ATCP 10.07(5)(5) Intermediate livestock handling facility certification; facility approval; movement permit. ATCP 10.07(5)(a)(a) Definition. In this subsection, “shipment” means one or more truckloads of animals from the same source premises that are transported on the same day for delivery to the same intermediate handling facility prior to slaughter. ATCP 10.07(5)(b)(b) Facility certification required. The department may issue a certificate designating a facility as an approved intermediate livestock handling facility for purposes of this section. A certificate expires June 30 annually. No facility may be certified as an intermediate livestock handling facility unless the operator of the facility holds an agreement with the federal bureau for a livestock facility at that location for handling livestock in interstate commerce pursuant to 9 CFR parts 71, 75, 78, 79, and 85 (January 2011). ATCP 10.07(5)(c)1.1. To obtain certification as an intermediate livestock handling facility, a facility operator shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. ATCP 10.07(5)(c)2.2. The application shall identify all of the following information relating to the facility to be approved: ATCP 10.07(5)(c)2.a.a. The location of the facility by street address and county or, if the address is not available, by county, town, and section. ATCP 10.07(5)(c)3.3. The application shall include a nonrefundable fee of $140. The department shall grant or deny an application within 60 days after a complete application is filed with the department. The department may conduct any inspections it deems necessary. ATCP 10.07 NoteNote: A person may obtain an intermediate livestock handling facility application form by calling (608) 224-4872, by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address: ATCP 10.07 NoteWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 10.07 NoteDivision of Animal Health
ATCP 10.07 NoteP.O. Box 8911
ATCP 10.07 NoteMadison, WI 53708-8911
ATCP 10.07(5)(d)(d) Denying, suspending or revoking a certificate. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate under this subsection for cause, including any of the following: ATCP 10.07(5)(d)1.1. Filing an incomplete or fraudulent application, or misrepresenting any information on an application. ATCP 10.07(5)(e)(e) Conditional certificate. The department may issue a certificate under this subsection on a conditional basis, contingent upon pertinent circumstances or acts. If a certificate is conditioned upon compliance with specific requirements within a specific time period, and the certificate holder fails to comply with those requirements within that time period, the certificate is void. ATCP 10.07(5)(f)(f) Facility requirements. A certified intermediate livestock handling facility may accept shipment of and handle only one species of livestock at the facility and shall meet all of the following requirements: ATCP 10.07(5)(f)1.1. Animals may not be held more than 7 days at the facility and ownership of the animals may not be transferred by the operator during that 7 days. ATCP 10.07(5)(f)2.2. Animals transported in vehicles closed with official seals may not enter the facility. ATCP 10.07(5)(f)3.3. Animals may not enter the facility except pursuant to a movement permit issued under par. (h). ATCP 10.07(5)(f)4.4. Animals may not be released from the facility except pursuant to the movement permit issued under par. (h) and may only be released directly to slaughter at the original slaughter destination facility listed in the movement permit. ATCP 10.07(5)(f)5.5. Each shipment of animals shall be kept separated, in pens, from other shipments of any animals while in the intermediate livestock handling facility. No animals may be added to a pen holding animals from a separate shipment delivered to the facility under a separate movement permit. ATCP 10.07(5)(f)6.6. The certified intermediate livestock handling facility premises may not house any other livestock at the facility except for livestock approved in the application under par. (c) 2. c.