2012 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
95. Animal health.
95.48 Brucellosis indemnity restrictions.
95.48 Brucellosis indemnity restrictions.
(1) No indemnity for brucellosis shall be paid:
(a) On steers.
(b) On any animal unless reactor tagged and permanently marked as required by department regulation and unless the claim is accompanied by such proof, as the department may require, of (1) slaughter within the time limited, (2) actual salvage and (3) cleaning and disinfection of the premises.
(c) On any animal vaccinated against brucellosis, other than official vaccinates, unless it can be established that such animal, subsequent to vaccination, returned to a negative status as established by a negative test conducted not less than 30 days prior to the test on which the claim is based but more than 30 days after vaccination.
(d) Except as provided in sub. (2), on any animal which was a member of a herd into which was introduced any animal which failed to first pass a completely negative brucellosis test prior to movement as required by s. 95.49.
(e) Except as provided in sub. (2), on any animal other than an official vaccinate which was a part of a herd any member of which, when above the maximum qualifying age for official vaccination, was treated with any biological product containing Brucella organisms.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub. (1) (d) and (e), indemnity shall be paid on such animals if the reaction is disclosed on any test conducted subsequent to the elimination without claim of all reactors disclosed on a complete herd test conducted after the time of making any addition or treating any animal as therein described.
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