Chapter 30

30.533   Application for certificate of title; hull and engine identification numbers.

30.535   Department to examine records.

30.537   Certificate of title; issuance, records, fees.

30.539   Contents of certificate of title.

30.54   Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates.

30.541   Transfers of boat titles.

30.543   Report of stolen or abandoned boats.

30.544   Inspection of boats purchased out-of-state.

30.547   Alterations and falsifications prohibited.

30.549   Transfer of ownership of boats with a certificate of title, certificate of number or registration.

30.55   Notice of abandonment or destruction of boat or change of address.

30.553   Sharing boat title records.

30.57   Perfection of security interests.

30.571   Notification of person who has perfected security interest.

30.572   Duties on creation of security interest.

30.573   Assignment of security interest.

30.574   Release of security interest.

30.575   Secured party’s and owner’s duties.

30.576   Method of perfecting exclusive.

30.577   Suspension or revocation of certificate of title, certificate of number, or registration.

30.578   Grounds for refusing issuance of certificate of title.

30.60   Classification of motorboats.

30.61   Lighting equipment.

30.62   Other equipment.

30.625   Rental of motorboats.

30.63   Sale and use of certain outboard motors restricted.

30.635   Motorboat prohibition.

30.64   Patrol boats.

30.65   Traffic rules.

30.66   Speed restrictions.

30.67   Accidents and accident reports.

30.675   Distress signal flag.

30.678   Boating safety certificates; requirements; exemptions; operation by minors.

30.68   Prohibited operation.

30.681   Intoxicated boating.

30.682   Preliminary breath screening test.

30.683   Implied consent.

30.684   Chemical tests.

30.686   Report arrest to department.

30.687   Officer’s action after arrest for violating intoxicated boating law.

30.69   Water skiing.

30.70   Skin diving.

30.71   Disposal of waste from boats equipped with toilets.

30.72   Watercraft use rules, Lower St. Croix River.

30.73   Use regulations, Brule River.

30.74   Additional functions of department.

30.742   Water exhibitions and races; rules.

30.745   Limited jurisdiction for administration and enforcement of navigation aids by municipalities.

30.75   Service of process on nonresident.

30.77   Local regulation of boating.

30.772   Placement and use of moorings; restrictions; permits.

30.773   Designated mooring areas.

30.78   Local regulation of seaplanes.

30.79   Local water safety patrols; state aids.

30.80   Penalties.

30.81   Local regulations on icebound inland waters.

30.90   Public access to Lake Lions.

30.92   Recreational boating projects.

30.99   Parties to a violation.

Ch. 30 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. NR 300, Wis. adm. code.

subch. I of ch. 30 SUBCHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

30.01 30.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

30.01(1am) (1am) “Area of special natural resource interest” means any of the following:

30.01(1am)(a) (a) A state natural area designated or dedicated under ss. 23.27 to 23.29 and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1am)(b) (b) A surface water identified as a trout stream by the department and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1am)(bm) (bm) A surface water identified as an outstanding or exceptional resource water under s. 281.15 and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1am)(d) (d) A body of water designated as a wild rice water under a written agreement between the department and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1am)(e) (e) A body of water in a wetland along Lake Michigan or Lake Superior that the department has identified as an ecologically significant coastal wetland and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1am)(f) (f) A river that is included in the national wild and scenic rivers system or designated as a wild river under s. 30.26 and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1am)(g) (g) The portion of a body of water that contains a sensitive area and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1am)(h) (h) A unique and significant wetland specified by the department in a special wetland inventory study or a special area management plan and shown on a map published on the department’s Internet site.

30.01(1b) (1b) “Authorized base level of water loss” has the meaning given under s. 281.35 (1) (b).

30.01(1c) (1c) 

30.01(1c)(a) (a) “Boat shelter” means a structure in navigable waters with a roof but no walls and, except as provided in par. (b), no sides, designed and constructed for the purpose of providing cover for a berth place for watercraft. Such a structure may include a device for lifting a boat.

30.01(1c)(b) (b) “Boat shelter” includes a structure under par. (a) that has temporary sides made of flexible material with a minimum openness factor of 5 percent if all of the following conditions are met:

30.01(1c)(b)1. 1. The sides are placed and maintained by the owner or easement holder of adjacent riparian land or his or her agent.

30.01(1c)(b)2. 2. The boat is registered under subch. V or exempt from registration requirements under s. 30.51 and either has a wooden hull or is designated as a boat with significant historic or cultural value, as determined by the state historical society or a local or county historical society established under s. 44.03.

30.01(1c)(b)3. 3. The sides are located entirely within the riparian owner’s riparian zone.

30.01(1c)(b)4. 4. There are no more than 2 boat shelters for the first 100 feet of the riparian owner’s shoreline footage and no more than one additional boat shelter for each additional 50 feet of the riparian owner’s shoreline footage. For purposes of this subdivision, shoreline footage is measured along a straight line connecting points where property lines meet the ordinary high-water mark.

30.01(1c)(b)5. 5. The sides are placed no less than 36 inches above the water surface.

30.01(1c)(b)6. 6. The structure is no more than 24 feet in length, unless the boat that will be sheltered is longer than 24 feet from bow to stern.

30.01(1d) (1d) “Boathouse” means a structure with one or more walls or sides that has been used for one or more years for the storage of watercraft and associated materials, regardless of the current use of the structure.

30.01(1g) (1g) “Bridge” means a structure used to convey people, animals and vehicles over navigable waters and includes pipe arches and culverts.

30.01(1j) (1j) “Department” means the department of natural resources.

30.01(1m) (1m) “Designated mooring area” means a mooring area designated by a municipality under s. 30.773 (2) and (3), approved by the department and marked as a mooring area.

30.01(1n) (1n) “Drain” has the meaning given in s. 88.01 (8).

30.01(1nm) (1nm) “Duck Creek Drainage District” means Outagamie Drainage District No. 6 that is also known as the Duck Creek Drainage District and is located in Outagamie County.