Section 10.48. Tuberculosis in farm-raised deer.

 

(1)   Who may test or collect samples.

(a) A person may not perform a tuberculosis test on a farm-raised deer, or collect a sample for a tuberculosis test on a farm-raised deer, unless the person has completed tuberculosis testing or tuberculosis sample collection training approved by the department within 5 years prior to the test date, and is one of the following:

1. An accredited veterinarian. If the veterinarian performs the test or collects the sample in this state, the veterinarian shall also be a Wisconsin certified veterinarian.

2. An authorized employee or agent of the department or the federal bureau that is directly supervised by a veterinarian employed by the state of Wisconsin, as authorized by the state veterinarian, or employed by the federal bureau.

(b) Only a veterinarian approved by the department or an employee of the department or federal bureau may conduct confirmatory tuberculosis testing on a farm-raised deer under this chapter or ch. ATCP 12 .

(2)   Testing approval. A person under sub. (1) may not perform a tuberculosis test on or collect a test sample from a farm-raised deer from a quarantined or known infected herd, except with the department's approval.

(4)   Test reporting. A person, under sub. (1) , who performs a tuberculosis test on a farm-raised deer, or collects a test sample for a tuberculosis test on a farm-raised deer, shall report the test result to the department according to s. ATCP 10.04 .

(5)   Test positive animals; further testing and classification. Whenever the department receives a positive tuberculosis test report under sub. (4) , the department shall classify the tested farm-raised deer as a tuberculosis suspect and shall conduct confirmatory testing to determine whether the farm-raised deer is a tuberculosis reactor under the tuberculosis uniform methods and rules.

(6)   Tuberculosis reactors.

(a) The department shall classify a farm-raised deer as a tuberculosis reactor if the farm-raised deer qualifies as a reactor under the tuberculosis uniform methods and rules.

(b) Within 15 days after the department or federal bureau classifies a farm-raised deer as a tuberculosis reactor, the keeper of the farm-raised deer shall have the farm-raised deer identified as a reactor, and shipped directly to slaughter, according to the tuberculosis uniform methods and rules. The owner or authorized agent shall obtain a department permit under s. ATCP 10.08 (3) for the slaughter shipment.

(c) The department may for good cause extend a deadline under par. (b) , but may not extend the deadline by more than 15 additional days.

(d) An animal owner may request an indemnity under s. 95.25 (5) , Stats., for a tuberculosis reactor that is slaughtered under par. (b) . The animal owner shall file the request with the department, on a form provided by the department. The owner shall include, with the request, a slaughter confirmation signed by an authorized employee of the department or the federal bureau. An animal owner does not qualify for an indemnity if the owner fails to comply with pars. (b) and (c) .

(7)   Slaughtered animals.

(a) A tuberculosis reactor shall be slaughtered and inspected according to the tuberculosis uniform methods and rules.

(b) If a tuberculosis suspect is slaughtered, it shall be slaughtered and inspected according to the tuberculosis uniform methods and rules.

CR 06-009 : cr. Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-107 : am. (6) (c) Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; CR 11-048 : am. (1) (a), r. (1) (b) Register July 2012 No. 679 , eff. 8-1-12; CR 15-092 : am. (1) (title), (a) (intro.), 2., renum. (1) (c) and (d) to (1) (b) and (2) and am., am. (4), (5), consol. (6) (b) (intro.) and 1. and renum. to (6) (b) and am., r. (6) (b) 2., am. (6) (c), (d) Register July 2016 No. 727 , eff. 10-1-16.

Note

A test report must include the animal's official individual identification. If the animal has no official individual identification, the person collecting the test sample must identify the animal with an official individual identification. See s. ATCP 10.04 (1) (e) . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The tuberculosis uniform methods and rules 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