Identification of swine in interstate commerce.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (g) of this section, no swine may be sold, transported, received for transportation, or offered for sale or transportation, in interstate commerce, unless each swine is identified at whichever of the following comes first: (i) The point of first commingling of the swine in interstate commerce with swine from any other source; (ii) Upon unloading of the swine in interstate commerce at any livestock market; (iii) Upon transfer of ownership of the swine in interstate commerce; or (iv) Upon arrival of the swine in interstate commerce at their final destination. (2) The identification shall be by means of identification approved by the Administrator and listed in paragraph (b) of this section. All swine shall remain so identified while they are in interstate commerce. (3) Each person who buys or sells, for his or her own account or as the agent of the buyer or seller, transports, receives for transportation, offers for sale or transportation, or otherwise handles swine in interstate commerce, is responsible for the identification of the swine as provided by this section. (b) Means of swine identification approved by the Administrator are: (1) Official eartags, when used on any swine; (2) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved backtag, when used on swine moving to slaughter; (3) Official swine tattoos, when used on swine moving to slaughter, when the use of the official swine tattoo has been requested by a user or the

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 71.19