AB271-ASA1,19,54 236.02 (9b) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land surveyor
5licensed under ch. 443.
AB271-ASA1, s. 40 6Section 40. 236.025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,19,8 7236.025 Ordinary high water marks. (1) For purposes of ss. 236.15 (1) (a)
8and (d) and 236.20 (2) (g), a professional land surveyor may do any of the following:
AB271-ASA1,19,119 (a) Incorporate into a map, plat, or survey an ordinary high water mark that
10has been determined by the department of natural resources or otherwise
11determined pursuant to law.
AB271-ASA1,19,1312 (b) Approximate the ordinary high water mark and incorporate that mark into
13a map, plat, or survey.
AB271-ASA1,19,18 14(2) For purposes of sub. (1) (b), the location of the approximate ordinary high
15water mark shall be the point on the bank of a stream or on the shore of a lake up
16to which the presence and action of surface water is so continuous as to leave a
17distinctive mark by erosion, destruction, prevention of terrestrial vegetation,
18predominance of aquatic vegetation, or other easily recognized characteristic.
AB271-ASA1,19,19 19(3) For purposes of this section, all of the following apply:
AB271-ASA1,19,2220 (a) A map, plat, or survey that shows an approximate ordinary high water mark
21shall state on its face that the mark is shown for reference only and is subject to
22correction or modification by the department of natural resources or by law.
AB271-ASA1,19,2523 (b) A map, plat, or survey that shows an ordinary high watermark determined
24by the department of natural resources or otherwise by law shall state on its face the
25source and date of that determination.
AB271-ASA1, s. 41
1Section 41. 236.12 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,20,92 236.12 (8) In order to facilitate approval of the final plat where more than one
3approval is required, the subdivider may file a true copy of the plat with the
4approving authority or authorities with which the original of the final plat has not
5been filed. The approval of such authorities may be based on such copy but shall be
6inscribed on the original of the final plat. Before inscribing its approval, the
7approving authority shall require the professional land surveyor or the owner to
8certify the respects in which the original of the final plat differs from the copy. All
9modifications in the final plat shall be approved before final approval is given.
AB271-ASA1, s. 42 10Section 42. 236.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,20,2411 236.15 (1) (a) The external boundaries of a subdivision shall be monumented
12in the field by monuments of concrete containing a ferrous rod one-fourth inch in
13diameter or greater imbedded its full length, not less than 18 inches in length, not
14less than 4 inches square or 5 inches in diameter, and marked on the top with a cross,
15brass plug, iron rod, or other durable material securely embedded; or by iron rods or
16pipes at least 18 inches long and 2 inches in diameter weighing not less than 3.65
17pounds per lineal foot. Solid round or square iron bars of equal or greater length or
18weight per foot may be used in lieu of pipes wherever pipes are specified in this
19section. These monuments shall be placed at all corners, at each end of all curves,
20at the point where a curve changes its radius, at all angle points in any line and at
21all angle points along the meander line, said points to be not less than 20 feet back
22from the determined or approximated ordinary high water mark of the lake or from
23the bank of the stream
, except that when such corners or points fall within a street,
24or proposed future street, the monuments shall be placed in the side line of the street.
AB271-ASA1, s. 43 25Section 43. 236.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,21,8
1236.15 (1) (d) The lines of lots, outlots, parks and public access and land
2dedicated to the public that extend to lakes or streams shall be monumented in the
3field by iron pipes at least 18 inches long and one inch in diameter weighing not less
4than 1.13 pounds per lineal foot, or by round or square iron bars at least 18 inches
5long and weighing not less than 1.13 pounds per lineal foot. These monuments shall
6be placed at the point of intersection of the lake or stream lot line with a meander
7line established not less than 20 feet back from the determined or approximated
8ordinary high water mark of the lake or from the bank of the stream.
AB271-ASA1, s. 44 9Section 44. 236.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,21,1310 236.15 (2) Accuracy of survey. The survey shall be performed by a
11professional land surveyor registered in this state and if the error in the latitude and
12departure closure of the survey or any part thereof is greater than the ratio of one
13in 3,000, the plat may be rejected.
AB271-ASA1, s. 45 14Section 45. 236.16 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,21,1515 236.16 (3) (title) Lake and stream shore plats; public access.
AB271-ASA1, s. 46 16Section 46. 236.16 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,21,1817 236.16 (4) (title) Lake and stream shore plats; land between meander line and
18water's edge
.
AB271-ASA1, s. 47 19Section 47. 236.20 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,21,2320 236.20 (2) (g) All lake or stream shore meander lines established by the
21professional land surveyor in accordance with s. 236.15 (1) (d), the distances and
22bearings thereof, and the distance between the point of intersection of such meander
23lines with lot lines and the determined or approximated ordinary high water mark.
AB271-ASA1, s. 48 24Section 48. 236.20 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,22,3
1236.20 (6) Public trust information. A final plat of a subdivision, or a certified
2survey map of land, to which s. 236.16 (4) applies shall show on its face the following
3statement:
AB271-ASA1,22,8 4"Any land below the ordinary high water mark of a navigable lake or stream is
5subject to the public trust in navigable waters that is established under article IX,
6section 1, of the state constitution. However, the owner of the real property that
7abuts such land has exclusive use of that land when it is exposed, except as otherwise
8provided by law or by the owner's title."
AB271-ASA1, s. 49 9Section 49. 236.21 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,22,1310 236.21 (1) Surveyor's Professional land surveyor's certificate of
11compliance with statute.
(intro.) The certificate of the professional land surveyor
12who surveyed, divided, and mapped the land giving all of the following information,
13which shall have the same force and effect as an affidavit:
AB271-ASA1, s. 50 14Section 50. 236.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,22,1615 236.21 (1) (a) By whose direction the professional land surveyor made the
16survey, subdivision, and plat of the land described on the plat.
AB271-ASA1, s. 51 17Section 51. 236.21 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,22,2018 236.21 (1) (d) A statement that the professional land surveyor has fully
19complied with the provisions of this chapter in surveying, dividing , and mapping the
20land.
AB271-ASA1, s. 52 21Section 52. 236.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,22,2322 236.32 (1) Any owner, professional land surveyor, or subdivider who fails to
23place monuments as prescribed in this chapter when subdividing land.
AB271-ASA1, s. 53 24Section 53. 236.34 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,23,3
1236.34 (1) (a) The survey shall be performed and the map prepared by a
2professional land surveyor registered in this state. The error in the latitude and
3departure closure of the survey may not exceed the ratio of one in 3,000.
AB271-ASA1, s. 54 4Section 54. 236.34 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,23,75 236.34 (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:
AB271-ASA1, s. 55 8Section 55. 236.34 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,23,109 236.34 (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.
AB271-ASA1, s. 56 11Section 56. 236.34 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,23,1412 236.34 (1) (d) 4. A statement that the professional land surveyor has fully
13complied with the provisions of this section in surveying, dividing , and mapping the
14land.
AB271-ASA1, s. 57 15Section 57. 440.03 (13) (b) 34. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,23,1616 440.03 (13) (b) 34. Land surveyor, professional.
AB271-ASA1, s. 58 17Section 58. 440.08 (2) (a) 39. of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
1820
, is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,23,2019 440.08 (2) (a) 39. Land surveyor, professional: February 1 of each
20even-numbered year.
AB271-ASA1, s. 59 21Section 59. Chapter 443 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,23,2222 CHAPTER 443
AB271-ASA1,24,223 EXAMINING BOARD OF ARCHITECTS,
24 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS,
25 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,

1DESIGNERS, AND professional
2LAND SURVEYORS
AB271-ASA1, s. 60 3Section 60. 443.01 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,24,74 443.01 (1g) "Cartographic surveying" means collecting and making maps of
5topographic, hydrographic, aerial, anthropologic, forensic, architectural, or mining
6data that depicts areas and physical features on, below, or above the surface of the
7earth.
AB271-ASA1, s. 61 8Section 61. 443.01 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,24,129 443.01 (1r) "Construction surveying" means surveying or mapping in support
10of infrastructure design, improvements related to private and public boundary lines,
11construction layout or historic preservation, and establishing any postconstruction
12documentation related to such surveying or mapping.
AB271-ASA1, s. 62 13Section 62. 443.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,24,1614 443.01 (3) "Examining board" means the examining board of architects,
15landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land
16surveyors.
AB271-ASA1, s. 63 17Section 63. 443.01 (3b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,24,1918 443.01 (3b) "Geodetic surveying" means surveying to determine the size and
19shape of the earth or the precise positions of points on the surface of the earth.
AB271-ASA1, s. 64 20Section 64. 443.01 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB271-ASA1, s. 65 21Section 65. 443.01 (6s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,24,2322 443.01 (6s) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), "practice of professional land
23surveying" means any of the following:
AB271-ASA1,25,3
11. Any service comprising the determination of the location of the boundaries
2of one or more tracts of land or the boundaries of any of the following interests in real
3property:
AB271-ASA1,25,44 a. The layout and rights-of-way of roads or streets.
AB271-ASA1,25,55 b. Air or property rights.
AB271-ASA1,25,66 c. Public or private easements.
AB271-ASA1,25,87 2. Designing or coordinating designs for the purpose of platting or subdividing
8land into smaller tracts.
AB271-ASA1,25,139 3. Placing, replacing, restoring, or perpetuating monuments in or on the
10ground to evidence the location of a point that is necessary to describe the shape,
11area, and boundaries of one or more tracts of land or the subdivision or consolidation
12of one or more tracts of land or to describe the boundaries of any interest in real
13property identified in subd. 1.
AB271-ASA1,25,1514 4. Preparing maps that depict any interest in real property identified in subd.
151. for the purpose of establishing the boundaries of any such interest in real property.
AB271-ASA1,25,1616 5. Preparing any of the following:
AB271-ASA1,25,1817 a. An official map established or amended under s. 62.23 (6), established or
18amended under the authority of s. 61.35, or adopted under s. 60.61.
AB271-ASA1,25,1919 b. An assessor's plat under s. 70.27.
AB271-ASA1,25,2020 c. A map or plat of cemetery lands under s. 157.07.
AB271-ASA1,25,2221 d. A subdivision plat, certified survey map, or correction instrument under ch.
22236.
AB271-ASA1,25,2323 e. A condominium plat or correction instrument under ch. 703.
AB271-ASA1,25,2424 f. A project and time-share plat under s. 707.215.
AB271-ASA1,26,2
16. Performing cartographic, construction, or geodetic surveying in connection
2with any of the practices specified in subds. 1. to 5.
AB271-ASA1,26,43 (b) "Practice of professional land surveying" does not include the establishment
4of an ordinary high water mark.
AB271-ASA1, s. 66 5Section 66. 443.01 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,96 443.01 (7m) "Professional land surveyor" means a person who, by reason of his
7or her knowledge of law, mathematics, physical sciences, and measurement
8techniques, acquired by education and practical experience, is granted a license or
9permit to engage in the practice of professional land surveying under this chapter.
AB271-ASA1, s. 67 10Section 67. 443.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,1511 443.02 (4) No person may engage in or offer to engage in the practice of
12professional
land surveying in this state or use or advertise any title or description
13tending to convey the impression that the person is a professional land surveyor
14unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration or granted a license or
15permit to engage in the practice of professional land surveying under this chapter.
AB271-ASA1, s. 68 16Section 68. 443.06 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,18 17443.06 (title) Registration Licensure requirements for professional
18land surveyors.
AB271-ASA1, s. 69 19Section 69. 443.06 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,2020 443.06 (1) (title) Registration Licensure, application, qualifying experience.
AB271-ASA1, s. 70 21Section 70. 443.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,27,622 443.06 (1) (a) Application for registration as a land surveyor a license or a
23permit to engage in the practice of professional land surveying shall be made to the
24section under oath, on forms provided by the department, which shall require the
25applicant to submit such information as the section deems necessary. The section

1may require applicants to pass written or oral examinations or both. Applicants who
2do not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and
3111.335, shall be entitled to be registered or issued a granted a license or permit to
4engage in the practice as of professional land surveyors surveying when satisfactory
5evidence is submitted that the applicant has met one or more of the requirements of
6sub. (2).
AB271-ASA1, s. 71 7Section 71. 443.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,27,168 443.06 (1) (b) Each year, but not more than 4 years, of work or training
9completed in a curriculum in the practice of professional land surveying approved by
10the professional land surveyor section, or of responsible charge of land surveying
11teaching the practice of professional land surveying may be considered as equivalent
12to one year of qualifying experience in land surveying work the practice of
13professional land surveying
, and each year, but not more than 4 years, completed in
14a curriculum other than the practice of professional land surveying approved by the
15land surveyor section, may be considered as equivalent to one-half year of qualifying
16experience.
AB271-ASA1, s. 72 17Section 72. 443.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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