Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 20.13 General netting restrictions. No person may do any of the following: (1) Possess, control or operate in any manner any net, seine or similar device that might be used for the purposes of fishing at any time while on any water or on the banks or shores of any water except…

NR 20.14 Minnow collecting restrictions. No bait dealer may take minnows for use as bait from any inland or outlying water without a wild harvest permit from the department under s. NR 19.057. In addition, no person may do any of the following: (1) Set, use or operate any net, tr…

NR 20.15 Authorized methods. A person may do any of the following: (1) Take rough fish, bullheads and catfish by hand as specified in s. NR 20.20, except in waters established as fish refuges under ch. NR 26. (1m) Except as prohibited under ss. NR 21.065, 22.065, and 23.10, or wh…

NR 20.16 Special early catch and release season for trout. (1) GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) Open season and waters. Except as specified in sub. (2), there is an open season for trout from 5:00 a.m. on the first Saturday in January through the Friday preceding the first Saturday in May…

NR 20.18 Total daily bag limits. Daily bag limits identified in s. NR 20.20 are individual water limits that apply to the waters or portions of waters specified and may be combined with daily bag limits for other waters or portions of waters, but no person may exceed the total da…

NR 20.19 Possession limits. (1) POSSESSION LIMIT TABLE. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following possession limits are established. Species Possession Limit Catfish 50 in total Cisco (lake herring), whitefish, and their hybrids 20 in total Lake sturgeon 2 in to…

NR 20.20 County and statewide table. In this section, subs. (1) through (72) list waters or portions of waters by county and specify authorized methods, open seasons, daily bag limits and size restrictions for the taking of fish that are exceptions to COUNTY AND SPECIES (1) WATER…

NR 20.25 License waiver. (1) On the first Saturday and consecutive Sunday of June and the third Saturday and consecutive Sunday of January each year, no fishing license is required to fish the inland or outlying waters, pursuant to s. 29.197 (3), Stats. (2) The license waiver of …

NR 20.30 Department permitted to take fish. No provision in this chapter prohibits the department, its agents, wardens or representatives of the bureau of fisheries management and habitat protection from taking any of the fish mentioned at any time they deem it advisable and nece…

NR 20.33 Special open and closed seasons. (1) SEASON CLOSURE UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS. (a) Water level reduction. Pursuant to par. (e), the department may close the season for fishing in all or part of any inland water which has experienced sudden water level reduction or where a…

NR 20.35 Alternate size and bag limits. (1) PURPOSE. Notwithstanding any provision of either ch. NR 21, 22, 23 or this chapter, for all or part of any inland, boundary or outlying water, the department may apply the alternative size limits, bag limits or both under this section f…

NR 20.36 Modifications in daily bag limit and minimum size limit in response to tribal harvest. (1) ADJUSTMENT. In order to prevent a total harvest of more than 35% of the adult walleye population or 27% of the adult muskellunge population, the secretary may lower the daily bag l…

NR 20.38 Control of detrimental fish. The department finds, pursuant to s. 29.424 (1), Stats., that the following fish species are detrimental in the waters specified. The department may remove them from the waters specified or cause them to be removed, pursuant to ss. 29.421 and…

NR 20.39 Permits for use of nonstandard minnow gear on inland waters. (1) The department may issue a permit under this section to a licensed bait dealer for the taking of minnows with minnow seines, minnow dip nets or minnow traps which are otherwise prohibited by s. NR 20.14. Ap…

NR 20.40 Fishing tournaments. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to fishing tournaments on lakes, rivers, the Great Lakes, Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters as defined in s. NR 21.02 (39), Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters as defined in s. NR 22.02 (34), and Wisconsin-Michiga…

NR 20.41 Experimental waters. (1) DESIGNATED. The following waters are designated as experimental waters: Nebish, Spruce, Mystery, Escanaba and Pallette lakes situated in sections 34 and 35, township 42 north, range 7 east, and sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12, township 41 north, …

NR 20.60 Monthly sport trolling fishing reports. (1) A monthly sport trolling fishing report form required by s. 29.514 (2), Stats., shall be completed by the sport trolling licensee guiding persons in sport trolling in accordance with all of the following requirements: (a) The l…

NR 20.65 Report of licensed guides. (1) DEFINI- TIONS. In this section: (a) “Assist” or “assisting” means providing support or aid to a person with the activities associated with the act of fishing, including transporting anglers between the shore and an open water or on-ice fish…

NR 200.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is: (1) To set forth the requirements for filing applications for the discharge permits required by s. 283.31, Stats., to prescribe the form of such applications pursuant to s. 283.37, Stats., and to specify the number of business da…

NR 200.02 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions are applicable: (1) XBusiness daysY means each day except Saturday; Sunday; January 1; the third Monday in January, which shall be the day of celebration for January 15; the last Monday in May, which…

NR 200.024 Use of information.

NR 200.027 Analytical methods and laboratory requirements. NR 200.07 NR 200.09 NR 200.10 Subchapter II — Application for Discharge Permits NR 200.03 Applicability and exclusions. NR 200.04 Reporting of existing discharges. NR 200.05 Reporting of new discharges. NR 200.06 Applicat…

NR 200.03 Applicability and exclusions. (1) An application for a discharge permit shall be filed by any person who discharges or proposes to discharge any pollutant from a point source to the waters of the state, or who land applies or disposes of sludge as specified in ch. NR 20…

NR 200.04 Reporting of existing discharges. (1) Any person discharging pollutants into waters of the state, for which an application is required under s. NR 200.03 (1) (a) and (b), shall have had a complete application on file with the depart- NR 200.05 ment at least 180 days pri…

NR 200.05 Reporting of new discharges. Pursuant to s. 283.59, Stats.: (1) Any permittee discharging pollutants into waters of the state shall give notice to the department at least 180 days prior to any facility expansion, production increase, or process modification which will r…

NR 200.06 Application for reissuance. (1) Pursuant to s. 283.53 (3), Stats., a permittee who wishes to continue to discharge after the expiration of the permit shall file an application with the department for reissuance of the permit at least 180 days prior to its expiration, un…

NR 200.065 Application monitoring requirements for discharges to surface waters. Subchapter III — Application for Water Quality Standards Variances NR 200.20 General. NR 200.21 Time deadline for filing variance requests. NR 200.22 Information to be included in an application for …

NR 200.07 Application forms. (1) Application for a discharge permit shall be in a form approved by the department. Different application forms are used to provide information from different types of sources of discharge. The department may prescribe forms prepared by the environm…

NR 200.09 Incomplete application. The department may require an applicant to submit data necessary to complete any deficient application, may require any additional data other than that requested in the application or may require the applicant to submit a complete new application…

NR 200.10 Time periods for action on permit applications and modification requests. (1) Within 100 business days of receipt of a complete permit application or request for modification of an existing permit the department shall publish a class 1 notice under ch. 985, Stats., indi…

NR 200.11 Draft Permit. (1) Once an application is complete, the department shall tentatively decide whether to prepare a draft permit or to deny the application. 6 (2) If the department tentatively decides to deny the permit application, the department shall issue a notice of in…

NR 200.20 General. (1) When the department issues, reissues or modifies a permit to include a water quality based effluent limitation under s. 283.13 (5), Stats., the permittee may apply to the department for a variance from the water quality standard used to derive the limitatio…

NR 200.21 Time deadline for filing variance requests. (1) APPLICATIONS. A permittee who wishes to apply for a variance from a water quality based effluent limitation shall submit an application for a variance within the time period specified in s. 283.15 (2) (am) (1), Stats. the …

NR 200.22 Information to be included in an application for a variance. (1) A permittee applying for a variance shall supply the following information: (a) Facility name, address and WPDES permit number. (b) The name, address and telephone [number] of a facility contact person. (c…

NR 200.23 Signature of authorized representative. Pursuant to s. NR 205.07 (1) (g), a person submitting an application for a variance shall include a signed statement by an autho- 8 rized representative that certifies to the accuracy of the information. History: Cr. Register, Nov…

NR 200.24 Application completeness. When the department receives an application for a variance: (1) The department may request additional information from the permittee within 30 days after receiving the application. The permittee shall provide the additional information within 3…

NR 200.25 Time periods for department action on applications. The department shall adhere to the time deadlines specified in s. 283.15, Stats., in making determinations of application completeness and tentative and final decisions on variance requests. Note: These time deadlines …

NR 201.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to identify when the department shall prepare a fact sheet for a draft Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit, and what information shall be included in the fact sheet. The fact sheet describes the dischar…

NR 201.02 Applicability. The department shall prepare a fact sheet for each discharge for which it proposes to issue a WPDES individual permit under s. 283.31, Stats., a storm water permit under s. 283.33, Stats., or a general permit under s. 283.35, Stats. A fact sheet does not …

NR 201.03 Contents of permit fact sheet. The fact sheet shall include all of the following information if applicable: (1) The name and address of the applicant and facility location where the discharge occurs. (2) A statement as to whether the discharge is in existence or is a pr…

NR 202.01 Report of industrial waste discharge to municipal or domestic wastewater systems. (1) APPLICABILITY. Persons who discharge pollutants into publicly or privately owned treatment works and who are subject to s. 299.15, Stats., and rules promulgated thereunder in ch. NR 10…

NR 203.01 Definitions. (1) XDepartmentY means the department of natural resources. (2) XGeneral permitY means a permit for the discharge of pollutants issued by the department under s. 283.35, Stats. (3) XPermitY means a permit for the discharge of pollutants issued by the depart…

NR 203.015 Exceptions. The department may, with the consent of the permittee, revoke or modify a permit issued under s. 283.31 or 283.33, Stats., without following the notice procedures outlined in subch. I or without holding a public informational hearing as outlined in subch. I…

NR 203.02 Public notice of receipt of a completed permit application and draft permit. (1) INTENT. Public notice of the receipt of a completed permit application and draft permit is intended to inform interested members of the public of a completed application, the tentative dete…

NR 203.03 Notice of receipt of a completed permit application and draft permit to other government agencies. (1) INTENT. The intent of providing notice of the completed permit application and draft permit to other government agencies is to inform interested federal, state, and lo…

NR 203.04 Intent and scope. The regulations in this chapter prescribe the policies and procedures to be followed in is- the chapter was last published. 3 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES suing the notice of and the conducting of a public informational hearing and deciding the fina…

NR 203.05 Request for public informational hearing. (1) DISCRETIONARY HEARING. The department may schedule a public hearing on a proposed permit or permit application if requested by: (a) The applicant. (b) A state agency. (c) A federal agency other than the US EPA. (e) Fewer tha…

NR 203.06 Notice of public informational hearing. (1) FORM. Notice of a scheduled public hearing shall be in writing, with a title identifying the subject of the notice and the number of the application. (2) CONTENT. The notice of a scheduled public hearing shall contain the foll…

NR 203.07 Location of public informational hearing. Whenever possible all public informational hearings on permit applications shall be held in the area affected by the proposed discharge. If more than one permit application from a particular region is scheduled for hearing at th…

NR 203.08 Persons entitled to participate in public informational hearings. In addition to the applicants named in the public notice of hearing, any interested members of the public or representatives of government agencies may participate in a public informational hearing with r…