ATCP 12.01(24)(24) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, governmental entity, or other organization or entity. ATCP 12.01(24m)(24m) “Shipment to slaughter” means the movement of Wisconsin origin animals or animals that have met applicable Wisconsin import requirements, from licensed animal market premises or licensed animal dealer premises to a slaughtering establishment with no change in ownership, other than a change in ownership to the licensed slaughtering establishment. The process of “shipment to slaughter” may not exceed 10 consecutive days. ATCP 12.01 NoteNote: A downer animal may not be held by an animal market operator, an animal dealer, or an animal trucker for more than 24 hours. See s. ATCP 12.07. ATCP 12.01(25)(25) “Slaughtering establishment” means a facility to slaughter animals that is licensed and inspected by the department or by the United States department of agriculture. “Slaughtering establishment” includes all premises used in connection with a slaughter operation, including an intermediate livestock handling facility approved under s. ATCP 10.07 (5). ATCP 12.01(26)(26) “Swine” means a domestic hog or any variety of wild hog. ATCP 12.01(26m)(26m) “Trading in livestock or wild animals” means the trading, buying, selling, or swapping of livestock or wild animals. ATCP 12.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; cr. (8m), (8r), (17) (a) to (c), (17m) and (20) (d) to (h), am. (13), (14) and (15), renum. (17) and (20) (d) to be (17) (intro.) and (20) (i) and am., Register, March, 1995, No. 471, eff. 4-1-95; reprinted to restore dropped copy in (17), Register, April, 1995, No. 472; r. and recr. (13), Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; emerg. cr. (12m), am. (13), eff. 6-3-96; cr. (8w), (12m), (12p), am. (13), Register, December, 1996, No. 492, eff. 1-1-97; cr. (8x) and (20) (i), am. (10), (18), (19), (20) (f) 2. and (24), renum. (20) (i) to be (20) (j), r. (21), (22) and (27), Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00; corrections in (8m), (8w), (16) and (17m) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.; CR 02-078: cr. (2m) and (20) (j) and (k), am. (8w), (14), (16) and (17) (intro.) and (5) (a) 3., renum. (20) (j) to be (20) (L) Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03; CR 03-121: renum. (1) and (20) (L) to be (1w) and (20) (n) and am. (1w), cr. (1a), (1d), (1g), (1j), (1m), (1r), (20) (L), (m) and (27), am. (13), r. (14) to (17m), r. and recr. (20g), Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; CR 06-009: am. (1m), (1w), (8x), (18), (19), (27) r. and recr. (3) and (20) Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 11-048: am. (9) (intro.), (10), (20) (f) (intro.), r. (20) (g) 3., cr. (24m) Register July 2012 No. 679, eff. 8-1-12; CR 13-058: r. (2m), am. (8w), renum. (8x) to (8y), cr. (8x), (11m), renum. (19) to (19) (intro.) and am., cr. (19) (a) to (c), r. and recr. (20), am. (25) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 6-1-14; correction in (19) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2014 No. 699; CR 15-092: am. (1g), (8y), renum. (11m) to (11m) (intro.) and (b) and am., cr. (11m) (a), am. (18), (19), (20) (a), renum. (20) (b) to (20) (b) (intro.) and 1. and am., cr. (20) (b) 2., renum. (20) (c) (intro.) to (20) (c) (intro.) and 1. and am., renum. (20) (c) 1. to 7. to (20) (c) 1. a. to g., cr. (20) (c) 2., 3., am. (20) (f), (g) 1., 3., cr. (20) (g) 4., am. (20) (h) 1., 2., 4., (i) 1., (25), cr. (26m) Register July 2016 No. 727, eff. 10-1-16; CR 18-085: am. (1g), cr. (14), am. (25) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff.6-1-20. ATCP 12.02(1)(1) License required. Except as provided in sub. (1m), no person may operate an animal market without an annual license from the department. A separate license is required for each animal market. The license shall bear the livestock premises code issued under s. ATCP 17.02 (7) for the animal market. An annual license expires on June 30. A license is not transferable between persons or animal markets. ATCP 12.02(1m)(1m) License exemptions. No license is required under sub. (1) for an occasional sale by a farm operator who buys or exchanges livestock solely for dairy, breeding, or feeding operations on that farm, or who sells only livestock produced or raised on that farm, or auction sale, conducted at a state, county, or district fair, or sponsored by a livestock breeder association or a youth agricultural organization, if records of the transactions at the sale are maintained by any of the following: ATCP 12.02(2)(a)(a) A person may apply for a Class A, Class B, or Class E animal market license. ATCP 12.02(2)(b)(b) At a class A animal market, an operator may conduct livestock and wild animal sales and auctions on any number of days during the license year. ATCP 12.02(2)(c)(c) At a class B animal market, an operator may conduct livestock sales on any number of days during the license year but may hold livestock auctions on no more than 4 days during the license year. An operator may not conduct any wild animal sales at a class B animal market. ATCP 12.02(2)(d)(d) At a class E animal market, an operator may conduct sales of equine animals on any number of days during the license year. An operator may not conduct sales of any other livestock or any wild animals at a class E animal market. ATCP 12.02(3)(3) Applying for a license. A person shall apply for a license under sub. (1) on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all the following: ATCP 12.02(3)(a)(a) The person’s legal name, and any trade names under which the person does business as an animal market operator. ATCP 12.02(3)(b)(b) The address of each animal market for which the person seeks a license. ATCP 12.02(3)(c)(c) The types of animals traded, bought, sold, or swapped at each animal market for which the person seeks a license. ATCP 12.02(3)(d)(d) The class of license under sub. (2) that the person seeks for each animal market. ATCP 12.02 NoteNote: An animal market operator must register animal transport vehicles under s. ATCP 12.045, regardless of whether the animal market operator needs an animal trucker license under s. ATCP 12.04. An animal market operator needs an animal trucker license if the animal market operator transports livestock or wild animals for others, for hire. ATCP 12.02(3)(g)(g) Other relevant information required by the department for licensing purposes. ATCP 12.02 NoteNote: A person may obtain an application form under sub. (3) by calling (608) 224-4872, by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address: