Section 12.05. Identification of livestock.

 

(1)   Identification of bovine animals.

(a) Official individual identification. Whenever an animal dealer or animal market operator receives a bovine animal, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately record the animal's official individual identification. If a bovine animal has no official individual identification at the time of receipt, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately identify that animal with an official individual identification. This paragraph does not apply to steers, calves under 6 months old, feeder cattle, or bovine animals that are backtagged for slaughter under par. (b) 1.

(b) Slaughter identification.

1. Whenever an animal dealer, animal market operator, or animal trucker receives any bovine animal for sale or shipment to slaughter, that person shall immediately identify the animal with an official back tag and record the back tag number, if the bovine animal is not already identified according to par. (a) . If a bovine animal is already identified according to par. (a) , or backtagged at the time of receipt, the person receiving the animal shall record its official identification or back tag number.

2. Any animal dealer or animal market operator that has a bovine animal that is backtagged for movement to slaughter under subd. 1. , but shipment to slaughter does not occur, shall immediately identify that bovine animal with an official individual identification, if not already applied, and record that official individual identification number.

(2)   Identification of swine.

(a) Official individual identification. Whenever an animal dealer or animal market operator receives any swine, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately record the official individual identification of that swine. If a swine has no official individual identification at the time of receipt, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately identify that swine with an official individual identification. This paragraph does not apply to swine that are backtagged for slaughter under par. (b) 1.

(b) Slaughter identification.

1. Whenever an animal dealer, animal market operator, or animal trucker receives any sow, boar, or stag for sale or shipment to slaughter, that person shall immediately identify the swine with an official swine back tag or premises identification ear tag and record the back tag or ear tag number, if the swine is not already identified according to par. (a) . If a sow, boar, or stag is already identified according to par. (a) , or backtagged or tagged with a premises identification ear tag at the time of receipt, the person receiving the swine shall record its official identification back tag, or ear tag number.

2. Any animal dealer or animal market operator that has an animal that is backtagged for movement to slaughter under subd. 1. , but shipment to slaughter does not occur, shall immediately identify that animal with an official individual identification, if not already applied, and record that official individual identification number.

(3)   Identification of equine animals. Whenever an animal dealer or animal market operator receives any equine animal, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately record the official individual identification of that equine animal. If an equine animal has no official individual identification when received by an animal dealer or market operator, the animal dealer or market operator shall have a licensed and certified veterinarian prepare a description of that equine animal according to s. ATCP 12.01 (20) (c) .

(4)   Identification of sheep. Whenever an animal dealer or animal market operator receives any sheep, the animal dealer or animal market operator shall immediately record the official individual identification of that sheep, if any. If a sheep has no official individual identification when received by an animal dealer or animal market operator, the animal dealer or animal market operator shall immediately identify that sheep with an official individual identification if that identification is required under s. ATCP 10.70 .

(5)   I dentification of farm-raised deer.

(a) Official individual identification.

1. Whenever an animal dealer or animal market operator receives any farm-raised deer, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately record the official individual identification of that farm-raised deer. If a farm-raised deer has no official individual identification at the time of receipt, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately identify that farm-raised deer with an official individual identification. This paragraph does not apply to farm-raised deer which are backtagged for slaughter under par. (b) .

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

(b) Slaughter identification. Whenever an animal dealer, animal market operator or animal trucker receives a farm-raised deer for sale or shipment to slaughter, that recipient shall immediately identify that deer with an official back tag or other slaughter identification approved by the department, unless that deer already bears an official slaughter identification. The animal dealer, animal market operator, or animal trucker shall immediately record the back tag or slaughter identification number.

(6)   Identification of goats. Whenever an animal dealer or animal market operator receives any goats, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately record the official individual identification of that goat, if any. If a goat has no official individual identification when received by an animal dealer or market operator, the animal dealer or market operator shall immediately identify that goat with an official individual identification if that identification is required under s. ATCP 10.77 .

History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420 , eff. 1-1-91; cr. (3), (4), Register, March, 1995, No. 471 , eff. 4-1-95; am. (2) (b), Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; emerg. cr. (5), eff. 6-3-96; cr. (5), Register, December, 1996, No. 492 , eff. 1-1-97; am. (1) (a), (2) (a), (4) and (5) (b), Register, November, 2000, No. 539 , eff. 12-1-00; CR 02-078 : am. (5) (a) 3. Register May 2003 No. 569 , eff. 6-1-03; CR 03-121 : r. and recr. Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04; CR 06-009 : am. (4) Register September 2006 No. 609 , eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-107 : am. (4), cr. (6) Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; CR 11-048 : am. (2) (b) Register July 2012 No. 679 , eff. 8-1-12; CR 13-058 : am. (1) (b), (3), (5) (a) 2. Register March 2014 No. 699 , eff. 6-1-14; CR 15-092 : am. (1) (a), renum. (1) (b) to (1) (b) 1. and am., cr. (1) (b) 2., am. (2) (a), renum. (2) (b) to (2) (b) 1. and am., cr. (2) (b) 2., am. (5) (b) Register July 2016 No. 727 , eff. 10-1-16.

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See also s. ATCP 10.21 (1) . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See also s. ATCP 10.21 (2) . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 If an animal dealer or trucker hauls bovine animals direct to slaughter or to a slaughter sale held at a licensed market, an official back tag is adequate identification for the animal. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See also s. ATCP 10.31 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 If an animal dealer or trucker hauls swine direct to slaughter or to a slaughter sale held at a licensed market, an official back tag or premises identification ear tag is adequate identification for the animal. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1