Section 1. Subch. I - NR 8 (title) is amended to read:
Subch. I - NR 8. Standards and Procedures for the Statewide Automated License Issuance System.
Section 2. NR 8.01 (1) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 8.01 (1) “Authenticated”, for purposes of s. NR 8.045, means the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats., in the presence of an applicant, has physically handled an applicant’s operator’s license and verified, using department of transportation records, the applicant’s identity and that the applicant’s customer account is properly linked to the operator’s license. Section 3. NR 8.01 (2) is repealed.
Section 4. NR 8.01 (3m) is created to read:
NR 8.01 (3m) “Digital file”, for purposes of s. NR 8.045, means a portable document format (pdf) file. Section 5. NR 8.01 (5) and (6) are repealed.
Section 6. NR 8.02 is amended to read:
NR 8.02 Authorization to issue approvals. All license agents shall issue all department approvals or federal approvals designated by the department to be issued through the statewide automated licensing system, except for approvals designated by the department to be issued only by the department or by specified license agents.
Section 7. NR 8.03 (2) (b) is repealed.
Section 8. NR 8.03 (2) (c) (Intro.) is amended to read:
NR 8.03 (2) (c) All license agent applicants not included in par. (a) or (b) shall be considered for approval by the department. Factors which may be considered for approval of an application include, but are not limited to the following:
Section 9. NR 8.03 (3) (b) is repealed.
Section 10. NR 8.04 (1) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
NR 8.04 (1) (a) An applicant shall provide appropriate identification and update all personal information as indicated by the department's license issuance manual when applying for an approval. In addition, an applicant shall sign the purchase receipt attesting to his or her residency and that his or her privileges for all approvals issued have not been suspended or revoked by a court of law.
NR 8.04 (1)(b) An applicant shall sign the issued approval, if required by the department on the approval form, before exercising any privileges authorized by the approval and carry the signed approval on their person when exercising privileges authorized by the approval. Section 11. NR 8.045 is created to read:
NR 8.045 (Title) Forms of proof; reprints.
NR 8.045 (1) Pursuant to s. 23.47 (1) Stats., this sub. establishes that only the following, issued through the statewide automated system, may be used to provide proof of authorization to engage in the activities in par.’s (a) to (g). (a) For hunting licenses, hunting stamps, and trapping licenses, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 1, 2016, except licenses and stamps authorized by s. 29.2297, Stats., and wild rice harvest licenses issued under 29.607 (3)and guide licenses issued under s. 29.512, Stats. 1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A conservation card issued under s. 23.47(2), Stats. 3. An authenticated, current, non-expired Wisconsin operator’s license issued by the department of transportation, of the type required under s. 343.18(1), Stats. 4. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with s. 29.024(1), Stats. (b) For fishing licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 1, 2016, only while fishing on inland waters that are not boundary waters. 1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A conservation card issued under s. 23.47 (2), Stats. 3. An authenticated, current, non-expired Wisconsin operator’s license issued by the department of transportation, of the type required under s. 343.1 (1), Stats.
4. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with s. 29.024 (1), Stats. (c) For fishing licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 1, 2016, while fishing on the waters that are boundary waters or while fishing on the waters that are outlying waters, a reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. (d) For certificates of accomplishment authorized under ss. 29.591, 29.595, and 29. 597, Stats. 1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A conservation card issued under s. 23.47(2), Stats. 3. An authenticated, current, non-expired Wisconsin operator’s license issued by the department of transportation, of the type required under s. 343.18 (1), Stats. 4. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with s. 29.024(1), Stats. (e) For safety certificates required under ss.23.33 (5) (b), 30.678, and 350.05, Stats., include:
1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with the requirement to exhibit proof of the certificate.
(f) For a temporary trail use receipt issued under ss. 23.33 (2j) or s. 350.12 (3j) and a temporary operating receipt issued under s. 23.33 (2) (ig) 1. b., ss. 30.52 (1m) (ag) 1. a. and 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. b., Stats., a discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with the requirement to exhibit proof of the receipt. (g) For an approval issued as a unique carcass tag for bear, deer, goose, grouse, sturgeon, or turkey that has not been validated or used to harvest an animal, a reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. NOTE: Once an individual has harvested a bear, deer, goose, grouse, sturgeon, or turkey under the authority of a unique carcass tag, the tag is no longer eligible to be reprinted.
NR 8.045 (2) For any approval not specifically enumerated in sub. (1), no alternative forms of proof are permitted.
NR 8.045 (3) Pursuant to s. 23.47 (3), Stats., for a license, stamp, certificate, or tag for which a reprint is established under sub (1)., an approval holder may cause their original approval document to be reprinted by doing any of the following: (a) Utilizing a digital file issued by the department to produce a high-quality printed hard-copy that facilitates meaningful inspection by a law enforcement officer.
(b) Requesting the department to produce a printed hard-copy at a service center.
(c) Requesting an agent appointed under ss. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. or 3.Stats. to produce a printed hard-copy, if the approval is of the type the agent is authorized to issue. NOTE: A tag that is identified by a unique number is a unique carcass tag that remains as a singular harvest approval regardless of the number of reprints generated. Every reprint that bears an identical unique number collectively represent one authorization to harvest an animal; once an animal has been harvested under the authority of the harvest approval, all of the reprints are considered filled.
Section 12. NR 8.05 is repealed.
Section 13. NR 8.07 is amended to read:
NR 8.07 Variances. The department may approve a variance from nonstatutory requirements of this chapter upon request when the department determines that the variance is essential to accomplish the objectives of the statewide automated license issuance system and where special circumstances make the variances in the best interest of the program. Before granting a variance, the department shall take into account factors such as good cause and circumstances beyond the control of the requester.
Section 14. NR 8.52 (1) (b) 2., (c) 2. and (d) 2. are amended to read:
NR 8.52 (1) (b) 2. Update the department's Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system with a violator's revocation status, including the starting date and the ending date when known.
