Section 46.19. Closed area.

 

(1)  An owner of land designated as managed forest land effective on or after April 28, 2004 may designate a maximum of 160 acres in the municipality as closed to public access in accordance with sub. (3) . Not more than 80 acres or 2 legal descriptions may be land designated as managed forest land prior to April 28, 2004.

(2)  An owner of land designated as managed forest land effective before April 28, 2004 may designate a maximum of 80 acres in the municipality as closed to public access in accordance with sub. (3) .

(3)  A closed area may consist of either of the following:

(a) Any combination of:

1. A parcel or parcels of managed forest land.

2. All of an owner's managed forest land within quarter quarter sections, government lots or fractional lots.

3. An additional block of acreage within a legal description, not exceeding a length to width ratio of 4 to 1, unless limited by the size of the entry, to complete the total closed area.

(b) Any combination of 2 quarter quarter sections, government lots or fractional lots if the owner owns all of the land in the legal description.

Cr. Register, October, 1986, No. 370 , eff. 11-1-86; am. Register, October, 1995, No. 478 , eff. 11-1-95; CR 04-136 : r. and recr. Register July 2005 No. 595 , eff. 8-1-05.

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Note: To be treated as a "legal description" all of the land with in it must be designated as managed forest land. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Note: This section interprets s. 77.83 (1) , Stats., which provides further direction on the establishment or designation of closed areas. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1