Section NR 46.19 - Closed area(1) CLOSED ACREAGE LIMIT. An owner of land designated as managed forest land may designate a maximum of 320 acres in the municipality as closed to public access in accordance with sub. (3).(3) CLOSED AREA CONFIGURATION. A closed area may consist of any combination of the following: (a) A parcel or parcels of managed forest land.(b) All of an owner's managed forest land within quarter quarter sections, government lots, or fractional lots.(c) An additional block of acreage within a quarter quarter section, government lot or fractional lot, if the additional block is contiguous to existing closed acreage, if applicable, and does not exceed a length to width ratio of 4 to 1, unless limited by the size of the entry.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 46.19
Cr. Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; am. Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95; CR 04-136: r. and recr. Register July 2005 No. 595, eff. 8-1-05.Amended by, CR 18-086: am. (1), r. (2), r. and recr. (3) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3/1/2020This section interprets s. 77.83(1), Stats., which provides further direction on the establishment or designation of closed areas.