The USDA is taking comments on its National Animal Identification System:

To submit a comment click HERE and then click on the yellow bubble below the “add comments”on the right hand side of the page.

Specific areas on which to comment:

• Cost. What are your concerns about the cost of the NAIS? What steps would you suggest
APHIS use to address cost?

• Impact on small farmers. What are your concerns about the effect of the NAIS on small
farmers? What approaches would you suggest APHIS take to address the potential impact on
small farmers?

• Privacy and confidentiality. What are your concerns regarding how the NAIS will affect your
operation’s privacy and/or the confidentiality of your operation? What steps or tactics would you
suggest APHIS use to address privacy and confidentiality issues?

• Liability. What are your concerns about your operation’s liability under the NAIS? What would
you suggest APHIS consider to address liability concerns?

• Premises registration. Do you have any suggestions on how to make premises registration, or
the identification of farm or ranch locations, easier for stakeholders? How should we address
your concerns regarding premises registration?

• Animal identification. Do you have any suggestions on how to make animal identification
practical and useful to stakeholders while simultaneously meeting the needs of animal health
officials who must conduct disease tracebacks?

• Animal tracing. Do you have any suggestions on how to make the animal tracing component
practical, in particular the reporting of animal movements to other premises, while meeting the
needs of animal health officials who must conduct disease tracebacks?