14690861, 5C-31.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 14690861

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Animal Industry

Chapter:

Cattle Identification

Overview

RULE:

5C-31.001	Definitions
5C-31.003	Approved Tagging Site Requirements
5C-31.004	USDA Approved Livestock Facilities
5C-31.006	Documents Incorporated By Reference

PURPOSE:

The proposed rule is being developed to improve the state’s ability to trace cattle and bison in the event of an animal disease emergency. This rulemaking revises the current rules to provide additional definitions, reporting procedures, and forms to revise the requirements for tagging, with official individual identification, unidentified non-exempt cattle and bison that are purchased at a livestock market.  This rule provides greater flexibility to approved livestock facilities, sellers and purchasers of cattle at these facilities in achieving compliance with official identification requirements.

SUMMARY:

By providing additional definitions, reporting procedures, and forms to revise the requirements for tagging, with official individual identification, unidentified non-exempt cattle and bison that are purchased at a livestock market, the proposed amendments to Rule Chapter 5C-31, F.A.C., will allow eligible untagged cattle and bison, moving through an approved livestock market, to be tagged by or on behalf of the purchaser.  This will improve the department’s ability to trace cattle and bison in the event of an animal disease emergency.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

534.071, 570.07(23), 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a), F.S.

LAW:

570.07(15), 585.08(2)(a), 585.11, 585.145, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/16/2014 Vol. 40/116

COMMENTS:

From 6/16/2014 To 7/7/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-03297 FDACS-09255 Record of Official Individual Identification Applied to Cattle in Florida
Ref-04204 FDACS-09255 Record of Official Individual Identification Applied to Cattle in Florida
Ref-04205 FDACS-09269 Record of Official Individual Identification Applied by the Purchaser
Ref-04206 FDACS-09270 Record of Sale of Unidentified Cattle from an Approved Livestock Facility

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