ATCP 17.01(22)(22) “Keep livestock” means to own, feed, house, confine, or care for livestock, or to exercise legal or physical control over livestock. “Keep livestock” does not include the quarantine or confinement of livestock by the department or by the United States department of agriculture. ATCP 17.01 NoteNote: At any given time, several persons may be “keeping” the same livestock. For example, livestock owned by Person A might be fed and cared for by Person B on property owned and maintained by Person C.
ATCP 17.01(23)(23) “Livestock” means bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry, sheep, swine other than wild hogs, farm-raised deer, captive game birds, South American camelids, ratites, and fish from a fish farm. ATCP 17.01(24)(24) “Livestock exhibition” means a state, county, or district fair, or an event at which livestock from different premises are exhibited to the public at a common location. ATCP 17.01(25)(25) “Location” means a parcel of real estate in this state, or a group of 2 or more contiguous parcels of real estate in this state, on which livestock are kept. ATCP 17.01(27)(27) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, or other legal entity. ATCP 17.01(28)(28) “Poultry” means domesticated fowl commonly used for human food, including domesticated chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea fowl, squab, ratites, and captive game birds. ATCP 17.01(29)(29) “Premises” means a location that a person registers under a single premises code. ATCP 17.01(32)(32) “Ratite” means a member of the group of flightless birds that includes the ostrich, emu, cassowary, kiwi, and rhea. ATCP 17.01(33)(33) “Register” means to apply for and obtain from the department a premises registration certificate under s. ATCP 17.02. ATCP 17.01(36)(36) “Slaughter establishment” means a facility to slaughter animals that is licensed and inspected by the department or USDA. ATCP 17.01 HistoryHistory: CR 04-103: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05; CR 06-009: am. (19) and (20) Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 06-028: am. (1) (c) Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; CR 07-107: am. (8) and (28) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 13-063: am. (9), r. (19) Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14; correction in (16) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2018 No. 753; CR 18-018: r. (2) to (7), am. (10), r. (15), (16), r. and recr. (18), am. (20), (23), (24), r. (26), am. (29), r. (31), am. (33), r. (34), (35), am. (36), Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19. ATCP 17.02ATCP 17.02 Livestock premises; registration required. ATCP 17.02(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person may not keep livestock at a location in this state unless that location is registered under this section. There is no fee to register. A registration expires every third July 31 after July 31, 2013. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: Once a person completes an initial registration, subsequent registrations will be relatively simple. The department will send the registrant a renewal application form (or directions on how to renew) prior to the renewal deadline. The renewal transaction may be conducted by phone, mail, online, or by e-mail if an e-mail address has been provided. There is no fee for an initial or renewal registration.
ATCP 17.02(1)(b)(b) An individual may keep livestock at a location in this state without registering the location under par. (a), provided all of the following apply: ATCP 17.02(1)(b)1.1. The individual files with the department an affidavit swearing or affirming that the individual is a member of, and follows, an established religion whose tenets and teachings include a sincerely held religious belief opposing registration of a livestock premises as required by s. 95.51 (2), Stats. ATCP 17.02(1)(b)2.2. The individual provides the name and requested contact information of a religious leader who can verify that the religion’s tenets and teachings oppose registering a livestock premises. ATCP 17.02(1)(b)4.4. If additional livestock types are obtained, the individual agrees to contact the department within 7 days to state what livestock are being kept. ATCP 17.02(1)(c)(c) In addition to the requirements under par. (b), an individual shall file with the department, on a form provided by the department, all the following information: ATCP 17.02(1)(c)1.1. The individual’s complete name and spouse’s complete name, if married. ATCP 17.02(1)(c)3.3. The address where livestock are kept, if different than the mailing address. ATCP 17.02(1)(c)4.4. The individual’s county of residence and the county of the livestock premises. ATCP 17.02(1)(c)5.5. The individual’s telephone number, or if the individual does not own a telephone, the telephone number of a contact who can reach the individual in an emergency, if available. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: A person may obtain a form from the department using the information below:
ATCP 17.02 NoteWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 17.02 Note2811 Agriculture Drive
ATCP 17.02 NoteP.O. Box 8911
ATCP 17.02 NoteMadison, WI 53708-8911
ATCP 17.02 NotePhone: (608) 224-4872
ATCP 17.02(2)(a)(a) If 2 or more persons are involved in keeping livestock at the same location, one of those persons shall register that location. A person is not required to register a location that is currently registered by another person. A premises registration by one person does not prevent other persons from keeping livestock on the registered premises. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: For example, if Person A feeds and cares for livestock owned by Person B, on premises owned by Person C, any one of those persons may register the premises (the others need not). Likewise, if Person X pastures livestock on land that Person Y owns and also uses to pasture livestock, either person may register that pasture (the other need not).
ATCP 17.02(2)(b)(b) A person may not register a premises that is currently registered by another person. The department may transfer a current registration from the current registrant to another person if the department finds that the other person is licensed to operate the premises under other applicable law, is more directly engaged in operating the premises, or can provide more definitive knowledge of livestock movements to and from the premises. The department shall notify the current registrant and give the current registrant a chance to comment before transferring a registration to another person. ATCP 17.02(2)(c)(c) A person who keeps livestock at multiple locations shall register each of those locations as a separate premises so each location has its own premises code. ATCP 17.02(3)(3) How to register. A person shall register in one of the following ways: ATCP 17.02(3)(b)(b) By filing an application with the department on a form provided by the department. ATCP 17.02(3)(c)(c) By calling either the department or the department’s contract agent. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: A person may obtain an application form from the department using the information below and may submit the completed form to the department at the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
PO Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: (608) 224-4872
ATCP 17.02(4)(4) Information required. A registration application under sub. (3) shall include all of the following information: ATCP 17.02(4)(a)(a) The registrant’s legal name, and any trade names under which the registrant keeps livestock in this state. ATCP 17.02(4)(d)(d) The address of the primary premises location, including county. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: See s. ATCP 17.01 (1). A street address is preferred. ATCP 17.02(4)(f)(f) The name and telephone number of at least one individual who has knowledge of livestock and livestock carcass movements to and from the premises. ATCP 17.02(4)(g)(g) The types of livestock operations conducted on the premises. The registrant shall designate one or more of the following: ATCP 17.02(4)(h)(h) The types of livestock or livestock carcasses kept on the premises. The registrant shall designate one or more of the following: ATCP 17.02(4)(h)1.1. Bovine animals. The registrant shall indicate whether the bovine animals are beef cattle, dairy cattle, or bison. ATCP 17.02(5)(a)(a) The department shall grant or deny a registration application under sub. (3) within 30 days after the department receives a complete registration application. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: 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 issue a printable electronic registration certificate to the applicant.
ATCP 17.02(5)(b)(b) The department may deny a registration application if the application is incorrect or incomplete, or if the location identified in the application is currently registered. The department shall state the reason for the denial. ATCP 17.02(5)(c)(c) If the department denies an application because the location identified in the application is already registered, the department shall disclose to the applicant the premises code assigned to that registered location. The denial does not prevent the applicant from keeping livestock at the registered location or from registering other locations. ATCP 17.02(6)(a)(a) Whenever the department grants a registration application under sub. (3), the department shall 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. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: A person who registers on-line will normally receive a printable electronic registration certificate at the time of the on-line registration.
ATCP 17.02(6)(b)(b) A registration certificate under par. (a) shall include a premises code assigned under sub. (7). ATCP 17.02(6)(c)(c) A registration certificate covers the location identified in the approved registration application. ATCP 17.02(7)(7) Premises code. Whenever the department grants a registration application under sub. (3), the department shall assign a unique code to the 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. ATCP 17.02 NoteNote: A premises code, once assigned to a location, normally continues with that location even if the registrant changes. If the 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 location created by the subdivision.
ATCP 17.02 HistoryHistory: CR 04-103: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05; CR 06-009: am. (2) (c) 3. and 8. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-107: am. (1), (2) (b), (4) (d), (5) (d) and (6) (a), r. and recr. (2) (c), (4) (h) 1. and 8. to 10, cr. (4) (bm), r. (4) (h) 11. and 12. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 12-024: renum. (1) to (1) (a) and am., cr. (1) (b), (c) Register May 2013 No. 689, eff. 6-1-13; CR 18-018: r. and recr. (2) (c), am. (3) (intro.), (a), (b), cr. (3) (c), r. (4) (e), am. (4) (f), (h) 9., (5) (a), (b), (c), r. (5) (d), am. (6) (a), (c), r. (6) (d), am. (7), Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19.
