Section 12.001. Definitions.

 

(1)  "Contiguous land" means lands under the same ownership which are connected to lands on which wildlife are causing damage including lands separated by a roadway, easement, license or waterway.

(2)  

(a) "Lands suitable for hunting deer" has the meaning given in s. NR 12.31 (4e) .

(b) "Lands suitable for hunting or trapping" means lands where the conduct of hunting or trapping is not likely to result in a violation under ss. 29.301 (1) , 167.30 , 167.31 and 941.20 (1) (d) , Stats., or damage to buildings and where it is probable an animal causing damage may be harvested.

(3)  "Landowner" means any person over 18 years of age and any partnership, firm or corporation that holds title to land whether or not this land is subject to easement, mortgage, lien, lease or restrictive covenant, except that this term does not include any person who is under guardianship, a person who is incompetent or a person who is mentally ill. A person, partnership, firm or corporation is deemed to hold title to land if the person, partnership, firm or corporation has any of the following:

(a) Title as sole owner.

(b) Title as a joint owner.

(c) Title as owner of an undivided interest.

(d) Title as sole or joint trustee or as sole or joint assignee.

(e) A land contract vendee's interest therein.

(4)  "Lessee" means any person possessing a written lease for use of land for the production of commercial seedlings, crops, orchard trees, Christmas trees, nursery stock, honey, and livestock.

(5)  "Management unit" and "hunting zone" mean those management units established for deer in s. NR 10.28 , elk in s. NR 10.37 and those management zones established in ss. NR 10.30 and 10.31 for bear and Canada geese.

(6)  "Municipality" means a county, city, village or town.

(7)  "Participant" means any hunter or trapper authorized by the permittee, in writing, to assist the permittee in removing wild animals causing damage or nuisance.

(8)  "Permanent barrier fence" means a fence erected for year-round protection from white-tailed deer and elk that meets the specifications in s. NR 16.45 (1) , authorized under s. NR 16.45 (4) or adopted by a county participating under s. 29.889 , Stats.

(9)  "Permittee" means any person or municipality issued a permit by the department to remove or destroy wild animals causing damage or nuisance.

(10)  "USFWS" means the United States department of the interior, fish and wildlife service.