Section NR 16.13 - Sale and purchase of reptiles and amphibians(1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to the sale and purchase of native wild reptiles and native wild amphibians in Wisconsin.(2) SALE. The sale of native amphibians and reptiles is prohibited except as provided in s. 169.12, Stats., or any of the following: (a)Out-of-state collection. Native amphibians and reptiles legally collected out-of-state or purchased from out-of-state may be sold out-of-state or to an educational or research institutions in-state if the seller possesses a class A captive wild animal farm license issued under s. 169.15, Stats., to possess and sell those species.(b)Turtles. Dead turtles and their parts harvested, killed and possessed in accordance with ss. NR 19.275, 21.13 and 22.13 may be sold during the open season. Note A class A captive wild animal farm license is not required to sell legally harvested dead turtles or their parts during the open season.
(3) PURCHASE. The purchase of native amphibians and reptiles is prohibited except as provided in pars. (a) to (c), and under s. 169.12, Stats. (a) Northern leopard frogs, mudpuppies and eastern tiger salamanders. Native leopard frogs of the species Lithobates pipiens, mudpuppies of the species Necturus maculosus or eastern tiger salamanders of the species Ambystoma tigrinum collected within Wisconsin may be purchased from a seller that has been specifically authorized by a class A captive wild animal farm license issued under s. 169.15, Stats., or a bait dealers license issued under s. 29.509, Stats., to possess and sell these species. Note Native reptiles and amphibians obtained by purchase count toward possession limits established in s. NR 16.12.
(b)Out-of-state collection. Educational or research institutions may purchase native amphibians and reptiles legally collected out-of-state from an out-of-state seller or by the holder of a class A captive wild animal farm license issued under s. 169.15, Stats., who is authorized to possess or sell those species in-state.(c)Turtles. Dead turtles and their parts harvested, killed and possessed in accordance with ss. NR 19.275, 21.13 and 22.13 may be purchased during the open season.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 16.13
CR 03-030: cr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 05-031: am. (1) Register November 2005 No. 599, eff. 12-1-05.Amended by, CR 14-025: am. (3) (a) Register May 2015 No. 713, eff.6/1/2015