AB700-ASA2,17,1410 77.83 (2) (d) 1. a. Except as provided in subd. 2., an owner of managed forest
11land that is designated as open shall ensure that the public has access to that land
12for all of the purposes specified in par. (a). The method of access and location of the
13access shall be equivalent to the method of access and location of the access that is
14used by the owner of the land.
AB700-ASA2,17,1715 b. If the owner is unable to provide the access that is required under subd. 1.
16a., the department shall modify the designation of the land from being open to being
17closed.
AB700-ASA2,17,1918 2. Subdivision 1. does not require public access to a parcel of land that is part
19of a large property if all of the following apply:
AB700-ASA2,17,2120 a. The parcel is not contiguous to another parcel of land that is part of the large
21property.
AB700-ASA2,17,2222 b. The parcel is accessible only for forest management activities.
AB700-ASA2,17,2423 c. The parcel does not constitute a large percentage of the large property, as
24determined by the department by rule.
AB700-ASA2,63 25Section 63. 77.83 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (4).
AB700-ASA2,64
1Section 64. 77.83 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,65 2Section 65. 77.84 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,18,123 77.84 (3) (b) Immediately after receiving the certification of the county clerk
4that a tax deed has been taken, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the
5land as managed forest land. The notice requirement under s. 77.88 (1) does not
6apply to the department's action under this paragraph
. The department shall notify
7the county treasurer of the amount of the withdrawal fee under s. 77.88 (5m) and the
8withdrawal tax, as determined under s. 77.88 (5). The amount of the tax and the fee
9shall be payable to the department under s. 75.36 (3) if the property is sold by the
10county. The amount shall be credited to the conservation fund. The notice
11requirement under s. 77.88 (1) does not apply to the department's action under this
12paragraph.
AB700-ASA2,66 13Section 66. 77.86 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB700-ASA2,18,14 1477.86 (title) Cutting practices.
AB700-ASA2,67 15Section 67. 77.86 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1b) (title) and
16amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,18,1717 77.86 (1b) (title) Cutting regulated prohibited.
AB700-ASA2,68 18Section 68. 77.86 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1b).
AB700-ASA2,69 19Section 69. 77.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (a).
AB700-ASA2,70 20Section 70. 77.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (b) and
21amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,18,2422 77.86 (1g) (b) If the proposed cutting proposed under par. (a) conforms to the
23management plan and is consistent with sound forestry practices, the department
24shall approve the request.
AB700-ASA2,71
1Section 71. 77.86 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (c) and
2amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,19,63 77.86 (1g) (c) If the proposed cutting proposed under par. (a) does not conform
4to the management plan or is not consistent with sound forestry practices, the
5department shall assist the owner in developing an acceptable proposal before
6approving the request.
AB700-ASA2,72 7Section 72. 77.86 (1g) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,19,88 77.86 (1g) (title) Approval by department.
AB700-ASA2,73 9Section 73. 77.86 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,74 10Section 74. 77.86 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,75 11Section 75. 77.86 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (d) and amended
12to read:
AB700-ASA2,19,1513 77.86 (1g) (d) All cutting specified in the notice under sub. (1) (b) par. (a) shall
14be commenced within one year after the date the proposed cutting is approved. The
15owner shall report to the department the date on which the cutting is commenced.
AB700-ASA2,76 16Section 76. 77.86 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,19,2217 77.86 (4) Reporting. Within 30 days after completion of any cutting approved
18under this section
subject to sub. (1g), the owner shall report to the department, on
19a form provided by the department, a description of the species of wood, kind of
20product and the quantity of each species cut as shown by the scale or measurement
21made on the ground as cut, skidded, loaded or delivered, or by tree scale certified by
22a forester acceptable to the department if the wood is sold by tree measurement.
AB700-ASA2,77 23Section 77. 77.86 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,19,2524 77.86 (4m) Large properties. (a) The owner of a large property is exempt from
25the requirements under sub. (1g) if all of the following requirements are met:
AB700-ASA2,20,3
11. The owner has received certification from an independent forestry
2organization that the owner is qualified to ensure that cutting of timber from the
3large property is consistent with sound forestry practices.
AB700-ASA2,20,64 2. The department has recognized that the independent forestry organization
5under subd. 1. is qualified to make certifications under subd. 1. and under the rules
6promulgated under par. (b).
AB700-ASA2,20,77 3. The owner complies with the rules promulgated under par. (c).
AB700-ASA2,20,108 (b) The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards that an
9independent forestry organization shall meet in order to be recognized by the
10department for purposes of par. (a) 1.
AB700-ASA2,20,1211 (c) The department shall promulgate rules that establish cutting requirements
12that apply to owners of large properties. These rules shall include:
AB700-ASA2,20,1513 1. A requirement that proposed cuttings comply with the applicable
14management plans of owners of large properties and that they are consistent with
15sound forestry practices.
AB700-ASA2,20,1616 2. Requirements for cutting notices.
AB700-ASA2,20,1717 3. Time limits for the completion of cuttings.
AB700-ASA2,20,1918 4. Procedures for requesting variances from the requirements established
19under subds. 1. and 3.
AB700-ASA2,20,2120 5. Procedures to allow the department to audit the cutting of timber on the large
21property.
AB700-ASA2,78 22Section 78. 77.86 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,21,223 77.86 (5) (a) Any person who fails to file the notice required under sub. (1) (b)
24(1g) (a), who fails to file a report as required under sub. (4), or who files a false report

1under sub. (4), or who fails to comply with a rule promulgated under sub. (4m) (c)
2shall forfeit not more than $1,000.
AB700-ASA2,79 3Section 79. 77.86 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,21,74 77.86 (5) (b) Any owner who cuts merchantable timber in violation of this
5section or a rule promulgated under sub. (4m) (c) is subject to a forfeiture equal to
620% of the current value of the merchantable timber cut, based on the stumpage
7value established under s. 77.91 (1).
AB700-ASA2,80 8Section 80. 77.87 (1g) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,81 9Section 81. 77.87 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,21,1510 77.87 (5) Delinquency. If a tax due under this section is not paid on or before
11the last day of the August following the date specified under sub. (3), the department
12shall certify to the taxation district clerk municipal clerk of each municipality in
13which the cutting occurred
the description of the land, and the amount due for the
14tax and interest. The taxation district municipal clerk shall enter the delinquent
15amount on the property tax roll as a special charge.
AB700-ASA2,82 16Section 82. 77.876 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,21,2217 77.876 (1) Assessment. The department shall certify to each municipality in
18which the property land is located an owner's failure to complete a forestry practice
19during the period of time required under an applicable management plan, and the
20municipality shall impose a noncompliance assessment of $250 against the owner for
21each failure. The department shall mail a copy of the certificate of assessment to the
22owner at the owner's last-known address and to the municipality.
AB700-ASA2,83 23Section 83. 77.876 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,22,324 77.876 (4) Delinquency. If an assessment due under sub. (1) is not paid on or
25before the last day of the August following the date specified under sub. (2), the

1municipality shall certify to the taxation district clerk the description of the land and
2the amount due for the assessment and interest. The taxation district
municipal
3clerk shall enter the delinquent amount on the property tax roll as a special charge.
AB700-ASA2,84 4Section 84. 77.88 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,22,6 577.88 (title) Withdrawal Withdrawals; transfer of ownership;
6nonrenewal expiration.
AB700-ASA2,85 7Section 85. 77.88 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,22,98 77.88 (1) (b) 1. Failure of the land to conform to an eligibility requirement
9under s. 77.82 (1), except as provided in sub. (2m).
AB700-ASA2,86 10Section 86. 77.88 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,22,1111 77.88 (2) (a) (title) Authority to transfer.
AB700-ASA2,87 12Section 87. 77.88 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,22,1614 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-ASA2,88 17Section 88. 77.88 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,89 18Section 89. 77.88 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (3) (b) 1. a. and
19amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,22,2120 77.88 (3) (b) 1. a. All of an the owner's managed forest land within a quarter
21quarter section.
AB700-ASA2,90 22Section 90. 77.88 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (3) (b) 1. b. and
23amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,22,2524 77.88 (3) (b) 1. b. All of an the owner's managed forest land within a
25government lot or fractional lot as determined by the U.S. government survey plat.
AB700-ASA2,91
1Section 91. 77.88 (2) (ac) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,23,22 77.88 (2) (ac) (title) Transferred land; requirements met.
AB700-ASA2,92 3Section 92. 77.88 (2) (am) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,23,44 77.88 (2) (am) (title) Transferred land; requirements not met.
AB700-ASA2,93 5Section 93. 77.88 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,23,146 77.88 (2) (b) Remaining land; requirements met. If the land remaining after
7a transfer under par. (a) is contiguous and meets the eligibility requirements under
8s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2. and (b), it the remaining land shall continue to be designated as
9managed forest land until the expiration of the existing order, even if the parcel
10contains less than 10 acres. Notwithstanding s. 77.82 (12), an owner may not file an
11application with the department for renewal of the order if the parcel contains less
12than 10 acres. No withdrawal tax under sub. (5) or withdrawal fee under sub. (5m)
13may be assessed when the remaining land is withdrawn at the expiration of the
14order
.
AB700-ASA2,94 15Section 94. 77.88 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,23,2116 77.88 (2) (c) Remaining land; requirements not met. If the remaining land
17remaining after a transfer under par. (a) does not meet the eligibility requirements
18under s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2. and (b), the department shall issue an order withdrawing the
19land and shall assess against the owner the withdrawal tax under sub. (5) and the
20withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). Notwithstanding s. 77.90, the owner is not entitled
21to a hearing on an order withdrawing land under this paragraph.
AB700-ASA2,95 22Section 95. 77.88 (2) (d) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,23,2323 77.88 (2) (d) (title) Report by transferee; fee.
AB700-ASA2,96 24Section 96. 77.88 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (ac) 1. and
25amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,24,10
177.88 (2) (ac) 1. The transferred If the land shall remain transferred under par.
2(a) meets the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a) and (b), the land shall
3continue to be designated as
managed forest land if the transferee, within 30 days
4after the transfer, certifies to the department an intent to comply with the existing
5management plan for the land and with any amendments to the plan, and provides
6proof that each person holding any encumbrance on the land agrees to the
7designation. The transferee may designate an area of the transferred land closed to
8public access as provided under s. 77.83. The department shall issue an order
9continuing the designation of the land as managed forest land under the new
10ownership.
AB700-ASA2,97 11Section 97. 77.88 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 77.88 (2) (ac) 2. and
12amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,24,1813 77.88 (2) (ac) 2. If the transferee does not provide the department with the
14certification required under par. (e) subd. 1., the department shall issue an order
15withdrawing the land and shall assess against the transferee the withdrawal tax
16under sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). Notwithstanding s. 77.90,
17the transferee is not entitled to a hearing on an order withdrawing land under this
18paragraph subdivision.
AB700-ASA2,98 19Section 98. 77.88 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,24,2420 77.88 (2m) Damage to land. (a) If a parcel of managed forest land has been
21damaged by a natural disaster, the owner of the parcel may notify the department,
22and the department shall establish a period of time that the owner of the parcel will
23have to restore the productivity of the land so that it meets the requirements under
24s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2.
AB700-ASA2,25,4
1(b) If the owner fails to complete the restoration in the applicable period of time,
2the owner may request that the department withdraw all or part of the land in
3accordance with sub. (3) or (3k), or the department may proceed with a withdrawal
4by department order under sub. (1).
AB700-ASA2,25,75 (c) The department may promulgate a rule that establishes criteria to be used
6by the department for determining the length of time that an owner shall have to
7complete the restoration.
AB700-ASA2,99 8Section 99. 77.88 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,25,99 77.88 (3) (title) Voluntary withdrawal ; total or partial.
AB700-ASA2,100 10Section 100. 77.88 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 81,
11is renumbered 77.88 (3) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,25,2012 77.88 (3) (b) (intro.) An owner may Upon request that the department
13withdraw all or any
of an owner of managed forest land to withdraw part of the
14owner's land meeting one of the requirements specified under sub. (2) (a) 1. to 3. If
15any remaining land meets the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1)
a parcel of
16managed forest land
, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land
17subject to the request and shall assess against the owner the withdrawal tax under
18sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). If the land being withdrawn is
19within a proposed ferrous mining site, the department shall issue the order within
2030 days after receiving the request.
if all of the following apply:
AB700-ASA2,101 21Section 101. 77.88 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,25,2422 77.88 (3) (am) Entire parcels. Upon request of an owner of managed forest land
23to withdraw an entire parcel of managed forest land, the department shall issue an
24order withdrawing the land.
AB700-ASA2,102 25Section 102. 77.88 (3) (b) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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