Current through August 26, 2024
(2)
CARCASS CONDITION AND TRANSPORTATION. A deer, bear, or elk may be divided to
facilitate removal from the field. A person who divides a deer, bear, or elk
while afield:
(a) May not allow the deer,
bear, or elk to be stored or transported with any other deer or bear that has
been divided while afield.
(b) May
not divide any bear in a manner that does not keep one part of the bear intact
to allow it to be measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the
base of the tail, to determine it was an adult bear of 42 inches or
greater.
(c) Must remove all parts
from the field except for the entrails.
(d) Shall exhibit all parts at the time of
registration when in-person registration is required by the
department.
(e) Must dispose of all
parts not retained in a manner that is in compliance with s.
287.81 (2),
Stats., but such disposal may only occur after in-person or electronic
registration has been completed, and the deer, bear, or elk has been removed
from the field.
(3)
DISEASE SAMPLING. Notwithstanding s.
29.347, Stats., any part of any
animal harvested under s.
NR 10.01 (3) may be collected or sampled by the
department for disease testing purposes prior to registration. No person may
refuse to allow a sample to be taken during registration.
(4) TRANSPORTATION OF CERVID ANIMALS FROM A
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE AFFECTED AREA. Unless otherwise authorized by the
department, the carcasses of deer harvested in a chronic wasting disease
affected area identified by the department may not be transported outside of
that area except for any of the following, or as provided under sub. (7):
(a) Carcasses transported into deer
management units adjacent to the chronic wasting disease affected
area.
(b) Meat that is cut and
wrapped, either commercially or privately.
(c) Quarters or other portions of meat to
which no part of the spinal column is attached.
(d) Meat that has been deboned.
(e) Hides with no head attached.
(f) Finished taxidermy heads.
(g) Antlers with no tissue attached except
for velvet on antlers.
(h) Skulls
with or without antlers attached which have no brain or lymphoid tissue
attached.
(i) Upper canine
teeth.
(j) Deer carcasses
transported by a licensed solid waste transporter regulated under s.
NR 502.06 or by a person who is under contract with the
State of Wisconsin to transport deer killed by vehicles for disposal in a
landfill.
(5)
TRANSPORTATION OF MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY CERVIDAE FROM AREAS IN OTHER STATES AND
COUNTRIES WHERE CWD HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. Hunters transporting carcasses
into Wisconsin from other states or countries shall possess, and exhibit to
agents of the department upon request, registration or other materials showing
which state, province of Canada or other country the carcass was harvested
in.
(6) TRANSPORTATION OF MEMBERS
OF THE FAMILY CERVIDAE FROM OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES WHERE CWD HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED. Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the carcasses of
cervid species harvested in a state, province of Canada or other country where
CWD has been verified by a government agency in that state, province or
country, may not be transported into this state except for the following, or as
provided under sub. (7).
(a) Meat that is cut
and wrapped, either commercially or privately.
(b) Quarters or other portions of meat to
which no part of the spinal column is attached.
(c) Meat that has been deboned.
(d) Hides with no head attached.
(e) Finished taxidermy heads.
(f) Antlers with no tissue attached except
for velvet on antlers.
(g) Skulls
with or without antlers attached which have no brain or lymphoid tissue
attached.
(h) Upper canine
teeth.
(7) CERVID
CARCASSES WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SPINAL COLUMN OR HEAD ATTACHED.
Notwithstanding sub. (4) or (6), carcasses which have any part of the spinal
column or head attached may be transported from the chronic wasting disease
affected area to other parts of this state, or into this state if such carcass
is submitted to a meat processor licensed under s.
97.42 (2) (a),
Stats., or a taxidermist permitted under s.
29.506 (2),
Stats., for processing and the person who possesses the carcass complies with
the following:
(a) That part of the carcass
which includes the head and spinal column shall be submitted to a licensed meat
processor or permitted taxidermist within 72 hours of entering this state if
the carcass originated from out of state, or within 72 hours from the time of
registration if the carcass originated from the chronic wasting disease
affected area in this state.
(b)
The person submitting a carcass to a licensed meat processor or permitted
taxidermist as required under this subsection shall inform the meat processor
or taxidermist that the carcass originated from the chronic wasting disease
affected area or from another state, province or country where CWD has been
verified to be present.
(c)
Licensed meat processors and permitted taxidermists receiving a cervid carcass
under this subsection shall dispose of all inedible parts not exempted under
subs. (4) (a) to (i) and (6) (a) to (h), and all parts of the spinal column,
brain and lymphoid tissues in a properly permitted landfill or with a renderer
licensed under s.
ATCP 57.10.
