Idaho Admin. Code r. 02.04.20.104 - RE-IDENTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL VACCINATES

No female cattle or domestic bison that were officially vaccinated against brucellosis shall be re-tattooed for the purpose of re-establishing their status as official brucellosis vaccinates nor shall any officially vaccinated animals be re-ear-tagged with the official vaccination eartag at any time subsequent to the original vaccination, except that re-tattooing for the purpose of re-establishing the status as official brucellosis vaccinates shall be allowed under the following conditions:

01. Administrator Grants Permission. Animals may be re-tattooed only by accredited veterinarians who have obtained permission from Administrator prior to the time the animals are re-tattooed.

02. Permanent Identification. Animals that are presented for re-tattooing shall have some permanent identification which will identify the animals as those originally tattooed, such as the brucellosis vaccination tag, individual animal registration tattoo, or other approved permanent identification, provided that such identification was submitted on the original official vaccination record.

03. Reproduction of Original Tattoo. Re-tattooing shall reproduce the original tattoo, which was placed in the animal's ear at the time of vaccination.

04. Records. The veterinarian who performs the re-tattooing shall record the eartag or other identification numbers, the tattoo symbols and the owner's name and address on a new vaccination record form and submit the re-tattooing record to the Division of Animal Industries within ten (10) days of the date of re-tattooing.

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Idaho Admin. Code r. 02.04.20.104

Effective March 31, 2022