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NAIS Premises Identification |
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Q. Where do producers get premises identification numbers?
A. Each State's and Tribe's animal health authority (e.g., State veterinarian) is responsible for administering and maintaining a premises registration system for the region under its purview. Once a system is operational in each area, the State or Tribal animal health official will obtain unique national premises identification numbers through USDA's premises number allocator. The premises registration system will record information such as address, contact name, type of premises, and phone number to contact the person in charge of the premises. Key pieces of information will be sent to the national premises information repository so that it will be available in the case of a disease trace back. Q. Will stakeholders need more than one premises identification number if they have more than one species on their premises? A. No. A single premises identification number will be used for each location, regardless of the number of species associated with it. In other words, a producer will not have a separate premises identification number for beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, etc. Q. What data will USDA require, who will it be kept by, and in what form will it be kept?
A. The identification of livestock premises is the foundation of the NAIS and must be
established before animals can be tracked. USDA will require the following pieces of
information about registered premises: premises identification number; the name of the
entity; appropriate contact person; street address/city/state/zip code; contact phone number,
operation type; and the date the premises number was activated, the date the premises number
was deactivated, and the reason for deactivation. State or Tribal animal health authorities
will receive this data or have access to this data through their premises registration systems,
and USDA will store the data in the national premises information repository.
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