NR 46.18   Management plan.

NR 46.185   Forestry practices.

NR 46.19   Closed area.

NR 46.20   Public access.

NR 46.21   Posting standards.

NR 46.215   Productivity.

NR 46.22   Withdrawal.

NR 46.23   Sale or transfer.

NR 46.24   Alternative withdrawal tax.

NR 46.25   Information on location of managed forest land.

NR 46.27   Department orders.

NR 46.28   Landowner contact information.

Subchapter IV — Stumpage Rates

NR 46.30   Stumpage rates.

Ch. NR 46 Note Note: Chapter NR 46 as it existed on January 31, 1980 was repealed and a new chapter NR 46 was created effective February 1, 1980.

NR 46.01 NR 46.01 Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to interpret, enforce and administer the provisions of the Wisconsin statutes pertaining to the forest croplands program, the managed forest land program, and any other tax programs concerning private forest lands.

NR 46.01 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80; CR 18-086: am. February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20.

NR 46.02 NR 46.02 Definitions. For the terms used in subch. I, the following definitions apply:

NR 46.02(1) (1) “Burning” means the presence of fire on forest land, except when used as a prescribed tool in the practice of sound forestry.

NR 46.02(2) (2) “Commercial forest land” means forest land capable of producing wood products within 100 years and not withdrawn from timber production.

NR 46.02(3) (3) “Department” means the state of Wisconsin department of natural resources.

NR 46.02(4) (4) “Domicile” means the place of permanent residence.

NR 46.02(5) (5) “Fishing” means taking, capturing, killing or fishing for fish of any variety in any manner under general provision. Landowners may prohibit activities other than public hunting and fishing on lands under the forest crop law.

NR 46.02(6) (6) “Forest land” means land capable of producing wood products, having a minimum width of 120 feet, not developed for uses inimical to the practice of forestry and at least 10% stocked with forest trees of any of the following size classes:

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NR 46.02(7) (7) “Fractional lot” means a portion of a section in a township formed by the excess or deficiency of land in said township, as shown by the U.S. government survey plat.

NR 46.02(8) (8) “Government lot” means an irregular portion of a section formed by a meandered body of water, impassable object, a state or reservation or grant boundary or for other similar reasons as shown by U.S. government survey plat.

NR 46.02(9) (9) “Grazing” means the feeding on grass, herbage or other growing plants by domestic animals. Animals used during timber harvest operations are exempt.