Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 16 - Captive Wildlife
Section NR 16.38 - Pen specifications for transportation
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 16.38
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) TRANSPORTATION ENCLOSURES. Any person subject to ch. 169, Stats., may not transport a live captive wild animal unless the following requirements are met:
(a)
Construction of transportation
enclosures. The captive wild animal shall be contained in a
transportation enclosure such as a compartment, transport cage, carton or
crate. Transportation enclosures used to transport captive wild animals shall
be constructed to meet all of the following requirements:
1. The transportation enclosure is strong
enough to contain the captive wild animals securely and comfortably and to
withstand the normal rigors of transportation.
2. Transportation enclosures used to
transport live captive wild animals shall be large enough to ensure that each
animal contained in the transportation enclosure has enough space to turn about
normally while standing, to stand and sit erect, and to lie in a natural
position.
3. The interior of the
transportation enclosure shall have no sharp points or edges and no protrusions
that could injure the captive wild animal contained within it.
4. The captive wild animal is at all times
securely contained within the enclosure and may not put any part of its body
outside the enclosure in a way that could result in injury to itself, to
handlers, or to persons or animals nearby.
5. The captive wild animal may be easily and
quickly removed from the enclosure in an emergency.
6. Unless the enclosure is permanently
affixed to the conveyance, adequate devices such as handles or handholds are
provided on its exterior which ensure that anyone handling the enclosure will
not come into physical contact with the captive wild animal contained
inside.
7. The transportation
enclosure shall have ventilation openings located on at least 2 opposing walls
of the transportation enclosure and the openings shall be at least 16% of the
surface area of each wall, and the total combined surface area of the
ventilation openings shall be at least 14% of the total combined surface area
of all the walls of the transportation enclosure.
8. The transportation enclosure has a solid
bottom or a slatted or wire mesh floor designed and constructed so that the
captive wild animals' feet and legs are not allowed to pass between the slats
or through the holes in the mesh.
9. Transportation enclosures used to
transport captive wild animals shall be positioned in the transportation
conveyance so as to provide protection from the elements.
(b)
Cleaning of transportation
enclosures. A transportation enclosure used to hold or transport
captive wild animals in commerce shall be cleaned and sanitized before each
use. If the captive wild animals are in transit for more than 24 hours, the
enclosures shall be cleaned to prevent the soiling of the animals by body
wastes. If it becomes necessary to remove the captive wild animal from the
enclosure in order to clean, or to move the animal to another enclosure, this
procedure shall be completed in a way that safeguards the animal from injury
and prevents escape.
(c)
Compatibility.
1. Live
captive wild animals transported in the same transportation enclosure shall be
of the same species and be maintained in compatible groups.
2. Captive wild animals that are overly
aggressive or exhibit a vicious disposition shall be transported individually
in a transportation enclosure.
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