Purpose

Purpose. (1) This chapter, along with other applicable rules and statutes, regulates commercial fishing in outlying waters and wholesale fish dealers doing business in Wisconsin. (2) The rules contained in this chapter are not intended to, nor do they authorize, the sale or introduction into interstate commerce for purposes of human consumption or use fish taken from the outlying waters which fail to meet food and drug administration (FDA) standards. (2m) The following shall apply to any agreements relating to the allocation or management of Lake Superior resources which are entered into between the department and a tribe or tribes with reserved treaty rights in the Lake Superior commercial fishery: (a) The department shall assess implementation of any agreements and any experimental regulations established by the agreements using factors including scientific data, biological indicators, and metrics related to the health, safety, and welfare of users. (b) In the event the department determines the sustainability of any Lake Superior resource or the health, safety and welfare of its users are or are likely to be jeopardized, the department shall take action to address the department’s concerns, including good faith negotiation or the modification or termination of any agreement, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. (3) Except as modified by an agreement with the tribe of the treaty fisher, the following sections of this chapter are applicable to treaty fishers fishing in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Superior: (a) Section NR 25.02 . (ag) Section NR 25.022 . (ar) Section NR 25.027 . (b) Section NR 25.05 . (c) Section NR 25.06 . (d) Section NR 25.09 . (e) Section NR 25.10 . (f) Section NR 25.105 . (g) Section NR 25.11 . (h) Section NR 25.12 . (i) Section NR 25.13 . (k) Section NR 25.21 .