Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 12.305 Enrollment eligibility. NR 12.31 Definitions. NR 12.32 County application. NR 12.33 WDACP technical manual. NR 12.34 Administrative and abatement costs and fund advancement to counties. NR 12.35 Wildlife damage abatement. NR 12.36 Open hunting access requirement. NR 12.…

NR 12.31 Definitions. For purpose of this subchapter and s. 29.889, Stats.: (1) “Contiguous land” means lands under the ownership, lease or control of an applicant for any species listed in s. 29.889, Stats., for which damage payments which are connected to the lands subject to a…

NR 12.32 County application. (1) Applications by a county to administer the wildlife damage abatement or claim program shall include a plan completed in accordance with s. 29.889, Stats., and this subchapter and a copy of the resolution of the county board authorizing the applica…

NR 12.33 WDACP technical manual. The department’s WDACP technical manual shall specify WDACP procedures and requirements including the following: (1) Authorized wildlife damage abatement measures and methods for implementing and paying for these abatement measures. (2) Forms and …

NR 12.34 Administrative and abatement costs and fund advancement to counties. (3) Counties shall submit reimbursement requests for administration and abatement costs to the department quarterly, biannually, or annually according to the following schedule: by May 31 for the first …

NR 12.35 Wildlife damage abatement. (1) Costs of wildlife damage abatement measures rendered by a county under the plan are eligible for reimbursement under s. 29.889, Stats., only when rendered to persons owning or controlling land within the county of administration. (2) Abatem…

NR 12.36 Open hunting access requirement. (1) Enrollees shall have hunting access control over all contiguous land on which they seek wildlife damage abatement assistance or claims. Enrollees shall open their land to hunting, using one of the access options in sub. (3), during th…

NR 12.37 Wildlife damage claims. (1) (a) Wildlife damage claims may be paid only to persons owning or controlling land within the county of administration who also have authority to control entry on those lands for purposes of hunting. (b) Row crops which are stranded by weather …

NR 12.38 Woven-wire barrier fence construction. (1) Specific applications and funding for woven-wire fences shall be approved by the department and county. Woven-wire fences are permanent, high-profile fences built to function 15 years or more. (2) Prior to granting its approval,…

NR 12.39 County and agent recordkeeping. (1) In this 10 section, “records” means books, documents, papers, accounting records, audits, and other evidence and accounting procedures and practices. This includes records in electronic and paper form. (2) The county is responsible for…

NR 12.40 Termination. The department shall, upon 30 days notice, terminate a county application and plan under s. 29.889, Stats., and this subchapter for any violation of the plan, the statute or rules or failure to properly report costs of the program or claims or comply with re…

NR 12.41 Permits to hunt Canada geese causing spring agricultural damage. (1) ISSUANCE AUTHORITY. Contingent upon the establishment of a federal harvest quota and goose season framework valid for Wisconsin and in accordance with this section, the department may issue Canada goose…

NR 12.50 Purpose. This subchapter is adopted to implement and administer the payment of claims for damage associated with endangered and threatened species funded under s. 20.370 (1) (fs), Stats.

NR 12.51 Applicability. This subchapter applies to claims for damages caused by species listed as endangered or threatened species under s. NR 27.03.

NR 12.52 Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Confirmed depredation” means that the department has found clear evidence that wolves or an E/T species were responsible for the depredation or injury, such as a carcass present with bite marks and associated hemorrh…

NR 12.53 Depredation verification procedures. (1) RESPONSE TIME. Any person who believes that livestock, pets or hunting dogs owned by the person has been injured or killed by an E/T species and wishes to seek compensation under this subchapter shall contact the department within…

NR 12.54 Depredation reimbursement procedures. (1) ELIGIBLE CLAIMS. (a) Verified claims. Only cases classified as confirmed depredation or probable depredation by the department shall be eligible for reimbursement, except as provided in sub. (2) (c). (b) Compliance. Claimants nee…

NR 12.55 Personal property. The department may not provide compensation for damage done by E/T species or wolves to personal property other than livestock, hunting dogs and pets. Subchapter IV — Wolf Damage

NR 12.60 Purpose. This subchapter is adopted to implement and administer the payment of claims for damage associated with wolves authorized by s. 29.888, Stats. In administration of the wolf depredation program the department shall ensure that the funds appropriated by the legisl…

NR 12.61 Applicability. This subchapter applies to claims for damages caused by gray wolves. It is not applicable to damage caused by gray wolves at times when the wolf is listed on the federal or the state endangered species list.

NR 12.62 Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Confirmed depredation” means that the department has found clear evidence that wolves were responsible for the depredation or injury, such as a carcass present with bite marks and associated hemorrhaging, tracks in t…

NR 12.63 Depredation verification procedures. (1) RESPONSE TIME. Any person who believes that livestock, pets or hunting dogs owned by the person has been injured or killed by a wolf and wishes to seek compensation under this subchapter shall contact the department within 24 hour…

NR 12.64 Depredation reimbursement procedures. (1) ELIGIBLE CLAIMS. (a) Verified claims. Only cases classified as confirmed depredation or probable depredation by the department shall be eligible for reimbursement, except as provided in sub. (2) (d). (b) Compliance. A claimant fo…

NR 12.65 Personal property. The department may not provide compensation for damage done by wolves to personal the chapter was last published. 15 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NR 12.65 property other than livestock, hunting dogs that are not dogs used or being trained for huntin…

NR 120.01 Applicability; purpose. (1) APPLICABILITY. For designated priority watershed and priority lake projects, this chapter applies to governmental units and state agencies when acting as nonpoint source grantees; to governmental units when acting as cost-share agreement gran…

NR 120.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAnticipated cost-share reimbursement amountY or XACRAY means the annual amount of cost-sharing funds that a project sponsor may receive from the department for a specific priority watershed or priority lake project under s. NR 120.12. …

NR 120.03 Role of governmental units in watershed plan development. A governmental unit may prepare any portion of the watershed plan provided the department and the governmental unit agree that the governmental unit has the appropriate technical, financial and staffing capabilit…

NR 120.04 Role of citizen advisory committee. The department, in cooperation with governmental units, shall appoint a citizen advisory committee for each priority watershed and priority lake project in accordance with s. 281.65 (4) (dr), Stats. The citizen advisory committee shal…

NR 120.05 Responsibilities of state agencies, governmental units and agents as cost-share recipients. Each state agency, unit of government or agent receiving costsharing funds in a nonpoint source grant shall do all of the following: (1) Provide the department with verification …

NR 120.06 Incorporation of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection[s planning elements. (1) The department shall assist DATCP in developing the following elements of priority watershed plans as described in s. 281.65 (5), Stats.: (a) Proposed farm-specific im…

NR 120.08 Watershed plans. (1) WATERSHED PLAN CONTENT. (a) Watershed plan. In cooperation with DATCP and the appropriate governmental unit, the department shall prepare watershed plans for all priority watersheds. A participating governmental unit located within the priority wate…

NR 120.09 Notification and status of critical sites. (1) START OF NOTIFICATION PROCESS. Within 6 months following issuance by the department of the first nonpoint source grant after department watershed plan approval to a project sponsor for a priority watershed or priority lake …

NR 120.12 Nonpoint source grant agreement. (1) GRANT AGREEMENT. The nonpoint source grant agreement is an agreement entered into between the department and a grantee, consisting either of a governmental unit or a state agency, to provide cost-share funding for a priority watershe…

NR 120.13 Cost-share agreement. (1) PURPOSE OF The cost-share agreement is an agreement listing the best management practices and establishing the conditions and considerations under which a cost-share recipient agrees to install the practices listed consistent with the watershed…

NR 120.14 Cost-share agreement conditions for best management practices. (1) GENERAL APPLICABILITY. (a) The cost-share agreement conditions described in this section apply to best management practices included in cost-share agreements or otherwise provided for in s. NR 120.12 (5)…

NR 120.15 Interim best management practices. (1) INTERIM BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. The department may approve best management practices not listed in s. NR 120.14 where necessary to meet the water resources objectives identified in the watershed plan. The department shall consul…

NR 120.16 Ordinances. (1) APPLICABILITY. Counties, cities, villages and towns located within the priority watershed project or priority lake area project shall adopt the following ordinances if required within the watershed plan: (a) Manure storage ordinance under s. 92.16, Stats…

NR 120.18 Cost-share rates. (1) STATE COST-SHARE RATES. (a) The maximum state cost share rate for individual best management practices cost-shared under this chapter may not exceed 70%, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Costshare funds from the appropriations under…

NR 120.185 Easements. (1) The department may enter into easements with landowners or land operators for lands identified in watershed plans. Easements shall be acquired for perpetuity. Easements may be used in conjunction with the following best management practices: (a) Critical…

NR 120.186 Property acquisition. (1) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. The department may distribute grants to a governmental unit that is eligible for a nonpoint source grant under s. NR 120.12 to perform any of the following activities: (a) Acquire land or an interest in land for the constr…

NR 120.19 Cost containment procedures. (1) Governmental units as providers of cost-share agreements shall identify and agree to use one or more of the following cost containment procedures for each best management practice identified in the runoff management grant agreement: (a) …

NR 120.22 Interest earned on grant advances. (1) Interest shall be earned and accrued on nonpoint source grant advances. To determine the amount of interest to be credited to the project, the governmental unit shall calculate the interest earned using an average account balance a…

NR 120.24 Procurement. (1) PROFITS. Only fair and reasonable profits may be earned by contractors for contracts under grant agreements described in this chapter. Profits included in a formally advertised, competitively bid, fixed price construction contract are presumed to be rea…

NR 120.25 Record keeping and reporting requirements. (1) Each governmental unit as a grant agreement grantee or cost-share agreement grantor shall maintain a financial management system which adequately provides for all of the following: (a) Accurate, current and complete disclos…

NR 120.26 Record retention and auditing. (1) RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The governmental unit or its agent[s records and the records of contractors, including professional services contracts, shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection, copying and audit by the…

NR 120.27 Suspension or termination of grant. (1) SUSPENSION OF GRANTS. (a) Liability. The department may suspend state liability for work done under a grant after notification is given to the grantee in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. Suspension of state liabi…

NR 120.28 Enforcement. (1) On an annual basis, the department shall evaluate watershed projects in implementation. During the evaluation, the department shall examine the progress of the watershed project toward project goals and water quality objectives specified in the watershe…