AB561-ASA1,12,1310 77.82 (12) (a) 5. No review of the mandatory forestry or soil conservation
11practices or the mandatory management activities contained in the management
12plan has been conducted within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
13application for renewal.
AB561-ASA1,31 14Section 31. 77.82 (12) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,12,1815 77.82 (12) (a) 6. Within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
16application for renewal, the management plan has not been updated to reflect the
17completion of any forestry or soil conservation practices or management activities
18contained in the plan.
AB561-ASA1,32 19Section 32. 77.83 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (1) (a) and
20amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,12,2221 77.83 (1) (a) An owner may designate land subject to a managed forest land
22order as closed to public access. The closed area may consist of either:
AB561-ASA1,33 23Section 33. 77.83 (1) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
AB561-ASA1,34 24Section 34. 77.83 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,13,3
177.83 (1) (am) Notwithstanding par. (a), not more than 320 acres owned by any
2property owner may be designated as closed managed forest land in each
3municipality.
AB561-ASA1,35 4Section 35. 77.83 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,13,65 77.83 (1) (b) 1. The addition does not result in increasing the closed portion of
6the land to an area greater than that permitted under par. (a) (am).
AB561-ASA1,36 7Section 36. 77.83 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,13,108 77.83 (1) (d) An owner of land designated as closed under par. (a) may permit
9a person who performs land management activities on the land to access the land to
10conduct recreational activities.
AB561-ASA1,36k 11Section 36k. 77.83 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,36m 12Section 36m. 77.83 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,13,1513 77.83 (2) (ar) An owner of managed forest land that is designated as closed may
14enter into a lease or other agreement for consideration that permits persons to
15engage in a recreational activity on the land.
AB561-ASA1,36o 16Section 36o. 77.83 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (4).
AB561-ASA1,36q 17Section 36q. 77.83 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,37 18Section 37. 77.86 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1955
, is renumbered 77.86 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,14,220 77.86 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) An owner who is required under the terms of an approved
21management plan to cut merchantable timber on managed forest land is not required
22to obtain approval of the cutting of that timber before the cutting takes place if a
23cooperating forester authorized under s. 28.05 to assist the state in the harvesting
24and sale of timber, or a forester accredited by the Society of American Foresters,
25Association of Consulting Foresters, or Wisconsin Consulting Foresters,
any of the

1following
provided the required notice of intent to cut to the department under subd.
21.:
AB561-ASA1,38 3Section 38. 77.86 (1) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,14,54 77.86 (1) (b) 2. a. A cooperating forester authorized under s. 28.05 to assist the
5state in the harvesting and sale of timber.
AB561-ASA1,39 6Section 39. 77.86 (1) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,14,87 77.86 (1) (b) 2. b. A forester accredited by the Society of American Foresters,
8Association of Consulting Foresters, or Wisconsin Consulting Foresters.
AB561-ASA1,40 9Section 40. 77.86 (1) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,14,1410 77.86 (1) (b) 2. c. A person who holds at least a bachelor's degree from a forestry
11program provided by a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher
12education and who has 5 years of experience engaged in the full-time profession of
13managing forests, including timber harvesting, wildlife management, water quality,
14and recreation to maintain a healthy and productive forest.
AB561-ASA1,41 15Section 41. 77.86 (1) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,14,2016 77.86 (1) (b) 2. d. A person who holds a degree or diploma from a 2-year forestry
17program provided by an accredited technical or vocational school and who has 5 years
18of experience engaged in the full-time profession of managing forests, including
19timber harvesting, wildlife management, water quality, and recreation to maintain
20a healthy and productive forest.
AB561-ASA1,41m 21Section 41m. 77.86 (1) (b) 2. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,14,2522 77.86 (1) (b) 2. e. A person who has 5 years of experience engaged in the
23full-time profession of managing forests, including timber harvesting, wildlife
24management, water quality, and recreation to maintain a healthy and productive
25forest.
AB561-ASA1,42
1Section 42. 77.86 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,15,32 77.86 (1) (e) The department shall not restrict an approved cutting based on
3standards established under s. 23.27 (3).
AB561-ASA1,43 4Section 43. 77.86 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,15,85 77.86 (1) (f) The department shall send notice to the person who filed the notice
6of intention to cut by certified letter or electronic mail no later than the end of the
7next business day of the department's decision to approve or deny a cutting notice
8and, if the department denies a cutting notice, the reason for the denial.
AB561-ASA1,44 9Section 44. 77.86 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,45 10Section 45. 77.87 of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,46 11Section 46. 77.88 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,15,1212 77.88 (2) (a) (title) Authority to transfer.
AB561-ASA1,47 13Section 47. 77.88 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (a) and
14amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,15,1715 77.88 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an An owner may sell or otherwise
16transfer ownership of all or part of a parcel of the owner's managed forest land if the
17land transferred is one of the following:
.
AB561-ASA1,48 18Section 48. 77.88 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,49 19Section 49. 77.88 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (3) (b) 1. a. and
20amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,15,2221 77.88 (3) (b) 1. a. All of an the owner's managed forest land within a quarter
22quarter
quarter-quarter section.
AB561-ASA1,50 23Section 50. 77.88 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (3) (b) 1. b. and
24amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,16,2
177.88 (3) (b) 1. b. All of an the owner's managed forest land within a
2government lot or fractional lot as determined by the U.S. government survey plat.
AB561-ASA1,51 3Section 51. 77.88 (2) (ac) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,16,44 77.88 (2) (ac) (title) Transferred land; requirements met.
AB561-ASA1,52 5Section 52. 77.88 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,16,106 77.88 (2) (am) Transferred land; requirements not met. If the land transferred
7under par. (a) does not meet the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a) and
8(b)
, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land from managed forest
9land designation and shall assess against the owner a withdrawal tax under sub. (5)
10and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m).
AB561-ASA1,53 11Section 53. 77.88 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,16,2012 77.88 (2) (b) Remaining land; requirements met. If the land remaining after
13a transfer under par. (a) is contiguous and meets the eligibility requirements under
14s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2. and (b), it the remaining land shall continue to be designated as
15managed forest land until the expiration of the existing order, even if the parcel
16contains less than 10 acres. Notwithstanding s. 77.82 (12), an owner may not file an
17application with the department for renewal of the order if the parcel contains less
18than 10 acres. No withdrawal tax under sub. (5) or withdrawal fee under sub. (5m)
19may be assessed when the remaining land is withdrawn at the expiration of the
20order
.
AB561-ASA1,54 21Section 54. 77.88 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,17,222 77.88 (2) (c) Remaining land; requirements not met. If the remaining land
23remaining after a transfer under par. (a) does not meet the eligibility requirements
24under s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2. and (b), the department shall issue an order withdrawing
25the land and shall assess against the owner the withdrawal tax under sub. (5) and

1the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). Notwithstanding s. 77.90, the owner is not
2entitled to a hearing on an order withdrawing land under this paragraph.
AB561-ASA1,55 3Section 55. 77.88 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (ac) 1. and
4amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,17,205 77.88 (2) (ac) 1. Within If the land transferred under par. (a) meets the
6eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a) and (b), the land shall continue to be
7designated as managed forest land if the transferee, within
30 days after a transfer
8of ownership, the transferee shall, on files a form provided by the department, file
9with the department a report of the transfer
signed by the transferee. By signing the
10form, the transferee certifies to the department an intent to comply with the existing
11management plan for the land and any amendments to the plan. The transferee
12shall provide proof that each person holding any encumbrance on the land agrees to
13the designation. The transferee may designate an area of the transferred land closed
14to public access as provided under s. 77.83. The department shall issue an order
15continuing the designation of the land as managed forest land under the new
16ownership.
The transferee shall pay a $100 fee that will accompany the report. The
17fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund. Twenty dollars of the fee or a different
18amount of the fee as may be established under subd. 2. shall be credited to the
19appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). The department shall immediately notify each
20person entitled to notice under s. 77.82 (8).
AB561-ASA1,56 21Section 56. 77.88 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (ac) 2.
AB561-ASA1,57 22Section 57. 77.88 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,58 23Section 58. 77.88 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (ac) 3. and
24amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,18,6
177.88 (2) (ac) 3. If the transferee does not provide the department with the
2certification required under par. (e) subd. 1., the department shall issue an order
3withdrawing the land and shall assess against the transferee the withdrawal tax
4under sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). Notwithstanding s. 77.90,
5the transferee is not entitled to a hearing on an order withdrawing land under this
6paragraph subdivision.
AB561-ASA1,59 7Section 59. 77.88 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,18,128 77.88 (2m) Damage to land. (a) If a parcel of managed forest land has been
9damaged by a natural disaster, the owner of the parcel may notify the department,
10and the department shall establish a period of time that the owner of the parcel will
11have to restore the productivity of the land so that it meets the requirements under
12s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2.
AB561-ASA1,18,1613 (b) If the owner fails to complete the restoration in the applicable period of time,
14the owner may request that the department withdraw all or part of the land in
15accordance with sub. (3), (3k), or (3L), or the department may proceed with a
16withdrawal by department order under sub. (1).
AB561-ASA1,18,1917 (c) The department may promulgate a rule that establishes criteria to be used
18by the department for determining the length of time that an owner shall have to
19complete the restoration.
AB561-ASA1,60 20Section 60. 77.88 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,18,2121 77.88 (3) (title) Voluntary withdrawal; total or partial.
AB561-ASA1,61 22Section 61. 77.88 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (3) (b) (intro.) and
23amended to read:
AB561-ASA1,19,724 77.88 (3) (b) Parts of parcels. (intro.) An owner may Upon request that the
25department withdraw all or any
of an owner of managed forest land to withdraw part

1of the owner's land meeting one of the requirements specified under sub. (2) (a) 1. to
23. If any remaining land meets the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1)
a parcel
3of managed forest land
, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land
4subject to the request and shall assess against the owner the withdrawal tax under
5sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). If the land being withdrawn is
6within a proposed ferrous mining site, the department shall issue the order within
730 days after receiving the request.
if all of the following apply:
AB561-ASA1,62 8Section 62. 77.88 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,19,119 77.88 (3) (am) Entire parcels. Upon request of an owner of managed forest land
10to withdraw an entire parcel of managed forest land, the department shall issue an
11order withdrawing the land.
AB561-ASA1,63 12Section 63. 77.88 (3) (b) 1. (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
AB561-ASA1,19,1313 77.88 (3) (b) 1. (intro.) The land to be withdrawn is one of the following:
AB561-ASA1,19,1514 2. The land remaining after the withdrawal will continue to meet the eligibility
15requirements under s. 77.82 (1).
AB561-ASA1,64 16Section 64. 77.88 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,19,1917 77.88 (3) (d) Ferrous mining site. If the land being withdrawn under this
18subsection is within a proposed ferrous mining site, the department shall issue the
19order within 30 days after receiving the request.
AB561-ASA1,65 20Section 65. 77.88 (3g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,66 21Section 66. 77.88 (3j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,19,2522 77.88 (3j) Voluntary withdrawal; other construction; small land sales. (a)
23Except as provided in par. (b), upon the request of an owner of managed forest land
24to withdraw part of a parcel of the owner's land, the department shall issue an order
25withdrawing the land subject to the request if all of the following apply:
AB561-ASA1,20,2
11. The purpose for which the owner requests that the department withdraw the
2land is for the sale of the land or for a construction site.
AB561-ASA1,20,43 2. The land to be withdrawn is not less than one acre and not more than 5 acres.
4Partial acres may not be withdrawn.
AB561-ASA1,20,75 3. If the land is subject to a city, village, town, or county zoning ordinance that
6establishes a minimum acreage for ownership of land or for a construction site, the
7owner requests that the department withdraw not less than that minimum acreage.
AB561-ASA1,20,98 4. The land remaining after withdrawal meets the eligibility requirements
9under s. 77.82 (1) (a) and (b).
AB561-ASA1,20,1310 (b) 1. For land that is designated as managed forest land under an order with
11a term of 25 years, the department may not issue an order of withdrawal under par.
12(a) if the department has previously issued an order of withdrawal under par. (a)
13from that parcel of managed forest land during the term of the order.
AB561-ASA1,20,1714 2. For land that is designated as managed forest land under an order with a
15term of 50 years, the department may not issue an order of withdrawal under par.
16(a) if the department has previously issued 2 orders of withdrawal under par. (a) from
17that parcel of managed forest land during the term of the order.
AB561-ASA1,20,2018 (c) Upon issuance of an order withdrawing land under this subsection, the
19department shall assess against the owner of the land the withdrawal tax under sub.
20(5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m).
AB561-ASA1,67 21Section 67. 77.88 (3k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,21,322 77.88 (3k) Voluntary withdrawal; productivity. Upon the request of an owner
23of managed forest land to withdraw part of a parcel of the owner's land, the
24department shall issue an order of withdrawal if the department determines that the
25parcel is unable to produce merchantable timber in the amount required under s.

177.82 (1) (a) 2. The order shall withdraw only the number of acres that is necessary
2for the parcel to resume its ability to produce the required amount. No withdrawal
3tax under sub. (5) or withdrawal fee under sub. (5m) may be assessed.
AB561-ASA1,68 4Section 68. 77.88 (3L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561-ASA1,21,125 77.88 (3L) Voluntary withdrawal; sustainability. Upon the request of an
6owner of managed forest land to withdraw part of a parcel of the owner's land, the
7department shall issue an order of withdrawal if the department determines that the
8parcel is unsuitable, due to environmental, ecological, or economic concerns or
9factors, for the production of merchantable timber. The order shall withdraw only
10the number of acres that is necessary for the parcel to resume its sustainability to
11produce merchantable timber. No withdrawal tax under sub. (5) or withdrawal fee
12under sub. (5m) may be assessed.
AB561-ASA1,69 13Section 69. 77.88 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,70 14Section 70. 77.88 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
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