South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:79 - South Dakota CertifiedT beef program
Chapter 12:79:03 - SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED ENROLLED CATTLET and SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIEDT beef program requirements
Section 12:79:03:02 - Ear tags

Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 12:79:03:02
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024

The producer in physical possession of the animal at the time of birth shall place an electronic ear tag on the left ear of the animal before the enrollment of the animal. The electronic ear tag must be manufactured according to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard numbers 11784 and 11785 for tamper-resistant radio frequency identification electronic ear tags. The electronic ear tag must remain on the enrolled animal for as long as the animal is enrolled. If an electronic ear tag is lost or nonfunctioning and the licensed producer seeks to continue enrollment for that animal, the licensed producer shall provide an affidavit to the department showing that identification of the animal has been maintained through an alternative identification method unique to that animal and acceptable to the secretary, and that the animal was subsequently tagged with a replacement electronic ear tag.

General Authority: SDCL 39-24-6(1),(3),(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 39-24-3.

"International Standard: Radio-frequency Identification of Animals-Code Structure," ISO 11784, revised through November 23, 2004, published by the International Organization for Standardization, Case Postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Copies may be obtained by internet from http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage or by contacting the ISO Central Secretariat, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 1, rue de Varembe, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. The cost for this publication is 75,00 CHF (Swiss francs).

"International Standard: Radio-frequency Identification of Animals-Technical Concept," ISO 11785, 1996, published by the International Organization for Standardization, Case Postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Copies may be obtained by internet from http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage or by contacting the ISO Central Secretariat, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 1, rue de Varembe, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. The cost for this publication is 16,00 CHF (Swiss francs).

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