SECTIONS 8 AND 14 create a new subsection of code containing all regulations regarding the certification of harvest of certain furbearer species.
SECTIONS 9 AND 11 consolidates language moves the requirement that parts of some species of animals must submitted to the department for research purposes to one section of code.
SECTION 13 creates a new subsection of code containing all regulations regarding the registration of game.
SECTIONS 15 and 16 removes the harvest reporting requirement for fisher and otter and changes the time required to report wolf and bobcat harvest so it is consistent with other species.
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Summary of, and Comparison with, Existing or Proposed Federal Statutes and Regulations:States possess inherent authority to manage the wildlife resources located within their boundaries, except insofar as preempted by federal treaties and laws, including regulations established in the Federal Register. In general, hunting and trapping within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore follows state regulations. However, in some instances, there are specific restrictions set in place by the federal government. None of these rule changes violate or conflict with the provisions established in the Federal Code of Regulations.
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If Held, Summary of Comments Received During Preliminary Comment Period and at Public Hearing on the Statement of Scope: The department did not hold a preliminary public hearing for this scope statement.8.
Comparison with Similar Rules in Adjacent States: Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa require in- person registration of bobcat, fisher and otter. Illinois does not require in-person registration for bobcat or otter and does not have a fisher season. Only Michigan still requires a carcass tag be attached to the hide after harvest.9.
Summary of Factual Data and Analytical Methodologies Used and How Any Related Findings Support the Regulatory Approach Chosen:These rules, and the legislation which grants the department rule-making authority, do not have fiscal effects on the private sector or small businesses. No costs to the private sector or small businesses are associated with compliance to these rules.
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Analysis and Supporting Documents Used to Determine the Effect on Small Business or in Preparation of an Economic Impact Report:These rules, and the legislation which grants the department rule-making authority, do not have fiscal effects on the private sector or small businesses. No costs to the private sector or small businesses are associated with compliance to these rules.
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Effect on Small Business (initial regulatory flexibility analysis): These rules are applicable to individual sportspersons and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses, and no design standards are contained in the rule.13.
Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:Written comments may be submitted at the public hearings, by regular mail, fax or email to:
Scott Karel
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707
608-267-2452
608-267-7857 (fax)
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RULE TEXT
SECTION 1. NR 8.045 (1) (a) is amended to read:
(a)
For any of the following: hunting licenses, hunting stamps, goose permits, wild turkey harvest authorizations, deer harvest authorizations, fisher harvest authorizations, otter harvest authorizations, and trapping licenses, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 5, 2017, except licenses and stamps authorized by s. 29.2297, Stats.; fishing licenses and fishing stamps, authorized under subch. III of ch. 29, Stats., as published on January 5, 2017, only while fishing on inland waters that are not boundary waters; disabled trolling, hunting and fishing permits issued under s. 29.193, Stats.; guide licenses authorized under s. 29.512, Stats.; certificates of accomplishment authorized underss. 29.591, 29.595, and 29. 597, Stats.; and wild rice harvest licenses authorized under s. 29.607 (3): SECTION 2. NR 10.01 (4) (dm) is amended to read:
Kind of Animal and Locality | Open season (all dates inclusive) | Limit |
NR 10.01 (4) (dm) Fisher trapping North zone as described in s. NR 10.38 South zone as described in s. NR 10.38 | Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 17 and continuing through the Sunday nearest January 6. Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 17 and continuing through the Sunday nearest January 6. | The possession limit corresponds to the number of pelt tags issued. One fisher for each harvest authorization issued under s. NR 10.145. The possession limit corresponds to the number of pelt tags issued. One fisher for each harvest authorization issued under s. NR 10.145. |
SECTION 3. NR 10.08 (3) (b) 3m. is created to read:
3m. Fisher. The possession limit corresponds to the number of harvest authorizations
issued.
SECTION 4. NR 10.08 (7) (e) is amended to read:
NR 10.08 (7) (e) Transport or possess an unskinned bobcat, fisher, or wolf carcass, or a
raw pelt of these species unless it has been tagged in accordance with s. NR 10.085. SECTION 5. NR 10.08 (7) (j), (k) and (L) are renumbered to NR 10.087 (4) d., e., and f. and amended to read:
d.
(See PDF for image)Possess a raw bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf pelt after the 5th 7th day of the monthfollowing closure of the open season for each species and the respective opening date of the next trapping or hunting season without a registration tag certification seal attached and locked to the
head of the animal.
e.
Transfer, give, trade, sell, or purchase a raw pelt or unskinned carcass of any bobcat, fisher, otter, or wolf without a registration tag certification seal being attached and locked to thef.
Transport or possess a bobcat, fisher, otter, or wolf pelt without a registration tagcertification seal being attached and locked to the head portion of the pelt by the department, or
in the case of otter in accordance with s. NR 10.085 (6) (c). This paragraph does not apply to the authorized harvester of the animal.
SECTION 6. NR 10.085 (title) (1), and (4) (b) are amended to read:
