Chapter NR 40

NR 40.05(2)(b)27e. 27e. Impatiens balfourii (Balfour’s touch-me-not)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)27m. 27m. Iris pseudacorus (Yellow iris)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)27s. 27s. Knautia arvensis (Field scabiosa)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)28. 28. Leymus arenarius or Elymus arenarius (Lyme grass or sand ryegrass) in Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, and Sheboygan counties

NR 40.05(2)(b)28m. 28m. Linaria dalmatica (Dalmation toadflax) in Juneau and Bayfield counties

NR 40.05(2)(b)29. 29. Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) in Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties

NR 40.05(2)(b)30. 30. Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle)

NR 40.05(2)(b)31. 31. Lonicera tatarica (Tartarian honeysuckle)

NR 40.05(2)(b)32. 32. Lonicera x bella (Bell’s or showy bush honeysuckle)

NR 40.05(2)(b)32g. 32g. Lysimachia nummelaria (Moneywort) except the cultivar Aurea and yellow and gold leaf forms

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)32r. 32r. Lysimachia vulgaris (Garden yellow loosestrife)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)33. 33. Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Purple loosestrife is also designated as an invasive aquatic plant statewide under s. NR 109.07 (2).

NR 40.05(2)(b)33e. 33e. Morus alba (White mulberry) except male cultivars

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)33m. 33m. Myosotis scorpioides (Aquatic forget-me-not)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)33s. 33s. Myosotis sylvatica (Woodland forget-me-not)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)34. 34. Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Eurasian watermilfoil is also designated as an invasive aquatic plant statewide under s. NR 109.07 (2).

NR 40.05(2)(b)34m. 34m. Najas marina (Spiny naiad)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)35. 35. Pastinaca sativa (Wild parsnip), except for the garden vegetable form

NR 40.05(2)(b)35m. 35m. Phalaris arundinacea var. picta (Ribbon grass or gardener’s garters) and other ornamental variegated varieties and cultivars. This restriction does not include the parent type - reed canary grass.

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)36. 36. Phragmites australis (Phragmites or common reed) non-native ecotype in Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Rock, Shawano, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties

NR 40.05(2)(b)36m. 36m. Pimpinella saxifraga (Scarlet pimpernel)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)37m. 37m. Populus alba (White poplar)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)38. 38. Potamogeton crispus (Curly-leaf pondweed)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Curly-leaf pondweed is also designated as an invasive aquatic plant statewide under s. NR 109.07 (2).

NR 40.05(2)(b)39. 39. Rhamnus cathartica (Common buckthorn)

NR 40.05(2)(b)40. 40. Rhamnus frangula or Frangula alnus (Glossy buckthorn) including the Columnaris (tall hedge) cultivar but excluding the cultivars Asplenifolia and Fineline (Ron Williams)

NR 40.05(2)(b)40g. 40g. Robinia hispida (Rose acacia)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)40r. 40r. Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) except all cultivars

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)41. 41. Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose)

NR 40.05(2)(b)41m. 41m. Solidago sempervirens (Seaside goldenrod) in Kenosha, Milwaukee and Racine counties

NR 40.05(2)(b)42. 42. Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy), except the cultivars Aureum and Crispum

NR 40.05(2)(b)43. 43. Torilis japonica (Japanese hedgeparsley or erect hedgeparsley) in Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties

NR 40.05(2)(b)44. 44. Typha angustifolia (Narrow-leaf cattail)

NR 40.05(2)(b)45. 45. Typha x glauca (Hybrid cattail)

NR 40.05(2)(b)45g. 45g. Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm) except hybrids and individuals used as rootstock

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)45r. 45r. Valeriana officinalis (Garden heliotrope)

NR 40.05 Note Note: Effective date of listing: May 1, 2015.

NR 40.05(2)(b)46. 46. Vincetoxicum nigrum or Cynanchum louiseae (Black or Louise’s swallow-wort) in Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, Walworth and Waukesha counties

NR 40.05(2)(c) (c) Fish and crayfish. The following fish invasive species and crayfish invasive species are restricted:

NR 40.05(2)(c)1. 1. Established nonnative fish species and established nonnative crayfish species

NR 40.05(2)(c)2. 2. Nonnative viable fish species in the aquarium trade

NR 40.05(2)(c)3. 3. Nonnative fish species in the aquaculture industry

NR 40.05(2)(c)4. 4. Nonviable fish species

NR 40.05(2)(c)5. 5. Viable genetically modified native and nonnative fish species.

NR 40.05(2)(d) (d) Aquatic invertebrates except crayfish. The following aquatic invertebrate invasive species are restricted:

NR 40.05(2)(d)1. 1. Cipangopaludina chinensis (Chinese mystery snail)

NR 40.05(2)(d)1m. 1m. Cipangopaludina japonica (Japanese trapdoor snail or Japanese mystery snail)

NR 40.05(2)(d)2. 2. Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel)

NR 40.05(2)(d)3. 3. Valvata piscinalis (European valve snail)

NR 40.05(2)(d)4. 4. Viviparus georgianus (Banded mystery snail)

NR 40.05(2)(e) (e) Terrestrial invertebrates and plant disease-causing microorganisms. The following terrestrial invertebrate invasive species and plant disease-causing microorganism invasive species are restricted:

NR 40.05(2)(e)1m. 1m. Agrilus planipennis (Emerald ash borer)

NR 40.05(2)(e)2. 2. Amynthas or Amynthus species (Jumping worm)

NR 40.05(2)(e)3. 3. Lymantria dispar (European Gypsy moth) European race in all counties except those included in a DATCP quarantine under s. 94.01, Stats., or a United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service quarantine declaration under 7 USC section 7714 or 7715.

NR 40.05 Note Note: A new common name for Lymantria dispar, spongy moth, replaced the prior name of this insect, gypsy moth, in 2022. The department acknowledges this decision and will make the name change in future rule making.

NR 40.05 Note Note: Spongy moth is also regulated by DATCP under ch. ATCP 21 and ch. 94, Stats.

NR 40.05 Note Note: For species that are both listed under NR 40 and quarantined at the federal and/or the state level, the department determines that “reasonable precautions” allow for the incidental possession, transport, transfer, or introduction of a prohibited or restricted organism within the boundaries of a federal or state quarantine for that organism.

NR 40.05(3) (3) Actions restricted by this classification; exemptions.

NR 40.05(3)(a) (a) Except as otherwise provided in pars. (b) to (o), no person may do any of the following:

NR 40.05(3)(a)1. 1. Transport, possess, transfer or introduce a restricted invasive fish or crayfish species identified or listed under sub. (2).

NR 40.05(3)(a)2. 2. Transport, transfer or introduce any other restricted invasive species identified or listed under sub. (2).

NR 40.05(3)(b) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person who transports, possesses, transfers or introduces a restricted invasive species identified or listed under sub. (2) if the department determines that the transportation, possession, transfer or introduction was incidental or unknowing, and was not due to the person’s failure to take reasonable precautions.

NR 40.05 Note Note: Paragraph (b) does not apply to preventive measures set out in s. NR 40.07.

NR 40.05(3)(c) (c) If authorized by a permit issued by the department under this chapter, a person may transport, possess, transfer or introduce a restricted invasive species for research, public display, or for other purposes specified by the department in the permit.

NR 40.05(3)(d) (d) A legally obtained nonnative wild animal that is a pet may be possessed, transported or transferred without a permit issued by the department under this chapter if obtained prior to and located in the State of Wisconsin on the date the species is listed as restricted under this section. The offspring of pets possessed under this paragraph may not be transferred except as a gift.

NR 40.05(3)(e) (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person who transports, possesses, transfers or introduces a terrestrial invertebrate or plant disease-causing microorganism that is regulated under a quarantine imposed by DATCP under s. 94.01, Stats., or a United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service quarantine area declared under 7 USC section 7714 or 7715 if any of the following apply:

NR 40.05(3)(e)1. 1. The person is in compliance with a DATCP-USDA APHIS compliance agreement applicable to the terrestrial invertebrate or plant disease-causing microorganism.

NR 40.05(3)(e)2. 2. The transport, possession, transfer, or introduction takes place entirely within the quarantine applicable to the terrestrial invertebrate or plant disease-causing microorganism.

NR 40.05(3)(f) (f) A person may transport or give away a restricted invasive species for the purpose of identification, education, control, or disposal without a permit issued by the department under this chapter, if no viable individual specimens or propagules are allowed to escape or be introduced. This paragraph does not apply to terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates or fish species.

NR 40.05 Note Note: New populations of restricted aquatic plant species may be reported to the appropriate department regional aquatic invasive species coordinator. Visit the DNR website (dnr.wi.gov) keywords “reporting invasives” to view a list of waterbodies with known invasives and reporting contacts.

NR 40.05(3)(h) (h) Restricted plant species parts that are incapable of reproducing or propagating may be transported, transferred or introduced without a permit issued by the department under this chapter.

NR 40.05(3)(i) (i) Multiflora rose, when used as root stock for ornamental roses, may be transported, transferred or introduced without a permit issued by the department under this chapter.