NR 25.02 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1976, No. 249, eff. 10-1-76; r. and recr. Register, October, 1979, No. 286, eff. 11-1-79; renum. (6) to (18) to be (7) to (19), (19) to (21) to be (22) to (24), (22) to be (21), cr. (6) and (20), Register, April, 1983, No. 328, eff. 5-1-83; renum. (8) to (14) to be (10) to (16), (15) to be (18), (16) to (18) to be (20) to (22), (19) to (24) to be (24) to (29), cr. (8), (9), (17), (19) and (23), Register, April, 1983, No. 328, eff. 5-1-83; renum. (16) to (29) to be (17) to (30), cr. (16), Register, June, 1985, No. 354, eff. 7-1-85; am. (20), Register, August, 1985, No. 356, eff. 9-1-85; renum. (16) to (30) to be (15) to (31) and cr. (16), Register, February, 1986, No. 362, eff. 3-1-86; emerg. cr. (32), eff. 4-22-86; emerg. cr. (23f), (23l), (23r), (23x), (27f), (27l), (27r), and (27k), eff. 5-5-86; cr. (12m), (12t), (16m), (23m) and (32), Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; cr. (28m), Register, December, 1986, No. 372, eff. 1-1-87; cr. (7g), (7n), (23g), (33) to (35), am. (14), (21) and (25), Register, June, 1989, No. 402, eff. 7-1-89; emerg. r. (12m) and (28m), eff. 4-1-91; r. (12m) and (28m), Register, August, 1991, No. 428, eff. 9-1-91; am. (21), Register, April, 1997, No. 496, eff. 5-1-97; am. (25), Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99; am. (25), Register, December, 2000, No. 540, eff. 1-1-01; correction in (19) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register July 2006 No. 607; reprinted to correct error in (35) Register February 2007 No. 614; correction in (16) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2007 No. 614; CR 08-060: am. Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09; correction in (44) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2009 No. 642; CR 09-016: am. (39) Register January 2010 No. 649, eff. 2-1-10; CR 13-001: am. (8), (9), (46) Register August 2013 No. 692, eff. 9-1-13; CR 15-074: cr. (18m), r. (50) Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16; CR 16-061: cr. (3m) Register September 2017 No. 741, eff. 10-1-17; CR 19-091: am. (39) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; CR 19-134: cr. (9m), am. (66) Register April 2020 No. 772, eff. 5-1-20; correction in (9m) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register April 2020 No. 772; EmR1923: emerg. cr. (2m), (69m), eff. 12-30-19; CR 19-103: cr. (2m), (69m) Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20; CR 23-008: renum. (1), (2), (2m), (3m), (4), (5), (8) to (10) to be NR 25.027 (1) to (10), am. (11), renum. (13), (14), (17) to (22), (27), (29), (30), (32), (33), (35), (37), (38), (40) to (49), (54), (55), (57), (59) to (61), (63) to (72) to be NR 25.027 (1) to (24), (26) to (56) Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11-1-23.

NR 25.02 Note Note: See the table of Appellate Court Citations for Wisconsin appellate cases citing s. NR 25.02.

NR 25.022 NR 25.022 Lake trout tagging and identification.

NR 25.022(1) (1) Importing foreign lake trout.

NR 25.022(1)(a) (a) No person may import or cause to be imported into Wisconsin any foreign lake trout by means of a boat authorized to be used under a license issued pursuant to s. 29.519 (1m), Stats.

NR 25.022(1)(b) (b) No wholesale fish dealer or producer of fish may sell, buy, barter, trade, possess, control, transport or cause to be transported any domestic lake trout unless the fish is tagged with a valid, current commercial fish tag issued or authorized by the department. The tag shall be attached through the gills and mouth of whole or dressed lake trout. Producers of fish and their crew members may not possess filleted or chunked domestic lake trout on the ice or on board a boat.

NR 25.022(1)(c) (c) All commercial fish tags issued or authorized by the department or by a governmental agency of another state or country, when severed from the lake trout are considered state property and may be claimed by the department within one year of the date they were severed.

NR 25.022(2) (2) Filleted, portioned or smoked domestic lake trout. Lawfully possessed domestic lake trout which are intended for smoking, portioning or filleting may have the tags removed immediately prior to smoking, portioning or filleting.

NR 25.022(3) (3) Used tags.

NR 25.022(3)(a) (a) When lawfully possessed, lake trout which were tagged with a commercial fish tag issued or authorized by the department or by a governmental agency of another state or country and imported into this state are sold at retail or to a retail outlet, the wholesale fish dealer shall remove and retain the commercial fish tags. The department may reclaim such tags within one year at the wholesale fish dealer’s place of business.

NR 25.022(3)(b) (b) No person may reuse any commercial fish tag issued or authorized by the department or by a governmental agency of another state or country.

NR 25.022 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; CR 08-060: am. (title), (1) (title), (a), (2) (title) and (3) (b), r. and recr. (1) (b), r. (1) (c) to (e) and (2) (b) to (e), renum. (1) (f) and (2) (a) to be (1) (c) and (2) and am., Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09; CR 23-008: renum. from NR 25.16 Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11-1-23.

NR 25.025 NR 25.025 Vehicle identification requirements. As required under s. 29.503 (4) (e), Stats., no wholesale fish dealer or producer of fish may transport or cause to be transported any fish unless the transporting vehicle or boat is clearly marked on each side of the vehicle or boat with the word “FISH” in letters of block characteristic at least 4 inches high and of contrasting color with the background, and the correct business name of the wholesale fish dealer or producer of fish in letters one inch high, all in the English language.

NR 25.025 History History: CR 08-060: cr. Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09; CR 23-008: renum. from NR 25.19 Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11-1-23.

subch. II of ch. NR 25 Subchapter II — Commercial Fishing — Outlying Waters

NR 25.027 NR 25.027 Definitions. Except as otherwise specifically defined in the statutes, in this subchapter:

NR 25.027(1) (1) “Allouez Bay” means that body of water in Douglas county lying south of a line commencing at the most northerly point in section 29, township 49 north, range 13 west, and running due east in a straight line to the water’s edge on north line of section 28, same township and range.

NR 25.027(2) (2) “Baileys Harbor” means that body of water in Door county lying north of a line commencing at the most southerly point in section 21, township 30 north, range 28 east at N45°03.303′, W87°05.526′, and running in a straight line westerly to the south line of section 20, same township and range at N45°03.294′, W87°07.505′.

NR 25.027 Note Note: All latitude and longitude coordinates are expressed in degrees and minutes.

NR 25.027(3) (3) “CPE” means catch-per-unit-of-effort, which is the average number of fish caught per 1,000-foot lift of gill net or per lift of trap net, and includes all dead and live fish.

NR 25.027(4) (4) “Cisco” means the fish species commonly known as lake herring or as cisco.

NR 25.027(5) (5) “Closed area” means any area designated as a refuge by rule or statute, or any area where fishing is restricted in any manner by rule.

NR 25.027(6) (6) “Closed season” means that period of the year not embraced within the open season for each species of fish therefor as provided in s. NR 25.05 (1) during which the taking of the fish species enumerated is prohibited.

NR 25.027(7) (7) “Commercial fishing” means fishing for fish regulated by this chapter with commercial gear or methods other than those commonly known as hook and line fishing or angling, the taking of smelt pursuant to s. NR 20.20, or the taking of minnows.

NR 25.027(8) (8) “Commercial fishing gear” or “commercial gear” is that equipment identified in or regulated by this chapter.

NR 25.027(9) (9) “Commercial fishing license” means, for the purposes of s. 29.503 (2) (b), Stats., those licenses issued pursuant to ss. 29.519, 29.523, 29.526, 29.529, 29.531, 29.533, and 29.535, Stats.

NR 25.027(10) (10) “Commercial ice fishing” means the setting and operating of commercial fishing gear through and from the surface of the ice.

NR 25.027(11) (11) “Detroit Harbor” means that body of water in Door county lying north of a line commencing at the most southerly point in section 14, township 33 north, range 29 east at N45°20.016′, W86°56.451′, and running in a straight line to the most southerly point in section 18, township 33 north, range 30 east at N45°20.054′, W86°54.139′.

NR 25.027 Note Note: All latitude and longitude coordinates are expressed in degrees and minutes.