NR 19.001(8r) (8r) “Live fish eggs” means, for purposes of this chapter, fertilized or unfertilized fish eggs that are handled or treated in a manner likely to keep them alive or viable for the purpose of propagation.

NR 19.001(9) (9) “Maintain records” means, for the purpose of s. 29.503 (5), Stats., to legibly prepare triplicate records and retain at least one copy of each record at the place of business for inspection purposes.

NR 19.001(10) (10) “Mount”, “mounted”, or “mounting” means, for the purposes of ss. 29.354 (3) and 29.506 (1), Stats., and this section, to prepare and preserve the head, skin or carcass in a lifelike manner.

NR 19.001(11) (11) “Natural resources”, for purposes of s. 23.095, Stats., includes wild rice growing in navigable lakes.

NR 19.001(12) (12) “Navigable lake”, for the purpose of interpreting s. 29.607, Stats., means a natural navigable lake or a flowage or pond, or portion of a flowage or pond, where the bed is in town, county, city, village, state or federal ownership.

NR 19.001(12e) (12e) “Owner-occupied residence” for the purpose of this section means a dwelling or building devoted to human occupancy when used while feeding deer as a residence by the owner, members of the owner’s immediate family, or when used as a residence by individuals as a rental property while feeding deer.

NR 19.001(12m) (12m) “Possession limit” as used in s. NR 19.275, means the maximum number of a turtle species or group of turtle species which may be possessed by a person at any time.

NR 19.001(13) (13) “Private collection” means, for the purposes of s. 29.354, Stats.:

NR 19.001(13)(a) (a) A privately owned collection mounted for the purpose of display, exhibition or personal use and does not include wild animals mounted for the purpose of sale. In determining whether a wild animal was mounted for the purpose of sale, at a minimum, factors to be considered are the intent of the owner at the time of mounting, the length of time from mounting to sale, display or use of the mounted wild animal prior to sale, frequency of such sales by the owner and the reasons provided by the owner for the sale. This does not preclude the ultimate sale of a mount from a private collection.

NR 19.001(13)(b) (b) A mounted collection sold upon the death of the owner.

NR 19.001(13m) (13m) “Preserve” means, for the purposes of s. 29.506 (1), Stats., and this chapter, to treat or process the carcass of a wild animal to prevent the carcass from decaying or spoiling for the purpose of mounting the carcass or parts of the carcass in a lifelike manner.

NR 19.001(14) (14) “Protected wild animals” means those animals for which a closed season, bag limit, size limit or possession limit has been provided by statute or administrative rule, and includes:

NR 19.001(14)(a) (a) Nongame species unless specifically designated as unprotected by the department;

NR 19.001(14)(b) (b) Game fish, game animals, game birds and fur bearing animals during closed seasons;

NR 19.001(14)(c) (c) Endangered and threatened species listed in ch. NR 27.

NR 19.001(15) (15) “Records” means, for the purpose of s. 29.506 (7) (b), Stats., the taxidermist permit, sales forms, information records, records of deliveries and shipments, and the identification tag as described in s. 29.506 (5) (b), Stats.

NR 19.001(15m) (15m) “Small mammals” mean all mammals other than bear, deer and elk.

NR 19.001(16) (16) “Stationed”, for purposes of s. 29.194, Stats., means residing in Wisconsin in compliance with military orders.

NR 19.001(16m) (16m) “Turtle”, as used in this chapter, means a reptile having horny, toothless jaws and a body enclosed in a bony or leathery shell into which the head, limbs and tail may be partially or fully withdrawn, and includes parts of turtles and turtle eggs.

NR 19.001(17) (17) “Unprotected wild animals” means those animals for which no closed season, bag limit, size limit or possession limit has been provided by statute or administrative rule.

NR 19.001(18) (18) “Verified” means to confirm or establish by oath, normally in the form of a notarized statement.

NR 19.001(19) (19) “Wild animal” means any mammal, bird, fish, or other creature of a wild nature endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion.

NR 19.001 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1978, No. 273, eff. 10-1-78; r. and recr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80; cr. (5m) and am. (7), Register, August, 1980, No. 296, eff. 9-1-80; r. (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), Register, January, 1984, No. 337, eff. 2-1-84; renum. (1) to be (3), cr. (1), (2), (4) and (4m), Register, August, 1985, No. 356, eff 9-1-85; cr. (2m), Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86; cr. (2f), (3m), (3p), (3t), (5), (6) and (9), Register, March, 1987, No. 375, eff. 4-1-87; cr. (2e), Register, June, 1988, No. 390, eff. 7-1-88; renum. (1) to (9) to be (2) to (15) and (17) to (19), cr. (1) and (16), Register, October, 1988, No. 394, eff. 11-1-88; emerg. r. (4), eff. 10-16-89; cr. (6m), Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; r. (4), Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90; cr. (5m), (7m), (12m) and (16m), Register, February, 1997, No. 494, eff. 3-1-97; CR 04-078: cr. (1m), (4), (4m), (6d), (6h), (12e), and (15m) Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05; emerg. cr. (8g) and (8r), eff. 11-2-07; CR 07-074: cr. (8g) and (8r) Register May 2008 No. 629, eff. 6-1-08; CR 08-021: cr. (13m) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 11-030: am. (5) Register February 2012 No. 674, eff. 3-1-12; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register May 2013 No. 689; CR 15-023: cr. (3m) Register December 2015 No. 720, eff. 1-1-16; CR 23-053: cr. (5r) Register April 2024 No. 820, eff. 5-1-24.

NR 19.01 NR 19.01 Approval deadlines.

NR 19.01(1) (1) General. Upon receipt of an application for an approval required to conduct business activities under ch. 29, Stats., ss. 30.50 to 30.54, 350.12 and 350.125, Stats., the department shall review and issue a decision on the application within 10 business days unless a different period is otherwise provided in subs. (2) to (6) or other statutes or rules.

NR 19.01(2) (2) Specific approval deadlines. The following approvals will be acted on as follows:

NR 19.01(2m) (2m) Approval to remove wild animals causing damage. Permits to remove wild animals causing damage shall be issued within 48 hours of receipt of a written complaint. Permits may be granted orally, but shall be confirmed in writing by the department.

NR 19.01(3) (3) Standards and conditions. If the department requires standards or conditions to be met or complied with prior to issuance of an approval, the time periods for issuing an approval do not begin to run until the applicant has met such standards or conditions as determined by the department.

NR 19.01 Note Example: An applicant for a wildlife exhibit, game, bird and animal farm, or deer farm license is required to meet pen specifications or fencing requirements before the time system for issuance of approvals begins to apply.