95.55 Farm-raised deer.

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(1)Registration.

(a)Except as provided in par.

(b)and s. 169.04

(5m), no person may keep farm-raised deer unless the person is registered with the department under this section.

1. Establishments licensed under s. 97.42 may keep live farm-raised deer for slaughtering purposes for up to 72 hours without being registered under this section.

2. The department may promulgate rules to exempt groups of persons or species of farm-raised deer from the registration requirement under this section.

(c)The department shall register a person to keep farm-raised deer in a fenced area that is located in this state and another state without having the entire area in this state enclosed with a fence if all of the following apply:

1. The person is keeping farm-raised deer in the fenced area on June 2, 2006.

2. The fenced area located in this state complies with the applicable fencing requirements under ss. 90.20 and 90.21 , or the fencing requirements of the adjoining state, whichever are more stringent, as determined by the department of natural resources.

3. The person complies with all of the rules promulgated under this section for the prevention of disease in farm-raised deer or all such laws of the adjoining state, whichever are more stringent, as determined by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

4. The person has the carcass of each farm-raised deer that dies, in either state, inside the fenced area, from being harvested or from natural causes tested for chronic wasting disease and has the test results submitted to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and to the department of natural resources.

5. The person notifies the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the department of natural resources of the escape of any deer from the portion of the fenced area that is located in this state immediately upon discovering the escape.

6. The person does not release into this state any deer from the fenced area.

(2)Application. A person shall register under this section using a form provided by the department. The form shall be accompanied by the applicable fees specified under sub.

(3). Upon registration, the department shall issue the person a registration certificate.

(3)Registration fee; reinspection fee.