Authority: IC 15-17-3-13; IC 15-17-15-11

Affected: IC 15-17-15-9; IC 15-17-15-12

Sec. 7.6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the owner or custodian of the following types of cattle or bison shall officially identify the animals at the time they are sold, leased, bartered, or exchanged within Indiana:

1. (1) Sexually intact cattle and bison at least eighteen (18) months of age.
2. (2) Female dairy cattle of any age and dairy bulls and steers born after March 11, 2013.

(b) The owner or custodian of cattle and bison of any age that are being moved to:

1. (1) a rodeo;
2. (2) a recreational event;
3. (3) a show; or
4. (4) an exhibition;

shall officially identify the animals before the movement.

(c) Cattle and bison sold for immediate slaughter are exempt from the identification requirement in subsection (a). Animals sold for slaughter may not be resold or diverted for any other purpose or use. The movement of cattle and bison from a slaughter establishment must comply with section 10(c) of this rule.

(d) An animal that must be identified under subsection (a) may be moved to an approved tagging site for the application of official identification. The animal must be officially identified before being commingled with other animals unless another method is used to accurately maintain the animal's identity until the identification is applied.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the seller, lessor, or owner, and the purchaser, lessee, or recipient, of cattle and bison that are sold, leased, bartered, or exchanged shall maintain a record of the transaction. The following records pertaining to the transaction must be maintained for five (5) years:

1. (1) A physical description of the animal.
2. (2) All individual animal identification present on the animal.
3. (3) The name and address of the seller, lessor, or owner.
4. (4) The name and address of the purchaser, lessee, or recipient.

(f) The following transactions are exempt from the record keeping requirement in subsection (e):

1. (1) Cattle sold directly to an approved slaughtering establishment.
2. (2) Cattle sold in a transaction through an approved livestock facility.
3. (3) A transaction that has been approved by the state veterinarian to occur with another form of record.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 1-3-7.6; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR-345140057FRA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2020, 1:42 p.m.: 20200812-IR-345200230RFA; filed Aug 14, 2025, 9:19 a.m.: 20250910-IR-345250279FRA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 3:08 p.m.: 20251105-IR-345240625RFA)