23.116(1)(1)“Department property” means a property that is owned by the state, that is under the jurisdiction of the department, and that is used for one of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d).
23.116(2)(2)The department shall inventory and map all roads that are located on each department property. Each map shall designate which roads are open to the public for the use of motorized vehicles and shall state when each road is open or closed for such use.
23.116(3)(3)For each department property, the department shall work with members of the public, governmental units, and other interested parties to prepare a plan for allowing the public to use motorized vehicles on the department property. Ecological, economic, and social criteria shall be considered in preparing each plan. Each plan shall include methods for implementing the plan, and each plan shall contain criteria to be used in determining when the use of motorized vehicles may be restricted or temporarily prohibited by the department due to logging or other activities.
23.116(4)(4)The department may not prohibit a person engaged in silviculture from crossing a recreational trail on department property. At the request of a person engaging in silviculture, the department shall temporarily close a portion of a recreational trail on department property. Before the recreational trail is reopened, the person engaging in silviculture affecting the recreational trail shall restore any portion of the recreational trail affected by the silvicultural activities to its condition prior to those activities. The department may not limit the scope of a silvicultural activity on department property based on the proximity of that activity to a recreational trail on department property.
23.116 HistoryHistory: 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55.
23.116523.1165Sale of insect repellant.
23.1165(1)(1)In this section, “friends group” has the meaning given in s. 23.098 (1) (b).
23.1165(2)(2)The department shall ensure that insect repellant is available for purchase in every state park and state forest through one of the following methods:
23.1165(2)(a)(a) Making insect repellant available for sale at the state park office, state forest office, or other location in the state park or state forest at all times when the office or other location is open to the public and staffed.
23.1165(2)(b)(b) Arranging by agreement with a friends group that operates a concession stand in a state park or state forest to have insect repellant available for purchase in that concession stand when open to the public and staffed.
23.1165(3)(3)The requirement under sub. (2) does not apply with respect to a state park or state forest if there is no state park office, state forest office, or other location in the state park or state forest where the department can make insect repellant available for sale or no friends group that operates a concession stand in the state park or state forest or, if the state park or state forest office, other location, or friends group concession stand sells out of insect repellant, for an amount of time that is sufficient to allow for restocking.
23.1165 HistoryHistory: 2019 a. 74.
23.11723.117Use of trails by bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices.
23.117(1)(1)No person may operate a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on a trail in a state park or in the Kettle Moraine state forest unless the department has determined that the trail will be opened for use by bicycles, electric scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices and has posted the trail open for such use.
23.117(3)(3)The department shall patrol on a regular basis the trails in state parks and in the Kettle Moraine state forest that are open to use by bicycles, electric scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices.
23.117(4)(4)Any council that is created by the natural resources board under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to advise the department on the opening of trails in state parks and in the Kettle Moraine state forest for use by bicycles, electric scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices shall have its recommendations regarding such use reviewed and approved by the natural resources board before they are implemented.
23.117 HistoryHistory: 1991 a. 269; 2001 a. 90; 2019 a. 11.
23.11823.118Signage required. The department shall, in consultation with the department of health services, design signs to raise awareness of Lyme disease, inform about how to prevent tick bites, and encourage people to check for ticks after visits to state parks, state trails, state recreational areas, and campgrounds. No later than July 1, 2020, the department shall post at least one such sign in each state park, state trail, state recreational area, and state forest. The department shall post the sign in a common area where it is most likely to be seen by visitors, such as a park entrance, trailhead, or campground.
23.118 HistoryHistory: 2019 a. 73.
23.118523.1185Lyme disease awareness.
23.1185(1)(1)If the department produces a brochure for a specific state park that includes information about the state park that is not solely a map of the park, the department shall also include in the brochure information on Lyme disease, how to prevent tick bites, and that visitors are encouraged to check for ticks after visiting the park.
23.1185(2)(2)Annually in the month of May, in connection with Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the department shall conduct a Lyme disease awareness campaign with the goal of raising awareness of Lyme disease, informing on how to prevent tick bites, and encouraging people to check for ticks after spending time outdoors. The campaign shall use some combination of digital platforms, including the department’s Internet site, social media, and digital newsletters, and print platforms, including the Wisconsin natural resources magazine.
23.1185 HistoryHistory: 2019 a. 158; 2021 a. 240 s. 29.
23.11923.119Consent to use certain off-highway vehicles.
23.119(1)(1)In this section:
23.119(1)(a)(a) “All-terrain vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (2g).
23.119(1)(at)(at) “Off-highway motorcycle” has the meaning given in s. 23.335 (1) (q).
23.119(1)(b)(b) “Off-highway vehicle” means a motor-driven craft or vehicle principally manufactured for off-highway use but does not include a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or an off-highway motorcycle.
23.119(1)(c)(c) “Snowmobile” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (58a).