CR 16-037 Rule Text

Agency Contact Person: Scott Loomans, 101 South Webster St., PO BOX 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. [phone], [e-mail]

Comment Period: Comments may be sent to the agency contact person through January 31, 2016

Section 1. NR 10.001 (3s) is repealed.

Section 2. NR 10.001 (5p) is amended to read:

NR 10.001 (5p) "Capable of drowning submersing" means a set designed to allow the trapped animal to travel to water of sufficient depth to cause drowning irreversible complete submersion. Slide wires or poles, locking devices, slip chains, weighted traps and traps staked in deep water are commonly used in drowning sets.

Section 3. NR 10.001 (5v), as affected by WM-04-13, is amended to read:

NR 10.001 (5v) "Colony trap" means an enclosure device designed to allow the capture of one or more fur-bearing animals in a single setting as a drowning submersion set. Entrance to the device is gained by one or more one-way entrances with overall dimensions of the trap not to exceed 6.5 inches in width, 6.5 inches in height and 36.5 inches in length.

Section 4. NR 10.001 (6b) is created to read:

  NR 10.001 (6b) “Culvert” means a pipe, tube or conduit no greater than 4 feet in width or diameter that allows the passage of water under a public or private roadway or driveway.

Section 5. NR 10.001 (8e) is repealed.

Section 6. NR 10.001 (8m) is renumbered and amended to read:

NR 10.001 (8m) (25L) "Drowning Submersion set" means any trap set capable of capturing an animal and drowning capable of submersing the captured animal. Slide wires or poles, locking devices, slip chains, weighted traps and traps staked in deep water are commonly used in submersion sets. A body gripping trap is not a submersion set when more than one-half of the set trap is located above water.

Section 7. NR 10.001 (12m) is created to read:

NR 10.001 (12m) “Jawed trap" means a trap designed to catch an animal by the foot, but does not include enclosed trigger traps, cable restraints, or body gripping traps.

Section 8. NR 10.001 (18m) is amended to read:

NR 10.001 (18m) "Non-drowning Non-submersion set" means any trap set that is capable of capturing an animal and not capable of drowning submersing the captured animal.

Section 9. NR 10.001 (25k) and (27) are repealed.

Section 10. NR 10.01 (3) (e) 2. d. is repealed.

Section 11. NR 10.02 (Intro.) is amended to read:

  NR 10.02  Protected wild animals. The following wild animals are designated protected. No person may take, attempt to take, transport or possess any protected wild animal or its carcass at any time unless expressly authorized by the department.

Section 12. NR 10.04 (1) is amended to read:

  NR 10.04 (1) Opossum, porcupine, skunk, and weasel.

Section 13. NR 10.07 (1) (k) is amended to read:

  NR 10.07 (1) (k) Marking. Capture and tag, collar or mark and release any game taken from the wild unless issued a permit by the department pursuant to s. NR 19.11, or as authorized under a federal migratory bird banding permit, or a license issued under s. 169.25, Stats. The normal uses of archery equipment for hunting such as lighted, reflective, or glowing nocks are not a violation of this paragraph.

Section 14. NR 10.102 (5) is repealed.

Section 15. NR 10.13 (3) (c) 1. and 2. are amended to read:

  NR 10.13 (3) (c) 1. Non-drowning Non-submersion sets shall be tended at least once each day and any animal captured shall be removed from the set.

  2. Drowning Submersion sets shall be tended within a 4-day period following the last tending of the set. Any animal captured shall be removed from the set. Water levels shall be monitored to ensure effective drowning submersion sets.

Section 16. NR 10.24 (3) (g) is repealed.

Section 17. NR 10.24 (7) (a) is amended to read:

NR 10.24 (7) (a) Tagging Permit validation. When a pheasant is killed and before it is carried by hand or transported in any manner, the hunter shall completely attach to the bird's leg a carcass tag issued by the department validate their daily pheasant hunting permit by slitting, tearing, or punching holes according to instructions on the permit. Failure to properly validate the permit renders any pheasant in the person’s possession illegal.

Section 18. NR 10.24 (7) (b) is repealed and recreated to read:

  (b) Permit information. No person may hunt pheasants unless they are in possession of a permit which bears the customer information number of the holder and the date of permit issuance.

Section 19. NR 10.24 (10) (a) is amended to read:

  (10) (a) Special use zone hunting post requirement. Hunting shall be restricted to locations assigned by the department in a 300 acre area in the southeast part of the special use zone. In assigned locations, the hunter may assemble a blind using existing natural vegetation at the assigned site or use a portable blind. Individuals are required to hunt within 10 25 feet of the assigned location. All portable blinds shall be removed at the end of the day.

  (b) Blind limitation. No more than 3 4 people may hunt from any location assigned by the department.

Section 20. NR 10.25 (1) (c) 3. And (4) (b) are amended to read:

  NR 10.25 (1) (c) 3. If a maximum of 4 10 persons wish to hunt together, each shall complete an application form for individual licenses. The group application shall be treated as one application for purposes of random selection or consideration for a license. Landowner preference may be requested by group applicants provided all individuals are eligible under par. (b).

  (4) (b) By the use or aid of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds or imitations thereof, or while in possession of any type of device that produces recorded or electronic amplifications of bird calls or sounds. This paragraph does not apply to hunters possessing a Class A or B disabled hunting permit which authorizes hunting from a stationary vehicle and which is issued for more than one year. This paragraph does not apply to hunters who are unable to proficiently use a turkey call because they are deaf or severely hard of hearing due to some pathological or functional cause as verified by a medical professional.

Section 21. NR 10.285 (Intro.) is amended to read:

  NR 10.285 Game management zones units.

Section 22. NR 10.29 is repealed and recreated to read: