An order affecting ch. NR 12, relating to the payment program for damage caused by endangered and threatened species of wildlife and gray wolves to hunting dogs and pets. Effective 11-1-06.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rules are applicable to individuals involved in agriculture and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses, nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule. Therefore, under s. 227.19 (3m), Stats., a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. On June 17, 2005, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation requested modifications to the proposed rule. On June 20, 2005, the Assembly Committee on Natural requested modifications. The Natural Resources Board modified the rule to delete the provision that stated claims for dogs killed or injured by wolves within five miles of a previous dog kill that had been publicly noticed by the department would not be paid.
Natural Resources
(CR 05-005)
An order affecting ch. NR 12, relating to the payment program for damage caused by endangered and threatened species of wildlife and gray wolves to livestock. Effective 11-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed subchapter to ch. NR 12, pertaining to rules relating to the payment for damage caused by endangered and threatened species of wildlife and by gray wolves. These rules are applicable to individuals involved in agriculture and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule. Therefore, a final regulatory flexibility analysis was not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation. On June 16, 2005, the Senate Committee held a public hearing and requested modifications to the proposed rule. On June 29, 2005, the Assembly Committee held a public hearing and requested modifications. On August 11, 2005, the Natural Resources Board adopted modifications to amend the criterion in s. NR 12.54 (2) (c) 5. that a cattle producer must meet in order to be eligible for payments for missing calves. The modifications were submitted to the Committees and no further action was taken.
Natural Resources
(CR 05-015)
An order affecting ch. NR 20, relating to fishing on the inland, outlying, and boundary waters of Wisconsin. Effective 11-1-05 and 4-1-06.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rule will not directly affect small business as the rules will not directly apply to them, with the possible exception of some holders of setline or set or bank pole licensees who choose to sell the catfish, rough fish and turtles they catch. Such sales are discretionary and no reporting is required, so it is not known whether the proposed rule relating to the clarification of timing of placement of setlines and set or bank poles will affect any licensees who are small businesses. Any effect is likely to be insignificant.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. On June 20, 2005, the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on the proposed rule. No modifications were requested as a result of the public hearing.
Natural Resources
(CR 05-017)
An order affecting chs. NR 10, 12, 15 and 45, relating to hunting and trapping regulation changes. Effective 11-1-05 and 2-1-06.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The revisions pertain to rules relating to hunting regulations and wildlife refuges. These rules are applicable to individual sportspersons and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses, nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule. In addition, these proposed rules do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses. Therefore, under s. 227.19 (3m), Stats., a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. On June 20, 2005, the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on the proposed rule. No modifications were requested as a result of the public hearing. A concern was raised by committee members regarding the amendment requiring owners to identify tree stands used on state-owned lands and lands under the management of the department. In response to these concerns, the department will be initiating an amendment that only unoccupied stands will need to be identified.
Natural Resources
(CR 05-030)
An order affecting ch. NR 46, relating to the administration of the Forest Crop Law and the Managed Forest Law. Effective 11-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule does affect small business. Small private forest landowners and forest industries enrolled under the Forest Crop Law and the Managed Forest Law are required to 10% and 5% respectively of the stumpage value adopted in the zone for the species and wood product volume cut from their land. Enrolling under either the Forest Crop Law or the Managed Forest Law is voluntary.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Forestry and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation. No public hearings were held and no comments were received by the department.
Natural Resources
(CR 05-031)
An order affecting chs. NR 1, 10, 12, 16 and 19, relating to permitting and applications, hunting, trapping, captive wildlife, agricultural damage and nuisance wildlife. Part Effective 11-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rules are applicable to individual sportspersons and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses, nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule. Therefore, under s. 227.19 93m), Stats., a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on August 31, 2005. There were no comments on the proposed rules.
Public Instruction
(CR 04-076)
An order affecting ch. PI 35, relating to financial reporting requirements under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and affecting small business. Effective 11-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rules establish how private schools participating in the MPCP program will meet the new financial reporting requirements established under 2003 Wisconsin Act 155.
In January 2004, there were 106 private schools participating in the MPCP, with a total enrollment of 12,231 students in the program. It is anticipated that the private school financial audit requirements will have a slight fiscal effect since many of the participating schools currently have limited audit procedures in place. Auditing costs for small public school districts range from $2,000 - $4,000 annually. It is assumed that auditing costs to participating private schools will fall within the higher end of the $2,000 - $5,000 range and are not considered significant. The actual costs will vary depending on the number of financial transactions and expertise of the private school's accounting staff. The status of the financial records maintained by the private school staff will directly affect the time involved in auditing those records.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Revenue
(CR 05-063)
An order affecting ch. Tax 18, relating to the assessment of agricultural property. Effective 11-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rule order does not have a significant effect on small business.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Transportation
(CR 01-156)
An order affecting ch. Trans 100, relating to safety responsibility and damage judgment suspension of operating privileges and motor vehicle registration. Effective 11-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This regulatory change has no impact on small business. This rule making largely codifies existing DOT policy with regard to the administration of the safety responsibility and damage judgment laws. The department does not anticipate any fiscal effect upon small businesses from this codification.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
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