Scope statements
Chiropractic Examining Board
Subject
To permit approved continuing education courses in chiropractic to include material on chiropractic philosophy.
Policy analysis
Objective of the Rule. To broaden the categories of continuing education programs that can be approved to meet the requirements for the chiropractic profession.
Current rules regulating the approval of continuing education courses for the chiropractic profession restrict credit to program subject matter that relates to improving clinical skills. The board wishes to remove or modify this restriction.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
100 hours.
Natural Resources
Subject
Fishing regulation changes for the 2002 Spring Fish and Wildlife Rules Hearings.
Policy analysis
Not known at this time.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
222 hours.
Natural Resources
Subject
Recycling efficiency incentive grants.
Policy analysis
The policy issues include what criteria must a municipality meet in order to receive a grant, what method should be used to determine the grant amount and how to determine if the program is successful.
Statutory authority
Statutory Authority: s.
287.235, Stats.
Staff time required
Over 600 hours will be needed by the Department.
Natural Resources
Subject
Amending a rule to modify the sturgeon spearing season and change the registration deadline from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Policy analysis
Another record level and record increase in spearer effort in 2001 resulted in a harvest of adult female sturgeon 48% over the allowable safe harvest cap. The harvest bubbled over again due to a faster than anticipated increase in spearer numbers, especially those taking advantage of the “free" Conservation Patron tag. This proposed rule should slow the daily harvest rate down and at least temporarily reduce the risk of going over the harvest cap. This rule would buy the additional time needed for the Sturgeon Advisory Committee and Department staff to develop the next generation of sturgeon spearing rule and/or statute change proposals to cope with the rising spearing pressure and harvest. A permanent proposal will be developed by the Sturgeon Advisory Committee and Department staff working with the general public for submission into the rule and/or statute change process over the next year. The Sturgeon Advisory Committee has already met to discuss these issues and have discussed a number of options including increasing license fees, removing the spearing tag from the Conservation Patron license, decreasing the spearing hours each day, instituting an early license sales deadline, holding a lottery and creating closed areas.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
Approximately 90 hours will be needed by the Department.
Natural Resources
Subject
Hunting and trapping regulations for the April 2002 spring hearings.
Policy analysis
The Department is proposing removing Blackhawk Lake Wildlife Area from the list of properties where hunting hen pheasants is allowed; increasing the goal in bear management zone “C" from 800 to 1,200 animals; changing the timeframe for registering bow killed deer after the close of the bow hunting segment; and establishing a fall turkey hunting season at Mill Bluff State Park.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
Approximately 200 hours will be needed by the Department.
Natural Resources
Subject
Hunting and trapping regulations annual housekeeping order.
Policy analysis
The Department is proposing defining “explosive tips" pertaining to archery hunting; updating the names of wildlife properties which allow hunting of hen pheasants; eliminating the requirement that group applicants submit all applications in a single envelop; extending the deadline for submitting Class A bear license fees to April 15; clarifying the trapping hours; shortening the number of days needed before the daily number of pheasant hunting permits may exceed 300 and change the time of day at which this number can be exceeded and increasing the pheasant daily bag limit from one either sex during the first 14 days of the season to 2 either sex starting the third day of the season at the Bong State Recreation Area Hunting Zone; eliminating the requirement that state waterfowl and turkey stamps must be attached to a person's hunting license when hunting; adding a map of Deer Management Unit 1M to the list of metropolitan deer management units; repealing language regarding commercial deer farms that was made obsolete due to statutory changes; and correcting inaccurate citations.
Statutory authority
Staff time required
Approximately 200 hours will be needed by the Department.
Natural Resources
