Senate Bill 851 aims to prohibit educational institutions in Wisconsin from using live animals for training medical students, residents, fellows, interns, or physicians in human medical treatment under certain conditions. Specifically, the bill states that if at least one other accredited training program in the same medical discipline does not use live animals, or if there is an alternative teaching method or accredited course that provides equivalent training without live animals, then the use of live animals is not permitted. The alternative methods may include human cadavers, high-fidelity synthetic simulators, or virtual reality models.

To enforce this prohibition, the bill establishes a penalty for violations, mandating a forfeiture of $1,000 for each live animal used in contravention of the law. The new statute created under Section 100.72 outlines these regulations and penalties, reinforcing the shift towards more humane and modern training methods in medical education.