ATCP 10.42(1)(a) (a) No live poultry, poultry eggs for hatching, farm-raised game birds or farm-raised game bird eggs for hatching may be imported to this state unless the live birds or eggs are accompanied by a federal bureau form VS 9-3 or a valid certificate of veterinary inspection that certifies at least one of the following:

ATCP 10.42(1)(a)1. 1. They are directly imported from flocks that are enrolled in the national poultry improvement plan.

ATCP 10.42(1)(a)2. 2. They are directly imported from flocks that are classified as “U.S. pullorum-typhoid clean” and, in the case of turkeys and turkey eggs, “Mycoplasma gallisepticum clean” under the national poultry improvement plan.

ATCP 10.42(1)(a)3. 3. All individual test-eligible birds have tested negative for pullorum, fowl typhoid, and, in the case of turkeys, Mycoplasma gallisepticum within 90 days prior to import. Tested birds shall bear official individual identification, and there shall be no change of ownership between the test sampling date and the import date.

ATCP 10.42(1)(b) (b) The person who imports poultry under this section shall retain the information under par. (a) for at least 3 years and make the records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

ATCP 10.42(2) (2) Exemption. Subsection (1) does not apply to poultry or farm-raised game birds that are imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for immediate slaughter.

ATCP 10.42 History History: CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-107: r. and recr. (1) (a) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 11-048: am. (1) (a) Register July 2012 No. 679, eff. 8-1-12; CR 18-085: am. (1) (a) 1., 2., r. and recr. (1) (b) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.

subch. VII of ch. ATCP 10 Subchapter VII — Farm-Raised Deer

ATCP 10.45 ATCP 10.45 Farm-raised deer; disease testing.

ATCP 10.45(1) (1) Availability for testing. A keeper of farm-raised deer shall make the farm-raised deer available to the department for disease testing upon request.

ATCP 10.45(2) (2) Restrained for testing. A keeper of farm-raised deer shall restrain the farm-raised deer for disease testing, to ensure the safety of the farm-raised deer and the person performing the test. The keeper shall restrain the farm-raised deer by one of the following methods:

ATCP 10.45(2)(a) (a) By providing animal handling facilities that comply with sub. (3).

ATCP 10.45(2)(b) (b) By tranquilizing the farm-raised deer, to the satisfaction of the department, so they can be safely tested.

ATCP 10.45 Note Note: The department will not tranquilize farm-raised deer for testing, and assumes no liability related to the tranquilization of farm-raised deer.

ATCP 10.45(3) (3) Handling facilities.

ATCP 10.45(3)(a) (a) Animal handling facilities under sub. (2) (a) shall include all of the following:

ATCP 10.45(3)(a)1. 1. A holding pen in which farm-raised deer can be safely directed into an alleyway and then to a chute or individual restraining pen for testing.

ATCP 10.45(3)(a)2. 2. An alleyway through which farm-raised deer can be safely guided into a chute or restraining pen for testing.

ATCP 10.45(3)(a)3. 3. A chute or restraining pen which can safely hold farm-raised deer for testing.

ATCP 10.45(3)(a)4. 4. Adequate fencing. Fences used to confine farm-raised deer in animal handling facilities shall be at least 7 feet 10 inches high, except that fences used to confine farm-raised deer of the genus rangifer shall be at least 5 feet high.

ATCP 10.45(3)(b) (b) If the department determines that animal handling facilities do not comply with par. (a), the department may order the keeper to provide acceptable facilities or an acceptable alternative method of restraining farm-raised deer under sub. (2). The keeper shall comply with the department’s order within 30 days, unless for good cause the department specifies a different time period.

ATCP 10.45 History History: CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 18-085: r. (2) (c) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.

ATCP 10.46 ATCP 10.46 Farm-raised deer herds; registration.

ATCP 10.46(1) (1) Registration certificate required.

ATCP 10.46(1)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (e), (g) or (h), no person may keep farm-raised deer at any location in this state unless the department has issued a current annual farm-raised deer herd registration certificate authorizing that person to keep farm-raised deer at that location or a location at which a person holds a valid farm-raised deer herd registration certificate under this subsection. A herd registration certificate is not transferable between persons or locations, except as authorized under s. 95.55 (3c) (b), Stats.

ATCP 10.46(1)(b) (b) A herd registration certificate under par. (a) may authorize the registrant to keep a herd of farm-raised deer at 2 or more locations identified in the registration certificate, subject to sub. (4).

ATCP 10.46(1)(c) (c) Farm-raised deer from 2 or more herds covered by separate herd registration certificates may be kept at the same location, subject to sub. (5).

ATCP 10.46(1)(d) (d) A herd registration certificate under par. (a) shall bear one or more current livestock premises codes that, together, cover all of the herd locations identified in the registration certificate.

ATCP 10.46(1)(e) (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the operator of an establishment, licensed under s. 97.42, Stats., at which that operator keeps live farm-raised deer for not more than 72 hours before slaughtering them.