WI AB1045

Wake-enhanced boating (using ballast tanks, wave-shaping devices, or other mechanisms to increase wake size for wakesurfing or wakeboarding) must be conducted at least 500 feet from shoreline and in water at least 20 feet deep

Traditional water skiing, tubing, and similar towed activities are exempt from these restrictions when the boat is not using wake-enhancing features

Local governments (towns, villages, cities, and lake protection districts) may adopt ordinances with stricter wake-enhanced boating regulations, including area prohibitions, distance requirements, water depth minimums, time-of-day limits, or complete bans on specific water bodies

State and local governments, along with their officers and employees, receive civil immunity for good-faith enactment or enforcement of wake-enhanced boating ordinances that exceed state requirements