Section 77.01. Purposes.

  It is the intent of this subchapter to encourage a policy of protecting from destructive or premature cutting the forest growth in this state, and of reproducing and growing for the future adequate crops through sound forestry practices of forest products on lands not more useful for other purposes, so that such lands shall continue to furnish recurring forest crops for commercial use with public hunting and fishing as extra public benefits, all in a manner which shall not hamper the towns in which such lands lie from receiving their just tax revenue from such lands.

Cross-reference: See also ch. NR 302.03, Wis. adm. code.

Requests by individual legislators and town or county boards for delay in issuing orders pursuant to ch. 77, present no basis for withholding actions by the department. 61 Atty. Gen. 134.