Chapter ATCP 10

ATCP 10.55   Farm-raised deer; imports.

ATCP 10.56   Moving farm-raised deer in Wisconsin.

ATCP 10.58   Farm-raised deer; separation from diseased wild deer.

Subchapter VIII — Fish

ATCP 10.60   Definitions.

ATCP 10.61   Fish farms.

ATCP 10.62   Fish imports.

ATCP 10.63   Fish introduced into waters of the state.

ATCP 10.64   Fish moved within this state.

ATCP 10.645   Bait fish from wild sources.

ATCP 10.65   Fish health certificates.

ATCP 10.655   Fish reintroduced into their original wild source.

ATCP 10.66   Fish diseases; reporting.

ATCP 10.67   Fish health inspectors and laboratories.

Subchapter IX — Sheep

ATCP 10.68   Sheep; brucella ovis-free flock.

ATCP 10.69   Sheep imports.

ATCP 10.70   Moving sheep in Wisconsin.

Subchapter X — Goats

ATCP 10.73   Goats; brucellosis-free herd certification.

ATCP 10.74   Goats; tuberculosis-free herd.

ATCP 10.75   Goats; Johne’s disease.

ATCP 10.76   Goat imports.

ATCP 10.77   Moving goats in Wisconsin.

Subchapter XI — Other Animals

ATCP 10.80   Dogs and domestic cats; imports.

ATCP 10.81   Circus, rodeo, and menagerie animals; imports.

ATCP 10.82   Exotic ruminants; imports.

ATCP 10.83   Ratites; imports.

ATCP 10.84   Wild animal imports.

ATCP 10.85   South American camelids; imports.

ATCP 10.86   Elephant imports.

Subchapter XII — Fairs and Exhibitions

ATCP 10.87   Fairs and exhibitions.

Subchapter XIII — Enforcement

ATCP 10.89   Quarantines.

ATCP 10.91   Destruction or removal of animals illegally moved.

ATCP 10.92   Prohibited conduct.

ATCP 10.93   Waiver.

Ch. ATCP 10 Note Note: Chapter Ag 10 as it existed on December 31, 1990 was repealed and a new ch. Ag 10 was created effective January 1, 1991; Chapter Ag 10 was renumbered ch. ATCP 10 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, April, 1993, No. 448. Chapter ATCP 10 as it existed on September 30, 2006 was repealed and a new chapter ATCP 10 was created Register September 2006 No. 609, effective 10-1-06.

Ch. ATCP 10 Note Note: The Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection has adopted this chapter to interpret portions of ch. 95, Stats. Violations of this chapter may, among other things, subject the violator to penalties and remedies provided in s. 95.99, Stats. Nothing in this chapter constitutes a warranty, by the state of Wisconsin or the department, related to the health status of any animal.

Ch. ATCP 10 Note Forms requests and communications related to this chapter may be directed to any of the following addresses, except where this chapter specifies a different address:

Ch. ATCP 10 Note Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
http://datcp.wi.gov

subch. I of ch. ATCP 10 Subchapter I — Definitions and General Provisions

ATCP 10.01 ATCP 10.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

ATCP 10.01(1) (1) “Accredited tuberculosis-free herd” means a herd of bovine animals, farm-raised deer, or goats that is certified as tuberculosis-free by one of the following:

ATCP 10.01(1)(a) (a) The department under s. ATCP 10.14, 10.49, or 10.74.

ATCP 10.01(1)(b) (b) The authorized animal health agency in the state where the herd is located, under standards equivalent to those in s. ATCP 10.14, 10.49, or 10.74.

ATCP 10.01(2) (2) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian who is both of the following:

ATCP 10.01(2)(a) (a) Licensed to practice veterinary medicine.

ATCP 10.01(2)(b) (b) Specifically authorized by the federal bureau and responsible state agency, pursuant to 9 CFR 160 to 162, to perform animal disease eradication and control functions under state and federal animal health laws.

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: Under s. ATCP 10.05, a veterinarian who performs animal disease control and eradication functions in Wisconsin must be accredited by the federal bureau and certified by the department.

ATCP 10.01(3) (3) “Animal dealer” means a person who is required to be licensed under s. ATCP 12.03 (1).

ATCP 10.01(4) (4) “Animal dealer premises” means any real property, owned or controlled by an animal dealer, at which the animal dealer keeps, exhibits, or receives livestock or wild animals, or from which the animal dealer ships livestock or wild animals.

ATCP 10.01(5) (5) “Animal market” means any premises that are open to the public for the purpose of trading in livestock or wild animals, and that have facilities to keep, feed, and water livestock or wild animals prior to sale, that is required to be licensed under s. ATCP 12.02 (1).

ATCP 10.01(6) (6) “Animal trucker” means a person who is required to be licensed under s. ATCP 12.04 (1).

ATCP 10.01(7) (7) “Approved equine quarantine station” means an equine quarantine station for which the department has issued a current annual permit under s. ATCP 10.37 (3).

ATCP 10.01(8) (8) “Approved import feed lot” means a feed lot for which the department has issued a permit under s. ATCP 10.22 (9).

ATCP 10.01(9) (9) “Axillary tuberculosis test” means a test that is used to detect tuberculosis in South American camelids.

ATCP 10.01(10) (10) “Bison” means American bison of any age or sex, commonly known as buffalo.

ATCP 10.01(11) (11) “Boar” means an uncastrated male swine that is sexually mature.

ATCP 10.01(12) (12) “Bovine animal” means domestic cattle (Bos sp.) and American bison of any age or sex.

ATCP 10.01(13) (13) “Breeder swine” means all of the following:

ATCP 10.01(13)(a) (a) Sexually intact swine 4 months of age or older.

ATCP 10.01(13)(b) (b) Swine intended for breeding, regardless of the age of the swine.

ATCP 10.01(14) (14) “Brucellosis” means the contagious, infectious, and communicable disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella.

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: Brucellosis is also known as Bang’s disease, undulant fever, and contagious abortion. Brucellosis is transmissible to a variety of species including bovine animals, swine, cervids, and humans.

ATCP 10.01(15) (15) “Brucellosis monitored herd” means a herd of farm-raised deer that is certified as a brucellosis monitored herd by one of the following:

ATCP 10.01(15)(a) (a) The department under s. ATCP 10.51.

ATCP 10.01(15)(b) (b) The authorized animal health agency in the state where the herd is located, under standards equivalent to s. ATCP 10.51.

ATCP 10.01(16) (16) “Brucellosis test” means a test, approved by the federal bureau and the department, which is used to determine whether an animal is infected with brucellosis.

ATCP 10.01(17) (17) “Brucellosis uniform methods and rules” means:

ATCP 10.01(17)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), the uniform methods and rules for the national brucellosis eradication program, as published in federal bureau publication 91-45-013 (October 1, 2003). Notwithstanding this paragraph and pars. (b) and (c), all official individual identification for all species is specified under sub. (71).

ATCP 10.01(17)(b) (b) In the case of swine, the uniform methods and rules for the national swine brucellosis control and eradication program, as published in federal bureau publication 91-55-042 (April, 1998).

ATCP 10.01(17)(c) (c) In the case of farm-raised deer, the uniform methods and rules for the national brucellosis in cervids program, as published in federal bureau publication 91-45-16 (September 30, 2003).

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: The brucellosis uniform methods and rules are on file with the department, and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the USDA website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth. Copies may also be obtained by writing to the following address:

ATCP 10.01 Note Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P. O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

ATCP 10.01(18) (18) “Bull” means an uncastrated sexually mature male bovine animal.

ATCP 10.01(19) (19) “Calf” means a sexually immature bovine animal of either sex.

ATCP 10.01(20) (20) “Cattle” means any of the various animals of the domesticated genus Bos.

ATCP 10.01(21) (21) “Certificate of veterinary inspection” means a written certificate that complies with s. ATCP 10.06.

ATCP 10.01(22) (22) “Certified brucellosa ovis-free flock” means a flock of sheep that is certified by one of the following:

ATCP 10.01(22)(a) (a) The department under s. ATCP 10.68.

ATCP 10.01(22)(b) (b) The authorized animal health agency in the state where the flock is located, under standards equivalent to those in s. ATCP 10.68.

ATCP 10.01(23) (23) “Certified brucellosis-free herd” means a herd of cattle, farm-raised deer, or goats that is certified as brucellosis-free by one of the following:

ATCP 10.01(23)(a) (a) The department under s. ATCP 10.12, 10.51, or 10.73.

ATCP 10.01(23)(b) (b) The authorized animal health agency in the state where the herd is located, under standards equivalent to those in s. ATCP 10.12, 10.51, or 10.73.

ATCP 10.01(24) (24) “Cervid” means a member of the family of animals that includes deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, and the subfamily musk deer. “Cervid” includes all farm-raised deer.