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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 923
February 21, 2006 - Offered by Representative Albers.
AB923-ASA1,1,5 1An Act to renumber 167.26 (1); to renumber and amend 167.26 (2) and 167.26
2(3); to amend 167.26 (1m) and 167.26 (6); and to create 167.26 (1b), 167.26 (2)
3(a) 2., 167.26 (2m) and 167.26 (3) (b) and (c) of the statutes; relating to:
4warning methods for ice holes or openings in streams, ponds, and lakes, liability
5resulting from the creation of ice holes or openings, and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB923-ASA1, s. 1 6Section 1. 167.26 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 167.26 (1g).
AB923-ASA1, s. 2 7Section 2. 167.26 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB923-ASA1,1,88 167.26 (1b) In this section:
AB923-ASA1,1,109 (a) "Nonprofit membership corporation" means a corporation as described in
10s. 779.70 (1).
AB923-ASA1,1,1211 (b) "Qualified lake association" means an association that meets the
12qualifications under s. 281.68 (3m) (a).
AB923-ASA1,2,3
1(c) "Water quality project" means a project that improves water quality,
2including a project that improves fish habitat or that reduces or prevents any of the
3following:
AB923-ASA1,2,44 1. Blue-green algae.
AB923-ASA1,2,55 2. The release of anoxic gases or nutrients.
AB923-ASA1, s. 3 6Section 3. 167.26 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB923-ASA1,2,127 167.26 (1m) Instead of the requirements under sub. (1) (1g), any person who
8removes ice or causes its removal from Lake Butte des Morts, Lake Poygan, Lake
9Winnebago or Lake Winneconne for the spearing of sturgeon may mark the opening
10made by the removal without using fencing if the person uses at least 2 strips of wood
11that protrude at least 3 feet above the surface of the ice. The strips of wood may not
12exceed approximately 1.5 inches in width and approximately 0.25 inch in thickness.
AB923-ASA1, s. 4 13Section 4. 167.26 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 167.26 (2) (a) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
AB923-ASA1,2,1715 167.26 (2) (a) (intro.) Any Instead of the requirements under sub. (1g), any
16person creating ice holes by aeration of water may, in lieu of the requirements of sub.
17(1), erect
do any of the following:
AB923-ASA1,2,21 181. Erect and maintain a barricade around such the holes consisting of uprights
19that are spaced every 25 feet or less, at adequate intervals to maintain the barricade
20and that are
connected by a continuous rope, cord, or similar material placed 3 1/2
21at least 2.5 feet and not more than 4.5 feet off the surface of the ice.
AB923-ASA1,2,25 22(b) The connecting rope, cord, or similar material specified in par. (a) 1. shall
23have reflectorized, fluorescent, or lighted ribbon or tape or other reflectorized devices
24attached to it, so as to be highly visible, and shall be of sufficient strength to permit
25retrieval of the barricade following melting of the ice.
AB923-ASA1,3,3
1(c) Any person erecting such a barricade or warning mechanism under this
2subsection
shall remove the barricade and all parts thereof from the ice or water of
3the barricade or mechanism
immediately after the ice has melted.
AB923-ASA1, s. 5 4Section 5. 167.26 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB923-ASA1,3,65 167.26 (2) (a) 2. Erect and maintain a visual warning mechanism that is highly
6visible and that is reflectorized, fluorescent, or lighted.
AB923-ASA1, s. 6 7Section 6. 167.26 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB923-ASA1,3,128 167.26 (2m) (a) Instead of the requirements under subs. (1g) and (2), any public
9inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or any nonprofit membership
10corporation that is creating ice holes for a lake by aeration of water for purposes of
11a water quality project that has been approved by the department of natural
12resources may provide alternative warning methods by doing all of the following:
AB923-ASA1,3,1413 1. Posting highly visible warning notices at each shoreline area through which
14the public has access to the lake.
AB923-ASA1,3,1615 2. Providing a written warning notice to each owner of riparian property on the
16lake.
AB923-ASA1,3,1917 (b) Each warning notice placed by a public inland lake protection and
18rehabilitation district or a nonprofit membership corporation under par. (a) 1. shall
19meet all of the following requirements:
AB923-ASA1,3,2120 1. The size, lettering, and format of each notice shall be designed so as to make
21the notice readable by the public at a distance of 60 feet.
AB923-ASA1,3,2422 2. Each notice shall contain the wording "DANGER—OPEN WATER,"
23"WARNING—ICE HOLES," or "DANGER—THIN ICE" or wording of a similar
24nature.
AB923-ASA1,4,2
13. Each notice shall replicate the wording required under subd. 2. so that the
2wording on each notice is visible from the shoreline and from the water.
AB923-ASA1,4,53 4. Each notice shall be made of durable material and lettering and shall be
4replaced as necessary so that the notice remains readable throughout the winter
5season.
AB923-ASA1,4,66 5. The notices shall be placed no later than December 15 of each winter season.
AB923-ASA1,4,107 (c) The written notices provided to each owner of riparian property by a public
8inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or a nonprofit membership
9corporation under par. (a) 2. shall be provided no later than December 15 of each
10winter season.
AB923-ASA1, s. 7 11Section 7. 167.26 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 167.26 (3) (a) and amended
12to read:
AB923-ASA1,4,1913 167.26 (3) (a) Persons Except as provided in par. (b), a person barricading or
14marking an ice holes hole or opening in the manner specified in this section, or
15erecting a warning device or posting a notice for an ice hole or opening in the manner
16specified in this section,
shall not be liable for damages suffered by persons who enter
17the barricaded or marked area
be exempt from liability for injury to or the death of
18any person or for damage to any property that results from creating the ice hole or
19opening
.
AB923-ASA1, s. 8 20Section 8. 167.26 (3) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB923-ASA1,4,2521 167.26 (3) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), a member of a qualified lake
22association or of a nonprofit membership corporation shall be exempt from any
23liability incurred by the qualified lake association or nonprofit membership
24corporation in creating an ice hole or opening that is subject to the barricading,
25fencing, or warning requirements under this section.
AB923-ASA1,5,5
1(c) Any riparian property owner who is aware of the existence of an ice hole or
2opening in the stream, pond, or lake to which his or her riparian property abuts shall
3not be exempt from liability as provided in par. (a) if the owner fails to warn a person
4to whom the owner has given permission to cross the property in order to have access
5to the stream, pond, or lake by doing one of the following:
AB923-ASA1,5,66 1. Directly warning the person of the existence of the ice hole or opening.
AB923-ASA1,5,87 2. Posting a warning notice on the property that complies with the
8requirements specified under sub. (2m) (b) 1. to 5.
AB923-ASA1, s. 9 9Section 9. 167.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB923-ASA1,5,1510 167.26 (6) Persons Any person violating this section sub. (1g), (1m), (2), or (2m)
11shall be imprisoned for not more than 6 months or fined not more than $100. Any
12person who removes a barricade, fencing, a warning notice, or a warning mechanism
13or other barrier or marking that complies with this section during the period
14beginning with December 15 of a given year and ending on March 30 of the following
15year may be imprisoned for not more than 6 months or fined not more than $100.
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