Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 95 - Animal health.
95.26 - Brucellosis control program.

95.26 Brucellosis control program.
(3) If the existence of brucellosis within the state results in the termination of its status as a certified brucellosis-free area by the U.S. department of agriculture, the department shall request the release of funds by the joint committee on finance from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (a) to pay for official vaccination, as provided in s. 95.46 (2), of all female calves located within any county where the incidence of brucellosis disqualifies it for such designation.
(4) Cattle and American bison that are classified as “reactors" to the brucellosis test, whether or not conducted pursuant to this section, shall be slaughtered. A report of any test disclosing reactors shall be mailed to the owner thereof. The reactors shall be identified by a reactor tag and permanent mark as prescribed by the department. The owner shall effect slaughter of the reactors within 15 days of the date they are so identified, except that the department, for cause shown, may extend the time an additional 15 days. If the owner of reactors fails to comply with this subsection within the time limited, the department shall cause the removal and slaughter of the reactors. No indemnity shall be paid on any reactors disposed of by the department. No milk shall be sold from any reactors or from any herd of cattle in which reactors are kept contrary to the provisions of this section.
(5) When reactors to any brucellosis test are disclosed in a herd of cattle or American bison the department shall quarantine the entire herd by serving written notice thereof, either personally or by mail, on the owner or person in charge, but such quarantine shall not be imposed if the department, upon the basis of the clinical history of the herd with respect to brucellosis and the recommendation of the attending veterinarian, determines it is improbable that the cattle or American bison will contract brucellosis. No cattle or American bison subject to the quarantine shall be removed from the premises where the cattle or American bison are quarantined, except upon written permit of the department. The quarantine shall remain in full force until removed by the department. Such retests shall be conducted as the department finds necessary to eliminate all reactors or other evidence of infection in the herd.
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(a) The department may obtain blood or tissue samples from swine and farm-raised deer to test for brucellosis.
(b) The department may condemn swine and farm-raised deer that are reactors to the brucellosis test and may quarantine the herd from which the reactors come.
(6) The department may acquire, equip and maintain laboratories, including mobile units and promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with law so as to effectively execute its functions under the brucellosis control program.
(7) For each animal of a species raised primarily to produce food for human consumption, including farm-raised deer, condemned and slaughtered, except as provided in ss. 95.36 and 95.48, the owner shall receive and, upon certificate of the department, the state shall pay two-thirds of the difference between the net salvage value and the appraised value of the animal, but the payment may not exceed $1,500 for an animal. With the consent of the owner the department may condemn, in infected herds, animals which have been exposed and which are suspected of being infected, although the animals have not reacted to the brucellosis tests.
History: 1971 c. 125, 211; 1973 c. 333; 1975 c. 39, 308; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (29) (a); 1981 c. 20; 1995 a. 450; 1999 a. 83; 2011 a. 281.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 95 - Animal health.

95.001 - Definitions.

95.01 - Administration of drugs to horses.

95.10 - Feeding garbage to swine.

95.11 - Livestock branding.

95.12 - False pedigree.

95.13 - Misrepresenting breed of domestic animal.

95.14 - Corporations to improve livestock.

95.17 - Animal diseases; cooperation with United States.

95.18 - Animals in transit.

95.185 - Voluntary individual animal identification.

95.19 - Diseased animals.

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.

95.32 - Appraised value.

95.33 - Tubercular animals that do not react.

95.34 - Slaughter on premises.

95.35 - Scrapie eradication: indemnities.

95.36 - Indemnity not allowed.

95.37 - Claims for indemnity.

95.38 - Altering records; tampering with ear tags.

95.39 - Biological products.

95.40 - Neutralizing tuberculosis test.

95.41 - Tuberculin; ear tags.

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.

95.49 - Movement; sale.

95.50 - Transportation and disposal of animal carcasses.

95.51 - Livestock premises registration.

95.55 - Farm-raised deer.

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.

95.68 - Animal markets.

95.69 - Animal dealers.

95.71 - Animal truckers.

95.715 - Feed lots and veal lots.

95.72 - Transportation, processing and disposal of dead animals.

95.80 - Humane slaughtering.

95.99 - Penalties.