Section ATCP 10.51 - Farm-raised deer; brucellosis herd certification(1) CERTIFICATION. (a) The department may certify a herd of farm-raised deer as a certified brucellosis-free herd based on 2 consecutive whole herd tests that are negative for brucellosis. The whole herd tests shall be conducted 9 to 15 months apart. Each whole herd test shall include all sexually intact farm-raised deer, at least 6 months old, which are in the herd at the time of the test.(b) The department may certify a herd of farm-raised deer as a brucellosis monitored herd if the herd qualifies for that certification under the brucellosis uniform methods and rules.(c) A brucellosis herd certification may cover multiple herds of farm-raised deer of one deer keeper or farm-raised deer of multiple deer keepers if all of the farm-raised deer included in the certification are commingled and managed as one herd for disease control purposes. This paragraph does not apply to herds considered by the department to be medically separated herds.(2) MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION. (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), a herd certification under sub. (1) expires 36 months after the date on which it is issued.(b) The department may change the expiration date under par. (a) if all of the following apply: 1. The keeper of the farm-raised deer requests the change.2. The new expiration date occurs before the original expiration date.3. All test-eligible farm-raised deer in the herd test negative for brucellosis within 3 months before or after the new expiration date.(c) The department may issue a subsequent herd certification under sub. (1) for a 36-month period beginning immediately after the applicable herd certification expiration date under par. (a) or (b) if the herd keeper submits proof that all test-eligible farm-raised deer in the herd have tested negative for brucellosis within 3 months before or after that expiration date.(d) Test methods and procedures under pars. (b) and (c) shall comply with the brucellosis uniform methods and rules.(e) Except as provided in pars. (a) to (c), a herd certification under sub. (1) is contingent upon compliance with the brucellosis uniform methods and rules.(2m) Every application for certification under sub. (1), (2), or (4) shall include a nonrefundable application fee of $150 for a 3-year certification. The department may prorate the fee for certification of less than 3 years.(3) SUSPENDING OR REVOKING CERTIFICATION. (a) The department may, by written notice, summarily suspend or revoke a herd certification under sub. (1) if any of the following occur: 1. A farm-raised deer in the herd tests positive for brucellosis.2. The keeper of the farm-raised deer fails to comply with sub. (2).(b) The state veterinarian may issue a summary suspension or revocation notice under par. (a). The notice shall state the reason for the suspension or revocation. Note: A keeper of farm-raised deer may request a hearing on a suspension or revocation notice under sub. (3), pursuant to s. 227, Stats., and ch. ATCP 1. A request for a hearing does not automatically stay a summary suspension or revocation.
(4) CERTIFICATION TRANSFERRED, OR ISSUED BASED ON SOURCE HERD CERTIFICATION. The department may not transfer a herd certification under sub. (1) to another herd or herd registrant, or certify a herd based solely on prior certification of another herd from which the herd received its farm-raised deer, unless all of the following apply: (a) The herd registrant applies for the new or transferred certification not later than 90 days after the registrant first acquires farm-raised deer from the prior certified herd.(b) The herd meets applicable requirements for certification under sub. (1).Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 10.51
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