The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection has issued its final traceability rule to require electronic ID tags for certain cattle and bison moving interstate.
Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association tells Brownfield this is an update to the 2013 rule. “The class of cattle stayed the same, but they updated that requirement from what has been like a metal ear tag or bright tag to now what is being called a visually and electronically readable identification.”
The final rule applies to all sexually intact cattle and bison 18 months of age or older, all dairy cattle, cattle and bison of any age used for rodeo or recreation events, and cattle or bison of any age used for shows or exhibitions.
