Wisconsin § 295.14 Authority to enact and administer ordinance.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 295.14 — Authority to enact and administer ordinance.

Wisconsin § 295.14

Ch. 295Nonmetallic mining reclamation; oil and gas; ferrous metallic mining

Subch.subch. I of ch. 295 SUBCHAPTER I

NONMETALLIC MINING RECLAMATION

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Wis. Stat. § 295.14 (2026).

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295.14 295.14(1) (1) Authority to enact and administer ordinance. A city, village or town may enact and administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance, that complies with the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . Except as provided in sub.

(2), a city, village or town may not administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that does not comply with the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . 295.14(2) (2) Preexisting municipal ordinances. A city, village or town with a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance in effect on June 1, 1993, may maintain and administer that ordinance if the department reviews the existing ordinance and determines that it is at least as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . If the department determines that any part of the existing ordinance is not as restrictiv

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295.14(1) (1) Authority to enact and administer ordinance. A city, village or town may enact and administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance, that complies with the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . Except as provided in sub. (2) , a city, village or town may not administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that does not comply with the rules under s. 295.12 (1) .
295.14(2) (2) Preexisting municipal ordinances. A city, village or town with a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance in effect on June 1, 1993, may maintain and administer that ordinance if the department reviews the existing ordinance and determines that it is at least as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) . If the department determines that any part of the existing ordinance is not as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) , the city, village or town may amend the ordinance and submit the amended ordinance to the department for a determination of whether the amended ordinance is as restrictive as those rules. After obtaining the determination of the department that an ordinance is as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1) , the city, village or town may not amend the ordinance to make it more restrictive. A city, village or town may not amend a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance to make it less restrictive than the rules under s. 295.12 (1) .