Wisconsin Statutes 92.03 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 92.03
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(1) “Agency” means any department, agency, board, commission, committee, council, officer, subdivision or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of this state.
(2) “Board” means the land and water conservation board created under s. 15.135 (4).
(3) “Department” means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(4) “Landowner” means any person over 18 years of age and any partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation that holds title to land lying within a county, whether or not this land is subject to easement, mortgage, lien, lease, or restrictive covenant, except that this term does not include any person who is under guardianship, a person who is adjudicated incompetent, or a person who is mentally ill. A person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation is deemed to hold title to land if the person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation has any of the following:
(a) Title as sole owner.
(b) Title as a joint owner.
(c) Title as owner of an undivided interest.
(d) Title as sole or joint trustee or as sole or joint assignee.
(e) A land contract vendee’s interest therein.
(5) “Land user” means any person who uses land as an operator, lessor or renter.
(6) “Secretary” means the secretary of the department.