Chapter 30, NAVIGABLE WATERS, HARBORS AND NAVIGATION
164 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 30.74 Additional functions of department
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30.74 Additional functions of department. (1) BOATING SAFETY PROGRAMS. (a) The department shall establish a program of comprehensive courses on boating safety and operation. These courses shall be offered in cooperation with schools, including tribal schools, as defined in s. 115…
Wis. Stat. § 30.742 Water exhibitions and races; rules
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30.742 Water exhibitions and races; rules. For water exhibitions or races, the department may promulgate rules that provide exemptions from any of the requirements or restrictions under s. 30.61, 30.62, 30.65, 30.66, 30.678, 30.68 or 30.69. History: 1991 a. 257; 2005 a. 356.
Wis. Stat. § 30.745 Limited jurisdiction for administration and enforcement of navigation aids by municipalities
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30.745 Limited jurisdiction for administration and enforcement of navigation aids by municipalities. (1) DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: (a) “Adjacent outlying waters” means the outlying waters adjacent to the boundaries of a municipality and extending outward for a distanc…
Wis. Stat. § 30.75 Service of process on nonresident
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30.75 Service of process on nonresident. (1) HOW SERVED. Service of process upon a nonresident defendant in any action claiming injury to person or property arising out of the operation of a boat in this state may be either by personal service within or without this state or by r…
Wis. Stat. § 30.77 Local regulation of boating
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30.77 Local regulation of boating. (1) LOCAL REGULATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS. Sections 30.50 to 30.71 shall be uniform in operation throughout the state. No municipality, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or town sanitary district may: (a) Enact any ordi…
Wis. Stat. § 30.772 Placement and use of moorings; restrictions; permits
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30.772 Placement and use of moorings; restrictions; permits. (1) AUTHORITY. The department is authorized to regulate the placement and use of moorings. (2) RESTRICTIONS. No mooring may be placed or used in any navigable waters if: (a) The mooring obstructs or interferes with publ…
Wis. Stat. § 30.773 Designated mooring areas
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30.773 Designated mooring areas. 30.773(1)(1) Establishment of designated mooring areas. Subject to department approval, a municipality with jurisdiction over navigable waters may establish designated mooring areas as provided in this section. 30.773(2)(2) Procedures. A municipal…
Wis. Stat. § 30.78 Local regulation of seaplanes
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30.78 Local regulation of seaplanes. 30.78(1)(1) City, village and town ordinances. Any city, village or town adjoining or surrounding any waters may, after public hearing, by ordinance: 30.78(1)(a)(a) Prescribe reasonable safety regulations relating to the operation on the surfa…
Wis. Stat. § 30.79 Local water safety patrols; state aids
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30.79 Local water safety patrols; state aids. 30.79(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: 30.79(1)(a)(a) “Local governmental unit” means a municipality, a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or a lake sanitary district. 30.79(1)(am)(am) “State aid” means payme…
Wis. Stat. § 30.80 Penalties
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30.80 Penalties. (1) Any person violating any provision of ss. 30.50 to 30.80 for which a penalty is not provided under subs. (2) to (6) shall forfeit not more than $500 for the first offense and shall forfeit not more than $1,000 upon conviction of the same offense a 2nd or subs…
Wis. Stat. § 30.81 Local regulations on icebound inland waters
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30.81 Local regulations on icebound inland waters. (1) TOWN, VILLAGE AND CITY ORDINANCES. Any town, village or city, in the interest of public health or safety, may enact ordinances that are not inconsistent with this chapter, relative to the use or operation of boats and other c…
Wis. Stat. § 30.90 Public access to Lake Lions
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30.90 Public access to Lake Lions. (1) As long as Lake Lions in the town of Alban, Portage County, continues to be used as a recreational area for the physically handicapped, all of the following shall apply: (a) Neither the county or town may provide, nor shall any subdivider be…
Wis. Stat. § 30.92 Recreational boating projects
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30.92 Recreational boating projects. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Commission” means the Wisconsin waterways commission established under s. 15.345 (1). (b) “Governmental unit” means the department, a municipality, a lake sanitary district, a public inland lake protectio…
Wis. Stat. § 30.99 Parties to a violation
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30.99 Parties to a violation. (1) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a violation of this chapter for which a forfeiture is imposed is a principal and may be charged with and convicted of the violation although he or she did not directly commit it and although the person wh…