|
Truckers
- Encourage your customers to tag all cattle prior to
permanently leaving the herd in which they are presently
located.
- Check with the location to which you are trucking,
regarding their procedures for receiving untagged
cattle.
- Make note (i.e. on the manifest) in your records of
untagged cattle that you transport and the tag numbers
of any lost tags found on the truck.
- CFIA staff have the authority to carry out random
checks of cattle and may request to see your records.
- Under no circumstance should a CCIA tag be
removed from an animal that is already tagged.
Note:
- The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency is an
industry conceived, developed and run organization.
- The Canadian Cattle Identification Program makes
trace back and containment of serious animal health and
food safety problems faster and more efficient, which
helps keep customers buying Canadian beef and cattle.
- This program is regulated and enforced by the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Important Guidelines for Truckers
| The Canadian Cattle Identification
Program is an industry-led initiative
designed to promote beef consumption
through assurance of efficient trace
back and containment of serious animal
health and food safety problems. The
program is regulated and enforced by the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
September 1, 2006
All cattle leaving their herd of
origin must be tagged with a CCIA
approved RFID tag.
In order to facilitate the transition
to RFID, full enforcement by the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
will commence December 31, 2007.
Please note: Tampering with and /or
cutting out a CCIA approved tag is
against regulation. At this time,
producers who have bar code tags in
animals will need to leave the bar code
tag in when applying an RFID tag.
Producers can log onto their accounts at
www.clia.livestockid.ca or visit
www.canadaid.ca/info
for more information on how to
cross-reference when two tags are
applied on the same animal which ensures
all information including any Age
Verification information is maintained. |
|
NO PERSON SHALL TRANSPORT, OR CAUSE THE TRANSPORTATION
OF, RECEIVE, OR CAUSE THE RECEPTION OF, AN ANIMAL THAT DOES
NOT BEAR AN APPROVED TAG, except to an approved tagging site
- You may apply to become an approved tagging site,
and/or dealer of tags.
- 100% compliance is now mandatory and the 5% slippage
rate is no longer in effect.
- If you are an approved Tagging Facility all untagged
animals must be tagged upon arrival.
- CFIA staff have the authority to carry out random
checks of cattle on your premises and may request to see
your records.
- CCIA tags must not be removed from an animal unless
the number has been retired from the CCIA database as in
the case of its death.
- CCIA tags must not be re-used.
|
