The USDA has finalized a rule requiring certain cattle to have electronic identification if they’re moving across state lines.
Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says USDA wants information in case there’s a disease outbreak and he’s not surprised with any details included in the final rule.
“It’s taking the 2013 animal disease traceability rule, which established that class of cattle, in tact over 18 months moving along the interstate, as well as dairy cattle, rodeo cattle and bison, and requiring those animals to be traceable as they move across state lines.”
Starting November 1, he says cattle farmers and ranchers will be required to carry a visually and electronically readable tag.
