- A. Except as provided in Regulation .03B, an owner or hauler may move an animal within Maryland only if the animal is officially identified.
- B. When an animal is moved within Maryland, the seller and new owner shall keep a record of the transaction for a minimum of 5 years on an owner-hauler statement or other document approved by the Department that provides for traceability as required by 9 CFR 86.
- C. When an owner or hauler moves an animal within Maryland to an approved tagging site, the owner or hauler shall ensure that the animal is accompanied with a properly completed owner-hauler statement.
- D. When an owner or hauler moves an animal within Maryland from an approved tagging site or a restricted livestock facility to a farm in Maryland, the owner or hauler shall ensure that the animal is officially identified and accompanied with a waybill.
Authority: Agriculture Article, §§3-101, 3-105, 3-108, 3-116, and 12-103, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: September 26, 2005 (32:19 Md. R. 1588)
Regulations .01—.08, under Eradication of Scrapie in Maryland, repealed and new Regulations .01—.12, under Requirements for Sheep and Goats for the Eradication of Scrapie, adopted effective July 4, 2016 (43:13 Md. R. 713)