250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-40-05-7.3
The National Scrapie Eradication Initiative requires that all sheep and goats be officially identified prior to leaving a premises or changing ownership. The implementation of a national animal identification program for sheep and goats will make it more efficient to trace-back the outbreak of disease in an individual animal or group of animals to the original premises, flock or herd for the purpose of protecting animal health and to reduce the threat of global animal disease. This animal identification system will also make it more efficient to conduct a trace-back of exposed animals that were previously moved out of that premises, flock or herd. Livestock health officials will then be able to more rapidly isolate the disease and prevent the spread of disease.
250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-40-05-7.3