Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (2026)

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350.01350.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

350.01(1g)(1g) “Alcohol beverages” has the meaning designated in s. 125.02.

350.01(1h)(1h) “Alcohol concentration” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (1v).

350.01(1i)(1i) “Approved public treatment facility” has the meaning specified under s. 51.45 (2) (c).

350.01(1r)(1r) “Board” means the natural resources board.

350.01(2)(2) “Controlled substance” has the meaning designated in s. 961.01 (4).

350.01(2d)(2d) “Controlled substance analog” has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4m).

350.01(3)(3) “Department” means the department of natural resources.

350.01(3m)(3m) “Drug” has the meaning specified in s. 450.01 (10).

350.01(4)(4) “Hazardous inhalant” means a substance that is ingested, inhaled, or otherwise introduced into the human body in a manner that does not comply with any cautionary labeling that is required for the substance under s. 100.37 or under federal law, or in a manner that is not intended by the manufacturer of the substance, and that is intended to induce intoxication or elation, to stupefy the central nervous system, or to change the human audio, visual, or mental processes.

350.01(6)(6) “Headlamp” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (21).

350.01(6m)(6m) “Headlamp barrier” means a fence, natural growth, difference in elevation or other means of restricting the view that users of an adjacent roadway have of headlamps on a snowmobile trail.

350.01(7)(7) “Highway” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (22).

350.01(8)(8) “Hours of darkness” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (23).

350.01(8m)(8m) “Immediate family” means persons who are related as spouses, as siblings or as parent and child.

350.01(9)(9) “Intoxicant” means any alcohol beverage, hazardous inhalant, controlled substance, controlled substance analog or other drug, or any combination thereof.

350.01(9c)(9c) “Intoxicated snowmobiling law” means s. 350.101 (1) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, s. 350.101 (2) or, if the operation of a snowmobile is involved, s. 940.09 or 940.25.

350.01(9e)(9e) “Land under the management and control of the person’s immediate family” means land owned or leased by the person or a member of the person’s immediate family and over which the owner or lessee has management and control. This term excludes land owned or leased by an organization of which the person or a member of the person’s immediate family is a member.

350.01(9g)(9g) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning specified under s. 165.85 (2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden by the department under s. 23.10 (1).

350.01(9m)(9m) “Lodging establishment” means any of the following:

350.01(9m)(a)(a) A bed and breakfast establishment, as defined in s. 97.01 (1g).

350.01(9m)(b)(b) A hotel, as defined in s. 97.01 (7).

350.01(9m)(c)(c) A tourist rooming house, as defined in s. 97.01 (15k).

350.01(9m)(d)(d) A campground.

350.01(9r)(9r) “Operate” means the exercise of physical control over the speed or direction of a snowmobile or the physical manipulation or activation of any of the controls of a snowmobile necessary to put it in motion. “Operate” includes the operation of a snowmobile.

350.01(9w)(9w) “Operator” means a person who operates a snowmobile, who is responsible for the operation of a snowmobile or who is supervising the operation of a snowmobile.

350.01(10)(10) “Owner” means a person who has lawful possession of a snowmobile by virtue of legal title or equitable interest therein which entitles the person to possession.

350.01(10a)(10a) “Patrol snowmobile” means a snowmobile that is owned or leased by a city, village, town, county, state agency, federal agency, federally recognized American Indian tribe, or public safety corporation, used for law enforcement, firefighting, or emergency medical response, and equipped with a siren and one or more flashing, oscillating, or rotating red lights, or red and white lights or, if the snowmobile is operated by a law enforcement officer, a blue light or a blue and white light, and a red light or a red and white light, all of which are flashing, oscillating, or rotating.

350.01(10b)(10b) “Proof,” when used in reference to evidence of a registration document, safety certificate, trail use sticker, or temporary trail use receipt, means the original registration document, safety certificate, trail use sticker, or temporary trail use receipt issued by the department or an agent appointed under s. 350.12 (3h) (a) 3. or (3j) (e) 1. or any alternative form of proof designated by rule under s. 23.47 (1).

350.01(10d)(10d) “Purpose of access from lodging” means for the purpose of traveling for the shortest distance that is necessary for a person operating the snowmobile to go between a lodging establishment and the snowmobile route or snowmobile trail that is closest to the lodging establishment.

350.01(10g)(10g) “Purpose of authorized analysis” means for the purpose of determining or obtaining evidence of the presence, quantity or concentration of any intoxicant in a person’s blood, breath or urine.

350.01(10m)(10m) “Purpose of residential access” means for the purpose of traveling for the shortest distance that is necessary for a person operating the snowmobile to go between a residence and the snowmobile route or snowmobile trail that is closest to that residence.

350.01(10r)(10r) “Refusal law” means s. 350.104 (5) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith.

350.01(10t)(10t) “Registration document” means a snowmobile registration certificate, a temporary operating receipt, or a registration decal.

350.01(10v)(10v) “Restricted controlled substance” means any of the following:

350.01(10v)(a)(a) A controlled substance included in schedule I under ch. 961 other than a tetrahydrocannabinol.

350.01(10v)(b)(b) A controlled substance analog, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m), of a controlled substance described in par. (a).

350.01(10v)(c)(c) Cocaine or any of its metabolites.

350.01(10v)(d)(d) Methamphetamine.

350.01(10v)(e)(e) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, excluding its precursors or metabolites, at a concentration of one or more nanograms per milliliter of a person’s blood.

350.01(11)(11) “Roadway” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (54).

350.01(11m)(11m) “Sanctioned race or derby” means a competitive snowmobile event sponsored by a county, town, city or village, by a promoter, by a chamber of commerce or by a snowmobile club or other similar organization.

350.01(12)(12) “Snowmobile” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (58a).

350.01(13)(13) “Snowmobile dealer” means any person engaged in the sale of snowmobiles for a profit at wholesale or retail.

350.01(13m)(13m) “Snowmobile distributor” means a person who sells or distributes snowmobiles to snowmobile dealers or who maintains distributor representatives.

350.01(14)(14) “Snowmobile manufacturer” means any person engaged in the manufacture of snowmobiles for sale to the public.

350.01(15)(15) “Snowmobile renter” means any person engaged in the rental or leasing of snowmobiles to the public.

350.01(16)(16) “Snowmobile route” means a highway or sidewalk designated for use by snowmobile operators by the governmental agency having jurisdiction as authorized under this chapter.

350.01(17)(17) “Snowmobile trail” means a marked corridor on public property, in a highway right-of-way, or on private lands subject to public easement or lease, designated for use by snowmobile operators by the governmental agency having jurisdiction, but excluding highways except those highways on which the roadway is not normally maintained for other vehicular traffic by the removal of snow.

350.01(18)(18) “State trunk highway” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (60).

350.01(19)(19) “Street” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (64).

350.01(20)(20) “Tail lamp” has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (66).

350.01(20m)(20m) “Temporary operating receipt” means a receipt issued by the department or an agent under s. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. a. that shows that an application and the required fee for a registration certificate has been submitted to the department.

350.01(21)(21) “Test facility” means a test facility or agency prepared to administer tests under s. 343.305 (2).

350.01 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 219, 277; 1973 c. 298; 1981 c. 79 s. 18; 1981 c. 295; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (38); 1983 a. 189, 459; 1985 a. 146 s. 8; 1985 a. 331, 332; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 51, 359; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 61, 436, 448; 1997 a. 34, 35, 248, 267; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16, 56; 2003 a. 97; 2013 a. 83; 2015 a. 55, 89; 2019 a. 68; 2021 a. 103; 2025 a. 114; s. 35.17 correction in (10a).

350.01 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also s. NR 6.03, Wis. adm. code.

350.01 AnnotationOperation under sub. (9r) does not include the act of sitting on a parked snowmobile with its engine off. Burg v. Cincinnati Casualty Insurance Co. 2002 WI 76, 254 Wis. 2d 36, 645 N.W.2d 880, 00-3258.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 2001–2009 · leading case: Burg Ex Rel. Weichert v. Cincinnati Cas. Ins., 2002 WI 76 (Wis. 2002).

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Burg Ex Rel. Weichert v. Cincinnati Cas. Ins., 2002 WI 76 (Wis. 2002). · cites it 30× “" Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r). This definition does not include merely sitting on a stopped snowmobile with the engine off.”

McNeil v. Hansen, 2007 WI 56 (Wis. 2007). · cites it 14× “03 (2) narrowly, we must more specifically define what "operation *279 of a motor vehicle" means to determine whether turning the ignition switch of a vehicle under the circumstances in this case falls within an exception to coemployee immunity.”

Burg Ex Rel. Weichert v. Cincinnati Cas. Ins., 2001 WI App 241 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 15× “" The trial court denied his motion, stating that "[tjhere is nothing in this definition [of 'operate' under Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r)] that supports [Burg's] claim.”

Vill. of Cross Plains v. Haanstad, 2006 WI 16 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 5× “4 "Operate" is also defined in Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r) as the exercise of physical control over the speed or direction of a snowmobile.”

Nat'l-ben Franklin Ins. Co., Ill. v. Levernier, 280 F. Supp. 2d 851 (E.D. Wis. 2003). · cites it 2× “" Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r). The court in Burg held that the act of sitting on a snowmobile with its engine off did not constitute the exercise of some form of control over a running vehicle.”

Nat'l-Ben Franklin Ins. v. Levernier, 280 F. Supp. 2d 851 (E.D. Wis. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r). The court in Burg held that the act of sitting on a snowmobile with its engine off did not constitute the exercise of some form of control over a running vehicle.”

Kuehl v. Sentry Select Ins., 2009 WI App 38 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “" Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r); McNeil, 300 Wis.”

— Wis. Stat. § 350.01(9r) — 3 cases

McNeil v. Hansen, 2007 WI 56 (Wis. 2007). “03 (2) narrowly, we must more specifically define what "operation *279 of a motor vehicle" means to determine whether turning the ignition switch of a vehicle under the circumstances in this case falls within an exception to coemployee immunity.”

Vill. of Cross Plains v. Haanstad, 2006 WI 16 (Wis. 2006). “4 "Operate" is also defined in Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r) as the exercise of physical control over the speed or direction of a snowmobile.”

Burg Ex Rel. Weichert v. Cincinnati Cas. Ins., 2001 WI App 241 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). “" The trial court denied his motion, stating that "[tjhere is nothing in this definition [of 'operate' under Wis. Stat. § 350.01 (9r)] that supports [Burg's] claim.”

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