NR 46.15(30m)(30m) “Structures and fixtures needed for sound forestry” means a structure or fixture that is placed on the land for the sole purpose of conducting a forest management practice that is either in the management plan, or agreed upon by the department and the owner. NR 46.15(32m)(a)(a) Indoor plumbing including water and sewer, piped to either a municipal or septic system. NR 46.15(32m)(b)(b) Electrical service by connection to the lines of a power company. NR 46.15(33)(33) “Wood products” or “forest products” means those items listed on the current schedule of stumpage values in s. NR 46.30. NR 46.15 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register,October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; r. and recr. (8), Register, October, 1992, No. 442, eff. 11-1-92; r. (25) (a), renum. (intro.) and (b) and am., Register, October, 1994, No. 466, eff. 11-1-94; r. and recr. (9), Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-2-99; correction in (15) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, December, 1998, No. 516; correction in (13) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats; CR 03-034: cr. (26m) Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 04-136: cr. (2m) and (20m), am. (21), r. (27) Register July 2005 No. 595, eff. 8-1-05; emerg. cr. (18m) and (20s), eff. 10-4-05; CR 05-087: cr. (18m) and (20s) Register May 2006 No. 605, eff. 6-1-06; CR 07-024: am. (25), Register October 2007 No. 622, eff. 11-1-07; CR 08-023b: cr. (3m), am. (23) Register February 2010 No. 650, eff. 3-1-10; CR 11-013: renum. (1) to be (1m), r. (20s), am. (18), (25), renum. (26) to be (1) and am. Register December 2011 No. 672, eff. 1-1-12; correction in (9) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2018 No. 754; CR 18-086: r. and recr. (1m), renum. (2) (intro.) to (2) and am., r. (2) (table), am. (16), cr. (17g), (17r), (20s), (21m), r. (22), cr. (26r), (30m), (32m), am. (33) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20; correction in (30m) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2020 No. 770. NR 46.16NR 46.16 Managed forest land application. NR 46.16(1)(1) Application deadlines. An application for a new designation or a renewal of land as managed forest land shall be signed by all owners on forms provided by the department and filed as follows: NR 46.16(1)(a)(a) Applications shall be received by the department no later than June 1 to be considered for designation effective the following January 1. NR 46.16(1)(d)(d) Lands subject to an ownership change after the application deadline, but before the order of designation has been issued, may not be designated as managed forest land for the year for which the original application was submitted. The new owner may submit a new and complete application by the next applicable deadline. The department may designate land included on the application that remains under the original ownership effective January 1 of the year for which the original application was submitted providing the remaining land qualifies for entry. Ownership changes taking place after the issuance of an order of designation, but before January 1, shall be processed as a normal transfer after January 1, or the order shall be rescinded. NR 46.16(1)(e)(e) Each application submitted to the department for a new designation or a conversion of forest cropland to managed forest land shall include a nonrefundable application fee of $30.00 per county in which the land that is the subject of the application is located. This fee shall be submitted to the department within 14 days of the submission of the application along with a printed remittance form provided by the department. NR 46.16 NoteNote: This subsection interprets and administers s. 77.82 (2m) and (4), Stats., relating to application fees. NR 46.16(2)(a)(a) A copy of the recorded legal instrument giving the applicant an ownership interest in the land subject to the application shall accompany and be part of the application. NR 46.16(2)(b)(b) The applicant shall furnish a copy of a recent property tax bill or other documentation showing the parcel identification number used by that county to identify the specific real estate parcel being applied for designation. NR 46.16(2)(c)(c) Upon request by the department, the applicant shall also submit a copy of the legal instrument giving the applicant an ownership interest in all land in the same municipality which is contiguous to the land subject to the application. NR 46.16(2)(d)(d) Upon request by the department, the applicant shall furnish further documentation on the establishment, by-laws, agreements or the status of corporations, partnerships, trusts and cooperatives having an ownership interest in the land subject to the application. NR 46.16(2)(e)(e) A copy of any certified survey map recorded for the land subject to the application, or referenced in the legal instrument provided under par. (a) and pertaining to land adjacent to land subject to the application shall accompany and be part of the application. NR 46.16(2)(f)(f) A management plan, on forms provided by the department, signed by all persons with an ownership interest. NR 46.16(2)(g)(g) A map, on forms provided by the department, showing land eligible for designation and areas designated as closed to public access under s. 77.83, Stats. The map shall show major land features, using conventional map symbols, and vegetation cover types indicating species, size and density where appropriate. NR 46.16(2)(g)1.1. Productive cover types must be individually mapped when the cover type consists of 2 or more contiguous acres. NR 46.16(2)(g)2.2. For lands designated as managed forest lands prior to January 1, 2022, non-productive areas of the entry must be mapped when any contiguous area of non-productive land is at least 2 acres in size. NR 46.16(2)(g)3.3. For lands designated as managed forest lands on or after January 1, 2022, non-productive areas of the entry must be mapped when any contiguous area of non-productive land is at least 1 acre in size. NR 46.16(2)(h)(h) Reconnaissance data and scheduled practices on electronic forms provided by the department. NR 46.16 NoteNote: Forms can be obtained electronically through the Wisconsin Forest Inventory and Reporting System (WisFIRS).