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NR 109.06 History History: CR 02-061: cr. Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03.
NR 109.07 NR 109.07Invasive and nonnative aquatic plants.
NR 109.07(1)(1) The department may designate any aquatic plant as an invasive aquatic plant for a water body or a group of water bodies if it has the ability to cause significant adverse change to desirable aquatic habitat, to significantly displace desirable aquatic vegetation, or to reduce the yield of products produced by aquaculture.
NR 109.07(2) (2) The following aquatic plants are designated as invasive aquatic plants statewide: Eurasian water milfoil, curly leaf pondweed and purple loosestrife.
NR 109.07(3) (3) Native and nonnative aquatic plants of Wisconsin shall be determined by using scientifically valid publications and findings by the department.
NR 109.07 History History: CR 02-061: cr. Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03.
NR 109.08 NR 109.08Prohibitions.
NR 109.08(1) (1) No person may distribute an invasive aquatic plant, under s. NR 109.07.
NR 109.08(2) (2) No person may intentionally introduce Eurasian water milfoil, curly leaf pondweed or purple loosestrife into waters of this state without the permission of the department.
NR 109.08(3) (3) No person may intentionally cut aquatic plants in public/navigable waters without removing cut vegetation from the body of water.
NR 109.08(4)(a)(a) No person may place equipment used in aquatic plant management in a navigable water if the person has reason to believe that the equipment has any aquatic plants or zebra mussels attached.
NR 109.08(4)(b) (b) This subsection does not apply to equipment used in aquatic plant management when re-launched on the same body of water without having visited different waters, provided the re-launching will not introduce or encourage the spread of existing aquatic species within that body of water.
NR 109.08 History History: CR 02-061: cr. Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03.
NR 109.09 NR 109.09Plan specifications and approval.
NR 109.09(1)(1) Applicants required to submit an aquatic plant management plan, under s. NR 109.04 (3), shall develop and submit the plan in a format specified by the department.
NR 109.09(2) (2) The plan shall present and discuss each of the following items:
NR 109.09(2)(a) (a) The goals and objectives of the aquatic plant management and protection activities.
NR 109.09(2)(b) (b) A physical, chemical and biological description of the waterbody.
NR 109.09(2)(c) (c) The intensity of water use.
NR 109.09(2)(d) (d) The location of aquatic plant management activities.
NR 109.09(2)(e) (e) An evaluation of chemical, mechanical, biological and physical aquatic plant control methods.
NR 109.09(2)(f) (f) Recommendations for an integrated aquatic plant management strategy utilizing some or all of the methods evaluated in par. (e).
NR 109.09(2)(g) (g) An education and information strategy.
NR 109.09(2)(h) (h) A strategy for evaluating the efficacy and environmental impacts of the aquatic plant management activities.
NR 109.09(2)(i) (i) The involvement of local units of government and any lake organizations in the development of the plan.
NR 109.09(3) (3) The approval of an aquatic plant management plan does not represent an endorsement for plant management, but represents that adequate considerations in planning the actions have been made.
NR 109.09 History History: CR 02-061: cr. Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03.
NR 109.10 NR 109.10Other permits. Permits issued under s. 30.12, 30.20, 31.02 or 281.36, Stats., or under ch. NR 107 may contain provisions which provide for aquatic plant management. If a permit issued under one of these authorities contains the appropriate conditions as required under this chapter for aquatic plant management, a separate permit is not required under this chapter. The permit shall explicitly state that it is intended to comply with the substantive requirements of this chapter.
NR 109.10 History History: CR 02-061: cr. Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03.
NR 109.11 NR 109.11Enforcement.
NR 109.11(1) (1) Violations of this chapter may be prosecuted by the department under chs. 23, 30 and 31, Stats.
NR 109.11(2) (2) Failure to comply with the conditions of a permit issued under or in accordance with this chapter may result in cancellation of the permit and loss of permit privileges for the subsequent year. Notice of cancellation or loss of permit privileges shall be provided by the department to the permit holder.
NR 109.11 History History: CR 02-061: cr. Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03.
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