Wisconsin Legislature: Natural Resources, Department of

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, local assistance program, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing and septage land disposal license fees, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions [A.Amdt.3: local assistance program deleted; A.Amdt.2 to A.Amdt.3: septage land disposal license fee provision deleted] - AB449

State forest lands: management revisions re Division of Forestry in DNR, chief state forester, allowable timber harvests, and inventory of certain forested land; forestry operation re nuisance and zoning ordinance; use of cooperating private foresters to harvest and sell timber [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, forestry operations re nuisance and zoning ordinance provisions deleted; A.Amdt.1: revisions re Division of Forestry removed] - AB254

Stewardship grants for the acquisition of land or development rights located near military bases authorized under certain conditions - AB886

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County re restoration of Cat Island Chain; DNR provisions and appendix report - AB868

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County re restoration of Cat Island Chain; DNR provisions and appendix report - SB469

Timber management on state owned lands; expenditures from forestry revenues re managed forest land aids for closed lands, research and development grants, internships, school forests, logging apprenticeship and certification, and Paper Discovery Center [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 156m, 221m, 225g, 246g-t, 490m, 541b-m, 557d-m, 707g, 1684b-w, 2361m, 9135 (4p), (5p), (6p), 9335 (2k), 9435 (7k), (8k)] - AB100

Urban forestry grants expanded to include trees damaged by catastrophic storm events - AB1042

Wastewater management fees: appropriation created for administrative activities [Sec. 238, 242] - AB100

Water quality standards exemption for certain wetlands created; comprehensive plan provision - AB494

Water resources account funding lapse [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 269g, r, 9235 (4w)-(4z)] - AB100

Waterfowl blinds regulated by DNR: ``waterfowl" definition revised (remedial legislation) - SB561

Well abandonment compensation provision [Sec. 251, 2161-2191; original bill only] - AB100

Well contaminated by certain bacteria: DNR authorized to declare a special eligibility area for compensation purposes - SB646

Well drilling and pump installing: DNR registration and licensing duties; enforcement of requirements by DNR; well abandonment and property transfer inspections provision - AB874

Well drilling and pump installing: DNR registration and licensing duties; enforcement of requirements by DNR; well abandonment and property transfer inspections provision - SB467

natural resources, department of _ hunting and fishingNatural Resources, Department of — Hunting and fishing, see also Fish and game warden

Albino deer or deer with entirely white coat: hunting prohibition changed from administrative rule to statute; penalty provisions - SB654

Commercial fishing approval fees increased; DNR may charge fees re commercial harvesting of certain species [Sec. 589-593, 631-646, 9435 (6); original bill only] - AB100

Commercial fishing regulations revised; DNR and penalty provisions - AB581

Conservation patron license: age range for minors revised [Sec. 581] - AB100

CWD provisions re transportation, possession, control, storage, and disposal of cervid carcass regulated; provide tissue samples of wild animals to DNR; allow shooting of deer from certain vehicles in CWD control zones; DNR and DATCP agreements with operators of landfills, meat processing facilities, or wastewater treatment facilities; exemption from deer hunting license in CWD control zones - AB609

Deer farm: registration certificate or ownership interest may be transferred to immediate family; minimum acreage requirement for hunting modified - AB345

Deer farm: registration certificate or ownership interest may be transferred to immediate family; minimum acreage requirement for hunting modified - SB179

Deer farm that is located in two states: exemption from having entire area fenced created if certain requirements are met; CWD provision - AB1209

Deer farm that is located in two states: exemption from having entire area fenced created if certain requirements are met; CWD provision - SB719

Deer hunting license and hunting season revisions re muzzle-loading firearms, issuance of carcass tags, archer hunting license, payment to issuing agent for using the statewide automated issuing system, and statutorily required special deer hunt for young hunters; sunset provision - AB1129

Deer hunting with muzzle-loading firearm: DNR to establish annual hunting season - AB633

Deer hunting without a license and with aid of artificial light or airplane: penalties changed to forfeitures plus license revocation; antlerless deer provision added - AB381

DNR educational programs re hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation: use of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property or weapons authorized; proceeds of the sale of skins prepared in trapper education program credited to trapper education fund; resale of confiscated fish and game revised - AB842

DNR random or preference selective systems re trapping or hunting permits or licenses: person may designate a minor to exercise the privilege if the person dies before using the permit or license [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, license or permit holder may designate a person who can designate a minor to exercise the privilege] - AB384

Double-crested cormorant: DNR required to administer a program to control and manage in compliance with a U.S. depredation order - AB486

Feeding of deer prohibition re counties where domestic or wild animals have been confirmed to be positive for CWD: time frame for confirmation revised - AB820

Firearm and hunting revisions re possession by minor under age 12, persons accompanying minors possessing a firearm or while hunting, small game hunting license for nonresident minors under age 16; hunter education certificates from other states or countries allowed and revision re eligibility of persons under age 12 to apply for a deeer hunting license; possession of firearm in school permitted for hunter education program; DNR provisions re use of seized or unclaimed property, trapper education program funding, and arrow tips on crossbows - AB724

Fish health management and fish hatcheries: DATCP authority provided; DNR duty revisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 143i, 245n, 557t, v, 587e, g, 657f-L, 1756d-h, L] - AB100

Fisheries management within the Lac du Flambeau reservation: DNR to make annual payment [Sec. 271, 579, 580] - AB100

Fishing with bow and arrow: DNR must permit fishing from sunset to sunrise during certain open seasons - AB337

Fishing with bow and arrow: DNR must permit fishing from sunset to sunrise during certain open seasons [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, regulations created re taking rough fish with bow and arrow] - SB158

Hunter and bow hunter education courses: fees permitted [Sec. 236, 237, 657; A.Sub.Amdt.1: emergency rule authority, 9135 (4q)] - AB100

Hunter education certificate of accomplishment requirement for hunting approval: exception for certain certificate from another state or country - AB800

Hunting and fishing fees and wildlife damage surcharge increased; approval changes re lake sturgeon and hunting of turkey, grouse, or woodcock [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Natural resource"] - AB100

Hunting approval re wild turkey, Canada goose, hunter's choice, and special deer hunting permits: DNR allowed to issue to residents on active military service outside the state but on furlough or leave within the state - AB1190

Hunting mentorship program created, hunter education program and restrictions on firearm possession by persons under age 16 provisions; placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm prohibition exceptions; minimum age reduced for obtaining certain dog training licenses - AB677

Hunting minimum age lowered; DNR camping fee waived for certain groups; fishing license exemption; qualified landowner preference for special deer hunting permits revised - SB26

Ice fishing shanty: DNR may not promulgate or enforce rule requiring removal before certain date; exception for safety concerns - AB128

Ice fishing shanty: placement permit created; nonresident fees to fish and wildlife conservation fund; public nuisance provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 587d, dm, 594g, 646d, g, 9435 (7d)] - AB100

Otters causing damage to fish farms: operator authorized to capture or kill without DNR license or permit; reimbursement from DNR provision - AB490

Pheasant carcass tags issued to certain stamp and license holders, fee provision; use of bird dog training license fees specified - SB523

Pheasant hunting permit re certain pheasant stocked land under DNR control: fee authorized [Sec. 227, 566, 613-615, 654, 655, 9135 (1), 9435 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: stocked land provision removed, pheasant stamp revenues use re wild pheasant population, new continuing appropriation for stocking and propagation on DNR lands, 226r, 567d, g, 9435 (1q), deletes 566, 613-615, 654, 655, 9135 (1), 9435 (1)] - AB100

School forest: school board may allow hunting; conditions and DNR duties specified - AB719

Special orders of business for March 7, 2006 established re AB-19, AB-33, AB-96, AB-353, AB-588, AB-596, AB-671, AB-673, AB-675, AB-680, AB-681, AB-686, AB-751, AB-801, AB-838, AB-842, AB-856, AB-874, AB-900, AB-928, AB-934, AB-936, AB-958, AB-973, AB-974, AB-975, AB-987, AB-989, AB-990, AB-1008, AB-1015, AB-1024, AB-1028, AB-1060, AB-1077, SB-103, SB-350, SB-369, SB-405, SB-447, SB-450, SB-459, SB-501, SB-502, SB-510, SB-536, SB-537, SB-602 - AR50

SSN of customer: retail seller prohibited from requesting; exception for DNR fish and game approvals - AB474

SSN of customer: retail seller prohibited from requesting; exception for DNR fish and game approvals - AB738

Trespass law violations by persons engaged in outdoor recreational or natural resources activities: DNR authority expanded; court may revoke or suspend hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses and other approvals; surcharge, ATV and snowmobile operation, and citations mailed to persons outside the state provisions - AB409

Trespass law violations re hunting and fishing: DNR and its wardens authorized to enforce; hunting and fishing trespass surcharge and forfeiture created - AB279

Venison processing donation program: biennial appropriation created, funding from wildlife damage claims and abatement program [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 248g, j, 657m, p] - AB100

natural resources, department of _ recreation and boatingNatural Resources, Department of — Recreation and boating

ATV, snowmobile, motorboat, or sailboat registration: exception created for vehicle in the state for limited number of days re manufacturer advertisement [A.Amdt.1: exemption from certification and registration period and fees, DNR duty set] - AB875

Boats, ATVs, and snowmobiles registration service fees [Sec. 499-507, 659-668, 2270-2278, 2280; A.Sub.Amdt.1: motorcycle recreational program funding transfer, 247c, g, 9435 (9m)] - AB100

Camping reservation fees: appropriation revised re vendor payment [Sec. 226, 554-557] - AB100

DNR prohibited from promulgating certain rules re riprap, biological shore erosion control structures, and seawalls; certain DNR emergency rules invalidated re placement of piers, wharves, boat shelters, boat hoists, boat lifts, and swim rafts - AB14

Electric recepticles maintained by DNR at state park campsites: percentage increased - AB150

Golf cart use in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and the Peshtigo River State Forest permitted but limited - AB758

Hunting minimum age lowered; DNR camping fee waived for certain groups; fishing license exemption; qualified landowner preference for special deer hunting permits revised - SB26

Motorboat operation: person 16 years of age or older and born after certain date must complete a boating safety course [A.Amdt.1: motorboat rental provisions added and DNR duties specified; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: DNR required to promulgate rules] - AB248

Navigable waters, harbors, and navigation: chap.30 recodified; DNR provisions - AB500

Oceangoing vessel that uses a port in this state: DNR permit required; ballast water, aquatic nuisance species, and forfeiture provisions - AB919

Oceangoing vessel that uses a port in this state: DNR permit required; ballast water, aquatic nuisance species, public nuisance, and forfeiture provisions - SB679

Perrot State Park: before altering a park entrance, DNR must obtain approval from town with jurisdiction over the road; procedure specified - AB684

Perrot State Park: before altering a park entrance, DNR must obtain approval from town with jurisdiction over the road; procedure specified - SB346

Riprap used to prevent erosion verified by a licensed professional engineer: agencies, other than DNR, prohibited from promulgating or enforcing a rule under certain circumstances - AB734

Snowmobile noise level standards clarified [A.Amdt.1: DNR rule-making authority added] - AB566

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission funding [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 247b, 9135 (4w)] - AB100

Trails on state property that accomodate ATVs: appropriation from ATV registration fees repealed [Sec. 229] - AB100

Vehicle admission and camping fees increased [Sec. 543-546, 548-553; A.Sub.Amdt.1: fee increase for resident senior citizens, 546m, 9435 (7f)] - AB100

Wharves, piers, boat shelters, boat hoists, and boat lifts: permitting exemptions revised [for further revisions, see entry under ``Port"] - AB850

natural resources boardNatural Resources Board

Conservation congress votes on advisory questions: NRB may not accept if nonresidents were allowed to vote - AB632

DNR Secretary appointment by NRB - AB204

Public waters of Wisconsin: emergency rules invalidated re protection and management responsibilities of DNR and NRB - AB13

Public waters of Wisconsin: emergency rules invalidated re protection and management responsibilities of DNR and NRB - SB13

naval academy, u.sNaval Academy, U.S., see Military training

naval militiaNaval militia

Wisconsin naval militia created; duties re natural disasters, state emergencies, and domestic disorders - AB533

navigable watersNavigable waters, see Waterways and water power

navyNavy, see United States — Navy

neighborhood organizationNeighborhood organization, see Organization, Miscellaneous

nelson, gaylordNelson, Gaylord