(1) AUTHORITY. A
dog club training license authorizes the club members to possess and use
captive wild pheasants of the species phasianus colchicus or syrmaticus
reevesii, quail of the subfamily odontophorinae, gray partridge, chukar
partridge, red-legged partridge, and mallard ducks that are bred in captivity
for bird dog training. A dog club training license authorizes the club members
to possess and use captive wild bobcat, coyote, fox, rabbits and raccoons in
accordance with the provisions outlined in ss.
NR 17.02(3) and for hound 17.045 dog
training. The license does not authorize the use of captive bear, commercial
shoots, animal selling, breeding or propagation.
Note: Pursuant to s.
29.304,
Stats., no one under the age of 12 may possess a firearm. A person under the
age of 12 may be a member of a dog training club and may train dogs with the
use of captive wild animals as authorized under the dog training club license,
but may not possess a firearm as part of the training activity.
Note: Unintentional reproduction of rabbits in pens is not a
violation of this section.
Note: The unintentional breeding of rabbits in training
enclosures is not a violation of this section.
(2) CONDITIONS. When training under the
authority of the dog club training license, the licensee and its members shall
be subject to all of the following conditions:
(a)
Display of license. Be
in possession of a dog club training license at the clubhouse or training
grounds where the training activity is occurring. If a club member is engaged
in training activities but not within one-quarter mile of the clubhouse, the
member shall be in possession of a copy of the club training license. Club
members shall make the license available to any authorized department agent
upon request. For dog clubs utilizing a hound dog training enclosure permitted
under s.
NR 17.045, a ledger of all club members shall be kept at
the enclosure and provided to the department upon request.
(b)
Location. Train only on
the properties identified on the license. The properties shall be identified by
township, range, section and name of the property owner.
(c)
Proof of legal
possession. Any licensee or its members using captive wild birds or
wild animals for dog training shall possess a receipt or invoice meeting the
requirements of s.
NR 17.11
indicating the captive birds or animals were purchased or obtained from a legal
source. Club members shall make the receipt or invoice available to any
authorized department agent upon request.
(d)
Care and treatment.
Captive wild birds, bobcat, coyote, fox, rabbits and raccoons possessed for dog
training purposes shall be treated in a humane manner and confined under
sanitary conditions with proper and adequate space, shade, food and fresh
water. Individuals using captive wild birds or animals for training purposes
are responsible for following all rules pertaining to the use of birds for dog
training purposes under s.
NR 17.01 and all rules established under s.
NR 17.02 for hound dog training under the authority of a
dog club training license.
(e)
Captive wild bird identification. All captive wild birds
specified in s. 169.19(2) (b)
1 to 6., Stats., except mallards identified
as required under 50 CFR 21.13(b), chukar partridge, and red-legged partridge
released and killed under the authority of a dog training license shall, prior
to release, be marked around the leg with a band supplied by the
department.
(f)
Bird
bands. No person may have on their person while engaged in dog
training any unused department dog training bird bands. Birds that are not
banded or identified as required in par. (e) may not be killed during training
exercises.
