Section 10.87. Fairs and exhibitions.

 

(1)   Organizer responsibilities. The organizer of a fair or exhibition shall do all of the following:

(a) Comply with this section, and take reasonable steps to ensure that all exhibitors comply.

(b) Obtain, review, and keep in writing all of the information required under sub. (2) (b) . The organizer may keep the written information in electronic form. The organizer shall keep the information for at least 5 years, and shall make it available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

(c) Appoint a licensed veterinarian to do all of the following on behalf of the organizer, if the fair or exhibition lasts for more than 24 hours:

1. Conduct a daily inspection of the exhibited animals.

2. Review information under sub. (2) (b) on behalf of the organizer.

(2)   Exhibitor responsibilities. A person who exhibits an animal at a fair or exhibition shall do all of the following:

(a) Comply with applicable requirements under this chapter related to the movement and exhibition of animals.

(b) Provide all of the following to the organizer of the fair or exhibition:

1. The exhibitor's name and address.

2. Identification of animals exhibited, including number, type, and description.

3. Appropriate and reliable documentation to show compliance with disease testing and other health requirements under this section.

4. The livestock premises code, if any, of the premises from which the animals originate.

5. Appropriate and reliable documentation, if requested by the organizer of the fair or exhibition, to show that the animals were lawfully imported or moved to the fair or exhibition.

(3)   Swine.

(a) No person may exhibit swine at a fair or exhibition unless the swine are accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection. The certificate shall certify that the veterinarian has inspected the entire herd of origin within the past 30 days and that no apparent disease was present at the time of inspection. The certificate shall also include a report of test results, herd classification, or other health information that the exhibitor relies upon to document compliance with this subsection.

(b) No person may exhibit any breeding swine at a fair or exhibition unless the exhibitor documents one of the following:

1. The swine tested negative for pseudorabies in a pseudorabies test performed not more than 30 days before the person moves the swine to the fair or exhibition.

2. The swine originate from a qualified pseudorabies negative herd or a qualified pseudorabies negative grow-out herd in this state.

3. The swine originate from a state or area that the federal bureau has currently designated as a pseudorabies stage IV or V state or area.

(c) No person may exhibit non-breeding swine at a fair or exhibition unless one of the following applies:

1. All breeding swine have been removed from the premises of the fair or exhibition before the non-breeding swine arrive, and the non-breeding swine are shipped directly from the fair or exhibition to a slaughtering establishment for slaughter.

2. The exhibitor documents that the swine tested negative for pseudorabies in a test performed within 30 days before the swine are exhibited.

3. The exhibitor documents that non-breeding swine originate from a qualified pseudorabies negative herd or qualified negative pseudorabies grow-out herd in this state.

4. The exhibitor documents that the swine originate from a state or area that the federal bureau has currently designated as a pseudorabies stage IV or V state or area.

(4)   Bovine animals.

(a) Bovine animals infected with mange, scab, ringworm, or warts may not be exhibited at any fair or exhibition. Animals showing evidence of infection shall be isolated from other susceptible animals and shall be removed from the premises.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to animals with ringworm or wart lesions if, in the opinion of the veterinarian in charge of the fair or exhibition, the lesions are inactive and not capable of transmitting the disease.

(5)   Poultry and farm-raised game birds. No person may exhibit poultry or farm-raised game birds at a fair or exhibition unless the exhibitor documents compliance with s. ATCP 10.40 .

(6)   Equine animals.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , no person may exhibit any equine animal at a fair or exhibition unless the exhibitor documents the animal has tested negative on an equine infectious anemia test conducted within 12 months from the date the blood was drawn for the test to the date on which the animal is first exhibited.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a nursing foal accompanying its dam if the dam has tested negative for equine infectious anemia according to par. (a) .

(7)   Sheep. No person may exhibit a sheep at a fair or exhibition unless the exhibitor documents that the sheep bears official individual identification as required in s. ATCP 10.70 .

(8)   Goats. No person may exhibit a goat at a fair or exhibition unless the exhibitor documents that the goat bears official individual identification as required in s. ATCP 10.77 .

CR 06-009 : cr. Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; CR 11-048 : am. (3) (a) Register July 2012 No. 679 , eff. 8-1-12; CR 13-058 : cons. (6) (a) (intro.) and 1. and renum. (6) (a) and am., r. (6) (a) 2. Register March 2014 No. 699 , eff. 6-1-14; CR 15-092 : am. (1) (b), (3) (b) 1., (6) (a) Register July 2016 No. 727 , eff. 10-1-16.

Note

A "fair," as defined in s. ATCP 10.01 (41) , means a state, county, or district fair. An "exhibition," as defined in s. ATCP 10.01 (37) , means an organized fair, swap meet, rodeo, trail ride, show, or other organized event at which animals owned by different persons are brought together and exhibited on the same premises. An "exhibition" does not include any of the following: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 • An animal market. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 • An exhibition operated by an institution accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 • A wild animal exhibition operated pursuant to a permit from the Wisconsin department of natural resources. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Documentation may include certificates of veterinary inspection or other appropriate and reliable documentation. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1