Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Adult" means any animal that has reached the age of one year.
(2) "Amphibian" means cold-blooded,
				smooth-skinned vertebrates of the class Amphibia and includes all life
				stages.
(3) "Department" means the
				department of natural resources.
(4) "Department lands" means lands under the
				management and control of the department.
(5) "Enrichment" means activity that creates
				a beneficial environment for the well being of the captive wild
				animal.
(6) "Exercise enclosure"
				means any structure, pen or cage used to restrict a captive wild animal to a
				limited amount of space for the purpose of exercise and enrichment.
(7) "Farm-raised deer" has the meaning given
				in s.
				95.001(1)
				(ag), Stats.
(8) "Heavily galvanized" means a zinc coating
				weight of 230 g/m2 or 0.8 oz/ft2.
(9) "Herptile" means amphibians and reptiles
				collectively.
(10) "High tensile"
				means a tensile strength of 1235 to 1450 mega pascals or 179000 to 210000
				lb/in2.
(11) "Hunt" or "hunting"
				includes shooting, shooting at, pursuing, taking, capturing or killing or
				attempting to capture or kill any wild animal.
(12) "Licensed facility" means any land,
				premises, shed, barn, building, trailer or other structure used to house
				captive wild animals held under the authority of a license issued under ch.
				169, Stats.
(13) "Medium tensile"
				means a tensile strength of 700 to 850 mega pascals or 101000 to 123000
				lb/in2.
(14) "Mobile or traveling
				housing facility" means a transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer or
				railway car, used to house captive wild animals while traveling for exhibition
				or public education purposes.
(15)
				"Native" means indigenous and occurring or having occurred naturally within the
				boundaries of this state regardless of whether a particular specimen originates
				outside of this state.
(16)
				"Outdoor housing facility" means any structure, pens, building, land or premise
				housing captive wild animals in which temperatures may not be controlled within
				set limits.
(17) "Pen" means any
				cage, fenced-in plot or other enclosure in which captive wild animals are
				held.
(18) "Pheasant management
				zone" means that area identified in s.
				NR
				10.001(21m).
(19) "Primary enclosure" means any structure
				used as the principal housing facility to confine a captive wild animal to a
				limited amount of space such as a room, pen, run, cage, compartment, pool or
				hutch, including shelter structures.
(20) "Protected wild animals" means animals
				described in s.
				NR
				19.001(14).
(21) "Reptile" means cold-blooded, scaled
				vertebrates of the class Reptilia and includes all life stages.
(22) "Resident deer" means a white-tailed
				deer 2 years of age or older that has resided in the licensed acreage area for
				not less than 2 years.
(23)
				"Sheltered housing facility" means a housing facility, which provides the
				captive wild animals with shelter; protection from the elements; and protection
				from temperature extremes at all times. A sheltered housing facility may
				consist of runs or pens totally enclosed in a barn or building, or of
				connecting inside/outside runs or pens with the inside pens in a totally
				enclosed building.
(24) "Solid
				fence" means a fence that meets all of the standards of s.
				NR
				16.45(1) (a) to (i) that is covered
				with a fabric or other solid material that prevents deer on opposite sides of
				the fence from making visual or physical contact.
(25) "Sporting club" means a non-profit
				organization whose primary purpose is wildlife related outdoor
				recreation.
(26) "Transportation
				enclosure" means any structure or device used to restrict a captive wild animal
				to a limited amount of space for transporting the captive wild animal from one
				location to another.
(27)
				"Unprotected wild animals" means animals described in s.
				NR
				19.001(17).
(28) "Waterfowl" means any migratory bird of
				family Anatidae (wild ducks, geese, brant and swans).