2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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August 29, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives Tucker, Kreibich, Wichgers, Behnke, Dittrich and Palmeri, cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Quinn and Tomczyk. Referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
AB413,1,2
1An Act to amend 97.67 (1); and to create 97.67 (1k) of the statutes; relating
2to: exempting certain farm owners from campground licensing. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection must issue licenses to and regulate campgrounds, and a person may not manage or operate a campground without such a license. Under this bill, a person may operate a campground without a campground license if the campground is located on the person’s farm, the person’s farm has no more than one campground, and the campground has three or fewer campsites.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB413,13Section 1. 97.67 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB413,2,5497.67 (1) Except as provided in sub. subs. (1g) and (1k) and s. 93.135, the 5department or a local health department granted agent status under s. 97.615 (2) 6shall issue licenses to and regulate campgrounds and camping resorts, recreational
1and educational camps and public swimming pools. No Except as provided in sub. 2(1k), no person or state or local government who has not been issued a license under 3this section may conduct, maintain, manage or operate a campground and camping 4resort, recreational camp and educational camp or public swimming pool, as 5defined by departmental rule. AB413,26Section 2. 97.67 (1k) of the statutes is created to read: AB413,2,9797.67 (1k) (a) For the purpose of this subsection, “farm” means all land under 8common ownership that is primarily devoted to agricultural production, 9harvesting, or husbandry. AB413,2,1210(b) A person may operate a campground without a campground license if the 11campground is located on the person’s farm, the person’s farm has no more than 12one campground, and the campground has 3 or fewer campsites.
