Section 109.03. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Aquatic community" means lake or river biological resources.

(2)  "Beneficial water use activities" mean angling, boating, swimming or other navigational or recreational water use activity.

(3)  "Body of water" means any lake, river or wetland that is a water of this state.

(4)  "Complete application" means a completed and signed application form, the information specified in s. NR 109.04 and any other information which may reasonably be required from an applicant and which the department needs to make a decision under applicable provisions of law.

(5)  "Department" means the Wisconsin department of natural resources.

(6)  "Manual removal" means the control of aquatic plants by hand or hand-held devices without the use or aid of external or auxiliary power.

(7)  "Navigable waters" means those waters defined as navigable under s. 30.10 , Stats.

(8)  "Permit" means aquatic plant management permit.

(9)  "Plan" means aquatic plant management plan.

(10)  "Wetlands" means an area where water is at, near or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which has soils indicative of wet conditions.

CR 02-061 : cr. Register May 2003 No. 569 , eff. 6-1-03.