{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-31.11","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 31.11","heading":"Certificate of terms and forfeiture of permits.","body":"The department shall issue to every grantee of a permit a certificate evidencing a grant of the permit allowed by law. Every permit, and every franchise heretofore granted by the legislature, to construct, maintain and operate a dam shall become null and void, unless the dam thereby authorized be completed within 5 years from the time when the permit or the franchise was granted; but the department, for good cause, may extend such time for a period not exceeding 2 years.","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/31.11","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":"c05a5e327242d370911de893dfdfba1f59913051923139784e04a2aba425dee8","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-31.10","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-31.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}