SB394,73 8Section 73. 236.21 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 236.21 (1) (b) 1. and
9amended to read:
SB394,33,1610 236.21 (1) (b) 1. A Except as provided in subd. 2., a clear and concise
11description of the land surveyed, divided, and mapped by government lot, recorded
12private claim, quarter-quarter section, section, township, range, and county and by
13metes and bounds commencing with a monument at a section or quarter section
14corner of the quarter section that is not the center of the section, or commencing with
15a monument at the end of a boundary line of a recorded private claim or federal
16reservation in which the subdivision is located.
SB394,33,24 172. If the land is located shown in a recorded subdivision or plat, recorded
18addition thereto, the land shall be described by the number or other description of
19the lot, block or subdivision thereof,
to a recorded subdivision plat, or recorded
20certified survey map
that has previously been tied to a corner marked and
21established by the U.S. public land survey
the monumented line of a quarter section,
22government lot, recorded private claim, or federal reservation in which the land is
23located, the land shall be described by the subdivision name or certified survey map
24number and the description of the lot and block thereof
.
SB394,74 25Section 74. 236.21 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1236.21 (1) (d) A statement that the professional land surveyor has fully
2complied with the provisions of this chapter in surveying, dividing , and mapping the
3land.
SB394,75 4Section 75. 236.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,34,105 236.25 (2) (a) It is a permanent nonfading black image on durable white media
6that is 22 inches wide by 30 inches long or on other media that is acceptable to the
7register of deeds
, complies with the requirements of s. 59.43 (2m) (b) 4., and bears
8a department certification of no objection. Seals or signatures reproduced on images
9complying with this paragraph shall be given the force and effect of original
10signatures and seals;
SB394,76 11Section 76. 236.25 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,34,1312 236.25 (2) (c) The plat shows on its face all the certificates and affidavits
13required by ss. 236.21 and 236.12 (4) (3) and 236.21;
SB394,77 14Section 77. 236.25 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,34,1715 236.25 (2) (d) The plat shows on its face the approval of all bodies required by
16s. 236.10 to approve or the certificate of the clerk that the plat is deemed approved
17under s. 236.11 (2) (a).
SB394,78 18Section 78. 236.32 (except 236.32 (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 236.32
19(1m), and 236.32 (1m) (intro.), (a) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB394,34,2120 236.32 (1m) (intro.) Any of the following may be fined not more than $250 or
21imprisoned not more than one year in county jail for any of the following violations:
SB394,34,2322 (a) Any owner, professional land surveyor, or subdivider who fails to place
23monuments as prescribed in this chapter when subdividing land.
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1(c) Fails Any person who fails to replace properly any monuments which that
2have been removed or disturbed when ordered to do so by the governing body of the
3municipality or county in which the subdivision is located.
SB394,79 4Section 79. 236.32 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,35,65 236.32 (2m) Each monument to which a violation under sub. (1m) applies
6constitutes a separate violation.
SB394,80 7Section 80. 236.34 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,35,108 236.34 (1) (a) The survey shall be performed and the map prepared by a
9professional land surveyor registered in this state. The error in the latitude and
10departure closure of the survey may not exceed the ratio of one in 3,000.
SB394,81 11Section 81. 236.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,35,1312 236.34 (1) (b) All corners shall be monumented in accordance with s. 236.15 (1)
13(ac), (c), (d), and (g).
SB394,82 14Section 82. 236.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,36,315 236.34 (1) (c) The map shall be prepared in accordance with s. ss. 236.16 (4) and
16236.20 (2) (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (L) and (3) (b), (d), and (e) at a
17graphic scale of not more than 500 feet to an inch, which shall be shown on each sheet
18showing layout features. The map shall be prepared with a binding margin 1.5
19inches wide and a 0.5 inch margin on all other sides on durable white media that is
208 1/2 inches wide by 14 inches long, or on other media that is acceptable to the register
21of deeds,
with a permanent nonfading black image. When more than one sheet is
22used for any map, each sheet shall be numbered consecutively and shall contain a
23notation giving the total number of sheets in the map and showing the relationship
24of that sheet to the other sheets. "CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP" shall be printed on
25the map in prominent letters with the location of the land by government lot,

1recorded private claim, quarter-quarter section, section, township, range and
2county noted. Seals or signatures reproduced on images complying with this
3paragraph shall be given the force and effect of original signatures and seals.
SB394,83 4Section 83. 236.34 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,36,75 236.34 (1) (d) (intro.) The map shall include a certificate of the professional
6land
surveyor who surveyed, divided, and mapped the land which has the same force
7and effect as an affidavit and which gives all of the following information:
SB394,84 8Section 84. 236.34 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,36,109 236.34 (1) (d) 1. By whose direction the professional land surveyor made the
10survey, division, and map of the land described on the certified survey map.
SB394,85 11Section 85. 236.34 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,36,2512 236.34 (1) (d) 2. A clear and concise description of the land surveyed, divided,
13and mapped by government lot, recorded private claim, quarter-quarter section,
14section, township, range and county; and by metes and bounds commencing with a
15monument at a section or quarter section corner of the quarter section that is not the
16center of a section, or commencing with a monument at the end of a boundary line
17of a recorded private claim or federal reservation in which the land is located; or if.
18If, however,
the land is located shown in a recorded subdivision or plat, recorded
19addition to a recorded subdivision, then by the number or other description of the lot,
20block or subdivision, which
plat, or recorded certified survey map that has previously
21been tied to a corner marked and established by the U.S. public land survey the
22monumented line of a quarter section, government lot, recorded private claim, or
23federal reservation in which the land is located, the land shall be described by the
24subdivision name or certified survey map number and the description of the lot and
25block thereof
.
SB394,86
1Section 86. 236.34 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,37,42 236.34 (1) (d) 4. A statement that the professional land surveyor has fully
3complied with the provisions of this section in surveying, dividing , and mapping the
4land.
SB394,87 5Section 87. 236.34 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,37,126 236.34 (1) (e) A certified survey map may be used for dedication of streets and
7other public areas, and for granting easements to the public or any person, society,
8or corporation marked or noted on the map,
when owners' certificates and
9mortgagees' certificates which are in substantially the same form as required by s.
10236.21 (2) (a) have been executed and the city council or village or town board
11involved have approved such dedication or grant. Approval and recording of such
12certified surveys shall have the force and effect provided by s. 236.29.
SB394,88 13Section 88. 236.34 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,37,1614 236.34 (2) (b) 1. The certified survey map is offered for record within 6 12
15months after the date of the last approval of the map and within 24 36 months after
16the date of the first approval of the map.
SB394,89 17Section 89. 236.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,37,2118 236.34 (4) Vacation. A certified survey map may be vacated by the circuit court
19of the county in which the parcels of land are located in the same manner and with
20like effect as provided in ss. 236.40 to 236.44, except that application for vacation of
21the certified survey map may be made by any of the following:
SB394,37,2322 (a) The owner of any lot or outlot in the land that is the subject of the certified
23survey map.
SB394,37,2524 (b) The county board if the county has acquired an interest by tax deed in any
25lot or outlot in the land that is the subject of the certified survey map.
SB394,90
1Section 90. 293.37 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,38,192 293.37 (2) (a) A mining plan, including a description and a detailed map of the
3proposed mining site drawn to a scale approved by the department. Aerial
4photographs may be accepted if the photographs show the details to the satisfaction
5of the department. The map, plan, or photograph shall be prepared and certified by
6a competent engineer, licensed professional surveyor , or other person approved by
7the department, and shall show the boundaries of the area of land which will be
8affected,; the drainage area above and below the area,; the location and names of all
9streams, roads, railroads, pipelines, and utility lines on or within 1,000 feet of the
10site,; the name of the owner or owners of the site,; the name of the city, village, or town
11in which the site is located; and the name of any other city, village, or town if within
123 miles of the site. The map or photograph shall be accompanied by descriptive data
13as required by the department, including but not limited to the soil conservation
14service soil capabilities classifications of the affected area, the anticipated geometry
15of the excavation, the estimated total production of tailings produced, the nature and
16depth of the overburden, the elevation of the water table, and such other information
17about the geology of the deposit as the department, after consultation with the
18geological and natural history survey, finds is necessary to evaluate the applicant's
19mining plan and reclamation plan.
SB394,91 20Section 91. 295.48 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
211
, is amended to read:
SB394,39,222 295.48 (1) General. (intro.) An applicant for a mining permit shall submit as
23part of the application a mining plan that includes a description of the proposed
24mining site and either a detailed map drawn to a scale approved by the department
25or aerial photographs, if the photographs show the details to the satisfaction of the

1department, prepared and certified by a competent engineer, licensed professional
2surveyor, or other person approved by the department that show all of the following:
SB394,92 3Section 92. 440.03 (13) (b) 34. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,39,44 440.03 (13) (b) 34. Land surveyor, professional.
SB394,93 5Section 93. 440.08 (2) (a) 39. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,39,76 440.08 (2) (a) 39. Land surveyor, professional: February 1 of each
7even-numbered year.
SB394,94 8Section 94. Chapter 443 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,39,99 CHAPTER 443
SB394,39,1410 EXAMINING BOARD OF ARCHITECTS,
11 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS,
12 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,
13 DESIGNERS, AND professional
14LAND SURVEYORS
SB394,95 15Section 95. 443.01 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,39,2016 443.01 (1m) "Construction surveying" means surveying or mapping that is
17performed in support of infrastructure design, in support of improvements related
18to private and public boundary lines, or in support of construction layout or historic
19preservation, and establishing any postconstruction documentation related to that
20surveying or mapping.
SB394,96 21Section 96. 443.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,39,2422 443.01 (3) "Examining board" means the examining board of architects,
23landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land
24surveyors.
SB394,97 25Section 97. 443.01 (3b) of the statutes is created to read:
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1443.01 (3b) "Geodetic surveying" means surveying to determine the size and
2shape of the earth or the precise positions of points on the surface of the earth.
SB394,98 3Section 98. 443.01 (3r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,40,54 443.01 (3r) (c) Professional services performed by a registered professional
5land surveyor or by a person who has in effect a permit under s. 443.06 (3).
SB394,99 6Section 99. 443.01 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,100 7Section 100. 443.01 (6s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,40,98 443.01 (6s) "Practice of professional land surveying" means any of the
9following:
SB394,40,1210 (a) Any service comprising the establishment or reestablishment of the
11boundaries of one or more tracts of land or the boundaries of any of the following
12interests in real property:
SB394,40,1313 1. The alignment and rights-of-way of roads or streets.
SB394,40,1414 2. Air or subsurface property rights.
SB394,40,1515 3. Public or private easements.
SB394,40,1716 (b) Designing or coordinating designs for the purpose of platting or subdividing
17land into smaller tracts.
SB394,40,2218 (c) Placing, replacing, restoring, or perpetuating monuments in or on the
19ground to evidence the location of a point that is necessary to establish boundaries
20of one or more tracts of land or the subdivision or consolidation of one or more tracts
21of land or to describe the boundaries of any interest in real property identified in par.
22(a).
SB394,40,2523 (d) Preparing maps that depict any interest in real property identified in par.
24(a) for the purpose of establishing the boundaries of any such interest in real
25property.
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1(e) Preparing any of the following:
SB394,41,32 1. An official map established or amended under s. 62.23 (6), established or
3amended under the authority of s. 61.35, or adopted under s. 60.61.
SB394,41,44 2. An assessor's plat under s. 70.27.
SB394,41,55 3. A map or plat of cemetery lands under s. 157.07.
SB394,41,76 4. A subdivision plat, certified survey map, or correction instrument under ch.
7236.
SB394,41,88 5. A condominium plat or correction instrument under ch. 703.
SB394,41,99 6. A project and time-share property plat under s. 707.215.
SB394,41,1110 (f) Performing construction surveying or geodetic surveying in connection with
11any of the practices specified in pars. (a) to (e).
SB394,101 12Section 101. 443.01 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,41,1613 443.01 (7m) "Professional land surveyor" means a person who, by reason of his
14or her knowledge of law, mathematics, physical sciences, and measurement
15techniques, acquired by education and practical experience, is granted a license
16under this chapter to engage in the practice of professional land surveying.
SB394,102 17Section 102. 443.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,41,2318 443.02 (4) No person may engage in or offer to engage in the practice of
19professional
land surveying in this state or use or advertise any title or description
20tending to convey the impression that the person is a professional land surveyor
21unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration or granted a permit to
22practice
license under this chapter to engage in the practice of professional land
23surveying
.
SB394,103 24Section 103. 443.06 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.06 (title) Registration Licensure requirements for professional
2land surveyors.
SB394,104 3Section 104. 443.06 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,42,44 443.06 (1) (title) Registration Licensure, application, qualifying experience.
SB394,105 5Section 105. 443.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,42,166 443.06 (1) (a) Application for registration as a land surveyor or a permit license
7to engage in the practice of professional land surveying shall be made to the
8professional land surveyor section of the examining board under oath, on forms
9provided by the department, which shall require the applicant to submit such
10information as the professional land surveyor section of the examining board deems
11necessary. The professional land surveyor section may require applicants to pass
12written or oral examinations or both. Applicants who do not have an arrest or
13conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, shall be entitled to be
14registered or issued granted a permit license to engage in the practice as of
15professional
land surveyors surveying when satisfactory evidence is submitted that
16the applicant has met one or more of the requirements of sub. (2).
SB394,106 17Section 106. 443.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,43,218 443.06 (1) (b) Each year, but not more than 4 years, of work or training
19completed in a curriculum in the practice of professional land surveying approved by
20the professional land surveyor section, or of responsible charge of land surveying
21teaching the practice of professional land surveying may be considered as equivalent
22to one year of qualifying experience in land surveying work the practice of
23professional land surveying
, and each year, but not more than 4 years, completed in
24a curriculum other than the practice of professional land surveying approved by the

1professional land surveyor section, may be considered as equivalent to one-half year
2of qualifying experience.
SB394,107 3Section 107. 443.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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