95.46 Brucellosis vaccination; official vaccinates.
(1) It is unlawful for any person other than an approved veterinarian to treat any bovine animal with any biological product containing Brucella organisms.
(2) No bovine animals may be vaccinated against brucellosis except calves within age ranges prescribed by department rules. Such calves may be vaccinated by approved veterinarians if officially reported to the department and permanently identified as official vaccinates as required under this section and rules of the department.
(3) All animals vaccinated by approved veterinarians shall be identified by a tattoo on the inner surface of the right ear of each such animal, using such symbols as the department by rule prescribes.
(4) All veterinarians shall use only vaccine provided under federal regulations or produced by or under the direction or supervision of the department. They shall identify the vaccinates as required in sub. (3) and record in triplicate on forms prepared by the department the information it requires. The veterinarian shall transmit one copy of the vaccination record to the department within 15 days after the date of vaccination, furnish one copy to the owner of the animals, and retain one copy for the veterinarian's own file.
(6) Official vaccinates need not be identified as reactors until they are past 20 months of age unless there is other evidence of infection in the herd.
History: 1973 c. 123; 1979 c. 129.
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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.