Section 9 NR 10.001 (23s) is repealed.
Section 10 NR 10.001 (25L) is amended to read:
NR 10.001 (25L) “Submersion set" means any trap set capable of capturing an animal and 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 after the trap has been triggered.
Section 11 NR 10.001 (28) is repealed.
Section 12 NR 10.01 (intro) is amended to read:
NR 10.01 Open and closed seasons. A closed season is established year-round for each species of wild animal named in this section, except during the specified open season. Seasons open to legal hunting and trapping apply to the entire locality described, except as otherwise provided in chs. NR 11 and 15. Whenever open and closed season areas are defined by highways, the boundary shall be the highway center line. No person may hunt, take, catch, or kill any animal specified in this section except during the specified open season. Section 13 NR 10.01(3)(h)1. is repealed and recreated to read:
Kind of animal and locality | Open season (all dates inclusive | Limit |
NR 10.01(3)(h) Coyote Hunting Statewide | All year | None |
Section 14 NR 10.06 (5) is amended to read:
NR 10.06 (5) SHOOTING HOURS. Shooting hours for bear, bow deer, deer with firearms, elk and small game are 30 minutes before sunrise through 20 minutes after sunset. Shooting hours for migratory game birds are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset except for teal during a season for hunting teal species only. The hours for shooting teal during a teal−only season shall be sunrise through 7:00 p.m. except on the first day when shooting hours begin at 9:00 a.m. All pheasant shooting starts at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of the pheasant hunting season established in s. NR 10.01 (2) (c). Shooting hours for the first day of the pheasant hunting season established in s. NR 10.01 (2) (c) begin at 9:00 a.m. The department shall establish the specific opening and closing times annually in the hunting regulations pamphlets. Opening and closing times for zone A southern and northern areas shall be based on astronomical data collected by the U.S. naval observatory, Washington D.C., 20392−5420 for Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Powers, Michigan, respectively. The shooting hours for the other zones shall be obtained by adding minutes to the Zone A a.m. and p.m. columns as follows: Section 15 NR 10.06 (10) is created to read:
(10) TRAPPING EXEMPTION. The shooting hour restrictions established in this section do not apply to the dispatch of lawfully trapped animals.
Section 16 NR 10.09 is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.09 Weapons and ammunition.
(1)
WEAPONS. No person may:(a)
Hunt with any means other than a rifle, shotgun, handgun, bow and arrow, crossbow, or falconry.(b)
Hunt with a machine gun or other fully automatic weapon.(c)
Hunt a game bird with or while in possession of a shotgun larger than 10 gauge.(d)
Hunt a deer during a muzzleloader-only hunt, such as described in s. NR 10.01 (3)(es), with any gun other than a rifle, shotgun, or handgun that is a firearm with a solid breech plug attached with threads and capable of being loaded only from the muzzle.(e)
Hunt a migratory bird with any shotgun capable of holding more than 3 shells unless the magazine has been cut off or plugged with a one-piece filler that cannot be removed without disassembling the gun and which reduces the capacity of the gun to not more than 3 shells at one time in the magazine and chamber combined.(2)
AMMUNITION. No person may:(a)
Use, possess, or have under control of any of the following while hunting:1.
Shot shells containing shot larger than T.2.
Any tracer or incendiary ammunition that is not a distress flare. 3.
Any bullet, arrow, or bolt that is designed or modified to explode or deliver poisons or drugs.(b)
Hunt a game bird with any ammunition other than an arrow, bolt, or shot shell that consists of more than one projectile.(c)
Hunt a deer, bear, or elk with any ammunition other than an arrow, bolt, or bullet that is a single projectile of an expanding design. (d)
Do any of the following while hunting waterfowl, snipe, rails, moorhens, or coot within any areas of the state, or mourning doves on lands which are under the management, supervision and control of the department:4.
Take, catch, kill or pursue waterfowl, mourning doves, snipe, rails, moorhens, or coot with any shot, either in shot shells or as loose shot for muzzle-loading, other than non-toxic shot.5.
Possess any shot shell or muzzle-loading firearm loaded with any material other than non-toxic shot.(3)
REASONABLE EQUIPMENT. No person may hunt with any weapon or ammunition that is of inherent design, or used in such a manner, as to not be reasonably capable of reducing a target wild animal to possession. The following are prima facie reasonable equipment:(a)
A firearm with a caliber of at least .22.(b)
A bow with a minimum draw weight of 30 pounds.(c)
A crossbow with a minimum draw weight of 100 pounds.(e)
Commercially manufactured or similar hand-loaded or re-loaded ammunition.(f)
An arrow or bolt with a sharpened broad-head blade.Section 17 NR 10.105 (4) (intro) and (j) are amended to read:
NR 10.105 (4) Transportation of cervid animals from a chronic wasting disease affected area. Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the carcasses of deer harvested in a chronic wasting disease affected area identified by the department may not be transported outside of that area except for any of the following, or as provided under sub. (7):
(j) Deer carcasses transported by a licensed solid waste transporter regulated under s. NR 502.06 or by a person who is under contract with the department State of Wisconsin to transport deer killed by vehicles for disposal in a landfill. Section 18 NR 10.11 (1) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.11(1) Prohibited methods. No person may hunt elk with the aid of dogs.
Section 19 NR 10.12 (5) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.12 (5) No person may hunt any migratory bird with a trap, snare, cable restraint, net, swivel gun, punt gun, battery gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive, or stupefying substance.
Section 20 NR 10.13 (1) (b) 2. is amended to read:
NR 10.13 (1) (b) 2. `Bait or scent.' Set out or place any bait or scent for attracting furbearing animals during the closed season, except for individuals conducting nuisance wildlife control work. During the open season, no person may use sight exposed bait consisting of feathers, animal flesh, fur, hide or entrails within 25 feet of any trap, snare or cable restraint, except for enclosed trigger traps or cage traps as defined in s. NR 10.001 (5j) and (9c). Section 21 NR 10.23 is repealed.
Section 22 NR 10.25 (1) (g) 3. and (Note) and (3) (a) are repealed.
Section 23 NR 10.40 (3) (c) and (5) (c) are amended to read:
NR 10.40 (3) (c) Participant selection. No person may be refused participation based on their age, race, religion, color, handicap disability, sex, physical condition, development disability, creed, sexual orientation or national origin.
NR 10.40 (5) (c) Participation selection. No person may be refused participation based on their age, race, religion, color, handicap disability, sex, physical condition, developmental disability, creed, sexual orientation or national origin.
Section 24 NR 12.15 (2) and (11) (b) are amended to read:
NR 12.15 (2) USE REFUSAL. Permittees may refuse access to hunters or trappers for reasonable cause. Reasonable cause may not be based on age, race, religion, color, handicap disability, sex, physical condition, development disability, creed, sexual orientation, or national origin. The presence of at least 2 hunters or active trapping of at least one trapper per each 40 acres suitable for hunting or trapping, respectively, shall constitute a reasonable cause for refusal.
(11) (b) Bear damage shooting permits. Participants shall possess a current Class A or B bear hunting license when engaged in bear damage shooting permit activities, such as hunting or baiting.
Section 25 NR 12.15 (11) (e) is created to read:
NR 12.15 (11) (e) Spring Goose Shooting Permits. Others participating under a goose damage shooting permit shall possess a license authorizing small game when engaged in goose damage shooting permit activities. No state or federal migratory bird stamps are required.
Section 26 NR 12.305 is created to read:
NR 12.305 Enrollment Eligibility. An enrollee in any wildlife damage program under this subchapter must be a legal adult, 18 years of age or older at the time of enrollment.
Section 27 NR 12.34 (1) and (2) are repealed.
Section 28 NR 12.34 (3) is amended to read:
NR 12.34 (3) Reimbursement deadlines. Counties shall submit reimbursement requests for administration and abatement costs to the department quarterly according to the following schedule: by May 31 for the first quarter, January 1 through March 31; by August 31 for the second quarter, April 1 through June 30; by November 30 for the third quarter, July 1 through September 30; and no later than March 1 for the final reimbursement request for the fourth quarter, October 1 through December 31.
Section 29 NR 12.41 (5) (a) 2. is amended to read:
NR 12.41 (5) (a) 2. Permittees may refuse access to goose hunters for reasonable cause. Reasonable cause may not be based on age, race, religion, color, handicap disability, sex, physical condition, development disability, creed, sexual orientation or national origin. However, the presence of at least 2 hunters per each 40 acres of land suitable for hunting shall constitute reasonable cause for refusal.
Section 30 NR 16.18 (8) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 16.18 (8) Tagging, registration, and transfer. Otter taken under the authority of the wild fur farm license shall be comply with the following restrictions:
(a)
Field harvest. Each person who kills an otter under the authority of a wild fur farm license shall comply with the registration requirements for wild otter found in s. NR 10.085 (6). 1.
When a live otter is captured and kept for a live sale, transfer or shipment and before it is carried by hand or transported in any manner, the licensee shall immediately validate the otter carcass tag issued by the department by slitting, tearing or punching the tag in the manner indicated by the department. The tag shall be kept in possession of the person transporting the live otter.2.
The tag shall accompany the cage used to contain a live otter until the otter is killed or sold. 3.
If a caged live otter is sold or otherwise transferred alive to another person authorized to possess a live captive wild otter, the tag shall accompany the transportation cage used to contain a live otter and shall be retained for a period of 3 years by the person to whom the live otter was sold or otherwise transferred.4.
No person may transport or possess an otter harvested on a wild fur farm unless it has been tagged in accordance with this section. Section 31 NR 17.01 (2) (b) and (c) are repealed.
Section 32 NR 17.04 (3) (c) (intro) and 3. are amended to read:
NR 17.04 (3) (c) Except where prohibited by s. NR 45.06, an individual may use dogs to pursue wild bear without a leash from July 1 to August 31 and at times when the season for hunting bears is open in places where it is legal to hunt bear with aid of dogs provided the individual possesses a class A or B bear license issued under s. 29.184, Stats., or is exempt under s. 29.184 (5), Stats., and: 1.
Training during the open season for hunting bears only occurs during the hours when it is also legal to hunt shoot bears while hunting with dogs as established in ch. NR 10.Section 33 NR 17.047 (2) (b) and (3) are amended to read:
(3) Transfer. Coyotes, raccoons, or rabbits live trapped under s. NR 12.10 (1) (a) 5. ., (b) 1., and (b) 5. may not be live trapped and relocated from one enclosure to another, unless the animal is transferred to the owner or operator of an enclosure with a valid hound dog training enclosure permit for that enclosure. Section 34 NR 19.73 (1) (e) 1., (2) (b) 1. And (3) (b) 2. are amended to read:
NR 19.73 (1) (e) 1. The licensee has submitted to the department a caging report as required under s. NR 19.76 (2m), pictures of pens and enclosures, and documentation indicating the licensee’s rehabilitation experience and knowledge with the new species. For migratory birds, experience and knowledge with the new species shall include at least 100 hours of hands−on experience gained within the previous two years at least one whole year and 25 20 of those hours may be fulfilled by participation in seminars or courses relating to the new species. For species which are not migratory birds, the department may establish that less experience and knowledge is needed. The department may require that licensees demonstrate specific experience and knowledge of species that it determines to be sensitive or difficult to rehabilitate. NR 19.73 (2) (b) 1. Federal migratory birds or federal or state endangered or threatened species unless authorized by appropriate federal and state permit and state approval added to the licensee’s rehabilitation license.
NR 19.73 (3) (b) 2. Federal migratory birds or federal or state endangered or threatened species unless authorized by the appropriate federal and state permit and state approval added to the licensee’s rehabilitation license.
Section 35. Effective Date. This rule takes effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Section 36. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on January 22, 2020.
