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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter III - Hunting and Trapping › Section NR 13.34 - Modifications to administrative code relating to migratory game bird hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				  SEASON. Except as provided in this paragraph, open season for duck and goose
				  hunting shall begin 15 days prior to the season established in s.
				  NR 10.01(1)
				  (b) and continue through the respective
				  seasons established in that paragraph except that Canada goose hunting on the
				  Powell Marsh wildlife area shall close 5 days prior to the opening of the
				  season established in s.
				  NR 10.01(1)
				  (b).
(2) POSSESSION. Migratory game birds in
				  possession or custody of tribal members on ceded lands shall be considered to
				  have been taken on these lands.
(3)
				  HOURS. Legal shooting hours shall be the same as the statewide hours
				  established in s.
				  NR
				  10.06(2), except on the first day of
				  the statewide migratory game bird season established in s.
				  NR
				  10.01(1) when shooting hours shall
				  start at 12:00 noon.
(4) HUNTING
				  FROM PIERS, ETC. Treaty rights participants may hunt from piers, dams, docks or
				  similar structures so long as they are publicly owned unless prohibited by the
				  owner for safety purposes.
(5) BAG
				  LIMITS. Bag limits and possession limits for migratory game birds shall be as
				  follows:
(a)
Ducks.
The
				  daily bag limit is reached when the point value, as established by this
				  paragraph, of the last duck taken plus the total value of ducks already taken
				  during that day reaches or exceeds 100 points. The possession limit for ducks
				  taken off the reservation is double the daily bag limit. Point values shall be
				  as follows:
1. 100 points: Hen mallard, black
				  duck.
2. 70 points: Wood duck,
				  redhead, hooded merganser.
3. 35
				  points: Drake mallard, pintail, ring-necked duck, goldeneye, bufflehead, all
				  other duck species not listed.
4.
				  20 points: Blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, widgeon, gadwall, shoveler,
				  scaup, common merganser, red-breasted merganser.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter III - Hunting and Trapping › Section NR 13.36 - Modifications to administrative code relating to hunting small game, furbearers and protected wild animals

Current through June 24, 2024
The seasons for hunting specified small game, furbearers
					 and protected wild animals shall be as follows:
(1) RUFFED GROUSE. Beginning on the day after
				  Labor Day and continuing through January 31.
(2) SNOWSHOE HARE. Year-round.
(3) COTTONTAIL RABBIT. Year-round.
(4) RED, GRAY AND FOX SQUIRREL.
				  Year-round.
(5) COYOTE. Year-round,
				  except that the special closure specified in s.
				  NR 10.01(3) (h)
				  3. is applicable during the deer hunting
				  season established in s.
				  NR
				  13.38.
(6)
				  RED AND GRAY FOX. Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 10 and continuing
				  through March 1.
(7) RACCOON.
				  Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 10 and continuing through March
				  1.
(8) BOBCAT. Beginning on the
				  Saturday nearest October 10 and continuing through March 1.
(9) PHEASANTS. Roosters and hens beginning
				  the Saturday nearest October 17 at 12 noon and continuing for 54 consecutive
				  days.
(10) WOODCHUCKS.
				  Year-round.
(11) BEAVER.
				  Year-round.
(12) WHITE DEER.
				  Beginning on the day after Labor Day and continuing through December
				  31.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter III - Hunting and Trapping › Section NR 13.37 - Modifications to administrative code relating to trapping small game, furbearers and protected animals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CLOSED SEASON
				  RESTRICTION. Traps and snares may not be set or placed during the closed
				  seasons specified in sub. (2).
(2)
				  SEASONS. The seasons for trapping small game and furbearers shall be as
				  follows:
(a)
Bobcat.
Beginning the Saturday nearest October 10 and continuing through March
				  1.
(b)
Coyote.
Year-round.
(c)
Cottontail.
Year-round.
(d)
Raccoon.
Beginning on
				  the Saturday nearest October 10 and continuing through March 1.
(e)
Red and gray fox.
Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 10 and continuing through March
				  1.
(f)
Red, gray and fox
				  squirrel.
Year-round.
(g)
Snowshoe hare.
Year-round.
(h)
Mink.
Beginning on the
				  Saturday nearest October 21 and continuing through March 1 north of state
				  highway 64; beginning on the Saturday nearest October 28 and continuing through
				  February 28 south of state highway 64.
(i)
Muskrat.
Beginning on
				  the Saturday nearest October 21 and continuing through May 1 north of state
				  highway 64; beginning on the Saturday nearest October 28 and continuing through
				  April 30 south of state highway 64.
(j)
Beaver.
Year-round.
(k)
Otter.
November 15 through March 15.
(L)
Fisher.
November 15
				  through December 31.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter III - Hunting and Trapping › Section NR 13.38 - Modifications to administrative code relating to deer hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEER SEASON.
				  The deer season shall begin the day after Labor Day and continue through
				  December 31.
(2) TRIBAL ANTLERLESS
				  DEER QUOTA.
(a)
Minimum antlerless
				  deer harvest limit.
The tribal antlerless deer quotas for each
				  management unit located in part or whole within the ceded lands territory shall
				  be at least 25 deer.
(b)
Maximum antlerless deer harvest limit.
The maximum tribal
				  harvest limit in forest zones established in s.
				  NR
				  10.28(4) shall be calculated
				  according to the following formula:
The management unit deer harvest quota as calculated under
					 s. NR x 10.104(7)50%.
(c)
Tribal requests and past harvest performance.
Tribal quotas
				  for each deer management unit shall be based on annual requests from the
				  Chippewa bands submitted to the department by June 15, the tribe's past harvest
				  performance and may not exceed the maximum harvest limit specified in par.
				  (b).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter III - Hunting and Trapping › Section NR 13.40 - Modifications to administrative code relating to handguns and crossbows

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				  HANDGUNS. Treaty rights participants may possess handguns authorized by s.
				  NR 10.09(1) (c)
				  1. c. in addition to other types of
				  permissible firearms while hunting deer and bear.
(2) CROSSBOWS. Treaty rights participants may
				  hunt with cross bows which meet the requirements of s.
				  29.171(4)
				  (b), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter III - Hunting and Trapping › Section NR 13.42 - Modifications to administrative code relating to baiting hours and highways

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				  BAITING. Treaty rights participants may use bait not authorized in s.
				  NR
				  10.07(1) (g), including salt, but
				  except honey provided the bait is marked with a metal identification tag
				  stating the treaty rights participant's name, address and tribal affiliation
				  and attached to the nearest tree at eye level and directly facing the bait. All
				  solid material shall be confined to a hole in the ground measuring no more than
				  2 feet square.
Note:
Section
					 NR
					 10.07(1) (g) was repealed eff.
					 5-1-05.
(2) HIGHWAYS.
(a) Treaty rights participants may possess
				  loaded and uncased firearms and strung and unenclosed bows in a stationary
				  vehicle provided that the vehicle is parked off the highway and more than 50
				  feet from the roadway's center.
(b)
				  Treaty rights participants may load, fire or shoot a firearm or bow in or from
				  a stationary vehicle provided the vehicle is parked off the highway and more
				  than 50 feet from the roadway's center.
(c) The exemptions of pars. (a) and (b) are
				  not applicable during the state gun deer season.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter III - Hunting and Trapping › Section NR 13.44 - Modifications to administrative code relating to bear hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BEAR SEASON.
				  The tribal bear hunting season shall begin on the day after Labor Day and
				  continue through October 31. Both bait and dogs may be used.
(2) TRIBAL BEAR QUOTA. The tribal bear quotas
				  for each black bear hunting zone established in s.
				  NR
				  10.30, located in part or whole within the ceded lands
				  territory shall be based upon the following:
(a)
Tribal request and past
				  performance.
Tribal bear quotas shall be established based on requests
				  from the Chippewa bands submitted to the department by June 15, the tribe's
				  past harvest performance and may not exceed the maximum limit specified in par.
				  (b).
(b)
Maximum bear
				  harvest limit.
The maximum tribal harvest limit shall be calculated
				  according to the following formula:
The bear harvest quota, as calculated under s.
					 NR
					 10.102(1), x% public land acreage
					 (including forest crop land and managed forest land open to public hunting) x
					 50%.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter IV - Gathering › Section NR 13.50 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to definitions in s.
					 NR
					 13.02, the following definitions apply to this
					 subchapter:
(1) "Band" means one of
				  the Wisconsin Chippewa bands entitled to exercise off-reservation treaty rights
				  under Lac Courte Oreilles v. Voigt, 700 F. 2d 341 (7th Cir. 1983).
(2) "Department gathering permit" means a
				  permit issued by the department authorizing a treaty rights participant to
				  gather miscellaneous forest products listed in ss.
				  NR
				  13.54(1) and
				  13.55(1) on department
				  land.
(3) "Department land" means
				  land under the ownership of the department within the ceded territory where the
				  department has authority to manage and harvest timber and other forest products
				  on the land.
(4) "Department
				  property" means a department project including but not limited to a state
				  forest, state park, wildlife area or fisheries area.
(5) "Forest products" means all forms of
				  vegetation, and parts thereof, including fruits, seeds, berries and
				  roots.
(6) "Natural area" means
				  land designated or dedicated under s.
				  23.28
				  or
				  23.29,
				  Stats.
(7) "Treaty rights
				  participant", for purposes of this subchapter, means any person defined as a
				  treaty rights participant in s.
				  NR
				  13.02(13) or any of the 6 Wisconsin
				  Chippewa bands. (18) "Year" means the calendar year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter IV - Gathering › Section NR 13.51 - Restrictions

Current through June 24, 2024
Subject to the modifications and exceptions of this
					 subchapter, and in addition to the modifications and exceptions provided
					 elsewhere in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to treaty
					 rights participants engaged in gathering activities:
(1) STATUTORY PROVISIONS.
(a) Chapter 24, Stats. Public domain and
				  trust funds.
(b) Section
				  26.05, Stats. Timber
				  theft.
(c) Section
				  26.06(2)
				  and (3), Stats. Relating to possession of
				  timber products.
(d) Section
				  26.09,
				  Stats. Civil liability for unlawful cutting, removal and transport.
(e) Section
				  29.604,
				  Stats. Endangered and threatened species protected.
(f) Section
				  29.611, Stats.
				  Ginseng protected.
(g) Section
				  85.075, Stats.
				  Rail program rules.
(h) Sections
				  85.15 and
				  85.16,
				  Stats. Property management and Department rules and forms.
(i) Section
				  86.02, Stats.
				  Injury to highway.
(j) Section
				  86.03,
				  Stats. Trees on and adjacent to highway.
(k) Section
				  86.07(2),
				  Stats. Relating to alteration in any highway.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter IV - Gathering › Section NR 13.52 - Miscellaneous forest product gathering eligibility and assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
Treaty rights participants gathering forest products on
					 department land may not be assisted in the gathering by any person other than
					 another treaty rights participant. Treaty rights participants may not permit
					 any person other than another treaty rights participant to tend or operate
					 equipment involved in the gathering.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter IV - Gathering › Section NR 13.54 - Gathering miscellaneous forest products on department land

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any treaty
				  rights participant interested in gathering from department land firewood, tree
				  bark, maple sap, lodge poles, boughs, marsh hay or other miscellaneous forest
				  products not enumerated in s.
				  NR
				  13.55 or this section shall obtain a permit from the
				  manager of the department property upon which the gathering is desired. The
				  department shall respond to the gathering request no later than 14 days after
				  receipt of the request. The permit shall indicate the location of the material
				  to be gathered, the volume of material to be gathered, and conditions on the
				  gathering of the material necessary for conservation of the timber and other
				  forest products on the department land or for public health or
				  safety.
(2) The department may not
				  deny a request to gather miscellaneous forest products on a department property
				  under this section unless the gathering is inconsistent with the management
				  plan for that property or the gathering will conflict with the preexisting
				  rights of a permittee, other person who has an approval to conduct an activity
				  on the department property or a contractor of the department or is otherwise
				  inconsistent with conservation, public health or safety.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter IV - Gathering › Section NR 13.55 - Gathering fruits, seeds, berries or certain plants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NO GATHERING
				  PERMIT REQUIRED. Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), treaty rights
				  participants may gather fruits, seeds or berries on department property without
				  a permit issued by the department.
(2) NATURAL AREAS.
(a) No treaty rights participant may gather
				  anything other than edible berries on a natural area without a department
				  gathering permit. The department shall respond to the gathering permit request
				  no later than 14 days after receipt of the request. The permit shall indicate
				  the type of material, location and volume of material to be gathered and
				  conditions on the gathering of the material necessary for conservation of the
				  timber and other forest products on the department land or for public health or
				  safety.
(b) The department may not
				  deny a request to gather miscellaneous products on a natural area unless the
				  gathering is inconsistent with the management plan for the property or the
				  gathering will conflict with the preexisting rights of a permittee, other
				  person who has an approval to conduct an activity on the department property or
				  a contractor of the department or is otherwise inconsistent with conservation,
				  public health or safety.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter IV - Gathering › Section NR 13.56 - Safety

Current through June 24, 2024
Treaty rights participants engaged in gathering on
					 department land may not impair or obstruct developed recreational trails or
					 special use areas. Any forest products subject to gathering which are cut and
					 may impede or impair use of those trails or other special use areas shall be
					 immediately removed by the treaty rights participant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter IV - Gathering › Section NR 13.57 - Department inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
Any treaty rights participant engaged in gathering on
					 department land shall present, upon request by department representatives, the
					 permit authorizing gathering miscellaneous forest products, and his or her
					 tribal identity card.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.11 - Harmful wild animals

Current through June 24, 2024
The following wild animals are designated as harmful wild
				  animals:
(1) URSIDAE. Members of the
				family ursidae commonly known as bears.
(2) FELIDAE. The species felis concolor
				commonly known as cougars.
(3)
				SUIDAE. Members of the family suidae including pure wild strains of swine
				commonly known by the name European, Eurasian, Russian or hybrids with domestic
				strains. Feral domestic strains include animals which are confined but which
				exhibit characteristics of being in an untamed state, and hybrids of wild or
				feral with domestic swine. Included in this definition are any swine which is
				captured in the wild or from an unconfined environment after it has existed in
				the wild or unconfined environment outside of an enclosure for more than 7
				days, regardless of its physical characteristics, except that in emergency
				situations the department may designate a period of less than 7 days.
(4) ANATIDAE. The species anserinae Cygnus,
				commonly known as mute swans.
(5)
				CANIDAE. Hybrids of the species Canis lupus, C. lycaon, or C. rufus commonly
				known as wolves and the species Canis familiaris, domestic dogs, and subsequent
				generations from such matings. These animals are commonly called wolf-dog
				hybrids or wolf dogs.
(a) Canids may be
				presumed to be wolf-dog hybrids if they have some wolf-like physical
				characteristics and the owner presents such animals verbally or in writing to
				be a wolf-dog hybrid. Canids with very distinct wolf-like characteristics may
				be determined by the Department to be wolves or wolf-dog hybrids.
(b) An owner may challenge such a
				determination by providing the department with genetic testing results. The
				department will be responsible for the costs of testing if the animal is
				determined to have only the DNA of domestic dogs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.13 - Sale and purchase of reptiles and amphibians

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				This section applies to the sale and purchase of native wild reptiles and
				native wild amphibians in Wisconsin.
(2) SALE. The sale of native amphibians and
				reptiles is prohibited except as provided in s.
				169.12,
				Stats., or any of the following:
(a)
Out-of-state collection.
Native amphibians and reptiles
				legally collected out-of-state or purchased from out-of-state may be sold
				out-of-state or to an educational or research institutions in-state if the
				seller possesses a class A captive wild animal farm license issued under s.
				169.15,
				Stats., to possess and sell those species.
(b)
Turtles.
Dead turtles
				and their parts harvested, killed and possessed in accordance with ss.
				NR
				19.275,
				21.13 and 22.13 may be sold during the
				open season.
Note
A class A captive wild animal farm license
				  is not required to sell legally harvested dead turtles or their parts during
				  the open season.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.15 - Captive wild animal farm

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
				This section is developed pursuant to s.
				169.15,
				Stats., to establish qualifications and conditions for a captive wild animal
				farm and applies to all captive wild animal farms including commercial
				operations and hobbyists.
(2) PEN
				REQUIREMENT.
(a)
Confinement.
No person subject to ch. 169, Stats., may possess
				captive wild animals unless the animals held in captivity are confined at all
				times to appropriate pens except wolf-dog hybrids which are under the immediate
				control of a person with a leash. Wolf-dog hybrids are not allowed in a dog
				park or similar area which is open to the public. Pens shall meet the
				specifications of ss.
				NR
				16.30 to exceptas 16.38 otherwise authorized by this
				chapter.
(b)
Proper
				care.
No person subject to ch. 169, Stats., may possess captive wild
				animals unless the animals held in captivity are provided proper care meeting
				the environmental enrichment requirements of s.
				NR
				16.30(7), and the animal health and
				husbandry requirements of s.
				NR
				16.30(8).
(c)
Variation approval.
Variations in pen construction other than specified in ss.
				NR
				16.30 to shall be 16.38 submitted to the department
				and may be approved by the department if found to comply with the intent and
				purpose of this section.
(d)
Waterfowl.
All waterfowl bred, propagated or held on a captive
				wild animal farm shall be enclosed within a covered pen throughout the open
				season for hunting waterfowl in the state when written or oral notice is given
				to the licensee by the department or its agents.
(e)
Mute swans.
All mute
				swans held on a captive wild animal farm shall be confined within a covered pen
				except as follows:
1. Mute swans that are
				pinioned by 4 weeks of age shall be confined but do not require a covered
				pen.
2. Mute swans that are both
				sexually neutered and pinioned by 4 weeks of age need not be confined in a pen
				but shall be confined to the owner's property and not allowed to roam freely on
				waters of the state unless those waters are entirely bordered by lands owned or
				leased by the owner of the mute swans.
(f)
Compliance with local
				regulations.
No initial captive wild animal farm application may be
				approved for the possession of harmful wild animals unless the application is
				accompanied by written assurance that the application is in compliance with
				local ordinances and zoning regulations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.18 - Fur farms, purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION. This section is developed
				pursuant to s.
				169.18,
				Stats., to establish qualifications and conditions for wild fur farm
				licenses.
(2) SINGLE PARCEL.
(a)
Land owned.
In order to
				qualify as a single parcel for an application by an owner of land, a tract of
				land shall meet the following standards:
1.
				The owner of record of all tracts or portions of land comprising a single
				parcel shall be identical except for spouses qualifying as joint owners under
				the Wisconsin marital property law.
2. All portions of the land comprising the
				single parcel shall be contiguous.
3. Parcels or tracts of land may constitute a
				single parcel if they do not touch but are separated only by a town, county or
				state highway.
4. Calculation of
				the 640 acre maximum includes bodies of water in which the bed is owned by the
				applicant or which are entirely surrounded by lands owned by the
				applicant.
5. Applicants who are
				owners of land included in the application may lease additional contiguous
				parcels provided the total does not exceed 640 acres.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.19 - Bird hunting preserve licenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
				This section is developed pursuant to s.
				169.19,
				Stats., to establish qualifications and conditions for class A and class B bird
				hunting preserve licenses.
(2)
				LESSEE. If the land to be licensed as a bird hunting preserve is leased, the
				applicant shall provide proof of a lease specifically authorizing the right to
				establish a bird hunting preserve for the term of the license. The lease shall
				be in writing. Leases for a term exceeding one year shall meet the requirements
				of s.
				706.02,
				Stats.
(3) SIZE OF HUNTING AREA. No
				bird hunting preserve license may be issued for any land less than 40
				contiguous acres where the discharge of firearms is legal, or area larger than
				640 total acres.
(4) LOCATION
				RESTRICTION. No bird hunting preserve license may be issued for pheasants for
				any land less than one-quarter mile from the exterior boundaries of a state or
				federal wildlife area, public hunting grounds or refuge which is managed in
				whole or in part for pheasants except that this provision does not apply to
				areas in which the management for pheasants begins after the bird hunting
				preserve has been licensed. Except as provided in s.
				169.31(3)
				(bn), Stats., all lands under one license
				shall be contiguous.
(5) PEN
				REQUIREMENTS. Pens used to confine native captive wild birds possessed for use
				under s.
				169.19,
				Stats., shall meet the requirements of ss.
				NR
				16.30,
				16.35 and
				16.38. Non-native captive wild birds
				possessed for use under s.
				169.19,
				Stats., are exempt from the requirements of ss.
				NR
				16.30,
				16.35 and
				16.38.
(6) ADDITIONAL STOCKING REQUIREMENTS. All
				wild birds stocked under the authority of a class A or B bird hunting preserve
				license shall be of high quality stock, fully feathered and not less than 12
				weeks of age.
(7) HUNTING
				RESTRICTIONS.
(a) A person hunting anything
				other than the birds listed on the bird hunting preserve license and stocked on
				the bird hunting preserve is required to have all applicable approvals issued
				and required under ch. 29, Stats.
(b) A person hunting anything other than the
				birds listed on the bird hunting preserve license is subject to all season
				restrictions, bag limits and other conditions or restrictions established by
				the department under ch. 29, Stats., and rules promulgated
				thereunder.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.23 - Stocking license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION. This section is developed
				pursuant to s.
				169.23, Stats.,
				to establish qualifications, conditions and exemptions for stocking
				licenses.
(2) SPECIES.
(a)
Species.
Only those
				species authorized by the department and specified on the stocking license may
				be released into the wild.
(b)
Stocking exemptions.
No stocking license is required to stock
				the following species on private lands provided that the requirements of s.
				169.06(1)
				(d), Stats., are met:
1. Ring-necked pheasants.
2. Gray partridge.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.26 - Nonprofit educational exhibitors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
				This section is developed pursuant to s.
				169.26,
				Stats., to establish qualifications and conditions for nonprofit educational
				exhibitors.
(2) GENERAL EXHIBIT
				REQUIREMENTS. Nonprofit educational exhibitors shall comply with all the
				requirements of ss.
				NR
				16.30 to
				16.38.
(3) EXCEPTIONS TO PEN REQUIREMENTS. All
				interactive sessions with captive wild animals shall comply with the
				requirements of s.
				NR
				16.35(7).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.27 - Nonresident temporary exhibitors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
				This section is developed pursuant to s.
				169.27,
				Stats., to establish qualifications and conditions for nonresident temporary
				exhibitors.
(2) GENERAL EXHIBIT
				REQUIREMENTS. Nonresident temporary exhibitors shall comply with all the
				requirements s.
				NR 16.35(1) to
				(9).
(3) DOCUMENTS. Applicants shall provide the
				following documents when applying for a license:
(a) Written proof of authority to possess
				captive wild animals from the state of residence.
(b) Copies of all federal permits required to
				possess the captive wild animal being exhibited.
(c) Copies of any health certificates
				required by federal and state law to ship or transport animals across state
				boundaries.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.35 - Exhibition of captive wild animals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				This section applies to exhibition of live captive wild animals under the
				authority of a captive wild animal farm license provided in s.
				169.15,
				Stats.; nonprofit educational exhibiting license provided in s.
				169.25,
				Stats.; and nonresident temporary exhibiting license provided in s.
				169.27,
				Stats.
(2) PEN REQUIREMENT.
(a)
Pen size.
All captive
				wild animals shall be confined at all times to pens meeting the specifications
				and requirements of s.
				NR
				16.30 except as otherwise provided by this
				chapter.
(b)
Proper
				care.
All captive wild animals held in captivity shall be provided
				proper care meeting the environmental enrichment requirements of s.
				NR
				16.30(7), and the animal health and
				husbandry requirements of s.
				NR
				16.30(8).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.38 - Pen specifications for transportation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TRANSPORTATION
				ENCLOSURES. Any person subject to ch. 169, Stats., may not transport a live
				captive wild animal unless the following requirements are met:
(a)
Construction of transportation
				enclosures.
The captive wild animal shall be contained in a
				transportation enclosure such as a compartment, transport cage, carton or
				crate. Transportation enclosures used to transport captive wild animals shall
				be constructed to meet all of the following requirements:
1. The transportation enclosure is strong
				enough to contain the captive wild animals securely and comfortably and to
				withstand the normal rigors of transportation.
2. Transportation enclosures used to
				transport live captive wild animals shall be large enough to ensure that each
				animal contained in the transportation enclosure has enough space to turn about
				normally while standing, to stand and sit erect, and to lie in a natural
				position.
3. The interior of the
				transportation enclosure shall have no sharp points or edges and no protrusions
				that could injure the captive wild animal contained within it.
4. The captive wild animal is at all times
				securely contained within the enclosure and may not put any part of its body
				outside the enclosure in a way that could result in injury to itself, to
				handlers, or to persons or animals nearby.
5. The captive wild animal may be easily and
				quickly removed from the enclosure in an emergency.
6. Unless the enclosure is permanently
				affixed to the conveyance, adequate devices such as handles or handholds are
				provided on its exterior which ensure that anyone handling the enclosure will
				not come into physical contact with the captive wild animal contained
				inside.
7. The transportation
				enclosure shall have ventilation openings located on at least 2 opposing walls
				of the transportation enclosure and the openings shall be at least 16% of the
				surface area of each wall, and the total combined surface area of the
				ventilation openings shall be at least 14% of the total combined surface area
				of all the walls of the transportation enclosure.
8. The transportation enclosure has a solid
				bottom or a slatted or wire mesh floor designed and constructed so that the
				captive wild animals' feet and legs are not allowed to pass between the slats
				or through the holes in the mesh.
9. Transportation enclosures used to
				transport captive wild animals shall be positioned in the transportation
				conveyance so as to provide protection from the elements.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife › Section NR 16.46 - Removal of wild white-tailed deer

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REMOVAL OF WILD
				DEER. Prior to the issuance of a fence inspection certificate as provided by s.
				90.21(2),
				Stats., all wild white-tailed deer remaining in a fenced area after the fence
				surrounding the area is completely closed may be sold as authorized under s.
				90.21(4),
				Stats., or shall be killed in one of the following ways as determined by the
				department:
(a)
Permit.
Under the authority of a written permit issued to the landowner or persons
				designated by the department to shoot the wild white-tailed deer within the
				fence.
(b)
Department
				employees.
By department employees.
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 17.01 - Bird dog training license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTHORITY. A
				bird dog training license authorizes the licensee to possess and use for dog
				training purposes only, captive bred quail of the subfamily
odontophorinae
, gray partridge, chukar partridge, red-legged
				partridge, mallard duck, and pheasants of the species
phasianus
				colchicus
or
syrmaticus reevesii
. The license does
				not authorize commercial shoots or organized hunts involving any of these
				species or the selling, breeding or propagation of bobwhite quail or mallard
				ducks.
Note:
The selling, breeding or propagation of
				  captive pheasants of the species
phasianus colchicus
or
syrmaticus reevesii
, gray partridge, chukar partridge,
				  red-legged partridge and quail of the subfamily
odontophorinae
that are not bobwhite quail is allowed pursuant to ss.
				  169.08(2),
				  169.10(1)
				  (b) and (2) (a) 2, Stats. Commercial shoots
				  may only take place as authorized by a bird hunting preserve
				  license.
(2) CONDITIONS. The
				licensee shall be subject to all of the following conditions:
(a)
Display of license.
Be
				in possession of a bird dog training license while engaged in dog training
				activities and make the license available to any authorized department agent
				upon request.
(d)
Proof of
				legal possession.
Be in possession of a receipt or invoice meeting the
				requirements of s.
				NR 17.11
				indicating the captive wild birds were purchased or obtained from a legal
				source. The licensee shall make the receipt or invoice available to any
				authorized department agent upon request.
(e)
Care and treatment.
Captive wild birds possessed for dog training purposes shall be treated in a
				humane manner and confined under sanitary conditions with proper and adequate
				space, shade, food and fresh water. If birds are severely injured, they shall
				be humanely killed. Primary and transportation enclosures for the captive wild
				birds shall meet the requirements in ss.
				NR
				16.30 and 16.38.
(f)
Captive wild bird
				identification.
All captive wild birds specified in s.
				169.19(2) (b)
				1 to 6., Stats., except mallards identified
				as required under
				50 CFR
				21.13(b), chukar partridge,
				and red-legged partridge, released and killed under the authority of a dog
				training license shall, prior to release, be marked around the leg with a band
				supplied by the department.
(g)
Bird bands.
The licensee may not have on their person while
				engaged in dog training any unused department dog training bird bands. Birds
				that are not banded or identified as required in par. (f) may not be killed
				during training exercises.
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 17.02 - Hound dog training license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTHORITY. A
				hound dog training license authorizes the licensee to possess and use captive
				bobcat, coyote, fox, raccoons or rabbits for dog training purposes, and use
				captive black bear possessed under the authority of a captive wild animal farm
				license for dog training purposes. The license does not authorize commercial or
				organized shoots, selling, breeding or propagating of animals or training of
				dogs with the use of captive bear on department lands.
Note: Unintentional reproduction of rabbits in pens is not a
				  violation of this section.
Note: The unintentional breeding of rabbits in training
				  enclosures is not a violation of this section.
(2) CONDITIONS. The licensee shall be subject
				to all of the following conditions:
(a)
Display of license.
Be in possession of a hound dog training
				license while engaged in dog training activities and make the license available
				to any authorized department agent upon request.
(b)
Location.
Train only on
				the properties identified on the license. The properties shall be identified by
				township, range, section and name of the property owner or by specific
				department property name.
(c)
Private property owner identification.
On properties other
				than department lands the application shall include the name, address and phone
				number of the owner of the property where dogs are being trained.
(d)
Proof of legal
				possession.
Any person using captive wild animals for dog training
				shall possess a receipt or invoice meeting the requirements of s.
				NR 17.11
				and indicating the captive animals were purchased or obtained from a licensed
				captive wild animal farm, wild fur farm or other legal source. The licensee
				shall make the receipt or invoice available to any authorized department agent
				upon request.
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 17.04 - Dog training on free roaming wild animals and additional restrictions on dogs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				AUTHORITY. Except as described in subs. (2) and (3), any person may train dogs
				on free-roaming wild animals without a dog training license.
(2) PROHIBITIONS.
(a)
Department lands.
On
				department lands open to public hunting that are not designated open to dog
				training under s.
				NR
				17.05, dogs shall be controlled by a person using a
				leash which is no more than 8 feet in length from April 15 through July 31
				except as described in sub. (3).
(b)
Northern restricted
				zone.
Dog training on any free roaming wild animal is prohibited May 1
				to June 30 on all lands within the northern restricted zone except as described
				in sub. (3) (a).
(c)
Bear
				dog training.
A person may not use dogs to pursue wild bear except as
				provided in sub. (3) (c).
(d)
Killing wild animals.
No person engaged in training dogs may
				kill or cause to be killed any free roaming wild animal including unprotected
				wild animals as defined in s.
				NR
				19.001(17) without department
				approval.
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 17.047 - Sources of captive wild animals for hound dog training

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RESIDENT
				CAPTIVE SOURCES. Except as provided in this section, bobcat, coyote, fox,
				rabbit or raccoon used for hound dog training shall be obtained from a legal
				resident captive bred source.
(2)
				WILD SOURCES. No free-ranging wild animals captured from the wild may be used
				for hound dog training purposes, except:
(a)
				Coyotes and raccoons that are live trapped on a Wisconsin licensed wild fur
				farm.
(b) Coyotes, raccoons, and
				rabbits that are live trapped for relocation under s.
				NR
				12.10(1) (a) 5. and (b) 1. and
				5.
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 17.05 - Classes of dog training grounds

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CLASS 1 DOG
				TRAINING GROUNDS. Class 1 dog training grounds are those posted, marked or
				designated department lands where dog training is authorized year-round. Dog
				trainers may use equine animals where approved by the department or by posted
				notice. Class 1 dog training grounds include the following:
(a) Richard Bong state recreation area -
				special use zone.
(b) George W.
				Mead wildlife area.
(c) Lower
				Wisconsin River wildlife area - Mazomanie unit.
(d) Kettle Moraine state forest - northern
				and Ottawa units.
(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 17.07 - Hound dog trial license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTHORITY. A hound dog trialing license
				authorizes the licensee and participants in an organized competitive field
				event that involves sporting dog breeds and that is sanctioned, licensed or
				recognized by a local, state, regional or national dog organization to possess
				and use captive bobcat, coyote, fox, raccoons or rabbits for dog trialing
				purposes and use captive bear possessed under the authority of a captive wild
				animal farm license issued under s.
				169.15,
				Stats., for dog trialing purposes. The license does not authorize commercial
				shoots or selling, breeding or propagating of animals or trialing of captive
				bear on department lands.
(2)
				CONDITIONS. The licensee and participants authorized by the hound dog trial
				license shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Display of license.
The
				license shall be in possession of the master of hounds during the trial event.
				The license shall be made available to any authorized department agent upon
				request.
(b)
Location.
The licensee and participants may trial only on the
				properties identified on the license. The properties shall be identified by
				township, range, section and name of the property owner or by specific
				department property name.
(c)
Property owner identification.
The application shall include
				the name, address and phone number of the owners of the property where dogs are
				being trialed.
(d)
Proof of
				legal possession.
Any person using captive wild animals for dog
				trialing shall possess a receipt or invoice meeting the requirements of s.
				NR 17.11
				and indicating the captive animals were purchased or obtained from a licensed
				captive wild animal farm, wild fur farm or other legal source. The licensee
				shall make the receipt or invoice available to any authorized department agent
				upon request.
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 17.08 - Dog trialing on free roaming wild animals and additional restrictions on dogs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				AUTHORITY. Except as described in subs. (2) and (3), any person may trial dogs
				on free-roaming wild animals without a dog trialing license.
(2) PROHIBITIONS.
(a)
Department lands.
On
				department lands open to public hunting that are not designated open to dog
				trialing under s.
				NR
				17.10, dogs shall be controlled by a person using a
				leash which is no more than 8 feet in length from April 15 through July 31
				except as described in sub. (3).
(b)
Northern restricted
				zone.
Dog trialing on any free roaming wild animal is prohibited May 1
				to June 30 on all lands north of the highway described in s.
				NR 10.07 (1) (i)
				 except as described in sub. (3)
				(a).
(c)
Bear dog
				trialing.
A person may not use dogs to pursue wild bear for dog
				trialing purposes except as provided in sub. (3) (c).
(d)
Killing wild animals.
No
				person engaged in trialing dogs may kill or cause to be killed any free roaming
				wild animal including unprotected wild animals unless otherwise
				authorized.