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National Animal Identification System - Frequently
Asked Questions
Financial and Legal Liability
What are
the liability issues of this program for animal owners?
USDA's goal for the NAIS is to enhance animal health
officials' ability to trace and respond to animal diseases.
The key objective is to achieve a timely traceback to
minimize the detrimental effect of livestock diseases.
Accordingly, USDA and the States will only collect and
retain necessary identification data in the preharvest
production chain and through final inspection at slaughter
establishments. USDA would emphasize that the NAIS,
in serving as a repository of verifiable data, will
increase the accuracy of animal health information and
will not expose producers to unwarranted or additional
liability.
What will be
the cost of the program for producers?
The cost of the program is still undetermined, but at
this time we can estimate that, for producers, the cost
of participating will include the individual animal
tag and potentially a data management fee. Radio frequency
identification (RFID) tags are currently costing between
$1.50 and $2.25 each. Data management fees are dependent
on the company that you choose to hold your data.
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