95.23 Disease investigation and enforcement.
(1) Authorized inspectors and agents of the department may enter at reasonable times any premises, building or place to investigate the existence of animal diseases or to investigate violations of or otherwise enforce the laws relating to animal health. Any animals or materials suspected of being infected may be examined or tested. No person shall obstruct or interfere with such investigation or enforcement work, or attempt to do so, in any manner, by threat or otherwise.
(1m)
(a) The department may conduct surveillance testing to determine whether animals have chronic wasting disease, if the department has reason to believe that the animals have been exposed to chronic wasting disease.
(b) The department shall indemnify the owner of an animal that must be killed in order to conduct testing under par. (a) in an amount equal to two-thirds of the difference between the net salvage value and the appraised value of the animal but not more than $1,500 for one animal, except as provided in s. 95.31 (3m). The department may pay an indemnity under this paragraph from the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (2) (b) only if funds received by the department under s. 20.115 (2) (m) and (8) (ks) for the payment of indemnities are insufficient to pay the indemnity.
(2) Upon request of an authorized inspector or agent of the department, sheriffs and police officers shall assist in the enforcement of the laws relating to animal health.
(3) Upon reasonable notice from the department, owners or persons in charge of animals shall cause them to be restrained or confined so that they may be identified, examined and tested or otherwise treated or disposed of as authorized by law.
(4) When any animals or materials infected or suspected of being infected have been quarantined, no person shall remove them from the premises, or otherwise fail to comply with the terms of the quarantine, except upon written permit from the department.
History: 2001 a. 108; 2005 a. 25.
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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.