NR 19.09 NoteNote: Section 29.607, Stats., prohibits the use of any mechanical device in any water of the state for harvesting or gathering wild rice. NR 19.09(7)(7) No person may harvest or gather any wild rice in any navigable lake by the use of any boat longer than 17 feet or greater than 38 inches in width or by the use of any boat propelled by other than muscular power using only a push-pole or canoe paddle. NR 19.09(8)(a)(a) All licensed wild rice dealers shall file reports on forms furnished by the department covering the license period with the Department of Natural Resources, Box 7924, Madison, 53707, prior to obtaining a wild rice dealer’s license. NR 19.09(8)(b)(b) Such reports shall summarize the book records required and shall include the total number of transactions and the total amount of wild rice bought, sold or processed during the period covered by such license. NR 19.09(9)(9) Nothing in the provisions of this section shall prohibit authorized agents of the department from harvesting or gathering wild rice in the performance of their official duties. NR 19.09 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, July, 1960, No. 55, eff. 8-1-60; r. and recr. Register, July, 1964, No. 103, eff. 8-1-64; renum. from WCD 19.09 to be NR 19.09 and am. (2), intro. par., (6) and (7), Register, April, 1971, No. 184, eff. 5-1-71; am. (2) (c), (k) and (m), Register, November, 1976, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; am. (5), Register, April, 1978, No. 268, eff. 5-1-78; am. (1) (c), Register, December, 1978, No. 276, eff. 1-1-79; r. and recr. (2) (a) to (m), and am. (6), Register, August, 1979, No. 284, eff. 9-1-79; am. (2m) (c), Register, September, 1983, No. 333, eff. 10-1-83; emerg. cr. (2m) (aa), am. (2m) (c), (d), (g), (h) and (k), eff. 8-13-84; emerg. am. (3) eff. 8-27-84, cr. (2m) (aa), am. (2m) (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (k) and (3), Register, May, 1985, No. 353, eff. 6-1-85; r. (8), renum. (1) to (7) to be (2) to (9) and am. (6) and (7), cr. (1), Register, August, 1985, No. 356, eff. 9-1-85; am. (3), Register, July, 1987, No. 379, eff. 8-1-87; am. (3), Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; CR 16-037: r. (4) (f) Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17; CR 21-103: r. (4) (a), am. (4) (aa) to (d), r. and recr. (e), am. (g), r. (4) (h), r. and recr. (4) (i), am. (4) (j), (k) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22; correction in (4) (c), (j), (k) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2022 No. 798. NR 19.11NR 19.11 Scientific collectors permits and scientific research licenses. NR 19.11(1)(1) Definitions. For the purposes of implementing ss. 29.614 and 169.25, Stats., and within this section, the following definitions apply: NR 19.11(1)(a)(a) “Qualified natural person” or “person” means any individual complying with s. 29.614, Stats., and this section, not including a corporation, partnership, cooperative, society, association or other organization. NR 19.11(1)(b)(b) “Bonafide research program” means planned study and investigation undertaken to discover or establish facts or principles leading to increased, useful scientific knowledge. NR 19.11(1)(c)(c) “Useful scientific knowledge” means new information contributing to the long-term well-being of wild animals and their habitats, or providing educational opportunities in the natural sciences. NR 19.11(2)(a)(a) Permits not required. Scientific collectors permits are not required for the collection of wild plants, unprotected wild animals taken legally, or wild animals obtained from licensed game farms or fish hatcheries. NR 19.11(2)(b)(b) Bird banding. Scientific collectors permits will be required for trapping and banding protected nonmigratory upland game birds. NR 19.11(2)(c)(c) Licenses. A person is not required to possess a separate hunting, fishing or trapping license while collecting under a scientific collector permit. NR 19.11(2)(d)(d) Endangered species. Endangered or threatened wild animals may be collected only under authority of endangered species permits issued by the department pursuant to s. 29.604, Stats., and ch. NR 27. NR 19.11(2)(e)(e) Tagging of fish. Scientific collectors permits are required to capture a wild fish, attach a tag to any part of it, and then to release it back into waters of the state, unless the department grants specific written authorization to tag fish for the purposes of a fishing contest. NR 19.11(3)(a)(a) Forms. Applications for scientific collectors permits shall be made on application forms provided by the department and include: NR 19.11(3)(a)8.8. Such additional information as may be requested by the department.