NR 10.105 (4) (j) Deer carcasses transported by a licensed solid waste transporter regulated under s. NR 502.06 Wis. Admin. Code or by a person who is under contract with the department to transport deer killed by vehicles for disposal in a landfill. Section 3. NR 10.40 (3) (a) 1. and (e) are amended to read:
NR 10.40(3)(a)1.1. All applications to conduct a special gun deer hunt shall be on department forms and be submitted to the designated department office for the county within which the hunt will be conducted by June 1 by the date established by the department on the form. NR 10.40(3)(a)2.
(e) Hunter participation limits. The department may not authorize a special gun deer hunt if the number of participating hunters is less than 3 or if the hunter density will exceed 2 per 40 acres of land described on the application.
Section 4. NR 11.10 (intro) and (note) are amended to read:
NR 11.10 Marten protection [closed] closed areas. A closed season is established in the following areas posted with department signs. No person may trap any species of wild animal thereon at any time unless using cage or box traps or cable restraints in compliance with s. NR 10.13, except that steel jawed traps, enclosed trigger traps, snares, or body-gripping traps of the conibear type as authorized under s. NR 10.13 may be used as water sets during the open seasons established in s. NR 10.01 (4). NR 11.10 NoteNote: The bracketed language was dropped from CR 08-011 without being shown as stricken. The department intends to reinsert the dropped language in a future rule order. Section 5. NR 16.30 (9) (b) is amended to read:
NR 16.30 (9) (b) Perimeter fence. An outdoor housing facility for harmful wild animals other than mute swans, wolf-dog hybrids and wild or feral swine shall be enclosed by a perimeter fence that is at least 8 feet high. Fences less than 8 feet high may be approved by the department. An outdoor housing facility for wild or feral swine shall be enclosed by a perimeter fence that is at least 4 feet high not including any portion of the fence that is buried. The fence shall be constructed so that it protects the enclosed species by restricting unauthorized humans from having contact with the enclosed species. It shall be of sufficient distance from the outside wall or fence of the primary enclosure to prevent physical contact with captive wild animals inside the enclosure. Fences less than 3 feet in distance from the primary enclosure may be used if approved by the department. A perimeter fence is not required if any of the following apply:
Section 6. NR 16.30 (9) (b) 3. and 4. are repealed.
Section 7. NR 16.30 (9) (c) is amended to read:
NR 16.30 (9) (c) 1. Bear, wolf, wolf-dog hybrid, and coyote pens with open tops shall be a minimum of 1000 square feet. The walls shall be a minimum of 8 feet in height with an additional 3 feet at the top slanted inward at a 30 to 45 degree angle.
2. Cougar, bobcat, and lynx, timber wolf, wolf-dog hybrid, and coyote pens with open tops shall be a minimum of 1000 square feet. The walls shall be a minimum of 10 feet in height with an additional 4 feet at the top slanted in at a 30° to 45° angle. This section applies to owners of wolf-dog hybrids beginning on January 1, 2014.
Section 8. Effective Date. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Section 9. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on January 25, 2017.
