Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 10-19 - Animal Health › Chapter ATCP 10 - Animal Diseases And Movement › Subchapter VII - Farm-Raised Deer › Section ATCP 10.53 - Farm-raised deer; chronic wasting disease herd status program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. A
				  person who keeps farm-raised deer in this state and holds a valid farm-raised
				  deer keeper registration under s.
				  ATCP
				  10.46 may enroll the herd in the chronic wasting
				  disease herd status program under this section.
Note:
No person may move a live farm-raised
					 deer from a herd in this state unless the herd is enrolled in the status
					 program under this section. See ss.
					 ATCP
					 10.52(2) and
					 10.56(1).
(1m) HERD STATUS,
				  MULTIPLE HERDS. A chronic wasting disease herd status may cover multiple herds
				  of farm-raised deer of one deer keeper or farm-raised deer of multiple deer
				  keepers if all of the farm-raised deer included in the herd status are
				  commingled and managed as one herd for disease control purposes. This
				  subsection does not apply to herds considered by the department to be medically
				  separated herds.
(2) APPLICATION.
				  To enroll a herd in the status program under this section, a person shall
				  submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application
				  shall include all the following:
(a) The name,
				  address, and telephone number of the herd owner, and any trade names under
				  which the herd owner does business.
(b) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of the herd custodian, if other than the herd owner.
(c) The herd location street address and
				  county. If the street address is not available, the county, town, section, and
				  fire number assigned to that location.
(d) A report of a complete herd census
				  completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of application. The applicant
				  shall submit the census report on a form provided by the department. The census
				  report shall include all the following:
1. The
				  number, species, and sex of farm-raised deer in the herd.
4. The 2 individual identifications of each
				  farm-raised deer that meet the requirements under s.
				  ATCP
				  10.54(3).
5. The month and year of birth of each
				  farm-raised deer.
(e) A
				  written statement, by a Wisconsin certified veterinarian, which certifies all
				  of the following:
1. That the veterinarian is
				  the herd veterinarian, having established a valid veterinarian-client
				  relationship with the herd keeper and a valid veterinarian-patient relationship
				  with the herd.
2. That no
				  farm-raised deer in the herd has shown any clinical signs of chronic wasting
				  disease in the past 12 months.
Note:
A person may obtain an application form
					 under sub. (2) by calling (608) 224-4896, by visiting the department website at
http://datcp.wi.gov
, or by writing to
					 the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
					 Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
(f) A physical herd inventory verifying the
				  herd census and completed by the herd veterinarian or an authorized agent of
				  the department listing each farm-raised deer's 2 individual identifications
				  that meet the requirements under s.
				  ATCP
				  10.54(3).