Rule-Making Notices (Hearing Notices)

•   Create a quarantine for EAB for Columbia, Door, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Monroe, and Richland Counties that prohibits the movement of all hardwood species of firewood, nursery stock, green lumber, and other material living, dead, cut or fallen, including logs, stumps, roots, branches, and composted and uncomposted chips of the genus Fraxinus (Ash wood), out of these counties or any contiguous EAB quarantined counties.

•   Provide an exemption for items that have been inspected and certified by a pest control official and are accompanied by a written certificate issued by the pest control official (some products, such as nursery stock, cannot be given an exemption).

•   Provide an exemption for businesses that enter into a state or federal compliance agreement. The compliance agreement describes in detail what a company can and cannot do with regulated articles.

Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies

Data for this analysis was obtained from DATCP nursery license records, local business directories and field surveys of the wood products industry (e.g. timber, lumber, firewood) in the area. This analysis was based on the regulatory language of ATCP 21.17 and 7 CFR 301.53, on the observations of DATCP nursery inspectors, and on conversations with stakeholders in the nursery and other timber-related industries.

Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business

DATCP searched its nursery license database to obtain current records for licensed nursery growers operating in Columbia, Door, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Monroe and Richland Counties. Based on previous and ongoing work with Wisconsin's Gypsy Moth and firewood certification programs, DATCP staff also identified known saw mills, wood products companies and firewood industry concerns. Finally, online Yellow Pages business listings were also searched to find related tree nursery, timber, firewood and tree service companies.

Business Impact

This emergency rule may have an impact on persons or companies that deal in any hardwood firewood or ash materials in Columbia, Door, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Monroe, and Richland Counties. The affected businesses are all small businesses. This emergency rule restricts the sale or distribution of ash trees, ash wood products, and any hardwood firewood from Columbia, Door, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Monroe, and Richland Counties to locations outside of these counties or any contiguously quarantined counties.

The business impact of this emergency rule depends on the number of 1) nurseries that sell or distribute ash nursery stock outside these counties, 2) firewood producers/dealers that sell or distribute outside these counties, 3) sawmills that move untreated ash stock (green lumber) outside these counties, and 4) untreated wood waste (e.g. ash brush, chips or mulch) that is moved outside these counties.

Columbia, Door, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Monroe, and Richland Counties have a total of 48 licensed nursery growers that could possibly be growing ash nursery stock. Those growers will not be able to move or sell ash nursery stock outside of the quarantine area, though discussions with the Wisconsin Nursery Association indicate that few, if any, nurseries continue to sell ash trees. There are also an estimated 66 known firewood producers or dealers in these eight counties. Firewood dealers would need to be certified under s. ATCP 21.20, Wis. Admin. Code, to sell or move firewood outside of the quarantine area. To obtain certification, an inspected firewood dealer pays a $50 annual fee to DATCP and treats the firewood in a manner that ensures it is free of EAB. There are 41 known lumber mills in these eight counties and an estimated 48 other tree service/wood processing facilities that may also deal with ash. To transport ash wood products outside of the quarantine area, they will have to enter into a compliance agreement with DATCP or APHIS that authorizes movement of ash products outside of the quarantine only when there is assurance that the movement will not spread EAB to non-quarantined locations. Certification and compliance agreements will require some additional recordkeeping on the part of those businesses.

Environmental impact

This emergency rule will not have a significant impact on the environment.

Federal and surrounding state programs

Federal programs

Under the federal Plant Protection Act, APHIS has responsibility for excluding, eradicating and controlling serious plant pests, including EAB. APHIS has instituted statewide quarantines on the movement of all ash wood for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia ,and West Virginia, in addition to portions of Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee. APHIS has also enacted quarantines for Brown, Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Rock, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Trempealeau, La Crosse, Vernon, Sauk, Crawford, and Douglas Counties in Wisconsin. The quarantines include restrictions on the movement of any hardwood (non-coniferous) firewood.

Surrounding state programs

Surrounding states where EAB has been identified (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan) have state and federal quarantines that prohibit the movement of regulated articles out of quarantined areas. A regulated article can only move out of quarantined areas after it is certified by USDA or state officials.

DATCP Contact

Questions and comments (including hearing comments) related to this rule may be directed to:

Brian Kuhn or Christopher Deegan

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

P.O. Box 8911

Madison, WI 53708-8911

Telephone: [phone] or [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail]
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Notice of Hearings

Natural Resources

Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1—

rulemaking_notices EmR1418 EmR1418, EmR1419

(DNR #s WM-11-14(E) and WM-04-14(E))

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss. 29.014, 29.041 and 227.11 (2) (a), and 227.24, Stats., interpreting ss. 29.014, 29.041 and 29.192, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on revisions to Chapter NR 10, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the 2014 migratory game bird seasons and hunting regulations. Emergency rule order WM-11-14(E) related to teal and mourning dove hunting took effect upon publication in the official state paper on September 1, 2014. Emergency order WM-04-14(E) related to migratory bird hunting regulations took effect upon publication in the official state paper on September 11, 2014.

Hearing Information

Date:   Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Time:   1:00 p.m.
Location:   Natural Resources State Office Building
  (GEF-2)
  Room 608
  101 South Webster Street
  Madison, Wisconsin

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Scott Loomans at [phone] with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

Copies of the Proposed Rule and Submission of Written Comments

The proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site: http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Scott Loomans, Bureau of Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or by email to [e-mail]. Comments may be submitted until October 29, 2014. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearings. A personal copy of the proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Mr. Loomans.

Board Order WM-11-14(E) Related to Teal and Mourning Dove Hunting Seasons

Plain language analysis of WM-11-14(E) related to teal and mourning dove hunting seasons

Section 1 of this rule order establishes a seven day season beginning on September 1 and a six bird daily bag limit for a new, teal-only hunt. The teal-only season will occur prior to the youth duck season and the normal season for hunting all varieties of ducks.

Section 2 extends the mourning dove hunting season from the current 70 to 90 days.

Sections 3 and 4 establish that the hunting hours for teal during the teal-only season shall begin at 9:00 a.m. on the first day and sunrise on following days. Hunting will end at 7:00 p.m. each day. The hunting hours for other migratory birds such as mourning doves or Canada geese are not modified by these rules.

Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulations for WM-11-14(E) related to teal and mourning dove hunting seasons

Under international treaty and Federal law, migratory game bird seasons are closed unless opened annually via the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regulations process. As part of the Federal rule process, the USFWS proposes a duck harvest-management objective that balances hunting opportunities with the desire to achieve waterfowl population goals identified in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). Under this harvest-management objective, the relative importance of hunting opportunity increases as duck populations approach the goals in the NAWMP. Thus, hunting opportunity would be maximized when the population is at or above goals.

The proposed modifications included in this rule order are consistent with these parameters and guidelines which are annually established by the USFWS in 50 CFR 20.

Comparison with rules in adjacent states for WM-11-14(E) related to teal and mourning dove hunting seasons

Since migratory bird species are managed under federal law, each region of the country is organized in a specific geographic flyway which represents an individual migratory population of migratory game birds. Wisconsin along with Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa are members of the Mississippi Flyway. Each year the states included in the flyways meet to discuss regulations and guidelines offered to the flyways by the USFWS. The USFWS regulations and guidelines apply to all states within the Flyway and therefore the regulations in the adjoining states closely resemble the rules established in this rule order, and only differ slightly based on hunter desires, habitat and population management goals. However, these variations fall within guidelines and sideboards established by the USFWS.

Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies for WM-11-14(E) related to teal and mourning dove hunting seasons

The department annually promulgates emergency rules establishing the same year's migratory bird hunting regulations. The emergency rule is necessary because migratory game bird hunting is regulated by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service which offers a final season framework to Wisconsin within months of the possible opening days each year. This timeframe does not allow for promulgation of a permanent rule prior to the hunting season. The department has promulgated permanent rules in the past so that information related to zones, tagging requirements for geese, and other regulations remain relatively current. However, season dates and bag limits established in the administrative code reflect the prior season frameworks and the permanent rule often does not contain current information.

The species of primary interest to duck hunters, blue-winged teal, are an early migrating bird whose numbers may be low or declining in Wisconsin when the normal duck seasons begin at the end of September or early October. Many hunters are likely to appreciate the opportunity to hunt this species earlier during the fall season, possibly prior to migration, when they may be more abundant.

In the 1960s the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) allowed states to experiment with an early duck season that offered additional duck hunting days outside of the regular duck season framework. Hunters were restricted to shooting only teal; blue-winged and green-winged teal; but the focus in the Mississippi Flyway was primarily the early migrating blue-winged teal. This “experimental season" was intended to measure whether hunters could successfully distinguish between duck species and what the impact was on non-teal ducks. The results were mixed and after debate among state and federal agencies involved, the decision was made that the “production" states (WI, MN, MI, and IA) within the Mississippi Flyway would not be allowed an early teal season. However, when blue-winged teal seasons were high, “nonproduction" states would be offered an operational early teal season. “Production" refers primarily to whether a state is a major breeding area for mallards and other ducks.

The continental population of blue-winged teal has grown in recent years and a harvest assessment concluded that teal could sustain higher harvest beyond that incurred during the regular duck season and the existing early teal seasons. Following a series of meetings and recommendations among states and the USFWS, it was decided that the 4 production states would be offered a 3 year experimental teal season. It is very important to understand that this is an experimental season and that the results of the experiment will determine if a state is granted an operational early teal season. The USFWS requires states to observe hunter behavior in the field to observe whether they shoot at non-teal ducks during the teal only season. If the number of attempts to shoot non-teal ducks is too high then we will fail the experiment.

Based on the public input and staff analyses, the department proposes an early teal season in Wisconsin for 2014 that would begin on September 1 and continue through September 7. Only blue-winged and green-winged teal can be harvested. The daily bag limit would be 6 teal. Shooting hours on opening day begin at 9 am and close at 7 pm. Shooting hours from September 2 through 7 will begin at sunrise and close at 7 pm.

This rule would also extend the mourning dove hunting season. At the February, 2014 meeting of about 20 states that are part of the Eastern Dove Management Unit, a recommendation was approved to increase the dove hunting season from 70 to 90 days across the management unit. The additional 20 days will result in an increase in hunting opportunity that some hunters will appreciate. However, these days will be at a time of the year when many other hunting seasons are also open. As a result, the additional hunting opportunity may not result in a significant amount of hunting effort focused primarily on mourning doves.

Anticipated private sector costs for WM-11-14(E) related to teal and mourning dove hunting seasons

These rules, and the legislation which grants the department rule making authority, do not have a significant fiscal effect on the private sector. Additionally, no costs are associated with compliance to these rules.

Effects on small business for WM-11-14(E) related to teal and mourning dove hunting seasons

These rules are applicable to individual sportspersons and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses, and no design or operational standards are contained in the rule. Because this rule does not add any regulatory requirements for small businesses, the proposed rules will not have an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses under s. 227.24 (3m), Stats.

Board Order WM-04-14(E) Related to Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

Plain language analysis of WM-04-14(E) related to migratory bird hunting regulations

This emergency rule order will modify regulations for migratory bird hunting during the 2014 seasons.

Section 1 of these rules reduces the daily bag limit for canvasback ducks from two birds to one.

Sections 2 and 3 increase the season harvest limit for Canada geese in the Horicon Zone from six birds to twelve. The daily bag limit will be unchanged and continues to be two birds.

Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulations for WM-04-14(E) related to migratory bird hunting regulations

Under international treaty and Federal law, migratory game bird seasons are closed unless opened annually via the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regulations process. As part of the Federal rule process, the USFWS proposes a duck harvest-management objective that balances hunting opportunities with the desire to achieve waterfowl population goals identified in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). Under this harvest-management objective, the relative importance of hunting opportunity increases as duck populations approach the goals in the NAWMP. Thus, hunting opportunity would be maximized when the population is at or above goals.

Wisconsin Canada goose harvest is supported by two different Canada goose populations; the local giant Canada geese which are part of the Temperate Breeding Population (TBP) of the Mississippi Flyway provide about 40% of our fall harvest while the Mississippi Valley Population (MVP) that breeds in northern Ontario provide about 60% of the fall harvest. These two populations are managed under cooperative management plans developed by several states and provinces. The TBP population has steadily grown and management goals are to provide additional harvest opportunity and control population growth. In contrast, the MVP population has been on a slow decline so management objectives are to maintain a lower rate of harvest and have a stable or increasing population.

The proposed modifications included in this rule order are consistent with these parameters and guidelines which are annually established by the USFWS in 50 CFR 20.

Comparison with rules in adjacent states for WM-04-14(E) related to migratory bird hunting regulations

Since migratory bird species are managed under international treaty, each region of the country is organized in a specific geographic flyway which represents an individual migratory population of migratory game birds. Wisconsin along with Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa are members of the Mississippi Flyway. Each year the states included in the flyways meet to discuss regulations and guidelines offered to the flyways by the USFWS. The USFWS regulations and guidelines apply to all states within the Flyway and therefore the regulations in the adjoining states closely resemble the rules established in this rule order, and only differ slightly based on hunter desires, habitat and population management goals. However, these variations fall within guidelines and sideboards established by the USFWS.

Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies for WM-04-14(E) related to migratory bird hunting regulations

The department annually promulgates an emergency rule establishing the same year's migratory bird hunting regulations. The emergency rule is necessary because migratory game bird hunting is regulated by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service which offers a final season framework to Wisconsin on approximately August 1 each year. This timeframe does not allow for promulgation of a permanent rule prior to the hunting season.

For the regular duck season, a data based process called Adaptive Harvest Management is used annually by the USFWS and the Flyways to determine which of 3 framework alternatives best matches the current year's data on populations and habitat (data from the spring pond and duck survey). The option of a closed season is also possible if survey conditions indicated that this is necessary for the management of duck populations. The determination of which alternative is selected is based in part on the spring wetland conditions on the breeding grounds and the Mid-Continent Mallard population. These data come from the May Pond and Breeding Waterfowl Population Surveys conducted by the USFWS and Canadian Wildlife Service on traditional survey areas as well as surveys from select states, including Wisconsin. In addition, harvest strategies have been developed to inform hunting season decisions for other individual duck species such as scaup, canvasback and pintail which could drive annual changes in bag limits or season lengths for those species.

The parameters of Wisconsin's regular goose seasons are guided by the Mississippi Flyway management plans for the MVP and TBP Canada goose populations and approved by the Mississippi Flyway Council and the USFWS. The health of these populations is measured with spring breeding population surveys, survival data and harvest rates obtained from banding and production studies. The surveys and studies are conducted annually and are supported by the State of Wisconsin as part of the MFC. The primary elements of Wisconsin's waterfowl regulatory process include conducting spring waterfowl surveys, participation in MFC meetings, commenting on federal proposals, and soliciting input from the public. The state process begins with Flyway meetings in February and March each year where staff provide input to the development of federal framework alternatives and requests related to the early seasons. In spring and summer, breeding waterfowl surveys and banding are conducted in support of the regulatory process.

In early July each year, staff conduct a public meeting to solicit input from interest groups, including representatives of the Conservation Congress Migratory Committee. At this meeting, staff provide the attendees with breeding status information and ask for any items that they wish the department to pursue at the MFC meeting in mid July. Department staff then attend the MFC Technical and Council meetings. At these meetings, staff are provided status information and the proposed framework alternative from the USFWS. Department staff work with the other states in our Flyway to discuss and develop proposals and recommendations that are voted upon by the MFC. Proposals that passed at the MFC meeting are forwarded to the USFWS for consideration by the Service Regulations Committee (SRC) at their meeting. The USFWS announces its final waterfowl season framework recommendation at the end of July. Department staff then summarize waterfowl status and regulation information for Wisconsin citizens and present this information to the Migratory Committee of the Conservation Congress and at a public meeting (Post-Flyway Meeting) of interest groups and individuals in early August. Staff gather public input and citizen suggestions at those meetings for the development of Wisconsin's waterfowl regulations, given the federal framework. In 2014, public hearings were held from August 4-7 around the state to solicit additional input on the proposed annual waterfowl rule.

Anticipated private sector costs for WM-04-14(E) related to migratory bird hunting regulations

These rules, and the legislation which grants the department rule making authority, do not have a significant fiscal effect on the private sector. Additionally, no costs are associated with compliance to these rules.

Effects on small business for WM-04-14(E) related to migratory bird hunting regulations

These rules are applicable to individual sportspersons and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses, and no design or operational standards are contained in the rule. Because this rule does not add any regulatory requirements for small businesses, the proposed rules will not have an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses under s. 227.24 (3m), Stats.

Environmental Impact

The Department has made a determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch. NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code.

Contact Person

Scott Loomans, [e-mail].

STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION DOA 2049 (R 07/2011) ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FISCAL ESTIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
Type of Estimate and Analysis
X Original ⍽ Updated ⍽ Corrected
Administrative Rule Chapter, Title and Number
Ch. NR 10, Game and Hunting. Board Order WM-11-14(E)
Subject
Establishing an early duck season for teal-only and the hunting regulations for teal and mourning doves.
Fund Sources Affected			Chapter 20 , Stats. Appropriations Affected
⍽ GPR ⍽ FED ⍽ PRO ⍽ PRS X SEG ⍽ SEG-S			None
Fiscal Effect of Implementing the Rule
X No Fiscal Effect ⍽ Indeterminate	⍽ Increase Existing Revenues ⍽ Decrease Existing Revenues		⍽ Increase Costs ⍽ Could Absorb Within Agency's Budget ⍽ Decrease Costs
The Rule Will Impact the Following (Check All That Apply)
⍽ State's Economy ⍽ Local Government Units		⍽ Specific Businesses/Sectors ⍽ Public Utility Rate Payers
Would Implementation and Compliance Costs Be Greater Than $20 million? ⍽ Yes X No
Policy Problem Addressed by the Rule
The species of primary interest to duck hunters, blue-winged teal, are an early migrating bird whose numbers may be low or declining in Wisconsin when the normal duck seasons begin at the end of September or early October. Many hunters are likely to appreciate the opportunity to hunt this species earlier during the fall season, possibly prior to migration out-of-the-state, when they may be more abundant. The department proposes an early teal season in Wisconsin for 2014 that would begin on September 1 and continue through September 7. Only blue-winged and green-winged teal can be harvested. The daily bag limit would be 6 teal. Shooting hours on opening day begin at 9 am and close at 7 pm. Shooting hours from September 2 through 7 will begin at sunrise and close at 7 pm. This rule would also extend the mourning dove hunting season. At the February, 2014 meeting of about 20 states that are part of the Eastern Dove Management Unit, a recommendation was approved to increase the dove hunting season from 70 to 90 days across the management unit. The additional 20 days will result in an increase in hunting opportunity that some hunters will appreciate. However, these days will be at a time of the year when many other hunting seasons are also open. As a result, the additional hunting opportunity may not result in a significant amount of hunting effort focused primarily on mourning doves.
Summary of Rule's Economic and Fiscal Impact on Specific Businesses, Business Sectors, Public Utility Rate Payers, Local Governmental Units and the State's Economy as a Whole (Include Implementation and Compliance Costs Expected to be Incurred)
Because these are emergency rules the department is not required to offer a comment period on this economic analysis. The department will hold a comment period pursuant to Governor's Executive Order 50, Section IV, when permanent rules are promulgated. Fiscal impacts on the department are also summarized in this analysis. Economic Impact A September season for hunting teal-only will be a new opportunity for Wisconsin hunters and it will result in an increase in the richness and diversity of hunting activities that people enjoy. It is likely to result in an increase in the amount of hunting activity that occurs at this time of year and the resulting incidental expenditures of hunters. However, the amount of increased activity may be limited and cannot accurately be anticipated prior to having experience with this new opportunity. A factor that may result in none or a very limited economic impact is that the hunting season for other migratory birds, Canada geese and mourning doves, are already established and will be open concurrently with the proposed teal season. Early September is considered the best time for hunting mourning doves. A certain amount of hunting during the early teal-only season may be by hunters who would otherwise have been hunting doves or geese and this teal hunting would not be considered new activity or related spending. The additional 20 days of mourning dove hunting proposed in these rules will result in an increase in hunting opportunity that some hunters will appreciate. However, these days will be at a time of the year when many other highly anticipated hunting seasons are also open. As a result, the additional hunting opportunity may not result in a significant amount of hunting effort focused primarily on mourning doves, nor related expenditures by hunters or resulting economic impacts. Both dove and teal hunters are likely to be people who already participate in those activities during the existing seasons. Dove and teal hunters are not likely to need to purchase new gear or durable goods such as boats, shotguns, or decoys. Because the hunting season frameworks proposed in this rule will be comparable to those in place during previous seasons, no economic impacts are anticipated. These rules are applicable to individual hunters and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small business, nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule. Fiscal Impact The department anticipates no fiscal impact resulting from these rules. The USFWS does require states to observe hunter behavior in the field to observe whether they shoot at non-teal ducks during the teal only season. If the number of attempts to shoot non-teal ducks is too high then we will fail the experiment. The department anticipates that these observation efforts can be absorbed within the department's current budget. Though an undetermined amount of staff time will be needed to meet this federal requirement, this staff time will be accounted for by re-prioritizing work duties. The department will not hire new employees or be requiring additional hours of work. Other regulations modified by this proposal will not require significant changes to past practices or procedures and will also have no fiscal impact.
Benefits of Implementing the Rule and Alternative(s) to Implementing the Rule
The species of primary interest to duck hunters, blue-winged teal, are an early migrating bird whose numbers may be low or declining in Wisconsin when the normal duck seasons begin at the end of September or early October. Many hunters are likely to appreciate the opportunity to hunt this species earlier during the fall season, possibly prior to migration, when they may be more abundant. The new teal and dove hunting opportunities will both contribute to the presence of excellent hunting opportunities which are enjoyed by outdoor enthusiasts. Additional alternatives which were evaluated in preparation of these rules were to adopt a full 16 day season, which is an option offered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and to decline to hold a season. This seven day season represents a compromise between two opinions commonly expressed during public participation in rule development; that Wisconsin should take full advantage of new hunting opportunities, and that Wisconsin should not hold and early teal season because it could result in incidental harvest of other duck species or have an impact on duck hunting which occurs later in the fall season.
Long Range Implications of Implementing the Rule
Implementing these rules will have little impact on the public except that they will continue to have good hunting opportunities into the future.
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Federal Government
Annually the department establishes migratory game bird hunting seasons based on a federal framework that is presented to Wisconsin by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. This proposal takes advantage of the new opportunities offered under the federal framework but the seven day teal-only season does represent a compromise between people who are opposed to a teal season and those who would prefer the full 16 day season.
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Neighboring States (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota)
The department establishes migratory game bird hunting seasons based on a federal framework that is presented to Wisconsin by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Because of the federal guidelines, Wisconsin's regulations are similar to those in neighboring states.
Name and Phone Number of Contact Person
Scott Loomans, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist, 608-267-2452.

STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION DOA 2049 (R 07/2011) ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FISCAL ESTIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
Type of Estimate and Analysis
X Original ⍽ Updated ⍽ Corrected
Administrative Rule Chapter, Title and Number
Ch. NR 10, Game and Hunting. Board Order WM-04-14 (E)
Subject
Establishing the 2014 migratory game bird hunting regulations.
Fund Sources Affected			Chapter 20 , Stats. Appropriations Affected
⍽ GPR ⍽ FED ⍽ PRO ⍽ PRS X SEG ⍽ SEG-S			None
Fiscal Effect of Implementing the Rule
X No Fiscal Effect ⍽ Indeterminate	⍽ Increase Existing Revenues ⍽ Decrease Existing Revenues		⍽ Increase Costs ⍽ Could Absorb Within Agency's Budget ⍽ Decrease Costs
The Rule Will Impact the Following (Check All That Apply)
⍽ State's Economy ⍽ Local Government Units		⍽ Specific Businesses/Sectors ⍽ Public Utility Rate Payers
Would Implementation and Compliance Costs Be Greater Than $20 million? ⍽ Yes X No
Policy Problem Addressed by the Rule
This emergency rule order will modify regulations for migratory bird hunting during the 2014 seasons.
Summary of Rule's Economic and Fiscal Impact on Specific Businesses, Business Sectors, Public Utility Rate Payers, Local Governmental Units and the State's Economy as a Whole (Include Implementation and Compliance Costs Expected to be Incurred)
Economic Impact Because the hunting season frameworks proposed in this rule will be comparable or identical to those in place during previous seasons, no economic impacts are anticipated. These rules are applicable to individual hunters and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small business, nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule. Fiscal Impact Regulations modified by this proposal will not require changes to past practices or procedures and will have no fiscal impact.
Benefits of Implementing the Rule and Alternative(s) to Implementing the Rule
The federal government and state legislature have delegated to the appropriate agencies rule-making authority to control the hunting of migratory birds. The State of Wisconsin must comply with federal regulations in the establishment of migratory bird hunting seasons and conditions. Federal regulations are not made available to this state until late July of each year. This order is designed to bring the state hunting regulations into conformity with the federal regulations. Failure to modify our rules will result in the failure to provide hunting opportunity and continuation of rules which conflict with federal regulations.
Long Range Implications of Implementing the Rule
These are emergency rules that will be in effect for only the 2014 migratory bird hunting season.
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Federal Government
Annually the department establishes migratory game bird hunting seasons based on a federal framework that is presented to Wisconsin by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. This proposal takes advantage of nearly all of the opportunities offered under the federal framework.
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Neighboring States (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota)
The department establishes migratory game bird hunting seasons based on a federal framework that is presented to Wisconsin by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Because of the federal guidelines, Wisconsin's regulations are similar to those in neighboring states.
Name and Phone Number of Contact Person
Scott Loomans, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist, 608-267-2452.

Notice of Hearings

Natural Resources

Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1—

rulemaking_notices EmR1420 EmR1420, EmR1422

(DNR #s WM-05-14(E) and WM-08-14(E))

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to ss. 29.014, 29.041, and 227.24 (4), Stats., interpreting ss. 29.014, 29.041, and 29.192, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public meetings on revisions to Chapters NR 10, 11, 15, and 45. These emergency orders have been adopted by the Natural Resources Board, are currently in effect, and the public hearing is being held to fulfill statutory requirements. Natural Resources Board Order WM-05-14(E) is related to establishing a season for hunting deer with crossbows-only. Natural Resources Board Order WM-08-14(E) is related to implementation of the deer management assistance program and county deer management advisory committees.

Hearing Information