- (1) Any state, tribe, accredited veterinarian, or other person or entity who distributes official identification devices shall maintain a record of the names and addresses of anyone to whom the devices were distributed for five years.
(2) An official identification number is a nationally unique number that is permanently associated with an animal or group of animals, and that adheres to one of the following systems:
- (a) National Uniform Eartagging System (NUES);
- (b) animal identification number (AIN);
- (c) location-based number system;
- (d) flock-based number system; or
- (e) any other numbering system approved by the animal health official of the state of origin for the official identification of animals.
KEY: disease control, import requirements
Date of Last Change: April 13, 2023
Notice of Continuation: December 28, 2021
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-31; 4-2-103(1)(i)