Section 10. NR 8.04 (1) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
NR 8.04 (1) (a) An applicant shall provide appropriate identification and update all personal information as indicated by the department's license issuance manual when applying for an approval. In addition, an applicant shall sign the purchase receipt attesting to his or her residency and that his or her privileges for all approvals issued have not been suspended or revoked by a court of law.
NR 8.04 (1)(b) An applicant shall sign the issued approval, if required by the department on the approval form, before exercising any privileges authorized by the approval and carry the signed approval on their person when exercising privileges authorized by the approval. Section 11. NR 8.045 is created to read:
NR 8.045 (Title) Forms of proof; reprints.
NR 8.045 (1) Pursuant to s. 23.47 (1) Stats., this sub. establishes that only the following, issued through the statewide automated system, may be used to provide proof of authorization to engage in the activities in par.’s (a) to (g). (a) For hunting licenses, hunting stamps, and trapping licenses, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 1, 2016, except licenses and stamps authorized by s. 29.2297, Stats., and wild rice harvest licenses issued under 29.607 (3)and guide licenses issued under s. 29.512, Stats. 1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A conservation card issued under s. 23.47(2), Stats. 3. An authenticated, current, non-expired Wisconsin operator’s license issued by the department of transportation, of the type required under s. 343.18(1), Stats. 4. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with s. 29.024(1), Stats. (b) For fishing licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 1, 2016, only while fishing on inland waters that are not boundary waters. 1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A conservation card issued under s. 23.47 (2), Stats. 3. An authenticated, current, non-expired Wisconsin operator’s license issued by the department of transportation, of the type required under s. 343.1 (1), Stats.
4. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with s. 29.024 (1), Stats. (c) For fishing licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 1, 2016, while fishing on the waters that are boundary waters or while fishing on the waters that are outlying waters, a reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. (d) For certificates of accomplishment authorized under ss. 29.591, 29.595, and 29. 597, Stats. 1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A conservation card issued under s. 23.47(2), Stats. 3. An authenticated, current, non-expired Wisconsin operator’s license issued by the department of transportation, of the type required under s. 343.18 (1), Stats. 4. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with s. 29.024(1), Stats. (e) For safety certificates required under ss.23.33 (5) (b), 30.678, and 350.05, Stats., include:
1. A reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. 2. A discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with the requirement to exhibit proof of the certificate.
(f) For a temporary trail use receipt issued under ss. 23.33 (2j) or s. 350.12 (3j) and a temporary operating receipt issued under s. 23.33 (2) (ig) 1. b., ss. 30.52 (1m) (ag) 1. a. and 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. b., Stats., a discernible and easily viewable image produced by a digital file issued by the department, displayed on any electronic device, including a cellular telephone, in a manner that permits a law enforcement officer to complete a meaningful inspection of such image for purposes of establishing compliance with the requirement to exhibit proof of the receipt. (g) For an approval issued as a unique carcass tag for bear, deer, goose, grouse, sturgeon, or turkey that has not been validated or used to harvest an animal, a reprint, as designated under sub. (3), of the original approval document issued by the department or agent appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a), Stats. NOTE: Once an individual has harvested a bear, deer, goose, grouse, sturgeon, or turkey under the authority of a unique carcass tag, the tag is no longer eligible to be reprinted.
NR 8.045 (2) For any approval not specifically enumerated in sub. (1), no alternative forms of proof are permitted.
NR 8.045 (3) Pursuant to s. 23.47 (3), Stats., for a license, stamp, certificate, or tag for which a reprint is established under sub (1)., an approval holder may cause their original approval document to be reprinted by doing any of the following: (a) Utilizing a digital file issued by the department to produce a high-quality printed hard-copy that facilitates meaningful inspection by a law enforcement officer.
(b) Requesting the department to produce a printed hard-copy at a service center.
(c) Requesting an agent appointed under ss. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. or 3.Stats. to produce a printed hard-copy, if the approval is of the type the agent is authorized to issue. NOTE: A tag that is identified by a unique number is a unique carcass tag that remains as a singular harvest approval regardless of the number of reprints generated. Every reprint that bears an identical unique number collectively represent one authorization to harvest an animal; once an animal has been harvested under the authority of the harvest approval, all of the reprints are considered filled.
Section 12. NR 8.05 is repealed.
Section 13. NR 8.07 is amended to read:
NR 8.07 Variances. The department may approve a variance from nonstatutory requirements of this chapter upon request when the department determines that the variance is essential to accomplish the objectives of the statewide automated license issuance system and where special circumstances make the variances in the best interest of the program. Before granting a variance, the department shall take into account factors such as good cause and circumstances beyond the control of the requester.
Section 14. NR 8.52 (1) (b) 2., (c) 2. and (d) 2. are amended to read:
NR 8.52 (1) (b) 2. Update the department's Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system with a violator's revocation status, including the starting date and the ending date when known.
(c) 2. Update the department's Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system with a violator's revocation status, including the starting date and the ending date when known.
(d) 2. Update the department's Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system with any change in the violator's hunting, fishing and trapping revocation status.
Section 15. NR 8.54 (1) (a) 2. and (b) are amended to read:
NR 8.54 (1) (a) 2. Enter the violator's identifying information and revocation status into the department's Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system if not already entered into the system.
(b) In addition to the requirements under par. (a), the department, through the Automated License Issuance System statewide automated system, shall deny applications for any hunting, fishing and trapping privileges, approvals and preference points subject to the revocation for the term of the revocation.
Section 16. NR 10.08 (Intro.) is amended to read:
NR 10.08 Possession and transportation of game.
Section 17. NR 10.08 (7) and (Note) are created to read:
NR 10.08 (7) Carcass tags. No person may:
(a) Hunt or trap any of the species in s. NR 10.085 unless in possession of a valid, unique carcass tag that has not already been used to harvest an animal. A tag is not valid when hunting or trapping in a zone, management unit, or land type that is not authorized by the tag, or if the tag is expired. A tag is not valid when hunting with a weapon that is not authorized for use with the tag. (b) Upon harvesting any of the species in s. NR 10.085, fail to immediately validate the carcass tag that authorized the harvest. (c) Possess or transport the carcass of any of the species in s. NR 10.085 unless also in possession of the validated carcass tag. (d) Fail to keep a validated carcass tag intact and in good, legible condition so as to permit meaningful inspection by the department.
(e) Transport or possess an unskinned bobcat, fisher, otter, or wolf carcass, or a raw pelt of these species unless it has been tagged in accordance with s. NR 10.085. (f) While afield, possess or transport the carcass of any of the species in s. NR 10.085 which is tagged with or possessed under the authority of a validated carcass tag of another person unless accompanied by the person issued the carcass tag. After the animal is registered it may be transported by vehicle on a public roadway or possessed at a dwelling or business establishment by a person who is not hunting without the need to be accompanied by the person who tagged and registered it. A dwelling for the purposes of this subsection includes permanent residences as well as temporary residences, such as an established hunting cabin or camp site. (g) While hunting or trapping, possess a validated carcass tag for any of the species in s. NR 10.085 unless the person is also in possession of a legally killed animal corresponding to that carcass tag. (h) Except where s. 29.324 Stats. applies, validate or attach a carcass tag to an animal trapped, killed, or harvested by another, or an animal killed by unlawful or unknown means. (i) Possess more than one copy of a unique carcass tag while afield or hunting or trapping.
(j) Possess raw bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf pelts after the 5th day following closure of the open season for each species and the respective opening date of the next trapping or hunting season without a registration tag attached and locked to the head of the animal.
(k) Transfer, give, trade, sell or purchase a raw pelt or unskinned carcass of any bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf without a registration tag being attached and locked to the head portion of the pelt by the department in accordance with s. NR 10.085 (6) (d) 3. (L) Transport or possess a bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf pelt without a registration tag being attached and locked to the head portion of the pelt by the department in accordance with s. NR 10.085 (6) (d) 3. This par. does not apply to the authorized harvester of the animal.
