NR 45.12 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1983, No. 336, eff. 1-1-84; r. (1) (e), cr. (1) (f) 5., r. and recr. (4) (f) 1. and 2., Register, August, 1984, No. 344, eff 9-1-84; am. (3) (a) and (c) (intro.), r. and recr. (3) (b), Register, March, 1986, No. 363, eff. 4-1-86; cr. (1) (b) 5.m. and n. and 6m., Register, June, 1987, No. 378, eff. 7-1-87; r. (1) (b) 2. e., 6. m. and (1) (f) 1., am. (1) (b) 5. d. and (6) c. and e., (c) 3., (2) (b), (2) (c) 1., (2) (d) 3. a. to f., 4. a. to d., (2) (e) 3. and 5., (3) (c) 1. to 4. and (4) (b), cr. (1) (c) 24., (1) (d) 34., (2) (a) 4., (2) (d) 3. g., (2) (e) 1. c., 2. q. and r., r. and recr. (2) (a) 1. to 3. and (2) (d) 1. and 2., Register, December, 1987, No. 384, eff. 1-1-88; reprinted to correct error in (2) (e) 2., Register, February, 1988, No. 386; r. (2) (a) 2. b., i. and o., (3) (c) 5. to 7., renum. (2) (a) 2. c. to h., j. to n. and p. to be (2) (a) 2. b. to m., cr. (1) (c) 25., (2) (a) 1. i. to l., 2. n., (e) 2. 5., am. (1) (f) 3., (2) (a) 3. and 4., (f), (3) (a), r. and recr. (3) (c) 1. to 4. and (4) (f) 2. d., Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; reprinted to correct error in (2) (d) 1., Register, April, 1992, No. 436; am. (1) (a), (b) (intro.), (d) (intro.), (2) (a) 1. intro., (c) 1., 3. and 4., (d) 2.b., 4. intro., a, and b., (f) and (4) (a) 2., r. (1) (b) 5. l., (2) (d) 3. a., 4. c. and d. and (e), r. and recr. (1) (c), (2) (a) 2., (d) 1. and (3), renum. (1) (b) 5. m. and n., (f) 2. to 5., (2) (d) 3. b. to g. (4) (a) 3. to be (1) (b) 5. l. and m., (f) 1. to 4., (2) (d) 3. a. to f. and am. (1) (f) 2., (4) (a) 4., cr. (1) (d) 35. and 36., (2) (a) 1. m. to t., (4) (a) 3. and (g), Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; emerg. am. (2) (c) 1., cr. (2) (c) 5., eff. 3-1-94; am. (2) (c) 1., cr. (2) (c) 5., Register, June, 1994, No. 462, eff. 7-1-94; cr. (1) (b) 6. p., (1) (c) 12., (1) (d) 37. to 48., (2) (a) 1. u. to zb., (4) (h), (i) and (j), r. (1) (c) 11. through 15., (2) (b) and (c) 2., renum. (1) (c) 16. to be 11., (2) (a) 4. to be 3., (2) (c), (d) and (f) to be (b), (c) and (d) and am. (b) 3., (c) 1. (intro.) and b., 2. and 3., am. (2) (intro.), (4) (a) 1. and 2., (d) and (g) 4. and (5) and r. and recr. (2) (a) 2. and 3. and (4) (b), Register, November, 1995, No. 479, eff. 12-1-95; r. and recr. (1) (b) 6. c., d., e., n., (4) (g) 1., and 2., cr. (1) (b) 8., (1) (d) 49. and (2) (a) 2. s., am. (1) (f) 1., (2) (a) 3., (4) (e) and (4) (h), r. (1) (c) 3., (d) 32. to 34., (2) (b) 4. and (2) (c) 3. c., renum. (2) (b) 3. and 5 to be 2. and 3., Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; am. (1) (a), (c) (intro.) and (d) (intro.), Register, November, 1998, No. 515, eff. 1-1-99; am. (2) (a) 1. n., Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00; CR 01-011: am. (1) (b) 2. b. and (c) 6., cr. (1) (b) 2. e. and f., r. (1) (c) 5. Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02; CR 03-035: am. (1) (a), (d) 8., 22. and (2) (b) 1., (2) (c) 1. a. to c. and 3. a. and b., (2) (d), (3) (b) and (c), (4) (a) 1. and 2., (e), (f) 2. and (h), cr. (1) (b) 5. n. to zb., 6. q. to v., (d) 50. to 53., (2) (b) 4., (c) 3. c. and (4) (k), renum. (1) (b) 6m., 7. and 8. to be (1) (b) 7. to 9., r. (1) (c) 2., r. and recr. (2) (a) 1. and 2., Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04, except (2) (a) 1. and 2., (b) 1., 4., (c) 1. a. to c. and 3. a. to c., eff. 3-1-04; CR 04-092: am. (1) (b) 1. e. and 8. o., (2) (a) 1., 2. and (b) 3., (3), (4) (g) 1., 2. and (h), cr. (1) (b) 1. g., (2) (b) 5., (c) 1. e. and (3) (d) Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05, except (2) (b) 5., (c) 1. e. and (4) (g) 1. and 2. are eff. 8-1-05; CR 07-026: cr. (1) (b) 10., am. (2) (b) 3., 5., (3) (c) 1., (4) (g) 6., r. and recr. (4) (g) 7. Register December 2007 No. 624, eff. 1-1-08; CR 10-042: cr. (1) (d) 54., (2) (b) 5. p., q. and (c) 5., am. (1) (d) (intro.), 51., (2) (a) 1., (b) 3., 4., (c) 3. b. and (4) (k), r. (1) (b) 1., (f) 1., (2) (a) 2., (c) 2. and 4., renum. (1) (b) 2. to 10. to be (1) (b) 1. to 9. and am. (1) (b) 7. and 8. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 13-021: am. (4) (f) 2. a. Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; CR 16-001: am. (1) (b) 1. f., 7. d., m., cr. (1) (d) 55. to 58., r. and recr. (4) (a) 1. to 3., am. (4) (g) 2. a., b., (i), cr. (L) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; CR 23-060: am. (1) (a), (b) (intro.), r. (1) (b) 1. d., am. (1) (b) 7. j., cr. (1) (b) 8. c. to f., am. (1) (b) 9. (intro.), a., cr. (1) (b) 10., 11., cr. (1) (bm) 59. to 64., am. (1) (c) (intro.), 4., cr. (1) (c) 5., am. (1) (c) 7. to 11., r. (1) (c) 12., renum. (1) (d) (intro.) and 1. to 16. to (1) (bm) (intro.) and 1. to 16., r. (1) (d) 17., renum. (1) (d) 18. to (1) (bm) 18., r. (1) (d) 19., renum. (1) (d) 20., 21. to (1) (bm) 20., 21., r. (1) (d) 22., renum. (1) (d) 23. to 55., 57., 58.. to (1) (bm) 23. to 55., 57., 58.. and am. 39., 55., 58., am. (1) (f) 5., cr. (1) (f) 6., r. (2) (b) (intro.), 1., am. (2) (b) 2., 3., (c) 1. (intro.), a., c., e., 3. a. to c.,. r. (2) (c) 5., am. (2) (d), (3) (a), renum. (3) (c) (intro.) to (3) (c) and am., r. (3) (c) 1., 2., cr. (3) (e), am. (4) (a) 1., 2., r. (4) (e), renum. (4) (g) (intro.) to (4) (g) and am., r. (4) (g) 1. to 7., (k), am. (4) (L) (intro.), subds. 1. to 3., cr. (4m), (5) (title) Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24; s. 35.17 correction in (1) (a), (b) 6., 8. (intro.), (2) (d), correction in (1) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., and renum. (1) (d) 56. to (1) (bm) 56. under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register July 2024 No. 823. NR 45.13NR 45.13 Specific property rules. NR 45.13(1)(1) State natural areas — general. Within the boundaries of state natural areas posted with appropriate signs: NR 45.13(1)(a)(a) No person may take, catch, kill, trap, pursue or remove any wild animal, without written permission from the department. Unless otherwise posted, a person may hunt, fish or trap in accordance with the open seasons as established by chs. NR 10 and 20. NR 45.13(1)(c)(c) No person may destroy, remove or attempt to remove any plant or plant part, without permission from the department except as provided for in s. NR 45.04 (1s) (a) 1. to 4. NR 45.13(1)(e)(e) No person may engage in rock climbing except at the Dalles of the St. Croix state natural area in Interstate state park and the East Bluff state natural area at Devil’s Lake state park, or other areas where the management plan allows rock climbing and in which climbing is allowed by posted notice. NR 45.13(1m)(1m) Dells of the Wisconsin river state natural area. NR 45.13(1m)(a)(a) No person may enter or be in the Dells of the Wisconsin River state natural area, including sandbars, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and the following 5:00 a.m. from May 15th to September 15th, and between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and the following 5:00 a.m. from September 16th to May 14th except where the department has waived these hours and established different hours for special events and programs. NR 45.13(1m)(b)(b) No person may possess any glass containers in the Dells of the Wisconsin River state natural area. NR 45.13(1m)(c)(c) No person may light a fire or use a charcoal grill in the Dells of the Wisconsin River state natural area. NR 45.13(1m)(d)(d) No person may operate a boat at a speed greater than slow-no-wake as defined in s. 30.50 (12), Stats., in the waters of the Wisconsin River within the designated state natural areas from Coldwater Canyon (N43o 39’18.06”) downstream approximately 3,700 feet to the area known as Chapel Gorge (N43o 38’ 53.58”). NR 45.13(2)(2) Parfrey’s glen, natural bridge, roche-a-cri mound, pewits nest, oakfield ledge, gibraltar rock, and bay city ridge state natural areas. NR 45.13(2)(a)(a) No person may possess or consume any food or beverage in the Parfrey’s Glen state natural area, Natural Bridge state natural area, Roche-A-Cri Mound state natural area, Pewit’s Nest state natural area or Oakfield Ledge state natural area. NR 45.13(2)(b)(b) No person may enter or be in Parfrey’s Glen state natural area and surrounding and adjacent lands in sections 22 and 23, township 11 north, range 7 east, Sauk county, the Natural Bridge state natural area, Pewit’s Nest state natural area or Gibraltar Rock state natural area between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. NR 45.13(2)(c)(c) No person may hike in any area of Parfrey’s Glen state natural area, Natural Bridge state natural area or Roche-a-Cri Mound state natural area other than on a trail specifically designed and signed for that purpose, except for that portion of the gorge at Parfrey’s Glen state natural area that lies within 20 feet of Parfrey’s Glen Creek as it flows between the end of the designated hiking trail and the base of the waterfall in the NE1/4 SE1/4 NE1/4 of section 23, township 11 north, range 7 east, or unless authorized to do so in writing by the department. NR 45.13(2)(d)(d) No person may enter or be in Roche-A-Cri Mound state natural area between the hours of sunset and 6:00 a.m. NR 45.13(2)(e)(e) No person may enter or be in Oakfield Ledge state natural area between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except as provided for in s. NR 45.04 (2) (a) 2. NR 45.13(2)(f)(f) No person may enter or be in Bay City Ridge state natural area earlier than 30 minutes prior to sunrise and no later than 30 minutes after sunset. NR 45.13(2g)(a)(a) No person may possess or transport live fishing bait within 50 feet of the shoreline of Inch Lake on Inch Lake state natural area. NR 45.13(2g)(b)(b) No person may possess fish harvested from the waters of Inch lake on Inch Lake state natural area. NR 45.13(2g)(c)(c) No person may possess or transport a watercraft motor or motorized watercraft within 50 feet of the shoreline of Inch lake on Inch Lake state natural area. NR 45.13 NoteNote: These conditions are required by the Articles of Dedication and Conservation Easement for Inch Lake state natural area accepted by the department at the time of acquisition.
NR 45.13(2m)(2m) State parks, recreation areas, wildlife areas, fishery areas, and forests. Within the boundaries of state parks, state recreation areas, state wildlife areas, state fishery areas, northern forests, and southern forests, no person may take, pursue, catch, kill, trap or remove any wild animal without written permission from the department except as follows: NR 45.13(2m)(e)(e) Trapping on state fishery areas, northern forests, southern forests, state recreation areas, and state wildlife areas in accordance with ch. NR 10 and this chapter.