[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Woodruff 2-11-1986 as Ch. 20 of the 1986 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Purpose. This section contains a joint, uniform and
identical ordinance by the municipalities surrounding the thoroughfare
from Minocqua Lake to the entrance and outlet of Mid Lake in the Towns
of Minocqua and Woodruff and continuing in the thoroughfare to the
ending of the thoroughfare at the entrance and outlet to Lake Tomahawk,
specifically at a point 100 feet south of Stolp Island, also known
as "Maru Island," located in S24, T39, R6, PT. GL., 1 IS. in SW cor.
The purpose of this section is to regulate the use and operation of
boats and other watercraft on the thoroughfare in the interest of
public health and safety pursuant to § 30.77(3), Wis. Stats.
B.
Definitions. Definitions used in Ch. 30, Wis. Stats.,
are hereby adopted.
C.
Setback
requirements for boat wakes. No person shall operate a motorboat on
the waters of Mid Lake within the Town of Woodruff, Oneida County,
in a manner to enhance an elevated wake for over 50 feet in length
closer than 700 feet from any shoreline, dock, pier, raft or other
restricted area(s). An elevated wake is a trail of disturbed water
left by the passage of a watercraft in excess of 24 inches. Such prohibited
operation shall apply to wake enhancement watercraft by the use of
ballast mechanical hydrofoil(s), uneven loading or operation at transition
speed. "Transition speed" means the speed at which the boat is operating
at greater than slow-no-wake speed, but not fast enough so the boat
is planing.
[Added 5-11-2021[1]]
D.
Special events. There shall be no organized water
events, special events or contests without the express permission
of the Town Boards of Minocqua and Woodruff.
[Added 6-14-1989]
E.
Violations.
(1)
The owner or occupant of any boat or other watercraft in the thoroughfare as specifically described in Subsection A above shall not operate such boat, motorboat or other watercraft in excess of slow-no-wake speed. "Slow-no-wake" as defined in this section means the slowest possible speed so as to maintain steerage.
F.
Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall
be enforced by the Minocqua and Woodruff Boat Patrols and officers
of the Minocqua, Woodruff and Lake Tomahawk Police Departments.
[Added 6-14-1989]
A.
Purpose.
(1)
This section contains a joint, uniform and identical
ordinance by the municipalities surrounding Tomahawk Lake regulating
the equipment, use and operation of boats and other watercraft on
the lake in the interest of public health and safety pursuant to § 30.77(3),
Wis. Stats.
(2)
The Minocqua and Woodruff Town Boards, being aware
of and recognizing the hazards to persons and property from the use
and occupancy of boats and other watercraft during storms and from
the presence of fire or other forms of heat aboard the same, and accidental
burning therefrom, and also the possibility of intentional or accidental
littering and polluting of the lake from such use and operation and
the presence of motors and equipment using flammable liquids, and
from the presence of such flammable material, and each having jurisdiction
over a portion of Tomahawk Lake, being an inland lake located in Oneida
County, Wisconsin, which county does not operate any marina development
adjacent to such lake, do jointly and identically in conformity with
§ 30.77(3), Wis. Stats., adopt the following.
B.
Definitions. Definitions used in Ch. 30, Wis. Stats.,
are hereby adopted.
C.
Special events. There shall be no organized water
events, special events or contests without the express permission
of the Town Boards of Minocqua and Woodruff.
[Added 6-14-1989]
D.
Violations. No owner or occupant of any boat or other
watercraft that has facilities for cooking and sleeping shall:
(1)
Use or permit the use of fire or any other type of
heat for cooking aboard it.
(2)
Permit sleeping aboard.
(3)
Use or permit its use for general living conditions,
while the same is located anywhere on the body of Tomahawk Lake, including
any of its bays or harbors, or on the docking facilities or land abutting
the same.
E.
Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall
be enforced by the Minocqua and Woodruff Boat Patrols and officers
of the Minocqua, Woodruff and Lake Tomahawk Police Departments.
[Added 6-14-1989]
A.
Intent. The intent of this section is to provide safe
and healthful conditions for the enjoyment of aquatic recreation consistent
with public rights and interest and capability of the water resource.
B.
Applicability and enforcement. The provisions of this
section shall apply to the waters of Clear Lake within the jurisdiction
of the Town of Woodruff. The provisions of this section shall be enforced
by the officers of the Boat Patrol and Police Department of the Town
of Woodruff.
C.
Restricted areas.
(1)
No person shall operate a motorboat at a speed greater
than slow-no-wake in the following area when posted by regulatory
buoys: the entire channel between the north and south basins of Clear
Lake, T39N, R7E, Sec. 9.
(2)
No person shall operate a boat in the following area,
except for an emergency or rescue operation, when marked by swimming
buoys: the east shore of the channel between the north and south basins
of Clear Lake in T39N, R7E, Sec. 9, adjacent to land owned by Red
Pine Camp for Girls, Inc., specifically described as an area 200 feet
from shore for a distance of 300 feet parallel to the shore that encloses
the swimming raft and piers.
D.
Water-ski pickup and drop area. The following area
is designated as a public water-ski pickup and drop area when marked
by buoys: the southeast shore of the north basin of Clear Lake in
T39N, R7E, Sec. 9, encompassing a pier owned by and adjacent to property
of Red Pine Camp for Girls, Inc., more specifically described as from
100 feet each side of such pier extending out 200 feet lakeward.
A.
No person shall operate a boat powered by an internal
combustion engine and no owner of a boat shall allow his boat to be
so operated on the following lakes: Sureshot Lake, Zottle Lake, Three
Little Lakes and Miller Lake.
B.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to make
it illegal for any boat to be powered by an electrically powered motor.
C.
"Boat" as defined by § 30.50(2), Wis. Stats.,
and adopted by this section means every description of watercraft
other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used
as a means of transportation on water.
A.
Inland waters defined. "Inland waters" as covered
by this section means the waters defined as inland waters in §§ 29.001(45)
and 30.745(1)(a), Wis. Stats.
B.
Regulated. No houseboat or similar structure shall
be located, used or operated on, through or over the inland lakes,
waters or on the shore of any lakes or streams in the Town without
complying with the following provisions:
(1)
Display of permit. There shall be obtained and attached
to such houseboat or structure, in a conspicuous place, any current
license or permit required by any statute, rule or regulation of the
state or any of its authorized divisions, departments or commissions,
or any such license or permit which the municipality having jurisdiction
of such inland water may, by legislation, be authorized to issue.
(2)
Limitation as to use. Unless otherwise specifically
authorized and permitted by statute, no such houseboat or other structure
of any kind which has any sleeping facilities used or intended for
living or commercial purposes shall be used or operated on such waters
within 100 feet of the shoreline nor for the use or sale of beer or
intoxicating beverages for commercial purposes.
(3)
Disposition of refuse in water. No person shall dispose
of, place or throw into any such waters within the jurisdiction of
the Town, or leave upon the ice thereof, any cans, bottles, debris,
refuse or other solid waste material.
(4)
Toilet must be sealed. No person shall maintain or
operate in any inland water herein any boat or structure equipped
with a toilet, unless such toilet is sealed or otherwise rendered
inoperative so as to prevent human waste from discharging into such
waters.
(5)
Public facilities. A reasonable fee shall be charged
and paid for the use of public boat launching facilities owned or
operated by the Town, and as to boats carrying passengers for hire,
such boats shall be subject to such inspection and regulations, not
restricted or prohibited by statute, as may be reasonably required
to provide safety and security to the crew and passengers.
(6)
General incorporation. Insofar as applicable and authorized,
such other regulatory provisions under §§ 30.50 to
30.77, Wis. Stats., not herein specifically covered and not prohibited
or restricted to this Town shall be incorporated herein so as to protect
the health and welfare of the public in the lawful use of the inland
waters for recreation, fishing, swimming and other proper uses within
the jurisdiction of this Town.
C.
Joint municipal action. Pursuant to the provisions
of § 30.77, Wis. Stats., this section shall become valid
and effective when an identical ordinance is passed by the other municipalities
having jurisdiction of the inland waters affected by this section
and the same is published and posted as hereafter set out.
The statutory provisions describing and defining
regulations with respect to water and ice, traffic, boats, boating
and related water and ice activities in the following enumerated sections
of the Wisconsin Statutes, exclusive of any provisions relating to
penalties to be imposed or punishment for violation of such statutes,
are by reference adopted as part of this chapter as if fully set forth
herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by the provisions
of any statute incorporated by reference herein is required or prohibited
by this chapter.
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30.50
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Definitions
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30.501
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Capacity plates on boats
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30.51
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Certificate of number and registration; requirements;
exemptions
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30.52
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Certificates of number and registration; applications;
certification and registration period; fees; issuance
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30.53
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Certificate of origin; requirements; contents
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30.54
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Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates
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30.55
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Notice of abandonment or destruction of boat
or change of address
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30.60
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Classification of motor boats
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30.61
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Lighting equipment
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30.62
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Other equipment
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30.63(2)
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Sale and use of certain outboard motors restricted
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30.64
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Patrol boats
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30.65
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Traffic rules
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30.66
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Speed restrictions
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30.67
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Accidents and accident reports
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30.675
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Distress signal flag
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30.68
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Prohibited operation
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30.69
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Water skiing
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30.70
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Skin diving
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30.71(1)
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Boats equipped with toilets
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[Added 6-27-2006]
A.
Aircraft landing regulated.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to ascend or land
with any commercial aircraft upon the bodies of water within the boundaries
of the Town of Woodruff. This proscription shall not apply to emergency
landings nor to military or National Guard personnel nor to any medical
helicopter.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, the term "commercial
aircraft" shall include any aircraft carrying passengers for hire
or operated in connection with any other business and carrying passengers
primarily for amusement or recreational purposes. This section may
not be circumvented by attempting to disguise a charge for an airplane
ride as some other charge, i.e., charge for a house tour and get a
plane ride free.
(3)
It shall be unlawful for any aircraft, whether commercial
or otherwise, to make continuous landings and takeoffs, commonly known
as "touch and goes," upon the bodies of water within the boundaries
of the Town of Woodruff.
(4)
This section, at this time, exempts noncommercial
seaplane use from further restrictions upon the bodies of water within
the boundaries of the Town of Woodruff. However, should problems arise
regarding the recreational use of these aircraft by local and visiting
seaplane pilots, this section may be amended by Woodruff Town Board
action to implement any restrictions deemed necessary.
B.
Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this
section shall be punished by a fine or forfeiture of not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000 per violation, together with the costs of
the action. Each time a violation occurs shall be considered a separate
and distinct offense.
C.
Prosecution. As a substitute for or in addition to
forfeiture actions, the Town Attorney may, on behalf of the Town,
seek enforcement of any and all parts of this section by court actions
seeking injunctional orders or restraining orders and/or by pursuing
nuisance actions against the violator.
A.
First offense. Except as otherwise provided, any person
who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 plus costs of prosecution
and in default of payment of the same be imprisoned in the county
jail until paid, but not to exceed 30 days.
B.
Subsequent violations. Subsequent violations shall
be subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200 plus costs of prosecution
and in default of payment to imprisonment in the county jail until
paid, but not to exceed 90 days.
