ANIMAL ID

Animal ID – 2004

WHEREAS: tracking a foreign animal disease is much different than tracking an individual animal. Disease can be transmitted by feed, water, soil, individual animal contact, and parasites: and

WHEREAS: feed contamination is one of the common supposed reasons for certain foreign animal diseases and regulations controlling this problem have yet to be enforced;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Montana Cattlemen’ Association asks a cost benefit risk analysis study be taken to see if Individual Animal Identification would be beneficial to those who would be paying for the implementation of the program.

MANDATORY ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION – 2005

WHEREAS: There is not sufficient evidence to indicate that a new mandatory national identification system would track livestock any more efficiently or quickly than those identification systems already in place.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Montana Cattlemen’s Association opposes a mandatory national identification system for cattle.

ANIMAL HEALTH TRACEBACK SYSTEM – 2005

BE IT RESOLVED: Montana Cattlemen’s Association supports working on standardizing a state/tribal controlled Animal Health Traceback System protocol, but clearly opposes any Animal Health Traceback System that fails to incorporate existing programs such as Western Brand laws and movement certificates.

PREMISES IDENTIFICATION - 2006

WHEREAS the Montana Legislature has not authorized the Montana Department of Livestock to facilitate premises registration; and

 WHEREAS the Montana Department of Livestock is actively promoting premises registration,   

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Montana Cattlemen’s Association recommends that the State of Montana not actively promote the Premises Registration phase of the National Animal Identification System.