Timber Cutting Information

Pertaining to the cutting of forest products and the committing of waste on land for which there are unpaid real estate taxes.
Pursuant to Section 26.03, Wis. Stats., any person who intends to cut or causes to be cut any forest products, including logs, pilings, poles, posts, pulp wood, Christmas trees or other forest products, except fuel wood for personal home consumption, on any land in Crawford County, including his own, must obtain a cutting permit from Crawford County Treasurer prior to cutting.  
Before this permit may be issued, all delinquent real estate taxes must be paid.  Permits must be renewed annually.  
Pursuant to Section 75.37, Wis. Stats., no person or corporation shall cut, destroy, or remove any logs, wood or timber or any buildings, fixtures and other improvements assessed as real property from any land included in a tax certificate for the non-payment of taxes while such taxes remain unpaid.

Whoever violates these sections may be subjected to forfeiture and such forest products, or any buildings, fixtures or other improvements illegally cut, destroyed, or removed shall be subject to seizure and sale by Crawford County Sheriff.

TIMBER CUTTING NOTICE and PERMIT