Wisconsin Legislature: ATCP 10.46(9)

1. The county in which the deer farm is located.

2. The city, village, or town in which the deer farm is located.

3. The street name or road on which the deer farm access is located.

4. The physical address number of the deer farm location. If the physical address is not available, the fire number of the deer farm location, or driving directions to the deer farm access point.

(cm) Whether farm-raised deer from any other registered herd will be kept at any of the same locations and, if so, whether the herds will be medically separated at those locations.

(d) The number of farm-raised deer in the herd.

(e) A breakdown by species of farm-raised deer in the herd.

(em) A copy of a valid fence certificate issued by the department of natural resources under s. 90.21, Stats., for each location at which white-tailed deer will be kept pursuant to the registration certificate.

(f) The livestock premises code assigned under s. ATCP 17.02 (7) for the location at which the farm-raised deer will be kept.

Note: A person may obtain a registration form by calling (608) 224-4872, by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address:

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

(7) Fees.

(a) A person applying for a registration certificate under sub. (1) shall pay the following registration fees:

1. Except as specified under par. (ab), a nonrefundable annual fee of $85.00 if the herd includes no more than 15 farm-raised deer and the following criteria are met:

Note: Paragraph (ab) does not exist. The error will be corrected in future rulemaking.

a. No live deer move from the premises except directly to slaughter.

b. Farm-raised deer are killed on the premises for consumption by the farm-raised deer keeper or are slaughtered on the premises provided that the department conducts an ante mortem inspection of the deer and a post-mortem inspection of the carcass under s. 97.42, Stats., and ch. ATCP 55.

c. The herd is not enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53.

2. Except as specified under par. (ac), a nonrefundable annual fee of $162.50 if the herd includes no more than 15 farm-raised deer, and the herd does not meet all of the criteria under subd. 1.

Note: Paragraph (ac) does not exist. The error will be corrected in future rulemaking.

3. Except as specified under par. (ad), a nonrefundable annual fee of $325 if the herd includes more than 15 farm-raised deer.

Note: Paragraph (ad) does not exist. The error will be corrected in future rulemaking.

4. Any supplemental fees required under pars. (b) to (d).

(am) An individual who is eligible for the veteran’s fee waiver program under s. 45.44, Stats., is exempt from the registration fee under par. (a).

(b) A person who applies to register a medically separated herd at the same location where another herd is registered shall pay a nonrefundable fee specified under s. ATCP 10.025.

(c) An applicant shall pay a registration fee surcharge of $250 if the department determines that, within 365 days prior to submitting the complete registration application under sub. (6), the applicant kept farm-raised deer at any location without a required registration certificate that identifies that location. In addition to the surcharge, the applicant shall pay the fee due for the year in which the applicant failed to obtain the required registration certificate.

(d) A person who applies for a herd registration certificate after that certificate has expired shall pay, in addition to all other fees required under this subsection, a late fee equal to 20% of the registration fees.

Note: See s. 93.21 (5) (b), Stats.

(8) Action on registration application. The department shall grant or deny an application under sub. (6) within 30 days after the department receives a complete application, except that the department shall grant or deny the application within 60 days if the department is required to perform an inspection under sub. (5) (d).

(9) Denying, suspending, or revoking a registration certificate. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a registration certificate under sub. (1) for cause, including any of the following:

(a) Filing an incomplete or fraudulent application, or misrepresenting any information on an application.

(b) Violating ch. 95, Stats., this chapter, or department of natural resources fencing rules under s. NR 16.45.

(10) Records.

(a) A person who keeps farm-raised deer shall keep all of the following records related to each farm-raised deer that enters the herd from another herd:

1. The 2 individual identifications that meet the requirements of s. ATCP 10.54 (3) of the farm-raised deer.

2. The species, age, and sex of the farm-raised deer.

3. The date on which the farm-raised deer entered the herd.

4. The name and address of the person from whom the farm-raised deer was obtained. The record shall also identify the person who had custody of the farm-raised deer during shipment.

5. The address of the herd from which the farm-raised deer originated.

6. A copy of any certificate of veterinary inspection that accompanied the farm-raised deer under s. ATCP 10.55 or 10.56.

(ae) A person who keeps farm-raised deer shall keep a record of each known natural addition to the herd, including the month and year of birth, and sex of the farm-raised deer, if determined.

(am) A person who keeps farm-raised deer shall keep all of the following records related to each live farm-raised deer that leaves the herd by movement authorized under s. ATCP 10.56:

1. The 2 individual identifications which meet the requirements of s. ATCP 10.54 (3) of the farm-raised deer.

2. The species, age, and sex of the farm-raised deer.

3. The date on which the farm-raised deer left the herd.

4. The name and address of the person to whom the farm-raised deer was shipped. The record shall also identify the person who had custody of the farm-raised deer during shipment.

5. The address of the herd to which the farm-raised deer was shipped.

6. A copy of any certificate of veterinary inspection that accompanied the farm-raised deer under s. ATCP 10.56.

(as) A person who keeps farm-raised deer shall keep all records required to be reported under sub. (12), regarding any farm-raised deer that escapes to the wild.

(b) A person who keeps farm-raised deer shall keep all of the following records related to each farm-raised deer that the person ships live to a slaughtering establishment:

1. The official individual identification or back tag of the farm-raised deer.

2. The species, age, and sex of the farm-raised deer.

3. The date on which the farm-raised deer was shipped to slaughter.

4. The name and address of the slaughter facility.

5. The name and address of the person who transported the farm-raised deer to slaughter.

6. A copy of any slaughter movement document required under this chapter.

Note: For example, see s. ATCP 10.56 (1) (a) related to slaughter movement documents.

7. Chronic wasting disease test results required under s. ATCP 10.52 (1m).

(c) A person who keeps farm-raised deer shall keep all of the following records related to every farm-raised deer that dies, or is killed or slaughtered, on the herd premises:

1. The species, age, and sex of the farm-raised deer.

2. All individual identification attached to the farm-raised deer, including any carcass identification required under sub. (13).

3. The date on which the farm-raised deer died, or was killed or slaughtered. If the farm-raised deer was found dead on the premises, the person shall record the date on which the farm-raised deer was found dead and the apparent cause of death.

4. The disposition of the carcass, regardless of whether the carcass leaves the premises. If the carcass leaves the premises, the disposition record shall include the disposition date, the name and address of the carcass recipient, and the carcass identification required under sub. (13). If the carcass is buried or otherwise disposed of on the premises of the farm-raised deer keeper, the record shall identify the disposal method and location.

5. Chronic wasting disease test results required under s. ATCP 10.52 (1m).

(cm)

1. A person who receives farm-raised deer but does not own the deer shall keep all records required under this subsection relating to the farm-raised deer.

2. A person who provides farm-raised deer to another premises, including a hunting ranch, but who retains ownership of the deer, shall keep records required under pars. (am) and (c).

(d) A person required to keep records under pars. (a) to (c) shall retain those records for at least 5 years, and shall make the records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

(11) Prohibitions. No person keeping a herd of farm-raised deer may do any of the following:

(a) Add a farm-raised deer to the herd, from outside the herd, unless the farm-raised deer is one of the following:

1. Imported into this state in compliance with s. ATCP 10.55.

2. Moved, in compliance with s. ATCP 10.56, from another herd that holds a current annual registration certificate under sub. (1).

(b) Take or accept into the herd, on a temporary or permanent basis, any cervid from a free-ranging herd.

Note: Among other things, par. (b) prohibits a keeper of farm-raised deer from accepting orphan fawns or injured deer for temporary care pending return to the free-ranging herd. Persons accepting orphan fawns and injured deer must hold a rehabilitation license under s. 169.24, Stats., and must keep those fawns and injured deer separate from any farm-raised deer herd.

(c) Move a live farm-raised deer or any portion of a farm-raised deer carcass from the premises at which it has been kept unless the farm-raised deer has individual identification required under s. ATCP 10.54 or slaughter identification under s. ATCP 12.05 (5) (b), or the farm-raised deer carcass complies with sub. (13).

(d)

1. Except as authorized under subd. 2., cause or allow farm-raised deer to commingle with bovine animals on the same premises or in the same building, enclosure or vehicle unless all the animals are shipped directly to a slaughtering establishment and accompanied by a completed federal bureau form VS 1-27 or a department permit under s. ATCP 10.08 (3).

2. Farm-raised deer may be kept on the same premises as bovine animals and moved to a premises other than a slaughtering establishment under subd. 1., if one of the following requirements is met and an animal is moved in accordance with the requirements under this chapter:

a. The herd of farm-raised deer and bovine animals are medically separated as specified under sub. (5) (c).

b. The herd of farm-raised deer and bovine animals are certified by the department as accredited tuberculosis-free.

c. The herd of both farm-raised deer and bovine animals meet the testing requirements to become a tuberculosis-qualified herd and any animal to be moved has been classified negative to an official tuberculosis test that was conducted prior to the date of movement. The test under this subd. 2. c. shall be conducted within 90 days prior to the date of movement of farm-raised deer, and 60 days prior to the date of movement of bovine animals. If the herd test to achieve qualified herd status was conducted within 90 days of individual movement for farm-raised deer, and 60 days for bovine animals, the animal to be moved does not require an additional individual test.

Note: Federal bureau form VS 1-27 may be completed by an accredited veterinarian, an authorized state animal health official, or the federal bureau.

(e) Intentionally release farm-raised deer to the wild or take no action to prevent escapes.

(f) Feed or bait in a manner that may attract wild deer to the fence of the farm-raised deer herd.

(12) Escaped farm-raised deer.

(a)

1. A person keeping farm-raised deer shall report to the department whenever any of those farm-raised deer escapes to the wild. The person shall report the escape within 24 hours after the person knows or has reason to know of the escape. The report shall identify the species, age, sex, and any identification of the farm-raised deer that escaped, the location of the escape, the apparent date and time of the escape, the circumstances that resulted in the escape, and steps taken to prevent recurring escapes.

2. A person keeping farm-raised deer shall be responsible for testing for chronic wasting disease in accordance with s. ATCP 10.52, any farm-raised deer that escapes from the keeper’s herd.