95.185 Voluntary individual animal identification.
(1) Definition. In this section, “RFID tag” means a radio frequency identification tag, regardless of whether it uses low or high frequency technology.
(2) Voluntary individual animal identification. The department shall create and administer a voluntary program under which a person who has obtained a livestock premises registration under s. 95.51 may obtain RFID tags for individual bovine animals, goats, sheep, swine, or farm-raised deer. An RFID tag must include a 15-digit individual animal identification number that is connected to the livestock premises identification code for the animal's premises of origin. As part of the program under this section, the department shall maintain on its Internet site a link to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's list of authorized manufacturers of animal identification number devices. The department may contract with an agent to collect and maintain individual animal identification records, which may include submitting the information to an existing state or federal database. Individual animal identification records held by the department or by an agent with whom the department has contracted are not subject to copying or inspection under s. 19.35 (1) and, unless an exemption provided under s. 95.51 (5) (b) or (c) applies, the department or the agent may not disclose such records. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section. The department may amend any rules promulgated under this section as necessary to adapt to future advances in animal identification technology, including to substitute RFID tags with another technology if RFID technology becomes obsolete.
History: 2019 a. 178.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
95.01 - Administration of drugs to horses.
95.10 - Feeding garbage to swine.
95.13 - Misrepresenting breed of domestic animal.
95.14 - Corporations to improve livestock.
95.17 - Animal diseases; cooperation with United States.
95.185 - Voluntary individual animal identification.
95.195 - Diseases; implied warranty in sale of animals.
95.197 - Financial assistance for paratuberculosis testing.
95.20 - Import and movement of animals.
95.21 - Rabies control program.
95.22 - Reporting animal diseases.
95.23 - Disease investigation and enforcement.
95.232 - Confidentiality of paratuberculosis records.
95.235 - Sale of certain painted utensils.
95.24 - Living vaccine, hog cholera, anthrax, swine erysipelas.
95.25 - Tuberculosis control program.
95.26 - Brucellosis control program.
95.27 - Pseudorabies control program; indemnities.
95.30 - Disposal of animals infected with tuberculosis.
95.31 - Condemnation of diseased animals.
95.33 - Tubercular animals that do not react.
95.34 - Slaughter on premises.
95.35 - Scrapie eradication: indemnities.
95.36 - Indemnity not allowed.
95.38 - Altering records; tampering with ear tags.
95.40 - Neutralizing tuberculosis test.
95.42 - Revocation of permit to test.
95.43 - Application of brucellosis test.
95.45 - Certificates of veterinary inspection; tests for interstate shipment.
95.46 - Brucellosis vaccination; official vaccinates.
95.48 - Brucellosis indemnity restrictions.
95.50 - Transportation and disposal of animal carcasses.
95.51 - Livestock premises registration.
95.57 - Poultry and farm-raised game birds; national poultry improvement program.
95.60 - Importing fish; fish farms.
95.65 - Intrastate transportation of white-tailed deer.
95.67 - Proper use of animal care and disease control products.
95.715 - Feed lots and veal lots.
95.72 - Transportation, processing and disposal of dead animals.