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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.08 - Accident reports

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Written reports of boating accidents
				required by s.
				30.67,
				Stats., shall be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources, Box 7921,
				Madison, Wisconsin 53707, on forms provided by the department, postmarked
				within 10 days after the date of the accident. Reportable accidents are defined
				as all boating accidents that result in loss of life, personal injury which
				required medical treatment beyond first aid, damage to the boat and other
				property exceeding $2,000.00, or complete loss of the boat. All reports shall
				contain the following information:
(a) The
				registration numbers and names of the boats involved.
(b) The date and time of the
				accident.
(c) The location of the
				accident.
(d) The name, address,
				date of birth, and experience of the operator of the reporting boat.
(e) The type of boat, length, hull
				construction, propulsion power, and type of fuel of the reporting
				boat.
(f) The weather and sea
				conditions.
(g) The type, nature,
				and opinion as to the cause of the accident.
(h) A description of the damage to any
				property, including boats, and estimated cost of repairs.
(i) The names and addresses of the operators
				of the other boats involved.
(j)
				The names and addresses of the owners of boats or other property
				involved.
(k) The names, addresses
				and dates of birth of all persons killed or injured.
(L) The nature and extent of injury to any
				person.
(m) Names and addresses of
				all known witnesses.
(n) The names
				of the law enforcement, fire, or rescue squad that furnished
				assistance.
(o) The physical
				condition, swimming ability, dress, and contributing cause of drowning of each
				victim.
(p) The type of activity of
				victim.
(q) The kind and type of
				life saving or fire fighting equipment employed in connection with the
				accident.
(r) The name, address and
				signature of the person filling out the report.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.09 - Uniform aids to navigation

Current through June 24, 2024
(2) WATERWAY
				MARKERS USED ON THE WATERS OF THIS STATE.
(a)
State aids to navigation.
1.
				A red buoy or sign shall indicate that side of a channel to be kept to the
				right of a vessel when entering the channel from the main water body or when
				proceeding upstream.
2. A green
				buoy or sign shall indicate that side of a channel to be kept to the left of a
				vessel when entering the channel from the main water body or when proceeding
				upstream.
3. Buoys or signs in
				subds. 1. and 2. shall normally be used in pairs and only for the purpose of
				marking a clearly defined channel.
4. A black and white vertically striped buoy
				or sign shall indicate the center of a navigable waterway.
5. Aids to navigation shall be numbered or
				lettered for identification. Red buoys and signs marking channels shall be
				identified with even numbers, and green buoys and signs marking channels shall
				be identified with odd numbers, the numbers increasing from the main body or
				proceeding upstream. Buoys and signs indicating the center of a waterway shall
				be identified by letters of the alphabet. All numbers and letters used to
				identify state aids to navigation shall be preceded by the letters "WS", as
				indicated by the following samples: WS-1, WS-A.
6. Letters and numerals used with aids to
				navigation shall be white, in block characters of good proportion and spaced in
				a manner which will provide maximum legibility. Such letters and numerals shall
				be at least 3 inches in height.
7.
				The shapes of aids to navigation shall be compatible with the shapes
				established by coast guard regulations for the equivalent coast guard aids to
				navigation.
8. Where reflectorized
				materials are used, a red reflector shall be used on a red buoy, and a green
				reflector on a green buoy.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.10 - Carburetor flame arrestors

Current through June 24, 2024
Every motorboat equipped with an inboard motor using gasoline
				  as a fuel shall have the carburetors of every such motor fitted with an
				  efficient device for arresting backfire of a type approved by the U. S. coast
				  guard.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.11 - Fire extinguishers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Fire extinguishers required by s.
				30.62(4),
				Stats., shall comply with the following minimum specifications:
(a)
Type.
Capable of
				promptly and effectively extinguishing burning gasoline (carbon tetrachloride
				not approved).
(b)
Size.
1. Foam (minimum
				gallons 11/4) or carbon dioxide (minimum pounds 4) or dry chemical (minimum
				pounds 2).
2. Foam (minimum gallons
				21/2) or carbon dioxide (minimum pounds 15) or dry chemical (minimum pounds
				10).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.12 - Specifications for determination of horsepower and weight capacity and recommended number of persons

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DETERMINATION
				OF WEIGHT CAPACITY OF THOSE VESSELS COVERED BY S.
				30.501,
				STATS., DESIGNED FOR OR REPRESENTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS BEING SUITABLE FOR
				USE WITH OUTBOARD MOTOR OR DESIGNED TO BE PROPELLED BY OARS, EXCEPT THOSE
				VESSELS DEPENDENT SOLELY UPON THE BUOYANCY OF PONTOONS OR SIMILAR FLOTATION
				DEVICES.
(a)
Step 1.
The
				cubic volume of the hull shall be determined up to a reference plane (static
				float line) which passes through the lowest point of major leakage, such as the
				low point of the gunwale, transom cut-out or top of motor well, and is parallel
				with a line connecting the intersections of the sheer with the forward face of
				the stem and the sheer with the after-face of the transom. "Sheer" is defined
				as the intersection of the hull with deck, gunwale or
				super-structure.
(b)
Step
				2.
The weight capacity shall be determined by converting the hull
				cubic volume (Step 1) to the weight of water displaced by this volume as
				follows: multiply the product of Step 1 by 62.5, then subtract the weight of
				the vessel, and divide the remainder by a safety factor of 5.
(c)
Work sheet.
The
				following work sheet (Table I) can be used in determining the weight capacity
				of the hull. The figures to be inserted are taken from the boat dimension
				drawings (Table II) to which the letters under the blank spaces refer. All
				dimensions should be converted to decimal numbers before insertion in the
				formula. Table III converts inches and eighths of inches to the decimal
				equivalents in feet.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.125 - Noise level standards for motor boats

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TESTING
				REQUIREMENTS.
(a) The operator of any boat,
				when requested by a law enforcement officer who reasonably suspects a violation
				of s.
				30.62(2),
				Stats., shall operate his or her boat in a manner prescribed by the officer, to
				determine compliance with s.
				30.62(2),
				Stats.
(b) An officer requesting a
				boat operator to submit to a noise test shall test the boat using testing
				methods J34, J1970 or J2005.
(c)
				When the J2005 testing method is used, the officer shall deduct 2 decibels from
				the decibel reading.
Note
Copies of the Society of Automotive
				  Engineers Recommended Practice Report J34, J1970 and J2005 entitled "Exterior
				  Sound Level Measurement Procedure for Pleasure Motorboats" may be obtained from
				  the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale,
				  Pennsylvania 15096.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.13 - Personal flotation and life saving device requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This section
				applies to all boats that are propelled or controlled by machinery, sails,
				oars, paddles or poles or another vessel including inflatables, used on waters
				subject to the jurisdiction of this state except:
(a) Racing shells, rowing sculls, and racing
				kayaks that are recognized by national or international racing associations for
				use in competitive racing and one in which all occupants row, scull, or paddle
				with the exception of a coxswain, if one is provided, and is not designed to
				carry and does not carry any equipment not solely for competitive
				racing.
(b) Foreign boats
				temporarily using waters subject to state jurisdiction.
(c) Military or public boats of the United
				States, except recreational-type public vessels.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.14 - Jurisdiction of municipal water safety patrols

Current through June 24, 2024
The Wisconsin department of natural resources hereby defines
				  by rule, pursuant to s.
				  30.79(4),
				  Stats., the following waters which may be patrolled by the respective water
				  safety patrol units mentioned:
(1) The
				waters of Wallace lake, located in section 1, township 11 north, range 19 east
				and section 6, township 11 north, range 20 east in Washington county, by a
				water safety patrol operated by the town of Trenton.
(2) The portion of Golden Lake, described
				herein, located in sections 30 and 31, township 7 north, range 17 east,
				Waukesha county, by a water safety patrol unit operated by the town of Summit:
				all of Golden lake except that portion in section 25, township 7 north, range
				16 east, Jefferson county, which lies to the west of the easterly boundary of
				section 25; said boundary marked by a north-south line drawn between two
				certified land corner monuments; the north concrete monument being located
				1167.5 feet south from the northeast corner of section 25 and the south
				concrete monument being located 576.7 feet north from the southeast corner of
				section 25.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.15 - Posting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The posting requirements for local authorities under s.
				  30.77(4),
				  Stats., shall be a sign with a minimum of 3 inch lettering stating "Local
				  Ordinance" posted at each public landing. The sign shall list, in letters with
				  a minimum height of one inch, a summary, synopsis, or outline of those
				  regulations more restrictive than state law, or shall contain a map made of a
				  durable material showing those areas with local restrictions, or both,
				  including but not limited to speed limits, water ski hours and personal
				  watercraft restrictions, if any.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.16 - Instruction for rental or leased personal watercraft

Current through June 24, 2024
Instruction for the purpose of s.
				  30.625(1)
				  (a), Stats., shall include the
				  following:
(1) The display of a
				personal watercraft decal in a location as specified by the department on the
				decal, by the owner or lessor of the watercraft explaining personal watercraft
				rules.
(2) A minimum of a 5 minute
				oral review to the operator of all of Wisconsin's special personal watercraft
				rules as supplied by the department by the lessor, or by an agent of the
				lessor, before operation of the personal watercraft occurs.
Personal watercraft decals and special watercraft rules and
					 acknowledgement forms, may be obtained from the Boating Safety Section, P.O.
					 Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.17 - Lighting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In addition to the lighting requirements
				specified in s.
				30.61, Stats.,
				operators of boats in the state of Wisconsin shall also comply with all federal
				lighting requirements.
(2) No
				vessel may be equipped with or display any blue colored light or lamp unless
				the vessel is a patrol boat defined in s.
				30.50(9b),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.18 - Boating education certification program fee

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TEMPORARY BOATING EDUCATION CERTIFICATES.
(a)
Eligibility.
Only
				individuals who meet all of the following are eligible to receive a temporary
				boating education certificate:
1. A person
				who is or will be renting or leasing a motor boat from a rental agent who has
				agreed to provide them with boating education training as required under par.
				(c).
2. A person who is 16 years of
				age or older.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.19 - Exemptions for water exhibitions and races

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Exemptions to
				s.
				30.61(1) or
				(10),
				30.62(2),
				30.66,
				30.68(4m),
				or
				30.69(1) (c) or (3) (a) to
				(c), Stats., are granted to persons
				participating in water exhibitions or races provided the water exhibition or
				race is conducted under a permit issued by the appropriate political
				subdivision pursuant to s.
				30.77,
				Stats., or by an authorized agency of the federal government.
(2) Permits granted by appropriate political
				subdivisions or an authorized agency of the federal government shall designate
				the location, time and activities to be allowed and shall be at the site when
				any race or exhibition is taking place and available for inspection upon demand
				of the department or a representative of the appropriate political subdivision
				of the state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.20 - Modification or waiver of slow-no-wake speed restriction on certain lakes

Current through June 24, 2024
Section
				  30.635,
				  Stats., provides that the department may modify or waive the slow-no-wake speed
				  restriction on lakes 50 acres or less in size having public access. The
				  following procedure is established to implement that provision:
(1) SUBMISSION OF PETITION FOR MODIFICATION
				OR WAIVER BY RULE. Pursuant to s.
				227.12,
				Stats., any municipality, corporation or any 5 or more persons having an
				interest in a rule may petition for such a rule to modify or waive the
				slow-no-wake speed restriction on a particular lake.
(2) CONTENTS OF PETITION. The petition shall
				state clearly and concisely:
(a) The
				substance or nature of the rule-making which is requested; and
(b) The reasons for the request and the
				petitioners' interest in the request; and
(c) References to the authority of the agency
				to take the action which is requested.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.21 - Lakes upon which the slow-no-wake speed restriction is modified or waived

Current through June 24, 2024
The Wisconsin department of natural resources hereby defines
				  by rule, pursuant to s.
				  30.635,
				  Stats., the following waters upon which the slow-no-wake speed restriction is
				  modified or waived:
(1) The
				slow-no-wake speed restriction is waived on the waters of Dutchman (Lad) lake,
				located in section 2, township 6 north, range 17 east in Waukesha
				county.
(2) The slow-no-wake speed
				restriction is waived on the waters of Wild Rose mill pond, located in the
				village of Wild Rose, Waushara county, the last full weekend in June of each
				year.
(3) The slow-no-wake speed
				restriction is waived on the waters of Lake Tombeau, located in the town of
				Bloomfield, Walworth county between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and sunset from May
				15 to September 15.
(4) The
				slow-no-wake speed restriction is waived on the waters of Elkhorn Lake located
				in the city of Elkhorn, Walworth County.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.22 - Refusal hearings

Current through June 24, 2024
Issues raised pursuant to s.
				  30.684(5) (a) or
				  (b), Stats., shall be raised by the defendant
				  as a motion before trial contesting the validity of the arrest in the same
				  manner as motions in misdemeanor actions filed under s.
				  971.31,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.30 - Lower St. Croix river preservation, purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
These rules are adopted to promote full use by all of the
				  people, now and in the future, of the water surface of the lower St. Croix
				  river in a manner consistent with safety for persons and property and with the
				  enjoyment of the scenic and recreational values which caused the river to be
				  designated a national scenic riverway. These rules are promulgated to further
				  the objectives of s.
				  30.27,
				  Stats., the lower St. Croix river preservation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.31 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
These rules apply to the waters of the lower St. Croix river
				  from the dam at St. Croix Falls to its confluence with the Mississippi
				  river.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.32 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Mile" means distance in miles above the
				confluence of the St. Croix river with the Mississippi river.
(2) "Motorboat" as defined in s.
				30.50(2),
				Stats.
(3) "Slow-no-wake" means
				operation of a motorboat at the slowest possible speed necessary to maintain
				steerage.
(4) "Slow-speed" means
				operation of a motorboat at a leisurely speed, less than planing speed, whereby
				the wake or wash created by the motorboat is minimal.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.33 - Restricted speed zones

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No motorboat shall be operated in excess
				of a slow speed from the dam at St. Croix Falls to the sandbars located at mile
				31.0.
(a) From May 15 through September 15,
				after 6:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays until sunrise of the
				next day, from the sandbar located at mile 30.0 to the Stillwater, Minnesota
				north city limits at mile 25.0.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.34 - Water skiing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No motorboat towing a person on water
				skis, aquaplane or similar device shall be operated between sunset and sunrise
				on the St. Croix river from the dam at St. Croix Falls to its confluence with
				the Mississippi river.
(2) No
				motorboat towing a person on water skis, aquaplane or similar device shall be
				operated in any zone designated a restricted speed zone under s.
				NR 5.33. A
				motorboat launching or landing a person on water skis, aquaplane or similar
				device by the most direct route to open water shall be exempt from s.
				NR 5.33(2)
				(e).
(3) From May 15 through September 15, no
				motorboat towing a person on water skis, aquaplane or similar device may
				operate after 12:00 noon on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, from the
				sandbars located at mile 31.0 to the upper end of the federal 9-foot navigation
				channel at mile 24.5.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 5 - Boat Rules And Registration › Section NR 5.36 - Effective date

Current through June 24, 2024
These rules shall be effective upon the adoption of laws,
				  rules or regulations providing for similar limitations or prohibitions on the
				  operation and use of motorboats on the same segments of the lower St. Croix
				  river by the state of Minnesota.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures
					 for certification of snowmobile equipment standards pursuant to s.
					 350.09,
					 Stats., and establishes requirements for snowmobile races and
					 derbies.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this subchapter are applicable to all
					 snowmobiles which are manufactured, sold or offered for sale within the state
					 of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter and in ch. 350, Stats., these
					 definitions shall apply.
(1)
				  "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(2) "Headlamp" has the meaning designated in
				  s.
				  340.01(21),
				  Stats.
(3) "Raceway facility" means
				  an area, including a marked warmup and testing area, specifically designated by
				  a sponsor for the purpose of conducting a sanctioned race or derby for which
				  any required local permits have been obtained.
(4) "Sanctioned race or derby" means a
				  competitive snowmobile event sponsored by a local unit of government, chamber
				  of commerce, snowmobile club, promoter or similar organization.
(5) "Snowmobile" has the meaning designated
				  in s.
				  340.01(58a),
				  Stats.
(6) "Sound level" (noise)
				  means total noise emission from the entire snowmobile.
(7) "Tail lamp" has the meaning designated in
				  s.
				  340.01(66),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.05 - Department approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No snowmobile manufactured after January
				  1, 1977 may be sold or offered for sale by any manufacturer, distributor or
				  dealer in the state of Wisconsin unless such snowmobile is constructed so as to
				  meet the requirements of s.
				  350.09,
				  Stats. Proof of compliance with the foregoing requirements shall be in the form
				  of either:
(a) A Snowmobile Safety and
				  Certification Committee, Inc. certified label conspicuously attached to the
				  snowmobile, showing that such snowmobile meets the requirements of s.
				  350.09,
				  Stats., or
(b) A letter from the
				  applicant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Box 7921, Madison,
				  Wisconsin 53707 (attention: Snowmobile Safety Section) listing the following
				  information on each model of snowmobile:
1.
				  The description and model number of the snowmobile to be approved;
2. A copy of the test results required by s.
				  NR 6.08 done by
				  anin dependent testing laboratory currently engaged in the examination, testing
				  and evaluation of noise control devices and which maintains or employs adequate
				  staff and facilities to perform such function;
3. A certificate certifying that the
				  snowmobile has been tested in accordance with s.
				  NR 6.08 and
				  meets the requirements of s.
				  350.09,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.06 - Modification

Current through June 24, 2024
No manufacturer shall modify a snowmobile on which approval
					 has been issued so as to change its conformance with the requirements of s.
					 350.09,
					 Stats., without resubmission of the modified snowmobile for approval in the
					 same manner as required for the original snowmobile.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.07 - Inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may, in order to insure compliance with the
					 requirements contained in s.
					 350.09,
					 Stats., and s.
					 NR 6.08 inspect
					 during normal business hours any snowmobile manufacturing plants and any
					 snowmobile being offered for sale in the state of Wisconsin by commercial
					 dealers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.08 - Testing criteria

Current through June 24, 2024
Testing criteria are as follows:
(1) SOUND LEVEL LIMIT.
(a) The total vehicle noise produced by every
				  snowmobile manufactured after July 1, 1972 and offered for sale or sold in the
				  state of Wisconsin shall not exceed 82 dB on an A weighted network at 50 feet
				  when measured in accordance with the procedures required herein.
(b) The total vehicle noise produced by every
				  snowmobile manufactured after July 1, 1975 and offered for sale or sold in the
				  state of Wisconsin shall not exceed 78 dB on an A weighted network at 50 feet
				  when measured in accordance with the procedures required herein.
(c) The sound level requirements and testing
				  criteria of the Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Report J192a, as
				  amended 1975, shall be adhered to in certifying compliance with snowmobile
				  sound level requirements.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.09 - Races and derbies

Current through June 24, 2024
The sponsor conducting a sanctioned race or derby when on
					 the frozen surfaces of public waters shall:
(1) Make provisions to keep spectators from
				  within 100 feet of a race or derby.
(2) Give prior notice of the race or derby to
				  the local conservation warden or law enforcement agency having
				  jurisdiction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.11 - Display of trail use sticker

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may operate and no owner may permit operation of
					 a snowmobile which is subject to the snowmobile trail sticker requirement of s.
					 350.12(3),
					 Stats., unless a snowmobile trail sticker is permanently affixed by its own
					 adhesive to the bottom center portion of the snowmobile windshield. If there is
					 no windshield, the sticker shall be displayed in a highly visible location on
					 the front of the cowling of the snowmobile.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter I - Snowmobile Standards Certification › Section NR 6.12 - Transfer of trail use sticker

Current through June 24, 2024
Once affixed a trail use sticker may not be removed or
					 transferred to another snowmobile.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter II - Snowmobile Rail Crossings › Section NR 6.40 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish maintenance,
					 design and construction standards for snowmobile railroad
					 crossings.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter II - Snowmobile Rail Crossings › Section NR 6.41 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter these definitions shall apply:
(1) "Established snowmobile rail crossing"
				  has the meaning given in s.
				  350.139(1)
				  (a), Stats.
(2) "Rail authority" has the meaning given in
				  s.
				  350.138(1)
				  (b), Stats.
(3) "Snowmobile organization" has the meaning
				  given in s.
				  350.138(1)
				  (f), Stats.
(4) "The portion of the snowmobile rail
				  crossing for which the rail authority has responsibility" means the area on the
				  track and that portion of the crossing that extends outward 4 feet from each
				  outer rail.
(5) "The portion of the
				  snowmobile rail crossing for which the snowmobile organization has
				  responsibility" means the area of the crossing that is outside of the portion
				  of the crossing that extends outward 4 feet from each outer rail.
Note: The following illustration graphically describes the
					 areas defined in subs. (4) and (5).
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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter II - Snowmobile Rail Crossings › Section NR 6.42 - Maintenance standards for established snowmobile rail crossing

Current through June 24, 2024
A snowmobile organization shall assist a rail authority in
					 maintaining an established snowmobile rail crossing in the following
					 manner:
(1) The snowmobile
				  organization shall maintain adequate drainage along the snowmobile trail
				  approaching the rail crossing and along the portion of the snowmobile rail
				  crossing for which the snowmobile organization has responsibility, both in the
				  snowmobile and non-snowmobile season, to prevent the pooling of water or
				  saturation of the track subgrade.
(2) The snowmobile organization shall be
				  responsible for furnishing, installing and maintaining in a legible condition
				  all signs at the crossing including crossbucks, crossing placards and
				  snowmobile STOP signs, and all signs prior to the crossing including an advance
				  railroad crossing caution sign. The snowmobile organization shall comply with
				  the sign specifications and posting requirements described in s.
				  NR
				  6.43(3).
(3) During the winter season, no snow may be
				  compacted by snowmobile trail grooming machinery on the portion of the
				  snowmobile rail crossing for which the rail authority has responsibility. Any
				  snow deposited on this portion of the rail crossing by the grooming machinery
				  shall be removed manually by the operator of the trail grooming machinery after
				  the machinery is clear of this area of the crossing.
(4) A snowmobile organization may not perform
				  any maintenance work on the portion of the snowmobile rail crossing for which
				  the rail authority has responsibility with the exception of the snow removal
				  work required under sub. (3). The rail authority shall maintain the portion of
				  the snowmobile rail crossing for which the rail authority has responsibility.
				  The snowmobile organization shall maintain the portion of the snowmobile rail
				  crossing for which the snowmobile organization has responsibility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter II - Snowmobile Rail Crossings › Section NR 6.43 - New snowmobile rail crossing standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONSTRUCTION
				  RESPONSIBILITY. All permitted snowmobile rail crossings shall be constructed in
				  the following manner:
(a) The rail authority
				  or its contractor shall construct the portion of the snowmobile rail crossing
				  for which the rail authority has responsibility.
(b) All other construction of the snowmobile
				  rail crossing shall be performed by the snowmobile organization or its
				  contractor.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter II - Snowmobile Rail Crossings › Section NR 6.44 - Maintenance standards for new rail crossings

Current through June 24, 2024
A snowmobile rail crossing permitted under this subchapter
					 shall be maintained in the following manner:
(1) A snowmobile organization may not perform
				  any maintenance work on the portion of the snowmobile rail crossing for which
				  the rail authority has responsibility with the exception of the snow removal
				  work required under s. NR 6.44(5). The maintenance of that portion of the
				  snowmobile rail crossing for which the rail authority has responsibility shall
				  be performed by the rail authority.
(2) The snowmobile organization shall
				  maintain adequate drainage along the snowmobile trail approaching the rail
				  crossing and along the portion of the snowmobile rail crossing for which the
				  snowmobile organization has responsibility, both in the snowmobile and
				  non-snowmobile season, to prevent the pooling of water or saturation of the
				  track subgrade.
(3) The snowmobile
				  organization shall maintain the portion of the snowmobile rail crossing for
				  which it has responsibility that becomes worn or damaged as a result of use and
				  shall repair the wear or damage as soon as practical using the materials and
				  following the installation requirements contained in the permit and this
				  subchapter.
(4) The snowmobile
				  organization shall be responsible for maintaining in a legible condition all
				  signs at the crossing including crossbucks, crossing placards and snowmobile
				  STOP signs, and all signs prior to the crossing including advance caution
				  railroad crossing signs.
(5) During
				  the winter season, no snow may be compacted by snowmobile trail grooming
				  machinery on the portion of the snowmobile rail crossing for which the rail
				  authority has responsibility. Any snow deposited on this portion of the rail
				  crossing by the grooming machinery shall be removed manually by the operator of
				  the trail grooming machinery after the machinery is clear of this area of the
				  crossing
(6) Gates or barriers
				  shall be constructed, erected and maintained by the snowmobile organization to
				  prevent vehicular use of the crossing during non-snow seasons and shall be
				  maintained in working order. Barrier markers specified under s.
				  NR 50.09(4) (c)
				  3. b. shall be affixed to the gates or
				  barrier and maintained in a legible manner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter II - Snowmobile Rail Crossings › Section NR 6.45 - Liability insurance for new and established rail crossings

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A snowmobile
				  organization shall maintain in effect liability insurance to indemnify the
				  applicable rail authority for damages resulting from the design, construction,
				  maintenance, existence or use of an established snowmobile rail crossing or a
				  snowmobile rail crossing for which a permit has been issued by the
				  department.
(2) The snowmobile
				  organization need not maintain liability insurance to indemnify the rail
				  authority for injuries sustained by a person engaged in a recreational activity
				  if the rail authority would be immune from liability for those injuries under
				  s.
				  895.52,
				  Stats.
(3) The snowmobile
				  organization shall designate the applicable rail authority as a named insured
				  on the insurance policy. Any liability insurance that is required for the
				  purpose of indemnifying a rail authority that is a rail transit body shall also
				  indemnify the owners and operators of any railroad using the tracks of the rail
				  transit body.
(4) Regardless of the
				  number of established or permitted rail crossings that a snowmobile
				  organization maintains, the amount of the liability insurance that is required
				  to be maintained shall be at least $2,000,000 for each snowmobile
				  organization.
(5) A snowmobile
				  organization shall furnish an insurance certification form with an attached
				  proof of insurance to the department and the applicable rail authority annually
				  commencing on December 1, 2001 and by December 1 of each following
				  year.
Copies of the insurance certification form are available
						at the Regional Department of Natural Resources Offices.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 6 - Snowmobile standards certification and snowmobile rail crossings › Subchapter II - Snowmobile Rail Crossings › Section NR 6.46 - Variances

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may approve in writing variances from
					 nonstatutory requirements of this subchapter upon request of a snowmobile
					 organization when the department determines that the variances are essential to
					 effect necessary permit actions or the department's snowmobile program
					 objectives, and where special circumstances make variances in the best
					 interests of public safety and the snowmobile program. Before granting a
					 variance, the department shall take into account factors such as good cause and
					 circumstances beyond the control of the snowmobile
					 organization.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish directions for
				  the implementation of the safe recreational boating facilities program in order
				  to provide easy access to all waters of the state giving due regard to the need
				  for environmental quality and the needs of all the population for water based
				  recreation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all
				  governmental units and qualified lake associations applying for financial
				  assistance for safe recreational boating projects under s.
				  30.92,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.04 - General aids provisions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Claims for payment shall be submitted
				within 6 months after the project termination date.
(2)
(a)
				Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) expenditures shall be within the
				project period, project scope, and project amount as shown on the project
				agreement.
(b) Expenditures for
				engineering or planning costs, necessary to develop a construction project
				proposal for commission review, made prior to entering a project agreement may
				be reimbursed by the department if made a part of the project
				agreement..
(c) Expenditures for
				the acquisition of aids to navigation or regulatory markers made prior to
				entering a project agreement may be reimbursed by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.045 - Qualified lake associations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications
				from qualified lake associations shall consist of an organizational application
				and a project application. The organizational application shall include the
				following:
(a) Name and address of the lake
				association.
(b) Copy of the lake
				association by-laws or articles of incorporation.
(c) A resolution adopted by the governing
				body of the lake association:
1. Authorizing
				a representative to apply for grants on their behalf, sign documents and take
				necessary action to undertake, direct and complete the approved
				project.
2. Verifying that the
				association has sufficient funds to complete the project.
(d) A general description of the association
				including the number of members, frequency of meetings, membership
				qualifications and fees, age of association, purpose of the association, and a
				list of projects completed by the association in the last 3 years, if
				any.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.06 - Type and content of studies

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Feasibility
				studies shall be the basis for determining the feasibility of a safe
				recreational boating facility project.
(2) All feasibility studies shall be site
				specific and completed in sufficient detail with appropriate maps, plans and
				text to allow the commission to determine the feasibility of the project. Where
				the commission finds a project is feasible and the project is supported by
				resolution of the affected governmental unit or qualified lake association, it
				shall be placed on the project priority list using the factors in s.
				30.92(3)
				(b), Stats.
(3) Detailed feasibility reports and
				environmental impact statements prepared by the U.S. army corps of engineers
				for small craft harbor projects are sufficient for the purpose of this section,
				provided that such reports or statements have been found to be acceptable to
				the department.
(4) Feasibility
				studies shall contain at a minimum the following items:
(a)
General information.
1. Name and location of project.
2. Purpose of the project.
3. Work to be done accompanied by a detailed
				estimate of the cost of the project including the local share, the requested
				amount of state funding and the extent of all other sources of funds.
4. Anticipated time schedule for project
				development.
5. Ownership of lands
				associated with the project.
6.
				Distance of nearest comparable safe recreational boating facility on the same
				body of water, where applicable.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.07 - Applications for funding for feasibility studies

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications
				from governmental units or qualified lake associations for funding of
				feasibility studies are to be made to the department for presentation to the
				commission.
(2) The application
				shall be made on forms provided by the department and at a minimum contain the
				following:
Note: Application forms are available at any department
				  regional office.
(a) A resolution
				officially adopted by the governmental unit or qualified lake association
				authorizing a representative to act as agent for the governmental unit or lake
				association for the signing of forms or claims and verifying that sufficient
				funds are available to complete the project.
(b) A detailed estimate of the cost of the
				feasibility study.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 7 - Recreational boating facilities program › Section NR 7.08 - Application for funding to develop a safe recreational boating facility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				Applications from governmental units or qualified lake associations for funding
				of safe recreational boating facility development projects are to be made to
				the department for presentation to the commission.
(2) The application shall be made on forms
				provided by the department and at a minimum contain the following information:
Note: Application forms are available at any department
				  regional office.
(a) A resolution
				officially adopted by the governmental unit or qualified lake association
				containing a formal request for assistance, authorizing a representative to act
				as agent for the governmental unit or lake association to sign forms or claims
				and verifying that sufficient funds are available to complete the
				project.
(b) A statement, supported
				by appropriate documents, that the project is feasible from economic,
				environmental and engineering viewpoint.
(c) A detailed estimate of the cost of the
				project indicating the local share, the requested amount of state funding, and
				the extent of all other sources of funds.