40-3-29. Promulgation of rules for implementation of identification programs.
The Animal Industry Board shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 for the implementation of identification programs concerning:
(1)Descriptions of the systems used to implement identification programs;
(2)Methods and procedures to foster cooperation with industry, other states, and the federal government in implementing identification programs;
(3)Definitions to be used in identification programs;
(4)Types of identification approved in identification programs;
(5)Methods for tracking movements of animals included in identification programs;
(6)Penalties for intentional removal of official identification devices from animals within the state or from animals imported into the state;
(7)Confidentiality of identification records other than those used for mandatory disease control and eradication programs;
(8)Types and species of animals included in identification programs; and
(9)Criteria for defining programs as voluntary or mandatory.
Source: SL 2005, ch 219, §3.