What are portable shack regulation??

Wi resident. What am I required to display on the outside of the shack? I didn’t think I needed anything on a portable shack. I was fishing MN/WI boundary water and was check by a MN CO, he informed me that it’s a $180 for not having your Name and address or your DNR # displayed on the outside of you shack. I can’t find anything in the fishing regulation that says I need to display that info on the outside of the shack. Is there a separate ice fishing regulation??

I did call the Wi Hot line and they informed me that I needed .
My Name, address, telephone number, and my DNR number.
If anybody can find a link….I’d like to read it for myself.

Whatsa

p15-16 of the WI fishing regs:

“Fishing shelters on Wisconsin boundary waters with Iowa, Michigan or Minnesota must display the name and address on all shelters at all times, even portable shelters that are occupied or in use.”

Is it different for inland waters??

p15:

“The doors of enclosed fishing shelters must be readily opened from the outside while occupied; they may be locked only while not occupied and not in use. The shelter owner’s name and address (in English) must be legibly painted or otherwise affixed on the outside of the fishing shelter with block lettering a minimum of one inch square and in contrasting colors. Fishing shelters that are occupied or otherwise in use are exempt from this requirement.”

Ok so it’s the boundary waters area’s that you need it….I didn’t think you needed them inland water. I knew I had read it, but couldn’t find it. Thanks Jason

Were you on the Mn. side?

If you look at the Wi-dnr website it says you do not need anything.

Do I need a name and address on my ice fishing shanty or shelter, even if it is portable?
It depends. The name and address (in English) of the person owning or using any fishing shelter must be legibly painted or permanently affixed on the outside of the shelter in block lettering at least one inch square in contrasting colors, when the shelter is left on the ice and is not occupied or otherwise in use.

However, beginning April 1, 2002, fishing shelters that are occupied or otherwise in use and removed from the ice daily are exempt from this requirement. If you remove the shelter from the ice when you come off the ice, a name and address is not required.(copied from the wi-dnr web-site).

Scott

If you are fishing boundry waters you NEED to have your Name & Address on ALL shelters at all times, even portable shelters that are occupied.

The very end of page 15 of the WI Fishing regs. Click on the picture of the regs on the upper right part of the page and scroll down to page 15.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/fish/regulations/2009/hookline.html