(a) Individuals, dealers, and auction market operators shall retain records for a minimum of five (5) years (for each intact bovine involved in a transaction over eighteen (18) months of age and dairy animals and rodeo animals of all ages) containing the following information:
- (1) Name and address of consignor (seller);
- (2) Name and address of consignee (buyer);
- (3) Date and location of transaction; and
- (4) A record of the back tag sequence (from beginning number to ending number) used per sale day.
- (b) Employees and representatives of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health and Veterinary Services of the United States Department of Agriculture shall be granted read access to, and given assistance with, said records upon request.
(c)
- (1) Removal of official identification from cows will be prohibited.
- (2) When existing permanent tags for identification are already in place, that number will be used instead of adding another one.