PUBLIC PARKS AND PLACES OF RECREATION

27.01   State parks.

27.011   Copper Culture Mounds State Park.

27.014   Liability of vehicle owners.

27.016   State parks and forests grant program.

27.019   Rural planning.

27.02   County park commission, appointment, term, oath.

27.03   Organization.

27.04   Preliminary survey.

27.05   Powers of commission or general manager.

27.06   Mill-tax appropriation.

27.065   County parks and parkways.

27.067   Penalties for damages in county parks.

27.07   First class city option.

27.075   County exercise of municipal park powers.

27.08   City park board, powers.

27.09   City forester, duties; tree planting.

27.10   Taxation and finance.

27.11   Board of public land commissioners.

27.12   Nonliability.

27.13   Town and village parks.

27.14   Police protection.

27.15   Moneys for cities of the 1st class, how disbursed.

27.98   General penalty provision.

27.99   Parties to a violation.

Ch. 27 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See definitions in s. 24.01.

27.01 27.01  State parks.

27.01(1) (1)  Purpose. It is declared to be the policy of the legislature to acquire, improve, preserve and administer a system of areas to be known as the state parks of Wisconsin. The purpose of the state parks is to provide areas for public recreation and for public education in conservation and nature study. An area may qualify as a state park by reason of its scenery, its plants and wildlife, or its historical, archaeological or geological interest. The department shall be responsible for the selection of a balanced system of state park areas and for the acquisition, development and administration of the state parks. No admission charge shall be made to any state park, except as provided in subs. (7) to (9).