Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 18.04 Falconry hunting. (1) ESTABLISHED SEAIn 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 squ…

NR 18.05 Examination. (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an application for a permit under this chapter, each new applicant or person whose prior permit has expired or been revoked for a period of more than 5 years shall be required to answer correctly at least 80% of the questions on a sup…

NR 18.06 Application procedure. (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 f…

NR 18.07 Inspection of facilities and equipment. (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 befor…

NR 18.08 Unsatisfactory conditions. 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 NR 18.10 for a raptor, the department shall notify the permittee of the finding in writing and requ…

NR 18.09 Issuance criteria. 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 c…

NR 18.10 Classes of permits. 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 applica…

NR 18.11 Duration of permits. 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. History: Cr. Register, December, 1977, No. 264, eff. 1-1-78; r. and recr. Register…

NR 18.12 Taking and disposal restrictions. (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 perm…

NR 18.13 Temporary care. (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 chapter was last published. NR 18.1…

NR 18.14 Transportation. (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 US…

NR 18.15 Release of marked raptors. (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 …

NR 18.16 Permit conditions. 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 r…

NR 18.17 Other restrictions. (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 o…

NR 182.101 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the location, design, construction, operation, maintenance, closure, and long-term care of the sites and facilities for the storage and disposal of nonferrous metallic mining and prospecting wastes and to coordinate t…

NR 182.102 Applicability. (1) This chapter governs sites and facilities used for storage and disposal of nonferrous metallic mining waste, as defined in this chapter which are part of a nonferrous metallic mineral mining or prospecting operation as defined in s. 293.01 (9) and (1…

NR 182.103 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XActive damY means a dam and associated settling area into which tailings or wastewater, or both, are being introduced for purposes of clarification or that has not been reclaimed in an approved manner. (2) XActive facility lifeY means…

NR 182.104 General submittal requirements. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, all submittals for review and approval of any feasibility report, plan of operation, construction documentation report, or closure plan shall include the following: (1) PAPER AND ELECTRONIC COP…

NR 182.105 Location criteria. No person may establish, construct, operate, maintain, or permit the use of property for a nonferrous mining waste facility within any of the following areas, except pursuant to an exemption granted under s. NR 182.119: (1) Within areas identified as…

NR 182.106 Minimum design and operation requirements. (1) An operator shall locate, design, construct, and operate a waste site or facility approved and licensed by the department under this chapter to meet all of the following requirements: (a) Comply with water quality standard…

NR 182.107 Groundwater standards and evaluation. (1) GROUNDWATER QUALITY. (a) Applicability. Notwithstanding the applicability provisions of s. NR 140.03, under the authority of ss. 293.15 (11) and 293.66, Stats., mining waste facilities regulated under this chapter and other fac…

NR 182.108 Feasibility report. (1) An applicant is encouraged to contact the department during the early stages of project planning and development to determine what permits and approvals may be required and to assure that submissions are consistent with department requirements. …

NR 182.109 Plan of operation. (1) No person may establish or construct a mining waste site or expand an existing mining waste site until a plan of operation has been submitted to the department in accordance with this section and approved in writing by the department. No person m…

NR 182.1095 Preconstruction meetings and reporting. (1) For composite-lined or composite-capped mining NR 182.1095 waste facilities, the department shall schedule a preconstruction meeting with representatives of the owner prior to the initiation of construction for each phase of…

NR 182.110 Construction documentation and completion reports. (1) REPORT PREPARATION. The owner shall construct a waste site in accordance with the approved plan of operation. The owner shall prepare a report documenting all aspects of construction for the initial construction of…

NR 182.111 Facility license. (1) No person may maintain or operate a waste site unless the person has obtained an operating license from the department. The owner or operator of the mining waste facility shall submit an application for an initial operating license using forms sup…

NR 182.112 Inspections. (1) Subject to applicable state and federal safety rules or regulations, personnel or agents of the department may accompany employees of the owner on any routine inspection required by this chapter, or may conduct inspections of their own at any other tim…

NR 182.113 Monitoring. (1) GENERAL. The department shall require the owner or operator of any nonferrous mining waste disposal site or facility, or any person who permits the use of property for such purposes, to conduct monitoring of groundwater, leachate, surface water, or othe…

NR 182.114 Recordkeeping and reporting. (1) OPERATING LOG. (a) The owner of a mine waste disposal site or facility shall keep an operating log. This log shall, at all reasonable times, be open for inspection by any authorized department employee. (b) The owner shall promptly reco…

NR 182.115 Closure. (1) Mining waste facilities shall be closed in compliance with the plan of operation approved under s. NR 182.109 and the reclamation plan approved under s. NR 132.114. (2) At the time of completion of closure of the mining waste site or a portion of the minin…

NR 182.116 Financial responsibility for closure. (1) The intent of this section is to coordinate the financial responsibility requirements of ch. NR 132 and this chapter as those financial responsibility requirements affect closure of a mining site. Financial responsibility for c…

NR 182.117 Financial responsibility for long-term care. (1) METHODS OF PROVIDING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. The owner shall specify, as part of the plan of operation submittal, which method of providing proof of financial responsibility will be used for long-term care in …

NR 182.119 Exemptions and modifications. (1) AUTHORITY. The department may grant exemptions from the requirements of this chapter and modifications to any license, plan of operation, or other authority issued under this chapter as provided in s. 293.15 (9), Stats., if such exempt…

NR 182.120 Enforcement. If the department has reason to believe that a violation of ch. 289, Stats., or the provisions of this chapter which are adopted pursuant to ch. 289, Stats., or any special order, plan approval, or any term or condition of a license issued under the author…

NR 185.01 Purpose. Development of comprehensive plans for the establishment and maintenance of effective, efficient and environmentally acceptable areawide solid waste management systems is an essential part of solid waste management. The purpose of this chapter is to establish m…

NR 185.02 Applicability. This chapter governs the development of comprehensive solid waste management plans and their submittal to the department for approval. History: Cr. Register, February, 1979, No. 278, eff. 3-1-79.

NR 185.03 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to the terms used in this chapter: (1) XDepartmentY means department of natural resources. (2) XEntityY means the person, governmental body, institution, industry or company for which the solid waste management plan …

NR 185.05 Procedures. (1) PLAN FORMAT. All solid waste management plans shall be developed and written according to the planning criteria outlined in s. NR 185.07. (2) PRELIMINARY SUBMITTAL. Entities shall make a preliminary submittal to the department to include 3 draft copies o…

NR 185.06 Information, education and public participation. (1) From the beginning and throughout the planning process, the entity shall execute a comprehensive information, education, and public participation program for all persons potentially affected by the plan. The program s…

NR 185.07 Planning criteria. Plans being submitted for final approval shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information in the order presented below: (1) INTRODUCTION. An introduction to the plan including a narrative addressing the following subjects individually sha…

NR 185.08 Upgrading approved plans. An entity with a department approved plan under former ch. LAD 3, (April, 1972) Wis. Adm. Code, may resubmit the plan to the department 4 with a written request for the department to evaluate the plan under this chapter. The department will eva…

NR 185.09 Exemptions. An entity may request exemption from any of the requirements of this chapter by submitting an adequate written request and justification. In reviewing exemption requests, the department may take into account such factors as population, size of the area being…

NR 187.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the criteria necessary to implement the household hazardous waste grant program under s. 93.57, Stats. Through this program, financial assistance will be made available to municipalities to create and operate local Xc…

NR 187.02 Applicability. This chapter governs the general conditions and eligibility requirements for grant applications, application procedures, approval criteria, and a priority system for the issuance of household hazardous waste grants. History: Cr. Register, August, 1986, No…

NR 187.03 Definitions. (1) XClean sweep programY means a program for the collection and disposal of household hazardous waste. (2) XDepartmentY means department of natural resources. (3) XFirst grant cycleY means the processing of grant applications received by the department aft…

NR 187.04 Grant eligibility. Municipalities that receive grants for clean sweep programs under this chapter shall comply with the following requirements: (1) EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE. The program shall provide educational literature, which generally describes the hazards that may b…

NR 187.05 Grant application. (1) GRANT CYCLES. First grant cycle applications may only be submitted to the department after July 1 of each year and before August 2 of the same year. Based on the availability of funds, the department may administer a second grant cycle, in which c…

NR 187.06 Ineligible costs. The following costs are ineligible for cost-sharing under this chapter: (1) Costs incurred prior to the grant offer. (2) Costs incurred more than 12 months after the date of grant acceptance. (3) Any additional expenditures incurred by the grantee over…

NR 187.07 Grant awards. (1) GRANT DETERMINATION. The department shall determine the eligibility and the priority of each grant application received. Grant funds shall be awarded to eligible first grant cycle applicants in the order of their priority under s. NR 187.08, by Septemb…

NR 187.09 Priority determination. (1) CONTINUING COMMITMENT. Grant applications which contain documentation that the applicant is committed to an annual program to promote proper handling and disposal of household hazardous waste will be given priority in the grant approval proce…