NR 25.14(2)(2)No person shall have in possession any commercial fishing gear while on the outlying waters unless in possession of a valid license issued pursuant to s. 29.519, Stats. or otherwise authorized by the department.
NR 25.14(3)(3)Unless otherwise authorized by the department, no person may raise, remove or otherwise tamper with another person’s commercial fishing gear set in any water. This restriction does not apply to agents of the department or to a person licensed as a crew member for the person whose gear the licensed crew member is raising, removing or otherwise tending.
NR 25.14(4)(4)Unless authorized by the department, no commercial fisher licensed by the department under s. 29.519 (1m), Stats., may do any of the following:
NR 25.14(4)(a)(a) Operate or allow any of the commercial fisher’s crew members to operate any boat listed on the commercial fisher’s license if there are any lake trout tags on board the boat that were not issued by the department to a department-licensed commercial fisher.
NR 25.14(4)(b)(b) Allow any boat listed on the commercial fisher’s license to be used for setting, removing, raising or otherwise tending any net that was not placed by a department-licensed commercial fisher in accordance with s. NR 25.09.
NR 25.14(4)(c)(c) Allow any of the commercial fisher’s nets that are marked or identified as department-licensed nets to be used by any person who is not a commercial fisher licensed by the department under s. 29.519 (1m), Stats., or who is not the commercial fisher’s crew member.
NR 25.15NR 25.15Taking of fish by or for the department.Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the department or its agents from taking fish or authorizing by special permit as prescribed in s. 29.705 (1), Stats., the taking of fish for purposes of obtaining spawn for fish propagation or by contract for studies, investigations, and surveys in accordance with s. 23.09 (2), Stats.
NR 25.18NR 25.18Landing and transportation of fish.
NR 25.18(1)(1)Landing of fish.Fish and fish parts caught in commercial fishing operations and kept by commercial fishers for sale or other use shall be brought to shore in Wisconsin to one of no more than 2 ports designated by the licensee on his or her Great Lakes commercial fishing license application for open water operations and to one of no more than 2 ports selected by the licensee from a list of ports designated for ice fishing operations from the following Wisconsin primary or secondary ports and unloaded and transported by land, unless otherwise authorized in writing by the department or in the case of an emergency, following notice to the nearest U.S. coast guard station. Commercial fishers, crew members and their agents who do not comply with the department’s written authorization shall be considered to be in violation of this section and the written authorization shall be revoked.
NR 25.18(1)(a)(a) The primary ports for Lake Superior are Bayfield (includes Bodins and Bay Fisheries docks), Cornucopia, Port Wing, Raspberry Bay, Red Cliff and Superior (Siverson’s dock). The secondary ports for Lake Superior are LaPointe and Washburn.
NR 25.18(1)(b)(b) The following ports are primary ports for Lake Michigan:
NR 25.18(1)(b)2.2. Door County: Baileys Harbor, Ellison Bay, Gills Rock (includes Teskie’s, Weborg’s and Voight’s docks), Sand Bay (includes Sand Bay, Old Sand Bay and Rowley’s Bay docks), Jackson Harbor (Washington Island) and Sturgeon Bay.
NR 25.18(1)(c)(c) The following ports are secondary ports for Lake Michigan:
NR 25.18(1)(c)1.1. Brown County: Duck Creek, Windjammers and Green Bay.
NR 25.18(1)(c)2.2. Door County: Chaudoir’s dock, Detroit Harbor (Washington Island), Egg Harbor, Jacksonport, Murphy park, Nordheim (Washington Island), Old Stone Quarry (Sturgeon Bay), Sister Bay, and Wave Pointe Resort.
NR 25.18(1)(d)2.2. Door County: Ern Joy’s, Oak Orchard, Pagel’s Resort, Porcupine Bay, Sand Bay Resort, Sugar Creek and Waters End (at Sister Bay).
NR 25.18(1)(d)4.4. Marinette County: Red Arrow park, Pond Road and Leaf Road Landing.
NR 25.18(2)(2)Secondary port use.No commercial fisher or crew member may land fish or fish parts at a secondary port unless the commercial fisher or crew member called in a float plan each day to a department designated telephone number prior to the start of the day’s fishing activity advising that the secondary port would be used.
NR 25.20NR 25.20Definition.In this subchapter, “wholesale fish dealer” has the meaning given in s. 29.503 (1) (e), Stats., and includes a holder of a commercial fishing license or contract under ch. 29, Stats., who sells fish under s. 29.503 (2) (b), Stats., to another wholesale fish dealer or to a retailer, even if the seller is exempt from the wholesale fish dealer license requirement under s. 29.503 (2) (b), Stats.
NR 25.21(1)(1)Record keeping.Licensed wholesale fish dealers who purchase fish outside of Wisconsin for sale within this state, are subject to the record-keeping requirements of s. 29.503 (5), Stats.
NR 25.21(2)(a)(a) Each wholesale fish dealer shall complete an annual inventory of Great Lakes fish and all species of sturgeon in possession, ownership or under control, including in cold storage facilities, and report that inventory to the department within 15 days of completion as required under s. 29.503 (5) (br), Stats. The inventory report shall be on forms available from the department and shall include the species, condition and weight of fish, the location of the fish by street address, date of the inventory, wholesale fish dealer license number, signature of the licensee and any other information required on the inventory report form.
NR 25.21(2)(b)(b) Each wholesale fish dealer shall complete the inventory required by par. (a) and submit the inventory report to the department. The wholesale fish dealer shall designate and advise the department of the month and day in which annual inventory reports will be submitted. The wholesale fish dealer shall thereafter complete the inventory on an annual basis within 10 working days preceding that designated month and day.
NR 25.21(2)(c)(c) Within 30 days after receipt of a new wholesale fish dealer license, the wholesale fish dealer shall complete an inventory of fish and submit an inventory report as required under par. (a). At the time the inventory report is submitted, the wholesale fish dealer shall designate and advise the department of the month and day in which future inventory reports will be submitted. The wholesale fish dealer shall thereafter complete the inventory on an annual basis within 10 working days preceding that designated month and day.
NR 25.21(2)(d)(d) Upon written request to the department, a wholesale fish dealer may request a change of the designated date for the annual inventory report submittal. The effective date for the change may not be more than 15 months from the previous designated inventory report submittal date. A change in the annual inventory report submittal date may not be requested more than once per 12 months.
NR 25.21(2)(e)(e) A wholesale fish dealer who does not possess, own or control any Great Lakes fish or sturgeon on the date of the inventory shall submit the inventory report to the department as required by pars. (a) and (b) indicating that the wholesale fish dealer does not have any Great Lakes fish or sturgeon in possession, ownership or under control, including in cold storage facilities on the date of the inventory.
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