Section 10.03. Disease reporting.

 

(1)  A person who diagnoses or obtains credible diagnostic evidence of any disease identified in ch. ATCP 10 Appendix A , in an animal in this state, shall report that diagnosis or evidence to the department within one day after making the diagnosis or obtaining the evidence.

(2)  A person who diagnoses or obtains credible diagnostic evidence of any disease identified in ch. ATCP 10 Appendix B , in an animal in this state, shall report that diagnosis or evidence to the department within 10 days after making the diagnosis or obtaining the evidence.

(3)  A person may make a report under sub. (1) or (2) by telephone, by email, by fax, or by any other effective means of communication that ensures the report will reach the department within the applicable time limit set forth in this section. The reported information shall include the species, age, sex, and breed of the animal possibly infected with the disease, the address of the farm, and the premises code, if any. If the report is not initially in writing, the person shall confirm the report in writing by mail, e-mail, or fax within 10 days.

(4)  If the department, the Wisconsin veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or the Wisconsin department of health services makes a diagnosis or obtains evidence under sub. (1) or (2) , no other person is required to report the diagnosis or evidence under sub. (1) or (2) .

(5)  A person is not required to make a report under sub. (1) or (2) if another person reports the same information under sub. (1) or (2) .

(6)  If the department determines that a disease reported under sub. (1) or (2) may present a threat to wild animals in this state, the department shall notify the department of natural resources of the report contents.

CR 06-009 : cr. Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; correction in (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register May 2011 No. 665 ; corrections in (1), (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register April 2013 No. 688 ; CR 13-058 : am. (3) Register March 2014 No. 699 , eff. 6-1-14; correction in (3) made under s. 35.17 , Stats., Register March 2014 No. 699 ; CR 15-092 : am. (3) Register July 2016 No. 727 , eff. 10-1-16.

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For example, if a veterinarian submits a test sample to a laboratory and receives a positive test result for a disease identified under sub. (1) or (2), the veterinarian is not required to report the test result to the department if the laboratory does so. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Separate reporting requirements apply to fish diseases under s. ATCP 10.66 . Other species-specific reporting requirements may also apply under this chapter. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1