TOWN OF
ORDINANCE
#1-2006
WDNR PROGRAM ID #00815
A SOLE ORDINANCE TO REGULATE BOATING UPON THE WATERS OF LOON
LAKE, TOWN OF SAMPSON, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
The Town of Sampson Board of Chippewa County, Wisconsin, ordains as follows:
Section I.
Applicability and Enforcement.
(A) The Provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the waters
of
(b) This ordinance shall be enforced by the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office.
Section II. Intent and
Authority.
(A) The intent of this
ordinance is to provide safe and healthful conditions for the enjoyment of
aquatic recreation consistent with public rights and interests, and the
capability of water resources as stated in the attached Condition Report,
hereby incorporated by reference.
(B) This ordinance is
adopted pursuant to §30.77(3)(a), Wis. Stats., which authorizes any Town,
Village or City, to, in the interests of public health, safety or welfare,
adopt local regulations not contrary or inconsistent with Chapter 30, Wis.
Stats., relative to the equipment, use or operation of boats or relative to any
activity regulated by §30.60 to 30.71, Wis. Stats.
Section III. State Boating and Safety Laws Adopted.
(A) State boating laws
as found in §30.50 to 30.71, Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.
Section IV. Definitions.
(A) "Slow-No-Wake" means that speed at
which a boat moves as slowly as possible while still maintaining steerage
control.
(B) "Person" includes an individual,
partnership, corporation, the state and its agencies and subdivisions, and any
other legal entity.
(C)
"Operate" means to navigate or otherwise use a watercraft.
(D)
"Watercraft" means any contrivance used or designed for navigation on
water.
Section V. Controlled Area.
(A) No person shall
operate a watercraft faster than slow-no-wake in the waters of
(B) Exceptions. The following shall be exempt from the
provisions of this ordinance:
(1) Authorized
resources management personnel, emergency personnel, and enforcement personnel,
when acting in the performance of their duties.
(2) Persons operating
watercraft within an area defined as: Starting from the North edge of the Loon
Lake, Town of Sampson boat landing, going East to the first buoy placed at GPS
coordinate (a) Lat.45 degrees 14.98 minutes Long. 91 degrees 28.26 minutes; (b)
Continuing South East to buoy at Lat. 45 degrees 14.85 minutes Long. 91 degrees
28.09 minutes; (c) Continuing South to buoy at Lat. 45 degrees 14.74 minutes
Long 91 degrees 28.07 minutes and then continuing South West to the point of
the peninsula located on the West shore of Loon Lake, and as specifically
defined on the map attached hereto as "Exhibit A" and incorporated by
reference herein as fully set forth.
Section VI. Posting Requirements.
The Town of
Section VII. Penalties.
Any person, partnership,
corporation, or other legal entity that fails to comply with the provisions of
this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be penalized by the Town of
Section VII. Severability.
The provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed severable and it is expressly declared that the Town
of
Section IX. Effective Date.
This section will
become effective upon passage on the day after publication. Section V.(B)(2) shall remain in effect for
three years from the date of publication unless the effective time period is
extended by the Town Board.
Dated this 11th
day of May 2006. Amended 3 November
2008.
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Joseph Butterfield, Town Board Chairman
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David Skaw, First Supervisor
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Marcia Loofboro, Second Supervisor.
Attest:
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Veda Reed, Town Clerk