Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 28.03

  • Department: when used in this chapter without other words of description or qualification means the department of natural resources. See Wisconsin Statutes 28.005
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    Defined. State forests shall consist of well blocked areas of state owned lands which have been established as state forests by the department.
   (2)   Named. The state forests are designated as follows:
      (a)    “American Legion State Forest” in Oneida County.
      (b)    “Brule River State Forest” in Douglas County.
      (c)    “Flambeau River State Forest” in Sawyer, Rusk and Price counties.
      (d)    “Kettle Moraine State Forest” in Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Washington, Waukesha, Jefferson, Ozaukee and Walworth counties.
      (e)    “Northern Highland State Forest” in Vilas and Iron counties.
      (f)    “Point Beach State Forest” in Manitowoc County.
   (3)   Department may name. The department may designate by appropriate name any state forest not expressly named by the legislature.