Chapter ATCP 13

LOCAL RABIES CONTROL PROGRAMS

ATCP 13.01   Definitions.

ATCP 13.02   Local rabies control program.

ATCP 13.03   Program approval requirements.

ATCP 13.04   Trained individual certification.

Ch. ATCP 13 Note Note: Chapter Ag 13 was renumbered ch. ATCP 13 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, April, 1993, No. 448.

ATCP 13.01 ATCP 13.01 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

ATCP 13.01(1) (1) “Administrator” means a natural person responsible for public management of the affairs of a local rabies control program within a specific county, city, village or town.

ATCP 13.01(2) (2) “Department” means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

ATCP 13.01(3) (3) “Isolation facility” has the meaning designated under s. 95.21 (1) (am), Stats.

ATCP 13.01(4) (4) “Local rabies control program” means a program administered by a county, city, village or town under this chapter and pursuant to s. 95.21 (9) (b), Stats.

ATCP 13.01(5) (5) “Trained individual” means a natural person certified by the department as meeting the qualifications to observe quarantined animals in an isolation facility to determine if the animal exhibits any signs of rabies.

ATCP 13.01(6) (6) “Veterinarian involvement” means oversight responsibility for a local rabies control program by a Wisconsin licensed veterinarian and supervision by the veterinarian of trained individuals who conduct examinations of quarantined animals held in an isolation facility.

ATCP 13.01 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90; CR 06-028: r. (2), renum. (3) to (7) to be (2) to (6) Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06.

ATCP 13.02 ATCP 13.02 Local rabies control program.

ATCP 13.02(1) (1) Authority. Pursuant to s. 95.21 (9), Stats., the department may approve the rabies control program of a county, city, village or town. A local rabies control program shall include:

ATCP 13.02(1)(a) (a) A county or municipal ordinance which sets forth requirements for the control of rabies or adoption by reference of the rabies control provisions of s. 95.21, Stats.

ATCP 13.02(1)(b) (b) Administration and enforcement of quarantine provisions in the local ordinance or in s. 95.21, Stats.

ATCP 13.02(2) (2) Department approval.

ATCP 13.02(2)(a) (a) A county, city, village or town wishing to administer a local rabies control program under this chapter shall file a written proposal with the department. The proposal shall include a complete plan for administration of the rabies control program, including: