Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 2.157 Decisions in noncontested cases. (1) DECISIONS WHEN AN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. For any decision arising out of a noncontested case hearing, the department may not commence, engage in, fund, approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove an action that has bee…

NR 2.16 Reopening hearings. When a hearing in a contested case is closed, no further evidence may be received, except by order of the department or the administrative law judge reopening a closed contested case for the taking of further evidence upon application of a party showin…

NR 2.17 Transcripts in contested cases. (1) METHOD AND COPIES. Hearings shall be recorded either stenographically or electronically. A typed transcript shall be made when deemed necessary by the department or the administrative law judge. If a transcript is made by the department…

NR 2.18 Briefs. (1) TIME FOR BRIEFS. In contested cases, parties shall indicate on the record after the close of testimony at the hearing whether they desire to file briefs. The administrative law judge may establish a schedule for the filing of briefs. The party or parties havin…

NR 2.19 Confidential status. (1) APPLICABILITY. This section establishes a procedure which shall apply to requests made to the department to treat as confidential, information in possession of the department or being requested by the department. (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHIN…

NR 2.195 Public records and information. (1) It is vital that the public receive factual information on the affairs of state government through all forms of communication. Whether the information is requested by media representatives or individual citizens, department employees s…

NR 2.20 Review of contested case decision. (1) FILING. Any party to a contested case who is adversely affected the chapter was last published. 9 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES by a final decision rendered after a contested case hearing on the matter may, within 20 days after iss…

NR 20.01 Purpose. This chapter establishes open and closed seasons, bag limits, possession limits, size restrictions and other rules governing the taking of fish in the inland and outlying waters of Wisconsin. History: Cr. Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99.

NR 20.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Angler” means any person engaged in fishing. (2) “Artificial fly” means a single hook dressed with fur, feathers, hair, silk, tinsel, thread or similar material to imitate the natural food of fish. (3) “Artificial lure” means a spoon, s…

NR 20.05 General restrictions. No person may do any of the following: (1) Fish by any means other than hook and line except as specifically authorized in this chapter or chs. NR 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. (3) Fish within 200 feet of any fishway, lock, or dam by any means other than b…

NR 20.06 Hook and line fishing. No person may do any of the following: (1) Fish in inland waters by the method of trolling with more than 1 line per person, with more than 1 hook, bait, or lure per line, and with more than a total of 3 lines used for trolling per boat, except whe…

NR 20.07 Lake sturgeon carcass tags and registration, hook and line fishing and spearing. (1) CARCASS TAGS. No person may: (a) Fish for lake sturgeon unless in possession of a valid, unique carcass tag that has not already been used to harvest a sturgeon. A tag is not valid when …

NR 20.08 Restrictions on the use of bait. No person may do any of the following: (1) Use goldfish as bait or possess goldfish in any form or manner on any water of the state. (2) Use alewife as bait or possess alewife in any form or manner on any water of the state except Lake Mi…

NR 20.09 Spearing restrictions. No person may do any of the following: (1) Possess or control any bow, crossbow, spear, or similar device while on any water or on the banks or shores of any water that might be used for the purpose of fishing except as specifically authorized in s…

NR 20.10 Special lake sturgeon spearing restrictions. No person may do any of the following: (1) Fish for sturgeon on Lake Winnebago system waters by any means other than spearing with a spear thrown by hand from inside a fishing shelter placed on the ice during the open season s…

NR 20.105 Sturgeon spearing licenses. NR 20.11 Ice fishing and fishing shelter restrictions. NR 20.12 Setline and set or bank pole restrictions. NR 20.13 General netting restrictions. NR 20.14 Minnow collecting restrictions. Subchapter III — Authorized Methods, Open Seasons, Dail…

NR 20.11 Ice fishing and fishing shelter restrictions. (1) No person may construct, place, use, maintain or occupy a fishing shelter on the ice of any waters of this state unless: (a) The name and residential address or department of natural resources customer identification numb…

NR 20.12 Setline and set or bank pole restrictions. (1) GENERAL RESTRICTIONS. No person may use, set, lift, attend or possess any set or bank pole or setline on any water except the lower Wisconsin river, unless: (a) Its use is specifically authorized by a set or bank pole licens…

NR 20.13 General netting restrictions. may do any of the following: No person 8 (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 exce…

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 Apr…

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 the general rules specified …

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 establish a catch and release only season, close the harvest season for specific fish species, or close the season for fishin…

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: 158 (a) T…

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…