Ref-03297 FDACS-09255 Record of Official Individual Identification Applied to Cattle in Florida

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Record of Official Individual Identification Applied to Cattle in Florida

Related Rules

• 5C-31.006 Documents Incorporated By Reference

Related Notices

• 13760922.The purpose of the rule is to improve the state’s ability to trace bovine livestock (cattle and bison) in the event of an animal disease emergency. Official individual identification enables Florida producers to market animals into other states under federal and state regulations which require official individual identification. This rule provides definitions, reporting procedures and forms for official individual identification of adult cattle and bison moving within the state. This rule will require that, unless specifically exempt, adult cattle and bison moving intrastate within Florida must have official individual identification. This regulation specifies approved forms of official individual identification which will be accepted.
• 14690861.The proposed rule is being developed to improve the state’s ability to trace cattle and bison in the event of an animal disease emergency. This rulemaking 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. This rule provides greater flexibility to approved livestock facilities, sellers and purchasers of cattle at these facilities in achieving compliance with official identification requirements.