ATCP 10.01(56)(a) (a) When used as a noun, a natural person.

ATCP 10.01(56)(b) (b) When used as an adjective, separate and distinct from all others.

ATCP 10.01(57) (57) “Infectious” means caused by a pathogenic agent.

ATCP 10.01(57m) (57m) “Intermediate livestock handling facility” means an off-premises facility owned or leased by a slaughtering establishment that is licensed by the department or that is subject to inspection by USDA. The “intermediate livestock handling facility” is used to unload and temporarily hold animals before the animals are delivered to the slaughtering establishment.

ATCP 10.01(58) (58) “Johne’s disease” means paratuberculosis, the infectious and communicable disease of domestic ruminants that is caused by Mycobacterium avium, subsp. paratuberculosis.

ATCP 10.01(59) (59) “Johne’s disease national program standards” means the program standards for the national voluntary Johne’s disease control program, as published in federal bureau publication 91-45-016 (September 2010). Notwithstanding this subsection, official individual identification for all species is specified under sub. (71).

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: The Johne’s disease national program standards 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 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(60) (60) “Keep farm-raised deer” means to own, rent, or lease farm-raised deer.

ATCP 10.01(61) (61) “Keeper of farm-raised deer” or “farm-raised deer keeper” means a person who keeps farm-raised deer.

ATCP 10.01(62) (62) “Livestock” means bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry, sheep, swine other than wild hogs, farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, South American camelids, ratites, and fish.

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: This definition of “livestock” applies only for purposes of this chapter. This definition is consistent with the definition in ch. ATCP 17 (livestock premises registration). More limited definitions apply for purposes of ch. ATCP 12 (animal markets, dealers and truckers), ch. ATCP 51 (livestock facility siting), and disease indemnity programs. Disease indemnities for condemned “livestock,” under s. 95.31, Stats., apply to animals of species raised primarily to produce food for human consumption (including farm-raised deer).

ATCP 10.01(63) (63) “Livestock premises code” means the code assigned under s. ATCP 17.02 (7) or, for livestock premises located in another state, an equivalent code assigned by that other state.

ATCP 10.01(63m) (63m) “M-branded” means branded with the letter “M” to signify imported from Mexico.

ATCP 10.01(64) (64) “Mare” means a female equine animal over 731 days of age.

ATCP 10.01(65) (65) “Menagerie animal” means a domestic or non-domestic animal kept as part of a collection of multiple species primarily for purposes of exhibition.

ATCP 10.01(66) (66) “Mycoplasmosis” means a disease of poultry caused by bacteria of the genus Mycoplasma.

ATCP 10.01(67) (67) “National poultry improvement plan” means the national poultry improvement plan and auxiliary provisions dated January 2011, 9 CFR 56, 145, 146, and 147, printed in USDA-APHIS publication 91-55-088.

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: The national poultry improvement plan is 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. The department will provide free copies to Wisconsin flock owners upon request. A flock owner may request a copy by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or 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(68) (68) “Negative” means an official diagnostic test result that discloses no evidence of disease.

ATCP 10.01(68m) (68m) “Net salvage value” means the salvage value plus any federal indemnities received by the owner.

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: The net salvage value is used to calculate any state indemnities permissible under ss. 95.23 (1m), 95.25 (5), 95.26 (7), 95.27 (4), 95.31, and 95.37, Stats.

ATCP 10.01(69) (69) “Official back tag” means an identification back tag issued or approved by the federal bureau or the department.

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: Examples of official back tags include the official Wisconsin bovine back tag and the official Wisconsin swine back tag.

ATCP 10.01(70) (70) “Official ear tag” means an identification ear tag approved by the federal bureau that bears an official individual identification number meeting the requirements of one of the following:

ATCP 10.01(70)(a) (a) The national uniform ear tagging system developed by the federal bureau in veterinary services memorandum no. 578.12, revised March 15, 2011.

ATCP 10.01 Note Note: A person may obtain a copy of the veterinary services memorandum by calling [phone], by visiting the department website at: https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/NUESTagMemorandum.pdf, or 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