The Secretary of Agriculture announced a proposal that calls for mandatory registration and reporting of movement of U.S. livestock through the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
The Secretary of Agriculture announced a proposal that calls for mandatory registration and reporting of movement of U.S. livestock through the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The driving force behind NAIS is to track future disease outbreaks, though other expected benefits include maintaining global markets and ensuring consumer confidence in the nation's food supply. The deadline to comply with the program is January 2009.