Section ATCP 15.02 - Initial certification(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. No person may serve as a humane officer unless the department certifies that person within one year after the person is appointed. Note: Subsection (1) does not require a law enforcement officer to be appointed or certified as a humane officer in order to enforce laws related to animals. But if a law enforcement officer or other person is appointed as a humane officer under s. 173.03, Stats., he or she must be certified as a humane officer.
(2) CERTIFICATION STEPS. A person who wishes to be certified as a humane officer shall do all the following: (a) Complete the initial training program under s. ATCP 15.06, if required.(b) Pass the examination required under s. ATCP 15.08.(c) Submit an application as provided in sub. (3).(3) APPLICATION FORM. A person applying for certification under sub. (1) shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all the following: (a) The applicant's name, address and telephone number.(b) The identity of the applicant's employer if the applicant is currently employed as a humane officer.(c) The date on which the applicant passed the examination required under s. ATCP 15.08.(d) A nonrefundable fee of $35. This fee will not be prorated for partial years. Note: You may obtain a certification application form from the department at the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Animal Health Division, P. O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, Phone (608) 224-4872
(4) ACTION ON CERTIFICATION APPLICATION. The department shall grant or deny a certification application within 30 days after the department receives a complete application under sub. (3).Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 15.02
Cr. Register, November, 1999, No. 527, eff. 12-1-99; CR 11-048: am. (1), (3) (d) Register July 2012 No. 679, eff. 8-1-12.