NR 17.045(3)(h)3.3. Rabbits. Sufficient barrier areas shall be provided for rabbits held within an enclosure to provide refuge and escape areas for all of the rabbits held within the enclosure. NR 17.045(3)(i)(i) Density of captive animals. No less than 2 coyote or fox may be present in a hound dog training enclosure, and no more than 2 coyote or fox may be present per each full 15 acres in a hound dog training enclosure. NR 17.045(4)(4) Disease prevention. At the time of inspection, the department may require specific health management procedures as deemed necessary, including mandatory disease investigation, testing and disease reporting. The department will contact the owner or operator if additional health management procedures are deemed necessary after a permit is issued. In addition, the enclosure owner or operator shall agree to all of the following: NR 17.045(4)(a)1.1. Inspection or treatment by a licensed veterinarian or both when required shall be at the sole expense of the owner or operator of the hound dog training enclosure. NR 17.045(4)(a)2.2. In the event of disease outbreaks, costs associated with the testing, depopulating, cleaning and disinfecting the enclosure shall be the sole expense of the owner or operator of the hound dog training enclosure. NR 17.045(4)(b)(b) Release of diseased animals. The owner or operator may not release or permit the release into a hound dog training enclosure of any wild animals or dogs that are diseased or have been exposed to diseased animals. NR 17.045(4)(c)(c) Testing. The department may conduct disease testing and take samples of any species of wildlife within the hound dog training enclosure. NR 17.045(4)(d)(d) Permit suspension. The department may suspend a hound dog training enclosure permit and the operation of any hound dog training enclosure or prohibit by verbal or written notice the release of any coyote, fox, or rabbit into any hound dog training enclosure when the department deems it necessary to prevent the threat or presence of wildlife diseases which may pose a threat to native wildlife populations, domestic livestock or public safety. NR 17.045(5)(a)(a) Age. All captive coyote and fox released into a hound dog training enclosure shall be at least 9 months of age. NR 17.045(5)(b)(b) Marking. Coyote and fox may not be released into a hound dog training enclosure unless first individually tagged, tattooed or otherwise permanently marked with a unique individual animal identification number which is recorded in the records required to be kept under s. NR 17.11 (2) (d). NR 17.045(5)(c)(c) Reproduction. When more than one coyote or fox is released into a hound dog training enclosure, all additional animals of the same species that are of a different sex shall be spayed or neutered by a licensed veterinarian prior to release into the hound dog training enclosure. NR 17.045 NoteNote: Breeding or propagating of captive wild animals is not authorized under a hound dog training, dog trial or dog club training license. However, the unintentional breeding of rabbits within in a hound dog training enclosure is not a violation of this section.
NR 17.045(5)(d)(d) Surgical modifications. Any physical modifications, including the docking of tails, done to a coyote or fox shall be done by a licensed veterinarian. The hound dog training enclosure permittee shall maintain written documentation of veterinary involvement in any physical modification done to a coyote or fox. NR 17.045(5)(e)(e) Veterinarian of record. The applicant of any hound dog training enclosure permit shall provide the department with a written statement, by a Wisconsin certified veterinarian, which certifies that the veterinarian is the training enclosure veterinarian, having established a valid veterinarian-client relationship with the applicant. NR 17.045(6)(b)(b) Number of dogs. No person may place or allow the placement of more than 3 dogs into any coyote or fox hound dog training enclosure for each coyote or fox that is present in the enclosure. NR 17.045(6)(c)(c) Age. No dogs less than 5 months of age are permitted in hound dog training enclosures that contain coyote or fox. NR 17.045(7)(7) Revocation. If the owner or operator of a hound dog training enclosure has their hound dog training license or enclosure permit revoked or fails to renew their hound dog training license for any reason, the owner or operator of the enclosure shall remove all coyotes, foxes or rabbits as directed by the department. NR 17.045(8)(a)1.1. Except as provided in subd. 2., all hound dog training enclosures for coyote and fox operating under the authority of a hound dog training or dog club training license prior to July 1, 2007, shall comply with all provisions in this section. NR 17.045(8)(a)2.2. Hound dog training enclosures for fox and coyote operating under the authority of a hound dog training or dog club training license prior to July 1, 2007, and that are at least 60 acres, but less than 75 acres, shall comply with all provisions in this section except the acreage requirement under sub. (3) (e). NR 17.045(8)(a)3.3. Not withstanding subd. 2., if the holder of the hound dog training enclosure permit fails to renew the permit within 45 days after the permit’s expiration date, the permit may not be renewed unless the applicant complies with the acreage requirement under sub. (3) (e). NR 17.045(8)(a)4.4. Animals existing in the enclosure shall be considered captive if possessed under a hound dog or dog club training license prior to July 1, 2007. Owners or operators of enclosures with animals described in this subdivision shall comply with sub. (5) by December 31, 2007. NR 17.045(8)(b)(b) New enclosures. All individuals who were not operating a hound dog training enclosure under the authority of a hound dog training or dog club training license prior to July 1, 2007, shall comply with this section. NR 17.045(8)(c)(c) Enforcement. Owners or operators of hound dog training enclosures that have applied for a permit under sub. (1) (b) by December 31, 2007 that do not meet the minimum structural or design requirements under this section shall bring their enclosures into compliance by December 31, 2008.