Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Requirement for
official identification.
Breeding cattle, rodeo cattle, and all cattle for
exhibition must be officially identified upon movement from the herd
to another location, except for:
A. cattle that are consigned to a
state or a state-federal approved livestock auction market;
B. cattle moving directly to a
state or federally inspected slaughtering establishment; or
C. cattle moving directly to a
slaughter-only handling facility.
Subp. 2.
Requirement to
maintain records.
A person or entity that purchases, acquires,
trades, deals in, sells, or disposes of cattle must maintain records
on the acquisition and disposition of the cattle. Records must be
retained for five years.
Subp.
3.
Contents of records.
Records required by subpart
2 must
include:
A. date of the
transaction;
B. number of
animals included in each transaction;
C. species, breed, age, and class
of animal;
D. names and
addresses of the persons or entities from whom the animals were
acquired and to whom the animals were sent;
E. the official identification
number of each head of breeding cattle, rodeo cattle, and all cattle
for exhibition correlated with the names and addresses of the persons
or entities from whom the animals were acquired and to whom the
animals were sent;
F.
back tag numbers, if required; and
G. certificates of veterinary
inspection, if required.
Subp. 4.
Cattle in slaughter
channels.
A. A livestock
dealer, livestock market operator, slaughter-only handling facility
operator, or slaughtering establishment operator must officially
identify all breeding cattle moving directly to slaughter, unless the
animals are already identified with an official back tag.
B. A person required to identify
animals in accordance with these rules must maintain records that
include the back tag number and date of application, the name,
address, and county of residence of the person who owned or
controlled the herd from which such animals originated, and whether
the animal was of beef or dairy type.
Statutory Authority: MS s
35.03
