Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 169.29 Variances. (1) GENERAL. The department may approve a variance from any nonstatutory requirement of this chapter. In considering a variance request, the department shall take into account factors such as good cause, circumstances beyond the control of the owner or operat…

NR 169.31 Evaluation and termination of the program. (1) ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The dry cleaner environmental response council created under s. 15.347 (2), Stats., shall have the following responsibilities: 1. To advise the department on rules promulgated to implement s. 292.65, S…

NR 17.001 Definitions. (1) “Barrier area” means natural or artificial escape and refuge cover for rabbits which provides protection for rabbits located inside a hound dog training enclosure. (1e) “Captive animal refuge area” means a natural or artificially constructed den, shelte…

NR 17.01 Bird dog training license. (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, redlegged partridge, mallard duck, and p…

NR 17.02 Hound dog training license. (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 anima…

NR 17.03 Dog club training license. (1) AUTHORITY. A dog club training license authorizes the club members to possess and use captive wild pheasants of the species phasianus colchicus or syrmaticus reevesii, quail of the subfamily odontophorinae, gray partridge, chukar partridge,…

NR 17.045 Hound dog training enclosure permit. (1) ENCLOSURE INSPECTION AND PERMIT. (a) Conditions. The owner or operator of a hound dog training enclosure shall be at least 18 years of age to apply for and obtain an approved hound dog training enclosure permit from the departmen…

NR 17.047 Sources of captive wild animals for hound dog training. (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…

NR 17.05 Classes of dog training grounds. (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…

NR 17.06 Bird dog trial license. (1) AUTHORITY. A bird 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 do…

NR 17.07 Hound dog trial license. (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 …

NR 17.08 Dog trialing on free roaming wild animals and additional restrictions on dogs. (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 depar…

NR 17.09 Dog trials on department lands. (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…

NR 17.10 Classes of field trial grounds. (1) CLASS 1 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 …

NR 17.11 Records and reporting. (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 p…

NR 18.01 Definitions. 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) “Di…

NR 18.02 Application. (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…

NR 18.03 Permit and license requirements. (1) No person may take, possess, transport, import, export, sell, purchase, barter, offer for sale, or purchase any migratory raptor species, or the parts, nests, or eggs of raptor species, for falconry purposes or to practice falconry in…

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 bird has a suitable perch and is pr…

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…