ATCP 10.40(2)(a) (a) The owner of a flock of poultry or farm-raised game birds shall document that the flock is a Wisconsin tested flock by completing a form provided by the department. The form shall include all of the following:

ATCP 10.40(2)(a)1. 1. The legal name and address of the flock owner.

ATCP 10.40(2)(a)2. 2. The address and livestock premises code of the flock premises.

ATCP 10.40(2)(a)3. 3. The approximate size of the flock, and the type of birds included in the flock.

ATCP 10.40(2)(a)4. 4. Disease testing information under par. (c).

ATCP 10.40 Note Note: A flock owner may request a Wisconsin tested flock form by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address:

ATCP 10.40 Note Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

ATCP 10.40(2)(b) (b) The Wisconsin tested flock form under par. (a) shall be valid one year from the date that tests were conducted under par. (c).

ATCP 10.40(2)(c) (c) A Wisconsin tested flock form under par. (a) shall include proof that all sexually mature birds in the flock have tested negative as specified under sub. (4) for all of the following:

ATCP 10.40(2)(c)1. 1. Pullorum.

ATCP 10.40(2)(c)2. 2. Fowl typhoid.

ATCP 10.40(2)(c)3. 3. Mycoplasma gallisepticum, in the case of turkeys.

ATCP 10.40(2)(d) (d) For purposes of par. (c), a sexually mature bird is a bird over 4 months old except that, in the case of turkeys, it is a bird over 6 months old.

ATCP 10.40(3) (3) Wisconsin associate flock.

ATCP 10.40(3)(a) (a) The owner of a flock of poultry or farm-raised game birds shall document that the flock is a Wisconsin associate flock by completing a form provided by the department. The form shall include all of the following:

ATCP 10.40(3)(a)1. 1. The legal name and address of the flock owner.

ATCP 10.40(3)(a)2. 2. The address and livestock premises code of the flock premises.

ATCP 10.40(3)(a)3. 3. The number and type of birds in the flock.

ATCP 10.40(3)(a)4. 4. An invoice or other documentation showing that all of the birds or bird eggs in the flock were acquired directly from a flock enrolled under sub. (2) or (3) or s. ATCP 10.41.

ATCP 10.40(3)(a)5. 5. A statement certifying that the flock owner keeps no other poultry or farm-raised game birds on the flock premises.

ATCP 10.40 Note Note: A flock owner may request an enrollment application form by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address:

ATCP 10.40 Note Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

ATCP 10.40(3)(b) (b) The Wisconsin associate flock form under par. (a) is valid as long as all birds or eggs introduced to the flock were acquired directly from a flock under this subsection, sub. (2), or s. ATCP 10.41.

ATCP 10.40(4) (4) Disease testing. Disease testing, for purposes of this section and s. ATCP 10.41, shall comply with all of the following standards:

ATCP 10.40(4)(a) (a) Blood samples for testing shall be drawn by one of the following:

ATCP 10.40(4)(a)1. 1. An individual who has completed sample collection training, provided by the department, within 5 years prior to collecting the blood samples. The department shall charge a $25 training fee.

ATCP 10.40(4)(a)2. 2. An individual approved by the federal bureau or by the state in which the blood samples are drawn, if the blood samples are drawn in another state pursuant to the national poultry improvement plan.

ATCP 10.40(4)(b) (b) Except as provided in par. (c):

ATCP 10.40(4)(b)1. 1. An individual who draws blood samples for testing shall identify each bird with official individual identification, or with another identification number that uniquely identifies that bird.