Section 329.03. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Area of special natural resource interest" has the meaning in s. 30.01 (1am) , Stats., and as identified by the department in s. NR 1.05 .

(2)  "Boat landing" means a structure installed on the bed and bank of a navigable waterway for the purpose of launching and landing watercraft.

(3)  "Department" means the department of natural resources.

(4)  "Dry fire hydrant" means a structure or device to which a fire hose can be connected, which is constructed in and adjacent to a navigable waterway for the purpose of providing water for fighting fires.

(5)  "Ford" means a structure consisting of rock or gravel, placed on the bed of a navigable waterway to facilitate crossing the waterway.

(6)  "Intake or outfall structure" means a structure located on the bank or bed of a navigable waterway below the horizontal plane of the ordinary high water mark that is used to divert water from the waterway for purposes other than irrigation or to discharge water to the waterway. An intake or outfall structure shall include rock riprap toe protection not to exceed 2 cubic yards.

(7)  "Open to the general public" means available to any person conditioned only upon the payment of a reasonable fee. "Open to the general public" does not include conditions that require purchase of a boat, boat slip, parcel of property, condominium unit or membership in a club or organization.

(8)  "Ordinary high water mark" means the point on the bank or shore up to which the presence and action of water is so continuous as to leave a distinct mark either by erosion, destruction of terrestrial vegetation or other easily recognizable characteristic.

(9)  "Pea gravel" means an open graded coarse aggregate formed by the natural disintegration of numerous types and colors of rocks by glacial or river bed action into primarily round particles that are produced by washing and screening natural gravel. The particles are sized from ½ ‶ (12.5 mm) to #8 mesh (2.36 mm).

(10)  "Pea gravel blanket" means a layer of pea gravel less than 6 inches in depth that is placed on the bed of a navigable lake, pond or flowage to facilitate wading for recreational purposes under s. 30.12 (3) (a) 1. , Stats. A pea gravel blanket does not include the placement of sand or filter fabric.

(11)  "Piling" has the meaning in s. 30.01 (5m) , Stats.

(12)  "Reasonable fee" means a fee comparable to those charged the general public for similar facilities on the waterway or a similar waterway in the vicinity.

(13)  "Riparian" means an owner of land abutting a navigable waterway.

(14)  "Weed rake" means an appurtenance, attached to a structure such as a pier or piling, designed to mechanically remove aquatic plants by the movement of rake tines attached to a floating boom without grubbing, lifting or rolling of the bottom sediments.

(15)  "Wetland" 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 04-062 : cr. Register April 2005 No. 592 , eff. 5-1-05; CR 05-037 : renum. (9) to (13) to be (11) to (15), cr. (9) and (10) Register December 2005 No. 600 , eff. 1-1-06.

Note

"Area of special natural resource interest" means any of the following: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1(a) A state natural area designated or dedicated under ss. 23.27 to 23.29 , Stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1(b) A surface water identified as a trout stream by the department under s. NR 1.02(7) . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (c) A surface water identified as an outstanding or exceptional resource water under s. 281.15 , Stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (d) An area that possesses significant scientific value, as identified by the department in s. NR 1.05 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Information and lists can be obtained by contacting the department, or found on the department's website at http://dnr.wi.gov , under the topic "Waterway and Wetland Permits". Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1