CH 8.9
2001
Individual Animal Identification

WHEREAS, incentives to individually identify all beef cattle
are emerging, such as current and future source verification programs, grid
marketing programs, and other methods where individual animals are tracked
through the production chain; and

WHEREAS, Beef Quality Assurance and other good management
programs have become more widely adopted across the country; and

WHEREAS, efforts by federal regulatory agencies and animal
ID companies to mandate individual animal identification are being
aggressively promoted.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association supports voluntary adoption of individual animal identification
programs and the standardization of data collection and maintenance.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this data should be maintained
by private enterprise.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that NCBA oppose all governmental
efforts to mandate individual animal identification.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that incentives to include individual animal
identification be incorporated into existing BQA or similar marketing
programs.