Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-64.204
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024
(1)Record-keeping requirements for owners. Records on every animal that requires official ID shall be maintained for five years from the time the animal leaves the flock or dies. For animals not born in the flock, records must include the flock-of-origin number or the previous owner's name and address, date of acquisition, a description of the animal (sheep or goat, and breed or class), and flock of birth, if known. When official ID tags are applied, it is reCornmended that the owner correlate official ID with production records, such as lambing dates, for all breeding animals. The owner shall maintain a record of the name and address of the market or buyer, the date, the number of animals sold, and a description of the animals (sheep or goat, and breed or class) for all animals moved from the flock. The owner must supply the market or buyer with the owner's flock ID number A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI), or a veterinary signature-stamped bill of sale for animals purchased through Iowa markets, is required for every change of ownership of animals in Iowa, other than for animals sold to slaughter A copy of the CVI or veterinary signature-stamped bill of sale must be maintained for every animal purchased, and for every animal sold privately, other than to slaughter For animals sold to slaughter, records must show the date of sale, number of animals sold, and where or to whom sold.(2)Record-keeping requirements for auction markets. Markets must collect a Cornpleted and signed owner/seller statement form from each seller presenting animals that require official identification or must post where animals are unloaded signs which state that "sexually intact sheep or goats that are known to be scrapie-positive, suspect, high-risk, or exposed, or that originated from a known infected, source, exposed, or nonCornpliant flock may not be unloaded or sold through this market." For animals identified by the market, the serial tag numbers applied to each seller's animals must be recorded. Animals that require official identification, but that cannot be identified to their flock of origin shall not be sold as breeding animals. Bill-of-sale records must indicate the seller or flock ID number(s) or serial tag numbers of the animals involved and will serve as documentation of the buyers of animals presented by any particular seller The market must always record, either on the owner/seller statement form or separately, the following information on all sexually intact animals that require official identification: the seller's flock ID number or seller's name and address, the name or flock ID number of the owner of the flock of origin if different from the seller, and the buyer's name and address or buyer's flock ID number. All animals moving interstate must depart from the market with either a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or slaughter affidavit; all animals remaining in Iowa must depart from the market with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, veterinary signature-stamped bill of sale, or slaughter affidavit. Certificates of Veterinary Inspection for animals moving interstate must contain the statement set forth in 21-64.208 (163). All of these documents must be made available for inspection upon request and maintained as official records for five years.(3)Record-keeping requirements for licensed sheep dealers. The dealer must either collect a Cornpleted and signed owner/seller statement form from the person from whom the dealer takes possession of the animals or must post signs as described in 64.204(2) if there is any possibility that the animals will move interstate, other than through slaughter channels. The dealer must always record, either on the owner/seller statement form or separately, the following information on all sexually intact animals that require official identification: the seller's flock ID number or seller's name and address and the name of the owner of the flock of origin, or flock-of-origin ID number, if different from the seller For animals identified by the dealer, the serial tag number applied to each animal must be recorded. Animals that move interstate, other than to slaughter, must be inspected by a veterinarian and have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that includes the required statements as set forth in 21-64.208 (163). All animals that do not go to slaughter must be inspected by a veterinarian and have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Cornpleted prior to sale, unless the animals are being sold at a licensed auction market where a veterinary inspection will occur For animals that are taken to an auction market, the dealer must provide to the market for its records a list of all flock ID numbers or serial tag numbers in the group. For animals that are resorted and sold, records must identify all potential buyers of any animal acquired. Every effort should be made to maintain the identity of groups from the same flock, through separate penning or use of temporary ID, such as chalk marking, in order to simplify efforts to identify the final destination of individual animals. If animals are under 18 months of age and the dealer picks them up at the owner's premises and delivers them directly to slaughter, then the official identification requirement may be waived; however, a record of the transaction must be maintained. Records must document the buyer's name and address or buyer's flock-of-origin ID number, date of sale, and animals sold for all private sales or sales to slaughter, so that animals can be traced to their final destination. All records must be kept for five years and made available for inspection upon request.Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-64.204