ATCP 10.22(1)(b)
(b)
Exemptions. A certificate of veterinary inspection is not required under par.
(a) for any of the following:
ATCP 10.22(1)(b)1.
1. An animal imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22 Note
Note: ATCP 10.07 (4) (c) prohibits the operator of a federally approved livestock marketing facility from releasing an imported bovine animal to a location in this state unless the animal meets bovine import requirements under this chapter. Animals shipped directly to slaughter are exempt from certain import requirements that would otherwise apply.
ATCP 10.22(1)(b)3.
3. An animal imported directly to a veterinary facility for treatment, provided that all of the following apply:
ATCP 10.22(1)(b)3.a.
a. The animal is returned to its place of origin immediately following treatment.
ATCP 10.22(1)(b)4.
4. An animal returning directly to its place of origin in this state following treatment in a veterinary facility outside this state, provided that the animal was shipped directly to the veterinary facility and there was no change of ownership while the animal was outside the state for veterinary treatment.
ATCP 10.22(2)(a)(a)
Requirement. Except as provided in par.
(b), no person may import a bovine animal into this state unless the animal tests negative on a pre-import brucellosis test. Except as provided in par.
(c), the pre-import brucellosis test shall be conducted not more than 30 days before the animal enters this state.
ATCP 10.22(2)(b)
(b)
Exemptions. Paragraph
(a) does not require a pre-import brucellosis test for any of the following animals:
ATCP 10.22(2)(b)1.
1. An animal imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(2)(b)6.
6. A calf under 6 months old originating from a brucellosis class A state.
ATCP 10.22(2)(b)7.
7. An official vaccinate under 20 months old originating from a brucellosis class A state.
ATCP 10.22(2)(b)8.
8. Feeder cattle originating from a brucellosis class A state that are imported directly to an approved import feed lot.
ATCP 10.22(2)(c)
(c)
Test method. A laboratory approved by the department or the federal bureau shall conduct a brucellosis test under par.
(a). The laboratory shall conduct the test using the tube, plate, or buffered acidified plate antigen (BAPA) test method, or another test method approved by the department.
ATCP 10.22(3)(a)
(a) Import permit required. Except as provided in par.
(b), no person may import a bovine animal originating from a brucellosis class B or C state unless the department issues a permit under s.
ATCP 10.07 (2) authorizing that import shipment.
ATCP 10.22(3)(b)1.
1. An animal imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(4)
(4)
Brucellosis reactors; import restricted. No person may import a brucellosis reactor into this state, except that a reactor originating from an adjacent state may be imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter if all the following apply:
ATCP 10.22(4)(a)
(a) The department issues an import permit under s.
ATCP 10.07 (2) that identifies the animal as a brucellosis reactor imported for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(4)(b)
(b) Brucellosis reactors from this state may be imported to that adjacent state for slaughter under equivalent terms and conditions.
ATCP 10.22(5)(a)(a)
Requirement. Except as provided in par.
(b), no person may import a bovine animal into this state unless the animal tests negative on a pre-import tuberculosis test. The pre-import tuberculosis test shall be conducted not more than 60 days before the animal enters this state.
ATCP 10.22(5)(b)
(b)
Exemptions. Paragraph
(a) does not require a pre-import tuberculosis test for any of the following:
ATCP 10.22(5)(b)1.
1. An animal imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(5)(b)4.
4. An animal originating from an accredited tuberculosis-free state or nation unless the state veterinarian requires a tuberculosis test under s.
ATCP 10.07 (1) (b).
ATCP 10.22(5)(b)5.
5. An animal originating from an accredited tuberculosis-free herd if the animal is accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection that includes the tuberculosis-free herd certification number of the herd of origin and the date on which the herd of origin was last tested for tuberculosis.
ATCP 10.22(5)(c)
(c)
Veal calves. Veal calves qualify for the exemption under par.
(b) 6. if all of the following apply:
ATCP 10.22(5)(c)3.
3. The veal calves are confined to the premises at which they are first received in this state, until they are shipped to slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(5)(c)4.
4. The veal calves, when shipped to slaughter, are accompanied by a completed federal bureau form VS 1-27 or by a department permit under s.
ATCP 10.08 (3).
ATCP 10.22 Note
Note: Federal bureau form VS 1-27 must be completed by an accredited veterinarian, an authorized state animal health official, or the federal bureau.
ATCP 10.22(6)
(6)
Imports from tuberculosis modified accredited states or modified accredited zones. ATCP 10.22(6)(a)
(a)
Import requirements. Except as provided in par.
(g), no person may import a bovine animal originating from a tuberculosis modified accredited state or a modified accredited zone in a state which has split multiple tuberculosis statuses as determined by USDA, other than a bovine animal imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter, unless all of the following apply:
ATCP 10.22(6)(a)2.
2. The animal is accompanied by a valid certificate of veterinary inspection under par.
(b).
ATCP 10.22(6)(a)3.
3. The animal originates from a herd that has tested negative on a whole herd tuberculosis test, unless the animal is a veal calf that is exempt under par.
(f). The whole herd test shall be conducted within 12 months prior to the import date, and shall include every animal in the herd that is at least 12 months old.
ATCP 10.22(6)(a)4.
4. The animal has tested negative on a tuberculosis test conducted within 60 days prior to the import date.
ATCP 10.22 Note
Note: USDA rules for interstate shipment of animals may specify a different time period for tuberculosis testing prior to interstate shipment. An importer must comply with USDA rules. However, compliance with USDA rules does not excuse a violation of subd. 4.
ATCP 10.22(6)(b)
(b)
Certificate of veterinary inspection. A certificate of veterinary inspection under par.
(a) 2. shall include all of the following information:
ATCP 10.22(6)(b)4.
4. The official individual identification number of the imported animal.
ATCP 10.22(6)(c)
(c)
Post-import testing. The owner of a bovine animal imported to this state from a tuberculosis modified accredited state or a modified accredited zone shall have the animal tested for tuberculosis not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days after it is imported. This testing requirement does not apply to any of the following:
ATCP 10.22(6)(d)
(d)
Post-import confinement. Bovine animals imported from a tuberculosis modified accredited state or a modified accredited zone may not be removed from the premises at which they are first received in this state unless one of the following applies:
ATCP 10.22(6)(d)2.
2. The animals are shipped directly from the premises to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(6)(d)3.
3. The animals were imported directly to a show or exhibition in this state, and are returned directly from that show or exhibition to their state of origin.
ATCP 10.22(6)(e)
(e)
Feeder cattle; exemption from post-import testing. Paragraph
(c) does not apply to feeder cattle imported solely for feeding prior to slaughter if all of the following apply:
ATCP 10.22(6)(e)1.
1. The feeder cattle are confined to the premises at which they are first received in this state, until they are shipped to slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(6)(e)2.
2. The feeder cattle, when shipped to slaughter, are accompanied by a completed federal bureau form VS 1-27 or by a department permit under s.
ATCP 10.08 (3).
ATCP 10.22 Note
Note: Federal bureau form VS 1-27 must be completed by an accredited veterinarian, an authorized state animal health official, or the federal bureau.
ATCP 10.22(6)(f)
(f)
Veal calves; exemption from source herd testing and post-import testing. Paragraphs
(a) 3. and
(c) do not apply to veal calves imported solely for feeding prior to slaughter, if all of the following apply:
ATCP 10.22(6)(f)2.
2. The veal calves are confined to the premises at which they are first received in this state, until they are shipped to slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(6)(f)3.
3. The veal calves, when shipped to slaughter, are accompanied by a completed federal bureau form VS 1-27 or by a department permit under s.
ATCP 10.08 (3).
ATCP 10.22 Note
Note: Federal bureau form VS 1-27 must be completed by an accredited veterinarian, an authorized state animal health official, or the federal bureau.
ATCP 10.22(6)(g)
(g)
Bovine animals from an accredited free zone. No person may import bovine animals from an accredited free zone in a state which has split multiple tuberculosis statuses as determined by USDA unless all of the following apply:
ATCP 10.22(6)(g)1.
1. The state which has split multiple zones as determined by USDA requires all bovine animals to be identified with a USDA approved electronic official individual identification number before the animals leave the farm of origin.
ATCP 10.22 Note
Note: Currently, USDA has approved a 15-digit eartag, starting with the US code “840", which is an electronic form of official individual identification.
ATCP 10.22(6)(g)2.
2. The animals are accompanied by a valid certificate of veterinary inspection that includes all of the following:
ATCP 10.22(6)(g)2.b.
b. A statement that the animals have tested negative on a tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to the import date, or the animals originate from a tuberculosis accredited free herd or the animals are feeder cattle imported directly to an approved import feed lot.
ATCP 10.22(7)
(7)
Tuberculosis reactors and suspects; import restricted. ATCP 10.22(7)(a)(a)
Tuberculosis reactors. No person may import a tuberculosis reactor into this state, except that a tuberculosis reactor may be imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter if the department issues an import permit under s.
ATCP 10.07 (2) that identifies the animal as a tuberculosis reactor imported for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(7)(b)
(b)
Tuberculosis suspects. No person may import a tuberculosis suspect into this state until the suspect status is resolved, except that a tuberculosis suspect may be imported directly to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter if the department issues a written import permit under s.
ATCP 10.07 (2) that identifies the animal as a tuberculosis suspect imported for slaughter.
ATCP 10.22(7m)
(7m)
M-branded bovines; import restricted. No person may import an M-branded bovine animal into this state unless the bovine animal is imported directly from Mexico or goes directly to a slaughter facility.
If a bovine animal is imported directly from Mexico, the complete destination herd must be quarantined upon arrival of the M-branded animal and the herd will remain quarantined until the imported bovine animal is negative on a tuberculosis test conducted not sooner than 60 days after the date of importation into the state.
ATCP 10.22(8)
(8)
Johne's disease reactors; import. No person may import to this state a bovine animal that is a Johne's disease reactor unless the animal is imported in compliance with
9 CFR 80.
ATCP 10.22(9)(a)
(a)
Permit. The department may issue an annual permit designating a feed lot as an approved import feed lot for purposes of this section. A permit expires on June 30 annually.
ATCP 10.22 Note
Note: A feed lot is not required to hold an approved import feed lot permit under this subsection. However, feeder cattle imported directly to an approved import feed lot are exempt from certain import restrictions and pre-import testing requirements, as provided in this section.
