ATCP 10.01(37)(b)
(b) An exhibition operated by an institution accredited by the American association of zoological parks and aquariums.
ATCP 10.01(37)(c)
(c) A wild animal exhibition operated pursuant to a permit from the Wisconsin department of natural resources.
ATCP 10.01(38)
(38) "Exotic disease" means any communicable, contagious or infectious disease not known to exist in livestock, fish or poultry in Wisconsin.
ATCP 10.01(39)
(39) "Exotic ruminant" means a ruminant not indigenous to Wisconsin. "Exotic ruminant" does not include domestic bovine animals, bison, cervids, alpacas or llamas.
ATCP 10.01(40)
(40) "Exposed" means subjected to a causative agent that may cause the exposed animal to contract a contagious, infectious or communicable disease.
ATCP 10.01(42)
(42) "Farm-raised deer" means a captive cervid, but includes a non-captive cervid that has an ear tag or other mark identifying it as being raised on a farm. "Farm-raised deer" does not include a cervid kept by an institution accredited by the American association of zoological parks and aquariums.
ATCP 10.01(43)
(43) "Farm-raised game bird" means a captive bird of a wild nature that is not native. "Farm-raised game bird" does not include poultry or ratites, or birds kept pursuant to a license issued under s.
169.15,
169.19,
169.20 or
169.21, Stats.
ATCP 10.01 Note
Note: The Wisconsin department of natural resources issues licenses under ss.
169.15 (captive wild animal farm licenses), 169.19 (bird hunting preserve licenses), 169.20 (dog training licenses) and 169.21 (dog trial licenses), Stats.
ATCP 10.01(44)
(44) "Federal bureau" means the animal and plant health inspection service of USDA, or any other unit of USDA that is vested with authority to administer federal laws and regulations relating to animal disease control.
ATCP 10.01(46)
(46) "Feeder cattle" means bovine animals, kept for the sole purpose of feeding prior to slaughter, which are not more than 18 months old as evidenced by the absence of permanent teeth, and whose sexual status is one of the following:
ATCP 10.01(47)
(47) "Feeder swine" means swine that weigh 80 pounds or less and are kept for the sole purpose of feeding for slaughter.
ATCP 10.01(48)
(48) "Feeder swine pseudorabies monitored herd" means a herd of swine that is certified as a feeder swine pseudorabies monitored herd by one of the following:
ATCP 10.01(49)
(49) "Flock" as applied to poultry means any of the following:
ATCP 10.01(49)(b)
(b) A subset of poultry, on a farm, which has not commingled with other poultry on that farm for at least 21 days and which is designated as a separate flock by the department.
ATCP 10.01(50)
(50) "Flock" as applied to sheep means one of the following:
ATCP 10.01(50)(a)
(a) A commonly owned or controlled group of sheep that are maintained on common ground.
ATCP 10.01(50)(b)
(b) Two or more commonly owned or controlled groups of sheep that are maintained at geographically separate locations, if animals or people move between the locations without taking effective bio-security measures to prevent the spread of disease.
ATCP 10.01(51)
(51) "Fomite" means an inanimate object or substance that transfers infectious organisms from one animal to another.
ATCP 10.01(52)
(52) "Foreign animal disease" means any communicable, contagious or infectious disease not known to exist in animals in the United States.
ATCP 10.01(53)
(53) "Hatchery" means premises used to hatch poultry or ratites. "Hatchery" includes incubators and setters.
ATCP 10.01(54)
(54) "Heifer" means a female bovine animal up to first calving.
ATCP 10.01(55)(a)
(a) A commonly owned or controlled group of animals that are maintained on common ground.
ATCP 10.01(55)(b)
(b) Two or more commonly owned or controlled groups of animals that are maintained at geographically separate locations, if people, animals or equipment move between the locations without taking effective bio-security measures to prevent the spread of disease.
ATCP 10.01(57m)
(57m) "Intermediate livestock handling facility" means an off-premises facility owned or leased by a slaughtering establishment that is licensed by the department or that is subject to inspection by USDA. The "intermediate livestock handling facility" is used to unload and temporarily hold animals before the animals are delivered to the slaughtering establishment.
ATCP 10.01(58)
(58) "Johne's disease" means paratuberculosis, the infectious and communicable disease of domestic ruminants that is caused by Mycobacterium avium, subsp. paratuberculosis.
ATCP 10.01(59)
(59) "Johne's disease national program standards" means the program standards for the national voluntary Johne's disease control program, as published in federal bureau publication 91-45-016 (September 2010).
ATCP 10.01 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/vs/index.html. Copies may be obtained by writing to the following address:
ATCP 10.01 Note
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P. O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
ATCP 10.01(60)
(60) "Keep farm-raised deer" means to own, rent, lease or serve as the custodian of farm-raised deer.
ATCP 10.01(61)
(61) "Keeper of farm-raised deer" means a person who keeps farm-raised deer.
ATCP 10.01(62)
(62) "Livestock" means bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry, sheep, swine other than wild hogs, farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, camelids, ratites and fish.
ATCP 10.01 Note
Note: This definition of "livestock" applies only for purposes of this chapter. This definition is consistent with the definition in ch.
ATCP 17 (livestock premises registration). More limited definitions apply for purposes of ch.
ATCP 12 (animal markets, dealers and truckers), ch.
ATCP 51 (livestock facility siting), and disease indemnity programs. Disease indemnities for condemned "livestock," under s.
95.31, Stats., apply to animals of species raised primarily to produce food for human consumption (including farm-raised deer).
ATCP 10.01(63)
(63) "Livestock premises code" means the code assigned under
s. ATCP 17.02 (7) or, for livestock premises located in another state, an equivalent code assigned by that other state.
ATCP 10.01(63m)
(63m) "M-branded" means branded with the letter "M" to signify imported from Mexico.
ATCP 10.01(64)
(64) "Mare" means a female equine animal over 731 days of age.
ATCP 10.01(65)
(65) "Menagerie animal" means a domestic or non-domestic animal kept as part of a collection of multiple species primarily for purposes of exhibition.
ATCP 10.01(66)
(66) "Mycoplasmosis" means a disease of poultry caused by bacteria of the genus Mycoplasma.
ATCP 10.01(67)
(67) "National poultry improvement plan" means the national poultry improvement plan and auxiliary provisions dated January 2011,
9 CFR 56,
145,
146, and
147, printed in USDA-APHIS publication 91-55-088.
ATCP 10.01 Note
Note: The national poultry improvement plan is on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the USDA website at:
www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health. The department will provide free copies to Wisconsin flock owners upon request. A flock owner may request a copy by calling (608) 224-4877, by visiting the department website at
www.datcp.state.wi.us, or by writing to the following address:
ATCP 10.01 Note
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
ATCP 10.01(68)
(68) "Negative" means an official diagnostic test result that discloses no evidence of disease.
ATCP 10.01(69)
(69) "Official backtag" means an identification backtag issued or approved by the federal bureau or the department.
ATCP 10.01 Note
Note: Examples of official backtags include the official Wisconsin bovine backtag and the official Wisconsin swine backtag.
ATCP 10.01(70)
(70) "Official eartag" means an identification eartag issued or approved by the federal bureau or the department.
ATCP 10.01 Note
Note: An official eartag, inserted in the right ear of the animal, uniquely identifies each individual animal with no duplication of the alpha-numeric identification, regardless of the materials or colors used. Examples of official eartags include the official Wisconsin identification tag, the official USDA Wisconsin vaccination tag, and the official Wisconsin swine eartag.
ATCP 10.01(71)
(71) "Official individual identification" means a set of identifying characters that is uniquely associated with an individual animal, and that consists of one of the following:
ATCP 10.01(71)(d)
(d) A registration freeze brand number that uniquely identifies the animal.
ATCP 10.01(71)(e)
(e) The official breed registration lip tattoo number of an equine animal that uniquely identifies the equine animal.
ATCP 10.01(71)(f)
(f) A written or graphic description of an equine animal, prepared by a licensed and accredited veterinarian, which uniquely identifies that equine animal and includes all of the following:
ATCP 10.01(71)(f)1.
1. A complete and accurate description of the equine animal's breed, coloration and distinguishing markings.
ATCP 10.01(71)(h)
(h) The leg band number of a ratite which uniquely identifies that ratite.
ATCP 10.01(71)(i)
(i) A poultry leg band or wing band bearing a number that uniquely identifies a bird.
ATCP 10.01(71)(j)
(j) For a swine weighing 80 pounds or less, the premises identification of the premises of origin.
ATCP 10.01(71)(k)
(k) A chronic wasting disease status program registration tag, provided that the farm-raised deer also has a unique individual identification number.
ATCP 10.01(71)(L)
(L) A premises tattoo for a farm-raised deer, provided the farm-raised deer also has a unique individual identification number.
ATCP 10.01(71)(n)
(n) A unique premises identification issued by the department, provided that the animal also bears a unique individual identification number.
ATCP 10.01(72)
(72) "Official spayed heifer" means a female bovine animal that has had its ovaries removed and is identified by an open spade brand or spay certificate.
ATCP 10.01(73)
(73) "Official vaccinate" means a female bovine animal that is vaccinated against brucellosis, and identified and reported as a vaccinate, in compliance with
s. ATCP 10.10 or equivalent laws of another state.
ATCP 10.01(74)
(74) "Open spade brand" means a branding mark consisting of the outline of an inverted heart with a short stalk at the bottom, used for the identification of spayed heifers.
ATCP 10.01(75)
(75) "Originates from a herd" or "originating from a herd" means coming from a herd, other than a group of animals temporarily assembled for sale or shipment, in which the animal was born or kept since birth, or in which the animal was kept for at least 120 days.
ATCP 10.01(76)
(76) "Originates from a state" or "originating from a state" means coming directly from one of the following:
ATCP 10.01(76)(b)
(b) A state to which the animal was moved from a state holding an equal or better federal classification for the disease in question.
ATCP 10.01(76)(c)
(c) A state in which the animal has been kept for at least 120 consecutive days.
ATCP 10.01(77)
(77) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, governmental entity, academic institution or other legal entity.
ATCP 10.01(78)
(78) "Pet bird" means a psittacine or soft bill that is not native, is not identified on the federal list of endangered and threatened species, and is not a migratory bird.
ATCP 10.01(79)
(79) "Poultry" means domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys and waterfowl, which are bred for the primary purpose of exhibition or producing eggs or meat. "Poultry" does not include ratites.
ATCP 10.01(80)
(80) "Pseudorabies" means the contagious, infectious, and communicable disease of livestock and other animals that is caused by the pseudorabies herpes virus.
