Section 12.045. Animal transport vehicles.

 

(1)   Annual registration sticker required.

(a) No animal market operator, animal dealer, or animal trucker may operate an animal transport vehicle unless each side of the vehicle bears one part of a 2-part annual vehicle registration sticker issued by the department. An annual vehicle registration sticker expires on June 30.

(b) The department may issue an annual vehicle registration sticker under par. (a) to a licensed animal market operator, animal dealer, or animal trucker who owns or operates the vehicle. If a license holder owns a vehicle operated by another license holder, the license holder that owns the vehicle shall obtain the vehicle registration sticker under par. (a) . If a license holder operates an animal transport vehicle owned by a non-license holder, the license holder that operates that vehicle shall obtain the vehicle registration sticker under par. (a) as the registrant.

(c) If a registrant under par. (b) controls the operation of the animal transport vehicle for less than the full registration year, the registrant shall record the name and address of each person who controlled the operation of the vehicle at any time during the year, and the time period during which that person controlled that operation. The registrant shall retain the record for at least 5 years, and shall make it available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

(2)   Applying for a registration sticker.

(a) A person shall apply for a vehicle registration sticker under sub. (1) on a form provided by the department. The person may submit the application with the person's annual license application under s. ATCP 12.02 , 12.03 , or 12.04 . The application shall include all of the following:

1. The person's legal name, and any trade names under which the person does business as an animal market operator, animal dealer, or animal trucker.

2. Each address from which the person does business as an animal market operator, animal dealer, or animal trucker.

3. Identification of each animal transport vehicle for which the person seeks a registration sticker.

4. The fees required under sub. (3) .

(b) A person may register additional vehicles at any time during a registration year.

(3)   Registration fees.

(a) A person shall pay a non-refundable annual fee of $20 for each vehicle registration sticker under this section.

(b) A person shall pay a registration fee surcharge of $100 if the department determines that, within 365 days prior to submitting a registration application under sub. (2) , the person operated an animal transport vehicle without a registration sticker in violation of sub. (1) .

(c) A person who is required to pay a surcharge under par. (b) shall also pay any registration fee that is due under par. (a) for the license year in which the person violated sub. (1) .

(d) Payments under pars. (b) and (c) do not relieve a person of other civil or criminal liability that may result from a violation of sub. (1) , nor do they constitute evidence of a violation of sub. (1) .

(4)   Action on registration application. The department shall grant or deny an application under sub. (2) within 30 business days after the department receives a complete application or, if a person submits the application with a license application under s. ATCP 12.02 , 12.03 , or 12.04 , by the license action deadline. The department shall issue a 2-part registration sticker for each registered vehicle. Each part of the 2-part registration sticker shall identify the registration year for which the 2-part registration sticker is issued.

(5)   Denying, suspending, or revoking a registration. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke an animal transport vehicle registration under this section for cause, pursuant to s. 93.06 (7) , Stats. Cause may include a violation of this section.

(6)   Vehicle requirements. The following requirements apply to every animal transport vehicle for which a registration sticker is required under sub. (1) :

(a) A current registration sticker shall be displayed on both sides of the animal transport vehicle.

(b) The operator of the animal transport vehicle shall display, legibly printed in letters at least 2 inches high and ¼ inches wide, the operator's name, business city, and state, and every current animal trucker license number, animal market license number, and animal dealer license number that the department has issued to the operator on one of the following:

1. The power unit, both sides.

2. The animal transport vehicle, in close proximity to the current registration sticker, on both sides of the vehicle.

(c) The vehicle shall be constructed, equipped, and maintained for safe transportation and containment of the types of animals transported.

(d) The vehicle shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

(e) The vehicle, if used to transport diseased or downer animals, shall be cleaned and disinfected before being used to transport any other animals. The disinfectant shall be used according to label directions.

History: Cr. Register, March, 1995, No. 471 , eff. 4-1-95; cr. (1) (c), Register, November, 2000, No. 539 , eff. 12-1-00; CR 03-121 : r. and recr. Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04; CR 06-009 : am. (3) (c) and (4) Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-061 : am. (3) (a) Register June 2008 No. 630 , eff. 7-1-09; CR 07-107 : r. and recr. (1), am. (3) (a) and (4) Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; CR 11-048 : am. (1) (b), r. and recr. (6) Register July 2012 No. 679 , eff. 8-1-12.

Note

Subsection (1) applies to animal transport vehicles operated by licensed animal market operators, animal dealers, and animal truckers, regardless of who owns the animals transported in those vehicles. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Under sub. (1) (c), if a registrant leases an animal transport vehicle to or from another person for part of the registration year, the registrant must record the name and address of the other party to the lease, and the time period of the lease. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 A person may obtain an application form under sub. (2) by calling [phone], by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov , or 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 The vehicle registration stickers must be on the animal transport vehicle itself, not the power unit. The department issues registration stickers in duplicate, so the operator can display identical stickers on both sides of the vehicle. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1