{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-31.045","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 31.045","heading":"Permits for dams that affect drained lands.","body":"(1) For the construction, raising or enlarging of a dam that will affect the water level in a drainage district organized under ch. 88, no person who obtains a permit under this chapter may construct, raise or enlarge the dam unless the person obtains the approval of the drainage board with jurisdiction of the drainage district.\n(2) For the construction, raising or enlarging of a dam that will affect the water level in a drain, for an individual landowner, that is constructed under an order issued under s. 88.94, no person who obtains a permit under this chapter may construct, raise or enlarge the dam unless the person obtains the approval of the landowner.","path":["Chs. 23-34, Public Domain and the Trust Funds","Chapter 31 Regulation Of Dams And Bridges Affecting Navigable Waters"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/31.045","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:16Z","sha256":"9cc8ebab3e701385828bed14265161d92ff1a3cd9b3817ebb8ea68a35ab3bbaa","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-31.04","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-31.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}