California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 2 - Livestock Disease Control › Article 14 - Animal Disease Traceability › Section 831.1 - Approved Tagging Sites

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  premises may be approved by the Department and USDA as an Approved Tagging Site
				  when the owner or manager of the site submits a completed Approved Tagging Site
				  Agreement, AHB Form 76-201, as provided by the Department, to the Animal Health
				  Branch. A copy of the approved agreement will be sent to the applicant upon
				  approval. The Approved Tagging Site Agreement form shall include:
(1) Name and address of the facility
				  including city, state, and zip code; telephone number; fax number; and premises
				  identification number (if established).
(2) Name of the tagging site owner/manager
				  and agreement by the owner/manager to maintain the tagging site and administer
				  the tagging of livestock in accordance with the following:
(A) Accept only cattle from "farm of origin"
				  defined as a premises where a group of animals have been established as a herd
				  for more than four (4) months. When cattle are assembled from multiple
				  locations prior to being shipped to California, the official identification
				  must correlate to the origin of the cattle prior to being assembled.
(B) Obtain only official identification
				  eartags.
(C) Unload animals only
				  when the owner or the person in possession, care, or control of the animals
				  when brought to the tagging site agrees to have the animals officially
				  identified in accordance with approved tagging site protocols.
(D) Officially identify all animals in
				  accordance with Title 3, CCR, article 14 and 9 CFR Part 86 , including:
1. Apply official eartags to animals before
				  commingling with animals from different premises; use a backtag or another
				  method to accurately maintain the animal's identity until the official eartag
				  is applied. Official identification must correlate to the person responsible
				  for shipping the animal.
2. Only
				  apply official eartags to animals not already officially identified except as
				  provided in Title 3, CCR, section
				  831.2(b) and
				  9 CFR Part 86.4(c).
3. Remove and/or replace official
				  identification devices in accordance with Title 3, CCR, section
				  831.2(c) and (d)
				  and 9 CFR Part 86.4(d) and
				  (e).
(E) Maintain tagging
				  records that at minimum include:
1. Name and
				  address of the owner or person responsible for the animals tagged.
2. Official identification numbers of the
				  tags applied.
3. Date the official
				  identification eartags were applied.
(F) Allow the Department and/or USDA to
				  review all records upon request.
(G) Ensure the security of unused official
				  eartags and tagging records by:
1.
				  Maintaining a record of all official identification eartags received and
				  applied at the tagging site for a minimum of five (5) years.
2. Keeping the inventory of unused tags and
				  records in a secure place, accessible only to authorized personnel.
3. Immediately reporting any lost or stolen
				  tags to the appropriate State or Federal animal health
				  official.
(H) Acknowledge
				  that failing to comply with the provisions of the agreement may result in the
				  Department's termination of the agreement, and/or refusal to accept any new or
				  renewal agreements for the tagging site.
(3) Printed name and signature of the tagging
				  site owner/ manager.