Animals Not Needing Identification

Animal identification is recommended for animals that move into commerce or marketing channels.

Recommended:

• Animals that are moved from their farm, ranch, or boarding facility to locations where they "commingle", or come into contact with, animals from multiple/other locations (Examples include -livestock auctions, feedlots, or fairs)

NOT Recommended:

• Animals that never leave their farm, ranch, or boarding facility, even if they move from pasture to pasture within that location

• Animals that never leave their farm, ranch, or boarding facility other than when they "get out"

• Animals that are moved directly from the farm or ranch where they were born to custom slaughter

If animal identification is not recommended for your animals, you may still want to get a premises identification number (PIN). By obtaining a PIN, you will receive timely information about disease events that could impact your animals. Signing up for a PIN does not obligate you to participate in animal identification or animal tracing.