Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants
Subchapter II - Fishing
Section NR 13.17 - Use of spears
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 13.17
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) PERMIT REQUIRED. No treaty rights participant may use or have in possession while on the inland waters any spear unless he or she possesses on his or her person a permit issued by the department authorizing the use of a spear.
(2) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Permittees may share in the use of a
spear permitted to another treaty rights participant.
(b) No treaty rights participant may possess
sport angling equipment, or other harvest equipment requiring a permit, while
engaged in spearing.
(c) No treaty
rights participant may use a spear unless it has a minimum of 3 barbed tines at
least 4 1/2, long. Each tine shall have at least one barb which extends
perpendicular from the tine at least 1/8,. Smaller tines and barbs may be used
when spearing for panfish.
(3) USE RESTRICTED.
(a) No spear may be used on a body of water
for which permits for the use of other harvesting equipment have been issued in
accordance with s.
NR 13.15, 13.16 or 13.18.
(b) No treaty rights participant may spear on
open water unless notice of the spearing activity is first given to the
department. The notice shall be given at least 4 hours before the spearing
activity takes place.
(c) The
department may require as a permit condition that treaty rights participants
use only designated landings when engaged in spearing activity. When such is
required, only designated landings may be used.
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