051-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-9 - Statewide Identification of Bovinae Upon Change of Ownership

(a) It is the livestock owner's responsibility to ensure that all sexually intact Bovinae twelve (12) months of age and over have been identified with Board Approved Individual Identification prior to a change of ownership.

(i) Bovinae moving to an Approved Tagging Site or a Designated Feedlot can do so without Board Approved Individual Identification if the identity of the Farm or Ranch of Origin is maintained and identification is applied at the tagging site or feedlot per the tagging agreement.

(ii) A Wyoming Green Tag is sufficient for movement within Wyoming but does not meet interstate official identification requirements.

(b) Multiple identification with Board Approved Individual Identification is not permitted except in the following cases:

(i) Bovinae already identified with a Wyoming Green Tag may have a USDA, 9-digit, silver or orange metal tag applied or a 15-digit, 840 tag applied in addition to the green tag.

(ii) Bovinae already identified with a USDA, 9-digit, silver or orange metal tag may have a 15-digit 840 tag applied in addition to the metal tag.

(iii) In any case of allowed, multiple tagging, records need to be kept by the entity to whom the tags were issued documenting and correlating the new and existing tag numbers in the animal.

(c) Board Approved Individual Identification may only be removed upon written approval of the Wyoming State Veterinarian or his authorized representative.

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051-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-9

Adopted, Eff. 1/25/2016. Amended, Eff. 10/31/2016. Amended, Eff. 2/15/2019.