Section NR 13.17 - Use of spears(1) PERMIT REQUIRED. No treaty rights participant may use or have in possession while on the inland waters any spear unless he or she possesses on his or her person a permit issued by the department authorizing the use of a spear.(2) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) Permittees may share in the use of a spear permitted to another treaty rights participant.(b) No treaty rights participant may possess sport angling equipment, or other harvest equipment requiring a permit, while engaged in spearing.(c) No treaty rights participant may use a spear unless it has a minimum of 3 barbed tines at least 4 1/2, long. Each tine shall have at least one barb which extends perpendicular from the tine at least 1/8,. Smaller tines and barbs may be used when spearing for panfish.(3) USE RESTRICTED. (a) No spear may be used on a body of water for which permits for the use of other harvesting equipment have been issued in accordance with s. NR 13.15, 13.16 or 13.18.(b) No treaty rights participant may spear on open water unless notice of the spearing activity is first given to the department. The notice shall be given at least 4 hours before the spearing activity takes place.(c) The department may require as a permit condition that treaty rights participants use only designated landings when engaged in spearing activity. When such is required, only designated landings may be used.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 13.17
Cr. Register, May, 1991, No. 425, eff. 6-1-91.