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Wis. Stat. § 31.01 (2026)

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31.0131.01 Definitions. Terms used in this chapter are defined as follows:
31.01(1)(1) “Corporation” means a private corporation organized under the laws of this state.
31.01(2)(2) “Department” means the department of natural resources.
31.01(3)(3) “Grantee” means the person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom a permit is granted, and all subsequent owners of the grant.
31.01(4)(4) “Municipality” means any town, village, city or county in the state.
31.01(5)(5) “Navigable waters” means all waters declared navigable by ch. 30.
31.01(6)(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.
31.01 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 189.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2017 · leading case: Tomczak v. Bailey, 578 N.W.2d 166 (Wis. 1998).
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Tomczak v. Bailey, 578 N.W.2d 166 (Wis. 1998). “Bouman, Clark on Surveying and Boundaries §§ 31.01 — .09 (6th ed., Michie Co. 1992).”
Metro. Milwaukee Ass'n of Com. v. Milwaukee Cnty., 201 F. Supp. 2d 942 (E.D. Wis. 2002). · cites it 3× “§§ 31.01, 31.03(b). Specifically, Chapter 31 requires the union and the contractor to agree to forgo certain types of disruptive activity, such as union economic action at the work-site, employer dissemination of false information intended to influence employee decision-making,…”
Janusz v. Symmetry Med. Inc., 256 F. Supp. 3d 995 (E.D. Wis. 2017). “, 4-31 Products Liability § 31.01[2]. In fact, the government contract defense derived- from an early iteration of the contract specification defense.”
Metro. Milwaukee Ass'n of Com. v. Milwaukee Cnty., 359 F. Supp. 2d 749 (E.D. Wis. 2005). · cites it 2× “§ 31.01. 1 Chapter 31 requires a contractor to whom it applies, as a condition of doing business with the County, to agree to enter into a labor peace agreement with a union that: (1) seeks to organize the contractor’s County-funded employees; and (2) requests such an agreement.”
Wis. Stat. § 31.01(f): 1 case
Metro. Milwaukee Ass'n of Com. v. Milwaukee Cnty., 201 F. Supp. 2d 942 (E.D. Wis. 2002). “§§ 31.01, 31.03(b). Specifically, Chapter 31 requires the union and the contractor to agree to forgo certain types of disruptive activity, such as union economic action at the work-site, employer dissemination of false information intended to influence employee decision-making,…”
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