2011 WISCONSIN ACT
253
An Act
to repeal
91.02 (2) (o) and 91.84 (2);
to amend
91.84 (1) (a), 91.84 (4) and 91.84 (5); and
to create
91.84 (1m) and 91.84 (2m) of the statutes;
relating to:
designation, modification, and termination of agricultural enterprise areas.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
91.02 (2) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
2
.
91.84 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
91.84
(1)
(a) 1. The department may by
rule
order
designate agricultural enterprise areas targeted for agricultural preservation and development.
2. The department may by
rule
order
modify or terminate the designation of an agricultural enterprise area.
Section
3
.
91.84 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
91.84
(1m)
Publication of order.
The department shall publish a notice of an order designating, modifying, or terminating an agricultural enterprise area, including a general description of the towns affected by the order, in the official state newspaper.
Section
4
.
91.84 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
5
.
91.84 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
91.84
(2m)
Effectiveness of prior designations.
A rule designating an agricultural enterprise area under s. 91.84 (2), 2009 stats., remains in effect until December 31, 2012.
Section
6
.
91.84 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
91.84
(4)
Map.
In
a rule
an order
designating an agricultural enterprise area, the department shall include a map that clearly shows the boundaries of the proposed agricultural enterprise area so that a reader can easily determine whether a parcel of land is located within the agricultural enterprise area.
The department shall make the map available on its Internet site.
Section
7
.
91.84 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
91.84
(5)
Effective date of
designation
orders
.
The designation of an agricultural enterprise area takes effect on January 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the
rule
order
designating the area is published, unless the
rule
order
specifies a later effective date.
An order modifying or terminating the designation of an agricultural enterprise area takes effect upon publication under sub. (1m).
