NR 45.075(1)(f)(f) Extreme weather including:
NR 45.075(1)(f)1.1. Wind or tornados.
NR 45.075(1)(f)2.2. Snow, hail, or ice.
NR 45.075(1)(f)3.3. Flooding.
NR 45.075(1)(f)4.4. Drought.
NR 45.075(1)(f)5.5. Lightning.
NR 45.075(1)(f)6.6. Freeze or heat injury.
NR 45.075(1)(g)(g) Deliberate or accidental damage by human activity.
NR 45.075(2)(2)The declaration of a forest health emergency by the chief state forester, including findings of fact supporting it, shall become effective upon the publication of the declaration in the official state newspaper. As soon after the effective date as is feasible and reasonable, the department shall publish the order in one newspaper in the area affected which is likely to give notice to residents in that area, file copies of the emergency declaration within one week of its effective date with clerks of all counties affected by the declaration and take other steps as it deems necessary to convey effective notice to persons who are likely to have an interest in the declaration. The same procedure shall be followed to cancel or modify the declaration or any part thereof. This rule does not apply to a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10, Stats., and does not supersede the authority of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under ch. 94, Stats.
NR 45.075(3)(3)In this section:
NR 45.075(3)(a)(a) “Disease” includes any disturbance of a plant that interferes with its normal structure or function.
NR 45.075(3)(b)(b) “Pest” includes any living stage of insects, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails or other invertebrate animals injurious to plants, plant products, animals and humans; any bacteria, fungi, other parasitic plants or their reproductive parts, viruses, mycoplasma, protozoans or infectious substances which cause disease in or damage to plants or plant products; and any host upon which a plant pest is dependent for the completion of all or a portion of its life cycle.
NR 45.075 HistoryHistory: CR 07-013: cr. Register July 2008 No. 631, eff. 8-1-08; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2010 No. 653.
NR 45.08NR 45.08Beaches.
NR 45.08(1)(1)No person may possess or consume any food or beverage, or use any soap, detergent or shampoo on any swimming beach or in the water adjacent to any swimming beach in any state park, state recreation area or state forest.
NR 45.08(2)(2)No person may swim beyond or disturb or molest a swimming beach boundary buoy or marker in any beach in any state park, state recreation area or state forest.
NR 45.08(3)(3)No floating device, except coast guard approved life jackets and vests of proper size, properly worn and secured, is permitted in or upon the water at any designated beach or pool in any state park, state recreation area or state forest when a lifeguard is on duty.
NR 45.08(4)(4)The department may prohibit swimming in areas adjacent to water access sites by posted notice. No person may swim within the area delineated by the posted notice.
NR 45.08(5)(5)No person may fish in any marked swimming beach in any state park, state recreation area or state forest.
NR 45.08 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1983, No. 336, eff. 1-1-84; cr. (4), Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; am. (3), Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; am. (1) and (2), Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-97; CR 01-011: cr. (5) Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02.
NR 45.085NR 45.085Shoreline zones.
NR 45.085(1)(1)No person may possess any glass beverage container or other glass product on any Great Lakes shoreline zone.
NR 45.085(2)(2)No person may use any soap, detergent or shampoo in waters adjacent to any Great Lakes shoreline zone.
NR 45.085(3)(3)No person may light a fire or use a grill on any Great Lakes shoreline zone or on docks or piers in waters adjacent to any Great Lakes shoreline zone, except in designated fire rings or grills provided by the department.
NR 45.085 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; CR 23-060: am. (3) Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24.
NR 45.09NR 45.09Firearms and hunting.
NR 45.09(1)(1)No person may take, catch, kill, hunt, trap, or pursue any wild animal or bird in any fish hatchery, state campground, picnic area, or other area not open to hunting or trapping.
NR 45.09 NoteNote: State park hunting and trapping closures authorized under s. 29.089, Stats. are established on property maps that may be obtained on the DNR website (dnr.wi.gov) keyword “hunting state parks”. Additional closures of designated use areas may also be established by posted notice. Hunting and trapping closures may be limited to certain species and seasons. See also s. NR 10.275.
NR 45.09(2)(2)Except for blinds used exclusively for waterfowl hunting as provided in s. 29.327 (2), Stats., and s. NR 10.12 (12), and except for blinds constructed entirely of dead vegetation found on the property, no person may do any of the following: