Current through August 26, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
This section is developed pursuant to s.
169.15,
Stats., to establish qualifications and conditions for a captive wild animal
farm and applies to all captive wild animal farms including commercial
operations and hobbyists.
(2) PEN
REQUIREMENT.
(a)
Confinement. No person subject to ch. 169, Stats., may possess
captive wild animals unless the animals held in captivity are confined at all
times to appropriate pens except wolf-dog hybrids which are under the immediate
control of a person with a leash. Wolf-dog hybrids are not allowed in a dog
park or similar area which is open to the public. Pens shall meet the
specifications of ss.
NR 16.30 to exceptas 16.38 otherwise authorized by this
chapter.
(b)
Proper
care. No person subject to ch. 169, Stats., may possess captive wild
animals unless the animals held in captivity are provided proper care meeting
the environmental enrichment requirements of s.
NR 16.30(7), and the animal health and
husbandry requirements of s.
NR 16.30(8).
(c)
Variation approval.
Variations in pen construction other than specified in ss.
NR 16.30 to shall be 16.38 submitted to the department
and may be approved by the department if found to comply with the intent and
purpose of this section.
(d)
Waterfowl. All waterfowl bred, propagated or held on a captive
wild animal farm shall be enclosed within a covered pen throughout the open
season for hunting waterfowl in the state when written or oral notice is given
to the licensee by the department or its agents.
(e)
Mute swans. All mute
swans held on a captive wild animal farm shall be confined within a covered pen
except as follows:
1. Mute swans that are
pinioned by 4 weeks of age shall be confined but do not require a covered
pen.
2. Mute swans that are both
sexually neutered and pinioned by 4 weeks of age need not be confined in a pen
but shall be confined to the owner's property and not allowed to roam freely on
waters of the state unless those waters are entirely bordered by lands owned or
leased by the owner of the mute swans.
(f)
Compliance with local
regulations. No initial captive wild animal farm application may be
approved for the possession of harmful wild animals unless the application is
accompanied by written assurance that the application is in compliance with
local ordinances and zoning regulations.
(3) WILD OR FERAL SWINE AND THEIR HYBRIDS.
(a) Only individuals who possessed wild or
feral swine on July 1, 2010 may be licensed under s.
169.15,
Stats., to possess wild or feral swine. Licenses shall be applied for within 90
days of July 1, 2010. Animals must be held in strict confinement and possessed
for the purpose of producing food for humans. Except as provided in ss.
169.02(1) and
169.15(2) (b), Stats., and for custom slaughter or
mobile custom slaughter as defined by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection, animals may not be killed on premises. Animals may only be
transported live directly to facilities licensed for wild or feral under ch.
169, Stats., or to a slaughter establishment as defined by the Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
(b) Wild or feral swine must have an official
individual identification as defined by s.
ATCP 10.01(70).
(c) An individual who possesses wild or feral
swine under this rule must keep herd inventory records which include the age,
sex and official individual identification of the animals. These records must
be available to the department upon request.
Note: Animal markets, slaughter and meat establishments that
meet the requirements of s. NR 16.15(3) are defined and regulated by the
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection in s.
ATCP 10.01(90) and ch. ATCP 55.
Note: A person who is licensed under s.
169.15,
Stats., to possess wild or feral swine may also need a permit under ch. NR 40,
Wis. Adm. Code. Section
NR 40.04(2) (f)
2. and 3., identifies live Sus domestica
(feral domestic swine), Sus scrofa (Russian boar), and other wild swine,
including their hybrids, as "prohibited invasive species". With certain
exceptions, under s.
NR 40.04(3), no person may possess,
transport, transfer or introduce prohibited invasive species unless the person
has a permit issued under s.
NR 40.06.
(4) WOLF-DOG HYBRIDS.
(a) A person who owns a wolf-dog hybrid shall
have the animal sexually neutered by six months of age.
(b) A person who owns a wolf-dog hybrid shall
have the animal individually tattooed, implanted with a microchip, or otherwise
permanently marked with information identifying the owner.
