ATCP 17.02 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the The department shall grant or deny a registration application under sub. (3) within 30 days after the department receives a complete registration application.
Note: The department will normally grant or deny an on-line application at the time of the on-line application. If the department grants an on-line application, the department will immediately issue a printable electronic registration certificate to the applicant.
(b) The department may deny a registration application if the application is incorrect or incomplete, or if the primary location identified in the application is currently registered. The department shall state the reason for the denial.
(c) If the department denies an application because the primary location identified in the application is already registered, the department shall disclose to the applicant the premises code assigned to that registered primary location. The denial does not prevent the applicant from keeping livestock at the registered primary location or from registering other locations.
SECTION 23. ATCP 17.02 (5) (d) is repealed.
SECTION 24. ATCP 17.02 (6) (a) and (c) are amended to read:
ATCP 17.02 (6) (a) Whenever the department grants a registration application under sub. (3), the department shall immediately issue a registration certificate to the registrant. The registration certificate shall bear an expiration date that complies with sub. (1). The department shall issue the registration certificate in hard-copy or printable electronic form depending on the method of registration.
(c) A registration certificate covers the primary location and all secondary locations identified in the approved registration application, regardless of whether the certificate includes descriptions of all of those locations.
SECTION 25. ATCP 17.02 (6) (d) is repealed.
SECTION 26. ATCP 17.02 (7) and Note are amended to read:
ATCP 17.02 (7) Whenever the department grants a registration application under sub. (3), the department shall assign a unique code to the primary location identified in that application. The premises code shall be generated by the United States Department of Agriculture. A premises code may not be transferred to another location.
Note: A premises code, once assigned to a primary location, normally continues with that location even if the registrant changes. If a registrant adds or removes a secondary location without changing the primary location, the premises code will remain the same. But if If the primary premises location is subdivided among new registrants, the premises code assigned to that location will be retired, and a new premises code will be assigned to each new primary location created by the subdivision.
SECTION 27. ATCP 17.04 (3) is amended to read:
ATCP 17.04 (3) APPROVED REGISTRATION PROCESS. A contract agent that processes livestock premises registrations on behalf of the department, whether in hard-copy or on-line, shall use a process and forms approved by the department. The hard-copy or on-line registration process shall be conducted under the name of the department, not the contract agent. The contract agent may not supplement or modify the registration process or forms, or charge any registration fee, without the department’s written approval. The contract agent may not make solicitations or promotional communications to registrants in connection with the registration process, other than communications that the department requires for purposes of registration under this chapter.
SECTION 28. Effective date and initial applicability. (1) This rule takes effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication.
(2) The treatment of this rule first applies to persons applying for an initial premises registration on or after the effective date of this rule (LRB INSERT DATE).
(3) The treatment of this rule first applies to persons renewing a premises registration on or after July 31, 2019.
Dated this ______ day of __________________________, 2019.
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
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Bradley M. Pfaff
Secretary
