ATCP 10.52(1)(a) (a) At least 16 months old.

ATCP 10.52(1)(b) (b) At least 12 months old if enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53, unless a different age is required under USDA rules.

ATCP 10.52(1m) (1m) Testing required. A person who keeps farm-raised deer in this state shall have a chronic wasting disease test performed on test-eligible farm-raised deer according to this section:

ATCP 10.52(1m)(a) (a) A farm-raised deer keeper whose herd is enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53 shall have a chronic wasting disease test performed on each of the following test-eligible farm-raised deer:

ATCP 10.52(1m)(a)1. 1. A farm-raised deer that dies or is killed intentionally, including escaped deer, while kept by that person.

ATCP 10.52(1m)(a)2. 2. A farm-raised deer that the person ships directly to a slaughtering establishment, according to any of the following:

ATCP 10.52(1m)(a)2.a. a. If the deer is from a herd with less than five years of status in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53, all deer shipped to a slaughtering establishment.

ATCP 10.52(1m)(a)2.b. b. If the deer is from a herd that has at least five years of status in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53, 25% of the farm-raised deer shipped to a slaughtering establishment.

ATCP 10.52 Note Note: A hunting ranch certified under s. ATCP 10.47 that is enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53 must comply with par. (a).

ATCP 10.52(1m)(b) (b) A farm-raised deer keeper whose herd is not enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53 shall have a chronic wasting disease test performed on all of the following test-eligible farm-raised deer:

ATCP 10.52(1m)(b)1. 1. Fifty percent of farm-raised deer that are killed intentionally, including by hunt on a hunting ranch registered under s. ATCP 10.47.

ATCP 10.52(1m)(b)2. 2. All farm-raised deer that die by accidental death or natural causes, and whose remains are testable, on the premises while kept by that person.

ATCP 10.52(1m)(b)3. 3. Twenty-five percent of all farm-raised deer that are sent to a slaughtering establishment.

ATCP 10.52(1m)(b)4. 4. All escaped farm-raised deer that are killed intentionally.

ATCP 10.52(1m)(c) (c) A farm-raised deer keeper who receives farm-raised deer but does not own the deer shall test that deer for chronic wasting disease as specified under par. (a) regardless of whether the keeper’s herd is enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program.

ATCP 10.52(1m)(d) (d) A farm-raised deer keeper whose herd is enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53, and moves a deer to another location owned by the farm-raised deer keeper, shall test that deer for chronic wasting disease as specified under par. (a).

ATCP 10.52(2) (2) Moving live farm-raised deer from herds in this state. No person may move a live farm-raised deer from a herd in this state unless the movement complies with s. ATCP 10.56 (1).

ATCP 10.52(3) (3) Collecting test samples.

ATCP 10.52(3)(a) (a) A chronic wasting disease test under sub. (1m) shall be performed on a tissue sample that complies with all of the following requirements:

ATCP 10.52(3)(a)1. 1. The tissue sample shall be collected by a qualified person under sub. (4).

ATCP 10.52(3)(a)2. 2. The tissue sample shall be collected within 7 calendar days after the farm-raised deer dies or is killed or slaughtered, or within 7 calendar days after its death is first discovered.

ATCP 10.52(3)(a)3. 3. Except as provided in par. (b), the tissue sample shall be collected before any part of the farm-raised deer carcass leaves the premises where the farm-raised deer died, or was killed or slaughtered.

ATCP 10.52(3)(b) (b) A keeper of farm-raised deer who holds a valid herd registration certificate under s. ATCP 10.46 (1) may separate the head of a farm-raised deer carcass from the rest of the carcass, and may ship the head to the person who collects the test sample under sub. (1m), if the keeper identifies both the head and the rest of the carcass according to s. ATCP 10.46 (13) before either the head or the rest of the carcass leaves the herd premises.

ATCP 10.52(3)(c) (c) A person who collects or submits a test sample under this section shall do all of the following:

ATCP 10.52(3)(c)1. 1. Comply with standard procedures established by the department or the federal bureau when collecting or submitting the test sample.

ATCP 10.52(3)(c)1m. 1m. Label the test sample with the number of the official individual identification, or if the official individual identification number is not available, the back tag, official slaughter identification approved by the department, or dead tag of the farm-raised deer from which the sample was collected. All identification tags and numbers from the animal shall accompany the test sample.

ATCP 10.52(3)(c)2. 2. Submit the test sample as follows:

ATCP 10.52(3)(c)2.a. a. If the collector of a test sample is a veterinarian, to a laboratory approved under sub. (5) within 10 calendar days of collecting the sample.

ATCP 10.52(3)(c)2.b. b. If the collector is not a veterinarian, to a veterinarian for submission to a laboratory under par. (d) within 9 calendar days after the farm-raised deer dies or is killed or slaughtered.