Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 77.80 (2026)

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77.8077.80 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage the management of private forest lands for the production of future forest crops for commercial use through sound forestry practices, recognizing the objectives of individual property owners, compatible recreational uses, watershed protection, development of wildlife habitat and accessibility of private property to the public for recreational purposes.

77.80 HistoryHistory: 1985 a. 29.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2011 · leading case: Warnecke v. Est. of Warnecke, 2006 WI App 62 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006).

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Warnecke v. Est. of Warnecke, 2006 WI App 62 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 6× “Wis. Stat. § 77.80 . Interpreting this provision as mandatory would remove lands from this program for purely technical reasons that would often occur when a new owner is not aware of the provision, removing the very lands that the legislature intended to preserve through the…”

Town of Somerset v. Wisconsin Dep't of Nat. Resources, 2011 WI App 55 (Wis. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “" See Wis. Stat. § 77.80 . A landowner who enrolls his or her land in the program pays reduced property taxes as an incentive to manage the land in a sustainable fashion.”

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