Section NR 19.71 - Definitions In this subchapter:
(1) "Advanced license" means a wildlife rehabilitation license issued by the department to a person qualifying under s. NR 19.73(1) and (3).(1m) "Basic care" means feeding, watering, and cleaning to provide for an animal's basic needs, and does not include tasks such as performing admittance exams and triage, or euthanasia.(2) "Basic license" means a wildlife rehabilitation license issued by the department to a person qualifying under s. NR 19.73(1) and (2).(2m) "Cage" means any structure in which animals are confined for rehabilitation purposes.(3) "Department" means the department of natural resources.(3m) "Direct supervision" means the actual presence of the licensee or consulting veterinarian.(4) "Euthanasia" means the humane killing of a wild animal in accordance with the current American veterinary medical association standards contained in the most recent report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia. Note: Reports of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia are available for inspection at the offices of the Secretary of State, 30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison, WI, the Legislative Reference Bureau, One E. Main Street, Madison, WI, or the department.
(5) "Facilities" means any equipment, housing or shelter used for wildlife rehabilitation.(6) "Federal permit" means a special purpose permit issued under 50 CFR Part 13 and 50 CFR 21.27 by the United States fish and wildlife service for the rehabilitation of migratory birds and federally endangered or threatened species.(6m) "Indirect supervision" means written or verbal instructions for treatment of an animal provided by a licensee or consulting veterinarian that need not be present.(7) "Protective device" means a device that is designed to prevent the escape of an animal at the entrance of a primary enclosure.(8) "Sponsor" means an advanced licensee who has volunteered to mentor a basic licensee.(9) "Sponsorship agreement" means a document that establishes an advanced licensee as a sponsor for a basic licensee.(9m) "Subpermittee" means any person subject to the conditions and limits established in s. NR 19.73(3)(e) and who is working in a limited capacity under the supervision of an advanced licensee on wildlife rehabilitation activities.(10) "Volunteer" means any person at a licensee's facility who is contributing to the activities of the facility or who is under the direction of and is known to the licensee.(11) "Wildlife" means "wild animal" as defined in s. 169.01(37), Stats.(12) "Wildlife rehabilitation" means "rehabilitate" as defined in s. 169.01(30m), Stats.(13) "Wildlife rehabilitation advisory council" means a group of volunteers appointed by the secretary or secretary's designee to advise and provide recommendations about wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife health, and captive wildlife to the department.(14) "Wildlife rehabilitator" means a person authorized to capture, receive, temporarily possess, transport or transfer orphaned, sick or injured wildlife for the purpose of wildlife rehabilitation under a valid license issued pursuant to this subchapter.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 19.71
CR 03-029: cr. Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04; CR 09-024: am. (10) Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10.Amended by, CR 15-054: cr. (1m), (2m), (3m), am. (4), cr. (6m), (9m), r. and recr. (10), am. (13) Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8-1-18; correction in numbering in (9m) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8/1/2018