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Board approves scope statement for updated amphibian and reptile rules

6489894 · October 23, 2025
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The Natural Resources Board approved a statement of scope for board order NH-4-25 to revise rules governing harvest, possession, sale, rehabilitation and other activities affecting amphibians and reptiles in Wisconsin; the rulemaking aims to clarify allowable activities and improve enforceability.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on Oct. 22 approved a statement of scope for board order NH-4-25, opening a rulemaking process to revise regulations affecting amphibians and reptiles—"herptiles" such as frogs, salamanders, snakes, lizards and turtles.

Scott Carroll, wildlife regulation policy specialist, told the board the Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation requested the scope approval…

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