NR 19.84NR 19.84 Modifications. The department may amend or add conditions to licenses issued under this subchapter at any time if there is a risk to public or animal health and human or animal welfare or there is a risk to the health and welfare of the environment.

NR 19.85NR 19.85 Disclaimer. The number of licenses issued under this subchapter may be restricted by the department based on the need for wildlife rehabilitation. Possession and care of any wildlife under this subchapter does not create a property right to the wildlife for the licensee.

subch. III of ch. NR 19Subchapter III — Permitting the Use of Natural Bodies of Water as Fish Farms

NR 19.90(1)(1) Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish fees, criteria and procedures to be used for permitting the use of natural bodies of water as fish farms as required under s. 29.733 (2) (f), Stats.

NR 19.90(2)(a)(a) Fish farms and state-owned hatcheries located in or proposed to be located in freeze-out ponds.

NR 19.90(2)(b)(b) Natural bodies of water that were licensed as a private fish hatchery or licensed as a part of a private fish hatchery in 1997.

NR 19.90(2)(c)(c) A freeze-out pond or more than one freeze-out pond that is proposed as a fish farm at the time of application and is located on the same contiguous parcel of property under the same ownership or leasehold.

NR 19.90(2)(d)(d) Bodies of water for which a person was issued a permit under ss. 30.19, 30.195, or 31.04, Stats.

NR 19.90 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1999, No. 520, eff. 5-1-99; CR 03-030: renum. from s. NR 16.70 Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register October 2003 No. 574; CR 13-001: cr. (2) (d) Register August 2013 No. 692, eff. 9-1-13.

NR 19.91(1)(1) “Barrier equipped” means the placement of a structure or device which prevents the movement of fish or bait from a fish farm to a natural body of water.

NR 19.91(1m)(1m) “Department fish hatching and rearing facilities” means all fish hatching and rearing waterbodies owned by the department, or leased or controlled through a cooperative agreement between the property owner and the department and where the department owns all the fish.

NR 19.91(3)(3) “Natural body of water” means any spring, stream, pond, lake, or wetland that was historically present in a natural state but may have been physically altered over time.

NR 19.91(4)(4) “Preexisting fish rearing facility” has the meaning specified in s. 29.001 (64), Stats.

NR 19.91(5)(5) “Transfer of permit” means the conveyance of a permit from one party to another as a result of change in ownership or leasehold interest of a fish farm.

NR 19.91 NoteNote: For purposes of this subchapter, a natural body of water does not include an artificial wetland, as defined under s. NR 103.02 (1m) or any swale, bermed area or excavation that is not located in a wetland, pond, lake, stream or spring that was historically present in a natural state, if the artificial wetland, swale, bermed area or excavation retains water as the result of human modification of the landscape or is constructed of man-made materials.

NR 19.91 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1999, No. 520, eff. 5-1-99; CR 01-128: cr. (1m), am. (3) Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; CR 03-030: renum. from s. NR 16.71 Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register October 2003 No. 574; CR 13-001: am. (3) Register August 2013 No. 692, eff. 9-1-13.

NR 19.92NR 19.92 Natural body of water permit application fees. Permit application fees for the use of natural bodies of water for fish farms shall be as follows:

NR 19.92(1)(1) Permit applicants for the initial use of freeze-out ponds as fish farms shall pay a $500.00 non-refundable permit application fee.

NR 19.92(2)(2) Permit applicants for permit transfers shall pay a non-refundable permit transfer fee of $100.00.

NR 19.92(3)(3) Permit applicants for permit renewals shall pay a non-refundable permit renewal fee of $50.00.

NR 19.92 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1999, No. 520, eff. 5-1-99; CR 03-030: renum. from s. NR 16.72 Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register October 2003 No. 574; CR 13-001: am. (intro.), r. (1), renum. (2) to (1), renum. (3) to (2) and am., cr. (3) Register August 2013 No. 692, eff. 9-1-13.