Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 10-19 - Animal Health
Chapter ATCP 16 - Dog Sellers And Dog Facility Operators
Section ATCP 16.12 - Inspecting licensed operations

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 16.12

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) GENERAL.

(a) The department may at any time during reasonable hours inspect any place at which a person who is required to be licensed under s. ATCP 16.02(1) engages in any activity for which that license is required, regardless of whether that person owns or operates that place.

(2) PRE-LICENSE INSPECTIONS. Before the department licenses a person to keep dogs at a location identified under s. ATCP 16.06(3) at which the person was not previously licensed to keep dogs, the department shall inspect that location. The department shall conduct the inspection within 60 business days after the department receives a complete license application under s. ATCP 16.06.

(3) BIENNIAL INSPECTIONS. The department shall inspect, at least once in every 2 license years, each location identified under s. ATCP 16.06(3) at which a license holder is licensed to keep dogs.

(4) SCOPE OF INSPECTION. An inspection required under sub. (2) or (3) shall examine compliance with applicable requirements under this chapter, including applicable requirements related to recordkeeping, dog health, and standards of care.

(5) INSPECTION REPORT.

(a) Whenever the department performs an inspection under this section, the department shall provide the license applicant or license holder with a written inspection report.

(b) A license holder who keeps dogs at any location identified under s. ATCP 16.06(3) shall post a copy of the most recent inspection report related to that location in a prominent place at that location. The inspection report shall be posted so that it can be easily noticed and read by persons visiting the licensed location.

(6) REINSPECTION FEES. The department may charge, to the holder of a license under s. ATCP 16.02(1), a reinspection fee of $400 for a reinspection that the department makes to determine whether that person has corrected a previous violation of this chapter, noted on a previous inspection report. The department may not charge a reinspection fee under this subsection for a routine or regularly scheduled inspection, or for an inspection that is required under this chapter.

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