Section 10.37. Foreign equine imports; quarantine station.

 

(1)   Equines at risk for equine metritis.

(a) No person may receive in this state any stallion or mare imported from another nation in which contagious equine metritis has been reported unless all of the following apply:

1. The stallion or mare is imported directly to an approved equine quarantine station in a sealed vehicle that has been sealed at a place, and by an agent, approved by the federal bureau. The vehicle seal may not be removed, except at an approved equine quarantine station by an authorized employee or agent of the department.

2. The applicant pays a nonrefundable $100 permit fee and the department issues a permit under s. ATCP 10.07 (2) authorizing the import shipment. A copy of the permit shall accompany the shipment.

(b) All equine animals, including test mares, which are received at an approved equine quarantine station shall be identified with an official individual identification.

(2)   Quarantine. An imported equine animal received at an approved equine quarantine station is automatically quarantined until the department releases the quarantine. A quarantined animal may not be removed from the quarantine station, or commingled with other equine animals at the quarantine station, except that a written agreement under sub. (5) may permit contact between a quarantined stallion and a test mare. A test mare that has been in contact with an imported quarantined stallion is also quarantined until the department releases the quarantine.

(3)   Approved equine quarantine station; permit. A quarantine station does not qualify as an approved equine quarantine station unless the operator holds a current annual permit from the department. Each permit shall bear a livestock premises code. A permit expires on June 30 of each year. An operator shall apply for a permit on a form provided by the department. The department shall grant or deny a permit application within 90 days after it receives a complete application. An application shall include all of the following:

(a) The legal name and mailing address of the applicant, and any trade or business name under which the applicant operates the quarantine station.

(b) A statement indicating whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, or other legal entity.

(c) The location of the quarantine station, by street address and county, or if the address is not available, by county, town, section, and fire number.

(d) The name and address of the Wisconsin certified veterinarian who will perform all identification, handling, testing, and treatment of equine animals at the quarantine station according to sub. (5) .

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

(f) Other relevant information required by the department.

(g) A nonrefundable annual permit fee of $100.

(4)   Construction requirements; sanitary operation. An approved equine quarantine station shall be constructed and maintained to prevent any violation of sub. (2) , and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

(5)   Testing and treatment procedures; written agreement. Before the department issues any permit under sub. (3) for an approved equine quarantine station, the operator and the Wisconsin certified veterinarian designated under sub. (3) (d) shall enter into a written agreement with the department. The agreement shall establish the procedures and protocols that will be used to identify, handle, test, and treat equine animals quarantined at the station. The approved equine quarantine station shall be operated in compliance with the agreed procedures and protocols. The designated veterinarian shall perform the procedures and protocols, except as otherwise authorized by the department.

(6)   Records.

(a) The operator of an approved equine quarantine station shall keep complete and accurate records, including all of the following:

1. For each equine animal received at the quarantine station, the animal's official individual identification, date of arrival, date of removal, and owner's name and address.

2. A complete record of the procedures and protocols used to identify, handle, test, and treat each equine animal.

(b) The operator shall keep each record under par. (a) for at least 5 years, and shall make the record available for inspection and copying by the department upon request.

CR 06-009 : cr. Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-061 : am. (1) (a) 2., cr. (3) (g) Register June 2008 No. 630 , eff. 7-1-09; CR 07-107 : am. (1) (a) 2. Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; CR 15-092 : am. (3) (c) Register July 2016 No. 727 , eff. 10-1-16.