77.82(2)(c) (c) The legal description of the area in which the parcel is located.

77.82(2)(d) (d) A description of the physical characteristics of the land, in sufficient detail to enable the department to determine if it meets the eligibility requirements under sub. (1).

77.82(2)(e) (e) A statement of the owner's forest management objectives for the production of merchantable timber, in sufficient detail to provide direction for the development and approval of a management plan. The petition may also state additional forest management objectives, which may include wildlife habitat management, aesthetic considerations, watershed management and recreational use.

77.82(2)(f) (f) Proof that each person holding any encumbrance on the land agrees to the petition.

77.82(2)(g) (g) A map, diagram or aerial photograph showing the location and acreage of any area that will be designated as closed to the public under s. 77.83.

77.82(2)(h) (h) Whether the land will be designated as managed forest land for 25 or 50 years.

77.82(2)(i) (i) If a proposed management plan is not submitted with the petition, a request that the department prepare a management plan.

77.82(3) (3) Management plan.

77.82(3)(a) (a) The petitioner may submit a proposed management plan for the entire acreage of each parcel with the petition. The department, after considering the owner's forest management objectives as stated under sub. (2) (e), shall either approve or disapprove the proposed plan. If the department disapproves a plan, it shall inform the petitioner of the changes necessary to qualify the plan for approval.

77.82(3)(b) (b) If the petitioner requests that the department prepare the management plan, the department shall comply with the request.

77.82(3)(c) (c) To qualify for approval, a management plan shall include all of the following:

77.82(3)(c)1. 1. The name and address of each owner of the land.

77.82(3)(c)2. 2. The legal description of the parcel or of the area in which the parcel is located.

77.82(3)(c)3. 3. A statement of the owner's forest management objectives.

77.82(3)(c)4. 4. A map, diagram or aerial photograph which identifies both forested and unforested areas of the land, using conventional map symbols indicating the species, size and density of vegetation and the other major features of the land.

77.82(3)(c)5. 5. A map, diagram or aerial photograph which identifies the areas designated as open and closed under s. 77.83.

77.82(3)(c)6. 6. A description of the forestry practices, including harvesting, thinning and reforestation, that will be undertaken during the term of the order, specifying the period in which each is intended to be completed.

77.82(3)(c)7. 7. A description of soil conservation practices that may be necessary to control any soil erosion that may result from the forestry practices specified under subd. 6.

77.82(3)(d) (d) The management plan may also specify activities that will be undertaken for the management of forest resources other than trees, including wildlife habitat, watersheds and aesthetic features.

77.82(3)(e) (e) A management plan shall contain a statement that the owner agrees to comply with all of its terms and with the conditions of this subchapter and shall be signed by the owner and a representative of the department.

77.82(3)(f) (f) An owner and the department may mutually agree to amend a management plan.

77.82(4) (4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner may petition the department to designate as managed forest land an additional parcel of land in the same municipality if the additional parcel is at least 3 acres in size and is contiguous to any of the owner's designated land. The petition shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable $10 application fee unless a different amount of the fee is established in the same manner as the fee under sub. (2). The fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). The petition shall be submitted on a department form and shall contain any additional information required by the department.

77.82(4m) (4m) Conversion of forest croplands to managed forest land.

77.82(4m)(a) (a) An owner of land that is entered as forest croplands under s. 77.02 may petition the department under sub. (2) to convert all or a portion of the land to managed forest land, subject to sub. (1) (c).

77.82(4m)(b) (b) A petition under this subsection shall specify whether the order designating the land as managed forest land will remain in effect for 25 years or 50 years, as elected by the owner.

77.82(4m)(bn) (bn) A petition under this subsection shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable $100 application fee which shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr).

77.82(4m)(c) (c) A petition under this subsection must be submitted after September 1, 1994, and before January 1, 1998.

77.82(4m)(d) (d) An owner of land who has filed a conversion petition under this subsection and who has requested that the department prepare a management plan under sub. (3) (b) may withdraw the request and not have it prepared by the department if the owner determines that the department is not preparing the management plan in a timely manner.

77.82(5) (5) Notice of petition; request for denial.