Section 10.81. Circus, rodeo, and menagerie animals; imports.

 

(1)   Permit required. No person may import any circus, rodeo, or menagerie animal into this state without a written permit from the department under s. ATCP 10.07 (2) .

(2)   Permit conditions. A permit under sub. (1) is subject to the following conditions:

(a) Every animal shall be accompanied by a valid certificate of veterinary inspection. The certificate shall include the number of the import permit issued by the department under sub. (1) .

(b) All animals shall meet applicable import requirements under this chapter.

(c) All animals shall be isolated from non-circus, non-rodeo, and non-menagerie animals, and from native wildlife in the state. Facilities and vehicles used for the animals shall be cleaned and disinfected before being used for other animals.

CR 06-009 : cr. Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; CR 11-048 : am. (title), renum. (1) (a) to be (1) and am., r. (1) (b), am. (2) (a) Register July 2012 No. 679 , eff. 8-1-12; CR 13-058 : renum. (1) (a) to (1) Register March 2014 No. 699 , eff. 6-1-14.

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Animals used for racing events must comply with the import requirements for that species under this chapter. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1