NR 45.12(3)(a)
(a)
No person 16 years of age or older, except pedestrians, snowmobile riders, all-terrain vehicle riders, or utility-terrain vehicle riders may use trails posted pursuant to par. (b) unless the person has in his or her possession a valid state trail pass.
NR 45.12(3)(b)
(b) State trails and trails on other department lands on which a state trail pass is required shall be designated by the department with markers or signs.
NR 45.12(3)(e)
(e) A person subject to par.
(a) shall exhibit proof of a valid state trail pass to the department or law enforcement on demand
.
NR 45.12(4)
(4) Other fees. No person may use any facility, land or area for which a fee or charge has been established by the department without payment of such fee or charge as listed in the following schedule: The fees listed in this subsection include the state sales tax.
NR 45.12(4)(a)1.
1. Age 18 and older
$4.00 per day or $55.00 per year for a season pass
NR 45.12(4)(a)2.
2. Age 2 - 17
$3.00 per day or $40.00 per year for a season pass
NR 45.12(4)(b)
(b) McMiller sports center, when operated by the department.
NR 45.12(4)(c)
(c) No person may use any concession or area without payment of applicable fees or charges established under contract between the department and concessionaire.
NR 45.12(4)(f)1.1. `Special use zone.' The zone shall be available to groups for special events by reservation for $25.00 per event. The reservation fee is nonrefundable.
NR 45.12(4)(f)2.
2. `Hunting zone.' A vehicle admission sticker, hunting and trapping license as well as hunting and trapping administrative fees are required for hunting and trapping in the Richard Bong state recreation area.
NR 45.12(4)(f)2.a.
a. Pheasant hunting
$12.00 per person each day for adults and $7.00 per person who is age 17 or younger. In the event pheasant stocking cannot be done on the previous day or days, the pheasant hunting fee will be $5.00 per person each day.
NR 45.12(4)(f)2.d.
d. Administrative fee. A hunting administrative fee of $3.00 shall be paid at the time the reservation is requested and is non-refundable once the reservation is confirmed.
NR 45.12(4)(g)
(g) The department may grant building, shelter and picnic area reservations and shall upon request provide a list of parks and forests where reservations are accepted. Fees for building, shelter, picnic area, auditorium, sports center and other reservable facilities such as classrooms, meeting rooms, amphitheaters, overlooks, boat mooring areas, and yurts to be established by the department. Reservations may be accepted up to 11 months in advance of the rental date. Cancellation penalties established by the department may include a non-refundable reservation fee, cancel fee, and non-refundable portion or totality of the rental fee. Upon occupancy of the facility, the reservation becomes a permit. Reservations may be issued at any time prior to occupancy.
NR 45.12(4)(h)
(h) Visitors using areas posted subject to self-registration requirements for either vehicle admission stickers, trail passes, mooring fees or camping fees shall pay an additional $5.00 registration fee if they fail to properly self-register or pay at the park office.
NR 45.12(4)(i)
(i) Use of dump station for non-registered campers $10.00, in addition to park sticker.
NR 45.12(4)(j)
(j) The department may charge participants of department sponsored special events or programs a fee sufficient to cover the cost of providing the program.
NR 45.12(4)(L)
(L) The department may determine and charge a fee for special property use that includes a base fee plus the actual costs to the department that are anticipated as a result of the use. In determining the base fee and costs, the department may consider impacts including but not limited to all of the following:
NR 45.12(4)(L)1.
1. The number of participants or spectators anticipated for the use.
NR 45.12(4)(L)2.
2. Additional department staff time required as a result of the use.
NR 45.12(4)(L)3.
3. Additional maintenance of the property required as a result of the use.
NR 45.12(4m)
(4m)
Damage to department property. In addition to the fees established in this section, the department may require a person or organization to compensate the department for, or to restore to the satisfaction of the department, a natural resource or department property that is damaged during that person or organization's period of occupancy or visitation. Permit holders are responsible for notifying department personnel of existing damage to department property upon arrival and may be held liable for any damages not reported.
NR 45.12(5)
(5) Exceptions. This section does not apply to department lands under lease or agreement which provides otherwise. No person may use any facilities without proper payment of appropriate fees established by a lessee or contractor.
NR 45.12 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1983, No. 336, eff. 1-1-84; r. (1) (e), cr. (1) (f) 5., r. and recr. (4) (f) 1. and 2.,
Register, August, 1984, No. 344, eff 9-1-84; am. (3) (a) and (c) (intro.), r. and recr. (3) (b),
Register, March, 1986, No. 363, eff. 4-1-86; cr. (1) (b) 5.m. and n. and 6m.,
Register, June, 1987, No. 378, eff. 7-1-87; r. (1) (b) 2. e., 6. m. and (1) (f) 1., am. (1) (b) 5. d. and (6) c. and e., (c) 3., (2) (b), (2) (c) 1., (2) (d) 3. a. to f., 4. a. to d., (2) (e) 3. and 5., (3) (c) 1. to 4. and (4) (b), cr. (1) (c) 24., (1) (d) 34., (2) (a) 4., (2) (d) 3. g., (2) (e) 1. c., 2. q. and r., r. and recr. (2) (a) 1. to 3. and (2) (d) 1. and 2.,
Register, December, 1987, No. 384, eff. 1-1-88; reprinted to correct error in (2) (e) 2.,
Register, February, 1988, No. 386; r. (2) (a) 2. b., i. and o., (3) (c) 5. to 7., renum. (2) (a) 2. c. to h., j. to n. and p. to be (2) (a) 2. b. to m., cr. (1) (c) 25., (2) (a) 1. i. to l., 2. n., (e) 2. 5., am. (1) (f) 3., (2) (a) 3. and 4., (f), (3) (a), r. and recr. (3) (c) 1. to 4. and (4) (f) 2. d.,
Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; reprinted to correct error in (2) (d) 1.,
Register, April, 1992, No. 436; am. (1) (a), (b) (intro.), (d) (intro.), (2) (a) 1. intro., (c) 1., 3. and 4., (d) 2.b., 4. intro., a, and b., (f) and (4) (a) 2., r. (1) (b) 5. l., (2) (d) 3. a., 4. c. and d. and (e), r. and recr. (1) (c), (2) (a) 2., (d) 1. and (3), renum. (1) (b) 5. m. and n., (f) 2. to 5., (2) (d) 3. b. to g. (4) (a) 3. to be (1) (b) 5. l. and m., (f) 1. to 4., (2) (d) 3. a. to f. and am. (1) (f) 2., (4) (a) 4., cr. (1) (d) 35. and 36., (2) (a) 1. m. to t., (4) (a) 3. and (g),
Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; emerg. am. (2) (c) 1., cr. (2) (c) 5., eff. 3-1-94; am. (2) (c) 1., cr. (2) (c) 5.,
Register, June, 1994, No. 462, eff. 7-1-94; cr. (1) (b) 6. p., (1) (c) 12., (1) (d) 37. to 48., (2) (a) 1. u. to zb., (4) (h), (i) and (j), r. (1) (c) 11. through 15., (2) (b) and (c) 2., renum. (1) (c) 16. to be 11., (2) (a) 4. to be 3., (2) (c), (d) and (f) to be (b), (c) and (d) and am. (b) 3., (c) 1. (intro.) and b., 2. and 3., am. (2) (intro.), (4) (a) 1. and 2., (d) and (g) 4. and (5) and r. and recr. (2) (a) 2. and 3. and (4) (b),
Register, November, 1995, No. 479, eff. 12-1-95; r. and recr. (1) (b) 6. c., d., e., n., (4) (g) 1., and 2., cr. (1) (b) 8., (1) (d) 49. and (2) (a) 2. s., am. (1) (f) 1., (2) (a) 3., (4) (e) and (4) (h), r. (1) (c) 3., (d) 32. to 34., (2) (b) 4. and (2) (c) 3. c., renum. (2) (b) 3. and 5 to be 2. and 3.,
Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; am. (1) (a), (c) (intro.) and (d) (intro.),
Register, November, 1998, No. 515, eff. 1-1-99; am. (2) (a) 1. n.,
Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00;
CR 01-011: am. (1) (b) 2. b. and (c) 6., cr. (1) (b) 2. e. and f., r. (1) (c) 5.
Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02;
CR 03-035: am. (1) (a), (d) 8., 22. and (2) (b) 1., (2) (c) 1. a. to c. and 3. a. and b., (2) (d), (3) (b) and (c), (4) (a) 1. and 2., (e), (f) 2. and (h), cr. (1) (b) 5. n. to zb., 6. q. to v., (d) 50. to 53., (2) (b) 4., (c) 3. c. and (4) (k), renum. (1) (b) 6m., 7. and 8. to be (1) (b) 7. to 9., r. (1) (c) 2., r. and recr. (2) (a) 1. and 2.,
Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04, except (2) (a) 1. and 2., (b) 1., 4., (c) 1. a. to c. and 3. a. to c., eff. 3-1-04;
CR 04-092: am. (1) (b) 1. e. and 8. o., (2) (a) 1., 2. and (b) 3., (3), (4) (g) 1., 2. and (h), cr. (1) (b) 1. g., (2) (b) 5., (c) 1. e. and (3) (d)
Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05, except (2) (b) 5., (c) 1. e. and (4) (g) 1. and 2. are eff. 8-1-05;
CR 07-026: cr. (1) (b) 10., am. (2) (b) 3., 5., (3) (c) 1., (4) (g) 6., r. and recr. (4) (g) 7.
Register December 2007 No. 624, eff. 1-1-08;
CR 10-042: cr. (1) (d) 54., (2) (b) 5. p., q. and (c) 5., am. (1) (d) (intro.), 51., (2) (a) 1., (b) 3., 4., (c) 3. b. and (4) (k), r. (1) (b) 1., (f) 1., (2) (a) 2., (c) 2. and 4., renum. (1) (b) 2. to 10. to be (1) (b) 1. to 9. and am. (1) (b) 7. and 8.
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11;
CR 13-021: am. (4) (f) 2. a.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13;
CR 16-001: am. (1) (b) 1. f., 7. d., m., cr. (1) (d) 55. to 58., r. and recr. (4) (a) 1. to 3., am. (4) (g) 2. a., b., (i), cr. (L)
Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17;
CR 23-060: am. (1) (a), (b) (intro.), r. (1) (b) 1. d., am. (1) (b) 7. j., cr. (1) (b) 8. c. to f., am. (1) (b) 9. (intro.), a., cr. (1) (b) 10., 11., cr. (1) (bm) 59. to 64., am. (1) (c) (intro.), 4., cr. (1) (c) 5., am. (1) (c) 7. to 11., r. (1) (c) 12., renum. (1) (d) (intro.) and 1. to 16. to (1) (bm) (intro.) and 1. to 16., r. (1) (d) 17., renum. (1) (d) 18. to (1) (bm) 18., r. (1) (d) 19., renum. (1) (d) 20., 21. to (1) (bm) 20., 21., r. (1) (d) 22., renum. (1) (d) 23. to 55., 57., 58.. to (1) (bm) 23. to 55., 57., 58.. and am. 39., 55., 58., am. (1) (f) 5., cr. (1) (f) 6., r. (2) (b) (intro.), 1., am. (2) (b) 2., 3., (c) 1. (intro.), a., c., e., 3. a. to c.,. r. (2) (c) 5., am. (2) (d), (3) (a), renum. (3) (c) (intro.) to (3) (c) and am., r. (3) (c) 1., 2., cr. (3) (e), am. (4) (a) 1., 2., r. (4) (e), renum. (4) (g) (intro.) to (4) (g) and am., r. (4) (g) 1. to 7., (k), am. (4) (L) (intro.), subds. 1. to 3., cr. (4m), (5) (title) Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24; s. 35.17 correction in (1) (a), (b) 6., 8. (intro.), (2) (d), correction in (1) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., and renum. (1) (d) 56. to (1) (bm) 56. under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register July 2024 No. 823. NR 45.13
NR 45.13
Specific property rules. NR 45.13(1)(1)
State natural areas — general. Within the boundaries of state natural areas posted with appropriate signs:
NR 45.13(1)(a)
(a) No person may take, catch, kill, trap, pursue or remove any wild animal, without written permission from the department. Unless otherwise posted, a person may hunt, fish or trap in accordance with the open seasons as established by chs.
NR 10 and
20.
NR 45.13(1)(c)
(c) No person may destroy, remove or attempt to remove any plant or plant part, without permission from the department except as provided for in s.
NR 45.04 (1s) (a) 1. to
4. NR 45.13(1)(e)
(e) No person may engage in rock climbing except at the Dalles of the St. Croix state natural area in Interstate state park and the East Bluff state natural area at Devil's Lake state park, or other areas where the management plan allows rock climbing and in which climbing is allowed by posted notice.
NR 45.13(1m)
(1m) Dells of the Wisconsin river state natural area. NR 45.13(1m)(a)(a) No person may enter or be in the Dells of the Wisconsin River state natural area, including sandbars, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and the following 5:00 a.m. from May 15th to September 15th, and between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and the following 5:00 a.m. from September 16th to May 14th except where the department has waived these hours and established different hours for special events and programs.
NR 45.13(1m)(b)
(b) No person may possess any glass containers in the Dells of the Wisconsin River state natural area.
NR 45.13(1m)(c)
(c) No person may light a fire or use a charcoal grill in the Dells of the Wisconsin River state natural area.
NR 45.13(1m)(d)
(d) No person may operate a boat at a speed greater than slow-no-wake as defined in s.
30.50 (12), Stats., in the waters of the Wisconsin River within the designated state natural areas from Coldwater Canyon (N43
o 39'18.06") downstream approximately 3,700 feet to the area known as Chapel Gorge (N43
o 38' 53.58").
NR 45.13(2)
(2) parfrey's glen, natural bridge, roche-a-cri mound, pewits nest, oakfield ledge, gibraltar rock, and bay city ridge state natural areas. NR 45.13(2)(a)
(a) No person may possess or consume any food or beverage in the Parfrey's Glen state natural area, Natural Bridge state natural area, Roche-A-Cri Mound state natural area, Pewit's Nest state natural area or Oakfield Ledge state natural area.
NR 45.13(2)(b)
(b) No person may enter or be in Parfrey's Glen state natural area and surrounding and adjacent lands in sections 22 and 23, township 11 north, range 7 east, Sauk county, the Natural Bridge state natural area, Pewit's Nest state natural area or Gibraltar Rock state natural area between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
NR 45.13(2)(c)
(c) No person may hike in any area of Parfrey's Glen state natural area, Natural Bridge state natural area or Roche-a-Cri Mound state natural area other than on a trail specifically designed and signed for that purpose, except for that portion of the gorge at Parfrey's Glen state natural area that lies within 20 feet of Parfrey's Glen Creek as it flows between the end of the designated hiking trail and the base of the waterfall in the NE1/4 SE1/4 NE1/4 of section 23, township 11 north, range 7 east, or unless authorized to do so in writing by the department.
NR 45.13(2)(d)
(d) No person may enter or be in Roche-A-Cri Mound state natural area between the hours of sunset and 6:00 a.m.
NR 45.13(2)(e)
(e) No person may enter or be in Oakfield Ledge state natural area between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except as provided for in s.
NR 45.04 (2) (a) 2. NR 45.13(2)(f)
(f) No person may enter or be in Bay City Ridge state natural area earlier than 30 minutes prior to sunrise and no later than 30 minutes after sunset.
NR 45.13(2g)(a)
(a) No person may possess or transport live fishing bait within 50 feet of the shoreline of Inch Lake on Inch Lake state natural area.
NR 45.13(2g)(b)
(b) No person may possess fish harvested from the waters of Inch lake on Inch Lake state natural area.
NR 45.13(2g)(c)
(c) No person may possess or transport a watercraft motor or motorized watercraft within 50 feet of the shoreline of Inch lake on Inch Lake state natural area.
NR 45.13 Note
Note: These conditions are required by the Articles of Dedication and Conservation Easement for Inch Lake state natural area accepted by the department at the time of acquisition.
NR 45.13(2m)
(2m) State parks, recreation areas, wildlife areas, fishery areas, and forests. Within the boundaries of state parks, state recreation areas, state wildlife areas, state fishery areas, northern forests, and southern forests, no person may take, pursue, catch, kill, trap or remove any wild animal without written permission from the department except as follows:
NR 45.13(2m)(e)
(e) Trapping on state fishery areas, northern forests, southern forests, state recreation areas, and state wildlife areas in accordance with ch.
NR 10 and this chapter.
NR 45.13(2m)(f)
(f) Arthropods collected for purposes of study as part of participation in a department sponsored naturalist or educational program. All collected animals shall be released on the property from which obtained and may not be removed from the property.
NR 45.13(4)
(4) Blue mound state park. Violations of any state law, administrative code or any posted user conduct rules of the Blue Mound state park swimming pool by any person is cause for revocation of the pool use privilege.
NR 45.13(5)(a)
(a) No person may operate or use a combustion engine as a power source for a skin diver's generator or air supply (commonly referred to as an air buoy or similar device) on or in the waters of Devil's lake in Devil's Lake state park, sections 13 and 14, T11N, R6E, town of Baraboo, and section 25, T11N, R6E, town of Sumpter, Sauk county.
NR 45.13(5)(b)
(b) No person may fish with, possess or control any spear, spear gun, bow and arrow or similar device designed for shooting a projectile unless enclosed in a carrying case while within the boundaries of Devil's Lake state park.
NR 45.13(7)
(7) Heritage hill state park. No person may drink or possess any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage in Heritage Hill state park except at special events or programs authorized by the department.
NR 45.13(8)
(8) High cliff state park. In the waters of High Cliff state park marina, Calumet county, no person may:
NR 45.13(8)(a)
(a) Operate a boat or other watercraft at a speed in excess of that required for steerage.
NR 45.13(8)(c)
(c) Anchor, moor or dock a boat or watercraft except in the areas provided and designated.
NR 45.13(8)(e)
(e) Water ski in the marina area including the channel, and that area of the channel outlet in Lake Winnebago marked by buoys.
NR 45.13(8m)
(8m) Interstate state park. No person may jump or dive into the St. Croix river from the park boat ramp upstream to the highway 8 bridge.
NR 45.13(9)(a)
(a) All boats mooring offshore overnight within the boundary of Kinnickinnic state park shall be equipped with holding tank and toilet.
NR 45.13(9)(b)
(b) In the Kinnickinnic delta use area, when toilet facilities are not provided, no person may moor or anchor a watercraft overnight unless equipped with a holding tank and toilet.
NR 45.13(10)(a)
(a) Violations of any state law, administrative code, or any posted regulations at the Peninsula state park golf course by any person is cause for revocation of the golfing privilege.
NR 45.13(10)(b)
(b) No person may scavenge golf balls on the golf course except by written permit issued by the superintendent.
NR 45.13(10m)
(10m) Downhill skiers and snowboarders are not permitted outside of the leased area of Granite Peak ski area within Rib Mountain state park.
NR 45.13(11)
(11) Rock island state park. No person may operate a motor vehicle except for motor-driven sleds, toboggans or other snowmobiles on state-owned lands in Rock Island state park.
