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Wisconsin Administrative Code › NR › Chapter NR 320 › § NR 320.02

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Applicability.

(1) Bridges and culverts placement. This chapter applies to construction, placement, and maintenance of bridges and culverts in or over navigable waterways as regulated under s. 30.123 , Stats. Any person that intends to construct, place, or maintain a bridge or culvert in or over any navigable waterway shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and any permit issued under this chapter.

(2) Fish and wildlife habitat structures placement. This chapter applies to construction, placement, and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat structures regulated under ss. 30.12 (1) , (1g) (a) , (c) , and (d) , (2m) , and (3m) and 30.20 (1g) (b) 1. and 2. , Stats. Any person that intends to construct, place, or maintain a fish or wildlife habitat structure in any navigable waterway shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and any permit issued under this chapter.

(3) Piers, boat shelters, and swimming rafts placement. This chapter applies to all piers, boat shelters and swimming rafts constructed or maintained by riparians on the beds of navigable waterways for the purpose of providing improved navigation access to those waterways under ss. 30.12 , 30.13 , 30.20 (1g) (b) 1. , and 227.11 , Stats.

(4) Shore erosion control structures placement. Except as provided in s. 30.2023 , Stats., this chapter applies to construction, placement, and maintenance of shore erosion control structures regulated under ss. 30.12 (1) , (1g) (a) , (i) , (j) , (jm) , and (k) , (2m) , (3) (a) 3c. , 3g. , 3r. , 13. , and (3m) and 30.20 (1g) (b) 1. , Stats. Any person that intends to construct, place, or maintain a shore erosion control structure in any inland lake or impoundment, any Great Lake or outlying water, or any river or stream shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and any permit issued under this chapter.

) (a) , (i) , (j) , (jm) , and (k) , (2m) , (3) (a) 3c. , 3g. , 3r. , 13. , and (3m) and 30.20 (1g) (b) 1. , Stats. Any person that intends to construct, place, or maintain a shore erosion control structure in any inland lake or impoundment, any Great Lake or outlying water, or any river or stream shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and any permit issued under this chapter.

(5) Miscellaneous structures placement. This chapter applies to construction, placement, and maintenance of boat landings, dry fire hydrants, fords, intake and outfall structures, pilings, pea gravel blankets, and weed rakes regulated under ss. 30.12 (1g) (a) , (g) , (h) , and (km) , (3) (a) 1. , 4. , and 5. and (d) , and (3m) , and 30.20 (1g) (b) 1. , Stats., and to all other structures constructed, placed, or maintained in navigable waterways. Any person who intends to construct, place, or maintain a structure in any navigable waterway shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and any permit issued under this chapter.

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