ATCP 10.14 Note The tuberculosis uniform methods and rules are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the USDA website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth. Copies may also be obtained by writing to the following address:

ATCP 10.14 Note Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

ATCP 10.14(2) (2) Suspending or revoking certification.

ATCP 10.14(2)(a) (a) The department may summarily suspend or revoke a certification under sub. (1) if any of the following occur:

ATCP 10.14(2)(a)1. 1. An animal in the herd tests positive for tuberculosis.

ATCP 10.14(2)(a)2. 2. The herd owner does not comply with sub. (1).

ATCP 10.14(2)(a)3. 3. An animal in the herd is commingled with animals of lesser or no tuberculosis status.

ATCP 10.14(2)(b) (b) The state veterinarian may issue a summary suspension or revocation notice under par. (a). The notice shall state the reason for the suspension or revocation.

ATCP 10.14 Note Note: A herd owner affected by a suspension or revocation under sub. (2) may request a hearing before the department under ch. 227.42, Stats., and ch. ATCP 1. A request for a hearing does not automatically stay a summary suspension or revocation.

ATCP 10.14 History History: CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-061: am. (1) Register June 2008 No. 630, eff. 7-1-09; CR 11-048: am. (1) Register July 2012 No. 679, eff. 8-1-12; correction in (2) (a) 2. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2014 No. 699; CR 18-085: cr. (2) (a) 3. Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.

ATCP 10.15 ATCP 10.15 Johne’s disease testing.

ATCP 10.15(1) (1) Who may collect test samples. A person who collects a Johne’s disease test sample, for purposes of this chapter or ch. ATCP 12, shall be one of the following:

ATCP 10.15(1)(a) (a) An accredited veterinarian. If the veterinarian collects the test sample from cattle in this state, the veterinarian shall also be a Wisconsin certified veterinarian.

ATCP 10.15(1)(b) (b) A person working under the direct supervision of a veterinarian under par. (a), provided that the veterinarian submits the sample for testing.

ATCP 10.15(1)(c) (c) An authorized employee or agent of the department or the federal bureau.

ATCP 10.15(1)(d) (d) A DHIA technician or a certified veterinary technician if the Johne’s disease test sample is a milk sample.

ATCP 10.15(2) (2) Sample collection procedures. A person who collects a Johne’s disease test sample, for purposes of this chapter or ch. ATCP 12, shall comply with procedures specified in the Johne’s disease national program standards.

ATCP 10.15 Note Note: The Johne’s disease national program standards are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the USDA website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth. Copies may also be obtained by writing to the following address:

ATCP 10.15 Note Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

ATCP 10.15(3) (3) Laboratory and test methods. Only a laboratory approved by the department or the federal bureau may conduct a Johne’s disease test for purposes of this chapter or ch. ATCP 12. The laboratory shall use one of the following tests:

ATCP 10.15(3)(a) (a) The enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

ATCP 10.15(3)(b) (b) The fecal culture test.

ATCP 10.15(3)(c) (c) The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fecal test.

ATCP 10.15(3)(d) (d) Another test approved by the department.

ATCP 10.15(4) (4) Veterinarian to report. A veterinarian who submits for testing a Johne’s disease test sample collected in this state shall report the test result to the department and the animal owner according to s. ATCP 10.04 (1).

ATCP 10.15 Note Note: A test report must include the animal’s official individual identification. If the animal has no official individual identification, the veterinarian must identify the animal with an official individual identification. See s. ATCP 10.04 (1) (e).

ATCP 10.15(5) (5) Reactors. An animal is a Johne’s disease reactor if any of the following apply:

ATCP 10.15(5)(a) (a) The animal tests positive on a test under sub. (3) (a), unless it subsequently tests negative on a follow-up test under sub. (6).

ATCP 10.15(5)(b) (b) The animal tests positive on any test under sub. (3) (b) to (d).