Enforcement
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First-Ever Invasive Carp State Case: DNR Investigation Shows Illegal Sales In Madison
A wholesale fish dealer from Platteville is facing state charges alleging illegal sales of Asian carp, Wisconsin’s most prominent and highly destructive invasive species, to a Madison food mart following a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources investigation prompted by a citizen complaint.
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Trap net safety on the Great Lakes
TRAP NETS Trap nets are large underwater nets used by commercial fishers to catch whitefish and let sportfish go. They pose a potential hazard for anglers and other boaters. Downriggers, fishing lines, and propellors can get caught in the nets or…
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Small Loans Program
Attention: The CWFP Small Loans Program is currently suspended. The DNR stopped accepting Interest Rate Subsidy Applications as of January 1, 2022. This suspension (no longer accepting new applications) will continue until the CWFP Small Loans…
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Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact
Purpose The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact was created to promote compliance with the laws, regulations, ordinances, resolutions and administrative rules that relate to the management of wildlife resources in the respective member states. The…
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Report a Violation
Call or text 1-800-847-9367 Submit a violation report online The DNR's Violation Hotline provides Wisconsin citizens with the opportunity to confidentially report suspected wildlife, recreational and environmental violations using a toll…
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Prove it
Go Wild secures your license, permits, harvest authorizations, state stamps and hunter safety education information online which can be accessed through a variety of items including your original paper document, a paper reprint, an optional…
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Notices of discharge
The notice of discharge program is an enforcement process through Ch. NR 243, Wis. Adm. Code [exit DNR], addressing unacceptable practices at animal feeding operations with less than 1,000 animal units. Local governmental units (typically…
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Project Documents
On this page, you will find reports and documents associated with the Lower Fox River PCB Project.
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Carcass movement, processing and disposal
The movement of dead or alive CWD-positive deer, moose, elk or reindeer/caribou (natural or human-assisted) is a key pathway in the spread of CWD. The infectious nature of the CWD prion contributes to an increased risk of introduction and spread of…
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Ordinances and waterway markers
Before boating on unfamiliar Wisconsin waterways, check for a sign at the public boat landing to determine if there are local regulations (more restrictive than state law) that may apply on that water body. Boating ordinances Wisconsin law allows…