

This involves conducting research and developing programs directed at conserving, protecting, managing for and restoring and propagating selected endangered and threatened species to the maximum extent practicable. See the Incidental Take pages for more information.Ĭonservation - The Department of Natural Resources is required by law to implement conservation programs on state-listed species. However, even on public lands, taking of E/T plant species is not prohibited if it occurs during the course of forestry, agriculture or utility practices (29.604, Wis. For E/T plants, taking is prohibited only on public property. Incidental Take - Wisconsin law prohibits the taking of any E/T animal species, regardless of where it occurs. If the law is violated intentionally, the person is subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and/or nine months imprisonment. Endangered and threatened plants - If state law is violated unintentionally, the violator is subject to a fine of up to $1,000.Violations of federal laws will result in greater penalties. The court shall revoke all hunting privileges for three years. If the law is violated intentionally, a person may be fined no less than $2,000 and no more than $5,000, may be imprisoned for nine months, or both. Endangered and threatened animals - If state law is violated unintentionally, the violator is subject to a fine of no less than $500 and no more than $2,000 and the court shall revoke all hunting privileges for one year.For details, see the Wisconsin Endangered and Threatened Species List.

Violations - Any person in violation of any of the laws presented above are subject to fines and/or imprisonment. Accurate up-to-date records should be maintained at all times in the event of an inspection along with the required annual report. Permit holders are required to submit annual reports and should, therefore, keep accurate records of any actions taken pertaining to the E/T species the permit holder possesses. Permitted species and records relating to them are subject to inspection at any time.
The Department of Natural Resources may issue permits to take, transport, possess or export species listed as endangered or threatened (E/T) for educational, zoological, scientific or preservation purposes. Permits - No one is exempt from these laws, but an endangered or threatened species permit can allow you to conduct certain activities under specified conditions. Code, established and defines the endangered resources information fees related to providing rare species data to the public. State lawsīelow is a summary of Wisconsin State Statute 29.604 and Administrative Rule Chapter NR 27, which established and defined Wisconsin's endangered and threatened species laws. Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1973 with a purpose "to conserve the ecosystem upon which endangered and threatened species depend." The law incorporates the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 and the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969. Under the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the state created rules and regulations and identified which species to protect. In 1972, Wisconsin passed a state endangered species law.
