New US rule on interstate livestock movement announced
New requirements over the traceability of livestock beingness moved across province lines inwards the U.S.A. guide hold been released past times the U.S.A. Department of Agriculture.
The finally rule, designed to assistance animate beingness illness traceability, includes specific provisions for equines.
“With the finally dominion announced today, the U.S.A. straightaway has a flexible, effective animate beingness illness traceability organisation for livestock moving interstate, without undue burdens for ranchers in addition to U.S.A. livestock businesses,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
“The finally dominion meets the various needs of the countryside where states in addition to tribes tin prepare systems for tracking animals that operate best for them in addition to their producers, spell addressing whatever gaps inwards our overall illness reply efforts.”
Vilsack said the subdivision had listened carefully to farmers in addition to ranchers to institute the novel rules. They would assist government bargain alongside animate beingness illness outbreaks when in addition to where they occurred, he said.
Under the finally rule, unless specifically exempted, livestock moved interstate would guide hold to live on officially identified in addition to accompanied past times an interstate certificate of veterinarian inspection or other documentation, such every bit owner-shipper statements or build certificates.
Specific requirements every bit they relate to equines tin live on found here.
The finally dominion has several differences from the proposed dominion issued inwards August 2011. These include:
- Accepting the role of brands, tattoos in addition to build registration every bit official identification when accepted past times the transportation in addition to receiving states or tribes.
- Permanently maintaining the role of backtags every bit an option to official eartags for cattle in addition to bison moved direct to slaughter.
- Accepting campaign documentation other than an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI) for all ages in addition to classes of cattle when accepted past times the transportation in addition to receiving states or tribes.
- Clarifying that all livestock moved interstate to a custom slaughter facility are exempt from the regulations.
- Exempting chicks moved interstate from a hatchery from the official identification requirements
The finally dominion is expected to live on published inwards the Dec 28 Federal Register.
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