ATCP 10.46ATCP 10.46Farm-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.
ATCP 10.46(1)(f)(f) Except as provided under sub. (11) (d), before registering any herd to be kept at the same location as bovine animals, the department shall inspect the location to determine whether the herds are medically separated. For each inspection under this paragraph, the registrant shall pay the fee required under s. ATCP 10.025.
ATCP 10.46(1)(g)(g) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an animal dealer licensed under s. ATCP 12.03, who has purchased farm-raised deer from a farm-raised deer keeper whose herd is registered under this section, and who moves those deer directly to slaughter, if all of the following requirements are met:
ATCP 10.46(1)(g)1.1. The animal dealer adheres to farm-raised deer slaughter identification requirements under s. ATCP 12.05 (5) (a) and (b).
ATCP 10.46(1)(g)2.2. The animal dealer adheres to farm-raised deer slaughter movement requirements under s. ATCP 10.56 (1).
ATCP 10.46(1)(g)3.3. The animal dealer tests the farm-raised deer for chronic wasting disease as required under s. ATCP 10.52, according to the testing requirements of the herd from which the deer were purchased.
ATCP 10.46(1)(g)4.4. The animal dealer keeps records of chronic wasting disease test results and movement requirements under sub. (10) (b) for those deer, for 5 years.
ATCP 10.46(1)(g)5.5. The animal dealer provides a copy of movement documents and chronic wasting disease test results, if applicable, to the owner of the herd from which the farm-raised deer were purchased.
ATCP 10.46(1)(g)6.6. The animal dealer removes the farm-raised deer from the premises from which the farm-raised deer were purchased prior to the expiration date of the herd’s registration under this section.
ATCP 10.46(1)(h)(h) Paragraph (a) does not apply to temporary farm-raised deer exhibits, if all of the following requirements are met:
ATCP 10.46(1)(h)1.1. The deer owner adheres to farm-raised deer identification requirements under s. ATCP 10.54 (3).
ATCP 10.46(1)(h)2.2. If the farm-raised deer are imported to an exhibit in Wisconsin, the deer owner meets the requirements under s. ATCP 10.55.
ATCP 10.46(1)(h)3.3. If the farm-raised deer are moved from a premises in Wisconsin to an exhibit in Wisconsin, the deer owner adheres to farm-raised deer movement requirements under s. ATCP 10.56.
ATCP 10.46(1)(h)4.4. The farm-raised deer are not moved from the exhibit and are not commingled with any other animals at the exhibit.
ATCP 10.46(1)(h)5.5. The farm-raised deer leave Wisconsin or return to their place of origin before the certificate of veterinary inspection issued for the animals under subd. 2. or 3. expires.
ATCP 10.46(1)(h)6.6. The exhibit lasts no longer than 30 days from the date of arrival at the exhibit.
ATCP 10.46(2)(2)Authority conferred by registration certificate.
ATCP 10.46(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), a person holding a registration certificate under sub. (1) may possess, propagate, kill, attempt to kill, pursue for the purpose of killing, capture, or exhibit farm-raised deer kept at the registered premises, subject to this chapter.
ATCP 10.46(2)(b)(b) A person holding a registration certificate under sub. (1) may not sell, or offer to others, the opportunity to hunt farm-raised deer on the registered premises unless that person complies with s. ATCP 10.47.
ATCP 10.46(2)(c)(c) A registration certificate under sub. (1) does not entitle the certificate holder to operate as an animal dealer unless that person is also licensed under s. ATCP 12.03.
ATCP 10.46 NoteNote: Except as provided under sub. (1) (g), an animal dealer license under s. ATCP 12.03 does not entitle the license holder to keep farm-raised deer unless that person also holds a registration certificate under sub. (1).
ATCP 10.46(2)(e)(e) A person holding a registration certificate under sub. (1) shall notify the department when no longer operating as a farm-raised deer keeper. The person shall do one of the following:
ATCP 10.46(2)(e)1.1. If the herd is enrolled in the chronic wasting disease herd status program under s. ATCP 10.53, the person shall submit a final census as required under s. ATCP 10.53.