Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 30 - Forest Fire Control
Section NR 30.07 - Travel on firelanes
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) TRAVEL PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to travel with any automobile or other vehicle on or over any firelanes, truck trails or roads that have been constructed by the department or under the direction of the department or its representatives for the particular use only of its forest fire-fighting equipment wherein barriers, gates or similar obstructions have been placed across them by the department, its forest rangers, conservation wardens or other designated agents closing them to public travel unless a permit for such travel by vehicle or automobile has been issued them by the department, or their forest rangers, conservation wardens or their designated agents.
(2) PERMITS. The department, its forest rangers, conservation wardens, or other designated agents of the department are hereby authorized to receive and to issue, free of cost, to any person or persons making application, a permit to travel on such firelanes, truck trails or roads wherein the applicant or applicants can show to the satisfaction of the department, its forest rangers, conservation wardens or other designated agents that there is good and sufficient reason why such a permit should be issued to them. Applications for such permits shall state thereon the name and address of the applicant, the reasons why he or she desires such a permit and such other information as may be required by the department.
(3) PEACE OFFICERS. Nothing in the provisions of this section shall apply to the armed forces of the United States, the national guard or peace officers in the performance of their duties as such, or any person summoned by such peace officers to assist them in making an arrest or to preserve the peace while such person or persons are so engaged, or to any conservation officers, forest rangers, either federal or state, who are acting in the performance of their duties as such.
