Wisconsin Code § 29.529

Trammel net fishing in the Mississippi River
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(1) The department may issue a trammel net license to any resident who applies for this license.

 5229.529 WILD ANIMALS AND PLANTS
(2) This license authorizes the use of trammel nets in that part
of the Mississippi River over which this state has jurisdiction.
(3) No person may use a trammel net which exceeds 300 feet
and no person may use a trammel net unless it is properly tagged.
In order to be properly tagged, a trammel net is required to have
attached to it a tag stamped to designate the kind of net and the
number of the trammel net license. Trammel net tags are required
to remain attached to the nets until replaced by renewal tags.
(4) No trammel net may be set within 100 feet of any muskrat
or beaver house. Any trammel net found in any waters during the
closed season for the use of trammel nets and any trammel nets
found on the Wisconsin banks or shores without a trammel net
tag and showing evidence of being used in the previous 5 months
shall be seized and held subject to the order of the court or judge
under s. 29.931 (2).
(5) No person who holds a trammel net license issued under
this section may operate a fish farm that contains a species of fish
that the holder of the license is authorized to catch under this
section.

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