Wis. Stat. § 31.01
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 31.01, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Definitions.
Official statutory text
Terms used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(1) “Corporation” means a private corporation organized under the laws of this state.
(2) “Department” means the department of natural resources.
(3) “Grantee” means the person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom a permit is granted, and all subsequent owners of the grant.
(4) “Municipality” means any town, village, city or county in the state.
(5) “Navigable waters” means all waters declared navigable by ch. 30 .
(6) “Permit”, unless the context otherwise requires, means legislative permission granted under s. 31.06 to construct, operate and maintain a dam in or across navigable waters, or under s. 31.08 to continue the operation and maintenance of any dam so situated which was constructed before such legislative permits were required.
History: 1983 a. 189 .
(1) “Corporation” means a private corporation organized under the laws of this state.
(2) “Department” means the department of natural resources.
(3) “Grantee” means the person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom a permit is granted, and all subsequent owners of the grant.
(4) “Municipality” means any town, village, city or county in the state.
(5) “Navigable waters” means all waters declared navigable by ch. 30 .
(6) “Permit”, unless the context otherwise requires, means legislative permission granted under s. 31.06 to construct, operate and maintain a dam in or across navigable waters, or under s. 31.08 to continue the operation and maintenance of any dam so situated which was constructed before such legislative permits were required.
History: 1983 a. 189 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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