are
				available to complete the acquisition of the equipment.
(b) A statement supported by appropriate
				documents that the acquisition of the capital equipment is feasible from
				economic and environmental viewpoints.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.086 - Applications for the chemical removal of Eurasian water milfoil

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications
				from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funding the
				chemical removal of Eurasian water milfoil shall be made to the department for
				presentation to the commission.
(2)
				The application shall be made on forms provided by the department at its
				regional offices and shall contain the following information:
(a) A resolution officially adopted by the
				governmental unit or qualified lake association authorizing a representative to
				act as agent for the governmental unit or lake association to sign forms or
				claims and verifying that sufficient funds are available to complete the
				project.
(b) A statement supported
				by appropriate documents that the project is feasible from economic and
				environmental viewpoints.
(c) A
				detailed estimate of the cost of the project indicating the local share, the
				requested amount of state funding, and the extent of all other sources of
				funds.
(d) A copy of the chemical
				treatment permit issued under s.
				281.17(2),
				Stats., including a map of the areas to be treated.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.087 - Application for the acquisition of aids to navigation and regulatory markers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				Applications from governmental units and qualified lake associations for funds
				for the purchase of aids to navigation and regulatory markers shall be made to
				the department for presentation to the commission.
(2) The application shall be made on forms
				provided by the department at its district offices and at a minimum contain the
				following information:
Note: Application forms are available at any department
				  regional office.
(a) A resolution
				officially adopted by the governmental unit or qualified lake association
				authorizing a representative to act as agent for the governmental unit or lake
				association for the signing of forms or claims and verifying that sufficient
				funds are available to complete the project.
(b) Number and cost of the aids to navigation
				or regulatory and appropriate ground tackle.
(c) If the aids to navigation or regulatory
				markers have been purchased prior to the application, as allowed by s.
				NR
				7.04(2), copies of vendor invoices
				for materials purchased.
(d) Copy
				of department waterway marker placement permit and map showing location of
				markers acquired.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.088 - Projects of statewide or regional significance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department,
				with the approval of the commission, may increase the maximum cost-share rate
				of 50% under s.
				30.92(4)(b)2a,
				Stats., to 80% if the commission determines that the project is of statewide or
				regional significance and the project meets all of the criteria under par. (a)
				or (b) as follows:
(a) For projects located
				on lakes or flowages:
1. The project is
				located on an inland lake that is at least 1,000 surface acres in size or is
				located on Lake Superior or Lake Michigan.
2. The project site has, or will have as a
				result of the project, a boat launching facility protected by a breakwater
				structure.
3. The project is
				located on a lake or flowage that has the minimum number of car-trailer unit
				parking spaces required under s.
				NR
				1.91 or the project will bring the number of
				car-trailer unit parking spaces on a lake or flowage into compliance with the
				standards in s.
				NR
				1.91.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.09 - Commission to approve or deny requests for funding and establish priority lists

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commission will give
				consideration to projects located where a scarcity of safe recreational boating
				facilities exists, to basic facilities over elaborate facilities, to activities
				of the general boating public over those for a limited group, to those which
				meet urban needs and to such other factors which, in the opinion of the
				commission, will allow the enhancement of recreational boating in the state of
				Wisconsin.
(2) The commission may
				provide funding for feasibility studies. The priorities for such funding shall
				be based upon consideration of the points in sub. (1), and s.
				30.92(2)
				(d), Stats.
(3) Only those recreational boating facility
				projects found to be feasible by the commission will be placed on the priority
				list for funding. In addition to a finding of feasibility the commission shall
				consider the factors in s.
				30.92(3)
				(b), Stats., in establishing the priority
				list.
(4) The commission may deny
				funding for a feasibility study or a safe recreational boating facility project
				where:
(a) There is no expression of support
				for the project or study by the affected governmental unit, or
(b) Consideration of the factors in s.
				30.92(2) (d) or (3)
				(b), Stats., indicate it would not be
				appropriate to fund such a study or project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.10 - Agency liaison

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department will assist governmental
				units in preparing requests for funding.
(2) The department will review all requests
				for funding of studies and projects for completeness and present properly
				completed requests to the commission for their action.
(3) The department will maintain close
				working relationships with public agencies with interests in safe recreational
				boating facility development.
(4)
				The department, through staff assigned to the commission, will periodically
				report to the commission on pertinent activities of public agencies and other
				bodies in the safe recreational boating facility field.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter I - Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated System › Section NR 8.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Authenticated," for purposes of s. NR
				  8.045, means properly linked to a customer's statewide automated system
				  account, as verified using department of transportation records.
(3) "County clerk" means a county clerk as
				  defined in s.
				  59.20,
				  Stats., who has accepted an appointment as an agent of the department pursuant
				  to s.
				  29.024(6) (a)
				  2, Stats., to issue approvals.
(3m) "Digital file," for purposes of s. NR
				  8.045, means a portable document format (PDF) file or Hyper Text Markup
				  Language (HTML) file.
(4) "License
				  agent" means a person who is not an employee of the department but who is
				  appointed pursuant to s.
				  29.024(6),
				  Stats., to issue approvals.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter I - Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated System › Section NR 8.02 - Authorization to issue approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
All license agents shall issue all department approvals or
					 federal approvals designated by the department to be issued through the
					 statewide automated system, except for approvals designated by the department
					 to be issued only by the department or by specified license
					 agents.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter I - Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated System › Section NR 8.03 - License agent application; eligibility; and contract

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION
				  FORMS.
(a) Any person or county clerk wishing
				  to become a license agent shall submit a written application to the department
				  on forms provided by the department. The department shall review the
				  application and determine whether the applicant shall be appointed as a license
				  agent.
Note:
License agent application forms are
					 available from the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Customer Service
					 and Licensing, 101 South Webster, P.O. Box 7924, Madison, Wisconsin
					 53707.
(b) Applications to
				  become a license agent shall be accepted at any time during the year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter I - Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated System › Section NR 8.04 - Forms of approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) An applicant shall provide appropriate
				  identification and update all personal information as indicated by the
				  department's license issuance manual when applying for an approval. In
				  addition, an applicant shall sign the purchase receipt attesting to his or her
				  residency and that his or her privileges for all approvals issued have not been
				  suspended or revoked.
Note:
The department's license issuance manual
					 is available from the Department of Natural Resources' Bureau of Customer
					 Service and Licensing, 101 South Webster, P.O. Box 7924, Madison, Wisconsin
					 53707.
(b) An applicant
				  shall sign the issued approval, if required by the department on the approval
				  form, before exercising any privileges authorized by the approval.
(c) Pursuant to s.
				  29.024(5),
				  Stats., the license agent is not required to sign the
				  approval.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter I - Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated System › Section NR 8.045 - Forms of proof; reprints

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Pursuant to s.
				  23.47(1),
				  Stats., this subsection establishes that only the following, issued or
				  authenticated through the statewide automated system, may be used in lieu of
				  the original approval document to provide proof of authorization to engage in
				  the activities in pars. (a) to (d):
(a) For
				  any of the following: hunting licenses, hunting stamps, goose permits, wild
				  turkey harvest authorizations, deer harvest authorizations, fisher harvest
				  authorizations, otter harvest authorizations, and trapping licenses, authorized
				  under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 5, 2017, except
				  licenses and stamps authorized by s.
				  29.2297,
				  Stats.; fishing licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch.
				  29, Stats., as published on January 5, 2017, only while fishing on inland
				  waters that are not boundary waters; disabled trolling, hunting and fishing
				  permits issued under s.
				  29.193,
				  Stats.; guide licenses authorized under s.
				  29.512, Stats.;
				  certificates of accomplishment authorized under ss.
				  29.591,
				  29.595,
				  and 29. 597, Stats.; and wild rice harvest licenses authorized under s.
				  29.607(3):
1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3),
				  of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed
				  under s.
				  29.024(6)
				  (a), Stats.
2. A conservation card issued under s.
				  23.47(2),
				  Stats.
3. An authenticated,
				  current, non-expired Wisconsin operator's license issued by the department of
				  transportation, of the type required under s.
				  343.18(1),
				  Stats.
4. A discernible and easily
				  viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed
				  on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that
				  permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such
				  image for purposes of establishing compliance with s.
				  29.024(1),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter I - Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated System › Section NR 8.06 - Purchasing a ch29, Stats., approval for another person

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
				  prohibited in sub. (2), an individual may purchase an approval for another if
				  the purchaser submits an application form completed and signed by the applicant
				  except that:
(a) A parent or guardian of a
				  child under the age of 18 may purchase an approval on behalf of a child under
				  18 years of age. A parent or guardian shall sign a purchase receipt under s.
				  NR 8.04(1)
				  (a) on behalf of the child before the parent
				  or guardian receives the approval.
(b) Stamp approvals may be purchased for
				  another person if a customer identification number is provided.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter I - Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated System › Section NR 8.07 - Variances

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may approve a variance from nonstatutory
					 requirements of this chapter upon request when the department determines that
					 the variance is essential to accomplish the objectives of the statewide
					 automated system and where special circumstances make the variances in the best
					 interest of the program. Before granting a variance, the department shall take
					 into account factors such as good cause and circumstances beyond the control of
					 the requester.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Revocation of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Approvals › Section NR 8.50 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter is adopted to establish consistent
					 standards for implementing the provisions of the wildlife violator compact
					 under s.
					 29.03,
					 Stats., and the revocation requirements of s.
					 29.972,
					 Stats. The intent is to ensure all violator's whose hunting, fishing or
					 trapping privileges and approvals have been revoked by a court or the
					 department as the result of a violation or for failure to appear or pay a fine
					 or forfeiture in this or another participating state are notified of the
					 violator's revocation status and of the violator's appeal
					 rights.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Revocation of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Approvals › Section NR 8.52 - Revocations for failure to pay or appear in court

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) VIOLATIONS
				  OCCURRING IN WISCONSIN.
(a)
Clerk of
				  court.
1. After a violator does any
				  of the following regarding a wildlife-related violation, the clerk shall
				  provide a notice of noncompliance to the department's wildlife violator compact
				  administrator:
a. Fails to respond to a
				  summons under s.
				  23.66(3)
				  or
				  23.67(4),
				  Stats., or a warrant or summons under s.
				  968.04,
				  Stats.
b. Fails to appear on the
				  court date set under s.
				  23.72 or
				  23.75,
				  Stats., unless the person makes a deposit under s.
				  23.66, Stats., or makes a
				  deposit and stipulation under s.
				  23.67,
				  Stats.
c. Fails to appear before
				  the court and is subject to a bench warrant under s.
				  968.09,
				  Stats.
Note:
Clerks need only provide the department
					 with one notice of noncompliance when a person fails to respond or appear as
					 described in subd. 1. If the court enters a default judgment against a violator
					 and provides the violator with an additional period of time to pay, the clerk
					 may wait to see if the violator fails to make the required deposit by the new
					 deadline established by the court under s.
					 23.75(3) (a)
					 2 Stats., before providing the department
					 with a notice of noncompliance under subd. 2.
Note:
Notices may be mailed to the:
					 Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Violator Compact Administrator, P.O.
					 Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921, or by FAX at (608) 264-6130. An e-mail
					 address for the Compact Administrator may be obtained by calling the
					 department's call center at 1-888-936-7463.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Revocation of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Approvals › Section NR 8.53 - Court ordered revocations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NOTIFICATION.
(a) When the court revokes any of a person's
				  ch. 29, Stats., privileges or approvals pursuant to the penalty provisions
				  allowed or required under s.
				  29.971,
				  Stats., for a violation of s.
				  167.31(3m)
				  (a), Stats., or for failure to pay a
				  forfeiture as authorized under ss.
				  938.34(8)
				  and (8d) (d) and
				  938.343(2)
				  and (6), Stats., the clerk shall do all of
				  the following:
1. Send a notice of revocation
				  by the court to the department's wildlife violator compact administrator. The
				  notice shall include at least the following information:
a. The violator's full name, date of birth,
				  if known, and last known address.
b. Case number, statute, or administrative
				  rule number violated description of violation, date of violation and county of
				  violation.
c. The date on which any
				  court ordered revocation of the violator's hunting, fishing or trapping
				  privileges and approvals ends.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Revocation of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Approvals › Section NR 8.54 - Revocations imposed in a participating state

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RECEIPT OF
				  NOTIFICATION.
(a) When the department
				  receives written or electronic notice from a participating state that the
				  participating state has suspended or revoked a violator's hunting, fishing or
				  trapping privileges or approvals in the participating state, the department
				  shall revoke the violator's hunting, fishing or trapping privileges and
				  approvals in this state and the department's wildlife violator compact
				  administrator or designee shall do all of the following:
1. Maintain a record of the
				  notification.
2. Enter the
				  violator's identifying information and revocation status into the department's
				  statewide automated system if not already entered into the system.
3. If the violator is a Wisconsin resident,
				  mail a notice to inform the violator which ch. 29, Stats., privileges and
				  approvals have been revoked in this state as a result of the violator's
				  revocation in the participating state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Revocation of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Approvals › Section NR 8.55 - Wildlife violator compact notice to violators

Current through June 24, 2024
When a person violates a wildlife-related law and is issued
					 a citation pursuant to s.
					 23.53, Stats., or
					 is served a complaint and summons pursuant s.
					 23.55,
					 Stats., the issuing officer or the district attorney issuing the complaint and
					 summons shall provide the violator with a written notice that informs the
					 violator that Wisconsin is a member of the wildlife violator compact and what
					 the ramifications will be if the violator's hunting, fishing or trapping
					 privileges or approvals are revoked in this state, or if the violator fails to
					 appear in court, pay the required penalty or otherwise fails to resolve the
					 citation, summons or complaint.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Revocation of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Approvals › Section NR 8.56 - Retroactivity

Current through June 24, 2024
Revocations of hunting, trapping or fishing privileges or
					 approvals and convictions for wildlife-related violations occurring in this
					 state prior to April 1, 2008 or the date the state becomes a participant of the
					 wildlife violator compact pursuant to s.
					 29.03(8)
					 (c), Stats., which ever is later, shall not
					 be subject to the provisions of this subchapter or the wildlife violator
					 compact.
Section
						29.03(8)
						(c), Stats., states the effective date of
						entry into the compact shall be specified by the applying state but shall not
						be less than 60 days after notice has been given by one of the following:
1. The chairperson of the board of the compact
						administrators;
2. The secretary of the board to each participating
						state that the resolution from the applying state has been received.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 8 - License And Permit Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Revocation of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Approvals › Section NR 8.57 - Denial of applications for approvals and preference points

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall deny all applications for hunting,
					 fishing and trapping approvals and preference points received from a violator
					 whose hunting, fishing and trapping privileges or approvals have been revoked
					 and are subject to this subsection until the department's wildlife violator
					 compact administrator has been notified in writing by the clerk or the
					 participating state that the matter leading to the revocation has been
					 resolved, or until the date specified by the court.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.01 - Open and closed seasons

Current through June 24, 2024
A closed season is established year-round for each species
					 of wild animal named in this section, except during the specified open season.
					 Seasons open to legal hunting and trapping apply to the entire locality
					 described, except as otherwise provided in ch. NR 11. Whenever open and closed
					 season areas are defined by highways, the boundary shall be the highway center
					 line. No person may hunt, take, catch, or kill any animal specified in this
					 section except during the specified open season.
(1) MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS. In accordance with
				  this section, the department may annually select migratory bird season dates
				  and bag limits established in pars. (b) and (L) using the procedures
				  established in par. (a):
(a)
Bag
				  limits.
The department shall utilize the following procedures in
				  applying a bag limit under this section:
1.
				  'Notice.' The department shall prepare and distribute a notice of its proposed
				  annual migratory bird season dates and bag limit selections. The notice shall
				  be published as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, Stats., in the official state
				  newspaper. The notice shall include a description of the zone or zones
				  affected, the species affected, the proposed annual selections, and the date
				  the annual selections will take effect. The notice shall invite the public to
				  submit written comments and indicate that a public information meeting will be
				  held on the alternate limit if requested in writing within 10 days after the
				  notice is published.
2.
				  'Determination.' In consideration of facts and information available to it,
				  including comments received from the public, the department shall finalize its
				  annual migratory bird season dates and bag limit selections. The annual
				  selections shall take effect upon the issuance of an order of the secretary and
				  publication in the official state newspaper.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.02 - Protected wild animals

Current through June 24, 2024
The following wild animals are designated protected. No
					 person may take, attempt to take, transport or possess any protected wild
					 animal or its carcass at any time except as authorized by state or federal
					 law.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), cougar,
				  Canada lynx, badger, moose, gray wolf, wolverine and flying squirrel.
(b) On private land, the landowner, lessee or
				  occupant of the land, or any other person with permission of the landowner,
				  lessee or occupant may shoot and kill any gray wolf or cougar in the act of
				  killing, wounding or biting a domestic animal. Shootings shall be reported
				  within 24 hours to a department conservation warden. The carcass of the wolf or
				  cougar shall be turned over to the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.04 - Unprotected wild animals

Current through June 24, 2024
The following wild animals are designated unprotected. No
					 closed season, bag limit, size limit, or possession limit applies to these
					 animals.
(1) Opossum, porcupine,
				  skunk, weasel, and woodchuck.
(2)
				  Chukar partridge, coturnix quail, English sparrows, Eurasian collared doves,
				  and starlings.
(3) Any other wild
				  animal not specified in this chapter.
Note: Persons taking unprotected animals must possess a
						hunting or trapping license and comply with all method of taking requirements
						of this chapter unless otherwise authorized by the department in writing or
						exempted under ch. NR 12.
Note: Pigeons are considered domestic animals by the
						department and therefore are not subject to this chapter or ch. 29,
						Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.05 - Highways

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may hunt within 50 feet of a roadway's center
					 except as provided in s.
					 167.31,
					 Stats.
Note: The exceptions provided in s.
						167.31(4)
						(e), Stats., allow any person who is legally
						hunting small game with a muzzle-loading firearm or shotgun loaded with
						shotshells containing shot size BB or smaller, to hunt within 50 feet of the
						roadway's center, if the roadway is surfaced with anything other than concrete
						or blacktop. Additionally, Class A and B disabled hunting permit holders may
						also hunt within 50 feet of certain roadways under conditions listed in s.
						167.31(4)
						(cg),
						Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.06 - Shooting hours

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL HUNTING. All shooting hours, when
				  specified in this chapter, mean Central Standard Time, and the daily opening
				  (a.m.) and closing (p.m.) hours listed shall apply to the entire
				  state.
(2) SHOOTING ZONES.
(a)
General.
Two general
				  shooting hour areas are established as follows: Northern area: all of the
				  following counties and all counties north of them; Pierce, Dunn, Eau Claire,
				  Clark, Marathon, Shawano, Oconto, and Door. Southern area: remainder of state.
				  In addition, the following zones are established across the northern and
				  southern areas:
Zone
A-all that part of the state lying east of 88°-00F
					 longitude.
B-all that part of the state lying between 88°-00F and
					 89°-00F long.
C-all that part of the state lying between 89°-00F and
					 90°-00F long.
D-all that part of the state lying between 90°-00F and
					 91°-00F long.
E-all that part of the state lying between 91°-00F and
					 92°-00F long.
F-all that part of the state lying west of 92°-00F
					 longitude.
(b)
General prohibition.
Except as provided in subs. (6) to (9),
				  no person may shoot or shoot at any game species for which an open season is
				  prescribed on any day during the open season before the a.m. times or after the
				  p.m. times established in sub. (5).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.07 - General hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROHIBITED METHODS. No person shall:
(a)
Aircraft.
Hunt with the
				  aid of an aircraft, including the use of an aircraft to spot, rally or drive
				  wild animals for hunters on the ground.
(b)
Devices.
1. Place, operate or attend, spread, or set
				  any net, pitfall, snare, spring gun, pivot gun, swivel gun, or other similar
				  contrivance for the purpose of catching or which might catch, take or ensnare
				  wild animals.
2. Use or possess any
				  snare, cable restraint, trap or device designed or used for the purpose of
				  driving rabbits or hares out of their holes or dens and capturing
				  them.
3. While hunting with a
				  firearm, bow, or crossbow, possess or accompany a person possessing any turkey
				  decoy or device which may be used to call or attract wild turkeys during the
				  spring hunting season for wild turkeys described in s.
				  NR 10.01(2)
				  (f) unless that person possesses a valid
				  turkey hunting license and valid, unused harvest
				  authorization.
(d)
Molesting.
Molest the nest or den of any squirrel.
(e)
Ferret.
Use or possess
				  any ferret while hunting.
(f)
Retrieval.
Fail to make every reasonable effort to retrieve
				  all wild animals killed or crippled; and until such effort is made, such wild
				  animals shall be included in the daily bag.
(i)
Dog use.
Hunt or pursue
				  any free-roaming wild animal with the aid of dog or dogs May 1 to June 30 in
				  that portion of the state north of the highways shown on the following map
				  except for dog trials and training under permit as established by ch.
See PDF for
					 diagram
(k)
Marking.
Capture and tag, collar or mark and release any game
				  taken from the wild unless issued a permit by the department pursuant to s.
				  NR
				  19.11, or as authorized under a federal migratory bird
				  banding permit, or a license issued under s.
				  169.25,
				  Stats. The normal uses of archery equipment for hunting such as lighted,
				  reflective, or glowing nocks are not a violation of this
				  paragraph.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.08 - Possession and transportation of game

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) OPENING DAY
				  LIMITS. On the first day of the open season, no person may possess or control
				  more than one daily bag limit of any game species for which a bag limit is
				  established.
(2) DAILY BAG LIMIT.
(a)
Generally.
1. Daily bag limits are established on a
				  per-hunter basis, are not transferable, and cannot be shared, except as
				  provided in s. 29.324, Stats. No person may
				  take, or attempt to take, any game for another person, unless in compliance
				  with s. 29.324, Stats.
2. If an animal is required to be registered
				  under s.
				  NR
				  10.086, no person may gift game to any person until
				  after it has been registered under s.
				  NR
				  10.086.
3.
				  No person may gift game to any person while afield. All gifted game remain
				  counted toward the daily bag limit of the original harvester.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.085 - Tagging of game

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Requirements for the tagging of game in
				  this section apply to all of the following species:
(a) Bear.
(b) Elk.
(c) Sharp-tailed grouse.
(e) Bobcat.
(h) Wolf.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.086 - Registration of game

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Requirements for registration apply to
				  all of the following species:
(a)
				  Bear.
(b) Deer.
(c) Elk.
(d) Sharp-tailed grouse.
(e) Wild turkey.
(f) Bobcat.
(g) Fisher.
(h) Otter.
(i) Wolf.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.087 - Certification of game

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN ELK, DEER AND
				  BEAR. The department may require that an elk be exhibited and registered at
				  registration stations designated by the department no later than 5:00 p.m. of
				  the day after it was recovered. The department may require that any deer or
				  bear harvested in an area affected by CWD, tuberculosis, or where there are
				  other serious infections disease threats, or area where samples are needed for
				  department research purposes, shall be exhibited and registered at registration
				  stations designated by the department no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third day
				  after it was recovered, or by 5:00 p.m. on the day after the close of the
				  season during which it was recovered, as described in s.
				  NR
				  10.01(3), whichever is earlier,
				  unless otherwise authorized by the department. No person shall fail to exhibit
				  the carcass of a deer, bear or elk at a registration location specified by the
				  department when required under this subsection.
(2) BOBCAT; WOLF. Each person who has killed
				  a bobcat or wolf shall:
(a) Exhibit the pelt,
				  separated from the rest of the carcass, to an authorized department
				  representative no later than 7 days after the month of harvest. Persons who
				  intend to have a bobcat or wolf mounted by a taxidermist may exhibit the bobcat
				  or wolf to the department for certification in whole carcass condition without
				  separating the pelt, but shall surrender the skinned carcass to the department
				  within 30 days after certification.
(b) Allow inspection of the carcass and pelt,
				  and attachment of a certification seal to the head portion of the pelt of all
				  lawfully taken and possessed bobcat or wolf.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.09 - Weapons and ammunition

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WEAPONS. No person may:
(a) Hunt with any means other than a rifle,
				  shotgun, handgun, bow and arrow, crossbow, or falconry.
(b) Hunt with a machine gun or other fully
				  automatic weapon.
(c) Hunt a game
				  bird with or while in possession of a shotgun larger than 10 gauge.
(d) Hunt a deer during a muzzleloader-only
				  hunt, such as described in s.
				  NR 10.01 (3)
				  (es), with any gun other than a
				  muzzle-loading firearm.
Note:
Par. (d) is affected by 2023 Wis. Act
					 116 and CR 23-025. The 2 treatments are mutually inconsistent. Par. (d) is
					 shown as affected by 2023 Wis. Act 116. As affected by CR 23-025, it
					 reads:
(d) Hunt a deer
				  during a muzzleloader-only hunt, such as described in s.
				  NR 10.01 (3)
				  (es), with any gun other than a rifle,
				  shotgun, or handgun that is a firearm capable of being loaded only from the
				  muzzle through the use of a ramrod.
(e) Hunt a migratory bird with any shotgun
				  capable of holding more than 3 shells unless the magazine has been cut off or
				  plugged with a one-piece filler that cannot be removed without disassembling
				  the gun and which reduces the capacity of the gun to not more than 3 shells at
				  one time in the magazine and chamber combined.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.10 - Deer and bear hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) HUNTING WITH DOGS PROHIBITED. No person
				  may hunt deer or bear with the aid of dogs, except that dogs may be used for
				  hunting bear during the season established in s.
				  NR 10.01(3) (g)
				  1. in black bear hunting zones A, B and D as
				  described in s.
				  NR
				  10.30.
(2)
				  ILLEGAL GAME. Any deer killed during the open season for hunting deer with bow
				  and arrow or crossbow only or that is killed under the authority of an archer
				  or crossbow license and showing evidence that it was shot with a firearm shall
				  be an illegal game animal and no person may have such animal in
				  possession.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.101 - Bear hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROHIBITED METHODS. No person may:
(a)
Denned bear.
Hunt or
				  shoot a bear in a den.
(b)
Restricted areas.
Hunt bear in any dump or sanitary
				  landfill.
(c)
Non-adult
				  bears.
Shoot, shoot at or kill a bear that is accompanied by a bear
				  that is not an adult bear.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.103 - Deer hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) HARVEST AUTHORIZATIONS. A harvest
				  authorization shall be issued with each hunting license except when an archer
				  license is issued to a person who has already been issued a crossbow license or
				  when a crossbow license is issued to a person who has already been issued an
				  archer license.
(2) POSSESSION. No
				  person may possess a deer carcass in violation of the requirements for
				  registration established under s. NR 10.086.
The carcass tag attachment procedures are also provided
						in s.
						29.347(2),
						Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.104 - Deer population management

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEER MANAGEMENT
				  SYSTEM. The department shall manage the state deer population by all of the
				  following:
(a) Establishing deer management
				  unit boundaries within the state.
(b) Establishing deer population objectives
				  for each deer management unit.
(c)
				  Monitoring the performance of the deer populations within each deer management
				  unit.
(d) Establishing deer hunting
				  seasons and quotas with the appropriate antlerless deer permit levels to move
				  the deer population in the direction of the established deer population
				  objective for each deer management unit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.105 - Transportation of bear, deer, and other members of the cervid family

Current through June 24, 2024
(2) CARCASS
				  CONDITION AND TRANSPORTATION. A deer, bear, or elk may be divided to facilitate
				  removal from the field. A person who divides a deer, bear, or elk while afield:
(a) May not allow the deer, bear, or elk to
				  be stored or transported with any other deer or bear that has been divided
				  while afield.
(b) May not divide
				  any bear in a manner that does not keep one part of the bear intact to allow it
				  to be measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the base of the
				  tail, to determine it was an adult bear of 42 inches or greater.
(c) Must remove all parts from the field
				  except for the entrails.
(d) Shall
				  exhibit all parts at the time of registration when in-person registration is
				  required by the department.
(e)
				  Must dispose of all parts not retained in a manner that is in compliance with
				  s. 287.81 (2),
				  Stats., but such disposal may only occur after in-person or electronic
				  registration has been completed, and the deer, bear, or elk has been removed
				  from the field.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.106 - Registration

Current through June 24, 2024
Each person who has killed a deer or if s.
					 29.324,
					 Stats., applies, the person for whom the deer has been killed shall comply with
					 the requirements for registration established under s. NR
					 10.086.
The carcass tag attached to the animal contains a number
						corresponding to the registrant's hunting license and backtag.
Section
						29.324,
						Stats., is related to group deer
						hunting.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.11 - Elk hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROHIBITED METHODS. No person may hunt
				  elk with the aid of dogs.
(2) TAGS.
				  A carcass tag shall be issued with each hunting license. While hunting, no
				  person may possess a validated carcass tag unless it is attached to a legally
				  killed elk.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.111 - Elk population management

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELK MANAGEMENT
				  SYSTEMS.
(a) The department shall manage the
				  state elk population by:
1. Establishing elk
				  management zone boundaries within the state.
2. Establishing elk population goals for each
				  elk management zone.
3. Monitoring
				  the performance of the elk population within each elk management
				  zone.
4. Establishing elk hunting
				  seasons and annual harvest quotas with the objective of maintaining elk
				  populations at the established elk population goals for each elk management
				  zone.