ATCP 10.05(2)(b)
(b) The state veterinarian may, on behalf of the department, summarily suspend or revoke the certification of a veterinarian who violates applicable requirements under ch.
95, Stats., this chapter, or ch.
ATCP 12 or
16. The state veterinarian shall specify, in the order, the period of suspension or the requirements for reinstatement after revocation. A veterinarian may request a hearing before the department, pursuant to ch.
227, Stats. A request for hearing does not stay the summary suspension or revocation.
ATCP 10.05 History
History: CR 06-009: cr.
Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06;
CR 11-048: am. (2) (b)
Register July 2012 No. 679, eff. 8-1-12; correction in (1) (a), (2) (a) 1. made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register October 2015 No. 718;
CR 18-085: am. (1) (intro.), (2) (a) 3.
Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20; correction in (1) (intro.), (2) (a) 3. made under s.
35.17, Stats.,
Register May 2020 No. 773.
ATCP 10.052
ATCP 10.052 Brucellosis testing and control. ATCP 10.052(1)(1)
Who may collect test samples. A person who collects a brucellosis test sample, for purposes of this chapter, ch.
ATCP 12 or ch.
ATCP 16, shall be one of the following:
ATCP 10.052(1)(a)
(a) An accredited veterinarian. If the veterinarian collects the sample in this state, the veterinarian shall also be a Wisconsin certified veterinarian.
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)(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)(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)(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.
ATCP 10.055(6)(b)
(b) The department may extend a deadline under par.
(a) for good cause, but may not extend a deadline under par.
(a) by more than 15 days without federal bureau approval.
ATCP 10.055(6)(c)
(c) An owner of an animal raised primarily to produce food for human consumption may request an indemnity under s.
95.25 (5), Stats., for a tuberculosis 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 pars.
(a) and
(b).
ATCP 10.055 Note
Note: The tuberculosis uniform methods and rules apply to cattle, bison and farm-raised deer and 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 written request made to the following address:
ATCP 10.055 Note
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 10.055 Note
Division of Animal Health
ATCP 10.055 Note
P.O. Box 8911
ATCP 10.055 Note
Madison, WI 53708-8911
ATCP 10.055 History
History: CR 15-092: cr.
Register July 2016 No. 727, eff. 10-1-16;
CR 18-085: cr. (5), (6)
Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.
ATCP 10.06
ATCP 10.06 Certificate of veterinary inspection. ATCP 10.06(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in par.
(c), a certificate of veterinary inspection shall accompany every animal imported into this state.
ATCP 10.06(1)(b)
(b) A certificate of veterinary inspection is not required for movement of animals within this state, except as specifically provided in this chapter or ch.
ATCP 12 or
16.
ATCP 10.06 Note
Note: A certificate of veterinary inspection may be required under this chapter, or ch.
ATCP 12 or
16 for the sale or movement of certain animals within this state. See, for example, s.
ATCP 10.56 (1) related to intrastate movement of farm-raised deer, s.
ATCP 10.87 (3) related to intrastate movement of swine to fairs or exhibitions, and s.
ATCP 16.16 related to sales of dogs by licensed dog sellers or dog facility operators.
ATCP 10.06(1)(c)
(c) A certificate of veterinary inspection is not required under par.
(a) for imports of the following animals, unless a certificate is required in a particular case under s.
ATCP 10.07:
ATCP 10.06(1)(c)10.
10. An animal that is imported directly to a veterinary facility for treatment, and returned directly to its place of origin immediately after treatment, with no change in ownership.
ATCP 10.06(1)(c)11.
11. An animal returning to its place of origin in this state, with no change of ownership, immediately after receiving veterinary treatment in another state.
ATCP 10.06(2)
(2)
Who may issue. An accredited veterinarian shall prepare and sign a certificate of veterinary inspection, except that a Wisconsin certified veterinarian shall prepare and sign a certificate issued in Wisconsin.
ATCP 10.06(3)(a)(a) A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be issued on a form provided by, or approved by, the department. Except as required under this chapter, or ch.
ATCP 12 or
16, a certificate issued in this state shall be issued on a form provided by, or approved by, the department.
ATCP 10.06 Note
Note: A certificate of veterinary inspection issued in another state for fish imported to this state must be issued on a form provided by, or approved by, the department. See s.
ATCP 10.65 (1). A certificate of veterinary inspection issued for intrastate movement from a licensed dog seller or dog facility operator must be on a form issued or approved by the department. See s.
ATCP 16.16.
ATCP 10.06(3)(b)
(b) A Wisconsin certified veterinarian may obtain Wisconsin certificate of veterinary inspection forms from the department. There is a fee of $5.60 for each interstate movement form, and $0.60 for each intrastate movement form.
ATCP 10.06 Note
Note: A Wisconsin certified veterinarian may obtain forms under par. (b) by contacting the department at the following address:
ATCP 10.06 Note
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: (608) 224-4872
Fax: (608) 224-4871
ATCP 10.06(4)
(4)
Contents. Except as required by other applicable provisions of law, a certificate of veterinary inspection related to a shipment of animals shall include all of the following information, which shall be verified by the issuing veterinarian:
ATCP 10.06(4)(a)
(a) The number, species, breed, sex, age, and purpose of movement of the animals included in the shipment.
ATCP 10.06(4)(b)
(b) Official individual identification of each animal in the shipment, if required under this chapter or ch.
ATCP 12. The department may require official individual identification of animals in a particular shipment, pursuant to s.
ATCP 10.07, regardless of whether official individual identification is otherwise required.
ATCP 10.06(4)(c)
(c) The name, telephone number, if available, and address of the person shipping the animals.
ATCP 10.06(4)(d)
(d) The following information related to the premises from which the animals are shipped:
ATCP 10.06(4)(d)3.
3. Relevant health certification numbers issued by the state of origin, if the certificate of veterinary inspection represents that the state of origin has certified the health status of animals on the premises.
ATCP 10.06(4)(f)
(f) The address, and the livestock premises code if any, of the premises where the animals will be received.
ATCP 10.06(4)(h)
(h) Other information required under this chapter for the import or movement of the animal.
ATCP 10.06 Note
Note: This chapter requires additional information for the import or movement of certain animals. Required information may include diagnostic test results, vaccination status, the disease status of the herd or flock of origin, or the disease status of the state of origin. The department may also require additional information, for particular import shipments, under s.
ATCP 10.07. Also see s.
ATCP 16.16 which requires different information for a certificate of veterinary inspection for dogs moved intrastate.
“I certify, as a veterinarian, that I have inspected the animals identified on this certificate and that the animals are not showing signs of contagious or infectious disease, except where noted. Vaccinations and test results are as indicated on the certificate. To the best of my knowledge, the animals identified on this certificate meet applicable federal and state of destination requirements."
ATCP 10.06(4)(j)
(j) The veterinarian's signature, date of signature, inspection date, and issue date.
ATCP 10.06(5)
(5)
Certificate valid for 30 days. A certificate of veterinary inspection is valid for 30 days from the date of inspection unless the department specifies additional import requirements or a different expiration date under s.
ATCP 10.07 (1) (b) or
(2), or if the state veterinarian determines based on an epidemiological evaluation of current disease risks in a herd, or place of origin, in Wisconsin that a different expiration date is necessary.
ATCP 10.06(6)(a)
(a) If this chapter requires a certificate of veterinary inspection to accompany animals imported to this state, the veterinarian who signs the certificate shall file copies with the chief livestock health official in the state of origin within 7 calendar days after issuance. The chief livestock health official shall file the certificate with the department within 7 calendar days of receipt. If the state of origin does not have a chief livestock health official that submits certificates of veterinary inspection for a particular species, the veterinarian who signs the certificate shall file copies with the department within 7 calendar days after issuance.
ATCP 10.06(6)(b)
(b) Whenever a Wisconsin certified veterinarian issues an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection for export or intrastate movement of Wisconsin animals, the veterinarian shall file a copy of the certificate with the department within 7 calendar days after issuance. If the animals are being exported, the department shall file a copy of the certificate with the chief livestock health official of the state of destination within 7 calendar days after receipt.
ATCP 10.06(6)(c)
(c) Whenever the department receives a certificate of veterinary inspection under sub.
(1) for imported wild animals, the department shall forward a copy of that certificate to the department of natural resources.
ATCP 10.06 Note
Note: Intrastate certificates of veterinary inspection, including those issued under s.
ATCP 16.16 (dog sales; certificate of veterinary inspection), are not required to be filed with the department.
