The 2 preceding forms can be adapted to the case of a new line fence.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 90.12, Wis. stats. Note: The forms for notices under ss. 90.07 and 90.11, Wis. stats., may be modified and used under this section. The following statutes affect this form: s. 90.12, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
A controversy having arisen between ________ ________ and ________ ________, as to their respective rights in a certain partition fence between adjoining lands occupied by them in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, described as follows: [specifically describe location of fence], and it appearing to the undersigned fence viewers of the town that ________ ________, before any complaint made to the fence viewers, had [voluntarily erected the whole of the partition fence or erected more than a just share of the partition fence or become proprietor of the partition fence (or of a part thereof, stating the part, by purchase, or otherwise, as the case may be)];
On due application of ________ ________, we, the fence viewers, having, after reasonable notice in writing served upon each party, met pursuant to the notice on ________ ___, 20__, and examined the partition fence, we divide the partition fence and assign to ________ ________ as a share of the partition fence, the following: [give location and length], to be repaired and maintained; and to ________ ________ as a share of the fence, the following: ________, to be repaired and maintained.
We certify that we have determined that the just value of the portion of the partition fence divided and assigned to ________ ________ is $________, to be paid to ________ ________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of fence viewers]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 90.13, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To ________ ________ and ________ ________:
Whereas, ________ ________ enclosed certain lands in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and erected a partition fence between those lands and unenclosed adjoining lands, [owned or occupied] by ________ ________ in the town, the fence so erected by ________ ________ being described as follows: [specifically describe the location of the fence], and, thereafter, ________ ________ enclosed [his or her] land, [*and it appearing that the line upon which the partition fence stands has been previously divided and assigned to the respective owners or occupants, as follows: to ________ ________ and to ________ ________ (designate the parts assigned to each party)], and a disagreement has arisen between the parties as to the just proportion of the value of the division fence to be paid for by ________ ________;
You are hereby notified that we, the fence viewers of the Town of ________, will meet at ________ on ________ ___, 20__, to examine the partition fence [*standing upon the line as previously assigned to________ ________] and to ascertain and apportion the value of the partition fence to be paid by ________ ________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
Note: In case of a previous division of the line, insert the bracketed text.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 90.13, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
[Insert the first paragraph of the preceding form, and continue:]
[Now, therefore, upon application made by ________ ________, we, the undersigned, fence viewers of the Town of ________, having, after due notice in writing served upon each party, met pursuant to the notice on _______ ___, 20__, and examined the partition fence, certify that the just proportion of the value to be paid by ________ ________ to ________ ________, as ascertained by us, is $________, and that our fees and costs in this behalf amount to $________. or Now, therefore, upon due application of ________ ________, we, the undersigned, fence viewers of the Town of ________, having, after due notice in writing properly served upon each party, met pursuant to the notice on ________ ___, 20__, and examined the part of the fence standing upon the line as previously assigned to ________ ________, and having ascertained the value of that part of the fence, certify that the value of that part of the fence is $________, and that our fees and costs in this behalf amount to $________.]
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of fence viewers]
Animals
The following statutes affect this form: s. 169.43, Wis. stats. (ONLY for use by towns authorized to exercise VILLAGE POWERS under s. 60.22, Wis. stats.) STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
The title of this ordinance is the Town of ________ Harmful and Exotic Wild Animal Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is for the town to regulate by permit and penalty the possession, display, sale, purchase, and exhibition of certain harmful wild animals and exotic or wild animals in the town.
SECTION II – AUTHORITY
The Town Board of the Town of ________ has the specific authority under s. 169.43, Wis. stats., and general authority under its village powers under s. 60.22, Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance. SECTION III – ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the regulation by permit of the possession, display, sale, purchase, and exhibition of certain harmful wild animals or exotic or wild animals within the town.
SECTION IV – DEFINITIONS
In this ordinance:
A. “Bovine animal” means domestic cattle and American bison of any age or sex.
B. “Cattle” means any of the various animals of the domesticated genus Bos.
C. “Cervid” means a member of the family of animals that includes deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, and the subfamily musk deer. “Cervid” includes all farm-raised deer.
D. “Circus” means a scheduled event staged by a traveling company with mobile facilities in which entertainment consisting of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns, or trained animals is the primary attraction or principle business.
E. “Domestic animal” means any of the following:
1. Domesticated cats of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus.
2. Domesticated dogs of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris.
3. Rodents kept in cages, aquariums, or similar containers, including gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, and white mice.
4. Fish kept in aquariums or self-contained bodies of water and farm-raised fish, except fish that have been released to waters of the state.
5. Farm-raised deer that are kept by a person registered under s. 95.55, Wis. stats. 6. Livestock.
7. Poultry.
8. Farm-raised game birds, except farm-raised game birds that have been released to the wild.
9. Ratites.
10. Foxes, fitch, nutria, marten, fisher, mink, chinchilla, rabbit, or caracul that are born, bred, and raised in captivity and are not endangered or threatened species.
11. Pet birds.
12. Any other animal listed as a domestic animal by rule by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
F. “Equine animal” means a horse, mule, zebra, donkey, or ass.
G. “Exotic or wild animal” means any animal that is not a domestic animal and specifically includes all of the following:
1. Nonhuman primates and prosimians, including chimpanzees and monkeys.
2. Felids, except domesticated cats of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus, including lions, tigers, and other felids generally referred to as big cats;
3. Canids, except domesticated dogs of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris, including foxes not born, bred, and raised in captivity, and all wolves, coyotes, and wolf hybrids.
4. Ursids, including all bears.
5. Elephants.
6. Crocodilians, including alligators and crocodiles.
7. Marsupials, including kangaroos, wallabies, and opossums.
8. Hippopotami.
9. Rhinoceroses.
10. Hyenas.
11. Mustelids, except domestic ferrets, including skunks, otters, and badgers.
12. Procyonids, including raccoons and coatis.
13. Dasypodidae, including anteaters, sloth, and armadillos.
14. Viverrids, including mongooses, civets, and genets.
15. Reptilia over ___ [insert minimum length of snakes to be subject to regulation] feet in length, including boa constrictors, pythons, and any other snakes.
16. Venomous reptilia.
17. Cervids, except farm-raised deer that are kept by a person registered under s. 95.55, Wis. stats. 18. Camelids, except South American camelids.
H. “Farm-raised deer” means a captive cervid, but includes a non-captive cervid that has an ear tag or other mark identifying it as being raised on a farm. “Farm-raised deer” does not include a cervid kept by an institution accredited by the American association of zoological parks and aquariums.
I. “Farm-raised game bird” means a captive bird of a wild nature that is not native. “Farm-raised game bird” does not include poultry or ratites, or birds kept pursuant to a license issued under ss. 169.15, 169.19, 169.20, or 169.21, Wis. stats. J. “Harmful wild animal” means members of the family ursidae commonly knows as bears, the species Felis concolor commonly known as cougars, and any other animal designated as a harmful wild animal under Wisconsin Statutes, or by rule of the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources.
K. “Livestock” means bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry, sheep, swine other than wild hogs, farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, South American camelids, and ratites.
L. “Person” means an individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation, association, trust, estate, or other legal entity.
M. “Pet bird” means a psittacine or softbill that is not native, is not identified on the federal list of endangered and threatened species, and is not a migratory bird.
N. “Poultry” means domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys, and waterfowl, that are bred for the primary purpose of exhibition or producing eggs or meat. “Poultry” does not include ratites.
O. “Possess” means to own, control, restrain, transport, or keep.
P. “Public zoo or aquarium” means a zoo or aquarium that is an accredited member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
Q. “Ratite” means a member of the group of flightless birds that includes the ostrich, emu, cassowary, kiwi, and rhea.
R. “Self-contained body of water” means a body of water that has no inlet from or outlet to a natural body of water, except that it may have pipes or similar conduits to put in or withdraw water that are equipped with barriers that prevent the passage of fish between the body of water and the other waters of the State of Wisconsin.
