(g) When fishing with trawls in Lake Michigan or Green Bay, the following electronic reporting requirements also apply:
1. After the last lift of the trip and prior to returning to dock or port, a licensee or crew member fishing by trawl shall record the estimated pounds of each fish species harvested by zone as provided under par. (f).
2. Before 11:59 p.m. each day, the licensee or a crew member fishing by trawl on the waters of Green Bay shall report to the department the landed pounds of smelt and pounds of incidental catch.
3. A licensee or crew member fishing by trawl on the waters of Lake Michigan other than Green Bay, within 24 hours of landing the catch on all days except non-work days and days immediately preceding non-work days, shall electronically report to the department the landed pounds of chubs and roe intended for human consumption, pounds of smelt, and pounds of incidental catch. When trawl caught fish are landed on days that immediately precede non-work days and on non-work days, the commercial fisher or crew member shall report the landed catch within 48 hours of the estimated catch entry.
(h) Unless otherwise authorized in writing by the department, no licensee, crew member, agent, wholesale fish dealer, or other person may transport, cause to be transported, deliver, receive, or offer to deliver or receive for transportation to a location outside of Wisconsin, any fish or fish parts taken from outlying waters unless the fish have been reported as part of a weighed catch as required under this section.
Section 5 NR 25.13 (3), (4), and (5) are repealed.
Section 6 NR 25.13 (9) (b) is amended to read:
NR 25.13 (9) (b) No later than 30 days after July 1, 2009, each Each commercial fisher shall complete the inventory required by par. (a) and submit the inventory report to the department. At the time the initial inventory report is submitted to the department, the The commercial fisher shall also designate and advise the department of the month and day in which future annual inventory reports will be submitted. The licensee shall thereafter complete the annual inventory within 10 working days preceding that designated month and day.
Section 7 NR 25.13 (11) (c) and (d) (intro.) are amended to read:
NR 25.13 (11) (c) For more than 5 violations of s. 29.503 or 29.519, Stats., or this chapter within a 36-month period or 3 or more violations of s. 29.503 or 29.519, Stats., or this chapter within a 12-month period, in addition to the requirements of par. (b), upon returning to the dock, the commercial fisher or crew member shall weigh the catch not more than 30 minutes after landing and prior to loading or moving the fish from the dock or landing site, and enter and save the species and weight in pounds of the fish in the portable electronic reporting unit a paper biweekly report form or the electronic fish reporting system. If the actual weight in pounds of the fish is entered and saved in the portable electronic reporting unit a paper biweekly report form or the electronic fish reporting system prior to returning to shore, the commercial fisher or crew member is exempt from this paragraph. (d) In the event that the weight of the fish cannot be entered or saved due to mechanical failure or other problems associated with the portable electronic reporting unit electronic communication device:
Section 8 NR 25.17 (2) (b) is amended to read:
(b) No later than 30 days after July 1, 2009, each Each wholesale fish dealer shall complete the inventory required by par. (a) and submit the inventory report to the department. At the time the initial inventory report is submitted, the The wholesale fish dealer shall designate and advise the department of the month and day in which future annual inventory reports will be submitted. The wholesale fish dealer shall thereafter complete the inventory on an annual basis within 10 working days preceding that designated month and day.
Section 9. Effective Date. This rule takes 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 10. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on December 9, 2015.
