The Purpose of the rule is to improve the state’s ability to trace cattle and bison in the event of an animal disease emergency. This rule revises the current rules to provide additional definitions, reporting procedures, and forms to revise the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Animal Industry

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

5C-31.001Definitions

5C-31.004USDA Approved Livestock Facilities

5C-31.006Documents Incorporated By Reference

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Purpose of the rule is to improve the state’s ability to trace cattle and bison in the event of an animal disease emergency. This rule revises the current rules to provide additional definitions, reporting procedures, and forms to revise the requirements for tagging, with official individual identification, unidentified non-exempt cattle and bison that are purchased at a livestock market.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Official Individual Identification of Non-exempt cattle and bison purchased at livestock markets.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 534.071, 570.07(23), 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 570.07(15), 585.08(2)(a), 585.11, 585.145 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, May 1, 2014, 10:00 a.m. EST

PLACE: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Conner Administration Building, George Eyster Auditorium, 3125 Conner Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida or by conference call at 1(888)670-3525, utilizing the participant code: 8149-6580-71#

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: : Mr. Stephen Monroe, Division of Animal Industry, 407 S. Calhoun St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800, phone: [phone], fax: [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.