ATCP 10.67 Note Note: The operator of a laboratory disqualified under sub. (1) (b) may request a hearing on the disqualification, pursuant to s. 227.42, Stats., and ch. ATCP 1. A request for hearing does not automatically stay a summary disqualification.

ATCP 10.67(3) (3) Misrepresentation. No person may misrepresent any of the following, directly or by implication:

ATCP 10.67(3)(a) (a) That an individual is a qualified fish health inspector.

ATCP 10.67(3)(b) (b) That a laboratory is a qualified laboratory.

ATCP 10.67(3)(c) (c) Any relevant matters related to a fish health inspection or laboratory test under this subchapter.

ATCP 10.67 History History: CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06.

subch. IX of ch. ATCP 10 Subchapter IX — Sheep

ATCP 10.68 ATCP 10.68 Sheep; brucella ovis-free flock.

ATCP 10.68(1) (1) Initial certification. The department may certify a flock of sheep as a certified brucella ovis-free flock if the flock owner provides proof that all rams in the flock over 6 months old have tested negative for brucella ovis in 2 successive enzyme linked immune serum assay (elisa) tests, or other tests approved by the department. The tests shall be conducted at least 45 days but not more than 60 days apart.

ATCP 10.68(2) (2) Renewal. The department may re-issue a certification under sub. (1) if, within 14 months after the last certification date, the flock owner submits the results of another flock test showing that all rams in the flock have tested negative for brucella ovis. If a herd owner fails to meet the deadline under this subsection, certification expires and may not be reinstated except by the procedure under sub. (1).

ATCP 10.68(2m) (2m) Every application for certification under sub. (1) or certification re-issuance under sub. (2) shall include a nonrefundable fee of $50 for each year of certification.

ATCP 10.68(3) (3) Revocation. The department may by written notice to the flock owner, without prior notice or hearing, summarily revoke a flock certification under this section if any ram in the flock tests positive for brucella ovis. The state veterinarian may issue the revocation notice on behalf of the department.

ATCP 10.68 Note Note: A flock owner affected by a revocation notice under sub. (3) may request a hearing under s. 227.42, Stats., and ch. ATCP 1. A request for a hearing does not automatically stay a summary suspension or revocation.

ATCP 10.68(4) (4) Handling reactors. If a ram tests positive for brucella-ovis, the flock owner shall do one of the following:

ATCP 10.68(4)(a) (a) Segregate and castrate the ram, under department supervision.

ATCP 10.68(4)(b) (b) Ship the ram directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter, pursuant to a completed federal bureau form VS 1-27 or a department permit under s. ATCP 10.08 (3).

ATCP 10.68 Note Note: Federal bureau form VS 1-27 must be completed by an accredited veterinarian, an authorized state animal health official, or the federal bureau.

ATCP 10.68(5) (5) Status of individual animals. No ram qualifies as a member of a brucella ovis-free flock unless at least one of the following applies:

ATCP 10.68(5)(a) (a) The ram was included in the initial certification under sub. (1).

ATCP 10.68(5)(b) (b) The ram originates from another brucella ovis-free flock.

ATCP 10.68(5)(c) (c) The ram has been in the flock for at least 60 days, and was in the flock at the time of the last flock test for brucella ovis.

ATCP 10.68(5)(d) (d) The ram was born to a flock member.

ATCP 10.68(6) (6) Flock additions. No ram may be added to a brucella ovis-free flock unless at least one of the following applies:

ATCP 10.68(6)(a) (a) The ram originates from another brucella ovis-free flock, and was included in the last flock test of that flock.

ATCP 10.68(6)(b) (b) The ram tests negative for brucella ovis within 30 days before entering the brucella ovis-free flock, and again within 45 to 60 days after entering the flock.

ATCP 10.68 History History: CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-061: cr. (2m) Register June 2008 No. 630, eff. 7-1-09; CR 18-085: am. (2), (2m) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.

ATCP 10.69 ATCP 10.69 Sheep imports.

ATCP 10.69(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), no person may import a sheep into this state unless the sheep is accompanied by a valid certificate of veterinary inspection. The certificate shall include the official individual identification of the sheep.

ATCP 10.69(2) (2) A certificate of veterinary inspection is not required under sub. (1) for any of the following: