29.403(3)(a)
(a) Rules governing the circumstances under which a waiver for a permit may be granted under
s. 29.197.
29.403(3)(b)
(b) Rules establishing training or educational requirements for persons who seek a permit under
sub. (2).
29.403(3)(c)
(c) Rules for controlling crowding, preventing unsafe conditions, or preventing conflicts among the users of the body of water on which fishing tournaments are held or at facilities for public access to those bodies of water, including boat ramps and parking lots.
29.403(3)(d)
(d) Rules relating to the prevention of the waste of a natural resource.
29.403(3)(e)
(e) Rules relating to the protection of the bodies of water of this state, fish, and other aquatic resources in those bodies of water.
29.403(3)(f)
(f) Rules specifying the number of fishing tournaments that may be held on a body of water.
29.403(3)(g)
(g) Rules governing the frequency with which fishing tournaments may be held and the dates on which they may be held.
29.403(3)(h)
(h) Rules specifying the number of days over which fishing tournaments, or practices for fishing tournaments, may be held.
29.403(3)(i)
(i) Rules governing the hours during which fishing tournaments may be held.
29.403(3)(j)
(j) Rules specifying the location of the bodies of water on which fishing tournaments may be held.
29.403(3)(k)
(k) Rules specifying the species of fish that may be targeted by fishing tournaments.
29.403(3)(L)
(L) Rules specifying bag and size limits for fish that are caught at fishing tournaments.
29.403(3)(m)
(m) Rules governing the time of year when fishing tournaments may be held.
29.403(3)(n)
(n) Rules specifying the qualities that the bodies of water on which fishing tournaments may be held must have.
29.403(3)(o)
(o) Rules governing the reporting of the results of fishing tournaments.
29.403(3)(p)
(p) Rules specifying fees for fishing tournament permits and for training or educational programs, including rules specifying reduced fees in appropriate circumstances.
29.403(4)
(4) Notwithstanding
subs. (2) and
(3), the department may not, under the program established under
sub. (1), allow a participant in a fishing tournament to engage in any activity in which the department would not allow an angler who is not a participant to engage at the same time on the same body of water. This subsection does not apply to participants in a bass fishing tournament for which a permit has been issued under
s. 29.4035.
29.403(5)(a)(a) The department shall deny an application for a fishing tournament permit or suspend or revoke a fishing tournament permit if the permit applicant or holder does any of the following:
29.403(5)(a)1.
1. Makes a material misrepresentation on a permit application.
29.403(5)(a)2.
2. Violates this section, a rule promulgated under this section, or a term or condition of a permit.
29.403(5)(a)3.
3. Violates this chapter as it relates to fishing in connection with a fishing tournament.
29.403(5)(b)
(b) If the department denies a person's application for a fishing tournament permit or if the permit is revoked under
par. (a), the department may not issue a fishing tournament permit to that person for a period of 2 years after the denial or revocation.
29.403(6)
(6) Any person who participates in a fishing tournament shall comply with the terms and conditions imposed by any permit issued for that fishing tournament under
sub. (2).
29.403(7)
(7) This section does not apply to any fishing tournament that is conducted on a body of water where persons who are normally required to have fishing approvals are exempt from having such approvals.
29.403 History
History: 2003 a. 249.
29.4035
29.4035
Bass fishing tournament pilot program. 29.4035(1)
(1) In this section, "live well" means a container that is used to hold live fish and that meets standards established by the department by rule.
29.4035(2)
(2) The department shall establish a bass fishing tournament pilot program under which the department shall issue 4 permits per year. The department shall issue at least one permit per year under this section for a bass fishing tournament that authorizes participants to fish for, and cull, both largemouth and smallmouth bass. The remaining permits issued under this section shall authorize participants to fish for both largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, but to cull only largemouth bass. The department shall confer with the advisory board appointed under
2003 Wisconsin Act 249, section 6, to determine who shall be issued a permit under this section.
29.4035(3)
(3) Notwithstanding
s. 29.055, a permit issued under this section authorizes a person to conduct a bass fishing tournament in which participants may take bass in excess of the daily bag limit if all of the following apply:
29.4035(3)(a)
(a) Each boat in the tournament is equipped with a live well.
29.4035(3)(b)
(b) A participant either immediately releases the bass into the water from which it was taken or holds the bass in a live well.
29.4035(3)(c)
(c) The bass held in a live well by a participant at any one time does not exceed the daily bag limit.
29.4035(3)(d)
(d) Each bass when released by a participant into the water from which it was taken is able to swim away in a healthy condition.
29.4035(4)
(4) The department, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Bass Federation, shall conduct research and collect data for the purpose of evaluating the pilot program under this section. The department shall report its findings to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
s. 13.172 (3) on or before December 31, 2006.
29.4035(5)
(5) This section does not apply after December 31, 2006.
29.4035 History
History: 2003 a. 249.
29.404
29.404
Fishing shanties on ice, regulation. 29.404(1)
(1)
Public nuisance; removal. Any building, vehicle, tent, fish shanty or similar shelter that is used or left on the ice in violation of any department order or that has fallen through the ice is a public nuisance. The department shall notify the owner, if known. If after the expiration of 10 days after notice is given the owner does not claim the nuisance, the department may destroy or sell the nuisance in the name of the state.
29.404(2)
(2) Reimbursement for department costs. If the department destroys or sells the building, vehicle, tent, fish shanty or similar shelter that is a public nuisance, the owner shall reimburse the department for all costs associated with the seizure and destruction or sale of the public nuisance. The department shall give the owner written notice containing the amount of costs to be reimbursed and a statement that the owner must reimburse these costs to the department within 20 days after the notice is given.
29.404(3)
(3) Forfeiture. If the owner does not reimburse these costs to the department within 20 days after the notice is given under
sub. (2), the owner shall forfeit not more than $100.
29.404 History
History: 1989 a. 359;
1991 a. 39;
1997 a. 248 ss.
443 to
445; Stats. 1997 s. 29.404.
29.404 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
NR 20.11, Wis. adm. code.
29.405
29.405
Fishing with bow and arrow. 29.405(1)
(1) No person may do any of the following:
29.405(1)(a)
(a) Take rough fish with a bow and arrow unless the arrow is equipped with a metal barbed tip that is attached to the bow with a tethered line that allows for the retrieval of the arrow and the fish.
29.405(1)(b)
(b) Release or return any rough fish taken with a bow and arrow, whether dead or alive, to the waters of this state.
29.405(1)(c)
(c) Leave any rough fish taken with a bow and arrow, whether dead or alive, on the ice or banks of any waters of this state.
29.405(2)
(2) Any person who takes rough fish with a bow and arrow in any waters of this state shall remove the fish from those waters and use or dispose of the fish in an appropriate manner as determined by the department.
29.405(3)
(3) If the department establishes an open season for taking rough fish with a bow and arrow on a particular body of water, the department shall allow the taking of rough fish with a bow and arrow on that body of water from sunset to sunrise during that open season.
29.405 Note
NOTE: Subs. (1), (2) and (3) were created as subs. (a), (b) and (c) by
2005 Wis. Act 291 and renumbered by the revisor under s. 13.93 (1) (b).
29.405 History
History: 2005 a. 291; s. 13.93 (1) (b).
29.407
29.407
Transportation of fish. 29.407(1)(a)(a) No person may transport or cause to be transported, or deliver or receive or offer to deliver or receive for transportation, any game fish taken from inland waters unless the person complies with all applicable requirements under
pars. (b) and
(c).
29.407(1)(b)
(b) All fish that are subject to a minimum size limit and are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
29.407(1)(c)
(c) A box, package or container of fish transported by common carrier shall contain fish of only one owner.
29.407(2)(a)(a) No person may transport or cause to be transported, or deliver or receive or offer to deliver or receive for transportation, any game fish taken from outlying waters unless the person complies with all applicable requirements under
pars. (b) and
(d).
29.407(2)(b)1.1. In this paragraph, "fresh fish" means any fish that has not been frozen or smoked.
29.407(2)(b)2.
2. No fresh fish of any variety except lawfully taken suckers may be shipped from any port located on outlying waters during the closed season for the fish, except the first 3 days of the closed season.
29.407(2)(d)
(d) All fish which are subject to a minimum size limit and are taken by hook and line may be transported with the head or tail, or both, removed and may be filleted before being transported, but only if the dressed or filleted fish continues to meet the minimum size limit. A dressed fish shall remain in one piece with the skin and scales intact. The skin and scales shall remain on a filleted fish.
29.407(3)
(3) Shipments from inland points. Any shipment of game fish of any variety originating at any point in this state other than ports located on outlying waters is subject to this section governing the transportation of game fish taken from inland waters.
29.407(4)
(4) Injurious fish. No live rough fish except goldfish, dace and suckers may be transported into or within the state without a permit from the department, except any person authorized by a state contract to remove rough fish pursuant to
s. 29.421 may transport rough fish taken by the person under the authority of the contract.
29.407(5)(a)(a) This section does not apply to a person who has a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting fish in connection with the person's business.
29.407(5)(b)
(b) This section does not apply to the transportation, delivery, receipt or shipping of farm-raised fish.
29.411
29.411
Cooperation during a fish census. A person who is fishing shall cooperate with an employee of the department when the employee is involved in taking a fish census.
Section 29.971 does not apply to this section.
29.411 History
History: 1997 a. 248 s.
573.
29.414
29.414
Erection of barriers to exclude rough fish. The department may erect and maintain or authorize erection and maintenance of a screen or similar barrier in any navigable stream for the purpose of preventing rough fish or other undesirable fish from invading any part of the stream, if the screen or barrier does not unreasonably interfere with navigation.
29.414 History
History: 1997 a. 248 s.
571.
29.417
29.417
Permit to take rough fish. 29.417(1)
(1) Permission may be granted to any person by the department upon terms and conditions required by the department to take rough fish in the following bays or harbors in Door County: Sturgeon Bay, Little Sturgeon Bay, Riley's Bay, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek Harbor, Eagle Harbor, Bailey's Harbor, Mud Bay, North Bay, Rowley's Bay, and Washington Harbor, Jackson Harbor and Detroit Harbor in Washington Island.
29.417(2)
(2) A person having a contract to take rough fish under
s. 29.421 or this section may be authorized by the department to erect and maintain a temporary pond in any navigable water pending the sale of the fish, provided that the pond does not unreasonably interfere with navigation or other public rights in the water.
29.417(3)
(3) Bays and harbors listed in this section shall have the following description:
29.417(3)(a)
(a) That body of water known as Jackson Harbor lying south and west of a line commencing at the most northerly point in section 27, township 34 north, range 30 east, and running in a straight line northwesterly to the most easterly point in the northeast quarter of section 28, same township and range.
29.417(3)(b)
(b) That body of water known as Bailey's Harbor lying north of a line commencing at the most southerly point in section 21, township 30 north, range 28 east, and running in a straight line westerly to the south line of section 20, same township and range.
29.417(3)(c)
(c) That body of water known as Washington Harbor lying south of a line commencing at the water's edge on the north line of section 26, township 34 north, range 29 east, and running in a straight line easterly to the water's edge on the north line of section 25, same township and range.
29.417(3)(d)
(d) That body of water known as Eagle Harbor lying south and east of a line drawn from the most northeast point in section 9, township 31 north, range 27 east, easterly to the water's edge on the north line of section 12, same township and range.
29.417(3)(e)
(e) That body of water known as Egg Harbor lying south of a line commencing at the most northeast point in section 26, township 30 north, range 26 east, and running in a straight line east to the north line of section 25, same township and range.
29.417(3)(f)
(f) That body of water known as North Bay lying north of a line commencing at the most northeast point in section 35, township 31 north, range 28 east, and running in a straight line to the west line of section 25, same township and range.
29.417(3)(g)
(g) That body of water known as Fish Creek Harbor lying south and east of a line commencing at the most northerly point in the southwest quarter of section 29, township 31 north, range 27 east, and running northeasterly in a straight line to the water's edge on north line of said section, township and range.
29.417(3)(h)
(h) That body of water known as Detroit Harbor lying north of a line commencing at the most southerly point in section 14, township 33 north, range 29 east, and running in a straight line to the most southerly point in section 18, township 33 north, range 30 east.
29.417(3)(i)
(i) That body of water known as Little Sturgeon Bay lying south of a line commencing at the most northeast point in section 35, township 28 north, range 24 east, and running in a northeasterly direction to the most northerly point in section 36, same township and range.
29.417(3)(j)
(j) That body of water known as Rowley's Bay lying north of a line commencing at the water's edge on south line of section 26, township 32 north, range 28 east, and running east to the most southerly point in section 32, same township and range.
29.417(3)(k)
(k) That body of water known as Riley's Bay lying south of a line commencing at the most northerly point in section 36, township 28 north, range 24 east, and running in a northeasterly direction to the most northerly point in section 30, township 28 north, range 25 east.
