N.J. Admin. Code § 2:2-9.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 16, August 19, 2024

Section 2:2-9.1 - Official identification of sheep and goats

(a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. "Any change of ownership" shall mean the disposition or other transfer of ownership, of any kind, of a sheep or goat, whether by sale, exchange, gift, rescue, or otherwise, that involves movement of the sheep or goats within the State of New Jersey.

2. "Owner/hauler statement" shall have the meaning as set forth at 9 CFR 79.1.

3. "Slaughter channels" shall have the meaning as set forth at 9 CFR 79.1.

(b) Prior to any change of ownership, all sheep and goats, of any age, not in slaughter channels shall be officially identified in the manner prescribed at N.J.A.C. 2:3-1.4(b)5" iii, such that the animal may be traced to its flock of birth.

(c) Prior to any change of ownership, all sheep in the State of New Jersey in slaughter channels over 18 months of age, as evidenced by eruption of the second incisor, shall be officially identified in the manner prescribed at N.J.A.C. 2:3-1.4(b)5" iii, such that the animal may be traced to its flock of birth. Individual identification will not be required if the sheep are moved as a group with an owner/hauler statement as permitted pursuant to 9 CFR 79.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:2-9.1

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 2253(a), effective 11/6/2023