Each holder of a domesticated cervid permit shall maintain
records for each domesticated cervid purchased, acquired, held, transported,
sold, or disposed of in any other manner. Each cervid, regardless of age, that
enters a herd or leaves a herd alive for any purpose other than for direct
movement to slaughter shall have official identification before change of
ownership. The records shall be held for at least five years after the animal
dies or leaves the premises and shall include the following information:
(a)
(1) The
name and either the residential or business address of the person from whom
each domesticated cervid was acquired; and
(2) the geographic location from which each
domesticated cervid was acquired, if this location is different from the
residential or business address in paragraph (a)(1);
(b) the date each domesticated cervid was
acquired or, if born on the premises, the year of birth of the domesticated
cervid;
(c) a description of each
domesticated cervid, including the following characteristics:
(1) The species or breed;
(2) the age;
(3) all official identification
numbers;
(4) the sex; and
(5) any other significant identification for
that animal, including any of the following types of identification:
(A) An ear tag;
(B) an ear tattoo;
(C) an ear notch; or
(D) any brands, scars, or other permanent
markings that help identify the animal;
(d)
(1) The
name and either the residential or business address of the person to whom any
domesticated cervid is sold, given, or bartered or to whom the domesticated
cervid is otherwise delivered;
(2)
the geographic location to which the domesticated cervid is delivered, if this
location is different from the residential or business address in paragraph
(d)(1); and
(3) the date and method
of disposition; and
(e)
if the domesticated cervid dies, is euthanized, or is slaughtered, the
following additional information:
(1) The date
of the death of the animal;
(2) the
cause of death of the animal; and
(3) the method of disposition of the
animal.
