Section 54.01. Definitions.

 

(1)  "Act" means s. 93.35 , Stats., the weather modification law as created by chapter 87, laws of 1977 .

(2)  "Control area" means a preselected, untreated surface area comparable to the target area, in which no effects are expected, and which is to be used for comparison with the target area.

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

(4)  "Operation" means the performance of any weather modification activity undertaken for the purpose of producing or attempting to produce any form of modifying effect upon the weather within a specified geographical area over a specified time interval, as provided under s. 93.35 (1) (b) , Stats.

(5)  "Operations area" means the area in which an operation is conducted to produce or attempt to produce the desired effect within the target area.

(6)  "Target area" means the surface area within which the effects of an operation are expected to be found.

(7)  "Weather modification" means any activity performed with the intention of producing artificial changes in the composition, motions and resulting behavior of the atmosphere, as provided under s. 93.35 (1) (c) , Stats.

(8)  "Weather modification apparatus" means any device used to dispense any chemical material with the intention of producing artificial changes in the composition, motions and resulting behavior of the atmosphere.