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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
October 27, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Bies, Van Roy,
Townsend and A. Ott, cosponsored by Senator Hansen. Referred to
Committee on Natural Resources.
AB521,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 30.29 (1); and
to create 30.29 (1) (a), 30.29
2(1) (b) and 30.29 (3) (i) of the statutes;
relating to: use of motor vehicles on the
3beds of navigable waters.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the operation of motor vehicles, including all-terrain
vehicles, is prohibited in or on a navigable body of water or on the exposed bed of a
body of water. Exceptions to this prohibition include operating a motor vehicle on
a frozen body of water, while crossing a stream, or in conjunction with an agricultural
activity. This bill creates an additional exception which authorizes a motor vehicle's
use in order to destroy or prevent the spread of aquatic or terrestrial invasive species.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB521, s. 1
4Section
1. 30.29 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 30.29 (1) (intro.) and
5amended to read:
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30.29
(1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section
, "motor:
AB521,1,7
7(c) "Motor vehicle" includes an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (2g).
AB521, s. 2
1Section
2. 30.29 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB521,2,22
30.29
(1) (a) "Control" has the meaning given in s. 23.22 (1) (a).
AB521, s. 3
3Section
3. 30.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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30.29
(1) (b) "Invasive species" has the meaning given in s. 23.22 (1) (c).
AB521, s. 4
5Section
4. 30.29 (3) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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30.29
(3) (i)
Controlling invasive species. A person operating a motor vehicle
7to control invasive species.
