Florida Administrative Code
5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
5C - Division of Animal Industry
Chapter 5C-31 - CATTLE IDENTIFICATION
Section 5C-31.004 - USDA Approved Livestock Facilities
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 5C-31.004
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Unidentified cattle required to be officially identified in accordance with Rule 5C-31.005, F.A.C., and brought to an Approved Livestock Facility (Facility) shall be:
(a) Tagged with Official Individual
Identification by the Facility in accordance with subsection (2); or
(b) Tagged with Official Individual
Identification by the Facility on behalf of the seller in accordance with Rule
5C-31.003, F.A.C.; or
(c) Placed into designated "slaughter only"
sale channels; or
(d) Denied entry
to the market.
(2) The Purchaser of unidentified cattle shall ensure that the cattle receive Official Individual Identification by either of the following methods.
(a) Option 1: Subsequent to a request made by
the Purchaser, the Approved Livestock Facility shall tag the unidentified
cattle with Official Individual Identification prior to the unidentified cattle
departing the Approved Livestock Facility if the following conditions are met:
1. The Approved Livestock Facility shall be
registered with the department as an Approved Tagging Site in accordance with
Rule 5C-31.003, F.A.C.
2. The Approved Livestock Facility shall
record the following information using the form entitled Record of Official
Individual Identification Applied to Cattle in Florida, FDACS-09255, Rev.
05/14, which is incorporated in Rule
5C-31.006, F.A.C.
a. The numbers of the Official Individual
Identification tags applied to each of the cattle by the Approved Livestock
Facility.
b. The corresponding
number of the "back tags" applied by the Approved Livestock Facility to each of
the unidentified cattle.
c. The
Purchaser's name and contact information.
d. The Purchaser's Premises Identification
Number.
3. The Approved
Livestock Facility shall submit the completed form to the department in
accordance with the instructions provided on the form. The completed form must
be received by the department within 7-days of the conclusion of the Approved
Livestock Facility's auction or sale in which the cattle were
purchased.
4. The Approved
Livestock Facility shall retain the sales transaction information (including
the date of sale and the seller's and Purchaser's name and contact information)
along with a copy of the completed form described above for a minimum of
5-years and make these records available to the department upon
request.
(b) Option 2:
The Purchaser shall tag the unidentified cattle with Official Individual
Identification upon delivery to a premises with a Premises Identification
Number if the following conditions are met:
1.
The Purchaser shall have registered and obtained a Premises Identification
Number for the premises where the unidentified cattle will be
delivered.
2. The Purchaser shall
provide the Premises Identification Number for the premises where the
unidentified cattle will be delivered to the Approved Livestock Facility prior
to departing with the unidentified cattle.
3. The Purchaser shall tag the unidentified
cattle with Official Individual Identification and record the following
information using the form entitled Record of Official Individual
Identification Applied by the Purchaser, FDACS-09269, 05/14, which is
incorporated in Rule 5C-31.006, F.A.C.
a. The date of the sale or auction where the
unidentified cattle were purchased.
b. The name and location of the Approved
Livestock Facility where the unidentified cattle were purchased.
c. The numbers of the unique Official
Individual Identification tags applied to each of the cattle.
d. The corresponding number of the "back
tags" applied by the Approved Livestock Facility to each of the unidentified
cattle.
e. The Purchaser's name and
contact information.
f. The
Purchaser's Premises Identification Number.
g. A certification that the Purchaser has
tagged the unidentified cattle in accordance with rule Chapter 5C-31,
F.A.C.
4. The Purchaser
shall submit the completed Record of Official Individual Identification Applied
by the Purchaser, FDACS-09269, 05/14, to the department in accordance with the
instructions provided on the form. The completed form must be received by the
department within 7-days of the conclusion of the Approved Livestock Facility's
auction or sale in which the cattle were purchased.
5. The Purchaser shall retain a copy of the
completed form described above for a minimum of 5-years and make it available
to the department upon request.
6.
The Approved Livestock Facility shall record the following information using
the form entitled Record of Sale of Unidentified Cattle from an Approved
Livestock Facility, FDACS-09270, 05/14, which is incorporated in Rule
5C-31.006, F.A.C.
a. The date of the sale or auction where the
unidentified cattle were purchased.
b. The name and location of the Approved
Livestock Facility where the unidentified cattle were purchased.
c. The Purchaser's name and contact
information.
d. The Purchaser's
Premises Identification Number.
e.
The number of the temporary "back tag" applied by the Facility to each of the
unidentified cattle.
7.
The Approved Livestock Facility shall submit the completed Record of Sale of
Unidentified Cattle from an Approved Livestock Facility, FDACS-09270, 05/14, to
the department in accordance with the instructions provided on the form. The
completed form must be received by the department within 24-hours of the
conclusion of the Approved Livestock Facility's auction or sale in which the
cattle were purchased.
8. The
Approved Livestock Facility shall retain the sales transaction information
(including the date of sale and the seller's and Purchaser's name and contact
information) along with a copy of the completed form described above for a
minimum of 5-years and make these records available to the department upon
request.
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.
New 2-19-14, Amended 9-4-14.
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