Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 24.02

Current through August 26, 2024

Section NR 24.02 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions contained in s. 29.537(2), Stats., the following definitions apply to terms used in this chapter:

(1) "Boundary waters" means those waters which form all or part of the boundary between Wisconsin and Iowa, Michigan or Minnesota.

(2) "Business day" has the meaning given it in s. 421.301(6), Stats.

(3) "Cooked clam" means a clam which has been processed in a cooker and a rotating drum in order to remove the meat or soft parts of the clam.

(4) "Crow-foot bar" means a bar or rod which has hooks or wires attached to it and which may be used to take clams. The hooks or wires may have beads attached or have thickened ends.

(4m) "Dead shell" means a clam which apparently died in the water of natural causes, contains no meat or soft parts and exhibits readily notable sediment, algae, vegetation or water stains, discoloration, soiling, weathering or other visual evidence on its interior surface which clearly and unambiguously shows that the clam is not a cooked clam and is not freshly dead.

(5) "Inland waters" has the meaning given it in s. 29.001(45), Stats., but does not include boundary waters.

(6) "Malicious waste" means the unreasonable waste, injury, destruction or impairment of any natural resource within the state, in violation of s. 23.095(1), Stats.

(7) "Open season" means that period of a year described in s. NR 24.09 or whena 24.10 person may engage in clamming or commercial clam shelling.

(8) "Outlying waters" has the meaning given it in s. 29.001(63), Stats.

(9) "Resident" has the meaning given it in s. 29.001(69), Stats.

(10) "Ring" means a rigid circular band or a circular opening in a piece of solid material which may be used to measure clams.

(11) "Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters" has the meaning given it in s. NR 22.02(34).

(12) "Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters" has the meaning given it in s. NR 23.02(10).

(13) "Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters" has the meaning given it in s. NR 21.02(39).

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 24.02

Cr. Register, May, 1987, No. 377, eff. 6-1-87; cr. (4m), Register, June, 1989, No. 402, eff. 7-1-89; corrections in (intro.), (5), (8), and (9) were made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2001 No. 551; CR 10-053: am. (11), (13) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.