The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage the management of private forest lands for the production of future forest crops for commercial use through sound forestry practices, recognizing the objectives of individual property owners, compatible recreational uses, watershed protection, development of wildlife habitat and accessibility of private property to the public for recreational purposes.
Wis. Stat. § 77.80
Purpose
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 292 Wis. 2d 438 - Warnecke v. Estate of Warnecke (2006)
Most recently applied in Town of Somerset v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (March 2011)
1985 a. 29.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.