95.22 Reporting animal diseases.
(1) A veterinarian and the department of natural resources shall report to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection any disease specified in the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) each time a veterinarian or the department of natural resources discovers that such a disease is present in any animal in this state.
(2) The department shall promulgate rules that specify all of the following:
(a) The diseases that a veterinarian or the department of natural resources must report under this section.
(b) For each disease specified in par. (a), the deadline for reporting the disease after the date of its discovery.
(c) The information that a veterinarian or the department of natural resources must include in his or her report.
(d) Procedures to be used in preparing and submitting the report.
(3) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall notify the department of natural resources of the contents of any report submitted under sub. (1) by a veterinarian if the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection determines that the disease that is the subject of the report may present a threat to any wild animals present in this state.
(4) The department shall provide the reports of any communicable diseases under sub. (1) to the department of health services and to the local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), for the area in which the animal is located.
History: 1981 c. 291; 1981 c. 391 s. 210; 1993 a. 492; 1999 a. 83; 2001 a. 56, 109; 2003 a. 321; 2005 a. 198; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
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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.