Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 187.10 Exemptions. An applicant may request an exemption from any of the requirements of this chapter by submitting a written request and justification for an exemption. Exemption requests shall be reviewed by the department with particular regard to any potential nuisance, ha…

NR 19.001 Definitions. (1) “Active service”, for purposes of s. 29.194, Stats., means full time employment as a member of the armed services and does not include annual summer training by members of the national guard or reserves. (1m) “Animal part or animal byproduct” has the me…

NR 19.01 Approval deadlines. (1) GENERAL. Upon receipt of an application for an approval required to conduct business activities under ch. 29, Stats., ss. 30.50 to 30.54, 350.12 and 350.125, Stats., the department shall review and issue a decision on the application within 10 bus…

NR 19.02 Handling fees for certain approvals. (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 li…

NR 19.025 Waivers for an educational outdoor skills activity. (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 educat…

NR 19.03 Control of muskrats on cranberry marshes. (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 …

NR 19.05 Release, importation and transportation of fish. (1) No person, persons, firm or corporation may bring into the state to introduce or release or cause to be introduced or released in any manner into the inland or outlying waters any fish or the eggs or spawn thereof, wit…

NR 19.055 Drainage of water from boats and equipment required. (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 boa…

NR 19.057 Bait dealer’s wild harvest permit required; criteria; records required. (1) No bait dealer may take minnows for use as bait from any inland or outlying water unless the bait dealer possesses a wild harvest permit issued by the department under this section and the bait …

NR 19.0575 White sucker spawning permit required. NR 19.058 Sport trolling. NR 19.06 Fish nets and traps. NR 19.07 Commercial fishing studies on inland, outlying, and boundary waters. NR 19.09 Wild rice conservation. NR 19.11 Scientific collectors permits and scientific research …

NR 19.058 Sport trolling. 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 ca…

NR 19.06 Fish nets and traps. (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 ne…

NR 19.07 Commercial fishing studies on inland, outlying, and boundary waters. 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 incl…

NR 19.09 Wild rice conservation. (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 t…

NR 19.11 Scientific collectors permits and scientific research licenses. (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 comp…

NR 19.115 Fish, fur, game seals. 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 …

NR 19.12 Tagging the carcasses of wild animals, birds and fish taken on Indian reservations. (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…

NR 19.13 Animals killed by motor vehicles. (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…

NR 19.25 Wild animal protection. 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,…

NR 19.26 Season and restrictions for taking frogs. (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. History: Cr.…

NR 19.27 Seasons, limits, restrictions on taking crayfish. There is a closed season established for taking crayfish except when taken during the open season by the following methods: Open season (both dates Animal and locality inclusive) (1) Crayfish Continuous All areas except W…

NR 19.275 Turtles. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to the taking and possession of turtles in Wisconsin, except for the Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters and the Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters, where the taking and possession of turtles is governed by ss. NR 21.13 and 2…

NR 19.28 Taxidermy. (1) TRANSPORTATION. Whenever a permitted taxidermist, or his or her agent, takes a wild animal carcass into possession at a location other than the taxidermist’s place of business, the records required by s. 29.506 (5) (b) and (6), Stats., shall be completed i…

NR 19.30 Criminal history checks; volunteer instructors. Whenever application is made to the department by a person interested in becoming certified to instruct as a volunteer all-terrain vehicle, boating, bow hunter, hunter education, Wisconsin cooperative trapper education prog…

NR 19.40 Department authority to void local hunting, fishing and trapping ordinances. (1) PURPOSE. These rules are developed, pursuant to s. 227.11, Stats., to establish procedures for determining when local ordinances should be voided under s. 29.038, Stats., because they have m…

NR 19.50 All-terrain vehicle and bowhunter, snowmobile and hunter education program fee. The fee for the all-terrain vehicle and bowhunter, snowmobile and hunter education certification programs shall be $10.00 per student. The department may authorize the instructors to retain u…

NR 19.51 Wisconsin cooperative trapper education program fee. The fee for the course of instruction under the Wisconsin cooperative trapper education program shall be $12.00 per student. The fee for correspondence trapper education certification program shall be $12.00 per studen…

NR 19.70 Purpose. This subchapter is adopted to establish consistent standards for the rehabilitation of wildlife in Wisconsin. The intent is to ensure all persons engaged in wildlife rehabilitation are qualified and provide humane care and housing for wildlife being rehabilitate…

NR 19.71 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Advanced license” means a wildlife rehabilitation license issued by the department to a person qualifying under s. NR 19.73 (1) and (3). (1m) “Basic care” means feeding, watering, and cleaning to provide for an animal’s basic needs, …

NR 19.72 General wildlife rehabilitation provisions. (1) The title to all wildlife and their offspring held under a wildlife rehabilitation license remains under the jurisdiction of the department as described in s. 169.02, Stats., and may not be sold, traded or bartered without …

NR 19.73 Licenses. (1) GENERAL RESTRICTIONS. (a) Requirements. No person may rehabilitate wildlife unless he or she possesses a valid license pursuant to s. 169.24, Stats. (b) Transferability. A rehabilitation license is not transferable. (c) Reporting. The licensee shall notify …

NR 19.74 Application. (1) GENERAL. A person desiring to rehabilitate wildlife in Wisconsin shall submit all of the following information required by the department on an application form supplied by the department: (a) A signed consulting veterinarian agreement from a veterinaria…

NR 19.75 Examination. (1) A person desiring a basic or an advanced license to rehabilitate wildlife in Wisconsin shall take a written examination, provided and administered by the department, and score 80% or greater. (2) The examination shall be prepared or recommended by the wi…

NR 19.76 Facility inspection. (1) By accepting a license under this section a licensee consents to the facility inspection requirements established in s. 169.37, Stats., by the department and its agents. (2) An applicant for a license under this section shall allow inspection of …

NR 19.78 Care and treatment of wildlife. (1) Any orphaned, sick or injured wildlife, except endangered or threatened species, that the licensee determines is not capable of being rehabilitated or having a reasonable chance of survival in the wild shall be treated under one of the…

NR 19.79 Infectious disease reporting and response. (1) A licensee or consulting veterinarian shall report animal diseases as required by s. ATCP 10.03 if diagnosed in wildlife being rehabilitated and to the department’s wildlife health program. (2) If a licensee knows or reasona…

NR 19.80 Record keeping and reporting. (1) A wildlife rehabilitation license may not be renewed until the licensee has submitted an annual report in accordance with s. 169.36 (10), Stats., and any additional required records that the department has specifically requested. (2) An …

NR 19.81 Qualifications of sponsors. Advanced licensees may elect to sponsor and provide consultation and advice to basic licensees. Potential sponsors will be reviewed by the wildlife rehabilitation advisory council and the department. A person desiring to be an advanced sponsor…

NR 19.83 Additional conditions. (1) Any license issued after January 1, 2004, is subject to requirements of this subchapter. (2) On January 1, 2004, all existing Wisconsin wildlife rehabilitation permittees will be granted a provisional license for 2 years. After 2 years from the…

NR 19.84 Modifications. The department may amend or add conditions to licenses issued under this subchapter at any time if there is a risk to public or animal health and human or animal welfare or there is a risk to the health and welfare of the environment.

NR 19.85 Disclaimer. The number of licenses issued under this subchapter may be restricted by the department based on the need for wildlife rehabilitation. Possession and care of any wildlife under this subchapter does not create a property right to the wildlife for the licensee.…

NR 19.90 Purpose and applicability. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish fees, criteria and procedures to be used for permitting the use of natural bodies of water as fish farms as required under s. 29.733 (2) (f), Stats. (2) APPLICABILITY. The provisions o…

NR 19.91 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Barrier equipped” means the placement of a structure or device which prevents the movement of fish or bait from a fish farm to a natural body of water. (1m) “Department fish hatching and rearing facilities” means all fish hatching an…

NR 19.92 Natural body of water permit application fees. Permit application fees for the use of natural bodies of water for fish farms shall be as follows: (1) Permit applicants for the initial use of freeze-out ponds as fish farms shall pay a $500.00 non-refundable permit applica…

NR 19.93 Applicant permit procedures for use of natural bodies of water for fish farms. (1) The deadline for permits reauthorized under s. 29.733 (2) (b), Stats., was January 1, 2003. (2) For renewal of permits, the applicant shall submit a new application to the department not m…

NR 19.94 Department determinations. (1) The department shall issue a permit for use of a natural body of water as a fish farm or as a part of a fish farm if all requirements of this subchapter have been met and if the department determines that no substantial public interest exis…

NR 19.95 Enforcement. The department may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this subchapter subject to the provisions of s. 29.733 (2) (e), Stats. A fish farmer operating a fish farm in a natural body of water as defined in s. NR 19.91 (3) without a valid permit under this s…

NR 193.01 Purpose and authority. This chapter establishes procedures for awarding cost-sharing grants to public and private entities to protect and improve the waters of Wisconsin. Rules under this chapter outline grant programs supporting aquatic invasive species control and pre…

NR 193.02 Applicability. (1) This chapter outlines a grant program that provides financial assistance for surface water planning and management projects benefitting the waters of Wisconsin. Eligible grant recipients include counties, cities, towns, villages, and other local gover…

NR 193.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAcquisition costsY means the fair market value of the property, as determined by department appraisal guidelines, and reasonable costs related to the purchase of the property limited to the costs of appraisals, legal fees associated wi…