2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-61-30 - Identification of livestock
A. All
livestock , other than feeder cattle that are not of a dairy type, that are
handled by or otherwise under the scope of business of each dealer and
marketing facility shall be officially identified upon arrival at the marketing
facility. For those livestock that are not identified upon arrival, each dealer
and marketing facility shall cause official identification to be applied to any
livestock handled by or otherwise under the scope of their business that is not
already officially identified before leaving the marketing facility and may
charge a fee for this service.
B.
Official identification .
1. Official
identification for cattle shall be an ear tag bearing a unique identification
number issued by an official state or federal program or other form of
identification approved by the State Veterinarian. For slaughter cattle only
that are purchased by a registered dealer, a U.S. Department of Agriculture
back tag shall also be considered official identification.
2. Official identification for sheep and
goats shall be any form of identification approved by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture scrapie eradication program or other form of identification
approved by the State Veterinarian.
3. Official identification for swine shall be
a unique and permanent group or individual identification number issued by an
official state or federal program and applied to each animal or other forms of
identification approved by the State Veterinarian.
4. Official identification for horses shall
be a microchip, registration tattoo, brand, name, and complete physical
description as listed or demonstrated by photographs on either a current
certificate of veterinary inspection or Coggins test certificate, or other form
of identification approved by the State Veterinarian.
C. Official identification shall not be
altered or removed.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
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