Section 12.35. Wildlife damage abatement.

 

(1)  Costs of wildlife damage abatement measures rendered by a county under the plan are eligible for reimbursement under s. 29.889 , Stats., only when rendered to persons owning or controlling land within the county of administration.

(2)  Abatement measures rendered by a county under s. 29.889 , Stats., are limited to those which are detailed in the WDACP technical manual, or authorized in writing by the department and shall be cost-effective as required by s. 29.889 (5) (bm) , Stats.

(3)  Woven-wire barrier fences, for which an application has been approved by the county and department, under s. NR 12.38 , shall be included in the plan for the calendar year succeeding the fence application, unless otherwise approved by the department.

(4)  The county shall, as a condition of providing abatement assistance, require full cooperation and assistance of the enrollee in operating, maintaining and applying all abatement measures. An enrollee who engages in abusive or threatening language shall also be considered uncooperative. Uncooperative enrollees shall be ineligible for program abatement assistance for the remainder of the calendar year in which they were uncooperative and the following calendar year. Upon determining an enrollee is uncooperative and ineligible for further program assistance, the county or its agent shall notify the enrollee in writing that the enrollee's program participation is terminated.

(5)  

(a) Cost-sharing. In accordance with the WDACP technical manual, the county or its agent shall determine the actual costs of providing wildlife damage abatement assistance to provide 75% cost-sharing. For permanent damage abatement measures, the enrollee shall provide 25% of the cost of materials and installation. For the purpose of determining the total cost of temporary damage abatement measures, cooperation by the enrollee in installation, construction, operation, notification if required, or maintenance of the temporary measure shall be considered 25% of its total costs. Permanent damage abatement measures include barrier woven wire and high-profile electric fences. Temporary damage abatement measures include the use of temporary low-profile electric or barrier snow fencing, scare techniques, repellents, depredation shooting permits, trap and translocation, or other temporary methods determined by the department.

(b) All of the following costs of abatement measures are eligible for reimbursement to the county:

1. The costs of abatement equipment, supplies and services.

2. Installation costs that are part of the of 75% WDACP cost-share.

Cr. Register, January, 1984, No. 337 , eff. 2-1-84; am. (2) and (3), r. and recr. (4) and cr. (5), Register, January, 1999, No. 517 , eff. 2-1-99; CR 03-018 : am. (3) and (5) (a) Register October 2003 No. 574 , eff. 1-1-04; CR 03-029 : renum. from NR 19.79 Register December 2003 No. 576 , eff. 1-1-04; corrections made to (3) under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2003 No. 576 ; CR 10-020 : am. (4) Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 11-1-10 .