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State permit policies & procedures
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Wisconsin
WebsiteWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/
Contacts
Scott Loomans
Wildlife Regulations Policy Specialist
Bureau of Wildlife Management
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Phone: (608) 267-2452
Fax: (608) 267-7857
E-mail: scott.loomans_AT_wisconsin.gov
Is a permit needed for banding?The
Scientific Collectors permit is required to capture and mark protected
species of birds in Wisconsin unless the bird is both a migratory
species (listed by the USFWS as protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the collector holds a federal banding permit (pers.comm. S. Loomans to E. Paul 7 July 2009).
Permit application forms
- Application Form -
Available here
or from the agency website
- Renewal - same form
- Threatened and Endangered
- Available here
or from the agency website
List of state-listed species found below
Threatened or Endangered Species - A separate permit is required for
research and scientific collection for the collection or possession of
threatened or endangered species.
An application can be obtained by writing to or calling:
Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Endangered Resources
Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-7012
- Salvage - same form
State landsA separate permit is required for research and scientific collection
involving state natural areas. An application can be obtained by writing to or calling:
Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Endangered Resources
Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-7012
Or available here
or from the agency website
Prior notice
Check permit conditions. Even if not
expressly required to do so, you should always contact the manager of
that particular state land unit or with the owner of private land
before your arrival. You want to be aware of the hunting seasons, and,
of course want to be sure that your activities will not interfere with
the activities of that park, wildlife management area, or other state
land unit, and that your activities will not adversely affect public
use of the land or with the activities of private landowners.
Policies
Wisconsin Administrative Code
Natural Resources Title
NR 19.11 Scientific collectors permits and scientific research licenses.
NR 19.11(1)
(1) DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of implementing ss. 29.614 and
169.25, Stats., and within this section, the following definitions
apply:
NR 19.11(1)(a)
(a) "Qualified natural person" or "person" means any individual
complying with s. 29.614, Stats., and this section, not including a
corporation, partnership, cooperative, society, association or other
organization.
NR 19.11(1)(b)
(b) "Bonafide research program" means planned study and investigation
undertaken to discover or establish facts or principles leading to
increased, useful scientific knowledge.
NR 19.11(1)(c)
(c) "Useful scientific knowledge" means new information contributing to
the long-term well-being of wild animals and their habitats, or
providing educational opportunities in the natural sciences.
NR 19.11(2)
(2) APPLICABILITY.
NR 19.11(2)(a)
(a) Permits not required. Scientific collectors permits are not
required for the collection of wild plants, unprotected wild animals
taken legally, or wild animals obtained from licensed game farms or
fish hatcheries.
NR 19.11(2)(b)
(b) Bird banding. Scientific collectors permits will be required for
trapping and banding protected nonmigratory upland game birds.
NR 19.11(2)(c)
(c) Licenses. A person is not required to possess a separate hunting,
fishing or trapping license while collecting under a scientific
collector permit.
NR 19.11(2)(d)
(d) Endangered species. Endangered or threatened wild animals may be
collected only under authority of endangered species permits issued by
the department pursuant to s. 29.604, Stats., and ch. NR 27.
NR 19.11(2)(e)
(e) Tagging of fish. Scientific collectors permits are required to
capture a wild fish, attach a tag to any part of it, and then to
release it back into waters of the state.
NR 19.11(3)
(3) PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
NR 19.11(3)(a)
(a) Forms. Applications for scientific collectors permits shall be made
on application forms provided by the department and include:
NR 19.11(3)(a)1.
1. Name and address of the applicant;
NR 19.11(3)(a)2.
2. Applicant's personal description;
NR 19.11(3)(a)3.
3. Purpose of the request;
NR 19.11(3)(a)4.
4. Species and number of specimens to be collected;
NR 19.11(3)(a)5.
5. Places and times when specimens are to be collected;
NR 19.11(3)(a)6.
6. Method of collecting;
NR 19.11(3)(a)7.
7. Place where collections will be kept; and
NR 19.11(3)(a)8.
8. Such additional information as may be requested by the department.
NR 19.11(3)(a)9.
9. The period of the permit.
NR 19.11(3)(b)
(b) Narrative proposal. All permit applications shall be accompanied by
a written proposal stating the objectives, justifications, procedures,
times and places of collection, application of results and sponsor, if
any, of the project described in the application.
NR 19.11(4)
(4) PERMIT ISSUANCE.
NR 19.11(4)(a)
(a) Issuance. Permits shall be issued in the name of the applicant. All
agents of the permittee assisting in the permitted collections will be
listed on the permit. Separate copies of permits shall be signed and
carried by each person named in the permit when that person is acting
under it in the absence of the permittee.
NR 19.11(4)(b)
(b) Specimen materials. A permit will be issued for collections
yielding preserved specimen materials only when such materials are to
be kept in a place and manner where students and the public have access
to them. Private collections to be kept in a manner not open to the
public will not be approved.
NR 19.11(4)(c)
(c) Conditions.
NR 19.11(4)(c)1.
1. `Contents.' Permits will contain conditions deemed necessary by the
department to protect the resources of the state and assure use of
specimens taken are in compliance with s. 29.614, Stats.
NR 19.11(4)(c)2.
2. `Nonresidents.' Permits issued to nonresidents will set forth conditions of removal of specimens from the state.
NR 19.11(4)(c)3.
3. `Federal permits.'
NR 19.11(4)(c)3.a.
a. Permits involving the capture, marking, collection, possession or
salvage of migratory birds or parts, nests or eggs of migratory birds
will not be issued under this section until the applicant possesses a
permit issued by the U.S. fish and wildlife service for that activity.
NR 19.11(4)(c)3.b.
b. Permits under this section are not required for banding or marking
capture-and-release activities authorized under a permit issued by the
U.S. fish and wildlife service. [sic]
NR 19.11(4)(c)4.
4. `Size of collections.' Permits will not be issued which authorize
collections endangering the population of animals the collection would
draw from, or exceeding the number of animals required to meet the
permittee's objectives.
NR 19.11(4)(c)5.
5. `Unprotected species.' Permits will not be issued for the collection
of protected species if unprotected species can be used to accomplish
the same purposes.
NR 19.11(5)
(5) PERMIT USAGE.
NR 19.11(5)(a)
(a) Disposition of specimens.
NR 19.11(5)(a)1.
1. Living unharmed specimens collected during the course of permitted
activities shall be returned to the wild at the point of capture,
unless otherwise provided in the permit.
NR 19.11(5)(a)2.
2. Any endangered or threatened species taken unintentionally during
the course of permitted activities shall be immediately released if
unharmed.
NR 19.11(5)(a)3.
3. Injured or dead wild animal specimens shall be immediately turned
over to the department employee named in the permit unless otherwise
provided in the permit.
NR 19.11(5)(b)
(b) Notification of department. Each permittee shall notify the
department employee named in the permit at least 48 hours prior to
collecting of the time and place where specimens will be collected.
NR 19.11(5)(c)
(c) Marked gear. All traps, nets and any other gear used for capturing
wild animals under terms of a permit shall be marked with the permit
number, name and address of the permittee.
NR 19.11(5)(d)
(d) Trap and net tending. All traps, nets and other capture emptied by the permittee at least once each 24-hour period.
NR 19.11(5)(e)
(e) Fishing gear restrictions.
NR 19.11(5)(e)1.
1. `Gill nets.' Gill nets may not be used in inland waters unless specifically authorized by a permit.
NR 19.11(5)(e)2.
2. `Buoys.' All buoys and buoy staffs shall be marked and maintained as
required by the department. The permit number, name and address of the
permittee shall be maintained in plain figures on the bowl of the buoy.
NR 19.11(5)(e)3.
3. `Sport fishing equipment.' Hook and line fishing equipment and
spearing equipment may not be possessed on a boat operating under a
permit without prior approval of the department.
NR 19.11(6)
(6) RECORDKEEPING AND ANNUAL REPORTS.
NR 19.11(6)(a)
(a) Records. Each permittee shall keep current records, in the English
language, of all collections under the permit. Records of collections
shall be made available to the department during normal business hours,
or upon 8 hours notice at other times.
NR 19.11(6)(b)
(b) Required reports. Permittees shall supply information requested by
the department and annually file a complete and accurate report on
forms covering activities conducted under authority of the permit.
Unless otherwise provided in the permit, such reports shall be filed
using a report form provided by the department not later than January
10 of the year following expiration of the permit.
NR 19.11(6)(c)
(c) Content. Annual reports by permittees shall include:
NR 19.11(6)(c)1.
1. The common name, scientific name and number of each species and type of specimen material collected;
NR 19.11(6)(c)2.
2. The date and geographic location of each collection;
NR 19.11(6)(c)3.
3. Disposition of collected specimens; and
NR 19.11(6)(c)4.
4. Any other information requested by the department.
NR 19.11(7)
(7) DISPOSITION. Specimens collected under the authority of the
scientific collector permit may be transferred to and possessed by an
educational institution for exhibition or education purposes upon
completion of the project or expiration of the permit. Environmental
consulting organizations may retain specimens following permit
expiration provided the specimens are marked in a manner prescribed by
the department. An educational institution or environmental consulting
organization possessing specimens shall possess written proof of
source, including the scientific collector permit number of the source
and present that proof upon request by the department.
NR 19.11 - ANNOT.
Note: Application forms for scientific collectors permits
under this section may be obtained from any department regional office.
Federal permits for migratory birds may be obtained from the Special
Agent in Charge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Building, Fort
Snelling, Twin Cities, MN 55111.
Wisconsin Statutes
29.614 Scientific collector permit.
29.614(1)
(1) Application for a scientific collector permit shall be submitted to
the department. The department may issue a scientific collector permit
if the department determines that the applicant is a natural person and
is engaged in a bona fide program leading to increased, useful
scientific knowledge.
29.614(2)
(2) A scientific collector permit shall state the name and address of
the permittee, the date of issuance, the purposes for which it is
issued, the type, species and number of specimens authorized to be
collected or salvaged, the area and period of time in which the
specimens may be collected or salvaged, the place where the specimens
may be kept and other conditions and limitations that the department
requires. A scientific collector permit is not transferable.
29.614(3)
(3) A scientific collector permit authorizes the permittee to collect
or salvage from the wild, for scientific purposes only, live fish and
the nests and carcasses of any wild animals specified in the permit
subject to the conditions and limitations specified in the permit and
the rules of the department. The permittee may use the specimens for
the scientific purposes for which collected or salvaged and may
transport them or cause them to be transported by common carrier.
Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other
person, except that these specimens may be exchanged for other
specimens for scientific purposes. A scientific collector permit may
authorize the use of net guns and tranquilizer guns for activities
related to the purposes for which the permit is issued. Any person who
is convicted of violating this chapter shall forfeit the person's
permit and the permit is thereby revoked, in addition to all other
penalties. Any person so convicted is not eligible for a permit under
this section for one year following the conviction.
State-listed species
ENDANGERED
(D) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
(H) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
(H) Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)
(I) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
(B) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
(H) Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus)
(D) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
(F) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
(H) Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
(D) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)
(D) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
(H) Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
(D) Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
THREATENED
(I) Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
(D) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
(D) Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
(I) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
(I) Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis)
(H) Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
(H) Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
(H) Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violaceus)
(H) Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)
(H) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
(D) Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus)
(H) Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii)
(H) Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
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