Section 10.19. Johne's disease testing and management costs; reimbursement.

 

(1)   Department may reimburse costs. The department may award a grant under s. 95.197 , Stats., to reimburse a cattle herd owner for any of the following costs incurred by the herd owner:

(a) Laboratory costs for Johne's disease tests under s. ATCP 10.15 .

(b) Reasonable veterinarian costs to do any of the following:

1. Collect and submit samples for Johne's disease testing under s. ATCP 10.15 .

2. Prepare a Johne's disease herd risk assessment and herd management plan under sub. (2) (a) 1.

3. Vaccinate the herd for Johne's disease according to s. ATCP 10.17 .

(2)   Reimbursement claims.

(a) A herd owner shall file each claim for reimbursement under sub. (1) on a form provided by the department. The herd owner shall include all of the following in the reimbursement claim, in order to be eligible for reimbursement of any costs under sub. (1) :

1. A Johne's disease herd risk assessment and herd management plan, prepared by a veterinarian certified under s. ATCP 10.20 (1) . The risk assessment and management plan shall comply with the Johne's disease national program standards. The herd owner need not include a risk assessment or management plan if the herd owner has previously filed a risk assessment or management plan with the department, unless the prior risk assessment or management plan has changed or no longer complies with the Johne's disease national program standards.

2. Copies of bills or invoices documenting costs that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (1) .

3. A livestock premises registration code under s. ATCP 17.02 for the location where the herd is kept.

(b) Claims for costs incurred in any calendar year shall be postmarked or delivered to the department on or before February 1 of the following calendar year, except that the department may consider claims filed after February 1 but before March 1. A herd owner may file multiple claims for costs incurred in any calendar year, provided that the claims are not duplicative.

(3)   Reimbursement priorities. The department shall pay eligible claims under sub. (2) , for costs incurred in any calendar year, from the appropriation account dedicated to the reimbursement of costs incurred in that calendar year. The department shall pay eligible claims in the following order:

(a) The department shall first pay eligible claims, for costs incurred in any calendar year, which are received or postmarked on or before February 1 of the next calendar year. If the sum of those eligible claims exceeds the amount available in the relevant appropriation account, the department may pay those eligible claims pro rata.

(b) If the department decides to pay any claims received or postmarked after February 1 and before March 1 of any year, for costs incurred in the preceding calendar year, the department shall pay those claims in the order that it received them. The department may determine the amount that it will designate for the payment of claims under this paragraph.

(5)   Payment deadline. By June 30 of each calendar year, the department shall pay claims allowed under this section for costs incurred in the preceding calendar year.

(6)   Claims disallowed.

(a) The department may disallow all or part of a claim under sub. (2) for any of the following reasons:

1. The claim is not timely, or is not eligible for reimbursement under this section.

2. The herd owner has misrepresented or falsified any information in the claim.

3. There are inadequate funds to pay the claim, according to this section, by the payment deadline date in sub. (5) .

(b) A herd owner may not resubmit any portion of a claim that is disallowed under this subsection, except as specifically authorized by the department.

CR 06-009 : cr. Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-107 : cr. (2) (a) 3., am. (2) (b) and (3) (a) Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; CR 13-058 : am. (1) (intro.) Register March 2014 No. 699 , eff. 6-1-14.

Note

Sometimes, the legislature provides funding for the Johne's disease program. Sections ATCP 10.15 to 10.20 provide the rules, required under s. 95.197 , Stats., to administer that financial assistance program. The department publicly announces the availability of any funding. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The Johne's disease national program standards are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the USDA website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth . Copies may also be obtained by writing to the following address: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1