NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
23.09 (2) (c),
29.014 (1),
29.041,
29.614 and
227.11 (2), Stats., interpreting ss.
29.014 (1) and
29.041, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on revisions to ch.
NR 20, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to fishing on the inland and outlying waters of Wisconsin. The proposed rule will:
1. Eliminate tagging of fish unless an individual obtains a scientific collectors permit.
2. Change the closing date for the general inland hook and line fishing season, rough fish spearing seasons, and hook and line seasons on the Great Lakes and tributaries that currently close March 1 to the first Sunday in March.
3. Create a separate sturgeon carcass tag for the upriver lakes (Lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts) and Lake Winnebago during the special sturgeon spearing seasons held on the upriver lakes every 5 years (the next of which will be held in 2005). The upriver lakes tag would be usable only on the upriver lakes.
4. Reduce the season length from 2 days to one day for sturgeon spearing on the upriver lakes (Lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts) of the Winnebago system waters held every 5 years (the next of which will be held in 2005).
5. Identify waters open to hook and line lake sturgeon fishing and close all other waters to hook and line lake sturgeon fishing.
6. Close the hook and line fishing season for shovelnose sturgeon on the Chippewa river downstream from Interstate Highway 94 bridge at Eau Claire including its tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake.
7. Increase the minimum length limit from 34" to 45" for muskellunge on Lakes Waubesa and Monona, and from 40" to 45" for muskellunge on Lake Wingra, Dane county.
8. Increase the minimum length limit from 34" to 50" for muskellunge on Boom lake, Minocqua chain, Rhinelander flowage, Thunder lake and Willow flowage and from 40" to 50" on Rainbow flowage, Oneida county.
9. Increase the minimum length limit from 34" to 50" for muskellunge on Big T. Germain lake, Big Sand lake, Content lake, Fawn lake, Long lake, Manitowish chain, Plum lake, Presque Isle chain, Star lake, and White Sand lake; increase the minimum length limit from 40" to 50" for muskellunge on Big Muskellunge lake, Crab lake, Kentuck lake and Papoose lake; increase the minimum length limit from 45" to 50" for muskellunge on Trout lake, Vilas county.
10. Extend the 40" minimum length limit for muskellunge currently in effect on Holcombe flowage (Chippewa and Rusk counties) to coincide with the walleye regulations for the Holcombe flowage and tributaries by increasing the minimum length limit from 34" to 40" for muskellunge on the Jump river, Price county; the Chippewa river and all tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, the Flambeau river upstream to the Thornapple flowage dam including all tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, and the Jump river and its tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, Rusk county; the Chippewa river and all its tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, Sawyer county; and the Jump river and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, Taylor county.
11. Change the size restriction from no minimum length limit with only one fish longer than 14" allowed to the statewide minimum size limit of 15" for walleye on East Horsehead lake and Manson lake, Oneida county.
12. Increase the minimum length limit from 15" to 28" and decrease the daily bag limit from 5 to one for walleye in Black Oak lake, Vilas county.
13. Increase the minimum length limit from 15" to 18" and decrease the daily bag limit from 5 to 3 for walleye in Found lake, Vilas county.
14. Increase the minimum length limit from 9" to 15", reduce the daily bag limit from 3 in total to one in total, and establish an artificial lure only restriction for trout on Ben Nutt creek, Mill creek, and the Onion river upstream from CTH E, Sheboygan county.
15. Increase the minimum length limit from 7" to 9" and reduce the daily bag limit from 5 in total to 3 in total for trout on Wood creek, Taylor county to coincide with regulations on the Rib river into which Wood creek flows and which is commonly fished along with Wood creek by anglers on the same trip.
16. Reduce the daily bag limit from 25 in total to 10 in total for panfish on Thompson lake, Pepin county.
17. Decrease the daily bag limit from 25 in total to 10 in total for panfish on Sand lake, Sawyer county.
18. Increase the minimum length limit from 14" to 18" and decrease the daily bag limit from 5 in total to one in total for largemouth and smallmouth bass, increase the minimum length limit from none to 32" and reduce the daily bag limit from 5 to one for northern pike, and decrease the daily bag limit from 25 in total to 10 in total for panfish on Dry Dam lake, St. Croix county.
19. Decrease the daily bag limit from 25 in total to 10 in total for panfish on Squaw lake, St. Croix county.
20. Increase the minimum length limit from 14" to 18" and decrease the daily bag limit from 5 in total to one in total for largemouth and smallmouth bass on Hartford lake, Waushara county.
21. Decrease the daily bag limit from 25 in total to 10 in total for panfish on Hartford lake, Waushara county.
22. Create a 20" to 27" protected slot limit for walleye on the Mississippi river Pool 12 and reduce the daily bag limit for walleye and sauger from 10 in aggregate of which no more than 6 may be walleye to 6 in aggregate on the Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters.
23. Establish a fish refuge beginning December 1 of each year and lasting through March 15 of the following year in, on or along the Mississippi river from lock and dam number 11 downstream to the STH 61 and 151 bridge on the Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters.
24. Increase the minimum length limit from 14" to 18" and decrease the daily bag limit from 5 in total to one in total for largemouth and smallmouth bass on the Lower Wisconsin River from the Prairie du Sac dam downstream to the STH 80 bridge at Muscoda.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to ss.
23.09 (2),
29.014,
29.182 and
227.11 (2), Stats., interpreting ss.
29.182,
29.347,
29.361,
29.595 and
29.889, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on revisions to chs.
NR 10,
12 and
19, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to hunting and trapping regulation changes. The proposed rules:
1. Allow the use of muzzleloading handguns for deer and bear hunting.
2. Modify the Metro Deer Management Unit season framework to eliminate overlapping regulations and seasons.
3. Eliminate the south muskrat and mink zone and incorporate these areas into the central zone.
4. Modify the zone boundary where bear hunting with dogs is allowed.
5. Authorize the use of dry land cable restraints for late-season fox and coyote trapping.
6. Create an elk hunting season framework, zones and update agricultural damage rules.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rules will have an economic impact on small businesses.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2003, the County Conservation Congress for each county will hold its election of delegates. Upon completion of the delegate election, the joint spring hearing/Conservation Congress meeting will convene to take comments on the above rule modifications.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearings will be held on Monday, April 14, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. at the following locations:
Adams - Adams Co. Courthouse, County Board Room, 402 Main St., Friendship
Ashland - Ashland High School, 1900 Beaser Ave., Ashland
Barron - Barron County Courthouse, Lecture Hall, 330 E. LaSalle, Barron
Bayfield - Bayfield Co. Courthouse, 117 E 5th, Washburn
Brown - Southwest High School, Auditorium, 1331 Packerland Dr., Green Bay
Buffalo - Alma Area High School, Auditorium, S1618 STH '35', Alma
Burnett - Burnett County Government Center, Rm. 165, 7410 Co. Rd. K, Siren
Calumet - Chilton Middle School, Gymnasium, 421 Court Street, Chilton
Chippewa - Chippewa Falls Middle School, Auditorium A, 750 Tropicana Blvd., Chippewa Falls
Clark - Greenwood High School, Cafetorium, 306 W. Central, Greenwood
Columbia - Poynette Village Hall, 106 South Main, Poynette
Crawford - Crawford County Courthouse, 220 N. Beaumont Rd., Prairie du Chien
Dane - Alliant Energy Center (Dane Co. Expo Center), John Nolan Dr. & Rimrock Rd., Madison
Dodge - Horicon City Hall, 404 E. Lake Street, Horicon
Door - Door County Courthouse, Room A150, 421 Nebraska, Sturgeon Bay
Douglas - Northwestern Elementary School, 10499 E. U.S. Hwy. 2, Poplar
Dunn - Dunn County Fish and Game Club, 1900 Pine Ave., Menomonie
Eau Claire - South Middle School, Auditorium, 2115 Mitscher, Eau Claire
Florence - Wild Rivers Interpretive Center, Hwys. 2 & 101, Florence
Fond du Lac - Theisen Jr. High School, Auditorium, 525 E. Pioneer Rd., Fond du Lac
Forest - Crandon School, Auditorium, U.S. Hwy. 8, Crandon
Grant - Lancaster High School, Hillary Auditorium, 806 E. Elm Street, Lancaster
Green - Pleasant View Annex, Auditorium, 3150 Hwy 81, Monroe
Green Lake - Green Lake High School, School Gym, 612 Mill St., Green Lake
Iowa - Dodgeville High School, Gymnasium, 912 W. Chapel, Dodgeville
Iron - Iron County Courthouse, 300 Taconite Street, Hurley
Jackson - Black River Falls Middle School, LGI Room, 1202 Pierce, Black River Falls
Jefferson - Jefferson County Fair Grounds, Activity Center, 503 N. Jackson St., Jefferson
Juneau - Juneau County Courthouse, Courtroom, 220 E. State St., Mauston
Kenosha - Bristol Grade School, Gymnasium, 20121 83rd St., Bristol
Kewaunee - Kewaunee County Courthouse, Courtroom #1, 613 Dodge St., Kewaunee
La Crosse - Onalaska High School, Auditorium, 700 Hilltop Pl., Onalaska
Lafayette - Darlington Community High School Gym., 11838 Center Hill Rd., Darlington
Langlade - Langlade Co. Fairgrounds, Multipurpose Building, 1581 Neva Rd., Antigo
Lincoln - Tomahawk School Complex, Auditorium, 1048 E. King Rd., Tomahawk
Manitowoc - UW Center-Manitowoc, Theater, 705 Viebahn St., Manitowoc
Marathon - John Muir Middle School, 1400 W. Stewart Ave., Wausau
Marinette - Wausaukee High School, Auditorium, N11941 Hwy. 141, Wausaukee
Marquette - Montello High School, Community Rm., 222 Forest Ln., Montello
Menominee - Menominee County Courthouse, Basement Meeting Room, Keshena
Milwaukee - Greenfield High School, Auditorium, 4800 S. 60th St., Greenfield
Monroe - Sparta Meadowview High School, Cafetorium, 1225 N. Water Street., Sparta
Oconto - Suring High School, Cafeteria, 411 E. Algoma, Suring
Oneida - Rhinelander High School, 665 Coolidge Ave., Rhinelander
Outagamie - Riverview Middle School, Auditorium, 101 Oak St., Kaukauna
Ozaukee - Webster Middle School, Auditorium, W75 N624 Wauwatosa Road, Cedarburg
Pepin - Pepin County Government Center, County Board Room, 740 7th Ave. W., Durand
Pierce - Ellsworth Senior High School, Auditorium, 323 Hillcrest, Ellsworth
Polk - Unity High School, 1908 150th Street/Hwy. 46, Balsam Lake
Portage - Ben Franklin Junior High School, Auditorium, 2000 Polk St., Stevens Point
Price - Price County Courthouse, 126 Cherry Street, Phillips
Racine - Union Grove High School, Auditorium, 3433 S. Colony Ave., Union Grove
Richland - Richland County Courthouse, Circuit Court Room, 181 W. Seminary, Richland Center
