ATCP 10.40(2)(d)(d) For purposes of par. (c), a sexually mature bird is a bird over 4 months old except that, in the case of turkeys, it is a bird over 6 months old. ATCP 10.40(3)(a)(a) The owner of a flock of poultry or farm-raised game birds shall document that the flock is a Wisconsin associate flock by completing a form provided by the department. The form shall include all of the following: ATCP 10.40(3)(a)4.4. An invoice or other documentation showing that all of the birds or bird eggs in the flock were acquired directly from a flock enrolled under sub. (2) or (3) or s. ATCP 10.41. ATCP 10.40(3)(a)5.5. A statement certifying that the flock owner keeps no other poultry or farm-raised game birds on the flock premises. ATCP 10.40 NoteNote: A flock owner may request an enrollment application form by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address: ATCP 10.40 NoteWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
ATCP 10.40(3)(b)(b) The Wisconsin associate flock form under par. (a) is valid as long as all birds or eggs introduced to the flock were acquired directly from a flock under this subsection, sub. (2), or s. ATCP 10.41. ATCP 10.40(4)(4) Disease testing. Disease testing, for purposes of this section and s. ATCP 10.41, shall comply with all of the following standards: ATCP 10.40(4)(a)(a) Blood samples for testing shall be drawn by one of the following: ATCP 10.40(4)(a)1.1. An individual who has completed sample collection training, provided by the department, within 5 years prior to collecting the blood samples. The department shall charge a $25 training fee. ATCP 10.40(4)(a)2.2. An individual approved by the federal bureau or by the state in which the blood samples are drawn, if the blood samples are drawn in another state pursuant to the national poultry improvement plan. ATCP 10.40(4)(b)1.1. An individual who draws blood samples for testing shall identify each bird with official individual identification, or with another identification number that uniquely identifies that bird. ATCP 10.40(4)(b)2.2. An individual who draws blood samples for laboratory testing shall label each blood sample with the identification number of the bird from which it was drawn. ATCP 10.40(4)(c)(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a whole flock test of poultry or farm-raised game birds. ATCP 10.40(4)(e)(e) Sample collection, on-site test methods, and laboratory test methods shall comply with standards specified in the national poultry improvement plan. Laboratory tests shall be conducted by a laboratory approved by the department, the federal bureau, or another state under the national poultry improvement plan. ATCP 10.40 NoteNote: See disease reporting requirements under s. ATCP 10.03. ATCP 10.40(6)(c)(c) Birds belonging to a flock enrolled under sub. (2) or (3) or s. ATCP 10.41 may not be commingled with any birds that are not part of the flock, except at shows and exhibitions where all birds have tested negative for pullorum, fowl typhoid, and, in the case of turkeys, Mycoplasma gallisepticum. ATCP 10.40(6)(d)(d) Birds do not qualify under sub. (1) (d) if they have been commingled with birds from another flock or source, except at shows and exhibitions where all birds have tested negative for pullorum, fowl typhoid and, in the case of turkeys, Mycoplasma gallisepticum.