Section 10.45. Farm-raised deer; disease testing.

 

(1)   Availability for testing. A keeper of farm-raised deer shall make the farm-raised deer available to the department for disease testing upon request.

(2)   Restrained for testing. A keeper of farm-raised deer shall restrain the farm-raised deer for disease testing, to ensure the safety of the farm-raised deer and the person performing the test. The keeper shall restrain the farm-raised deer by one of the following methods:

(a) By providing animal handling facilities that comply with sub. (3) .

(b) By tranquilizing the farm-raised deer, to the satisfaction of the department, so they can be safely tested.

(c) By moving farm-raised deer, pursuant to a permit issued under s. ATCP 10.08 (3) , to an isolation and testing facility approved under s. ATCP 10.56 (4) where the farm-raised deer can be safely tested.

(3)   Handling facilities.

(a) Animal handling facilities under sub. (2) (a) shall include all of the following:

1. A holding pen in which farm-raised deer can be safely directed into an alleyway and then to a chute or individual restraining pen for testing.

2. An alleyway through which farm-raised deer can be safely guided into a chute or restraining pen for testing.

3. A chute or restraining pen which can safely hold farm-raised deer for testing.

4. Adequate fencing. Fences used to confine farm-raised deer in animal handling facilities shall be at least 7 feet 10 inches high, except that fences used to confine farm-raised deer of the genus rangifer shall be at least 5 feet high.

(b) If the department determines that animal handling facilities do not comply with par. (a) , the department may order the keeper to provide acceptable facilities or an acceptable alternative method of restraining farm-raised deer under sub. (2) . The keeper shall comply with the department's order within 30 days, unless for good cause the department specifies a different time period.

CR 06-009 : cr. Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06.

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The department will not tranquilize farm-raised deer for testing, and assumes no liability related to the tranquilization of farm-raised deer. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1