NR 13.10(2)(n)(n) Section NR 20.09 (2) (a) pertaining to definition of dip net. NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10(2)(nm)(nm) Section NR 20.09 (2) (g) pertaining to use of dip nets to take rough fish. NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10(2)(o)(o) Section NR 20.09 (3) (b) pertaining to use of dip nets for smelt and suckers. NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10(2)(om)(om) Section NR 20.09 (3) (e) pertaining to dip nets for smelt on specified lakes. NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10(2)(q)(q) Section NR 20.13 (intro.) pertaining to ice fishing. NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.10 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1991, No. 425, eff. 6-1-91; corrections in (1) (a) to (j) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2001 No. 551. NR 13.12NR 13.12 Modifications and exceptions. NR 13.12(1)(a)(a) In s. NR 20.01, the applicable seasons, methods, bag and possession limits for treaty rights participants are those of this subchapter. NR 13.12 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.12(1)(b)(b) All references to licensees in s. 29.516, Stats., are deleted and permittees is substituted for the references. NR 13.12(2)(2) Crayfish trapping. The daily lift requirement for crayfish traps in s. NR 19.27 (1) is not applicable to treaty rights participants except when the traps are placed in streams containing trout. NR 13.12(3)(3) Turtle trap limitation. The limitation on the number of turtle traps and the size limitation on float and tank type traps in s. NR 19.27 (3) are not applicable to treaty rights participants. NR 13.12 NoteNote: NR 19.27 (3) was repealed eff. 3-1-97.
NR 13.12(4)(4) Possession limit for fresh fish. The possession limit in s. NR 20.03 (1) (intro.) applies only to fresh fish. No treaty rights participant may possess more than one bag limit while on the ice or water. The possession limit is not applicable to fresh fish tagged for sale pursuant to s. NR 13.05 (11) (b). NR 13.12 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.12(5)(5) Unattended lines. As allowed by this chapter, unattended lines may be used for set or bank poles, setlines and ice fishing. NR 13.12(6)(6) Possession. No treaty rights participant may use or possess a net, on the shore or surface of a body of water during the closed season or on the shore or surface of a body of water not open to netting. NR 13.12(6m)(a)(a) Nets and seines. Dip nets and seines may be used to the extent they are authorized by this chapter. NR 13.12(6m)(b)(b) Dip netting. The definition of dip net for rough fish in s. NR 20.09 (2) (a) applies to all dip nets authorized by this chapter. NR 13.12 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.12(7)(7) Ice holes. Ice holes used for spearing and dip nets may be no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches and shall be marked in a manner which will identify them as a hazard when unused. NR 13.12(8)(8) Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters. Restrictions, modifications and exceptions in this chapter apply to fishing by treaty rights participants when fishing Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters within Wisconsin’s jurisdiction. NR 13.12(9)(9) Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters. Restrictions, modifications and exceptions in this chapter apply to fishing by treaty rights participants when fishing Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters within Wisconsin’s jurisdiction. NR 13.12(10)(10) Clam harvest licenses. The provisions regarding clam harvest licenses in s. 29.537, Stats., and ch. NR 24 are not applicable. NR 13.12(11)(11) Minnow dip nets. The minnow dip net size restriction of s. NR 20.10 (4) (a)2. is deleted. NR 13.12 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.12(12)(12) Bait dealers. Prior to entering into the business of dealing in bait, treaty rights participants shall obtain a free bait dealers permit from the department. This permit shall entitle the permittee to the privileges afforded licensed bait dealers in s. NR 20.10. NR 13.12 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.12 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1991, No. 425, eff. 6-1-91; corrections in (1) (b) and (10) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2001 No. 551. NR 13.13NR 13.13 Notification, safe harvest and pulse fishing. NR 13.13(1)(1) Notification. Each band shall, no later than December 1 of each year, identify to the department those lakes to be harvested in the following year by methods for which a permit is required, and for which the bag limit is defined as TQ. NR 13.13(2)(2) Safe harvest. The department shall, within 30 days of the notification under sub. (1), inform the bands of the safe harvest upon which the tribal quota shall be based for bass, walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and any other species regulated by TQ for each lake identified. NR 13.13(3)(3) Pulse fishing. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, no safe harvest may be established and no spearing or netting may take place if: NR 13.13(3)(a)(a) Any combination of spearing or netting occurred on that lake for 2 successive years; and NR 13.13(3)(b)(b) The aggregate harvest for spearing and netting exceeded 60% of the safe harvest in each year. NR 13.13(4)(4) Tribal quota. The TQ shall be based on a period of ice out to ice out. For the purposes of this subchapter, TQ shall consist of up to 50% of the safe harvest unless otherwise agreed to with the Chippewa bands. Actual tribal quotas shall be based on requests of the Chippewa bands, subject to the 50% maximum past harvest performance and capacity to harvest. Upon agreement with the bands, the department may substitute an appropriate daily bag limit for any species regulated by TQ. NR 13.13(5)(a)(a) For methods or species for which the bag limit in s. NR 13.14 is specified as TQ, individual bag limits shall be established which are equivalent to the remaining TQ divided by the number of permits issued for any one day on the specified body of water. NR 13.13(5)(b)(b) Permits may only be issued for waters for which the cumulative tribal harvest has not exceeded the TQ. NR 13.13(5)(c)(c) Permits are valid only for the person to whom they are issued. NR 13.13(5)(e)(e) In lieu of permits, the department may regulate harvest to prevent the exceeding of the TQ through a system of tags in which each treaty rights participant may take only those numbers of fish for which he or she has tags. The tags shall be locked through the mouth and gill of the fish before it is brought to shore, and shall remain locked on the fish until final consumption. NR 13.13 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1991, No. 425, eff. 6-1-91. NR 13.14NR 13.14 Seasons, bag limits, total tribal quota, size limits and methods of taking. The following table applies to fishing by treaty rights participants for those kinds of fish and methods listed. NR 13.14 NoteNote: Chapter NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR 20 created eff. 6-1-99.
NR 13.14 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1991, No. 425, eff. 6-1-91. NR 13.15NR 13.15 Use of set or bank poles and setlines. NR 13.15(1)(1) Permit required. No treaty rights participant may use, set, lift, attend or have in possession while on the inland waters any set or bank pole or setline unless he or she possesses on his or her person a permit authorizing use of such gear issued by the department. NR 13.15(2)(a)(a) A set or bank pole permit authorizes the use of a maximum of 10 set or bank poles and a setline permit authorizes the use of one setline. NR 13.15(2)(b)(b) No treaty rights participant may use, set, lift, attend or have in possession while on the inland waters any set or bank pole or setline permitted to another person. NR 13.15(2)(c)(c) No treaty rights participant may possess sport angling equipment while setting, lifting or attending a set or bank pole or setline. NR 13.15(3)(3) Setline flag. Setline flags and buoys shall meet the requirements of this subsection. NR 13.15(3)(a)(a) Any treaty rights participant using a setline shall place and maintain at one end of the setline a white flag 10 inches square or larger held by a pole or staff 3 feet or more above the surface of the water or bank. The flag may not be placed in the main channel of any navigable waterway. NR 13.15(3)(b)(b) The flag shall be numbered with figures which are at least 3 inches high and which correspond to the number of the permit authorizing the setline’s use. NR 13.15(3)(c)(c) The flag staff or pole may not be more than 2 1/2 inches in diameter and the portion of the staff extending above the water or bank shall be banded horizontally with alternate black and white markings 2 inches to 6 inches wide. NR 13.15(3)(d)(d) When a buoy is used to hold the setline’s flag staff or pole, the buoy shall be cylindrical in shape, have a diameter of 15 inches or less, and be banded horizontally with alternate black and white markings 2 inches to 6 inches wide. NR 13.15(4)(4) Tags required. Each set or bank pole shall have attached securely to it and each setline shall have attached securely to its flag staff or pole a metal tag stamped with the number of the permit authorizing its use. NR 13.15(5)(a)(a) Set or bank poles and setlines may not use stainless steel hooks. NR 13.15(5)(b)(b) A set or bank pole may not be equipped with more than one line which may not have more than 2 hooks. NR 13.15(5)(c)(c) A setline may have not more than 10 hooks when fished in open water, nor more than 20 hooks when fished under the ice. NR 13.15(6)(6) Bait. All types of bait except live crayfish and live fish greater than 5 inches in length may be used on waters open to set or bank pole and setline fishing. NR 13.15(7)(a)(a) Each set or bank pole and setline shall be lifted and the catch removed at least once each day following the day it was set.
