Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 33 - Public inland waters.
33.475 - Boating fees.

33.475 Boating fees. Notwithstanding the prohibition in s. 30.77 (1) against ordinances and local regulations that exclude any boat from the free use of the waters of the state, and in addition to the powers granted the county under ss. 30.77 (3) (e) and 59.54 (2), the county may charge boat operators reasonable fees for the costs of providing other recreational boating services not specified in ss. 30.77 (3) (e) and 59.54 (2).
History: 1989 a. 324; 1993 a. 167; 1995 a. 201.
The delegation of authority to local governments to collect boater fees for miscellaneous “recreational boating services" under ss. 30.77 (3) (e) 1. c. and 33.475 is unconstitutional. 79 Atty. Gen. 185.

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Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 33 - Public inland waters.

33.001 - Findings and declaration of intent.

33.01 - Definitions.

33.02 - Department; powers and duties.

33.03 - Cooperation by state agencies.

33.11 - Goals.

33.12 - Scope.

33.13 - Feasibility study.

33.14 - Plan preparation and adoption.

33.15 - Implementation.

33.16 - Financial assistance program.

33.17 - Unfunded application to continue.

33.18 - Use of tax incremental financing prohibited.

33.21 - Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts; purposes.

33.22 - District; powers.

33.23 - Municipalities may establish district.

33.235 - Restructured districts; conversion and merger of town sanitary districts.

33.24 - County board may establish district.

33.25 - Petition.

33.26 - Hearings, time, notice, boundaries, approval, limitations.

33.265 - Notice, filing and recording requirements.

33.27 - Initial district board of commissioners.

33.28 - District board of commissioners.

33.285 - Property owning requirements.

33.29 - Board of commissioners; officers; powers and duties.

33.30 - Annual meeting of district.

33.305 - Special meetings of district.

33.31 - Power to finance.

33.32 - Special assessments and special charges.

33.33 - Merger, attachment, detachment.

33.35 - Dissolution of districts.

33.36 - Alteration of districts.

33.37 - Districts in more than one county.

33.41 - Definitions.

33.42 - Creation.

33.44 - Board of commissioners; composition.

33.445 - Board of commissioners; duties.

33.45 - Board of commissioners; powers.

33.455 - Regulation proposed by board of commissioners.

33.457 - Implementation plan.

33.46 - Budget proposals.

33.47 - Special assessments and special charges.

33.475 - Boating fees.

33.48 - Continued expenditure level by county and municipalities.

33.53 - Definitions.

33.54 - Creation, funding.

33.55 - Board of commissioners; composition.

33.56 - Board of commissioners; duties.

33.57 - Board of commissioners; powers.

33.58 - Regulation proposed by board of commissioners.

33.59 - Implementation plan.

33.60 - Budget proposals.