ATCP 12.03(9m)(a) (a) The department may charge, to the holder of a license under this section, a reinspection fee of $150 for a reinspection that the department makes to determine whether that person has corrected a previous violation of this chapter, or ch. 95, Stats., noted on a previous inspection report. The department may not charge a reinspection fee under this subsection for a routine or regularly scheduled inspection, or for an inspection that is required under this chapter.

ATCP 12.03(9m)(b) (b) A reinspection fee under par. (a) is payable when the reinspection is completed, and is due upon written demand from the department. The department may issue a demand for payment when it issues a license renewal application form to the animal dealer.

ATCP 12.03(10) (10) Prohibitions. An animal dealer may not:

ATCP 12.03(10)(a) (a) Commingle animals of different species within the same vehicle or enclosure.

ATCP 12.03(10)(b) (b) Accept delivery of livestock or wild animals from an unlicensed animal trucker, if the animal dealer knows or has reason to know that the animal trucker is unlicensed.

ATCP 12.03(10)(c) (c) Deliver livestock or wild animals to an unlicensed animal trucker for transport, if the animal dealer knows or has reason to know that the animal trucker is unlicensed.

ATCP 12.03 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; r. and recr. (1), (2) and (4) (h), cr. (2m), (2r) and (2w), am. (3) (g), (4) (c), Register, March, 1995, No. 471, eff. 4-1-95; reprinted to correct error in (2r), Register, March, 1997, No. 495; am. (2m) (a), (b), (d) and (e), Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99; CR 03-121: r. and recr. Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; CR 04-103: am. (3) and cr. (4) (dm) Register September 2005, No. 597, eff. 10-1-05; CR 06-009: am. (5) (a), (c) and (8) (a) Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-061: am. (5) (a) Register June 2008 No. 630, eff. 7-1-09; CR 07-107: r. (6), cr. (9) (i) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; correction in (7) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; CR 11-048: am. (2) (c), cr. (9m) Register July 2012 679, eff. 8-1-12; CR 13-058: am. (1) (intro.) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 6-1-14; CR 15-092: am. (2) (b), (4) (d), cr. (8) (i) Register July 2016 No. 727, eff. 10-1-16; CR18-085: am. (2) (d), cr. (9) (j), (k) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.

ATCP 12.04 ATCP 12.04 Animal truckers.

ATCP 12.04(1) (1) License required. Except as provided in sub. (2), no person may transport livestock or wild animals for hire without an annual animal trucker license from the department. An animal market operator or animal dealer shall also hold a license under this section if that animal market operator or animal dealer transports livestock or wild animals for hire. If the animal trucker keeps livestock on premises owned or controlled by the animal trucker, the license shall bear a livestock premises code issued to the animal trucker under s. ATCP 17.02 (7). An annual license under this section expires on June 30 and is not transferable.

ATCP 12.04(2) (2) License exemptions. No license is required under sub. (1) for any of the following:

ATCP 12.04(2)(a) (a) A person who transports livestock or wild animals solely as an employee of an animal trucker licensed under sub. (1), in a vehicle that the licensed animal trucker has registered under s. ATCP 12.045.

ATCP 12.04(2)(b) (b)

ATCP 12.04(2)(b)1. 1. A person who is solely engaged in transporting livestock or wild animals that he or she owns.

ATCP 12.04(2)(b)2. 2. A person who transports livestock or wild animals solely as an employee of a person who owns those animals.

ATCP 12.04(2)(c) (c) A person who is solely engaged in the following activities:

ATCP 12.04(2)(c)1. 1. Hauling animals on an occasional basis for persons participating in a livestock exhibition, fair, trail ride, youth livestock event, or similar activity.

ATCP 12.04(2)(c)2. 2. Hauling animals on an incidental basis in connection with another business, such as a veterinary practice or a stable operation, which is operated by that person and which does not ordinarily involve the sale of animals.

ATCP 12.04(2)(d) (d) A person who solely transports livestock or wild animals from out of state to a Wisconsin slaughtering establishment and does not transport any Wisconsin origin animals to any location in this state or out of this state.

ATCP 12.04(3) (3) License application. A person shall apply for a license under sub. (1) on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:

ATCP 12.04(3)(a) (a) The person’s legal name, and any trade names under which the person does business as an animal trucker.

ATCP 12.04(3)(b) (b) Each address from which the person does business as an animal trucker.

ATCP 12.04(3)(c) (c) An annual registration application, under s. ATCP 12.045 (2), for each animal transport vehicle that the person operates.

ATCP 12.04(3)(d) (d) The fees required under sub. (4) and s. ATCP 12.045 (3).

ATCP 12.04(3)(dm) (dm) Additional information, if any, required under s. ATCP 17.02 (4) for purposes of livestock premises registration.

ATCP 12.04(3)(e) (e) Other relevant information required by the department for licensing purposes.

ATCP 12.04 Note Note: A person may obtain an application form under sub. (3) by calling [phone], by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address:

ATCP 12.04 Note Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

ATCP 12.04(4) (4) Fees.

ATCP 12.04(4)(a) (a) A person shall pay a basic nonrefundable annual license fee of $60 for a license under sub. (1).