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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 17.09 - Dog trials on department lands

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATIONS.
				Applications shall be made before March 1 for trials held on or prior to July
				31 and before July 1 for trials held after July 31 to coordinate scheduling
				with other events. Thereafter, applications for open dates shall be considered
				by the department on a first-come, first-served basis and shall be submitted at
				least 10 days prior to the date of the trial.
(2) DEPARTMENT STOCK. Captive wild pheasants
				provided by the department may only be used on department lands and may not be
				shot at dog trials unless authorized by the department. Live game birds
				provided by the department shall be released on the trial grounds at the end of
				the event. All animals, which are no longer alive, shall be consumed or
				promptly disposed.
(3) GROUNDS
				CONDITION. The department may cancel or reschedule dog trial events and
				restrict or prohibit dog trial equine or vehicle use if excessive damage occurs
				or is likely to occur to soils or vegetation on department lands. License fees
				shall be refunded if a trial is canceled by the department and an alternative
				site or date cannot be established.
(4) LITTER. The licensee, at the completion
				of the field trial, shall remove all waste material including field trial
				markers.
(5) GROUNDS MARSHAL. A
				grounds marshal or master of hounds responsible for the dog trial coordination,
				supervision, clean up and regulation compliance shall be designated by the
				licensee for each field trial.
(6)
				EQUINES. Equines may be used only as authorized by the trial license.
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 17.10 - Classes of field trial grounds

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CLASS 1 FIELD
				TRIAL GROUNDS. Class 1 field trial grounds are those posted, marked or
				designated department lands where dog trials are authorized year-round, except
				hunting shall have priority. Class 1 field trial grounds include the following:
(a) Richard Bong state recreation area - the
				west unit of the special use zone.
(b) George W. Mead wildlife area.
(c) Lower Wisconsin River wildlife area -
				Mazomanie unit.
(d) Kettle Moraine
				state forest - Ottawa unit.
(e)
				Pine Island wildlife area.
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 17.11 - Records and reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Receipts and invoices required under this
				chapter and s.
				169.36(4),
				Stats., shall include all of the following:
(a)
Name and address.
The
				complete name and address of the person from whom the wild animals were
				purchased or acquired or of the person to whom any wild animals were
				transferred.
(b)
License
				number.
The number of any license issued under the authority of ch.
				169, Stats., held by the seller if applicable.
(c)
Date.
The date of the
				transaction.
(d)
Species
				information.
The number, sex and species of the wild animals
				purchased, acquired or transferred.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Band" means a numbered, non-reusable USFWS leg band supplied by the
				department.
(1g) "Bureau" means
				the department of natural resources bureau of endangered resources.
(1r) "Department" means the department of
				natural resources.
(2) "Disposal"
				means transfer of the raptor by gift or trade, release, escape, death or any
				other event that results in the permittee no longer possessing the raptor for
				falconry.
(3) "Eyas" means a young
				raptor not yet capable of flight.
(4) "Falconry" means caring for and training
				raptors for the pursuit of wild game, and hunting wild game with raptors.
				Falconry includes the taking of raptors from the wild to use in the sport,
				caring for, training, and transporting raptors held for falconry.
(5) "Falconry permit" means a state or tribal
				permit to allow a resident permittee to take, possess and transport raptors for
				the purpose of practicing falconry.
(6) "Fish & wildlife service" and "USFWS"
				mean U. S. department of interior - fish & wildlife service.
(6m) "Foreign" means any source of wildlife
				originating from outside the United States.
(7) "Hacking" means the temporary release to
				the wild, not to exceed 30 days, of a raptor held for falconry so that it must
				survive on its own.
(7m) "Hybrid"
				means offspring of any two species whether or not listed in the federal
				regulations at
				50 CFR
				10.13, and any progeny of those
				birds.
(8) "Imping" means a method
				of repairing broken flight or tail feathers.
(8m) "Imprint" means a bird that is
				hand-raised in isolation from the sight of other raptors from 2 weeks of age
				until it has fledged. An imprinted bird is considered to be so for its entire
				lifetime.
(9m) "Nonresident" means
				a person other than a resident as defined in s.
				29.001(69),
				Stats.
(10) "Raptor" means a live,
				migratory bird of the Orders Accipitriformes, Falconiformes, or Strigiformes,
				including the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and golden eagle (Aquila
				chrysaetos).
(11) "Replacement
				raptor" means a raptor obtained to replace one that has died in captivity, has
				escaped, or is released to the wild.
(12) "Take" means to trap, capture or pursue
				or attempt to trap, capture or pursue, a raptor for the purposes of
				falconry.
(13) "Trapping permit"
				means a permit obtained by a nonresident from the department to take a raptor
				for the purposes of falconry.
(14)
				"Tribe" means any Wisconsin band of Native Americans recognized by the federal
				government, and which is authorized by the USFWS to issue a falconry permit to
				its members.
(15) "Visitor" means
				anyone from another country.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.02 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The raptors covered by this chapter
				include those raptor species whose range extends into any part of Mexico, the
				United States, or Canada. All individual birds of such species whether or not
				raised in captivity, and including any subspecies, even if the range of such
				subspecies does not include parts of the above countries, are covered by these
				regulations.
(2) The importation of
				any wildlife from a foreign source must be in compliance with federal laws or
				regulations.
Sections
					 ATCP
					 10.06 and
					 10.07 establish requirements related to
					 importation of animals into Wisconsin. These provisions establish the
					 responsibility of a person importing a raptor to obtain: a) a certificate of
					 veterinary inspection and b) a Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and
					 Consumer Protection import permit. The importer must have copies of the health
					 certificate and import permit before transporting the raptor to Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.04 - Falconry hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ESTABLISHED SEASONS. In addition to the
				seasons established by ch. NR 10, falconry permit holders may hunt upland game
				birds and animals described in s.
				NR 10.01(2) and
				(3) September 1 through March 31, except
				cottontail rabbit, fox squirrel and gray squirrel may be hunted year-round.
				Hunting of hen pheasants is allowed statewide by the method of falconry.
Note:
Falconers are not limited to properties
				  specified under s.
				  NR 10.01(2) (c)
				  2. Normal daily bag and possession limits
				  established by s.
				  NR
				  10.01(2) apply, except that the daily
				  bag limit for hen pheasants taken by falconry is one.
(2) LET LAY RULE. A falconry permit holder
				whose raptor accidentally kills any protected animal during the closed season
				or a protected animal during the open hunting season, as specified in sub. (1),
				shall leave the dead animal where it lies. The raptor may feed upon the dead
				animal prior to leaving the kill site.
Daily kill and possession limits, shooting hours, and other
					 small game rules established for hunting by chs.
					 NR 10, 11, and 15 and ch. 29,
					 Stats., apply.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.05 - Examination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Prior to submitting an application for a
				permit under this chapter, each new applicant or person whose prior permit has
				expired or been revoked for a period of more than 5 years shall be required to
				answer correctly at least 80% of the questions on a supervised examination
				described in sub. (2). If a falconer's permit has expired or been revoked for
				fewer than 5 years, it may be reinstated if the falconer has proof of
				certification for his or her most recent level, pursuant to s.
				NR
				18.10.
(2)
				The examination shall be prepared by the department or tribe in consultation
				with the Wisconsin Falconers Association, and administered by a representative
				of the department or tribe. The examination shall consist of questions relating
				to the basic biology, care, and handling of raptors, and literature, laws, and
				regulations governing the sport of falconry.
(3) An applicant who fails to answer
				correctly at least 80% of the questions on the examination described in sub.
				(2) may not be issued a permit but may repeat the exam after 30 days. Should
				the applicant fail the test a second time, the applicant shall wait at least
				one year prior to taking the test again.
(4) If an applicant is a new resident of the
				United States, the applicant may be granted a permit to practice falconry at an
				appropriate level based on his or her experience. To demonstrate knowledge of
				falconry, the applicant shall correctly answer 80% of the questions on a
				supervised examination. If successful, the applicant may be assigned by the
				department or tribe the permit class consistent with the requirements set forth
				in s.
				NR
				18.10.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.06 - Application procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RESIDENT FALCONRY PERMIT. A person shall
				submit an application for a permit under this chapter on forms provided by the
				department accompanied by a fee of $75 for a 3-year falconry permit. An
				applicant may not submit more than one application for a permit under this
				chapter nor apply for a permit if they have failed to answer correctly at least
				80% of the questions on a falconry examination as described in s.
				NR
				18.05(2) and as required in s.
				NR
				18.05(1). An applicant shall provide
				the following information:
(a) Name, address,
				birth date and physical description of the applicant.
(b) Number, species and source for each
				raptor the applicant plans to acquire, including its age and sex if
				known.
(c) Description and location
				of falconry facilities.
(d)
				Description of the training area.
(e) Date and time the facilities and training
				area will be ready for inspection.
(f) Certification by the applicant that the
				information in the application is true and correct.
(g) Authorization allowing state and federal
				agents to inspect the applicant's facilities, training area and
				raptors.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.07 - Inspection of facilities and equipment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSPECTION.
				Upon receipt of an application for a resident falconry permit, the department
				shall, within 30 days, inspect the applicant's facilities and equipment and
				determine that the applicant complies with this section before a permit may be
				issued. Falconry birds, facilities, equipment, and records may be inspected by
				state or tribal officials only in the presence of the permittee during business
				hours on any day of the week.
(2)
				FACILITIES; EQUIPMENT. The applicant shall provide and maintain the following
				facilities and equipment in accordance with the following standards to ensure
				the health and safety of the raptor or raptors:
(a)
Facilities.
Raptor
				housing facilities whether indoors or outdoors shall be maintained in a clean
				state and protected from the environment, predators and undue disturbance and
				shall include either:
Note: Indoor facilities are commonly known as mews and
				  outdoor facilities are commonly known as weathering areas.
1. Indoor facilities (mews) shall be large
				enough to allow easy access for caring for the raptors housed in them. If more
				than one raptor is to be kept in a mew, the raptors shall be tethered or
				separated by partitions and the area for each bird shall be large enough to
				allow the bird to fully extend its wings. There shall be at least one window,
				protected on the inside by vertical bars, spaced narrower than the width of the
				bird's head, and a secure door that can be easily closed. The floor of a mew
				shall permit easy cleaning, be well drained, and have at least one
				perch.
2. Outdoor facilities
				(weathering areas) shall be fenced and covered with netting or wire, or roofed
				to protect the birds from disturbance and from attack by predators. The
				enclosed weathering area shall be large enough to ensure the birds cannot
				strike the fence when flying from the perch. Protection from excessive sun,
				wind, and inclement weather, and at least one adequate perch shall be provided
				for each bird.
3. A single facility
				meeting the requirements of both subds. 1. and 2. may be permitted.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.08 - Unsatisfactory conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
Within 5 working days of a written finding of improper
				  treatment or care of a raptor or of the failure to provide proper facilities or
				  equipment for a raptor, the department shall notify the permittee of the
				  finding in writing and request the correction of the treatment, care,
				  facilities or equipment, as detailed in the notice. If the permittee fails to
				  make the corrections, the raptors may be seized by the department and the
				  permit may be revoked. If the permit is revoked, the permittee is ineligible to
				  receive another permit until the department is satisfied the facilities,
				  equipment, and care comply with this chapter, and that the health and safety of
				  any raptors in the facilities are ensured.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.09 - Issuance criteria

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may not issue or renew a permit if any of the
				  following apply:
(1) The applicant
				submitted false information in the application.
(2) The applicant has been found to have
				failed to provide facilities or equipment in compliance with this chapter, or
				the applicant has failed to provide proper treatment or care of the raptors.
				However, if the department is satisfied that the failure has been corrected and
				will not be repeated, a permit may be issued.
(3) Issuance may have a significant adverse
				effect on the wild population of raptors based on the best scientific evidence
				available.
(4) The applicant has
				failed to comply with federal or state law respecting take, possession or
				transportation of raptors.
(5) The
				applicant has failed to submit reports required by this chapter.
(6) The applicant has submitted reports
				required by this chapter in an incomplete or false manner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.10 - Classes of permits

Current through June 24, 2024
Possession of facilities for housing raptors is not a
				  prerequisite for obtaining a permit, except for the apprentice class applicant,
				  whose facilities shall be inspected before an apprentice permit is granted.
				  Regardless of falconry class, the applicant shall have facilities that pass
				  state or tribal inspection before obtaining a raptor for use in falconry. The
				  applicant may not intentionally capture a raptor species that the
				  classification as a falconer does not allow the applicant to possess for
				  falconry. If the applicant captures a bird that is not allowed to be possessed,
				  the bird shall be released immediately. The requirements for each falconry
				  class permit are as follows:
(1)
				APPRENTICE CLASS.
(a) An apprentice class
				permittee shall be at least 14 years old and sponsored by a person possessing a
				general or master falconry permit in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, or
				Minnesota. If the apprentice is under 18 years of age, a parent or legal
				guardian shall agree to be responsible for the apprentice's
				activities.
(b) A sponsor who is a
				holder of a general or master falconry permit is required for permittees under
				the age of 18, and for all permittees the first two years in which an
				apprentice permit is held, regardless of the age of the permittee. A person may
				not act as a sponsor for more than 3 apprentices at any one time. The sponsor
				of an apprentice shall do all of the following:
1m. Write a letter supporting the application
				of the apprentice.
2. Submit an
				annual progress report in narrative form to the department by July 31 of each
				year.
3. Notify the department at
				any time when the progress or performance of an apprentice is
				unsatisfactory.
(c) The
				apprentice class permittee may possess one wild American kestrel (Falco
				sparverius) or red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and may not obtain more than
				one wild raptor for replacement during any 12-month period, August 1 to July
				31.
(d) An apprentice class
				permittee may not possess an eyas or a raptor that is imprinted on
				humans.
(e) The apprentice class
				permittee may not possess a raptor taken from the wild as a nestling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.11 - Duration of permits

Current through June 24, 2024
A permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 3 years,
				  the period commencing on the date of issuance and expiring on July 31 of the
				  third year following issuance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.12 - Taking and disposal restrictions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RESIDENT
				PERMITTEE. No resident permittee may take, possess or transport a raptor from
				the wild without a falconry permit from the department's bureau of endangered
				resources.
(2) NONRESIDENT RAPTOR
				TRAPPING PERMIT.
(a) Trapping permits may be
				issued to nonresidents meeting the qualifications of the permittees in s.
				NR
				18.10.
(b)
				Nonresidents may not apply for more than one trapping permit per trapping
				season.
(c) The nonresident raptor
				trapping permittee shall immediately upon capture mark a raptor trapped under a
				nonresident raptor trapping permit with a federal band. No raptor may be
				transported within or from Wisconsin without the band attached.
(d) The nonresident raptor trapping permittee
				shall notify the bureau within 5 days of any take and provide information on
				the take on forms provided by the bureau.
(e) The nonresident raptor trapping permit
				shall be carried by the permittee while in the act of trapping and during the
				transportation of the trapped raptor.
(f) Nonresidents may not take, possess, or
				transport any federal or Wisconsin endangered and threatened species.
Note:
The Nonresident Raptor Trapping Permit
				  application can be accessed online at the bureau's falconry website:
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/EndangeredResources/permits.html
.
				  Paper copies of the Nonresident Raptor Trapping Permit can also be obtained by
				  contacting the Falconry Coordinator at the Bureau of Endangered Resources, P.O.
				  Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921 or online at
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/EndangeredResources/permits.html
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.13 - Temporary care

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CARE OF FALCONRY RAPTORS BY ANOTHER
				FALCONRY PERMITTEE. Another falconry permittee may care for a raptor or raptors
				at their facilities or at the original permittee's facilities for up to 120
				consecutive days if the bird has a suitable perch and is protected from
				predators, domestic animals, extreme temperatures, wind, and excessive
				disturbance. The person providing care shall have a signed and dated statement
				from the permittee authorizing the temporary possession, and a copy of the FWS
				3-186A form that shows the possession of each of the raptors. The statement
				shall include information about the time period for which the raptor may be
				kept and activities authorized by the original permittee. A copy of the
				statement shall be sent to the bureau within 10 days of the possession of a
				raptor. In all such care situations all of the following shall apply:
(a) A permittee's raptor shall remain on the
				permittee's falconry permit, and will not be counted against the possession
				limit of the person caring for another permittee's raptor.
(b) If the person caring for a raptor holds
				the appropriate level falconry permit, the person may fly the raptor as
				authorized by the permittee, including for hunting purposes.
(c) The care of a raptor may be extended
				indefinitely by the department in extenuating circumstances, such as illness,
				military service, or for a family emergency.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.14 - Transportation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TEMPORARY HOLDING. A raptor may be
				transported or held in temporary facilities for a period not to exceed 120
				days. Such facilities shall provide an adequate perch and protection from
				extreme temperatures and excessive disturbance.
(2) OUT-OF-STATE USE. A resident permittee
				may transport raptors possessed as authorized under this chapter to another
				state for meets, trials, hunting, and other falconry activities provided the
				permittee obtains all permits or licenses required by the other
				state.
(3) IN-STATE USE. Except for
				species listed in s.
				NR
				27.03, nonresidents may possess and transport raptors
				authorized by permit by their state of residency into Wisconsin without
				additional license.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.15 - Release of marked raptors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RELEASE TO THE
				WILD. A falconry permit holder shall obtain written authorization from the
				bureau before a raptor of any species not indigenous to Wisconsin is
				intentionally released to the wild in Wisconsin, at which time the band from
				the bird shall be removed. The band from an intentionally released wild raptor
				that is indigenous to Wisconsin shall also be removed. A seamless band on a
				captive-reared raptor shall remain on the bird if it is released. A standard
				federal band shall be attached to the birds by a state or USFWS-authorized
				federal bird-bander whenever possible.
(2) HYBRIDS. Hybrid raptors shall be
				imprinted on humans or be surgically sterilized if they are to be used in
				falconry. When flown, a hybrid shall have two attached radio telemetry
				transmitters that may allow the permittee to locate the bird if the permittee
				needs to do so. Permanent release of hybrids to the wild is
				prohibited.
(3) HACKING. Hacking as
				defined in s.
				NR
				18.01(7), shall be permitted. All
				hybrid raptors shall have two attached functioning radio telemetry transmitters
				during hacking.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.16 - Permit conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the general conditions in this chapter, every
				  falconry permit and nonresident raptor trapping permit issued shall be subject
				  to all of the following special conditions:
(1) PROHIBITIONS. A permittee may not take,
				possess or transport a raptor nor assist any other person in taking, possessing
				or transporting a raptor in violation of the restrictions, conditions and
				requirements contained in this chapter.
(2) TRANSFER OF RAPTORS.
(a)
In state transfer.
A
				permittee may transfer a raptor to another permittee if the transaction occurs
				entirely within the state and no money or other consideration is involved,
				except that properly marked captive-bred raptors may be sold to another
				permittee.
(b)
Out-of-state
				Transfer.
A permittee may transfer a raptor taken from the wild to
				another permittee in an interstate transaction if prior written approval of the
				state agency that issued the falconry permit is obtained and no money or other
				consideration is involved, except that properly marked captive-bred raptors may
				be sold to another permittee.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 18 - Falconry › Section NR 18.17 - Other restrictions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permittee may not retain or exchange
				feathers molted from birds held in captivity or those from birds held in
				captivity that die, except for imping.
(2) A permittee may use raptors possessed
				under this chapter for educational programs with all of the following
				restrictions:,
(a) General and master
				falconers may use raptors they hold in conservation education programs without
				an additional permit. The raptors shall continue to be used in hunting, and may
				not be held under a falconry permit to be used primarily for conservation
				education purposes.
(b) The
				permittee shall keep records including date, location, size and description of
				audience and birds used. A summary of these records shall be included in the
				permittees annual report as described in s.
				NR
				18.16(3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.02 - Handling fees for certain approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. This
				  section establishes and describes handling fees which may be charged for
				  processing requests for approvals ordered by mail, telephone or electronic
				  means.
(2) APPLICABILITY. The
				  provisions of this section apply to licenses, permits, stamps and other
				  approvals issued under the authority of ch. 29, Stats., and offered by the
				  department under extended issuance options and ordered by mail, telephone, or
				  electronic means.
(3) DEFINITIONS.
				  As used in this section:
(a) "Approval" has
				  the meaning in s.
				  29.001(12),
				  Stats.
(b) "Department" means the
				  department of natural resources.
(c) "Extended issuance options" means the
				  ability to obtain an approval in person and by mail, telephone or electronic
				  means.
(d) "Order" means a single
				  request from a person for an approval or approvals.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.025 - Waivers for an educational outdoor skills activity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. This
				  section contains rules for the procedures required to apply to the department
				  for a waiver of approvals, applicable fees and other requirements pursuant to
				  s.
				  29.197(2) and
				  (5), Stats., for an educational outdoor
				  skills activity that is sponsored or approved by the department. It further
				  explains the reasonable conditions, limitations and restrictions that will be
				  necessary to allow for approval of the waiver.
(2) DEFINITIONS. As used in this section:
(a) "Accompany" means be in immediate
				  presence of the novice participant.
(b) "Educational outdoor skills activity"
				  means a course to teach novice participants how to hunt, trap or
				  fish.
(c) "Mentor" means a person
				  who is instructing or assisting with teaching of the educational outdoor skills
				  activity.
(d) "Novice participant"
				  for fishing means any person who is 5 years of age or older who has less than 2
				  years of fishing experience.
(e)
				  "Substantial loss of revenue" means a loss of fishing, trapping and hunting
				  license fees from persons who are not novice participants.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.03 - Control of muskrats on cranberry marshes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The owner or
				  lessee of any improved cranberry marsh area shall comply with s.
				  29.885,
				  Stats.
(3) The provisions of this
				  section shall not apply to any person or persons who own or are interested in a
				  cranberry marsh situated in the same area wherein said owners are the licensees
				  of a muskrat farm or in which such person or persons have an
				  interest.
(4) The department or its
				  authorized agents may assist any owner or operator of improved cranberry marsh
				  areas with the removal of muskrats from areas that have been damaged, or are
				  being damaged by such muskrats, wherein they believe that the muskrats can be
				  taken alive and removed to other localities deemed advisable by the
				  department.
(5) Any such cranberry
				  marsh areas where muskrats are being controlled as provided in this section
				  shall be open to the inspection of the department or its authorized agents at
				  any time.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.055 - Drainage of water from boats and equipment required

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
				  provided in subs. (3) to (5), any person who removes a boat, boat trailer,
				  boating equipment or fishing equipment from any inland or outlying water or its
				  bank or shore shall drain all water from the boat, boat trailer, boating
				  equipment or fishing equipment, including water in any bilge, ballast tank,
				  bait bucket, live well or other container immediately after removing the boat,
				  boat trailer, boating equipment or fishing equipment from the water, bank or
				  shore.
(2) Except as provided in
				  subs. (3) and (4), no person may transport over land from another state any
				  boat, boat trailer, boating equipment or fishing equipment for use on any water
				  of the state or its bank or shore unless the person drains all water from the
				  boat, boat trailer, boating equipment or fishing equipment, including water in
				  any bilge, ballast tank, bait bucket, live well or other container before
				  entering the state.
(3) The
				  department may exempt any boat, boat trailer, boating equipment or fishing
				  equipment in writing from sub. (1) or (2) if it determines that it will not
				  allow Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus to be transported to other
				  waters.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2)
				  do not apply to tanks or containers of potable drinking water or other
				  beverages meant for human consumption.
(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to water in
				  a container that holds live bait minnows obtained from a Wisconsin bait dealer,
				  if the container holds no other fish, contains 2 gallons or less of water, and
				  is used to transport only live minnows that have not been exposed to water or
				  fish from that inland or outlying water or will be used for bait only on the
				  same inland or outlying water, its bank or shore.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.0575 - White sucker spawning permit required

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No bait dealer
				  may take the eggs or milt from white suckers caught from any inland or outlying
				  water for the purpose of rearing the offspring as bait unless the bait dealer
				  is 18 years of age or older and possesses a white sucker spawning permit from
				  the department. The permit holder shall comply with all terms and conditions of
				  the permit. Permits shall expire on December 31 each year. The bait dealer
				  shall include all of the following information on the permit application:
(a) The name and street address of the bait
				  dealer.
(b) The bait dealer's
				  license number or department customer identification number.
(c) The types and quantities of harvest gear
				  to be used in each waterbody to collect white suckers for egg or milt
				  harvest.
(d) The volume in quarts
				  of white sucker eggs, milt, or both that the bait dealer is requesting to
				  harvest from each waterbody.
(e)
				  The waters where the bait dealer will harvest the white sucker eggs or milt.
Note:
" White sucker" refers to the species
Catostomus commersonii
.
Note:
See s.
					 NR
					 20.14 for general minnow collection restrictions, s.
					 NR
					 20.20 for county and statewide restrictions on waters,
					 authorized methods, open season, size limits, bag limits and other
					 restrictions, and s. 29.401, Stats., for gear use
					 restrictions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.058 - Sport trolling

Current through June 24, 2024
No operator of a boat may engage in trolling, as defined in
					 s.
					 NR
					 20.03(40), with the use of
					 downriggers on outlying waters, as defined in s.
					 29.001(63),
					 Stats., without direct and immediate access to a wire cutter or other hand-held
					 device on board capable of immediately severing any fishing line or cable being
					 used in the water behind the boat.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.06 - Fish nets and traps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or
				  persons to take, catch or kill fish or fish for fish of any species when such
				  fish are being held in any fish net, fish holding net, fish trap, fish pond,
				  either artificial or natural, or any structure or net placed in any of the
				  waters of the state by the department or under its authority for the purpose of
				  taking or holding fish therein at any time, or for any person or persons to
				  lift, molest, cut or destroy any fish net, fish holding net, fish trap, fish
				  pond, or any structure or net placed in any of the waters of the state by the
				  department or under its authority for the purpose of taking or holding fish
				  therein.
(2) It shall be unlawful
				  for any person or persons to take, catch, capture or kill fish or pursue fish
				  in any fishing operations within 500 feet above or 500 feet below any net, dam
				  or weir wherein the state of Wisconsin is fishing or holding fish for
				  commercial, scientific, or biological purposes, when the area is properly
				  posted by the department.
(3) No
				  provisions in this section shall prohibit the department, its agents, deputy
				  conservation wardens or representatives of the division of fish, game and
				  enforcement of such department from taking any of the fish mentioned in any of
				  the sections of this order at any time or from lifting, setting, or
				  transferring any nets or structures used in holding or capturing fish, wherein
				  they deem it advisable and necessary to promote the department fish management
				  program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.07 - Commercial fishing studies on inland, outlying, and boundary waters

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may authorize commercial fishing studies,
					 pursuant to s.
					 23.09(2) (h) and
					 (k), Stats., that contribute to increased,
					 useful scientific knowledge of fisheries management and that may include one or
					 more participating commercial fishing licensees. The department may authorize a
					 commercial fishing study to be conducted at a time, in a location, or using a
					 gear type for which commercial fishing is otherwise restricted by department
					 rules.
Nothing in this section precludes a commercial fishing
						licensee operating under s.
						29.519(1m)
						or (4),
						29.523(1),
						29.526(1),
						29.529,
						29.531,
						or
						29.533,
						Stats., and operating under the rules and regulations of chs.
						NR 20, 21, 22, or 25 from
						conducting independent research on their own commercial fishing practices and
						commercial harvest.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.09 - Wild rice conservation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF WILD RICE.
(a) No person may remove or destroy by hand,
				  mechanical or chemical means wild rice growing in navigable lakes unless the
				  department has approved the removal or destruction under par. (b).
(b) In addition to harvest in accordance with
				  s.
				  29.607, Stats., and
				  subs. (2) to (8), the department may authorize by written approval the removal
				  of wild rice growing in navigable lakes upon a finding that:
1. The wild rice resource in the navigable
				  lake will not be substantially affected. The department may consider cumulative
				  effects of an approval on such a lake under this paragraph; and
2. The removal or destruction is necessary to
				  allow reasonable access to the lake by the riparian owner.
(c) Persons requesting an approval under this
				  subsection, shall apply on department forms and provide information requested
				  by the department.
Note:
The forms may be obtained from
					 department regional offices.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.11 - Scientific collectors permits and scientific research licenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. For
				  the purposes of implementing ss.
				  29.614
				  and
				  169.25,
				  Stats., and within this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Qualified natural person" or "person"
				  means any individual complying with s.
				  29.614,
				  Stats., and this section, not including a corporation, partnership,
				  cooperative, society, association or other organization.
(b) "Bonafide research program" means planned
				  study and investigation undertaken to discover or establish facts or principles
				  leading to increased, useful scientific knowledge.
(c) "Useful scientific knowledge" means new
				  information contributing to the long-term well-being of wild animals and their
				  habitats, or providing educational opportunities in the natural
				  sciences.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.115 - Fish, fur, game seals

Current through June 24, 2024
Fish, fur, game seals shall be attached by or at the
					 direction of the department to fish, fur or game articles which may be sold
					 pursuant to s.
					 29.934(1),
					 Stats. Each seal shall be issued for a particular article only and no seal may
					 be attached or assigned to any other article. No person may possess or transfer
					 any seal to another person except as incidental to the possession, purchase,
					 sale, trade or transfer of the article of fish, fur, or game for which the seal
					 was issued.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.12 - Tagging the carcasses of wild animals, birds and fish taken on Indian reservations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) Each authorized person who has taken a
				  protected wild animal, bird or fish on an Indian reservation, under provisions
				  of the reservation's treaty rights during the off-reservation closed season for
				  such game set by the department of natural resources, shall before removing the
				  carcass or part thereof of such animal, bird or fish from the reservation,
				  contact and exhibit it during ordinary working hours to a conservation warden
				  of the department of natural resources or to any tribal member authorized by
				  the particular tribe and designated by the department of natural
				  resources.
(b) The conservation
				  warden or designated tribal member shall inspect all such carcasses, attach and
				  lock a special lettered and numbered tag to each carcass or part thereof, and
				  maintain a record book containing the following information: the date, the
				  reservation, the name and address of the person being issued the tag, the
				  species and description of the wild animal, bird or fish being tagged, the
				  destination, and the name and address of the person issuing the tag. Such
				  record book shall be exhibited to the department of natural resources at
				  reasonable hours for inspection and duplication. Failure to maintain and
				  exhibit such a record book containing the above information shall be sufficient
				  cause for the department of natural resources to revoke the authority of the
				  official to issue any more tags. The secretary of the department of natural
				  resources may take such revocation action without requiring that a hearing be
				  held on the matter.
(c) The special
				  lettered and numbered tag shall be distributed to the conservation warden or
				  designated tribal member by the department of natural resources at such times
				  and in such numbers as it deems appropriate. During the off-reservation closed
				  season for such wild animal, bird or fish, no person shall remove any such
				  carcass or part thereof from an Indian reservation without such a tag being
				  attached and locked. No person shall remove the tag prior to consumption of the
				  animal, bird or fish carcass tagged. No endangered species shall be tagged. No
				  person other than a conservation warden or designated tribal member shall have
				  unused tags in his or her possession.
(d) If a Wisconsin tribe complies with the
				  licensing and tagging requirements of s.
				  29.047(1) (d)
				  1m and 2., Stats., the tagging requirements
				  under this section may be waived by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.13 - Animals killed by motor vehicles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No person may
				  possess the carcass of a wild animal killed by a motor vehicle except as
				  authorized by the department or as authorized by s.
				  29.349,
				  Stats.
(2) No person authorized to
				  take possession of a carcass under sub. (1) may:
(a) Fail to immediately remove the entire
				  carcass from the scene, or
(b)
				  Selectively remove parts of the carcass from the scene.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.25 - Wild animal protection

Current through June 24, 2024
Unless engaged in dog training or dog trials as authorized
					 by the department in s.
					 NR
					 17.001(3) and (5), or other activity
					 specifically authorized by the department, a closed season is established and
					 no person may harass, disturb, pursue, shoot, trap, catch, take, or kill
					 protected wild animals by any means, except as described under s.
					 NR
					 12.10(1) (b) 4.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 19 - Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game And Outdoor Recreation › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous › Section NR 19.26 - Season and restrictions for taking frogs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The open season
				  for frogs runs from the Saturday nearest to May 1 to December 31.
(2) No person may take frogs with the aid of
				  a firearm or air gun.
(3)
				  Possession limits for frogs are established in s.
				  NR
				  16.12.