NR 45.04(3)(c)
(c) Observation towers. No person may possess or consume any food or beverage, including fermented malt beverage or intoxicating liquor, when on any observation tower.
NR 45.04(3)(d)1.1. No person may dispose of any debris, waste or recyclable material except by placing the material in receptacles provided for those purposes.
NR 45.04(3)(d)2.
2. No person may dispose of any waste or recyclable materials in any waste or recyclable receptacles or at any location if the waste or recyclable material is generated from a permanent or seasonal residence or a business or other commercial operation.
NR 45.04(3)(e)
(e) Noise. No person may operate any sound truck, loudspeaker, generator, chainsaw, air-conditioner or other device that produces excessive, loud or unusual noises without first obtaining a written permit from the department.
NR 45.04(3)(f)1.1. No person may solicit or collect funds or peddle or solicit business of any nature, post signs or distribute handbills or advertising matter unless first authorized by contractual agreement.
NR 45.04(3)(f)2.
2. In addition to the requirements of
subd. 1., in the state parks, state recreation areas and southern forests, no person may engage in commercial filming or photography or provide services for a fee that involves the provider's physical presence in the state park, state recreation area or southern forest unless first authorized by contractual agreement or a department commercial use permit.
NR 45.04(3)(f)3.
3. No person may use in any manner the dock, pier, wharf, boat landing or mooring facilities in, or on, the waters in or immediately adjacent to any lands under the management, supervision or control of the department for the purpose of soliciting rides of any kind, unless authorized by the department.
NR 45.04(3)(f)4.
4. This paragraph does not apply to the provision of emergency repair service or tour buses originating outside of department lands.
NR 45.04(3)(g)
(g) Destruction of property. No person may destroy, molest, possess without permission, attempt to remove or remove the property of others.
NR 45.04(3)(i)
(i) Metal detectors. The use of metal detectors is prohibited except by written permit issued by the property superintendent.
NR 45.04(3)(j)
(j) Ski trails. No person may hike or snowshoe on designated cross-country ski trails when the trails are snow covered.
NR 45.04(3)(k)
(k) Quiet zones. The department may establish quiet zones by posted notice. Within quiet zones, no person may operate a radio, boombox, musical instrument, tape player or similar noise producing device, unless the noise is confined to the person through the use of a headset.
NR 45.04(3)(m)1.1. In this paragraph, "personal property" includes stakes, markers, or any other object which is placed with the intent of marking the location of a trap site except when the season established in
s. NR 10.01 for that species is open and a lawfully set trap is placed with the stake or marker.
NR 45.04(3)(m)2.
2. Except as authorized by the department, no person may construct, place, occupy or use structures or store personal property on lands subject to this chapter. This paragraph does not apply to tents or canopies which are less than 100 square feet in area or other temporary structures which are used for recreational purposes and removed by 11:00 p.m. of the day they are placed on the property.
NR 45.04(3)(n)
(n)
Crops. Except when authorized by the department, no person may plant, cultivate or harvest any crop on lands subject to this chapter.
NR 45.04(3)(o)
(o)
Possession of marijuana. No person may possess 25 grams or less of marijuana or use marijuana as defined in s.
961.01 (14), Stats., unless the marijuana was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner, as defined in s.
961.01 (19), Stats., while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by
ch. 961, Stats.
NR 45.04(3)(p)
(p)
Possession of drug paraphernalia. No person may use or possess drug paraphernalia in violation of s.
961.573 (1), Stats.
NR 45.04(3)(r)
(r)
Climbing permits. The department may require organized climbing groups to obtain a permit prior to engaging in rock climbing activities. Permit requirements shall be posted at the administrative office for the property subject to the permit requirement. The department may use the permit to limit the number of climbers and the time, manner and location of the climbing. No climbing group or member of a climbing group may engage in climbing activities without a permit or contrary to permit conditions when at a location subject to a permit requirement.
NR 45.04(3)(s)
(s)
Climbing. No person may engage in climbing activities, including the attachment of climbing anchors, on buildings, towers and boardwalks and other similar structures.
NR 45.04(3)(t)
(t) Resisting or obstructing a law enforcement officer. NR 45.04(3)(t)1.1. No person may knowingly resist or obstruct a law enforcement officer while that officer is doing any act in an official capacity and with lawful authority.
NR 45.04(3)(t)2.
2. In this subsection, "obstruct" includes without limitation knowingly giving false information or knowingly placing, removing or concealing physical evidence with the intent to mislead a law enforcement officer in the performance of his or her duty.
NR 45.04(3)(u)
(u)
Paintball. Except when authorized by the department, no person may engage in an activity involving the use of paintball guns, paint markers or discharge of similar devices on any lands subject to this chapter.
NR 45.04(3)(v)
(v)
Campfires. On state properties where legally authorized campfires may be built, dead and down wood may be gathered from upland areas of the property for campfire use. Driftwood or other dead and down wood located below the ordinary high watermark of the Willow, Turtle Flambeau, and the Chippewa flowage is considered a natural feature that may not be removed or destroyed without written authorization from the department.
NR 45.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1983, No. 336, eff. 1-1-84; am. (2) (a) (intro.) and (c), cr. (3) (k),
Register, December, 1987, No. 384, eff. 1-1-88; emerg. cr. (3) (l), eff. 4-1-88; emerg. cr. (3) (l), eff. 4-1-89; emerg. am. (3) (l), eff. 5-2-89; renum. (3) (h) to be (3) (h) 1. and cr. (3) (h) 2.,
Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; am. (1) (c) and (2) (c), cr. (3) (l),
Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; r. and recr. (1) (a), (2) (a) and (3) (d), am. (1) (c), (3) (b) and (e), cr. (3) (m),
Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; cr. (1) (d), (2) (a) 3. and (b) 4., r. and recr. (2) (b) 3. and (3) (b),
Register, November, 1995, No. 479, eff. 12-1-95; renum. (3) (k), (L) and (m) to be (3) (j), (k) and (L),
Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; am. (3) (g), cr. (3) (m), (n) and (o),
Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00;
CR 01-011: cr. (1) (e), (3) (p), (r) and (s)
Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02;
CR 03-035: cr. (1), (f), am. (2) (c), (3) (n) and (p), r. and recr. (3) (f)
Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04;
CR 04-092: am. (1) (c), cr. (3) (t)
Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05; emerg. cr. (1) (g), eff. 4-1-06;
CR 06-065: cr. (1) (g)
Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06;
CR 07-026: cr. (2) (a) 4., r. (3) (h)
Register December 2007 No. 624, eff. 1-1-08;
CR 08-011: cr. (3) (u)
Register September 2008 No. 633, eff. 2-1-09;
CR 09-103: r. (1) (g)
Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10;
CR 10-042: cr. (1) (a) 2. and (3) (v), am. (1) (a) 1., (3) (b) and (f) 1., renum. (1) (a) 2. and 3. to be (1) (a) 3. and 4.
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; correction in (1) (a) 4. made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., and (3) (v) (title) created under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats.,
Register December 2010 No. 660;
CR 11-030: cr. (3) (m) 1.
Register February 2012 No. 674, eff. 3-1-12; correction in numbering in (3) (m) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register February 2012 No. 674.
NR 45.045(1)(1) In this section, "firewood" includes limbs, branches, roots, unprocessed logs, lumber, slabs with bark, cut firewood and chips, intended for use on any property.
NR 45.045(2)
(2) No person may possess firewood that originates from any of the following:
NR 45.045(2)(a)
(a) An area more than 25 miles from the campground, or the property itself if there is no campground, to which the firewood will be transported.
NR 45.045(2)(c)
(c) An area, outside of the property on which firewood will be used, where firewood is identified as a carrier of invasive terrestrial invertebrates and plant-disease causing microorganisms, including any of the following:
NR 45.045(2)(c)2.
2. An area quarantined by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s.
94.01, Stats.
NR 45.045(2)(c)3.
3. An area quarantined by the U.S. department of agriculture and animal and plant health inspection service under USC 7714 or 7715.
NR 45.045(2)(c)4.
4. An area quarantined by an American Indian tribe within the reservation of the tribe.
NR 45.045(2)(d)
(d) This section does not apply to firewood from sources approved by department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, to dimensional lumber that is debarked, kiln dried and smoothed, or artificial fireplace logs.
NR 45.045(2)(e)
(e) The department may seize and dispose of firewood possessed in violation of this paragraph.
NR 45.045 Note
Note: A list of firewood sources approved by Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection can be obtained by contacting Robert Dahl, WI DATCP.
NR 45.045 History
History: CR 09-103: cr.
Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10.
NR 45.05(1)(a)(a) No person may operate any vehicle at a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour or contrary to state highway or department traffic signs.
NR 45.05(1)(b)
(b) All vehicles shall stop at department property entrance stations when such stop is ordered by department signs.
NR 45.05(1)(c)
(c) No person may operate or park any vehicle as defined in s.
340.01 (74), Stats., which is required to be registered by law on lands under the management, supervision and control of the department except:
NR 45.05(1)(c)4.
4. As otherwise specifically authorized by law or administrative rule.
NR 45.05(1)(d)
(d) No person may park, stop or leave standing, whether attended or unattended, any vehicle or watercraft:
NR 45.05(1)(d)1.
1. In any manner as to block, obstruct or limit the use of any road, trail, waterway or winter sport facility, or
NR 45.05(1)(d)2.
2. Outside of any area provided for such purposes when it is practical to use such areas, or
NR 45.05(1)(e)
(e) Any vehicle or watercraft in violation of
par. (d) may be towed off the property and stored at the owner's expense.
NR 45.05(1)(f)
(f) No person may operate a motor vehicle as defined in s.
340.01 (35), Stats., off highways and parking lots while under the influence of an intoxicant or a controlled substance.
NR 45.05(1)(g)
(g) No person may operate a motor vehicle as defined in s.
340.01 (35), Stats., off highways and parking lots without a valid driver's license issued by this or another state or province, except for off-highway motorcycles in areas authorized for off-highway motorcycles.
NR 45.05(1)(h)
(h) No person may operate an all-terrain vehicle off the developed portion of a designated all-terrain vehicle trail.
NR 45.05(1)(i)
(i) Electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in s.
340.01 (15pm), Stats., are prohibited on department lands except where authorized in the property master plan or posted open for their use.
NR 45.05(2)
(2) Abandoned vehicles. No person may leave any vehicle unattended without prior departmental approval for more than 48 hours under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. An abandoned vehicle shall constitute a public nuisance.
NR 45.05(3)(a)(a) Posted notices. Except as provided, no vehicle may be operated on lands and waters under the supervision, management or control of the department unless its use is specifically authorized by posted notice.
NR 45.05(3)(b)
(b) Snowmobile races. No person may conduct or engage in snowmobile races on any lands under the supervision, management or control of the department.
NR 45.05(3)(c)
(c) Speed limits. No person operating a vehicle may violate the posted speed limit.
NR 45.05(3)(d)
(d) Persons with physical disabilities. The department may authorize by permit persons with physical disabilities to use a motorized vehicle as a mode of personal conveyance.
NR 45.05 Note
Note: Wheelchairs used by the physically disabled are not motorized vehicles. Permits must be obtained from the property manager or designee.
NR 45.05(3)(e)
(e) Bicycles. Except where provided in this chapter, bicycles are prohibited on all department lands except on public highways and areas or trails posted for their use. Bicycles are permitted in all areas, except where posted against such use, on the northern state forests, the Turtle-Flambeau and the Willow flowage scenic waters areas.
NR 45.05(3)(f)
(f) Bicycle trails. Bicyclists shall stop at any stop signs which are located on designated bicycle trails.
NR 45.05(3)(g)
(g) Prohibition. No person may ride a bicycle in a careless, negligent or reckless manner so as to endanger the life, property or persons of others on any lands under the management, supervision and control of the department.
NR 45.05(3)(h)
(h) All-terrain vehicle routes. The department may establish all-terrain vehicle routes on northern state forests over state forest roads, under s.
23.33 (4) (b), Stats., that are:
NR 45.05(4)
(4) Aircraft. No person may land or launch any aircraft on the water or ice of Devil's lake in Devil's Lake state park, Sauk county; all waters in Governor Dodge state park, Iowa county, and Willow River state park, St. Croix county; Crystal lake in the Northern Highland state forest, Vilas county; Lake of the Dalles in Interstate park, Polk county; Mauthe lake in the Kettle Moraine state forest, Fond du Lac county; Lake Seven in the Kettle Moraine state forest, Sheboygan county; Ottawa lake in the Kettle Moraine state forest, Waukesha county; Interfalls lake in Pattison state park, Douglas county; Yellowstone lake in Yellowstone Lake state park, Lafayette county, and on all waters and lands, except model aircraft and hang gliders, in the Richard Bong state recreation area, Kenosha county.
NR 45.05(5)
(5) Off-highway motorcycles and dual-sport motorcycles. NR 45.05(5)(a)(a)
Noise and exhaust. Off-highway motorcycles and dual-sport motorcycles shall have an unaltered U.S. forest service approved spark-arrester muffler emitting a sound level not to exceed 96 decibels on the A scale when measured in the manner prescribed in the reaffirmed 1998-07, Society of Automotive Engineers Standard J1287, titled Measurement of Exhaust Sound Levels of Stationary Motorcycles.
NR 45.05 Note
Note: Copies and amendments of the Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Report 1998-07, Society of Automotive Engineers Standard J1287, titled
Measurement of Exhaust Sound Levels of Stationary Motorcycles, is available for inspection in the following offices: (A) The Department of Natural Resources, 101 S. Webster St., Madison, Wisconsin 53707. (B) The Legislative Reference Bureau, One E. Main St., Madison, Wisconsin. (C) The Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15096.
NR 45.05(5)(b)1.1. No person may operate or be a passenger or allow a person to operate or be a passenger on an off-highway motorcycle or dual-sport motorcycle without wearing protective headgear of the type required under s.
347.485 (1) (a), Stats., and with the chin strap properly fastened.
NR 45.05(5)(b)2.
2. Minimum age for the operation of an off-highway motorcycle or dual-sport motorcycle is 12 years unless accompanied by his or her parent, legal guardian, or certified safety instructor.
NR 45.05 Note
Note: Accompanied means being subject to continuous verbal direction or control and not necessarily accompanied on the same machine.
NR 45.05(5)(b)3.
3. No operator may refuse to stop their off-highway motorcycle or dual-sport motorcycle after being requested or signaled to do so by a law enforcement officer.
NR 45.05(5)(b)4.
4. Any crash that results in an injury requiring treatment by a physician or a fatal incident shall be reported as soon as possible to a law enforcement officer.
NR 45.05(5)(b)5.
5. All operators of off-highway motorcycles or dual-sport motorcycles 16 years of age or older shall have in their possession a valid state trail pass, if the property requires a state trail pass.
NR 45.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1983, No. 336, eff. 1-1-84; r. and recr. (3), r. (4) (a),
Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86; r. and recr. (3) (d),
Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90; r. and recr. (3) (e),
Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; am. (3) (d), renum. (4) (b) to be (4),
Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; cr. (1) (f) and am. (3) (e),
Register, November, 1995, No. 479, eff. 12-1-95; am. (3) (e), cr. (3) (f) and (g),
Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98;
CR 01-011: am. (3) (e)
Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02;
CR 03-035: am. (4)
Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04;
CR 07-026: am. (1) (f), cr. (1) (g) to (i) and (5)
Register December 2007 No. 624, eff. 1-1-08;
CR 10-042: cr. (3) (h)
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.
NR 45.055(1)(1) In this section, "golf cart" means, except as provided in this section, a properly maintained unmodified manufacturer specification vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile does not exceed 20 miles per hour on a paved, level surface, and that is designed and intended to convey one or more persons and equipment to play the game of golf.
NR 45.055(2)
(2) No person may operate any golf cart on lands under the management, supervision, and control of the department unless all of the following requirements are met:
