Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.50 - Records and reports

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MAINTENANCE AND SUBMITTAL.
(a)
General requirements.
Copies of records or reports required to be kept under this chapter or under s.
				169.36,
				Stats., shall be furnished to the department by required deadlines or upon
				request.
(b)
Submission as
				a condition of renewal.
Any of the following licenses issued pursuant
				to ch. 169, Stats., may not be renewed when the licensee fails without good
				cause to submit all records required by s.
				169.36,
				Stats., by required deadlines or within 10 days of a request for the records:
1. Captive wild animal farm
				license.
2. Wild fur farm
				license.
3. Bird hunting preserve
				license.
4. Rehabilitation
				license.
5. Stocking
				license.
6. Scientific research
				license.
7. Nonprofit educational
				exhibiting license.
8. Nonresident
				temporary exhibiting license.
9.
				Validation license.
(c)
Submission of quarterly reports.
Each person required to hold
				a license which is subject to s.
				169.36(9)
				(b), Stats., shall provide a copy of the
				quarterly records required to be maintained for that license to the department
				as follows:
1. Quarterly submission of
				records shall be provided to the department by April 30, July 31, October 31
				and January 31 each year, and shall consist of a copy of all required records
				that shall be maintained during the 3 previous months.
2. Records to be included in the quarterly
				report shall consist of complete records of all transactions or activity
				involving any captive wild animals of the families:
a. Canidae (coyotes, foxes, wolves and
				wolf-dog hybrids).
b. Ursidae
				(bears).
c. Mustelidae (badger,
				mink, otter, weasel, skunk).
d.
				Felidae (bobcat, lynx, cougars).
e.
				Suidae (wild or feral swine).
f.
				Anatidae (mute swans).
(d)
Reporting and disposition of
				escaped harmful wild animals.
1. Any
				time a harmful wild animal escapes, the licensee shall notify the department of
				the escape. The notification shall take place immediately if possible but not
				later than 24 hours after the person is aware the escape has occurred and shall
				include what action will be taken by the licensee.
Note: Notification of fence failures or escapes should be
				  made to the local conservation warden or wildlife manager in the county the
				  fence failure or escape occurs, or by calling the department's hotline at
				  1-800-847-9367.
2. If a
				harmful wild animal has escaped from land owned by a person who is licensed
				under or subject to ch. 169, Stats., and has not been recovered by the owner
				within 24 hours of the discovery of the escape, the department may dispose of
				the animal immediately upon determining that the animal poses a risk to public
				safety or to the health of other domestic or wild animals.
Note: Under s.
				  169.02(1),
				  Stats., legal title to a live captive wild animal or the carcass of a captive
				  wild animal is vested in the person who owns the wild animal if the person is
				  in compliance with ch. 169, Stats., and the rules promulgated under that
				  chapter. Legal title to an animal or animal's carcass can be assumed by the
				  department when the animal or carcass is possessed in violation of ch. 169,
				  Stats., or this chapter.