Scrapies program regulations regarding goats.
Diane Sutton
National Scrapie Program Coordinator
Goats registered with national associations that allow the use of
electronic implants for official registry identification may use EID as
official identification as defined in 9 Code of Federal Regulations Parts
54 and 79 if the following conditions are met:
1. The goats are registered with a national goat registry association;
2. The electronic implant number is recorded on the registration
certificate accompanying the animal; and either the animal is accompanied
by an implant reader that can read the implant in the animal or a
certificate of veterinary inspection that lists the implant numbers and a
statement that they were read and checked against the registration
certificates by the accredited veterinarian signing the certificate of
veterinary inspection;
3. An implant reader that can read the implant in the animal is available
at the exhibition for use by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or
State authorities; and
4. The movement is either for exhibition purposes or sale with transfer
of the registration papers to a new owner who has a reader that can read
the implant in the animal.
Such goats moved in interstate commerce to a market or for sale with out
registration papers must be identified with visible official identification
such as an official ear tag or tattoo.
Anna C Welsch, 05/17/2002 06:13 PM
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