NR 16.38(1)(a)1.1. The transportation enclosure is strong enough to contain the captive wild animals securely and comfortably and to withstand the normal rigors of transportation.
NR 16.38(1)(a)2.2. Transportation enclosures used to transport live captive wild animals shall be large enough to ensure that each animal contained in the transportation enclosure has enough space to turn about normally while standing, to stand and sit erect, and to lie in a natural position.
NR 16.38(1)(a)3.3. The interior of the transportation enclosure shall have no sharp points or edges and no protrusions that could injure the captive wild animal contained within it.
NR 16.38(1)(a)4.4. The captive wild animal is at all times securely contained within the enclosure and may not put any part of its body outside the enclosure in a way that could result in injury to itself, to handlers, or to persons or animals nearby.
NR 16.38(1)(a)5.5. The captive wild animal may be easily and quickly removed from the enclosure in an emergency.
NR 16.38(1)(a)6.6. Unless the enclosure is permanently affixed to the conveyance, adequate devices such as handles or handholds are provided on its exterior which ensure that anyone handling the enclosure will not come into physical contact with the captive wild animal contained inside.
NR 16.38(1)(a)7.7. The transportation enclosure shall have ventilation openings located on at least 2 opposing walls of the transportation enclosure and the openings shall be at least 16% of the surface area of each wall, and the total combined surface area of the ventilation openings shall be at least 14% of the total combined surface area of all the walls of the transportation enclosure.
NR 16.38(1)(a)8.8. The transportation enclosure has a solid bottom or a slatted or wire mesh floor designed and constructed so that the captive wild animals’ feet and legs are not allowed to pass between the slats or through the holes in the mesh.
NR 16.38(1)(a)9.9. Transportation enclosures used to transport captive wild animals shall be positioned in the transportation conveyance so as to provide protection from the elements.
NR 16.38(1)(b)(b) Cleaning of transportation enclosures. A transportation enclosure used to hold or transport captive wild animals in commerce shall be cleaned and sanitized before each use. If the captive wild animals are in transit for more than 24 hours, the enclosures shall be cleaned to prevent the soiling of the animals by body wastes. If it becomes necessary to remove the captive wild animal from the enclosure in order to clean, or to move the animal to another enclosure, this procedure shall be completed in a way that safeguards the animal from injury and prevents escape.
NR 16.38(1)(c)(c) Compatibility.
NR 16.38(1)(c)1.1. Live captive wild animals transported in the same transportation enclosure shall be of the same species and be maintained in compatible groups.
NR 16.38(1)(c)2.2. Captive wild animals that are overly aggressive or exhibit a vicious disposition shall be transported individually in a transportation enclosure.
NR 16.38 HistoryHistory: CR 03-030: cr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03.
NR 16.45NR 16.45Farm-raised deer; white-tailed deer, specifications.
NR 16.45(1)(1)Fencing specification. Any person who keeps farm-raised deer that are white-tailed deer shall keep the farm-raised deer enclosed by a perimeter fence that meets all of the following requirements:
NR 16.45(1)(a)(a) Fencing height and material. The fence shall be at least 8 feet high measured from the ground to the top horizontal wire and shall be a high tensile fence that satisfies par. (b), a woven wire fence that satisfies par. (c) or, if made of other materials, is of a design and level of strength that provides equivalent retentive capacity. Fences constructed and approved prior to January 1, 2003 need only be 710 in height. All fences shall extend all the way to the ground.
NR 16.45(1)(b)(b) High tensile fence. A high tensile fence satisfies the requirements of this subsection if all the following apply:
NR 16.45(1)(b)1.1. The horizontal line wires are not less than 2.5 millimeters in size and are heavily galvanized high tensile wire.
NR 16.45(1)(b)2.2. The vertical stay wires are not less than 2.5 millimeters in size and are heavily galvanized medium tensile wire.
NR 16.45(1)(b)3.3. The knot wire is not less than 2.24 millimeters in size and is heavily galvanized mild steel.
NR 16.45(1)(b)4.4. The distance between vertical stay wires is not more than 6 inches.
NR 16.45(1)(b)5.5. The distance between horizontal line wires is not more than 4 inches in the bottom foot of the fence, is not more than 6.5 inches in the next 2 feet of the fence and is not more than 8.5 inches in the rest of the fence.
NR 16.45(1)(b)6.6. The posts are not more than 20 feet apart.
NR 16.45(1)(c)(c) Woven wire fence. A woven wire fence shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection if all of the following apply:
NR 16.45(1)(c)1.1. The wire is 14½ gauge or heavier.
NR 16.45(1)(c)2.2. If the wire is 14½ gauge, the mesh is not larger than 36 square inches.
NR 16.45(1)(c)3.3. If the wire is heavier than 14½ gauge, the mesh is not larger than 48 square inches.
NR 16.45(1)(c)4.4. The distance between horizontal line wires is not more than 4 inches in the bottom foot of the fence, is not more than 6.5 inches in the next 2 feet of the fence and is not more than 8.5 inches in the rest of the fence.