Current through August 26, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person
may not keep livestock at a location in this state unless that location is
registered under this section. There is no fee to register. A registration
expires every third July 31 after July 31, 2013.
Note: Once a person completes an initial
registration, subsequent registrations will be relatively simple. The
department will send the registrant a renewal application form (or directions
on how to renew) prior to the renewal deadline. The renewal transaction may be
conducted by phone, mail, online, or by e-mail if an e-mail address has been
provided. There is no fee for an initial or renewal
registration.
(b) An
individual may keep livestock at a location in this state without registering
the location under par. (a), provided all of the following apply:
1. The individual files with the department
an affidavit swearing or affirming that the individual is a member of, and
follows, an established religion whose tenets and teachings include a sincerely
held religious belief opposing registration of a livestock premises as required
by s.
95.51(2),
Stats.
2. The individual provides
the name and requested contact information of a religious leader who can verify
that the religion's tenets and teachings oppose registering a livestock
premises.
3. The individual files
the information required under par. (c).
4. If additional livestock types are
obtained, the individual agrees to contact the department within 7 days to
state what livestock are being kept.
(c) In addition to the requirements under
par. (b), an individual shall file with the department, on a form provided by
the department, all the following information:
1. The individual's complete name and
spouse's complete name, if married.
2. The individual's mailing
address.
3. The address where
livestock are kept, if different than the mailing address.
4. The individual's county of residence and
the county of the livestock premises.
5. The individual's telephone number, or if
the individual does not own a telephone, the telephone number of a contact who
can reach the individual in an emergency, if available.
6. The type of livestock operation.
7. The type of livestock or livestock
carcasses kept on the premises.
Note: A person may obtain a form from the
department using the information below:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: (608) 224-4872
(2) WHO MUST REGISTER.
(a) If 2 or more persons are involved in
keeping livestock at the same location, one of those persons shall register
that location. A person is not required to register a location that is
currently registered by another person. A premises registration by one person
does not prevent other persons from keeping livestock on the registered
premises.
Note: For example, if Person A
feeds and cares for livestock owned by Person B, on premises
owned by Person C, any one of those persons may register the
premises (the others need not). Likewise, if Person X pastures
livestock on land that Person Y owns and also uses to pasture
livestock, either person may register that pasture (the other need
not).
(b) A person may not
register a premises that is currently registered by another person. The
department may transfer a current registration from the current registrant to
another person if the department finds that the other person is licensed to
operate the premises under other applicable law, is more directly engaged in
operating the premises, or can provide more definitive knowledge of livestock
movements to and from the premises. The department shall notify the current
registrant and give the current registrant a chance to comment before
transferring a registration to another person.
(c) A person who keeps livestock at multiple
locations shall register each of those locations as a separate premises so each
location has its own premises code.
(3) HOW TO REGISTER. A person shall register
in one of the following ways:
(a) By applying
on-line at
https://www.datcp.wi.gov/.
(b) By filing an application with the
department on a form provided by the department.
(c) By calling either the department or the
department's contract agent.
Note: A person may obtain an application form
from the department using the information below and may submit the completed
form to the department at the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
PO Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: (608) 224-4872
(4) INFORMATION REQUIRED. A registration
application under sub. (3) shall include all of the following information:
(a) The registrant's legal name, and any
trade names under which the registrant keeps livestock in this state.
(b) The registrant's mailing address.
(bm) The registrant's
county.
(c) The registrant's
telephone number.
(d) The address
of the primary premises location, including county.
Note: See s.
ATCP 17.01(1). A street address is
preferred.
(f) The name and
telephone number of at least one individual who has knowledge of livestock and
livestock carcass movements to and from the premises.
(g) The types of livestock operations
conducted on the premises. The registrant shall designate one or more of the
following:
1. Farm or production
unit.
2. Market or livestock
collection point.
3. Slaughter
establishment.
4. Rendering or
carcass collection point.
5.
Clinic.
6. Livestock
exhibition.
7. Quarantine
facility.
8. Other. The registrant
shall specify the type or types of operations.
(h) The types of livestock or livestock
carcasses kept on the premises. The registrant shall designate one or more of
the following:
1. Bovine animals. The
registrant shall indicate whether the bovine animals are beef cattle, dairy
cattle, or bison.
2.
Swine.
3. Sheep.
4. Goats.
5. Horses or other equine animals.
6. Farm-raised deer.
7. Poultry.
8. Llamas, alpacas, or other
camelids.
9. Fish from a fish
farm.
10. Other. The registrant
shall specify the type or types of livestock.
(5) DEPARTMENT ACTION ON REGISTRATION
APPLICATION.
(a) The department shall grant or
deny a registration application under sub. (3) within 30 days after the
department receives a complete registration application.
Note: The department will normally grant or deny
an on-line application at the time of the on-line application. If the
department grants an on-line application, the department will issue a printable
electronic registration certificate to the applicant.
(b) The department may deny a registration
application if the application is incorrect or incomplete, or if the location
identified in the application is currently registered. The department shall
state the reason for the denial.
(c) If the department denies an application
because the location identified in the application is already registered, the
department shall disclose to the applicant the premises code assigned to that
registered location. The denial does not prevent the applicant from keeping
livestock at the registered location or from registering other
locations.
(6)
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
(a) Whenever the
department grants a registration application under sub. (3), the department
shall issue a registration certificate to the registrant. The registration
certificate shall bear an expiration date that complies with sub. (1). The
department shall issue the registration certificate in hard-copy or printable
electronic form.
Note: A person who registers on-line will
normally receive a printable electronic registration certificate at the time of
the on-line registration.
(b) A registration certificate under par. (a)
shall include a premises code assigned under sub. (7).
(c) A registration certificate covers the
location identified in the approved registration application.
(7) PREMISES CODE. Whenever the
department grants a registration application under sub. (3), the department
shall assign a unique code to the location identified in that application. The
premises code shall be generated by the United States Department of
Agriculture. A premises code may not be transferred to another
location.
A premises code, once assigned to a location, normally
continues with that location even if the registrant changes. If the premises
location is subdivided among new registrants, the premises code assigned to
that location will be retired, and a new premises code will be assigned to each
new location created by the subdivision.
