Section NR 17.11 - Records and reporting(1) Receipts and invoices required under this chapter and s. 169.36(4), Stats., shall include all of the following: (a)Name and address. The complete name and address of the person from whom the wild animals were purchased or acquired or of the person to whom any wild animals were transferred.(b)License number. The number of any license issued under the authority of ch. 169, Stats., held by the seller if applicable.(c)Date. The date of the transaction.(d)Species information. The number, sex and species of the wild animals purchased, acquired or transferred.(2) HOUND DOG TRAINING ENCLOSURES. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the owner or operator of any hound dog training enclosure shall maintain a complete and accurate registry which shall include all of the following: 1. Except for the enclosure owner and their immediate family members living with them, the name, and address or phone number of each person who releases dogs into the enclosure.2. The date and time of each dog training activity including the number of dogs released.(b) For organized competitive field trials occurring under a valid hound dog trial license, the owner or operator shall maintain a list of participants names and phone numbers.(c) The registry shall be kept current, accurate and retained for 3 years from the date of the record, and shall be made available for inspection by the department.(d) The owner or operator of any hound dog training enclosure shall also maintain and report as required complete and accurate records on the number, species and source of all captive coyote, fox and rabbit released into the hound dog training enclosure including the unique individual animal identification number of each coyote or fox, attached to each animal released. The following information shall be recorded or maintained in the owner or operator's records and correspond to the unique individual animal identification number: 1. The name, address, phone number, and applicable license number of the person from whom the captive coyote, fox or rabbit was obtained.2. The origin of the coyote, fox or rabbit, including the origin of those animals existing prior to July 1, 2007.3. All veterinary care, inoculation records and copies of health certificates or certificates of veterinarian inspections.4. The date of release into the enclosure.5. The date of mortality or discovery of mortality of any coyote or fox.(e) The owner or operator of any hound dog training enclosure shall notify the department regarding any unusual mortality or detection of any disease involving any species of wildlife within the enclosure within 24 hours of becoming aware of the mortality or disease. Note: To report an unusual mortality or disease, you may contact your local department wildlife biologist or call the bureau of wildlife management at (608) 266-8204.
(3) MAINTENANCE AND SUBMITTAL. (a) Copies of records or reports required to be kept under this chapter or under s. 169.36, Stats., shall be furnished to the department by required deadlines or upon request.(b) A hound dog training or trial license may not be renewed when the licensee fails without good cause to submit all records required by s. 169.36, Stats., or this chapter by required deadlines or within 10 days of a request for the records:(c) Each person required to hold a license which is subject to s. 169.36(9) (b), Stats., shall provide a copy of the quarterly records required to be maintained for that license to the department as follows: 1. Quarterly submission of records shall be provided to the department by April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31 each year, and shall consist of a copy of all required records that shall be maintained during the 3 previous months.2. Records to be included in the quarterly report shall consist of accurate and complete records of all transactions, including acquisition, transfer, death or other information requested in writing by the department, involving any captive wild animals of the following families: a. Canidae (coyotes, foxes).Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 17.11
CR 03-031: cr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 05-104: r. (intro.), renum. (1) to (4) to be (1) (a) to (d), cr. (1) (intro.), (2) and (3), Register June 2007 No. 618, eff. 7-1-07.Section 169.36(9) (b), Stats., states that in addition to the requirements under par. (a), the person holding a license subject to this section shall provide a copy of the record required under this section to the department on a quarterly basis, as determined by the department, if the transaction or activity involved any live wild animal of the family canidae, ursidae, mustelidae, or felidae, or any harmful wild animal.
Note: Quarterly reports pertain to transactions involving captive animals. They are not intended to collect information regarding individual users.