(Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1-)
1.
Rules adopted amending
s. NR 20.20 (73) (j) 1. and 2.,
relating to sport fishing for yellow perch in Green Bay and its tributaries and
s. NR 25.06 (2) (b) 1., relating to commercial fishing for yellow perch in Green Bay.
Finding of emergency
The Department of Natural Resources finds that an emergency exists and rules are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare. A statement of facts constituting the emergency is:
Yellow perch contribute significantly to the welfare of Wisconsin citizens by supporting popular and economically valuable sport and commercial fisheries. The yellow perch population in Green Bay is rapidly declining. This decline reflects a number of years of very poor reproduction. The only recent year with reasonably good natural reproduction was 1998. The fish spawned that year contributed to the sport harvest in 2001 and will become vulnerable to commercial gear this summer. Sport and commercial harvests of adult yellow perch must be limited immediately in order to protect those fish and maximize the probability of good reproduction in the near future.
Publication Date:
June 30, 2001
Effective Date:
July 1, 2001
Expiration Date:
November 28, 2001
Hearing Date:
August 13, 2001
2.
Rules adopted revising
ch. NR 10, pertaining to deer hunting in various deer management units.
Finding of emergency
The emergency rule procedure, pursuant to s.
227.24, Stats., is necessary and justified in establishing rules to protect the public welfare. This emergency rule is needed to control deer populations that are significantly over goal levels in order to prevent substantial deer damage to agricultural lands and forest resources, and to minimize deer nuisance problems, thereby protecting the public peace, health, safety and welfare. Normal rule-making procedures will not allow the establishment of these changes by September 1. Failure to modify the rules will result in excessively high deer populations well above established goal levels, causing substantial deer damage to agricultural lands and forest resources, and potential for disease.
Publication Date:
May 16, 2001
Effective Date:
September 1, 2001
Expiration Date:
January 29, 2002
Hearing Date:
June 11, 2001
3.
Rules adopted revising
ch. NR 10, relating to the 2001 migratory game bird season.
Finding of emergency
The emergency rule procedure, pursuant to s.
227.24, Stats., is necessary and justified in establishing rules to protect the public welfare. The federal government and state legislature have delegated to the appropriate agencies rule- making authority to control the hunting of migratory birds. The State of Wisconsin must comply with federal regulations in the establishment of migratory bird hunting seasons and conditions. Federal regulations are not made available to this state until mid-August of each year. This order is designed to bring the state hunting regulations to conformity with the federal regulations. Normal rule-making procedures will not allow the establishment of these changes by September 1. Failure to modify our rules will result in the failure to provide hunting opportunity and continuation of rules which conflict with federal regulations.
Publication Date:
August 29, 2001
Effective Date:
September 1, 2001
Expiration Date:
January 29, 2002
Hearing Date:
October 11, 2001
[See Notice this Register]
Public Service Commission
Finding of emergency
In order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of Wisconsin residential, commercial and industrial ratepayers it is necessary to amend ch. PSC 116 Wis. Adm. Code. Amending the definition of ``fuel" in s. PSC 116.03 (4) and creating s. PSC 116.04 (6) would allow investor-owned utilities the ability to incorporate the cost of voluntary curtailment into the cost of fuel to increase the reliability of electric service in Wisconsin for the summer of 2001 and beyond. This change would assist in implementing the requirement of 1999 Wis. Act 9, s. 196.192 (2) (a), Stats.
Publication Date:
May 19, 2001
Effective Date:
May 19, 2001
Expiration Date:
October 16, 2001
