95.68 Animal markets.
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95.68 Animal markets.
(1)Definitions. In this section:
(ag)“Animal market” means any premises which are open to the public for the purpose of trading in livestock or wild animals and on which facilities are maintained for their yarding, feeding and watering prior to sale.
(ai)“Animal transport vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 95.71
(dm).
(am)“Equine animal” means a horse, mule, zebra, donkey or ass.
(b)“Equine market” means an animal market that is open to the public solely for the purpose of trading in equine animals.
(d)“Livestock” means bovine animals, sheep, goats, swine, farm-raised deer and equine animals.
(g)“Wild animal” means a wild animal that is subject to regulation under ch. 169 .
(2)License. Except as provided in sub.
(2m), no person may operate an animal market without an annual license from the department. An animal market license expires on June 30 annually. A separate license is required for every animal market. A license is not transferable between persons or locations.
(2m)Exemptions.
(a)A person is not required to obtain a license under sub.
(2)to operate an occasional auction sale sponsored by a livestock breeder association or a youth agricultural organization if records of the transactions at the sale are maintained by an auctioneer registered under ch. 480 or by an animal dealer licensed under s. 95.69 .
(b)The department may promulgate rules to exempt groups of persons from the licensing requirement under sub.
(2)or the registration requirement under sub.
(7)or both.