30.684(1)(b)3.
3. That in addition to the designated chemical test under
sub. (2) (b), he or she may have an additional chemical test under
sub. (3) (a).
30.684(1)(c)
(c)
Unconscious person. A person who is unconscious or otherwise not capable of withdrawing consent is presumed not to have withdrawn consent under this subsection, and if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person violated the intoxicated boating law, one or more chemical tests may be administered to the person without a request under
par. (a) and without providing information under
par. (b).
30.684(2)(a)(a)
Test facility. Upon the request of a law enforcement officer, a test facility shall administer a chemical test of breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis. A test facility shall be prepared to administer 2 of the 3 chemical tests of breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis. The department may enter into agreements for the cooperative use of test facilities.
30.684(2)(b)
(b)
Designated chemical test. A test facility shall designate one chemical test of breath, blood or urine which it is prepared to administer first for the purpose of authorized analysis.
30.684(2)(c)
(c)
Additional chemical test. A test facility shall specify one chemical test of breath, blood or urine, other than the test designated under
par. (b), which it is prepared to administer for the purpose of authorized analysis as an additional chemical test.
30.684(2)(d)
(d)
Validity; procedure. A chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis is valid as provided under
s. 343.305 (6). The duties and responsibilities of the laboratory of hygiene, department of health and family services and department of transportation under
s. 343.305 (6) apply to a chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis under this section. Blood may be withdrawn from a person arrested for a violation of the intoxicated boating law only by a physician, registered nurse, medical technologist, physician assistant or person acting under the direction of a physician and the person who withdraws the blood, the employer of that person and any hospital where blood is withdrawn have immunity from civil or criminal liability as provided under
s. 895.53.
30.684(2)(e)
(e)
Report. A test facility which administers a chemical test of breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis under this section shall prepare a written report which shall include the findings of the chemical test, the identification of the law enforcement officer or the person who requested a chemical test and the identification of the person who provided the sample or submitted to the chemical test. The test facility shall transmit a copy of the report to the law enforcement officer and the person who provided the sample or submitted to the chemical test.
30.684(3)
(3) Additional and optional chemical tests. 30.684(3)(a)(a)
Additional chemical test. If a person is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated boating law or is the operator of a motorboat involved in an accident resulting in great bodily harm to or the death of someone and if the person is requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under
sub. (1) (a), the person may request the test facility to administer the additional chemical test specified under
sub. (2) (c) or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis.
30.684(3)(b)
(b)
Optional test. If a person is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated boating law and if the person is not requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under
sub. (1) (a), the person may request the test facility to administer a chemical test of his or her breath or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis. If a test facility is unable to perform a chemical test of breath, the person may request the test facility to administer the designated chemical test under
sub. (2) (b) or the additional chemical test under
sub. (2) (c).
30.684(3)(c)
(c)
Compliance with request. A test facility shall comply with a request under this subsection to administer any chemical test it is able to perform.
30.684(3)(d)
(d)
Inability to obtain chemical test. The failure or inability of a person to obtain a chemical test at his or her own expense does not preclude the admission of evidence of the results of a chemical test required and administered under
subs. (1) and
(2).
30.684(4)
(4) Admissibility; effect of test results; other evidence. The results of a chemical test required or administered under
sub. (1),
(2) or
(3) are admissible in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of the acts committed by a person alleged to have violated the intoxicated boating law on the issue of whether the person was under the influence of an intoxicant or the issue of whether the person had alcohol concentrations at or above specified levels. Results of these chemical tests shall be given the effect required under
s. 885.235. This section does not limit the right of a law enforcement officer to obtain evidence by any other lawful means.
30.684(5)
(5) Refusal. No person may refuse a lawful request to provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood or urine or to submit to one or more chemical tests under
sub. (1). A person shall not be deemed to refuse to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test if it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the refusal was due to a physical inability to provide the sample or to submit to the test due to a physical disability or disease unrelated to the use of an intoxicant. Issues in any action concerning violation of
sub. (1) or this subsection are limited to:
30.684(5)(a)
(a) Whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe the person was violating or had violated the intoxicated boating law.
30.684(5)(b)
(b) Whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for violating the intoxicated boating law.
30.684(5)(c)
(c) Whether the law enforcement officer requested the person to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test and provided the information required under
sub. (1) (b) or whether the request and information was unnecessary under
sub. (1) (c).
30.684(5)(d)
(d) Whether the person refused to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test.
30.686
30.686
Report arrest to department. If a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a violation of the intoxicated boating law or the refusal law, the law enforcement officer shall notify the department of the arrest as soon as practicable.
30.686 History
History: 1985 a. 331.
30.687
30.687
Officer's action after arrest for violating intoxicated boating law. A person arrested for a violation of the intoxicating boating law, may not be released until 12 hours have elapsed from the time of his or her arrest or unless a chemical test administered under
s. 30.684 (1) (a) shows that the person has an alcohol concentration of 0.05 or less, but the person may be released to his or her attorney, spouse, relative or other responsible adult at any time after arrest.
30.687 History
History: 1985 a. 331;
1995 a. 436.
30.69
30.69
Water skiing. 30.69(1)(1)
Prohibited at certain times; exceptions. 30.69(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), no person may operate a motorboat towing a person on water skis, aquaplane or similar device unless there is in the boat a competent person in addition to the operator in a position to observe the progress of the person being towed. An observer shall be considered competent if that person can in fact observe the person being towed and relay any signals to the operator. This observer requirement does not apply to motorboats classified as Class A motorboats by the department actually operated by the persons being towed and so constructed as to be incapable of carrying the operator in or on the motorboat. No person may engage in water skiing, aquaplaning or similar activity, at any time from sunset to sunrise. This restriction of the hours of water skiing does not prevent restrictions of the hours of water skiing between sunrise and sunset by local ordinances enacted pursuant to
s. 30.77 (3).
30.69(1)(b)
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to duly authorized water ski tournaments, competitions, exhibitions or trials therefor, where adequate lighting is provided.
30.69(1)(c)
(c) In addition to complying with
par. (a), no person may operate a personal watercraft that is towing a person who is on water skis, an aquaplane or similar device unless the personal watercraft is designed to seat at least 3 persons.
30.69(2)
(2) Careful and prudent operation. A person operating a motorboat having in tow a person on water skis, aquaplane or similar device shall operate such boat in a careful and prudent manner and at a reasonable distance from persons and property so as not to endanger the life or property of any person.
30.69(3)(a)(a) No person operating a motorboat that is towing persons engaged in water skiing, aquaplaning or similar activity may operate the motorboat within 100 feet of any occupied anchored boat, any personal watercraft or any marked swimming area or public boat landing.
30.69(3)(b)
(b) No person who is engaged in water skiing, aquaplaning or similar activity may get within 100 feet of a personal watercraft or allow the tow rope while in use to get within 100 feet of a personal watercraft.
30.69(3)(c)
(c) No person may operate a personal watercraft within 100 feet of any of the following:
30.69(3)(c)1.
1. A motorboat towing a person who is engaged in water skiing, aquaplaning or similar activity.
30.69(3)(c)2.
2. The tow rope of a motorboat towing a person who is engaged in water skiing, aquaplaning or similar activity.
30.69(3)(c)3.
3. A person who is engaged in water skiing, aquaplaning or similar activity.
30.69(3)(d)
(d) Paragraphs (a) to
(c) do not apply to pickup or drop areas that are marked with regulatory markers and that are open to operators of personal watercraft and to persons and motorboats engaged in water skiing.
30.69(4)
(4) Intoxicated operation. No person may use water skis, an aquaplane or a similar device while under the influence of an intoxicant to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely using water skis, an aquaplane or a similar device, or under the combined influence of an intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely using water skis, an aquaplane or a similar device.
30.70
30.70
Skin diving. No person may engage in underwater diving or swimming with the use of swimming fins or skin diving in waters other than marked swimming areas or within 150 feet of shoreline, and no person may engage in underwater diving or swimming with the use of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus in waters other than marked swimming areas, unless the location of such diving or swimming is distinctly marked by diver's flag, not less than 12 inches high and 15 inches long, displaying one diagonal white stripe 3 inches wide on a red background, and of height above the water so as to be clearly apparent at a distance of 100 yards under normal conditions, and so designed and displayed as to be visible from any point on the horizon. Except in case of emergency, anyone engaging in such diving or swimming shall not rise to the surface outside of a radius of 50 feet from such flag. No person engaged in such diving or swimming shall interfere with the operation of anyone fishing nor engage in such diving or swimming in established traffic lanes; nor shall any such person alone or with another, intentionally or unintentionally, block or obstruct any boat in any manner from proceeding to its destination where a reasonable alternative is unavailable. A reasonable alternative route is available when the otherwise unobstructed boat can proceed to its destination without reducing its lawful speed, by passing to the right or to the left of a marked diving operation.
30.70 History
History: 1973 c. 302.
30.71
30.71
Disposal of waste from boats equipped with toilets. 30.71(1)(1) In this section, "outlying waters" has the meaning given in
s. 29.01 (11) [
s. 29.001 (63)].
30.71 Note
NOTE: The bracketed language inserts the correct cross-reference. Corrective legislation is pending.
30.71(2)
(2) No person may, while maintaining or operating any boat equipped with toilets on the waters of this state [
29.001 (45)(63)], dispose of any toilet wastes in any manner into the water.
30.71 Note
NOTE: Sub. (2) is shown as affected by two acts of the 1997 legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c). The bracketed language was inserted by
1997 Wis. Act 248, but rendered without effect by
1997 Wis. Act 330. Corrective legislation is pending.
30.71(3)
(3) No person may operate for compensation or reward an establishment that has the capacity of providing berths or moorings to 5 or more boats that are equipped with toilets and that is located on an outlying water of this state unless the establishment provides adequate fixed onshore disposal facilities for disposal of toilet wastes from the boats for which the establishment provides berths or moorings. If the establishment is unable to provide fixed onshore disposal facilities due to problems of accessibility to the boats, the establishment shall provide adequate portable disposal facilities for these toilet wastes.
30.71(4)
(4) Any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section shall be promulgated jointly by the department of commerce and the department of natural resources.
30.71 Annotation
Mississippi River is an inland water of Wisconsin and the boat toilet law may be enforced on the entire width of the Mississippi bordering Minnesota and up to the center of the main channel bordering Iowa. 61 Atty. Gen. 167.
30.72
30.72
Watercraft use rules, Lower St. Croix River. 30.72(1)(a)(a) The department shall promulgate rules to govern the operation of boats on the Lower St. Croix River. The rules may restrict any or all of the following:
30.72(1)(a)1.
1. The type of boats which may be used on the waters affected by the rules;
30.72(1)(b)
(b) In promulgating the rules required under
par. (a), the department shall consider the physical characteristics of the waters affected, their historical uses, shoreland uses and classification, the classification of river segments under the Lower St. Croix national scenic riverway master plan, and any other features unique to the Lower St. Croix River, as well as the views of appropriate officials of counties, cities, villages and towns lying within the affected area, and of appropriate officials of agencies of the federal government and the state of Minnesota which have jurisdiction over the waters of the Lower St. Croix River.
30.72(2)
(2) Concurrent regulations required. Rules promulgated under this section are effective upon adoption of laws, rules or regulations providing for similar limitations or prohibitions on the operation and use of boats on the same segments of the Lower St. Croix River by the state of Minnesota or its agencies. In exercising the authority granted by this section, the department may enter into necessary agreements with the federal government and its agencies, or with the state of Minnesota and its agencies under
s. 66.30 (5).
30.72(3)
(3) Enforcement. In addition to the enforcement powers granted to the department under
s. 30.74 (3), the rules promulgated under this section may be enforceable by officers of water safety patrol units having jurisdiction on waters of the Lower St. Croix River under
s. 30.79 (3). All officers so empowered by this section may exercise reciprocal powers which may be conferred upon them by the state of Minnesota or its agencies or political subdivisions relating to enforcement of regulations governing the use or operation of boats on the Lower St. Croix River.
30.72 Note
NOTE: Chapter 208, laws of 1975, which created this section, contains a statement of legislative purpose in section 1. See the 1975 session law volume.
30.725
30.725
Placement of boats, trailers and equipment; Lower St. Croix River. 30.725(1)
(1) No person may place or use a boat or boating equipment or place a boat trailer in the Lower St. Croix River if the person has reason to believe that the boat, boat trailer or boating equipment has zebra mussels attached.
30.725(2)
(2) A law enforcement officer may order a person to do any of the following:
30.725(2)(a)
(a) Remove zebra mussels from a boat, boat trailer or boating equipment before placing it in the Lower St. Croix River.
30.725(2)(b)
(b) Remove or not place a boat, boat trailer or boating equipment in the Lower St. Croix River if the law enforcement officer has reason to believe that the boat, boat trailer or boating equipment has zebra mussels attached.
30.725(3)
(3) No person may refuse to obey the order of a law enforcement officer who is acting under
sub. (2).
30.725 History
History: 1995 a. 397.
30.73
30.73
Use regulations, Brule River. 30.73(1)
(1)
Prohibited uses. No person may operate, occupy or use any motorboat or any pneumatic inner tube, inflatable raft or similar device on the Brule River or any of its stream tributaries in Douglas County. This subsection does not prohibit a person from operating, occupying or using a noninflatable nonmotorized boat, canoe or kayak.
30.73(2)
(2) Exceptions. Subsection (1) does not apply to:
30.73(2)(a)
(a) Peace officers or rescue units engaged in emergency operations.
30.73(2)(b)
(b) Agents of the department while engaged in fish management or law enforcement activities.
30.73(2)(c)
(c) Persons on the Brule River within one mile of its mouth.
30.73(3)
(3) Enforcement; littering. The department shall enforce this section and restrictions on littering in the area of the Brule River and its stream tributaries in Douglas County.
30.73(4)
(4) Penalty. A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties provided under
s. 30.80 (1).
30.73 History
History: 1981 c. 303.
30.74
30.74
Additional functions of department. In addition to other powers and duties conferred upon the department relative to boating safety and the regulation of boating, the department shall:
Effective date note
NOTE: Section 30.74 (intro.) is repealed eff. 5-1-99 by
1997 Wis. Act 198.
30.74(1)(a)(a) The department shall create comprehensive courses on boating safety and operation. These courses shall be offered in cooperation with schools, private clubs and organizations, and may be offered by the department in areas where requested and where other sponsorship is unavailable. The department shall issue certificates to persons 10 years of age or older successfully completing such courses.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as amended eff. 5-1-99 by
1997 Wis. Act 198. Prior to 5-1-99 it reads:
Effective date text
(a) Create comprehensive courses on boating safety and operation. These courses shall be offered in cooperation with schools, private clubs and organizations, and may be offered by the department in areas where requested and where other sponsorship is unavailable. The department shall issue certificates to persons 10 years of age or older successfully completing such courses.
30.74(1)(b)
(b) The department shall prescribe the course content, the form of the certificate and may collect a fee from each person who enrolls in the course. The department may authorize instructors conducting such courses meeting standards established by it to retain a portion of the fee to defray expenses incurred locally to operate the program. The remainder of the fee shall be retained by the department for the purpose of defraying a part of its expenses incurred to operate the program. The department by rule shall set the fee for the course and the amount of the fee that may be retained by instructors.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (b) is shown as amended eff. 5-1-99 by
1997 Wis. Act 198. Prior to 5-1-99 it reads:
Effective date text
(b) The department shall prescribe the course content, the form of the certificate and may collect $2 from each person who enrolls in the course. The department may authorize instructors conducting such courses meeting standards established by it to retain $1 of the fee to defray expenses incurred locally to operate the program. The remaining $1 of the fee shall be retained by the department for the purpose of defraying a part of its expenses incurred to operate the program.
