CSV.7.1.050 Territorial Applicability

This ordinance shall govern all shorelands, owned or held in trust for the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians or citizens (members) residing within the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation which are:

(a) Within one thousand (1,000) feet of the ordinary highwater mark of navigable lakes, ponds, and flowages. Lakes, ponds, and flowages on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation shall be presumed to be navigable if they are listed in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources publication "Surface Resources of Sawyer County" or are shown on United States Geological Survey quadrangle maps.

(b) Within three hundred (300) feet of the ordinary highwater mark of navigable rivers or streams. Rivers and streams on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation shall be presumed to be navigable if they are designated as continuous waterways or intermittent waterways on United States Geological Survey quadrangle maps.

(c) Determinations of navigability and ordinary highwater mark location shall be made by the Lac Courte Oreilles Conservation Department.