NR 10.40(5)(e)(e)Hunter participation limits. The department may not authorize disabled turkey hunts once the number of participating hunters exceeds a total of 1,000 statewide in a calendar year. The department shall approve applications in the sequence in which they are received.
NR 10.40(5)(f)(f)Rule compliance. Unless otherwise provided by the department in a written condition of the application approval, all disabled hunters and designated assistants shall comply with all hunting rules and laws applicable to the regular spring turkey season specified under s. NR 10.01 (2) (f) 1.
NR 10.40(5)(g)(g)Authorizations to assistant. The designated assistants of a disabled turkey hunt participant shall possess a valid hunting license for hunting of any species and may use the participant’s firearm in compliance with s. NR 10.09 (1) while retrieving a turkey shot by a participant hunter.
NR 10.40(5)(h)(h)Other hunting prohibited. No person other than the disabled turkey hunt participant may hunt on the lands described on the application during the disabled turkey hunt.
NR 10.40(5)(i)(i)Reports. If requested by the department, applicants shall complete a turkey hunt report on forms supplied by the department.
NR 10.40(5)(k)(k)No fees. The landowner or applicants shall not charge any form of a fee to a person participating in a disabled turkey hunt.
NR 10.41(1)(1)Purpose. Pursuant to s. 29.063 (1), Stats., the natural resources board establishes this section to provide guidelines for the department to manage chronic disease in wild cervids in this state.
NR 10.41(2)(2)State parks and other closed areas. State parks, refuges and closed areas identified in chs. NR 11 and 45 may be opened to deer hunting to assist in the control of CWD.
NR 10.41(3)(a)(a)Establishment. The department may establish a CWD-affected area around the location of known positive cases of CWD.
NR 10.41(3)(b)(b)Population objectives. Entire counties, or portions of counties, located within the boundaries of a CWD affected area shall be managed toward a population objective established after seeking comment from county deer management advisory councils under s. NR 10.104 (5).
NR 10.41(3)(c)(c)CWD affected area. The CWD-affected area consists of the counties identified on the department’s website after following the procedures established in par. (f).
NR 10.41(3)(d)(d)Population monitoring. The department shall monitor deer populations in a CWD-affected area with information obtained by surveys that may include registration data and aerial surveys.
NR 10.41(3)(e)(e)Harvest authorizations. Pursuant to s. NR 12.06, the department may issue free deer hunting permits or harvest authorizations to hunters or landowners, lessees, occupants or their duly authorized agents of a single parcel of land at least 5 acres in size, all within the CWD-affected area, which authorizes the individual to hunt deer in the CWD-affected area or a portion of the area.
NR 10.41(3)(f)1.1. The department may include additional counties or portions of counties in the CWD affected area where and when additional CWD-positive deer are found. The department may add adjacent counties or portions of counties if they are within a 10-mile radius of the known location of a captive or free-roaming domestic or wild animal that has been tested and confirmed to be positive for CWD.
NR 10.41(3)(f)2.2. Affected area expansion under this subsection shall become effective upon issuance of an order by the secretary of the department and publication in the official state newspaper. In addition, a notice of the order shall be provided to newspapers, legislators, and hunting license outlets in the area affected.
NR 10.42NR 10.42Official state duties.Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit or hinder the department and its employees, duly authorized agents, or contractors from performing their official duties relating to control of disease in deer and elk.
NR 10.70NR 10.70Purpose.The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the structure, procedures, and fees related to the deer management assistance program under s. 29.020, Stats.
NR 10.71(1)(1)“Authorized representative” means the person a landowner has designated to act and make decisions on the landowner's behalf for purposes of the deer management assistance program, including granting access to the landowner's property for department staff to conduct on-site consultation visits.
NR 10.71(2)(2)“DMAP” means the deer management assistance program established by s. 29.020, Stats.
NR 10.71(3)(3)“DMAP member” means the landowner or the landowner’s authorized representative, or in the case of public lands, the property manager associated with an enrolled property.
NR 10.71(4)(4)“Enrolled property” means an individual property with one or multiple owners or a group cooperative that has a DMAP membership.
NR 10.71(5)(5)“Group cooperative” means an association of individual property owners or their representatives who are not organized as a business entity but are organized for the purposes of managing deer and other wildlife resources. Properties involved in a group cooperative must be adjoining and may not include more than 3 individual properties.
NR 10.72NR 10.72Deer management assistance program participants.
NR 10.72(1)(1)Members. Any landowner or, in the case of public lands, property manager may enroll as a DMAP member. Membership in the DMAP is for a period of 3 years beginning on the date of enrollment. A landowner whose term as a DMAP member is ending or has ended may reenroll as a DMAP member using a form provided by the department. The department shall provide all of the following to members:
NR 10.72(1)(d)(d) Opportunities to attend workshops organized by the department or its partners.
NR 10.72(1)(e)(e) Assistance with projects that have scientific value.
NR 10.72(1)(f)(f) Reports summarizing data collected by DMAP members.
NR 10.72(1)(g)(g) Assistance with information for participation in other conservation programs.
NR 10.72(2)(2)Elective benefits. A DMAP member who is eligible to receive on-site DMAP benefits for the enrolled property may apply to receive such benefits using an application form provided by the department.
NR 10.72(2)(a)(a)Application. An application for elective benefits shall identify the acreage of the DMAP member’s enrolled property, the characteristics of the property, the management actions taken on the property, and any other information requested by the department.
NR 10.72(2)(b)(b)Eligibility. To receive elective benefits, a DMAP member shall meet the following requirements:
NR 10.72(2)(b)1.1. The DMAP member’s enrolled property shall be not less than 40 acres in size.
NR 10.72(2)(b)2.2. The DMAP member may not have received an on-site visit under par. (d) for the enrolled property within the last 3 years.
NR 10.72(2)(b)3.3. If the DMAP member has received elective benefits in the past, the DMAP member shall have complied with all applicable requirements under par. (e).
NR 10.72(2)(c)(c)Participation limit. In any given year, the department may limit the number of enrolled properties accepted to receive elective benefits based on department capacity. If the department establishes a limit, the department may give preference to private lands over public lands.
NR 10.72(2)(d)(d)Benefits. A DMAP member who is accepted to receive elective benefits may select to receive any of the following:
NR 10.72(2)(d)1.1. An on-site visit conducted by a wildlife biologist and a forester. For subsequent visits, the department will determine the natural resource professionals involved in the on-site visit based on the elective benefits selected by the DMAP member.
NR 10.72(2)(d)3.3. A property assessment to determine if the issuance of bonus deer permits is appropriate.
NR 10.72(2)(d)4.4. Except for public land managers, annual bonus deer permits established under s. NR 10.104 (9m) when deemed appropriate by the department based on the property assessment under subd. 3.
NR 10.72(2)(e)1.1. If the DMAP member received the benefit under par. (d) 2., the DMAP member shall report to the department on the management actions taken, including the management implemented and the acreage in which it was implemented, and any other information requested by the department. The report shall be submitted in a manner determined by the department and is due by the end of the membership term.
NR 10.72(2)(e)2.2. Every DMAP member who receives or distributes permits issued under s. NR 10.104 (9m) shall keep a current, correct and complete record of the use or transfer of all such bonus deer permits, and report any data as required by the department. Records of bonus permit distribution shall be provided to the department upon request. A violation of this paragraph shall be treated as a violation of s. 29.961 (2), Stats.
NR 10.72 NoteNote: DMAP members are exempt from the restriction against purchasing no more than one bonus deer permit daily on a first-come-first-served basis that is established in s. NR 10.104 (8) (a).
NR 10.73(1)(1)The fee to enroll as a DMAP member is $50.
NR 10.73(2)(2)No DMAP member may receive any elective benefit described in s. NR 10.72 (2) (d) for an enrolled property unless the DMAP member has paid the applicable additional fee based on the acreage of the enrolled property as follows:
NR 10.73(2)(a)(a) Properties with at least 40 but less than 160 acres, $150.00.
NR 10.73(2)(b)(b) Properties with at least 160 but less than 640 acres, $200.00.
NR 10.73(2)(c)(c) Properties with at least 640 acres, $250.00
NR 10.73(3)(3)The department may discount the fees for elective benefits for DMAP members who have previously received elective benefits. Discounts shall be based on the specific benefits to be received. Any discounts shall be described on the elective benefits application form.
NR 10.73(4)(4)Applicable fees shall be paid within 30 days of enrollment as a DMAP member or notification by the department that the DMAP member’s application for elective benefits has been accepted.
NR 10.73(5)(5)The department may waive any applicable fee for a governmental organization or the owner of other lands that the department determines is open to the public for hunting.
NR 10.74NR 10.74Ineligibility and penalties.Any participant who charges a fee for bonus permits issued under this subchapter in violation of s. NR 10.104 (9m) (a), or who fails to keep records or make reports to the department as required under this chapter, shall be denied any benefits of enrollment in the program for the calendar year in which the failure was identified and be ineligible to participate for up to two years subsequent to that.
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