NR 16.15(3)(a)(a) Only individuals who possessed wild or feral swine on July 1, 2010 may be licensed under s. 169.15, Stats., to possess wild or feral swine. Licenses shall be applied for within 90 days of July 1, 2010. Animals must be held in strict confinement and possessed for the purpose of producing food for humans. Except as provided in ss. 169.02 (1) and 169.15 (2) (b), Stats., and for custom slaughter or mobile custom slaughter as defined by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, animals may not be killed on premises. Animals may only be transported live directly to facilities licensed for wild or feral under ch. 169, Stats., or to a slaughter establishment as defined by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
NR 16.15(3)(b)(b) Wild or feral swine must have an official individual identification as defined by s. ATCP 10.01 (70).
NR 16.15(3)(c)(c) An individual who possesses wild or feral swine under this rule must keep herd inventory records which include the age, sex and official individual identification of the animals. These records must be available to the department upon request.
NR 16.15 NoteNote: Animal markets, slaughter and meat establishments that meet the requirements of s. NR 16.15 (3) are defined and regulated by the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection in s. ATCP 10.01 (90) and ch. ATCP 55.
NR 16.15 NoteNote: A person who is licensed under s. 169.15, Stats., to possess wild or feral swine may also need a permit under ch. NR 40, Wis. Adm. Code. Section NR 40.04 (2) (f) 2. and 3., identifies live Sus domestica (feral domestic swine), Sus scrofa (Russian boar), and other wild swine, including their hybrids, as “prohibited invasive species”. With certain exceptions, under s. NR 40.04 (3), no person may possess, transport, transfer or introduce prohibited invasive species unless the person has a permit issued under s. NR 40.06.
NR 16.15(4)(4)Wolf-dog hybrids.
NR 16.15(4)(a)(a) A person who owns a wolf-dog hybrid shall have the animal sexually neutered by six months of age.
NR 16.15(4)(b)(b) A person who owns a wolf-dog hybrid shall have the animal individually tattooed, implanted with a microchip, or otherwise permanently marked with information identifying the owner.
NR 16.15 HistoryHistory: CR 03-030: cr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 09-052: am. (2) (a), (e) 1. and 2., cr. (3) and (4) Register June 2010 No. 654, eff. 7-1-10.
NR 16.18NR 16.18Fur farms, purpose.
NR 16.18(1)(1)Application. This section is developed pursuant to s. 169.18, Stats., to establish qualifications and conditions for wild fur farm licenses.
NR 16.18(2)(2)Single parcel.
NR 16.18(2)(a)(a) Land owned. In order to qualify as a single parcel for an application by an owner of land, a tract of land shall meet the following standards:
NR 16.18(2)(a)1.1. The owner of record of all tracts or portions of land comprising a single parcel shall be identical except for spouses qualifying as joint owners under the Wisconsin marital property law.
NR 16.18(2)(a)2.2. All portions of the land comprising the single parcel shall be contiguous.
NR 16.18(2)(a)3.3. Parcels or tracts of land may constitute a single parcel if they do not touch but are separated only by a town, county or state highway.
NR 16.18(2)(a)4.4. Calculation of the 640 acre maximum includes bodies of water in which the bed is owned by the applicant or which are entirely surrounded by lands owned by the applicant.
NR 16.18(2)(a)5.5. Applicants who are owners of land included in the application may lease additional contiguous parcels provided the total does not exceed 640 acres.
NR 16.18(2)(b)(b) Land leased. In order to qualify as a single parcel for an application by a lessee of land, the tract of land shall meet the following standards:
NR 16.18(2)(b)1.1. The applicant shall provide proof of a lease specifically authorizing the right to establish a wild fur farm for the term of the license. The lease shall be in writing. Leases for a term exceeding one year shall meet the requirements of s. 706.02, Stats.
NR 16.18(2)(b)2.2. All portions of the land included in the lease shall be contiguous.
NR 16.18(2)(b)3.3. Separate tracts of land covered by the lease may constitute a single parcel if they do not touch but are separated only by a town, county or state highway.
NR 16.18(2)(b)4.4. Calculation of the 640 acre maximum includes bodies of water in which the bed is leased by the applicant or which are entirely surrounded by lands leased by the applicant.
NR 16.18(3)(3)Eligibility requirements. Except as authorized by s. 169.18 (3) (b), Stats., in order to be eligible for a wild fur farm license, the applicant shall own or lease at least 40 acres of land in a single parcel. If multiple, noncontiguous parcels are sought to be licensed by an applicant, the applicant shall obtain a separate wild fur farm license for each parcel.
NR 16.18(4)(4)Authorization. The wild fur farm license authorizes the taking of beaver, coyote, mink, muskrat, otter, opossum, raccoon, skunk and weasel on the licensed facility.
NR 16.18(5)(5)Limitation.
NR 16.18(5)(a)(a) The wild fur farm license does not authorize the taking or possession of badger, bobcat, fisher, fox, lynx, marten, rabbit or wolf. No person may harvest, possess or sell these species except under the authority of chs. NR 10 and 12 and ch. 29, Stats.
NR 16.18(5)(b)(b) All skunks taken shall be immediately killed in a humane manner and may not be sold live.
NR 16.18(5)(c)(c) A person trapping on a licensed wild fur farm under the authority of a wild fur farm license issued under s. 169.18, Stats., shall comply with the trap, cable restraint and snare size and placement rules specified under s. NR 10.13 (1) (b), unless otherwise authorized in writing by the department.