New DNR rules prohibit carry within 100 yards of state campgrounds, picnic areas

NR 45.09  Firearms and hunting. (1)  No person may take, catch, kill, hunt, trap or pursue any wild animal or bird, or [strike]discharge any firearm, or have in possession or under control any firearm or air gun as defined in s. 939.22, Stats., unless it is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case, or any bow, crossbow, slingshot or spring-load device designed for shooting a projectile unless the same is unstrung or enclosed in a carrying case while in any state park, fish hatchery, or within 100 yards of any state campground, picnic area or other special use area designated by the department by posted notice. No person may[/strike] discharge a firearm, bow, crossbow, or airgun from, on, or across any state trail corridor or other state park area, which is not open to hunting[, unless in necessary self defense.]

(4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (a) Hunting as authorized pursuant to s. 29.089, Stats., and natural resources board determinations under s. 29.089 (1m), Stats.
(b) Hunting in state parks as established in s. NR 10.275 or as otherwise specifically established by rule.
[strike](c) Possession of uncased or loaded firearms, bows, crossbows or air guns while on foot and in route to a state park area where hunting is allowed. This paragraph does not allow the discharge of a firearm, bow, crossbow, or air gun from or across state park areas where hunting is not allowed.[/strike]

[strike](5) [/strike][strike] No person may possess any loaded or uncased firearm or air gun while within the exterior boundary of state-owned lands posted with department signs in Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha and Winnebago counties or on state forest lands in the Kettle Moraine or Point Beach state forests, state recreation areas, state natural areas or on state trails established on railroad grades ...[/strike]

[strike](6)[/strike][strike]  The department may establish by posted notice firearm prohibition areas on and in the vicinity of the Zillmer and Scuppernong trails within the Kettle Moraine state forest except during the state deer gun and spring turkey hunting seasons. No person may possess any loaded or uncased firearm or air gun within these areas contrary to posted notice ... [/strike]

[strike](10)[/strike][strike] Except as provided under s. NR 10.275, nothing in this section shall prohibit the possession of an uncased bow, cocked and unloaded crossbow or uncased and loaded firearm or air gun for the purpose of crossing the Glacial Drumlin state trail by the shortest route possible where it is adjacent to lands that are part of the Lake Mills Wildlife Area, Jefferson County.[/strike]

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/nr/001/45/09

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OC for ME said:

Simple deletes would "clarify" the above.

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Nightmare said:

The agency and will bring the rules package back to the board sometime later this year, he said.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statep...er-pushback-b99702302z1-374919471.html?ipad=y

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Plankton said:

See post #24 of this thread. A day late, and a dollar short.

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Franky said:

Right on. I wonder how the garbage dump lawsuit is progressing.

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