NR 10.13(1)(b)9.9. ‘Steel jawed traps.’ Set, place, or operate any steel jaw trap with a spread width of more than 8 inches.

NR 10.13(1)(b)10.10. ‘Toothed traps.’ Set, place, or operate any steel jawed trap with teeth unless it is located completely underwater at all times.

NR 10.13(1)(b)11.11. ‘Minimum waterset.’ Except when the muskrat or mink season is open, set, place or operate any waterset smaller than 5 1/2 inches jaw spread for steel jaw traps or less than or equal to 60 square inches measured from the maximum outside points on the width and height of the jaws of a trap that has not been set, for body-gripping type traps.

NR 10.13(1)(b)12.12. ‘Trap placement.’ Set, place or operate any body-gripping type trap greater than 60 square inches measured from the maximum outside points on the width and height of the jaws of a trap that has not been set, or any snare or cable restraint regardless of the size of the noose, in the following locations:

NR 10.13(1)(b)12.a.a. Within 3 feet of any federal, state, or county road rights-of-way culvert unless completely submerged in water.

NR 10.13(1)(b)12.c.c. Within 100 yards of any building devoted to human occupancy without the owner’s consent.

NR 10.13(1)(b)13.13. ‘Snare and cable restraint specifications.’ Set, place, or operate any snare or cable restraint unless they are non-spring activated, constructed of galvanized aircraft cable and include a swivel, except that a cable restraint which is designed and placed so that it can only be activated by an animal’s foot may be spring activated.

NR 10.13(1)(b)14.14. ‘Snare specifications.’ Set, place or operate any snare unless the noose cable and noose attachments conform to the following specifications and as authorized under subd. 13.:

NR 10.13(1)(b)14.a.a. Cable length shall be 5 feet or less with a diameter not exceeding 1/8 inch.

NR 10.13(1)(b)15.15. ‘Cable restraints specifications.’ Set, place, or operate any cable restraint, except for bobcat from the Saturday nearest October 17 to January 31 and fox and coyotes from the Saturday nearest October 17 to February 15, dates inclusive, provided the cable restraint conforms to the following specifications, or the specifications established in subd. 18 if the device is a foot activated cable restraint, in addition to those under subd. 13.

NR 10.13(1)(b)15.a.a. Cable length of 7 feet or less, with a diameter of 3/32 inch or larger, consisting of multiple strands of wire.

NR 10.13(1)(b)15.b.b. Cable stops shall be affixed to the cable to ensure that the portion of the cable which makes up the noose loop may not be longer than 38 inches when fully open, or less than 8 inches when fully closed.

NR 10.13(1)(b)15.c.c. The bottom of the set restraint cable loop may not be less than 6 inches nor greater than 12 inches above the surface. The measurement to the surface is the distance to the first surface beneath the bottom of the set cable restraint where the surface is ground, ice, crusted or packed snow or any other hard material.

NR 10.13(1)(b)15.d.d. A cable restraint shall include a breakaway device or stop rated at 350 pounds or less; a reverse-bend washer lock with a minimum outside diameter of 1 1/4 inches; and staked in a manner that does not allow the restraint device to reach any part of a fence, rooted woody vegetation greater than 1/2 inch in diameter or any other immovable object or stake that could cause entanglement.

NR 10.13(1)(b)16.16. ‘Incidental take of raccoons and mink.’ Retain any raccoon taken incidentally with a cable restraint during the period when the use of cable restraints is authorized under subd. 15. a. unless it is during the open season for raccoons listed in s. NR 10.01 (3) (b). No person may retain any mink taken incidentally with a colony trap unless it is during the open season for mink listed in s. NR 10.01 (4) (e).

NR 10.13(1)(b)17.17. ‘Colony trap use.’ Set, place, or operate any colony trap except for muskrat and only if all of the following apply:

NR 10.13(1)(b)17.d.d. The trap is not used in conjunction with any fencing, netting or other material that creates an underwater obstruction designed to force or channel any wild animal into the trap.

NR 10.13(1)(b)18.18. ‘Foot-activated cable restraint specifications.’ Set, place or operate any cable restraint which is designed and placed so that it can only be activated by an animal’s foot except for bobcat from December to January 31 and fox and coyote from December 1 to February 15, dates inclusive, provided the foot activated cable restraint conforms to the following specifications:

NR 10.13(1)(b)18.a.a. Cable length of 7 feet or less, with a diameter of 3/32 inch or larger, consisting of multiple strands of wire.

NR 10.13(1)(b)18.b.b. Cable stops shall be affixed to the cable to ensure that the portion of the cable which makes up the foot loop may not be longer than 22 inches when fully open.

NR 10.13(1)(b)18.c.c. A cable restraint shall include a breakaway device or stop rated at 350 pounds or less; a roller (or barrel) in-line swivel that acts as the maximum opening cable stop; an in-line shock spring; and staked in a manner that does not allow the restraint device to reach any part of a fence, rooted woody vegetation greater than one-half inch in diameter or any other immovable object or stake that could cause entanglement.