Section 10.645. Bait fish from wild sources.

  No bait dealer who is required to hold a license under s. 29.509 , Stats., may distribute for use as bait any of the following fish or fish eggs, of a species that the federal bureau has found to be susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), unless the fish or fish eggs are covered by a valid fish health certificate that complies with s. ATCP 10.65 :

(1)  Fish or fish eggs collected from a wild source within the 12 month period immediately preceding the distribution date.

(2)  Fish or fish eggs from a type 3 fish farm.

EmR0822 : emerg. cr. eff. 7-9-08; CR 07-107 : cr. Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08.

Note

A "wild source" under s. ATCP 10.645 includes a wild source in this state or outside this state. Fish and fish eggs imported from other states (including bait fish and fish eggs) must also comply with import requirements under s. ATCP 10.62 . Species that the federal bureau has found to be susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia are listed at: www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth . Section ATCP 10.645 applies to additional species if and when the federal bureau finds that those species are susceptible. DATCP will identify susceptible species (per USDA findings) in the fish health certificate form under s. ATCP 10.65 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1