Wisconsin Administrative Code

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…

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 collector permits and scientific research l…

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 collector 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: (b) “Bona fide program” means planned study and investigation underta…

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 10 seal may be attach…

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 North American bullfrogs runs from the Saturday nearest to May 1 to December 31. Note: Sub. (1) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-27 by CR 25-092. Prior to 1-1-27 it reads: (1) The open season for frogs runs fr…

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 ed- the chapter was last published. NR 19.50 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ucation certification programs shall be $10…

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 $20.00 per student. The fee for correspondence trapper education certification program shall be $20.00 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, …