Section 91.68. Violations of farmland preservation agreements.  


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  • (1)  The department may bring an action in circuit court to do any of the following:
    (a) Enforce a farmland preservation agreement.
    (b) Restrain, by temporary or permanent injunction, a change in land use that violates a farmland preservation agreement.
    (c) Seek a civil forfeiture for a change in land use that violates a farmland preservation agreement.
    (2)  A forfeiture under sub. (1) (c) may not exceed twice the fair market value of the land covered by the agreement at the time of the violation.