Per Wisconsin Statute 26.03, no person may harvest any raw forest products, or direct the harvesting of any raw forest products, from any land until 14 days after properly notifying the County Clerk’s Office.
Notification is not required by persons:
Harvesting raw forest products for fuel wood for his or her home consumption
By a person harvesting for the purpose of clearing the land for agricultural use
By a person harvesting from the person’s own land boughs for his or her own use or up to 5 Christmas trees for his or her own use
Harvesting raw products on public lands, as defined in s. 70.13 (7)
No person may harvest any raw forest products, or direct the harvest of any raw forest products, from any land for which taxes are delinquent.
Notification expires on December 31 of the year such notice was filed.