Section ATCP 10.45 - Farm-raised deer; disease testing(1) Availability for testing. A keeper of farm-raised deer shall make the farm-raised deer available to the department for disease testing upon request.(2) Restrained for testing. A keeper of farm-raised deer shall restrain the farm-raised deer for disease testing, to ensure the safety of the farm-raised deer and the person performing the test. The keeper shall restrain the farm-raised deer by one of the following methods: (a) By providing animal handling facilities that comply with sub. (3).(b) By tranquilizing the farm-raised deer, to the satisfaction of the department, so they can be safely tested. Note: The department will not tranquilize farm-raised deer for testing, and assumes no liability related to the tranquilization of farm-raised deer.
(3) Handling facilities. (a) Animal handling facilities under sub. (2) (a) shall include all of the following:1. A holding pen in which farm-raised deer can be safely directed into an alleyway and then to a chute or individual restraining pen for testing.2. An alleyway through which farm-raised deer can be safely guided into a chute or restraining pen for testing.3. A chute or restraining pen which can safely hold farm-raised deer for testing.4. Adequate fencing. Fences used to confine farm-raised deer in animal handling facilities shall be at least 7 feet 10 inches high, except that fences used to confine farm-raised deer of the genus rangifer shall be at least 5 feet high.(b) If the department determines that animal handling facilities do not comply with par. (a), the department may order the keeper to provide acceptable facilities or an acceptable alternative method of restraining farm-raised deer under sub. (2). The keeper shall comply with the department's order within 30 days, unless for good cause the department specifies a different time period.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 10.45
CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06.Amended by, CR 18-085: r. (2) (c) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6/1/2020