- (1) Any person licensed to operate a public livestock market is responsible for identifying all cattle and horses consigned to the public livestock market.
- (2) Identification must be done under the supervision of the director and may occur either before or at the time the animals are inspected.
- (3) Acceptable methods of identification are a USDA-approved numbered back tag placed on each animal or some other method of identification that is approved by USDA. Tags must be placed in numerical order.
- (4) The licensee is responsible for moving, confining, and/or restraining livestock as needed to allow for a complete inspection.
- (5) The director may exempt certain groups of one-brand or no-brand cattle under the same ownership from the individual identification requirements of this section if the integrity of the inspection process can be maintained.
- (6) It is the responsibility of the licensee or consignor to present livestock to the director so an inspection can be performed.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58, 16.65 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 07-14-057, § 16-610-120, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; WSR 04-01-171, § 16-610-120, filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.]