(1) APPLICABILITY.
This section applies to the sale and purchase of native wild reptiles and
native wild amphibians in Wisconsin.
(2) SALE. The sale of native amphibians and
reptiles is prohibited except as provided in s.
169.12,
Stats., or any of the following:
(a)
Out-of-state collection. Native amphibians and reptiles
legally collected out-of-state or purchased from out-of-state may be sold
out-of-state or to an educational or research institutions in-state if the
seller possesses a class A captive wild animal farm license issued under s.
169.15,
Stats., to possess and sell those species.
(b)
Turtles. Dead turtles
and their parts harvested, killed and possessed in accordance with ss.
NR 19.275, 21.13 and 22.13 may be sold during the
open season.
Note A class A captive wild animal farm license
is not required to sell legally harvested dead turtles or their parts during
the open season.
(3) PURCHASE. The purchase of native
amphibians and reptiles is prohibited except as provided in pars. (a) to (c),
and under s.
169.12,
Stats.
(a) Northern leopard frogs, mudpuppies
and eastern tiger salamanders
. Native leopard frogs of the
species
Lithobates pipiens, mudpuppies of the species
Necturus maculosus or eastern tiger salamanders of the species
Ambystoma tigrinum collected within Wisconsin may be purchased
from a seller that has been specifically authorized by a class A captive wild
animal farm license issued under s.
169.15,
Stats., or a bait dealers license issued under s.
29.509,
Stats., to possess and sell these species.
Note Native reptiles and amphibians obtained by
purchase count toward possession limits established in s.
NR 16.12.
(b)
Out-of-state collection.
Educational or research institutions may purchase native amphibians and
reptiles legally collected out-of-state from an out-of-state seller or by the
holder of a class A captive wild animal farm license issued under s.
169.15,
Stats., who is authorized to possess or sell those species in-state.
(c)
Turtles. Dead turtles
and their parts harvested, killed and possessed in accordance with ss.
NR 19.275, 21.13 and 22.13 may be purchased during
the open season.
