1. (1) Annual flock enrollment. The owner of a flock of poultry or farm-raised game birds may annually enroll that flock in the national poultry improvement plan. An annual enrollment expires on June 30 following the year of enrollment.

   Note: The national poultry improvement plan is on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the USDA website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth. A flock owner may also request a copy by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address:

   Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
   Division of Animal Health
   P.O. Box 8911
   Madison, WI 53708-8911

2. (2) Enrollment application. A flock owner shall apply for enrollment under sub. (1) on a form provided by the department. The application shall include the test results required under sub. (3), the fee required under sub. (5), and the livestock premises code of the flock premises. The department shall grant or deny an enrollment application within 30 days after the department receives a complete application.

   Note: A flock owner may request an enrollment application form by visiting the department website at http://datcp.wi.gov, or by writing to the following address:

   Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
   Division of Animal Health
   P.O. Box 8911
   Madison, WI 53708-8911

3. (3) Annual disease testing. An enrollment application under sub. (1) shall include proof that the flock has been tested for all of the following, within one year prior to the enrollment application date, according to the national poultry improvement plan:

   1. (a) Pullorum.
   2. (b) Fowl typhoid.
   3. (c) Mycoplasma gallisepticum, in the case of turkeys.

4. (5) Fee. An enrollment application under sub. (1) shall include the following annual enrollment fee, as applicable, based on flock type:

   1. (a) $40 if the flock includes no more than 200 breeders or consists solely of specialty breeds, other than breeds commonly raised for meat or egg production, and the flock owner raises the birds primarily for exhibition.
   2. (b) $40 if the flock owner does not hatch or collect eggs, and obtains stock solely from flocks enrolled in the national poultry improvement plan.
   3. (c) $60 if the flock includes farm-raised game birds, the flock owner does not hatch or collect eggs, and the flock owner obtains stock solely from flocks enrolled in the national poultry improvement plan.

   4. (d) The following applicable fee for a breeding flock of poultry or farm-raised game birds:

      1. 1. $80 if the flock includes more than 200 but no more than 1,000 breeders.
      2. 2. $100 if the flock includes more than 1,000 breeders, but no more than 5,000 breeders.
      3. 3. $200 if the flock includes more than 5,000 breeders, but no more than 10,000 breeders.
      4. 4. $400 if the flock includes more than 10,000 breeders.
5. (6) Testing. Testing under this section, including test sample collection, shall comply with applicable requirements in s. ATCP 10.40 (4).
6. (7) Compliance and inspection. A flock enrolled in the national poultry improvement plan shall comply with all applicable requirements under the plan. The department may inspect enrolled flocks and take other actions as appropriate, based on plan requirements.

History

History: CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-061: am. (5) (a) to (d) and (6) Register June 2008 No. 630, eff. 7-1-09; CR 07-107: am. (2) and (6) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 18-085: am. (1), r. (4), am. (5) (a), (d) 1., (7) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.