77.88(2)(a)(a) Authority to transfer. An owner may sell or otherwise transfer ownership of all or part of a parcel of the owner’s managed forest land. 77.88(2)(ac)1.1. If the land transferred under par. (a) meets the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a), (ag), and (b), the land shall continue to be designated as managed forest land if the transferee, within 30 days after a transfer of ownership, files a form provided by the department signed by the transferee. By signing the form, the transferee certifies to the department an intent to comply with the existing management plan for the land and any amendments to the plan. The transferee shall provide proof that each person holding any encumbrance on the land agrees to the designation. The transferee may designate an area of the transferred land closed to public access as provided under s. 77.83. The department shall issue an order continuing the designation of the land as managed forest land under the new ownership. The transferee shall pay a $100 fee that will accompany the report. The fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund. Twenty dollars of the fee or a different amount of the fee as may be established under subd. 2. shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (cr). The department shall immediately notify each person entitled to notice under s. 77.82 (8). 77.88(2)(ac)2.2. The department may establish by rule a different amount of each fee under subd. 1. that will be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (cr). The amount shall be equal to the average expense to the department of recording an order issued under this subchapter. 77.88(2)(ac)3.3. If the transferee does not provide the department with the certification required under subd. 1., the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land and shall assess against the transferee the withdrawal tax under sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). Notwithstanding s. 77.90, the transferee is not entitled to a hearing on an order withdrawing land under this subdivision. 77.88(2)(am)(am) Transferred land; requirements not met. If the land transferred under par. (a) does not meet the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a), (ag), and (b), the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land from managed forest land designation and may assess against the owner a withdrawal tax under sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). 77.88(2)(b)(b) Remaining land; requirements met. If the land remaining after a transfer under par. (a) meets the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a), (ag), and (b), the remaining land shall continue to be designated as managed forest land. 77.88(2)(c)(c) Remaining land; requirements not met. If the land remaining after a transfer under par. (a) does not meet the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a), (ag), and (b), the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land and may assess against the owner the withdrawal tax under sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). Notwithstanding s. 77.90, the owner is not entitled to a hearing on an order withdrawing land under this paragraph. 77.88(2)(d)(d) Transfer of unenrolled land. If the owner of a tract of land under s. 77.82 (1) (ag) 1. b. sells or otherwise transfers land within the tract that is not subject to a managed forest land order, the transferee shall notify the department of the transfer. 77.88(2m)(a)(a) If a parcel of managed forest land has been damaged by a natural disaster, the owner of the parcel may notify the department, and the department shall establish a period of time that the owner of the parcel will have to restore the productivity of the land so that it meets the requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2. 77.88(2m)(b)(b) If the owner fails to complete the restoration in the applicable period of time, the owner may request that the department withdraw all or part of the land in accordance with sub. (3), (3k), or (3L), or the department may proceed with a withdrawal by department order under sub. (1). 77.88(2m)(c)(c) The department may promulgate a rule that establishes criteria to be used by the department for determining the length of time that an owner shall have to complete the restoration. 77.88(3)(3) Voluntary withdrawal; total or partial. 77.88(3)(am)(am) Entire parcels. Upon request of an owner of managed forest land to withdraw an entire parcel of managed forest land, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land and shall assess against the owner the withdrawal tax under sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m). 77.88(3)(b)(b) Parts of parcels. Upon request of an owner of managed forest land to withdraw part of a parcel of managed forest land, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land subject to the request and shall assess against the owner the withdrawal tax under sub. (5) and the withdrawal fee under sub. (5m) if all of the following apply: 77.88(3)(b)1.1. The land to be withdrawn is one of the following: 77.88(3)(b)1.a.a. All of the owner’s managed forest land within a quarter-quarter section. 77.88(3)(b)1.b.b. All of the owner’s managed forest land within a government lot or fractional lot as determined by the U.S. government survey plat. 77.88(3)(b)2.2. The land remaining after the withdrawal will continue to meet the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1). 77.88(3)(d)(d) Ferrous mining site. If the land being withdrawn under this subsection is within a proposed ferrous mining site, the department shall issue the order within 30 days after receiving the request. 77.88(3j)(3j) Voluntary withdrawal; other construction. 77.88(3j)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), upon the request of an owner of managed forest land to withdraw part of a parcel of the owner’s land, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the land subject to the request if all of the following apply: 77.88(3j)(a)1.1. The purpose for which the owner requests that the department withdraw the land is for a construction site. 77.88(3j)(a)2.2. The land to be withdrawn is not less than one acre and not more than 5 acres. Partial acres may not be withdrawn. 77.88(3j)(a)3.3. If the land is subject to a city, village, town, or county zoning ordinance that establishes a minimum acreage for ownership of land or for a construction site, the owner requests that the department withdraw not less than that minimum acreage. 77.88(3j)(b)1.1. For land that is designated as managed forest land under an order with a term of 25 years, the department may not issue an order of withdrawal under par. (a) if the department has previously issued an order of withdrawal under par. (a) from that parcel of managed forest land during the term of the order.