Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of
Rule 02.08.01 - SHEEP AND GOAT RULES OF THE IDAHO SHEEP AND GOAT HEALTH BOARD
Section 02.08.01.201 - IDENTIFICATION OF BREEDING SHEEP

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 02.08.01.201

Current through September 2, 2024

01. Assignment of APHIS Approved Idaho Premises/Flock Identification Numbers. The Board or its designee will assign APHIS-approved Idaho premises/flock identification numbers with unique individual animal identification numbers to Idaho sheep and goat flocks/herds.

02. Responsibility for Identification. Owners and possessors of breeding sheep and goats bear the cost and responsibility of obtaining the identification devices and placing the device in or on the animal.

03. Time of Identification. All owners or possessors of breeding sheep and goats in Idaho will identify all breeding stock in the flock of any age with a premises/flock identification number before transfer of ownership or possession, show, sale, or other movement unless the animals are under eighteen (18) months of age and are in slaughter channels.

04. Importation Identification. Breeding sheep or goats imported into the state must be identified with a premises/flock identification number before entry into the state.

05. Loss of Identification. Breeding sheep or goats sold within the state retain the original premises/flock identification number. In the event an animal loses a premises/flock identification device, the owner of the animal will re-identify the animal with his or her flock identification number and maintain records to document the original and new flock identification numbers.

06. Acceptable Identification. Acceptable devices for application of the premises/flock identification number to breeding sheep and goats include: APHIS-approved ear tags bearing the premises/flock identification number, legible tattoos bearing the premises/flock identification number, approved Scrapie Flock Certification Program identification devices, except electronic identification, and other identification devices approved by APHIS except electronic identification.

07. Identification Exemption. Animals exempt from the requirement for identification with a premises/flock identification number include:

a. Neutered animals under eighteen (18) months of age.

b. Sexually intact market lambs under eighteen (18) months of age shipped directly to an approved slaughter establishment or shipped directly to a feedlot for finish feeding for slaughter only.

c. Animals which have not been removed from their premises of origin and/or transferred ownership with the exception of white-face low-risk range sheep as defined in the 9 CFR Part 79 which are moved for grazing or other management purposes and do not change ownership.

d. Castrated or low-risk commercial goats.

e. Registered sheep and goats accompanied by registration papers or a certificate of veterinary inspection with legible unique registration tattoos.

f. Goats registered with a National Goat Registry that allows for electronic implant identification, as recorded on a registration certificate, may be identified with an electronic implant.

Effective March 23, 2023

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