Section 10.54. Farm-raised deer; identification.

 

(1)   Official individual identification.

(a) Whenever a veterinarian does any of the following to a farm-raised deer, the veterinarian shall identify the farm-raised deer with an official individual identification unless the farm-raised deer already bears all required individual identification and shall record on the applicable document under subd. 1. or 2. , all the official individual identification:

1. Vaccinates, identifies, or tests a farm-raised deer in order to complete a certificate of veterinary inspection or other official document or certification.

2. Tests, or collects test samples from, a farm-raised deer for any disease identified in s. ATCP 10.03 .

(am) Whenever a person qualified under s. ATCP 10.52 (4) collects test samples from a farm-raised deer for chronic wasting disease testing, the person shall identify the farm-raised deer with an official individual identification or a dead tag, unless the farm-raised deer already bears all required individual identification, and shall record the official individual identification or dead tag number on the test sample.

(c) A keeper of farm-raised deer shall identify each of the following farm-raised deer with 2 individual identifications meeting the requirements of s. ATCP 10.53 (2) (d) 4. , unless that farm-raised deer already bears all the required individual identification:

1. Each farm-raised deer that the person receives from another person.

2. Each farm-raised deer that the person ships or delivers to another person.

3. Each farm-raised deer that the person moves from one farm-raised deer herd to another.

4. Each farm-raised deer that the person moves between locations that are registered under one registration certificate under s. ATCP 10.46 (4) (b) .

(d) Whenever an animal dealer or animal market operator receives any farm-raised deer, the animal dealer or animal market operator shall immediately identify that farm-raised deer with 2 individual identifications meeting the requirements of s. ATCP 10.53 (2) (d) 4. , unless the farm-raised deer already bears all the required individual identification or is backtagged for slaughter under sub. (2) .

(e) No animal dealer or animal market operator may deliver a farm-raised deer to the custody of any other person unless that farm-raised deer bears 2 individual identifications meeting the requirements of s. ATCP 10.53 (2) (d) 4. , or is backtagged for slaughter under sub. (2) .

(f) No person may remove, alter, or tamper with the official individual identification given to any farm-raised deer, except as approved by the department or the federal bureau.

(2)   Slaughter identification.

(a) Whenever an animal trucker, animal dealer, animal market operator, or slaughtering establishment operator receives any farm-raised deer for slaughter, or for sale or shipment to slaughter, that recipient shall immediately identify that farm-raised deer with an official backtag or other official slaughter identification approved by the department unless the farm-raised deer already bears official individual identification or slaughter identification.

(b) Whenever any person under par. (a) receives a farm-raised deer for slaughter, or for sale or shipment to slaughter, that recipient shall immediately record the following information related to that farm-raised deer:

1. The official individual identification or slaughter identification under par. (a) .

2. The date on which that recipient received the farm-raised deer.

3. The name and address of the person from whom that recipient received the farm-raised deer.

(c) A person who is required to keep records under par. (b) shall do all of the following:

1. Retain each record for at least 5 years.

2. Make the records available to the department, upon request, for inspection and copying.

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