ATCP 10.052(1)(b) (b) An authorized employee or agent of the department or the federal bureau.

ATCP 10.052(1)(c) (c) A person who collects samples at a slaughtering establishment under the supervision of the department or the federal bureau.

ATCP 10.052(2) (2) Test procedure. A person who collects a brucellosis test sample under this chapter shall comply with requirements in the brucellosis uniform methods and rules that apply to that animal species, when applicable. The person shall submit the sample to a private, state, or federal laboratory that the department or federal bureau has approved to conduct brucellosis tests.

ATCP 10.052(3) (3) Veterinarian to report. A veterinarian who collects a brucellosis test sample from an animal that resides in this state shall report the test result to the department and the animal owner according to s. ATCP 10.04 (1).

ATCP 10.052 Note Note: A test report must include the animal’s official individual identification, if required under this chapter. If, at the time of testing, a livestock animal does not have official individual identification, the person collecting the test sample must apply the official individual identification to the animal prior to collecting the test sample. If, at the time of testing, animals other than livestock do not have proper identification, the person collecting the test sample must apply a proper identifier prior to collecting the test sample. See s. ATCP 10.04 (1) (e).

ATCP 10.052(4) (4) Classification. Upon receiving a brucellosis test result, the department or the federal bureau shall classify the tested animal as negative, suspect, or reactor, according to the brucellosis uniform methods and rules, where applicable. For species not covered by the brucellosis uniform methods and rules, the department and federal bureau shall determine animal classification. The department or the federal bureau may use supplemental brucellosis tests to confirm test results, and to evaluate whether animals may be infected with brucellosis.

ATCP 10.052(5) (5) Reactors in livestock.

ATCP 10.052(5)(a) (a) Within 15 days after the department or the federal bureau classifies an animal as a brucellosis reactor under sub. (4), the department shall quarantine the animal and require other testing or measures to control or eradicate the disease.

ATCP 10.052(5)(b) (b) The department may extend a deadline under par. (a) for good cause, but may not extend a deadline by more than 15 days without federal bureau approval.

ATCP 10.052(5)(c) (c) An owner of an animal raised primarily to produce food for human consumption may request an indemnity under s. 95.26 (7), Stats., for a brucellosis reactor slaughtered under par. (a). The animal owner shall file the request with the department, on a form provided by the department. An animal owner does not qualify for an indemnity if the owner fails to comply with the requirements specified in the quarantine issued by the department.

ATCP 10.052(6) (6) Test positive animal; movement restricted. No person may sell or move an animal that tests positive on any brucellosis test until one of the following occurs:

ATCP 10.052(6)(a) (a) The department determines that the animal is not a brucellosis suspect or reactor.

ATCP 10.052(6)(b) (b) The animal is classified as a brucellosis suspect or reactor, and appropriate action is taken as determined by the department.

ATCP 10.052 History History: CR 18-085: cr. Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20; correction in (2) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2020.

ATCP 10.055 ATCP 10.055 Tuberculosis testing and control.

ATCP 10.055(1) (1) Who may test or collect samples.

ATCP 10.055(1)(a) (a) A person who performs a tuberculosis test or who collects a sample for any other tuberculosis test on an animal for purposes of this chapter or ch. ATCP 12, shall have completed department-approved training on tuberculosis testing or tuberculosis sample collection within 5 years prior to the test date and shall be one of the following:

ATCP 10.055(1)(a)1. 1. An accredited veterinarian. If the veterinarian performs the test on an animal in this state, the veterinarian shall also be a Wisconsin certified veterinarian.

ATCP 10.055(1)(a)2. 2. An authorized employee or agent of the department or the federal bureau that is directly supervised by a veterinarian employed by the state of Wisconsin, as authorized by the state veterinarian, or employed by the federal bureau.

ATCP 10.055(1)(b) (b) Only a veterinarian approved by the department or an employee of the department or federal bureau may conduct confirmatory tuberculosis testing on any animal under this chapter or ch. ATCP 12.

ATCP 10.055(2) (2) Testing approval. A person, under sub. (1), may not perform a tuberculosis test on or collect a test sample from any animal from a quarantined or known infected herd, except with the department’s approval.

ATCP 10.055(3) (3) Test reporting. A person, under sub. (1), who performs a tuberculosis test on an animal in this state, or collects a tuberculosis test sample from an animal in this state, shall report the test result to the department according to s. ATCP 10.04 (1).

ATCP 10.055 Note Note: A test report must include the animal’s official individual identification. If the animal has no official individual identification, it must be applied prior to collecting the test sample. See s. ATCP 10.04 (1) (e).

ATCP 10.055(4) (4) Test positive animal; movement restricted. No person may sell or move an animal that tests positive on any tuberculosis test until one of the following occurs:

ATCP 10.055(4)(a) (a) The department determines that the animal is not a tuberculosis suspect or reactor.

ATCP 10.055(4)(b) (b) The animal is classified as a tuberculosis reactor and treated as determined by the department.

ATCP 10.055(5) (5) Test positive animal; further testing and classification. Whenever the department receives a positive tuberculosis test report under sub. (3), the department or the federal bureau shall conduct confirmatory testing to determine whether the animal is a tuberculosis suspect or reactor. The department or the federal bureau shall test and classify animals according to the tuberculosis uniform methods and rules for the species of animal tested, when applicable. For species that are not covered by the tuberculosis uniform methods and rules, the department and federal bureau shall determine animal classification.

ATCP 10.055(6) (6) Tuberculosis reactors.

ATCP 10.055(6)(a) (a) Within 15 days after the department or the federal bureau classifies an animal as a tuberculosis reactor, the department shall quarantine the animal and require additional testing or measures to control or eradicate the disease.