Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 17 - Dog Trials And Training › Section NR 17.001 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Barrier area" means natural or
				artificial escape and refuge cover for rabbits which provides protection for
				rabbits located inside a hound dog training enclosure.
(1e) "Captive animal refuge area" means a
				natural or artificially constructed den, shelter or other protective structure
				located under, at or above ground level, which provides protection for a coyote
				or fox and is not accessible by any dog released into the hound dog training
				enclosure.
(1m) "Club" for the
				purposes of this chapter and s.
				169.20(3)
				(a), Stats., means at least 2 or more
				individuals, of whom at least one is eligible under s.
				169.33(2),
				Stats., to obtain a dog club training license and participate in legal bird or
				hound dog training activities, who are identified in writing as members of a
				licensed dog training club on a list retained by the license holder, which
				shall be made available to the department upon request.
Note: Pursuant to s.
				  29.304,
				  Stats., no one under the age of 12 may possess a firearm. A person under the
				  age of 12 may be a member of a dog training club and may train dogs with the
				  use of captive wild animals as authorized under the dog training club license,
				  but may not possess a firearm as part of the training activity.
(1s) "Department" means the state
				of Wisconsin department of natural resources.
(2) "Department lands" means lands under the
				management and control of the department.
(3) "Dog training" means actively developing
				a dog's ability to retrieve, point, flush, or track game for the purpose of
				hunting, dog trial competition or hunt testing.
(4) "Dog club" means an organization that
				owns or leases land for the purpose of training bird dogs or hound dogs to
				retrieve, point, flush or track game.
(5) "Dog trial" means any organized
				competitive field event involving sporting dog breeds which is sanctioned,
				licensed or recognized by a local, state, regional or national dog
				organization.
(5m) "Fox" for the
				purpose of this chapter and ss.
				169.20 and
				169.21,
				Stats., means red and gray fox.
Note: "Fox" includes all color phases of the red fox.
(5s) "Hound dog training
				enclosure" means a fenced area of land that is used as the primary enclosure
				for captive wild coyote, fox, or rabbit held under a dog training club, hound
				dog training or hound dog trial license into which dogs are released for the
				purpose of dog training or trials.
(6) "Hunt" or "hunting" includes shooting,
				shooting at, pursuing, taking, capturing or killing or attempting to capture or
				kill any wild animal.
(7) "Northern
				restricted zone" means that portion of the state north of the highway described
				in s.
				NR
				10.07(1) (i).
(7m) "Owner" or "operator" means the person
				who owns the property on which a hound dog training enclosure exists, or a
				manager, or a lessee of the property who has an agreement with the owner of the
				enclosed lands to retain possession or control of the improvements to the
				property during the term of the lease.
(8) "Primary enclosure" means the pen or cage
				any captive wild animals are kept in when not being used for
				training.
(8m) "Rabbit" for the
				purpose of this chapter and ss.
				169.20 and
				169.21,
				Stats., means cottontail rabbits, jack rabbits and snowshoe hare.
(9) "Roll cage" means a rolling cage built to
				confine a captive wild animal for dog training purposes.