Section 49.01. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Accessory use" has the meaning given in s. 91.01 (1) , Stats.

(2)  "Agriculture-related use" means any of the following:

(a) An agriculture-related use as defined in s. 91.01 (3) , Stats.

(b) A facility integral to an agricultural use, regardless of whether the facility is located on a farm, that relies on agricultural uses conducted primarily off-site.

(c) A facility used for providing veterinary services primarily to livestock, including the sale of supplies and pharmaceuticals related to animal husbandry.

(3)  "Base farm tract" means one of the following:

(a) A tract of land as defined in s. 91.01 (5) (a) , Stats.

(b) All land, whether or not the parcels are contiguous, that is in a farmland preservation zoning district under the same zoning ordinance and that is part of a single farm on the date that the owner of the farm first creates a new lot or parcel from that farm, regardless of any subsequent changes in the size of the farm. All land, at the time of the creation of the new lot or parcel by the owner, is considered part of the same base farm tract, including the newly created lot or parcel.

(4)  "Communications use," as used in s. 91.46 (1) (f) , Stats., includes transmission lines, cell towers, antennae, and broadcast towers.

(5)  "Consistent with" means furthers or does not contradict objectives, goals, and policies in a relevant document.

(6)  "Contiguous" means adjacent to or sharing a common boundary.

(7)  "Crop" means a cultivated plant that includes any of the following:

(a) Field crops, including corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, hay, potatoes, and dry beans.

(b) Fruits, including apples, grapes, cranberries, cherries, and berries.

(c) Vegetables, including tomatoes, carrots, sweet corn, and squash.

(d) Plants raised for culinary, medicinal, or aesthetic purposes, including herbs and spices, ginseng, and ornamental shrubs and trees.

(e) Plants raised for energy production, including switchgrass, or textile use, including cotton or bamboo.

(8)  "Department" means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(9)  "Drainage use," as used in s. 91.46 (1) (f) , Stats., includes drainage ditches and drains, as defined in s. 88.01 (8) , Stats.

(10)  "Electric transmission use," as used in s. 91.46 (1) (f) , Stats., includes high voltage lines and electric substations.

(11)  "Farm family business" means a business operated by the owner or operator, or resident family member of the owner or operator, of a farm, that is not associated with an agricultural use, that requires no buildings, structures, or improvements other than those described in s. 91.01 (1) (a) or (c) , Stats., that employs no more than 4 full-time non-family employees annually, and that does not impair or limit the current or future agricultural use of the farm or of other protected farmland.

(12)  "Forest management," as used in s. 91.01 (2) (a) 7. , Stats., means private forest lands and woodlands managed in accordance with any type of written management plan, including a plan prepared under the state's managed forest law.

(13)  "Governmental use," as used in s. 91.46 (1) (g) , Stats., includes community centers, police and fire facilities, public parks, and town halls.

(14)  "Pipeline use," as used in s. 91.46 (1) (f) , Stats., includes oil and gas pipelines.

(15)  "Political subdivision" has the meaning given in s. 91.01 (24) , Stats.

(16)  "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(17)  "Spatial location data" means data referenced to a specific coordinate system that identifies the boundaries and spatial extent of parcels of land included in a farmland preservation area or a farmland preservation zoning district.

(18)  "Transportation use," as used in s. 91.46 (1) (f) , Stats., includes roads and rail facilities.

(19)  "Utility use," as used in s. 91.46 (1) (f) , Stats., includes facilities for the generation of electricity from sunlight, wind, coal, or natural gas.

CR 13-003 : cr. Register December 2013 No. 696 , eff. 1-1-14.