77.82(11m)(a)(a) If the rule is not inconsistent with the order issued under sub. (8); or
77.82(11m)(b)(b) If the owner agrees to amend the order issued under sub. (8) to require compliance with the rules.
77.82(12)(12)Renewal.
77.82(12)(a)(a) An owner of managed forest land may file an application with the department under sub. (2) for renewal of the order. An application for renewal shall be filed no later than the June 1 before the expiration date of the order. The application shall specify whether the owner wants the order renewed for 25 or 50 years. The provisions under subs. (3), (5), (6), and (7) do not apply to an application under this paragraph. The department may deny the application only if any of the following applies:
77.82(12)(a)1.1. The land fails to meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (1).
77.82(12)(a)2.2. The land that is subject to the application for renewal of the order is not identical to the land that is designated as managed forest land under the existing order.
77.82(12)(a)3.3. The owner has failed to comply with the management plan that is in effect on the date that the application for renewal is filed.
77.82(12)(a)4.4. The management plan does not contain any mandatory forestry or soil conservation practices, as described in sub. (3) (c) 6. and 7., or any mandatory management activities, as described in sub. (3) (d), that the department determines are required to be continued during the term of the renewed order.
77.82(12)(a)5.5. No review of the mandatory forestry or soil conservation practices or the mandatory management activities contained in the management plan has been conducted within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the application for renewal.
77.82(12)(a)6.6. Within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the application for renewal, the management plan has not been updated to reflect the completion of any forestry or soil conservation practices or management activities contained in the plan.
77.82(12)(a)7.7. There are delinquent taxes on the land.
77.82(12)(b)(b) If the application is denied, the department shall state the reason for the denial in writing.
77.82 HistoryHistory: 1985 a. 29; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 16, 131, 301, 491; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27, 35, 237; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 228; 2005 a. 25, 64, 299; 2007 a. 97; 2009 a. 365; 2011 a. 260 s. 80; 2015 a. 358; 2017 a. 17, 43, 59; 2021 a. 230.
77.8377.83Closed, open and restricted areas.
77.83(1)(1)Closed areas.
77.83(1)(a)(a) An owner may designate land subject to a managed forest land order as closed to public access.
77.83(1)(am)(am) Notwithstanding par. (a), not more than 320 acres owned by any property owner may be designated as closed managed forest land in each municipality.
77.83(1)(b)(b) If any area of an owner’s managed forest land is already designated as closed, an addition to the land approved under s. 77.82 (7) (b) may be designated as closed only under the following conditions:
77.83(1)(b)1.1. The addition does not result in increasing the closed portion of the land to an area greater than that permitted under par. (am).
77.83(1)(b)2.2. The additional area is contiguous to the area that is already designated as closed.
77.83(1)(c)(c) If all or any part of an owner’s closed managed forest land is withdrawn or transferred as provided under s. 77.88, the owner may designate a different or an additional closed area if it meets the requirements of par. (b).
77.83(1)(d)(d) An owner of land designated as closed under par. (a) may permit a person who performs land management activities on the land to access the land to conduct recreational activities.
77.83(1m)(1m)Modification of designation. For a managed forest land order that takes effect on or after April 28, 2004, the owner of the managed forest land may modify the designation of a closed or open area 2 times during the term of the order. For a managed forest land order that takes effect before April 28, 2004, the owner of the managed forest land may modify the designation of a closed or open area 2 times during the period beginning with April 28, 2004, and ending with the expiration date of the order, regardless of whether the owner has previously modified the designation as authorized by rules promulgated by the department.
77.83(2)(2)Open areas; restrictions.
77.83(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) and subs. (1) and (2m), each owner of managed forest land shall permit public access to the land for the purposes of hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing.
77.83(2)(b)(b) An owner may restrict public access to any area of open managed forest land which is within 300 feet of any building or within 300 feet of a commercial logging operation that conforms to the management plan.
77.83(2)(c)(c) An owner may prohibit the use of motor vehicles, as defined under s. 340.01 (35), or snowmobiles, as defined under s. 340.01 (58a), or both on any open managed forest land. At the request of an owner, the department may provide assistance in enforcing the prohibition.
77.83(2m)(2m)Proposed ferrous mining sites.
77.83(2m)(a)(a) The requirement under sub. (2) (a) that public access be permitted on managed forest land designated as open does not apply to an area of land within a proposed ferrous mining site that is located within 600 feet of fixed sampling equipment or within 600 feet of either side of a road that is used for purposes associated with ferrous mining.