Section 67. NR 45.09 (1) is amended to read:
NR 45.09 Firearms and hunting. NR 45.09(1)(1) No person may take, catch, kill, hunt, trap or pursue any wild animal or bird, or discharge any firearm, or have in possession or under control any firearm or air gun as defined in s. 939.22, Stats., unless it is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case, or any bow, crossbow, slingshot or spring-load device designed for shooting a projectile unless the same is unstrung or enclosed in a carrying case while in any state park, fish hatchery, or within 100 yards of any state campground, picnic area or other special use area designated by the department by posted notice. No person may discharge a firearm, bow, crossbow, or airgun from, on, or across any state trail corridor or other state park area, which is not open to hunting. Section 68. NR 45.09 (9) is repealed.
Section 69. NR 45.13 (18) is amended to read:
NR 45.13 (18) KETTLE MORAINE STATE FOREST, LAPHAM PEAK. No person may take, catch, kill, hunt, trap or pursue any wild animal, or discharge any firearm or have in possession or under control any firearm or air gun as defined in s. 939.22, Stats., unless it is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case, or any bow, crossbow, slingshot or spring-loaded device designed for shooting a projectile unless the same is unstrung or enclosed within a carrying case while on any department lands designated by posted notice within the Lapham Peak Unit-Kettle Moraine state forest. Section 70. NR 45.13 (21) is amended to read:
NR 45.13 (21) KETTLE MORAINE STATE FOREST, NORTHERN UNIT. No person may take, catch, kill, hunt, trap or pursue any wild animal, or discharge any firearm or have in possession or under control any firearm or air gun as defined in s. 939.22 (2), Stats., unless it is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case, or any bow, crossbow, slingshot or springloaded device designed for shooting a projectile unless the same is unstrung or enclosed within a carrying case while on any department lands designated by posted notice in sections 13 and 24 east of Long Lake, and section 25 north of county highway F, T14N, R19E, town of Osceola, Fond du Lac county. Section 71. NR 45.13 (24) is amended to read:
NR 45.13 (24) TUSCOBIA STATE RECREATION TRAIL. Except for deer hunting in accordance with ch. NR 10, no person may hunt any wild animal or discharge any firearm, air gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot or spring-loaded device designed for shooting a projectile within the boundaries of the Tuscobia state recreation trail.
Section 72. Effective Date. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Section 73. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on February 25, 2015.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin ______________________________
STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
By _____________________________
Cathy Stepp, Secretary
(SEAL)
