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Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 29.717: Trespass on riparian land.

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  1. Chs. 23-34, Public Domain and the Trust Funds
  2. Chapter 29 Wild Animals And Plants
  3. SUBCHAPTER X FISH AND GAME PROPAGATION AND STOCKING

In an action against a person for damages sustained from trespassing on lands bordering streams stocked by the consent of the owner of the lands, with fish received from a state hatchery, where the damage exceeds $2, the trespasser is liable for double the amount of the damage and all of the taxable costs; and where the damage is $2 or less the trespasser shall be liable for the amount of the damage and costs not to exceed the amount of the damage.

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