Section 19.91. Definitions.

  In this subchapter:

(1)  "Barrier equipped" means the placement of a structure or device which prevents the movement of fish or bait from a fish farm to a natural body of water.

(1m)  "Department fish hatching and rearing facilities" means all fish hatching and rearing waterbodies owned by the department, or leased or controlled through a cooperative agreement between the property owner and the department and where the department owns all the fish.

(2)  "Freeze-out pond" has the meaning specified in s. 29.001 (29) , Stats.

(3)  "Natural body of water" means any spring, stream, pond, lake, or wetland that was historically present in a natural state but may have been physically altered over time.

(4)  "Preexisting fish rearing facility" has the meaning specified in s. 29.001 (64) , Stats.

(5)  "Transfer of permit" means the conveyance of a permit from one party to another as a result of change in ownership or leasehold interest of a fish farm.

(6)  "Wetland" has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 , Stats.

Cr. Register, April, 1999, No. 520 , eff. 5-1-99; CR 01-128 : cr. (1m), am. (3) Register June 2002 No. 558 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 03-030 : renum. from s. NR 16.71 Register October 2003 No. 574 , eff. 11-1-03; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register October 2003 No. 574 ; CR 13-001 : am. (3) Register August 2013 No. 692 , eff. 9-1-13.

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For purposes of this subchapter, a natural body of water does not include an artificial wetland, as defined under s. NR 103.02 (1m) or any swale, bermed area or excavation that is not located in a wetland, pond, lake, stream or spring that was historically present in a natural state, if the artificial wetland, swale, bermed area or excavation retains water as the result of human modification of the landscape or is constructed of man-made materials. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1