Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 5.001 Definitions

• Library: Wisconsin Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through December 26, 2023
• Citation: Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 5.001
• Year: 2023

(1) "Accompanied", for the purposes of s. undefinedProhibited operation30.68(3), Stats., means in the same boat.

(1m) "Boat", for the purposes of s. undefinedCertificate of number and registration; requirements; exemptions30.51, Stats., includes the definition of "boat" under s. undefinedDefinitions30.50(2), Stats., and also includes fishing rafts which are equipped with propulsion machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. Registering a fishing raft as a boat does not exempt it from any state or local fishing raft regulations.

(2) "Buoy" is any device designed to float which is anchored in the water and which is used to convey a message.

(2m) "Coastal waters" means all of the following:

(a) The U.S. waters of the Great Lakes which include Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior.

(b) The territorial seas of the United States.

(c) Those waters directly connected to the Great Lakes and territorial seas including bays, sounds harbors, rivers, and inlets where any entrance exceeds 2 nautical miles between opposite shorelines to the first point where the largest distance between shorelines narrows to 2 miles, as shown on the National Ocean Service chart used for navigation. Shorelines of islands or points of land present within a waterway are considered when determining the distance between opposite shorelines.

(3) "Dealer", for the purpose of s. undefinedCertificate of number and registration; application; certification and registration period; fees; issuance30.52(5) (a) 3, Stats., means a person engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling or distributing boats to customers for profit or commission and who has made a substantial financial investment in the business.

(4) "Demonstrate", for the purposes of s. undefinedCertificate of number and registration; application; certification and registration period; fees; issuance30.52(5) (a) 3, Stats., means the showing of a boat, boat motor or boat trailer to a specific customer in an effort to sell or show the operation of the boat, boat motor or boat trailer with a paid employee of the manufacturer or dealer either operating or accompanying the operator.

(5) "Display area" is the area on a sign or buoy needed for display of a waterway marker symbol.

(6) "Fixed marker in the water" includes signs placed on permanent structures within the ordinary high water mark.

(7) "Guardian", for the purposes of s. undefinedProhibited operation30.68(3), Stats., means a person named by a court as having the duty and authority for the care and management of a minor.

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