NR 46.15(21m) (21m) “Non-productive area” or “non-productive land” means land incapable of producing 20 cubic feet of merchantable timber per acre per year, land unsuitable for producing merchantable timber, or land designated by the owner as part of their 20% allowance of land not producing merchantable timber.

NR 46.15(23) (23) “Owner” or “ownership” means one with an interest in the land in fee or in equity, including that of a grantee of a land contract prior to satisfaction of all conditions of the contract, a trust or similar entity, or as established by statute.

NR 46.15(24) (24) “Owner’s dwelling” means the landowner’s domicile.

NR 46.15(25) (25) “Parcel” means for the purpose of determining eligibility for designation as managed forest land under s. 77.82, Stats., the acreage of contiguous land described in the application which is under the same ownership.

NR 46.15(26m) (26m) “Qualified forester” for the purposes of this subchapter, means any person meeting either the definition of “department forester” in s. NR 1.21 (2) (d) or “forester” in s. NR 1.21 (2) (e).

NR 46.15(26r) (26r) “Restoration” means the management of land to resume compliance with productivity requirements as established in s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2., Stats., and density requirements established in s. NR 46.17 (1) (c) 2.

NR 46.15(28) (28) “Same ownership” means an ownership interest in land in fee or equity by the same person or in joint or co-ownership, whether owned by one owner “and” another or one owner “or” another, as indicated on the instrument of title.

NR 46.15(29) (29) “Sound forestry practices” means timber cutting, transporting and forest cultural methods recommended or approved by the department for the effective propagation and improvement of the various timber types common to Wisconsin. “Sound forestry practices” also may include, where consistent with landowner objectives and approved by the department, the management of forest resources other than trees including wildlife habitat, watersheds, aesthetics and endangered and threatened plant and animal species.

NR 46.15(30) (30) “Standard units of measurement” has the meaning established in s. NR 46.02 (22).

NR 46.15(30m) (30m) “Structures and fixtures needed for sound forestry” means a structure or fixture that is placed on the land for the sole purpose of conducting a forest management practice that is either in the management plan, or agreed upon by the department and the owner.

NR 46.15(31) (31) “Stumpage” has the meaning established in s. NR 46.02 (23).

NR 46.15(32) (32) “Tree scale” has the meaning established in s. NR 46.02 (24).

NR 46.15(32m) (32m) “Utilities” means any of the following:

NR 46.15(32m)(a) (a) Indoor plumbing including water and sewer, piped to either a municipal or septic system.

NR 46.15(32m)(b) (b) Electrical service by connection to the lines of a power company.

NR 46.15(32m)(c) (c) Landline telephone service.

NR 46.15(33) (33) “Wood products” or “forest products” means those items listed on the current schedule of stumpage values in s. NR 46.30.

NR 46.15 History History: Cr. Register,October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; r. and recr. (8), Register, October, 1992, No. 442, eff. 11-1-92; r. (25) (a), renum. (intro.) and (b) and am., Register, October, 1994, No. 466, eff. 11-1-94; r. and recr. (9), Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-2-99; correction in (15) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, December, 1998, No. 516; correction in (13) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats; CR 03-034: cr. (26m) Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 04-136: cr. (2m) and (20m), am. (21), r. (27) Register July 2005 No. 595, eff. 8-1-05; emerg. cr. (18m) and (20s), eff. 10-4-05; CR 05-087: cr. (18m) and (20s) Register May 2006 No. 605, eff. 6-1-06; CR 07-024: am. (25), Register October 2007 No. 622, eff. 11-1-07; CR 08-023b: cr. (3m), am. (23) Register February 2010 No. 650, eff. 3-1-10; CR 11-013: renum. (1) to be (1m), r. (20s), am. (18), (25), renum. (26) to be (1) and am. Register December 2011 No. 672, eff. 1-1-12; correction in (9) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2018 No. 754; CR 18-086: r. and recr. (1m), renum. (2) (intro.) to (2) and am., r. (2) (table), am. (16), cr. (17g), (17r), (20s), (21m), r. (22), cr. (26r), (30m), (32m), am. (33) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20; correction in (30m) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2020 No. 770.

NR 46.16 NR 46.16 Managed forest land application.

NR 46.16(1) (1) Application deadlines. An application for a new designation or a renewal of land as managed forest land shall be signed by all owners on forms provided by the department and filed as follows:

NR 46.16(1)(a) (a) Applications shall be received by the department no later than June 1 to be considered for designation effective the following January 1.

NR 46.16(1)(d) (d) Lands subject to an ownership change after the application deadline, but before the order of designation has been issued, may not be designated as managed forest land for the year for which the original application was submitted. The new owner may submit a new and complete application by the next applicable deadline. The department may designate land included on the application that remains under the original ownership effective January 1 of the year for which the original application was submitted providing the remaining land qualifies for entry. Ownership changes taking place after the issuance of an order of designation, but before January 1, shall be processed as a normal transfer after January 1, or the order shall be rescinded.

NR 46.16(1)(e) (e) Each application submitted to the department for a new designation or a conversion of forest cropland to managed forest land shall include a nonrefundable application fee of $30.00 per county in which the land that is the subject of the application is located. This fee shall be submitted to the department within 14 days of the submission of the application along with a printed remittance form provided by the department.

NR 46.16 Note Note: This subsection interprets and administers s. 77.82 (2m) and (4), Stats., relating to application fees.

NR 46.16(2) (2) Attachments.

NR 46.16(2)(a) (a) A copy of the recorded legal instrument giving the applicant an ownership interest in the land subject to the application shall accompany and be part of the application.

NR 46.16(2)(b) (b) The applicant shall furnish a copy of a recent property tax bill or other documentation showing the parcel identification number used by that county to identify the specific real estate parcel being applied for designation.

NR 46.16(2)(c) (c) Upon request by the department, the applicant shall also submit a copy of the legal instrument giving the applicant an ownership interest in all land in the same municipality which is contiguous to the land subject to the application.

NR 46.16(2)(d) (d) Upon request by the department, the applicant shall furnish further documentation on the establishment, by-laws, agreements or the status of corporations, partnerships, trusts and cooperatives having an ownership interest in the land subject to the application.