AB700-ASA1,20,53 (b) (intro.) If any area of an owner's managed forest land is already designated
4as closed under this subsection, an addition to the land approved under s. 77.82 (7)
5(b) may be designated as closed only under the following conditions:
AB700-ASA1,20,96 (c) If all or any part of an owner's closed managed forest land that is subject to
7this subsection
is withdrawn or transferred as provided under s. 77.88, the owner
8may designate a different or an additional closed area if it meets the requirements
9of par. (b).
AB700-ASA1,51 10Section 51. 77.83 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,20,1311 77.83 (1b) Definition. In this section, "leasable managed forest land" means
12managed forest land for which a lease of other agreement may be entered into under
13sub. (2) (ar).
AB700-ASA1,52 14Section 52. 77.83 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,20,1715 77.83 (1c) Closed areas. Except as provided in sub. (1g), an owner of managed
16forest land may designate any or all of the owner's land that is subject to a managed
17forest land order as closed to public access.
AB700-ASA1,53 18Section 53. 77.83 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (1m) (a).
AB700-ASA1,54 19Section 54. 77.83 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,20,2520 77.83 (1m) (b) If the managed forest land is leasable managed forest land and
21if the owner has modified the designation of a closed or open area 2 times as
22authorized under par. (a) during the period beginning with April 28, 2004, and
23ending with January 1, 2015, the owner may make one additional modification
24during the period beginning with January 1, 2015 and ending with the expiration
25date of the order.
AB700-ASA1,55
1Section 55. 77.83 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 81,
2is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,21,53 77.83 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) and subs. (1) (1c), (1g), and
4(2m), each owner of managed forest land shall permit public access to the land for
5the purposes of hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing.
AB700-ASA1,56 6Section 56. 77.83 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA1,57 7Section 57. 77.83 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,21,108 77.83 (2) (ar) An owner of managed forest land may enter into a lease or other
9agreement for consideration that permits persons to engage in a recreational activity
10on managed forest land that is designated as closed if all of the following apply:
AB700-ASA1,21,1211 1. The managed forest land is not part of a large property covered by a
12management plan that has been modified under s. 77.82 (3m).
AB700-ASA1,21,1513 2. The managed forest land is not part of a large property owned by a person
14who qualifies for the exemption under s. 77.86 (4m) from the requirements under s.
1577.86 (1g).
AB700-ASA1,58 16Section 58. 77.83 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,21,2017 77.83 (2) (b) An owner may restrict public access to any area of open managed
18forest land which is within 300 feet of any building or within 300 feet of a commercial
19logging, thinning, or reforestation operation that conforms or other forest
20management activity if the operation or activity conforms
to the management plan.
AB700-ASA1,59 21Section 59. 77.83 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,22,222 77.83 (2) (d) 1. a. Except as provided in subd. 2., an owner of managed forest
23land that is designated as open shall ensure that the public has access to that land
24for all of the purposes specified in par. (a). The method of access and location of the

1access shall be equivalent to the method of access and location of the access that is
2used by the owner of the land.
AB700-ASA1,22,53 b. If the owner is unable to provide the access that is required under subd. 1.
4a., the department shall modify the designation of the land from being open to being
5closed.
AB700-ASA1,22,76 2. Subdivision 1. does not require public access to a parcel of land that is part
7of a large property if all of the following apply:
AB700-ASA1,22,98 a. The parcel is not contiguous to another parcel of land that is part of the large
9property.
AB700-ASA1,22,1010 b. The parcel is accessible only for forest management activities.
AB700-ASA1,22,1211 c. The parcel does not constitute a large percentage of the large property, as
12determined by the department by rule.
AB700-ASA1,60 13Section 60. 77.83 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (4).
AB700-ASA1,61 14Section 61. 77.83 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA1,62 15Section 62. 77.84 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,23,216 77.84 (3) (b) Immediately after receiving the certification of the county clerk
17that a tax deed has been taken, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the
18land as managed forest land. The notice requirement under s. 77.88 (1) does not
19apply to the department's action under this paragraph. The department shall notify
20the county treasurer of the amount of the withdrawal fee under s. 77.88 (5m) and the
.
21The county shall determine the amount of the
withdrawal tax, as determined under
22s. 77.88 (5). The amount of the tax and the fee shall be payable to the department
23under s. 75.36 (3) if the property is sold by the county. The amount shall be credited
24to the conservation fund.
If the county sells the land, the county shall assess the
25withdrawal tax and the withdrawal fee under s. 77.88 (5m) against the purchaser of

1the land. The notice requirement under s. 77.88 (1) does not apply to the
2department's action under this paragraph.
AB700-ASA1,63 3Section 63. 77.86 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB700-ASA1,23,4 477.86 (title) Cutting practices.
AB700-ASA1,64 5Section 64. 77.86 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1b) (title) and
6amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,23,77 77.86 (1b) (title) Cutting regulated prohibited.
AB700-ASA1,65 8Section 65. 77.86 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1b).
AB700-ASA1,66 9Section 66. 77.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (a).
AB700-ASA1,67 10Section 67. 77.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (b) and
11amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,23,1412 77.86 (1g) (b) If the proposed cutting proposed under par. (a) conforms to the
13management plan and is consistent with sound forestry practices, the department
14shall approve the request.
AB700-ASA1,68 15Section 68. 77.86 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (c) and
16amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,23,2017 77.86 (1g) (c) If the proposed cutting proposed under par. (a) does not conform
18to the management plan or is not consistent with sound forestry practices, the
19department shall assist the owner in developing an acceptable proposal before
20approving the request.
AB700-ASA1,69 21Section 69. 77.86 (1g) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,23,2222 77.86 (1g) (title) Approval by department.
AB700-ASA1,70 23Section 70. 77.86 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA1,71 24Section 71. 77.86 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA1,72
1Section 72. 77.86 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (d) and amended
2to read:
AB700-ASA1,24,53 77.86 (1g) (d) All cutting specified in the notice under sub. (1) (b) par. (a) shall
4be commenced within one year after the date the proposed cutting is approved. The
5owner shall report to the department the date on which the cutting is commenced.
AB700-ASA1,73 6Section 73. 77.86 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,24,127 77.86 (4) Reporting. Within 30 days after completion of any cutting approved
8under this section
subject to sub. (1g), the owner shall report to the department, on
9a form provided by the department, a description of the species of wood, kind of
10product and the quantity of each species cut as shown by the scale or measurement
11made on the ground as cut, skidded, loaded or delivered, or by tree scale certified by
12a forester acceptable to the department if the wood is sold by tree measurement.
AB700-ASA1,74 13Section 74. 77.86 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,24,1514 77.86 (4m) Large properties. (a) The owner of a large property is exempt from
15the requirements under sub. (1g) if all of the following requirements are met:
AB700-ASA1,24,1816 1. The owner has received certification from an independent forestry
17organization that the owner is qualified to ensure that cutting of timber from the
18large property is consistent with sound forestry practices.
AB700-ASA1,24,2119 2. The department has recognized that the independent forestry organization
20under subd. 1. is qualified to make certifications under subd. 1. and under the rules
21promulgated under par. (b).
AB700-ASA1,24,2222 3. The owner complies with the rules promulgated under par. (c).
AB700-ASA1,24,2523 (b) The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards that an
24independent forestry organization shall meet in order to be recognized by the
25department for purposes of par. (a) 1.
AB700-ASA1,25,2
1(c) The department shall promulgate rules that establish cutting requirements
2that apply to owners of large properties. These rules shall include:
AB700-ASA1,25,53 1. A requirement that proposed cuttings comply with the applicable
4management plans of owners of large properties and that they are consistent with
5sound forestry practices.
AB700-ASA1,25,66 2. Requirements for cutting notices.
AB700-ASA1,25,77 3. Time limits for the completion of cuttings.
AB700-ASA1,25,98 4. Procedures for requesting variances from the requirements established
9under subds. 1. and 3.
AB700-ASA1,25,1110 5. Procedures to allow the department to audit the cutting of timber on the large
11property.
AB700-ASA1,75 12Section 75. 77.86 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,25,1613 77.86 (5) (a) Any person who fails to file the notice required under sub. (1) (b)
14(1g) (a), who fails to file a report as required under sub. (4), or who files a false report
15under sub. (4), or who fails to comply with a rule promulgated under sub. (4m) (c)
16shall forfeit not more than $1,000.
AB700-ASA1,76 17Section 76. 77.86 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,25,2118 77.86 (5) (b) Any owner who cuts merchantable timber in violation of this
19section or a rule promulgated under sub. (4m) (c) is subject to a forfeiture equal to
2020% of the current value of the merchantable timber cut, based on the stumpage
21value established under s. 77.91 (1).
AB700-ASA1,77 22Section 77. 77.87 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,26,823 77.87 (1) Taxation. The department shall assess a determine the amount of
24yield tax to be assessed against each an owner who cuts merchantable timber in a
25given county
and who files a report under s. 77.86. If the owner fails to timely file

1a report under s. 77.86 (4), the department shall determine the value of the
2merchantable timber cut for the assessment of and the yield tax. The department
3shall then certify to each county in which the cutting occurred the amount of yield
4tax to be assessed by that county.
The yield tax assessed by a county under this
5subsection
shall equal 5% of the value of the merchantable timber cut, based on the
6stumpage value established under s. 77.91 (1). The department A county assessing
7a yield tax under this subsection or under sub. (2)
shall mail a copy of the certificate
8of assessment to the owner at the owner's last-known address.
AB700-ASA1,78 9Section 78. 77.87 (1g) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA1,79 10Section 79. 77.87 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,26,1811 77.87 (2) Supplemental yield tax. At any time within one year after a report
12is filed under s. 77.86 (4), the department, after notifying the owner and providing
13the owner with the opportunity for a hearing, may determine whether the report is
14accurate. If the department determines that the quantity of merchantable timber
15cut exceeded the amount on which the tax was assessed under sub. (1), the
16department shall assess a certify to each county in which the timber was cut the
17amount of
supplemental yield tax to be assessed by that county on the additional
18amount as provided under sub. (1).
AB700-ASA1,80 19Section 80. 77.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,26,2520 77.87 (3) Payment. A tax assessed under sub. (1) or (2) is due and payable to
21the department each county in which the cutting of merchantable timber occurred
22on the last day of the next month following the date the certificate is mailed to the
23owner. The department county shall collect interest at the rate of 12% per year on
24any tax that is paid later than the due date. Amounts received shall be credited to
25the conservation fund.
AB700-ASA1,81
1Section 81. 77.87 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,27,72 77.87 (5) Delinquency. If a tax due under this section is not paid on or before
3the last day of the August following the date specified under sub. (3), the department
4county shall certify to the taxation district clerk municipal clerk of each municipality
5in which the cutting occurred
the description of the land, and the amount due for the
6tax and interest. The taxation district municipal clerk shall enter the delinquent
7amount on the property tax roll as a special charge.
AB700-ASA1,82 8Section 82. 77.876 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,27,149 77.876 (1) Assessment. The department shall certify to each municipality in
10which the property land is located an owner's failure to complete a forestry practice
11during the period of time required under an applicable management plan, and the
12municipality shall impose a noncompliance assessment of $250 against the owner for
13each failure. The department shall mail a copy of the certificate of assessment to the
14owner at the owner's last-known address and to the municipality.
AB700-ASA1,83 15Section 83. 77.876 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,27,2016 77.876 (4) Delinquency. If an assessment due under sub. (1) is not paid on or
17before the last day of the August following the date specified under sub. (2), the
18municipality shall certify to the taxation district clerk the description of the land and
19the amount due for the assessment and interest. The taxation district
municipal
20clerk shall enter the delinquent amount on the property tax roll as a special charge.
AB700-ASA1,84 21Section 84. 77.88 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,27,23 2277.88 (title) Withdrawal Withdrawals; transfer of ownership;
23nonrenewal expiration.
AB700-ASA1,85 24Section 85. 77.88 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,28,2
177.88 (1) (b) 1. Failure of the land to conform to an eligibility requirement
2under s. 77.82 (1), except as provided in sub. (2m).
AB700-ASA1,86 3Section 86. 77.88 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,28,94 77.88 (1) (c) If the department determines that land should be withdrawn, it
5shall issue an order withdrawing the land as managed forest land and. The county
6in which the land is located shall determine the amount of the withdrawal tax under
7sub. (5). The county
shall then assess against the owner the tax under sub. (5) and
8the withdrawal tax and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m) against the owner of the
9land
.
AB700-ASA1,87 10Section 87. 77.88 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,28,1111 77.88 (2) (a) (title) Authority to transfer.
AB700-ASA1,88 12Section 88. 77.88 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,28,1614 77.88 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an An owner may sell or otherwise
15transfer ownership of all or part of a parcel of the owner's managed forest land if the
16land transferred is one of the following:
.
AB700-ASA1,89 17Section 89. 77.88 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA1,90 18Section 90. 77.88 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (3) (b) 1. a. and
19amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,28,2120 77.88 (3) (b) 1. a. All of an the owner's managed forest land within a quarter
21quarter section.
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