CR 17-011 Hearing Information

State of Wisconsin

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

NOTICE OF HEARING

Rule Relating to Swine Animal Disease Control

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (“Department”) announces that it will hold public hearings on a proposed rule relating to swine animal disease control.

The Department will hold two public hearings at the times and places shown below.

Hearing Dates and Locations:

April 5, 2017

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Cafeteria

Dodgeville Middle School

951 W Chapel Street

Dodgeville, Wisconsin 53533

April 12, 2017

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Room O-103

Moraine Park Technical College

235 N. National Ave

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54936-1940

The Department invites the public to attend the hearings and comment on the proposed rule. Following the public hearings, the hearing record will remain open until April 21, 2017, for additional written public comments. Comments may be sent to the Division of Animal Health at the address below, to [e-mail], or to http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment.

You can obtain a free copy of this hearing draft rule and related documents including the economic impact analysis by contacting the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and consumer Protection, Division of Animal Health, 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. You can also obtain a copy by calling Loretta Slauson at [phone] or by emailing [e-mail]. Copies will also be available at the hearing. To view the hearing draft rule online, go to: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment.

Comments or concerns relating to small business may also be addressed to Department’s small business regulatory coordinator Keeley Moll at the address above, by email to [e-mail], or by telephone at [phone].

Hearing impaired persons may request an interpreter for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by April 3, 2017, by writing to Loretta Slauson, Division of Animal Health, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8911, by emailing [e-mail], or by telephone at [phone]. Alternatively, you may contact the Department TDD at [phone]. The hearing facility is handicap accessible.

Department Contact:

Darlene Konkle, Director

Bureau of Animal Disease Control

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

P.O. Box 8911

Madison, WI 53708-8911

Telephone: [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail]