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NAIS: Animal Tracking Reviewed
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Posted by CharleyFarmall on November 02, 2006 at 11:29:27 from (65.40.174.223):
The subject of NAIS certainly brings a rise out of people with a lot of opinions ( see previous post). Everyone seems to be a little right. The government website has more information:
http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais
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http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/downloads/print/NAIS_Implementation_Plan_10-06.pdf The program IS voluntary, but it is expected that 100% of premises will be registered by January 2009. 100% of all new animals will be identified, and 60% of all animal movement will be tracked. If not, the intention is to legislate participation. It is unlikely that compliance will be as high as the govt. is hoping. Currently, you are only required to register your farm and not individual animals. Phase two assigns tracking numbers to individual animals. At that point animals will need to be signed in and out when moved. Right now, it is primarily aimed at cattle. This was done to facilitate phase in of the system. Horses, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and elk are slated to be included. I have heard but cannot substantiate that "domestic" animals will eventually be included. Not shown directly on their website is that large scale producers will be exempt from individual animal tracking, but smaller farms will not. It's not clear what the size criteria are though. It seems pretty heavy handed to me and it is not clear to me how it will solve more problems than it will create. I am still looking into it. I don't have any affiliation with anyone or anything associated with NAIS, and as of yet, other than dogs, I have no animals at the farm. I am planning on chickens, goats, and horses so it will affect me in some way. I tend to favor less government than more.... I urge everyone to read as much as they can on both sides of the argument before making a final conclusion. Charley
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