Section 20.38. Control of detrimental fish.

  The department finds, pursuant to s. 29.424 (1) , Stats., that the following fish species are detrimental in the waters specified. The department may remove them from the waters specified or cause them to be removed, pursuant to ss. 29.421 and 29.417 , Stats.:

(1)   Bullheads. The department finds that bullheads are detrimental in the following waters:

(a) All waters in Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Washburn counties.

(b) Adams and Juneau counties. Castle Rock flowage and the Wisconsin river beginning at the Petenwell dam and extending downstream to the Castle Rock dam except for that part of the Yellow river in Castle Rock flowage locally called the Buckhorn area, upstream from the electric power transmission line across the flowage in sections 26 and 35, T17N, R4E, Juneau county.

(c) Dodge county. Beaver Dam lake and the Rock river from hwy. 49 downstream to the dam in Hustisford.

(d) Florence county. Bass, Frog, Halsey, Long (Forest county), Scout and West Bass lakes; Line and Pine river flowages.

(e) Forest county. Little Rice lake.

(f) Lafayette county. Yellowstone lake.

(g) Marinette county. Town Corner lake.

(h) Outagamie county. Fox river from the upper dam in Appleton upstream to Little Lake Butte des Morts.

(i) Sheboygan county. Sheboygan marsh.

(j) Winnebago county. Little Lake Butte des Morts from the lower dam on the Fox river at Menasha to the upper dam in Appleton, Outagamie county.

(k) Wood county. Petenwell flowage and the Wisconsin river beginning at the Nekoosa dam in Wood county extending downstream to the Petenwell dam in Adams and Juneau counties.

(L) All waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay in Marinette, Oconto, Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties.

(3)   Catfish. The department finds that catfish are detrimental in the following waters:

(a) Green Lake county. Green lake.

(b) All waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

(4)   Panfish. The department finds that panfish are detrimental in the following waters:

(a) Washburn county. All waters in the township of Chicog.

(b) Oneida county. Crescent lake (sections 8, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, T36N, R8E) and Stella lake.

(5)   White bass. The department finds that white bass are detrimental in the following waters: All waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

(6)   Nonindigenous fishes. The department finds that all fish species, strains or hybrids that are not indigenous to the waters of the state are detrimental fish in all waters of the state except where their presence is specifically permitted under s. 29.736 , Stats.

History: Cr. Register, May, 1999, No. 521 , eff. 6-1-99; correction in (6) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2002 No. 561 ; CR 13-001 : r. (2) Register August 2013 No. 692 , eff. 9-1-13.