Section 19.90. Purpose and applicability.

 

(1)   Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish fees, criteria and procedures to be used for permitting the use of natural bodies of water as fish farms as required under s. 29.733 (2) (f) , Stats.

(2)   Applicability. The provisions of this subchapter are applicable to:

(a) Fish farms and state-owned hatcheries located in or proposed to be located in freeze-out ponds.

(b) Natural bodies of water that were licensed as a private fish hatchery or licensed as a part of a private fish hatchery in 1997.

(c) A freeze-out pond or more than one freeze-out pond that is proposed as a fish farm at the time of application and is located on the same contiguous parcel of property under the same ownership or leasehold.

(d) Bodies of water for which a person was issued a permit under ss. 30.19 , 30.195 , or 31.04 , Stats.

Cr. Register, April, 1999, No. 520 , eff. 5-1-99; CR 03-030 : renum. from s. NR 16.70 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 : cr. (2) (d) Register August 2013 No. 692 , eff. 9-1-13.