Wisconsin

Provides state-specific laws and regulations, as well as links to other sites with state legal information.

• Administrative Code and Statutes
• Other State Legal Resources

For state-specific resources with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species, see our Wisconsin State Resources page.

Administrative Code and Statutes

• Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations - State Laws
  • Structure of the Executive Branch (Chapter 15)
    • Invasive species council (15.347.18)
  • Conservation (Chapter 23)
    • Invasive species (23.22)
    • Nuisance weeds (23.235)
    • Aquatic plants (23.24)
  • Wild Animals and Plants (Chapter 29)
    • Control of detrimental fish (29.424)
    • Importation of fish (29.735)
  • Navigable Waters, Harbors and Navigation (Chapter 30)
    • Transportation of aquatic plants and animals (30.07)
    • Report on control of aquatic nuisance species (30.1255)
  • General Municipality Law (Chapter 66)
    • Noxious weeds (66.0407)
  • Plant Industry (Chapter 94)
    • Plant inspection and pest control authority (94.01)
    • Abatement of pests (94.02)
  
  
• Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register - State Regulations
  • Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (ATCP)
    • Plant Inspection and Pest Control (ATCP 21)
  • Natural Resources (NR)
    • Miscellaneous Fur, Fish, Game and Outdoor Recreation (NR 19)
      • Release, importation and transportation of fish (NR 19.05)
    • Fishing: Inland Waters; Outlying Waters (NR 20)
      • Control of detrimental fish (NR 20.38)
    • Zones of Infestation of Forest Pests (NR 35)
    • Invasive Species Identification, Classification, and Control (NR 40)
    • Aquatic Plant Management (NR 107)
    • Aquatic plants: introduction, manual removal and mechanical control regulations (NR 109)
      • Invasive and nonnative aquatic plants (NR 109.07)

Other State Legal Resources

• National Plant Board
  • State Plant Quarantine Summaries (select State)
  
  
  
• Wisconsin State Legislature
  
  
• Preventing VHS / Q&A: How the VHS Rules Affect Anglers
  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
  The State Natural Resources Board adopted revised rules on Mar 26 2008, aimed at preventing the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS. The new rules went into effect Apr 4, 2008.
  
  
• Governor Doyle Signs Six Bills into Law (Oct 28, 2009)
  Wisconsin Office of the Governor. Jim Doyle.
  Governor Jim Doyle signed Senate Bill 123 - 2009 Wisconsin Act 55 (Oct 28, 2009; PDF | 31 KB) which furthers protects against invasive aquatic species by establishing statewide enforcement and increasing Department of Natural Resources authority requiring seaplanes, watercraft, vehicles or boats to remove attached aquatic plants.
  
  
• Chapter NR 40 (Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control)
  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
  This new rule, effective Sep 1, 2009, aims to prevent invasive species and allows the DNR to move quickly to contain new invasives from being established once they are detected.
  
  
• Don't Move Firewood
  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
  To protect Wisconsin's parks and forests from firewood hitch hikers (invasive pests and diseases), the Wisconsin DNR has created a permanent rule effective Jun 1, 2010, which prohibits bringing firewood onto any state managed property from more than 25 miles away or from outside of Wisconsin (unless the wood is from a Wisconsin certified dealer). Also see Firewood Restrictions from Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.