Section 25. NR 40.04 (2) (b) 24m., 27m., 28e., 28m., 28s., 29d., 29h., 29p. and 29t. are created to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (b) 24m. Lythrum virgatum (Wanded loosestrife)
27m. Nelumbo nucifera (Sacred lotus)
28e. Oenanthe javanica (Java waterdropwort or Vietnamese parsley)
28m. Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius (Wavy leaf basket grass)
28s. Ottelia alismoides (Ducklettuce)
29d. Petasites hybridus (Butterfly dock)
29h. Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork tree) except male cultivars and seedling rootstock
29p. Phragmites australis (Phragmites or Common reed) non-native ecotype except in Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Rock, Shawano, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties
29t. Pistia stratiotes (Water lettuce)
Section 26. NR 40.04 (2) (b) 30. is amended to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (b) 30. Polygonum perfoliatum or Persicaria perfoliata (Mile−a−minute vine)
Section 27. NR 40.04 (2) (b) 31. is renumbered NR 40.04 (2) (b) 13m. and amended to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (b) 13m. Fallopia sachalinensis or Polygonum sachalinense (Giant knotweed)
Section 28. NR 40.04 (2) (b) 32. is amended to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (b) 32. Pueraria montana or P. lobata (Kudzu)
Section 29. NR 40.04 (2) (b) 33g., 33r., 34b., 34f., 34k., 34p., 34s., 34w. and 34y. are created to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (b) 33g. Ranunculus ficaria (Lesser celandine)
33r. Rubus armeniacus (Himalayan blackberry)
34b. Sagittaria sagittifolia (Hawaii arrowhead)
34f. Salvinia herzogii (Giant salvinia)
34k. Salvinia molesta (Giant salvinia)
34p. Solidago sempervirens (Seaside goldenrod) except in Kenosha, Milwaukee and Racine counties
34s. Sorghum halepense (Johnsongrass)
34w. Stratiotes aloides (Water soldiers)
34y. Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Medusahead)
Section 30. NR 40.04 (2) (b) 36. is amended to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (b) 36. Torilis japonica (Japanese hedgeparsley or erect hedgeparsley) in Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron, Jackson, Lincoln, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Trempeleau, Taylor, Washburn, and Wood except in Adams, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties
Section 31. NR 40.04 (2) (b) 37e., 37m., 37s., 40. and 41. are created to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (b) 37e. Tussilago farfara (Colt's foot)
37m. Typha domingensis (Southern cattail)
37s. Typha laxmannii (Graceful cattail)
40. Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria)
41. Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria)
Section 32. NR 40.04 (2) (c) 4. and 5. are repealed.
Section 33. NR 40.04 (2) (c) 12. d. is amended to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (c) 12. d. Fish species that the department has determined are nonviable Nonviable fish species
Section 34. NR 40.04 (2) (c) 12. d. (Note) is repealed.
Section 35. NR 40.04 (2) (c) 12. e., (d) 5m., 8g. and 8r. are created to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (c) 12. e. Genetically modified fish species
(d) 5m. Dikerogammarus villosus (Killer shrimp)
8g. Limnoperna fortunei (Golden Mussel)
8r. Melanoides tuberculata (Malaysian trumpet snail)
Section 36. NR 40.04 (2) (e) 2., 3., and 5. are repealed
Section 37. NR 40.04 (2) (e) 5e., 5m., 8. and (f) 1m. are created to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (e) 5e. Dendroctonus ponderosae (Mountain pine beetle)
5m. Geosmithia morbida (Thousand cankers disease of walnut)
8. Pityophthorus juglandis (Walnut twig beetle)
(f) 1m. Myocastor coypus (Nutria)
Section 38. NR 40.04 (2) (g) 1., (3) (a) and (d) are amended to read:
NR 40.04 (2) (g) 1. Geomyces Pseudogymnoascus destructans (white-nose syndrome fungal pathogen)
(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in pars. (b) to (h) (i), no person may transport, possess, transfer or introduce a prohibited invasive species identified or listed under sub. (2).
(d) A legally obtained nonnative wild animal that is a pet may be possessed, transported or transferred without a permit issued by the department under this chapter if obtained prior to and located in the State of Wisconsin on the date the species is listed as prohibited under this section, but may not be introduced. The offspring of pets possessed under this paragraph may not be transferred.
Section 39. NR 40.04 (3) (d) (Note) is repealed.
Section 40. NR 40.04 (3) (e) is renumbered NR 40.04 (3) (e) (intro.) and amended to read:
NR 40.04 (3) (e) (intro.) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person who transports, possesses, transfers or introduces a terrestrial invertebrate or plant disease−causing microorganism that is regulated under a quarantine imposed by DATCP under s. 94.01, Stats., or a United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service quarantine area declared under 7 USC section 7714 or 7715 if the person is in compliance with a DATCP−USDA APHIS compliance agreement applicable to the terrestrial invertebrate or plant disease−causing microorganism.any of the following apply: Section 41. NR 40.04 (3) (e) 1. and 2. are created to read:
NR 40.04 (3) (e) 1. The person is in compliance with a DATCP−USDA APHIS compliance agreement applicable to the terrestrial invertebrate or plant disease−causing microorganism, or
2. The transport, possession, transfer or introduction takes place entirely within the quarantine applicable to the terrestrial invertebrate or plant disease-causing microorganism.
Section 42. NR 40.04 (3) (g) (Note) is amended to read:
NR 40.04 (3) (Note) Note: Paragraph (g) does not apply to transport of identified carriers of invasive species as described in s. NR 40.07 (5) (a). Note: Reports for fish may be sent to:
Attn: FH/4
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707−7921
Note: Reports for other vertebrates may be sent to:
Attn: Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist, WM/6
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707−7921
