Wisconsin Statutes 91.68 – Violations of farmland preservation agreements
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 91.68
- Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) The department may bring an action in circuit court to do any of the following:
(a) Enforce a farmland preservation agreement.
(b) Restrain, by temporary or permanent injunction, a change in land use that violates a farmland preservation agreement.
(c) Seek a civil forfeiture for a change in land use that violates a farmland preservation agreement.
(2) A forfeiture under sub. (1) (c) may not exceed twice the fair market value of the land covered by the agreement at the time of the violation.