1. (1) Report required. Except as provided in sub. (2), a person who tests for or obtains credible diagnostic evidence of any of the following diseases in this state shall report that diagnosis or evidence to the department in writing, by mail, e-mail, or fax, within 10 days after making the diagnosis or obtaining the evidence:

   1. (a) Any aquatic animal disease that is foreign or exotic to Wisconsin.
   2. (b) Any fish disease identified in ch. ATCP 10 Appendix B.

2. (2) Exemptions.

   1. (a) Subsection (1) does not require a person to report a diagnosis made by, or a diagnostic evidence received from, the department, the Wisconsin veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or the Wisconsin department of health services.

   2. (b) A person is not required to make a report under sub. (1) if another person reports the same information under sub. (1) or (2).

      Note: For example, if a qualified fish health inspector submits a test sample to a laboratory and receives a positive test result for a disease identified under sub. (1), the inspector is not required to report the test result to the department if the laboratory does so.

3. (3) Notice to the department of natural resources. If the department determines that a disease reported under sub. (1) may present a threat to fish or other aquatic animals in waters of the state, the department shall notify the department of natural resources of the report contents.

History

History: CR 06-009: cr. Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 07-107: r. and recr. (1) (b), r. (1) (c) to (L) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; correction in (2) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register May 2011 No. 665; correction in (1) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2013 No. 688.